Rick talks to Omar about working at Google, going to private school in San Jose, caring for his younger brothers and father after his Mom’s passing, raising his own two daughters, and having a counselor as a wife.
Men of Mind Podcast
015: Alex Jara – HK#63
Alex talks with Omar about growing up in San Jose, going to Bellarmine, teaching in public schools, teaching at Santa Clara in Ramon Chacon’s old position, getting his PhD in New Mexico, and the future of college system.
014: Arturo Olivas – ZA#18
Arturo talks with Omar about growing up in the San Fernando Valley as an only child in a single parent home, going to UC Santa Barbara, joining a very young Zeta Chapter, discovering entrepreneurship, and raising kids.
013: Edo Metovic – HM#73
Edo talks with Omar about his parents immigrating from Montenegro, learning work ethic from his Mom, switching careers from Finance to Music, moving to NYC for an unpaid internship with Ryan Leslie, traveling around the world, and becoming a solo-preneur in the music industry.
012: Jason Navarro – AB#19
Jason talks with Omar about growing up in San Jose, getting a bachelor’s, master’s, and pursuing a PhD, being married for 25+ years, raising two kids, providing a stable home environment, helping establish NAK’s National Board, onboarding five new chapters as Director of Expansion, and serving as National President.
011: Mario Diaz – HH#47
Mario talks with Omar about growing up in Oakland, watching his parents hustle non-stop, his definition of success, experiencing a quarter-life crisis, working at the same job for 15 years, raising two kids, and taking care of his aging parents.
010: Lorenzo Lopez – HB#22
Lorenzo talks with Omar about growing up poor in Denver, being the first in his family to graduate college, moving to Santa Clara, becoming a Traffic Engineer, raising three daughters 16 years apart, dealing with their boyfriends, and different parenting styles.
009: Ray Esquivel – HFF#10
Ray talks with Omar about growing up in San Jose, CA, attending Bellarmine, Santa Clara, and USC, majoring in Communications, getting a JD / MBT, being the first in his family to go to college, knowing the Alpha Chapter bros before starting the Eta Chapter, raising two daughters, his love of music and DJ-ing, and […]
008: Ricardo Cortez – HI#61
Ricardo talks with Omar about being born and raised in San Jose, being the son of a Police Officer, switching from Engineering to an Art Major, getting a Master’s degree in Graphic Design, and loving and contributing to the Low-Rider Culture through digital technology.
007: Sunil Patel – HΓ#33
Sunil talks with Omar about growing up in San Francisco and its changing landscape, his parents immigrating from India, becoming more social in college, raising two daughters, running a family hotel business, and vacationing in exotic locations.
006: Tennyson Jones – HO#96
Tennyson talks with Omar about growing up in rural NorCal, losing his Mom at a young age, not getting into Stanford, being a Theater major, coming out to the bros, living in L.A., working at Netflix.
005: Allan Darte – HΓ#30
Allan talks with Omar about growing up outside of Sacramento, being raised by his grandma, majoring in Religious Studies, working for Solar City, his career in Sales, raising a family, and becoming a minister.
004: Lizandro Carrasco – HH#49
Lizandro speaks with Omar about growing up in San Jose, attending a college prep high school, working in Sales, transitioning into local government, getting an MBA, and finding a career in the challenging field of law enforcement.
003: John Marcoida – HFF#14
John talks with Omar about growing up in San Jose, choosing to be a mentor and give back from a young age, what the Founding Fathers were like when they were undergrads, and of course his all-time starting five.
002: Ruben Dario Villa – NAK HΛ#66
Ruben talks with Omar about growing up in San Jose, moving to Gilroy, making $10/hour after graduating SCU, working at Apple, Google, starting Fuchila Freshners, and his future endeavors.
001: Shawn Herrera – NAK HFF#2
Shawn talks with Omar about growing up in San Jose, starting the Eta Chapter, the advantages and disadvantages of entrepreneurship, motorcycle racing, playing in a band, RC Cars, and the immense resources that NAK offers to the brotherhood.
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