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INSIGHT is the first Armenian-English language power and culture podcast in the United States. Hosted by Emma Sargsyan - media founder, PR strategist, and owner of Tribune.am, one of the world's most widely read Armenian-language platforms with 30 million monthly readers , INSIGHT brings you long-form conversations with extraordinary guests at the intersection of business, identity, leadership and culture. Each episode goes beyond the résumé. Beyond the highlight reel. Into the real story - what it actually cost, what it actually took, and what the person sitting across from Emma learned that they could not have learned any other way. Guests include Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, Marine veterans, fashion designers who kept their dreams secret through military deployments, Freemasons, political activists, financial economists who survived war and revolution, and the builders — seen and unseen — who are shaping the Armenian diaspora and the broader world. INSIGHT is distributed globally and amplified through Tribune.am's editorial reach across Los Angeles, Yerevan, Moscow, Beirut, Paris and the Armenian diaspora on four continents. New episodes every week. If you have ever built something from nothing — or wanted to — this show is for you.

  1. 4d ago

    He Guarded 50 Cent, Bieber & Ariana Grande. Here's What Fame Really Looks Like. | Anton Kalaydjian

    Let us know what you think! The next time you see someone famous, look at the person just behind them — the one you're trained not to see. For 25 years, that was Anton Kalaydjian. He has run security for 50 Cent, Alicia Keys, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber and more. He got his start the hard way: shot on a hip-hop world tour, taking down an active shooter — which is how he got the job for good. A teenage stockbroker who became a single father at 18, he walked away from Wall Street and built Guardian Professional Security into one of the largest celebrity protection agencies in the world. In this episode of INSIGHT, Anton opens a world almost no one gets to see: what fame actually looks like when the cameras go off, what the most famous people are truly afraid of, the 13 colleagues he's lost, and why the men who protect the powerful are "the gray man" that no one mourns. And then the story underneath it all — as the descendant of an Armenian genocide- survivor family who couldn't be protected in their own homeland, he became one of the most trusted protectors in the world. Now he's buying land in the very country his family was forced to flee. A full-circle moment, in his own words. ⏱️ CHAPTERS  00:00 The person you're trained not to see  02:47 What people get wrong about bodyguards  04:56 The sacrifices no one sees  07:32 From teenage stockbroker to single father at 18  09:33 How he got shot — and got the job  10:36 The 51/49 decision that changed his life  11:44 "Fear is a gift"  12:08 Would he take a bullet? The fireman answer  13:42 Building Guardian: 700 employees, two worlds  16:55 The power to say no to famous clients  18:35 The 13 colleagues he's lost  19:34 "The gray man" — why no one mourns them  20:08 What fame actually does to a person  21:02 Why the humble stars last, and the divas don't  27:19 What the most famous people are really afraid of  28:20 Terrorism, Manchester, and thinking like a bad guy  30:50 Guns vs. protection dogs — answering Mike Israeli  34:00 The night in Lagos he didn't think he'd survive  35:13 Lying to his mother his whole life  44:13 "Who protects you?"  45:56 An Armenian genocide-survivor family  46:49 The healthy burden of surviving  47:42 Buying land in Armenia — the full circle  49:29 The protector, and the people who couldn't be protected  51:12 His advice to anyone who wants this life  53:18 What he wants the name Kalaydjian to mean 🎧 New INSIGHT episodes every Saturday, 1pm PT Watch the full episode of INSIGHT — the first Armenian-English podcast on power and influence in the US Follow INSIGHT:  https://www.instagram.com/emmasargsyan/     https://open.spotify.com/show/033ll3Q...  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Filmed at The Reserve Lounge, where luxury cigars, private events, and curated experiences come together, an elevated setting for conversation. Instagram.com/ reserve_lounge   ▶️ Watch next — Mike Israeli on protecting LA's wealthiest families: https://youtu.be/dC23Fm3tn78?si=TY5khBL5IWxUlMCy  — ABOUT ANTON KALAYDJIAN Anton Kalaydjian is the founder of Guardian Professional Security, one of the largest celebrity and event protection agencies in the United States, with operations in over 60 countries. Over 25 years he has led security for many of the world's biggest artists. He is the lead instructor at the Executive Protection Institute and the subject of a documentary, with a book forthcoming. ABOUT INSIGHT Hosted by Emma Sargsyan — PR strategist and founder of Saege PR — INSIGHT sits down with the people behind the headlines. New episodes Saturdays, 1pm PT. #AntonKalaydjian #Bodyguard #50Cent #JustinBieber #ArianaGrande #INSIGHTPodcast #EmmaSargsyan #celebritysecurity #Armenian #executiveprotection Support the show Subscribe to the Youtube Channel  Follow me on Instagram

    He Guarded 50 Cent, Bieber & Ariana Grande. Here's What Fame Really Looks Like. | Anton Kalaydjian

  2. Aug 31

    Stranger Told Him to Deliver a Car. It Was Mike Tyson's. | George Sukunyan

    Let us know what you think! When George Sukunyan was born, doctors told his family not to hope. He changed six schools, got expelled, and dropped out. By every measure the world uses to decide who succeeds, he wasn't supposed to be the one. Today he's one of the most trusted names in luxury automotive logistics — moving the world's most expensive cars for the most iconic dealerships in the country. In this episode of INSIGHT, George tells the story nobody would believe: the Italian mentor at LAX who handed him his livelihood and asked only that he pass it on. The stranger who trusted him to deliver a Lamborghini and a Hayabusa — to Mike Tyson's house. Ending up in Tyson's ring. And how a kid the system gave up on built an empire on the one thing no one gives a diploma for: trust. It's also a story about giving back — why he opens his doors for charity, what a baseball legend taught him about what actually matters, and why, after everything, he still calls the man who helped him, once a year, every year. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 The baby they said wouldn't live 00:29 How a written-off kid becomes the man everyone trusts 01:43 Six schools, expelled at 16, and why 04:35 Dropping out, and the bread truck 05:10 The Italian at LAX who changed everything 06:56 "Don't sell it. Pass it down." 08:31 What that one sentence really taught him 09:40 A stranger, a Lamborghini, and an address 10:13 Pulling up to Mike Tyson's mansion 10:50 In the ring with Tyson: "I won't hit you hard" 13:29 Building an 8-figure empire 14:25 What success actually means to him 14:49 When people mistake kindness for weakness 16:52 The pattern: an empire built on trust 19:06 What his logistics company actually does 21:19 Can trust survive in 2026? 22:45 The baseball legend who changed his life 25:12 The Reserve Lounge, and giving his space away 27:41 The Seed of Life gala for children in Armenia 29:28 The kind of father he is 35:53 Raising Armenian kids in LA 37:53 Why he refuses to forget who helped him 39:20 "One day I want to feel that" 🎧 New INSIGHT episodes every Saturday, 1pm PT Watch the full episode of INSIGHT — the first Armenian-English podcast on power and influence in the US Follow INSIGHT:  Instagram.com/ emmasargsyan    https://open.spotify.com/show/033ll3Q...  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Filmed at The Reserve Lounge, where luxury cigars, private events, and curated experiences come together, an elevated setting for conversation. Instagram.com/ reserve_lounge   This episode is presented in partnership with Garikimot, luxury lakefront vacation rentals set in the gated Terra Lago community of Indio, California, minutes from Palm Springs and Coachella. Private saltwater pools, lake and mountain views, and space for groups of up to 23. Plan your stay at garikimot.com. Instagram.com/gariki_mot — ABOUT GEORGE SUKUNYAN George Sukunyan is the founder of a luxury automotive logistics company JPL Logistics that moves high-end vehicles for the most iconic dealerships in the United States, including exclusive contracts with Rolls-Royce North America. Armenian-born and Los Angeles-raised, he is also known for his philanthropy and for opening The Reserve Lounge for charitable events and galas. ABOUT INSIGHT Hosted by Emma Sargsyan — PR strategist and founder of Saege PR — INSIGHT sits down with the people behind the headlines. New episodes Saturdays, 1pm PT. #GeorgeSukunyan #MikeTyson #INSIGHTPodcast #EmmaSargsyan #trust #Armenian #LosAngeles #entrepreneur #logistics #giving Support the show Subscribe to the Youtube Channel  Follow me on Instagram

    Stranger Told Him to Deliver a Car. It Was Mike Tyson's. | George Sukunyan

  3. Aug 23

    He Wrote the Book on Artsakh's Food. Two Years Later, Artsakh Was Gone. | Ara Zada

    Let us know what you think! He grew up thinking hummus was Armenian food. It took a trip to Armenia in 2015 to realize how much he didn't know — and it sent him village to village, recipe to recipe, all the way to Artsakh, documenting a cuisine right before the world changed. Ara Zada is a chef, bestselling author, and the person who arguably made Armenian food cool to people who'd never heard the word before. In this conversation, we talk about what it means to document a place and then lose access to it, the diaspora question nobody says out loud — whether he was ever told he wasn't Armenian enough — what hate actually looks like in his comment section versus his DMs, and the immigrant grit behind his grandfather's journey from doctor to janitor to business owner. He also explains why choosing joy isn't the same as avoiding grief, and gives one of the most useful, three-word philosophies on mastering anything we've heard on this show. Filmed at The Reserve Lounge, where luxury cigars, private events, and curated experiences come together, an elevated setting for conversation. Instagram.com/ reserve_lounge   This episode is presented in partnership with Garikimot, luxury lakefront vacation rentals set in the gated Terra Lago community of Indio, California, minutes from Palm Springs and Coachella. Private saltwater pools, lake and mountain views, and space for groups of up to 23. Plan your stay at garikimot.com. Instagram.com/gariki_mot Watch the full episode of INSIGHT — the first Armenian-English podcast on power and influence in the US — and follow for new episodes every week. Follow INSIGHT:  Instagram.com/ emmasargsyan    https://open.spotify.com/show/033ll3Q...  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... #ArmenianCuisine #Artsakh #INSIGHT #AraZada TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – The Book  0:38 – "Cole" Means Eat: Growing Up in the Kitchen 2:33 – Realizing It Was a Career, Not a Hobby 5:20 – Armenian Food vs. the Fitness Obsession 7:42 – The Least Healthy Cuisines, Ranked 8:53 – The First Trip to Armenia That Changed Everything 11:26 – What Is "The" Armenian Dish? 12:15 – "Have You Ever Been Told You Weren't Armenian Enough?" 13:32 – What Genocide Erased 17:14 – The Cost of Fame 18:22 – Thank Your Haters 19:24 – What Hate Actually Looks Like 20:00 – The Turkish DMs Nobody Sees 36:58 – His Grandfather: Doctor, Janitor, Immigrant 37:17 – "I'll Show You How We Make Money Cooking" 39:44 – Chef, Author, Bow Hunter, Father: Which One Is Real? 41:07 – The 365-Hour Rule 42:53 – "Cavd Tanem, Let Me Take Your Pain" 43:12 – Choosing Joy Over Sorrow 43:51 – Closing: What He Hopes People Feel Support the show Subscribe to the Youtube Channel  Follow me on Instagram

    He Wrote the Book on Artsakh's Food. Two Years Later, Artsakh Was Gone. | Ara Zada

  4. Aug 20

    He Survived 10 Overdoses and Came Back From the Edge. He Has a Message for Every Terrified Mother.

    Let us know what you think! He was stealing liquor at seven. Smoking by eight. By fifteen, he'd had his first overdose. By twenty-seven, he'd attempted suicide three times and spent eleven days in a coma. Ash Vardanyan is in long-term recovery — clean since December 15, 2011 — and now runs treatment programs, including work specifically with veterans. In this conversation, he goes through what he calls the real story, not the headline version: the childhood trauma that preceded the addiction, what actually happens inside a relapse, what treatment centers don't tell desperate families, and why he believes shame does as much damage as the drug itself. Near the end, he speaks directly to two people who may be watching: a parent terrified their child is using, and someone still in it right now. This is a conversation about addiction, recovery, and the difference between hope and action. Watch the full episode of INSIGHT — the first Armenian-English podcast on power and influence in the US — and follow for new episodes every week. If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, SAMHSA's National Helpline is available 24/7 and confidential: 1-800-662-4357. If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. To reach Ash's team directly at LACATC (Los Angeles County Addiction Treatment Center), call (844) 714-1200. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – Cold Open 0:50 – Intro 0:55 – Childhood in Armenia and the Roots of Trauma 5:05 – First High: "Gone Without One Smoke" 5:33 – First Overdose at 15 8:24 – Rock Bottom: 10 Overdoses 9:15 – Deciding to End His Life 9:54 – 11 Days in a Coma 10:46 – What People Don't Understand About Addiction 13:46 – Alone in the Room 14:52 – The Night of 400 Pills 17:35 – Raising His Son Differently 19:02 – What's Sold to Desperate Families 31:40 – The "Boy Child" Problem in Armenian Families 38:43 – Rejected by the Military for Being High 40:32 – From Rejected Addict to Treatment Center Founder 47:05 – Building a Home for Veterans in Recovery 48:04 – Clean Since December 15, 2011 49:38 – Is Shame Deadlier Than the Drug? 51:57 – If They Don't Want to Stop, They Won't 53:26 – A Message to Every Terrified Mother 55:03 – A Message to Anyone Still Using Filmed at The Reserve Lounge, where luxury cigars, private events, and curated experiences come together, an elevated setting for conversation. Instagram.com/ reserve_lounge   This episode is presented in partnership with Garikimot, luxury lakefront vacation rentals set in the gated Terra Lago community of Indio, California, minutes from Palm Springs and Coachella. Private saltwater pools, lake and mountain views, and space for groups of up to 23. Plan your stay at garikimot.com. Instagram.com/gariki_mot Watch the full episode of INSIGHT — the first Armenian-English podcast on power and influence in the US — and follow for new episodes every week. Follow INSIGHT:  Instagram.com/ emmasargsyan    https://open.spotify.com/show/033ll3Q...  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Support the show Subscribe to the Youtube Channel  Follow me on Instagram

    He Survived 10 Overdoses and Came Back From the Edge. He Has a Message for Every Terrified Mother.

  5. Aug 8

    She's Seen Botox Blind People: An Aesthetic Doctor on the $3 Injections Destroying Faces

    Let us know what you think! Botox is a neurotoxin. Most people getting it never think about that once. We sat down with Dr. Yeranui Stepanyan, who runs an aesthetic medical practice in Beverly Hills and has also worked urgent care, to talk about what almost nobody says out loud in this industry: why a great deal on filler should scare you more than excite you, what "Ozempic face" actually looks like and why it happens, how hormones and even your menstrual cycle change the way your body responds to a needle, and the real difference between a licensed provider and someone with a certification bought online. Most consultations end with a price and a before-and-after photo. We asked about the oath behind the needle, the patients she's had to turn away, and what she's seen go catastrophically wrong. Timestamps: 00:00 Cold open: this could blind you 0:52 Intro 2:00 Meet Dr. Yeranui Stepanyan 2:17 The one thing nobody tells you in consultation 7:46 The $3 Botox problem 8:42 The kidney transplant test 9:26 The oath behind the needle 11:47 The red flag everyone ignores 12:18 It's literally a toxin 14:36 The 70-year-old and the TikTok request 17:21 Should you start Botox in your 20s? 20:19 Are GLP-1s a magic pill? 20:26 What "Ozempic face" actually looks like 30:54 Why men are finally getting Botox Full episode above. Subscribe for the rest of the season. Filmed at The Reserve Lounge, where luxury cigars, private events, and curated experiences come together, an elevated setting for conversation. https://www.instagram.com/reserve_lounge/ This episode is presented in partnership with Garikimot, luxury lakefront vacation rentals set in the gated Terra Lago community of Indio, California, minutes from Palm Springs and Coachella. Private saltwater pools, lake and mountain views, and space for groups of up to 23. Plan your stay at garikimot.com. instagram.com/gariki_mot Watch the full episode of INSIGHT — the first Armenian-English podcast in the US — and follow for new episodes every week. Follow INSIGHT:  Instagram.com/ emmasargsyan    https://open.spotify.com/show/033ll3Q...  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Support the show Subscribe to the Youtube Channel  Follow me on Instagram

    She's Seen Botox Blind People: An Aesthetic Doctor on the $3 Injections Destroying Faces

  6. Aug 1

    Spider-Man's Tombstone Opens Up: Growing Up Black With Albinism in South Central | Marvin 'Jones III

    Let us know what you think! Marvin "Krondon" Jones III plays Tombstone in Spider-Man: Brand New Day — but before the rap career, the acting career, and the biggest role of his life, he was a seven-year-old boy in South Central Los Angeles whose own community didn't know what to make of him: a Black man born with albinism, in a city where almost no one looked like him. In this conversation, Krondon opens up about the identity battle that shaped him, the faith that gave him language for his purpose, why his own rarity may have kept him out of the streets that consumed so many young men around him, and what it actually means to be a man when no one taught you the words for it. He also shares the story of the night a legendary West African musician grabbed his face backstage and told him, in a language he didn't understand, exactly who he was. This is a conversation about representation, faith, masculinity, and the difference between being ordinary and being extraordinary — from a man who's spent his life redefining what "different" means. 🎬 Marvin "Krondon" Jones III plays Tombstone in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, in theaters now. Watch the full episode of INSIGHT — the first Armenian-English podcast in the US — and follow for new episodes every week. Follow INSIGHT:  https://www.instagram.com/emmasargsyan/  https://open.spotify.com/show/033ll3QADF1iuXkdC73OIb?si=UmoTF7ayQWqorXmYex5Whg  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/insight-with-emma/id1896798552 #Krondon #Tombstone #SpiderManBrandNewDay #Albinism #INSIGHT TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – Cold Open 0:53 – Intro 1:14 – Born Different: South Central, 1980 23:14 – Finding His Voice 26:29 – The Light Under the Table 31:12 – You Can't Give What You Don't Have 35:15 – What Makes a Man 41:38 – Men Are Dying in Silence 50:40 – On Feminism, Ego, and God 1:00:56 – Playing Villains Who Were Never Understood 1:06:57 – Better Than the Worst Thing You've Done 1:10:29 – Meeting Salif Keita Backstage 1:18:48 – Being Over Doing 1:19:17 – Why God Gave Me This Platform 1:23:22 – Closing Support the show Subscribe to the Youtube Channel  Follow me on Instagram

    Spider-Man's Tombstone Opens Up: Growing Up Black With Albinism in South Central | Marvin 'Jones III

  7. Jul 25

    He Trains $100,000 Protection Dogs for LA's Richest Families. He Says Most Protection Dogs Are Fake.

    Let us know what you think! They pepper sprayed his client's dogs for 24 minutes. The dogs went back, cleaned their eyes, and attacked again. And again. Until neighbors called the police and the intruders ran. Those dogs were trained by Mike Israeli, founder of Delta K9 Academy, the man LA's wealthiest families call when they want protection that doesn't fail. His dogs have made the news for stopping home invasions. His clients include people who already spent six figures elsewhere and found out the hard way what they actually bought. Because here's what Mike told me: most of what's sold as a "protection dog" in this industry is fake. A dog that performs on training equipment and freezes in real life. In this episode, he explains exactly how to tell the difference, and why he'll personally play the attacker to prove a dog isn't what its owner was promised. We talk about why the dog sometimes chooses the owner. Why he's refused wealthy clients outright. What he really thinks about police K9 training (he knows this answer will make people angry, and he says it anyway). The legal reality of what happens when your dog bites an intruder. And the part nobody expects: why he holds back his own affection from the dogs he trains, so they can fully love the family they're going to protect. Mike came to this country and built something he calls a legacy, not a business. By the end of this conversation you'll understand why he means it. ⏱ CHAPTERS 00:47 "They taught me more than I taught them" 02:58 Why Delta exists: crime in LA and a dog named Graph 05:04 Fake dogs: the fraud inside the protection dog industry 07:25 A protection dog is a weapon: the owner problem 09:58 Training the kids, not just the dog 11:49 "Tell your dog to attack me" — how Mike tests a dog 17:26 The dog chooses the owner 18:38 What a $100,000 dog should actually do 24:17 Status symbol or security: who really buys these dogs 28:17 The law: when you're liable for a bite and when you're not 31:24 The pepper spray home invasion story 33:42 Criminals adapt, so the dogs must too 37:05 The clients Mike refuses 38:36 Holding back love: why Mike won't bond with Shadow 41:36 "Police dogs should be more trained" 45:19 Armenian families vs Beverly Hills families 48:21 What your dog eats is killing it 49:13 Before you spend $100,000: Mike's final answer 🎙 ABOUT INSIGHT INSIGHT is the first Armenian-English podcast in the US, hosted by Emma Sargsyan. Long-form conversations with leaders in business, medicine, sport and public life — the stories behind the people. New episodes every Saturday, 1pm PT. Subscribe so you don't miss what's coming next: https://www.youtube.com/@UChSO072QVzwQzM8Ue8T1_7w  📍 Follow INSIGHT Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmasargsyan/  TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@emmasargsya 🤝 Work with Emma PR, media strategy and personal branding — Saege PR: https://www.emmasargsyan.com/  Contact: emma@emmasargsyan.com 🐕 Follow Mike Israeli & Delta K9 Academy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikeisraelyan/ Website: https://www.deltak9academy.com/  #INSIGHT #EmmaInsight #DeltaK9 #ProtectionDogs #MikeIsraeli #K9Training #GuardDogs #DogTraining #Podcast Support the show Subscribe to the Youtube Channel  Follow me on Instagram

    He Trains $100,000 Protection Dogs for LA's Richest Families. He Says Most Protection Dogs Are Fake.

  8. Jul 21

    What Movie Stars Are Really Like When No One Can Protect Them | Rigan Machado

    Let us know what you think! There is a room in Beverly Hills where fame means nothing. For 35 years, the most carefully managed people on the planet — Ashton Kutcher, Bradley Cooper, Robert Pattinson, Tom Hardy, Vin Diesel, Mel Gibson — have stepped onto its mats, where money can't save them, publicists can't protect them, and everybody taps. The man who runs that room is Rigan Machado: 8-time world champion, 365 wins and 0 losses, unbeaten for 13 years, trained within the Gracie family — the family that created Brazilian jiu-jitsu and founded the UFC's first dynasty. In this episode of INSIGHT with Emma Sargsyan, Rigan reveals what Hollywood's most powerful people are actually like when the performance stops. Which superstar arrived too shy to speak — and how long it took him to relax. Why Tom Hardy entered a jiu-jitsu competition as a nobody and won. Why celebrities become "balloons" — and what it takes to bring them back to earth. What 55 years on the mats taught him about ego, power, masculinity, and why his integrity was never for sale. This is not a conversation about martial arts. It's a conversation about what power does to a person when it can no longer protect them. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 The room in Beverly Hills 04:19 "I don't care who you are" — the first rule 04:51 Why Hollywood turns people into balloons 05:40 Why celebrities fall in love with jiu-jitsu 07:07 Robert Pattinson during Batman 08:51 Protecting actors before filming 10:33 Training celebrities inside their homes 12:08 What losing control does to powerful people 16:46 Tom Hardy's secret competition 18:09 "Is jiu-jitsu just a celebrity trend?" 19:56 Royce Gracie and the first UFC 22:13 Meeting his childhood heroes 23:23 Power, ego, and Beverly Hills 26:01 The beating that made him humble 29:53 Rio de Janeiro to Beverly Hills 32:42 Social media: the girl who invented a life 35:27 Masculinity in 2026 38:01 What tapping out really means 40:11 Directing films & Ashton Kutcher's advice 44:56 What jiu-jitsu took from him 46:34 How he reads people 47:59 A free class for INSIGHT viewers 50:01 Zion Clark: no limits --- 🎧 SUBSCRIBE for new episodes every Saturday, 1pm PT: 📩 From the Inside — Emma's monthly newsletter on PR, media and the stories behind these conversations: ▶️ Watch next — The Truth About Ronda Rousey's Losses | Edmond Tarverdyan: https://youtu.be/HscFDRss2pM?si=a-aZYT2YDiG1LYzu  — ABOUT RIGAN MACHADO Rigan Machado is an 8-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion and coral belt with a competition record of 365-0, unbeaten across 13 years. A member of the legendary Machado family and cousin to the Gracies — the founders of Brazilian jiu-jitsu — he has taught more than 10,000 students and trained over 60 world champions. For 35 years, his Beverly Hills academy has been Hollywood's most trusted training room, coaching stars including Ashton Kutcher, Bradley Cooper, Robert Pattinson, Tom Hardy, Vin Diesel, Mario Lopez and Mel Gibson. He is also a film producer and director, and the creator of his own energy drink brand. ABOUT INSIGHT INSIGHT is a podcast hosted by Emma Sargsyan — PR strategist, media founder, and CEO of Saege PR, who has spent two decades advising international brands, governments and institutions. On INSIGHT, she sits down with experts, changemakers and bold thinkers to uncover the stories behind the headlines — the conversations people the world has already judged never got to have. New episodes every Saturday at 1pm PT. 📲 Follow Emma: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmasargsyan/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-sargsyan/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@emmasargsya?lang=en Website: https://www.emmasargsyan.com/ #RiganMachado #BrazilianJiuJitsu #BJJ #TomHardy #RobertPattinson #AshtonKutcher #GracieFamily #Hollywood #INSIGHTPodcast #EmmaSargsyan #Podcast #MartialArts #UFC #CelebrityTrainer #BeverlyHills Support the show Subscribe to the Youtube Channel  Follow me on Instagram

    What Movie Stars Are Really Like When No One Can Protect Them | Rigan Machado
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INSIGHT is the first Armenian-English language power and culture podcast in the United States. Hosted by Emma Sargsyan - media founder, PR strategist, and owner of Tribune.am, one of the world's most widely read Armenian-language platforms with 30 million monthly readers , INSIGHT brings you long-form conversations with extraordinary guests at the intersection of business, identity, leadership and culture. Each episode goes beyond the résumé. Beyond the highlight reel. Into the real story - what it actually cost, what it actually took, and what the person sitting across from Emma learned that they could not have learned any other way. Guests include Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, Marine veterans, fashion designers who kept their dreams secret through military deployments, Freemasons, political activists, financial economists who survived war and revolution, and the builders — seen and unseen — who are shaping the Armenian diaspora and the broader world. INSIGHT is distributed globally and amplified through Tribune.am's editorial reach across Los Angeles, Yerevan, Moscow, Beirut, Paris and the Armenian diaspora on four continents. New episodes every week. If you have ever built something from nothing — or wanted to — this show is for you.

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  • Creator
    Emma Sargsyan
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Insight with Emma
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