The Space Between Podcast TSB Global

Estevan Oriol is an internationally celebrated professional photographer, director and urban lifestyle entrepreneur. Beginning his career as a hip-hop club bouncer turned tour manager for popular Los Angeles-based rap groups Cypress Hill and House of Pain, Estevan’s passion for photography developed while traveling the world. With an influential nudge and old camera from his father, renowned photographer Eriberto Oriol, Estevan began documenting life on the road and established a name for himself amid the emerging hip-hop scene. His work has been showcased in select galleries and institutions—such as Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives, Mesa Contemporary Art Center, Petersen Automotive Museum, and The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles’ Art in the Streets exhibit—concluding with a best-selling books of his work: LA Woman, L.A. Portraits, And This Is Los Angeles capturing the dangerous gangsters, Lowriders, Musicians, Celebrities.

Messner was born on April 11, 1970 in Syracuse, New York. He lived in Europe for 13 years while his father served in the United States Air Force, mainly in Germany and England. During this time, he developed a love for sports while playing on teams at military bases. Messner bounced between New York and Los Angeles working as a bartender until landing several key roles that catapulted him to acting professionally. He is probably best known for his work in the films Tears of the Sun, The Whole Ten Yards and Hostage, and in the TV series Guiding Light , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Cold Case. He struggled with substance abuse well into his thirties until experimenting with plant medicine opened up his consciousness to living life instead of running from it.

Brando Colonna is a former stand-up comedian, turned virtual reality director/producer. After going through a transformational shift in consciousness, she redirected her talent towards the service of others and dedicated her life to creating VR gaming experiences that provide spiritual, mental and emotional self-improvement.

By recognizing the power and potential of a fully immersive medium, she became proficient in creating interactive experiences that unassumingly incorporates neurology, psychology and entertainment: allowing the audience to observe the sensation of peace while contextually embodying the action of self-realization.

Sammy Baptista is a former professional skateboarder who became prominent with his debut part in the iconic Shorty's video "Fulfill the Dream,". This jump started his professional skateboarding career at age 15. With sponsors such as Shorty's, Diamond, Venture, Primitive, and Skate Sauce, Sammy's been able to create genuine connections around the world with the game of skateboarding. Skateboarding has always been about living life in the streets and so it goes hand-in-hand with Street Art and the culture that surrounds it.

October of 2018, Sammy Baptista retired professional skateboarder, was seriously burned in an accident suffering 2nd to 4th degree burns on over 40 percent of his body. He was in a medically induced coma for 16 days. All of this while his wife, Stacy was 9 months pregnant. When he awoke after nearly 3 weeks he was called to translating his experience into art and a path to service in helping others.

Eddie Donaldson is a man of many talents. Entrepreneur, Art Curator, and Angelino through and through. Eddie and Joey have been friends for over 30 years, and share similar story, coming up hustling on the streets of LA and eventually finding a spiritual path to service. Join them for an intimate drop in on topics: the state of the Art world in Covid, how the world is going through an awakening, and a very special benefit project Save Our Souls is launching for Fall 2020.

Wesley Geer is a professional guitar player, songwriter, recording artist, and producer, who signed his first record deal to Jive Records with the band he founded, (Hed) P.E.. Wes toured the world for nearly a decade, and the band sold over 1 million records worldwide. He also lived a rock star’s lifestyle with full blown addiction and self- destructive behavior. After a long pause from music Wes got sober and found his path to service in teaching music and eventually joining Korn in 2010.

After touring the world several times over Geer was then moved to give back, wanting to create something that could help people who struggled the same way he had. He then founded Rock to Recovery (R2R), a non-profit organization created in late 2012 with the purpose of providing those in various types of treatment and recovery programs the cathartic, uplifting, healing experience of connectivity through music.