“Hawaii” Mike is a branding maestro and founder of Chef for HigherTM, a pioneering culinary and culture brand leading the exciting new era of Cannabis legalization. Chef for HigherTM specializes in creating exemplary Cannabis-infused sweet & savory foods and hosting popular tastemaker dining events, and check out the New York line which just launched HERE.

For over 25 years, Hawaii’s been on the frontlines of music, media, and lifestyle, using Hip-Hop and Cannabis as conduits for pursuing his passions and refining his alchemy. Hawaii has worked with legendary Hip-Hop groups like Mobb Deep and consulted for global brands including Nike, Reebok, Estee Lauder, and Mountain Dew. As a talent manager, he guided the careers of influential personalities Nigel Sylvester, DJ Clark Kent, and Jonathan Mannion.

He founded LTD magazine, served as a lifestyle editor for The Source magazine, and was co-founder & editor-in-chief of tattoo publication INKED. He has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, VH1, BET, and Forbes. He currently lives in Brooklyn, NY, and is available for Private HigherTM catering events, Cannabis-related thought panels, and speaking engagements. Follow Hawaii on Instagram @HWMK.

“Hawaii” Mike is a branding maestro and founder of <a href="https://chefforhigher.com/">Chef for HigherTM</a>, a pioneering culinary and culture brand leading the exciting new era of Cannabis legalization. Chef for HigherTM specializes in creating exemplary Cannabis-infused sweet &amp; savory foods and hosting popular tastemaker dining events, and check out the New York line which just launched <a href="https://www.unionsquaretravelagency.com/categories/edibles/gummies/?product=644123be281bce0001d0d5b0">HERE</a>.
For over 25 years, Hawaii’s been on the frontlines of music, media, and lifestyle, using Hip-Hop and Cannabis as conduits for pursuing his passions and refining his alchemy. Hawaii has worked with legendary Hip-Hop groups like Mobb Deep and consulted for global brands including Nike, Reebok, Estee Lauder, and Mountain Dew. As a talent manager, he guided the careers of influential personalities Nigel Sylvester, DJ Clark Kent, and Jonathan Mannion.
He founded LTD magazine, served as a lifestyle editor for The Source magazine, and was co-founder &amp; editor-in-chief of tattoo publication INKED. He has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, VH1, BET, and Forbes. He currently lives in Brooklyn, NY, and is available for Private HigherTM catering events, Cannabis-related thought panels, and speaking engagements. Follow Hawaii on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hwmk/">@HWMK.</a>

Mark Brand is your host for BETTER; a podcast about hope & resilience and leaving the planet a better place than we found it. It’s a home for conversations with incredible people who are change makers, disrupters, and experts in their fields. Brand is a social-impact entrepreneur, chef, and systems designer who is committed to ending hunger. By sharing tools for hope & resilience, Brand believes we can empower ourselves and each other to be BETTER.

Mark Brand is your host for BETTER; a podcast about hope &amp; resilience and leaving the planet a better place than we found it. It’s a home for conversations with incredible people who are change makers, disrupters, and experts in their fields. Brand is a social-impact entrepreneur, chef, and systems designer who is committed to ending hunger. By sharing tools for hope &amp; resilience, Brand believes we can empower ourselves and each other to be BETTER.

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Andrew Knapp is today's guest; a dog-lover, photographer, illustrator, and a New York Times best-selling author! His dog Momo created an internet sensation by playing hide-and-seek all over the world. Andrew’s books about Momo include Let’s Find Momo!, Let’s Find Momo Outdoors! and more. His latest release was published just last week titled Let's Find Yaya and Boo at Home!: A Hide-and-Seek Adventure.

Find out more about Andrew Knapp, sign up for his newsletter & learn about his new book Find Momo Everywhere (which is viewable here and out in February) on his website: https://andrewknapp.com/

Follow along with Andrew and his furballs on Instagram.

Andrew Knapp is today's guest; a dog-lover, photographer, illustrator, and a New York Times best-selling author! His dog Momo created an internet sensation by playing hide-and-seek all over the world. Andrew’s books about Momo include Let’s Find Momo!, Let’s Find Momo Outdoors! and more. His latest release was published just last week titled <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lets-Find-Yaya-Hide-Seek/dp/1683693663 ">Let's Find Yaya and Boo at Home!: A Hide-and-Seek Adventure</a>.
Find out more about Andrew Knapp, sign up for his newsletter &amp; learn about his new book Find Momo Everywhere (which is viewable here and out in February) on his website: <a href="https://andrewknapp.com/">https://andrewknapp.com/</a> 
Follow along with Andrew and his furballs on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/andrewknapp/">Instagram</a>.

Andrew Knapp: Grief and Man's Best Friend

This week, Mark's guest is Heather Plett, an international speaker, facilitator, writer, and life-long learner. She's the author of the book The Art of Holding Space: A Practice of Love, Liberation, and Leadership and the soon-to-be-released book, Where Tenderness Lives: On Healing, Liberation, and Holding Space for Oneself. She is also the co-founder of the Centre for Holding Space. Mark and Heather talk about their respective journeys through grief and the tools that we can all use to hold space for ourselves and those around us.

Before launching her work in holding space, Heather worked in leadership and communications in government and non-profit. Having spent most of her adult life in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where she raised her three daughters, Heather has recently become nomadic while she decides where to settle next. (Read more about her here.)

Find her program here: afullbodiedlife.com
Order her book here: https://a.co/d/0n0lDbJ

This week, Mark's guest is Heather Plett, an international speaker, facilitator, writer, and life-long learner. She's the author of the book <a href="https://centreforholdingspace.com/the-art-of-holding-space/">The Art of Holding Space: A Practice of Love, Liberation, and Leadership</a> and the soon-to-be-released book, <a href="https://a.co/d/5HqPqae">Where Tenderness Lives: On Healing, Liberation, and Holding Space for Oneself</a>. She is also the co-founder of the <a href="https://centreforholdingspace.com/">Centre for Holding Space</a>. Mark and Heather talk about their respective journeys through grief and the tools that we can all use to hold space for ourselves and those around us.
Before launching her work in holding space, Heather worked in leadership and communications in government and non-profit. Having spent most of her adult life in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where she raised her three daughters, Heather has recently become nomadic while she decides where to settle next. (<a href="https://heatherplett.com/about-me/">Read more about her here</a>.)
Find her program here: <a href="http://afullbodiedlife.com">afullbodiedlife.com</a>  Order her book here: <a href="https://a.co/d/0n0lDbJ">https://a.co/d/0n0lDbJ</a>

Heather Plett: Holding Space

This week's guest is award-winning broadcaster Ziya Tong. She is best known as the anchor of Daily Planet, Discovery Channel’s flagship science program. Her book The Reality Bubble won the Lane Anderson Prize for best science writing in Canada andwas shortlisted for the RBC Taylor Prize. The book has been translated into multiple languages, and has earned praise from luminaries including Naomi Klein and David Suzuki who calls Tong’s book, “required reading for all who care about what we are doing to the planet.”

Tong also hosted the CBC’s Emmy-nominated series ZeD, PBS’s national prime-time series, Wired Science, and worked as a correspondent for NOVA scienceNOW alongside Neil deGrasse Tyson on PBS. 

Ziya served as the Vice Chair of the World Wildlife Fund Canada and is now on the board of directors of WWF International. She is currently working on a new documentary called Plastic People, looking at the frightening impact of microplastics on human health.

Twitter: @ziyatong
Blue Sky: @ziyatong.bsky.social
Mastodon: @ziya@journa.host

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This week's guest is award-winning broadcaster Ziya Tong. She is best known as the anchor of Daily Planet, Discovery Channel’s flagship science program. Her book <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/568675/the-reality-bubble-by-ziya-tong/9780735235588">The Reality Bubble </a>won the Lane Anderson Prize for best science writing in Canada and was shortlisted for the RBC Taylor Prize. The book has been translated into multiple languages, and has earned praise from luminaries including Naomi Klein and David Suzuki who calls Tong’s book, “required reading for all who care about what we are doing to the planet.”
Tong also hosted the CBC’s Emmy-nominated series ZeD, PBS’s national prime-time series, Wired Science, and worked as a correspondent for NOVA scienceNOW alongside Neil deGrasse Tyson on PBS. 
Ziya served as the Vice Chair of the World Wildlife Fund Canada and is now on the board of directors of WWF International. She is currently working on a new documentary called Plastic People, looking at the frightening impact of microplastics on human health.
Twitter: <a href="twitter.com/ziyatong">@ziyatong</a> Blue Sky: @ziyatong.bsky.social Mastodon: @<a href="mailto:ziya@journa.host">ziya@journa.host</a>
<a href="http://ziyatong.com/">http://ziyatong.com/</a>

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