Alpha Omnia Podcast
Your host Tom Velev interviews interesting people that do unordinary things. Some of them you may know and others will have you wondering how you haven't heard of them before. Fascinating stories, interesting topics, and in depth conversations are brought to you in each show from movie directors, entrepreneurs, world travelers, musicians, athletes, and so many more! Follow along the journey for a wild ride! New episodes every Monday. #alphaomnia
Episodes
25 episodes
#25 An Interesting Life The Mikky Wright Episode
Mikky Wright has lived a fascinating life with lots of great stories and lessons to share. From joining the Navy at 17, living in Puerto Rico, being a part of the grunge scene in Seattle, and owning multiple businesses he's already experienced ...
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Episode 25
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1:41:01
#24 Growing Up Behind The Iron Curtain with Daniela Petrova
Daniela Petrova joins us in this episode to talk about what life was like growing up behind the Iron Curtain in Bulgaria during communist rule. She has a great story and let us in on what life was like back then. She came to the U.S. in her ear...
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Episode 24
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1:00:28
#23 J.T. Talks Traveling, Endurance Racing, and Mental Strength
John Thornton, who goes by J.T., joins us in this episode to talk about his travels and experiences around the world. He shares a crazy story of how he and his friends almost were abducted in Istanbul and tells us a little about his first year ...
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Episode 23
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1:10:13
#22 Health, Weight Loss, and Entrepreneurship with John Heles
John Heles helps people lose weight through proper diet and nutrition. He believes that the most important aspect of weight gain/loss needs to be addressed from a personal standpoint. Informing someone about nutrition and exercise is easy. ...
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Episode 22
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57:00
#21 J'den Cox Olympian & 2018 World Wrestling Champion
J'den Cox is the current wrestling world champion at 92 kg. His impressive resume includes 4-time NCAA All-American, 3-time NCAA Champion at the University of Missouri, won the bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and he won bro...
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Episode 21
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31:27
#20 Scott Forrester is The Aware Athlete
Scott Forrester is the author of The Aware Athlete. The book is about how the wild origins of our human nature and the new science of neuroplasticity are redefining fitness. He also helps people realize and achieve their dreams through the Feld...
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Episode 20
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1:03:50
#19 From foster care to the NFL to entrepreneurship with Anthony Trucks
Anthony Trucks is a former NFL player turned entrepreneur. He has an incredible story from foster care to being adopted, being a standout linebacker at the University of Oregon and playing in the NFL. Today he consults multi-million dollar comp...
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Episode 19
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58:53
#18 Tribalism
In this episode Tom talks about the lack of tribalism in today's society and the impact it has on mental health. He uses examples and ideas from the book Tribe by Sebastian Junger. We talk about times of war and how people come together and are...
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Episode 18
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34:05
#17 Flo Zurkinden Talks Emotional Fitness
Flo Zurkinden is an online fitness coach, wellness coach, and endurance athlete she specializes in healthy lifestyle transformations. In this episode we take a deep dive into emotional fitness and mental health, entrepreneurship, and a little a...
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Episode 17
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1:03:57
#16 Competing in a Death Race with Tony Matesi
Tony Matesi is an endurance athlete and entrepreneur! He joins us in this episode to talk about his experiences competing in Death Races, which is a race that tests you mentally and physically. No two races are alike, they are designed with ext...
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Episode 16
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1:08:23
#15 Creating film and chasing dreams with Zack Kravits
Zack Kravits is a filmmaker and photographer, he offers a cinematography course for aspiring filmmakers, and he's in the process of launching his travel bag company, Weylyn. He's worked with prominent and influential people like Vic Mensa, Lewi...
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Episode 15
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1:07:37
#14 Touring with Jon Kilmer
Jon Kilmer is a music and TV producer based out of New York City and Los Angeles. He's been a tour documentarian for artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Steve Aoki, and Mike Stud. As a director he has amast over 150 million YouTube views on his pro...
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Episode 14
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1:02:46
#13 Travels from a van with Jess Bonde
Jess Bonde travels the world with his girlfriend in a van. He goes to a continent, buys a van, renovates the inside to make it feel like home, and off they go! He's traveled throughout Europe and was making his way through North America at the ...
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Episode 13
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28:55
#12 Kayaking Down the Mississippi River with Oliver Simes
Oliver takes us through his first trip kayaking over 2500 miles down the Mississippi River from the headwaters at Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico. He talks about his journey going through the deep forests of Minnesota, encountering wild anima...
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Episode 12
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1:50:07
#11 Talking Handsome Pills with Aaron Platts
Aaron Platts, COO of Handsome Pills, comes onto the show to talk about their new product launch, a multivitamin. We talk everything about Handsome Pills from how they started to the launch and what's ahead. We also talk about Aarons...
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Episode 11
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39:25
#10 Alpha Omnia is Dead... Sorta
Some big announcements in this short episode. Tom goes over why Alpha Omnia will only be focusing on the Podcast for the near future as we regroup.
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Episode 10
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10:55
#9 Life as an up and coming rapper with Naya Ali
Naya Ali is an up and coming rapper from Montreal. Her lyrics and flow are out of this world. I was constantly hearing how she is the next big thing in music so I had to have her on to talk about her music, mindset, goals, and what's next for h...
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Episode 9
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24:00
#8 Traveling the World with Riley Brown
Riley Brown is a world traveler and he makes it happen while holding down a full-time job. He's been to Spain, New Zealand, Japan, France, Peru, Germany, and Bali all within the last 18 months. We learn about his trips, experiences, and what he...
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Episode 7
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53:50
#7 Talking Fitness and Nutrition with Monica Sehgal from RB Fit Chicago
Monica is a personal trainer, fitness nutritionist, and a private chef but it doesn't stop there. She is also the owner of RB Fit Chicago and was training for the Chicago Marathon when we spoke with her. She comes onto the show to discuss every...
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Episode 7
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49:06
#6 Army Intelligence with Josh
Josh is a U.S. Army Intelligence Veteran and currently enrolled in the Chicago Police Department Academy. We talk about his journey into the Army, his tours in Korea and Afghanistan, and the next chapter of his life in the CPD.
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Episode 6
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1:08:08
#5 Brian Davis talks Fitness, Health, and Spiritual
Brian Davis comes onto the show to talk about his life transformation coaching pillars of fitness, health, and spiritual. We take a deep dive into spiritual and learn about how Brian views the world with an open mind. Check him out on
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Episode 5
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1:01:15
#4 Fighting in the UFC with Devin Powell
UFC fighter Devin Powell from Nostos MMA comes onto the show to talk about his recent win against Alvaro Herrera, his upcoming fight with Claudio Puelles on November 17th and everything in between. You can fo...
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Episode 4
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19:29
#3 Making Music with Odious Love
EDM music artist Odious Love breaks it down when it comes to chasing your dreams, people you need to surround yourself with, failure, being hungry, and his new EP. Follow along on Instagram @odiou...
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Episode 3
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48:25
#2 Getting the right Mindset for Success with Patrick Barbeau
Patrick Barbeau is a Filmmaker, Director, Producer, Writer, and Editor. In this episode we take a deep dive into mindset, work ethic, enjoying the struggle, comfort zones, overcoming obstacles in your journey to achieving your goals, his work, ...
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Episode 2
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49:23