Ernest White II is proof how when we let go of fear and resistance, doors open in ways we never imagined. Also by being in action even in his darkest days was sometimes the key to unlock the opportunities. Listen how at one point he had only $.15 in his account as he is still filming Fly Brother…But thanks to tenacity and also faith he pushed through when most would have crumbled and because he did, he now has his successful travel docu-series Fly Brother and Presidio Pictures Production Company!
About the Guest:
Ernest White II is a storyteller, explorer, executive producer and host of television travel docu-series FLY BROTHER with Ernest White II, currently airing in the United States on Public Television Stations and Create TV nationwide. He is also founder and CEO of Presidio Pictures, a new film, television, and digital media studio centering BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and senior/elder narratives. Ernest’s writing includes fiction, literary essay, and travel narrative, having been featured in Time Out London, USA Today, Getaway, Ebony, The Manifest-Station, Sinking City, Lakeview Journal, Matador Network, National Geographic Traveler’s Brazil and Bradt’s Tajikistan guidebooks, and at TravelChannel.com. He is also senior editor at Panorama: The Journal of Intelligent Travel, former assistant editor at Time Out São Paulo, and founding editor of digital men’s magazine Abernathy.
Appearing on the Travel Channel television series Destination Showdown and Jamaica: Bared, as well as in the 2013 documentary film about the dangers of mass tourism, Gringo Trails, Ernest also works as an actor and voice over artist for radio, film and television, audiobooks, and educational materials, and speaks to youth and adult audiences about the incomparable magic of travel. He holds an undergraduate degree in political science from Florida A&M University, an MFA in creative writing from the American University in Washington, and is currently earning his Certificate in the Business and Management of Entertainment from the University of California, Los Angeles.
A Florida native, Ernest’s obsessions include South Africa, São Paulo, and Rita Hayworth.
Media Links
Host and Executive Producer | FLY BROTHER with Ernest White II
Founder and CEO | Presidio Pictures
LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube
Email: ernest@flybrother.net
www.flybrother.net
www.presidiopictures.com
www.linkedin.com/in/ernestwhite2
www.instagram.com/flybrother
www.facebook.com/flybrother
www.youtube.com/c/flybrother
About the Hosts:
Alysha Myronuk is the creator of the fun new word of myrony (my+irony) which are the crazy coincidences that happen in life that we can’t explain and is also another word for sign/synchronicity. Her life was fairly normal until she got into a car accident that triggered fibromyalgia at the age of 18 and had to deal with that very painful chronic condition along with many other life challenges including loss of both parents, divorce, bankruptcy from loss of business in 2008, suicide attempts, alcohol and prescription drug abuse and a full hysterectomy by the time she was 35. Alysha’s strong spiritual connection and tenacity is what helped her through those very dark days that lead into years at times. Later she realized the reason she went through those trying times was so she could help others struggling with life’s challenges and share the understanding of how to move forward.
She now lives in San Jose, CA but still considers herself an East Coast girl at heart after growing up in Northern New Jersey and living in Delaware, Maryland and DC area for her entire life until she moved to California 8 years ago in 6 days which is a part of her myronic journey that helped her tap into her super power that she calls her “Spiritual Spidey Sense”. She is extremely excited to now be following her calling in life of sharing her concept of myrony by co-hosting “That’s Myrony” Podcast (www.ThatsMyrony.com/podcast-1) and also helping others through her spiritual coaching business “My Myrony” Mentoring where she is able to use her psychic gift of “knowing” also known as claircognizance to help her clients through personalized intuitive readings along with her “Unlock Your Blocks” Program to release what they need to move forward and create the life they desire all with a little myrony :) www.ThatsMyrony.com/my-myrony-mentoring
Co-Host Todd J. Courtney was raised in San Jose, CA. where he spent the past 30 years as a business owner. During that time, he was teaching what Wallace D. Wattles calls “thinking stuff” to business offices. While raising three kids and teaching them the same techniques, he realized his passion lies with helping our youth understand that they too can create the life they truly dream of.
It wasn’t long before Todd realized why most of our youth get trapped in the same cycles as their parents. After researching the teen and young adult market, it seemed a lot more work needed to be done to help our youth during this time of a rapidly changing world. Todd’s premise is this; “If we expect our youth to change the world, we have to start by changing our youth.”
So, he wrote his first book, “Thinking in One Direction,” which helps teens navigate life with less stress.
Given his knowledge on the subconscious mind and seeing the need to help our youth in the areas of health, Todd created the first ever animation video for kids with leukemia. This fun, adventurous, yet non-invasive animation, blends the power of the mind with the body and backs it up with the science of epigenetics. You can learn more about this at www.JustImagineIf.org.
During his research on brainwaves, he learned that 95% of our behavioral patterns are established by the age of 7, which scared the hell out of him. So, he and his wife, Jackie, created a new genre of nursery rhymes written for the 21st century! Something that can program the child with positive messaging that was value driven. You can find their books at MaxRhymes.com.
Over the past couple years, he got to know Alysha Myronuk with whom he shared a lot in common. After many conversations they decided to create a new podcast, “That’s Myrony,” to teach others how to explore and take notice of their own personal ironies, or as we call them, Myronies!
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