Kekoa Collective - Mindful Living
Mindful Living for us is to live by three simple life rules: work hard, play hard, and do good. It is with this passion and joy that we live. It’s a life of humble means in terms of material wealth, but infinite in terms of happiness and self-fulfillment. In short, sharing, learning and teaching extends into our everyday life…in or out of the ocean…on or off the mat.What we do for a living is a direct extension of who we are and how we live. We are surfers and jiujiteros who are curious and therefore addicted to traveling. We are aspiring photographers and foodies. We want to be difference-makers in our community, and we aspire to be the role model for others. We love hiking and getting lost. We love the outdoor. We recycle, and some of us even grow our own food. We make music, see music, take pictures, stay out late, have families, and have dogs and cats that sleep on our beds or on our desks. Collectively, we go through a lot of wax, gis, coffee, beer, wine and poke. And most importantly, we keep each other in check and grounded. This might make us fanatics, but it can't be helped; we love what we do and how we live...we want to inspire all of you to follow the movement!
Episodes
36 episodes
Mindful Living - Quarantine Edition - Dewey and Bret talk story with Yogi Mayu Kawasaki
Another one from the archives - today we speak with Japanese Yogi Mayu Kawasaki, we talk about her struggles of coming to a new country, learning the language and discovering Yoga. Mayu Is joined by her partner Jonathan and together they run a ...
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Mindful Living - Quarantine Edition - Dewey and Valentina talk about Happiness and being Fulfilled.
Sorry for the long delay folks but we are back, this Is an older episode that we never published but one for easy listening and a great message. Dewey talks with Yoga Instructor and now business owner Valentina about being happy and living a fu...
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Mindful Living - Quarantine Edition - Community Talk with Shane and Jason from F45
Quarantine Episode number 11 - we talk with Jason Aquino and Shane Angelic Davies. Shane is the owner of the F45 franchise in Oahu and alongside Jason they run the Kahala Gym near Kahala mall. Both are accomplished Jiu Jiteiro's and businessmen...
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Mindful Living - Quarantine Edition - Special Guest Andy Taam from Hawaiian Fight Gear - talking about 'Purpose'
We spoke with Andy Taam, the founder of Hawaiian Fight Gear, about career and passion. We met 25 years ago working in a surf shop when we were fresh young college graduates. We ran into each other 2 decades later in the surf. He found HFG...
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Mindful Living - Quarantine Edition - Dewey and Bret are joined by Kyle and Valentina to talk about Leadership
Leadership - we are taught to lead or be led but either way without good leadership we are lost. We look to those In higher positions with more experience to show us the way, to guide us on the right path but when leadership Is abused or someon...
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Mindful Living - Quarantine Edition - 'LOVE' Dewey and Bret are joined by 2 special guests to talk about Love!
Aloha Everyone, we are back after a brief hiatus and this episode Is super powerful and not to be missed. Dewey and Bret and are joined by Valentina and Kyle, both part of the Kekoa familia. We talk about our experiences with love and what heal...
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Mindful Living - Quarantine Edition - Dewey talks about Vulnerability and the important of it for our own emotional growth.
Vulnerability is a key stone for our us to reach our deepest human potential. We explore the why's the how and the what. How do we live more happily, authentically relies on our capabilities to be emotionally vulnerable.
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Mindful Living - Quarantine Edition - Dewey and Bret talk story - Quarantine Chronicles Part 2
In our second Installment of being In Quarantine, Dewey and Bret talk about Leadership, Embracing Failure, the Isolation of quarantine and our mental state, conscious-capitalism and our attachment towards wealth. Be Happy Folks.
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Mindful Living - Quarantine Edition - Dewey and Bret talk story about the current situation
Due to CV-19 and social distancing measures the Mindful Living Podcast Is not taking any guests but on this episode Dewey and Bret meet up, while observing the 6 foot rule and together discuss the current situation going on In the world.
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Mindful Living - We speak with Gabbi Doan - Deweys Daughter, Graphic Designer and one of the original Kekoa Collective Crew
Kekoa was simply founded by 5 people, Aubrey, Brett and the 2 young college graduates- Gabbi Doan and Nick Hermsen. We speak with Gabbi about the college years, starting Kekoa Collective with her father..and many more life lessons. Tune in and ...
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Mindful Living - We speak with Stu Kam - Owner of ATH Organics - a Health and Protein Supplement company
A long time coming, we finally get Mr Stu Kam on the show - he Is the owner of a local Hawaii based supplement company that Is making big moves In a very competitive market. Stu takes us through his background of always being an entrepr...
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1:40:32
Mindful Living - We speak with Iain Campbell - A professional Bodyboarder from South Africa and winner of the 2020 Mike Stewart Pipeline Invitational
This episode Is with Iain Campbell, a professional bodyboarder that hails all the way from Cape Town, South Africa. He has just spent the last 2 months on Island as he does every year over the last 7 seasons and just won the 2020 Mike Stewart P...
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Mindful Living - We speak with Ted Kaneda - Brown Belt Jiu Jiteiro, High School Wrestling Coach and Movie Stuntman
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1:11:11
Mindful Living - We speak with Nicholas Hermsen - creative, filmer, photographer and one of the original contributors to Kekoa Collective
Aloha Kekoa Fam!Todays episode Is with the legend that we have spoken about numerous times on the podcast, Nick Hermsen.Nick has been a crucial part of establishing the Kekoa Collective creative tone with his eye for detail and ...
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Mindful Living - We speak with Shama Ko - Director of Girls In Gi's and talks about growth in women's Jiu Jitsu.
Aloha folks and we apologize for the slight break in transmission ( we were moving) but we are back on air! This episode is pretty awesome with our guest Shama Ko, Director of Girls In Gis. Girls in Gis (GIG) is an organizati...
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1:15:56
Mindful Living - We speak with Scarlett Lewis from the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement.
Bring the tissues as this Is both an Inspiring and emotional episode with a story that needs to be told. Scarlett Lewis started the 'Jesse Lewis Choose Love' movement after her son Jesse was taken too soon by a gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary.<...
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Mindful Living - We speak with Mike and Jen from Fibre Creative - An amazing Husband and Wife team that just started pursuing their dreams of a owning a film & photography production company in their late 30's.
Their love story is like a movie. They met on a dating app in Portland. Over 2 beers and 4 hours later on their first date, they knew they belong together. She is an Ex-Cali girl looking for a new start and he is an aspiring filmmaker from the ...
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1:27:57
Mindful Living - We speak with Marcy and Mailani from the Trauma Llama Ding Dong Podcast
Our first foursome on the podcast and today we chat with Marcy and Mailani from the Trauma Llama Ding Dong podcast.They host the podcast together and help people suffering from anxiety, social Issues and depression and share their own e...
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Mindful Living - We speak with Chris 'Mowgli' Miyashiro - a young, talented artist, film maker, wanderer and surfer - His mindset is sure to inspire both young and old
Chris 'Mowgli' Miyashiro was one of the first artists to contribute to the Kekoa Instagram platform and was also one of the first 'Agents Of Change', a small group of talent that are sponsored by Kekoa.Chris continues to astound us with...
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Mindful Living - We speak with Uncle Roy Viera, Owner of RV's Surf Shop in Honolulu and an encyclopedia of Hawaii Surf History and Culture
Uncle Roy Viera takes us on a history lesson of surfing In Waikiki, talks us through his family tree and his lineage, how the 'SHAKA' came to be along with many amazing stories of Hawaiian culture. Sit back and relax, this is an amazing story.<...
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1:33:43
Mindful Living - We speak with Jason Baldessari a surfer, skate park builder, entrepreneur and owner of Active Skin Repair
In this episode we speak with Jason Baldessari, a young entrepreneur who has put everything on the line for an amazing skin care product called Active Skin Repair. Designed originally for use during hospital surgery and recovery, he joined forc...
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1:40:47
Mindful Living - We speak with Dawn O'Brien - We spoke about the " choose love movement".An angry thought can be changed. The Choose Love Movement is teaching children and adults how they can choose love. The Sandy Hook tragedy started with an angry thou
How does one transform a teen-aged girl from Hilo, Hawaii into a powerful spokesperson? A self-confessed “Big Mouth for a Big God” – Dawn O’Brien is a media personality with more than 30 years in mega-church, radio, TV, Internet, books and ...
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Mindful Living - We speak with Matt Bromley - An amazing Big Wave Surfer from South Africa, he talks about overcoming his fears, his life growing up, his fathers influence on his surfing and his faith. Not to be missed!
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Mindful Living - We speak with Koa Yokota - A Young Talented Musician, A Simplist, A Soul Surfer. He shared his outlook of the world as a Millenial.
Koa Yokota was our first surfer sponsored athlete. At the age of 17 yrs he was on his way to becoming a pro-surfer. He grew up on a farm in Waimanalo where he learned how to live off the land which greatly shaped his view of the world. For us K...
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Mindful Living - We speak with Bret Thompsett - A South African Born Photographer and Producer of the Mindful Living Podcast. He talks to us about growing up in South Africa, Becoming a Paparazzi and his continued passion for being creative.
Bret is one of the original crew that helped launch Kekoa brand back in 2016. He was the visionary for the look and feel of the brand and the brain child of Kekoa Mindful Living Podcast. He spent his early years in S Africa under apartheid bein...
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