Wel­come to Episode 141 of the 204Rise Pod­cast! This week, we sit down with the tal­ent­ed local bar­ber, Jestoni Vil­lanue­va, also known as @villaworldwide on Instagram.

In this episode, Jestoni shares his inspir­ing jour­ney to becom­ing a rec­og­nized name in the Win­nipeg bar­ber scene. We dis­cuss his rapid rise to noto­ri­ety and how he has suc­cess­ful­ly grown his social media pres­ence, even to the point of being rec­og­nized by fans in pub­lic. Jestoni has tak­en on the ambi­tious chal­lenge of vlog­ging every day until he reach­es 100k fol­low­ers, a tes­ta­ment to his ded­i­ca­tion and drive.

Jestoni’s sto­ry begins with an intern­ship at @saintwpg under the men­tor­ship of shop own­er Famos a leg­end in the Win­nipeg bar­ber­ing scene. Jestoni’s pas­sion and hard work quick­ly set him apart, lead­ing him to hone his craft with relent­less deter­mi­na­tion. From late-night hair­cuts in his par­ents’ house to rent­ing his own chair at the very shop where he start­ed, Jestoni’s jour­ney is a tes­ta­ment to per­se­ver­ance and ambition.

Tune in to hear Jestoni’s expe­ri­ences, chal­lenges, and the lessons he’s learned along the way. This is an episode you won’t want to miss!

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Episode 140 of the 204Rise Pod­cast brings you anoth­er boys-only ses­sion with Robin and Devan as Arshdeep is sad­ly out of town. Join us as we get into the lat­est buzz on every­one’s social media feeds; the rap beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. We share our opin­ions on who’s win­ning and why, giv­ing you an inside look at the cur­rent hip-hop scene.

We also dis­cuss the impact of stream­ers like Sketch on main­stream enter­tain­ment and cul­ture, explor­ing how their influ­ence is reshap­ing the land­scape. Plus, we touch on the impor­tance of set­ting goals and tak­ing bold steps to achieve greater success.

Robin opens up about his per­son­al jour­ney and the chal­lenges of attempt­ing to break the 5km marathon record, doc­u­ment­ing his progress online and attract­ing a brand deal in the process. Mean­while, both of us share insights into our entre­pre­neur­ial ven­tures, per­fect­ly aligned with the vibrant ener­gy of the sea­son as the sun shines and nature thrives.

Don’t miss out on our break­down of the heat­ed rap beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake! Hit that sub­scribe but­ton and ring the noti­fi­ca­tion bell to stay up-to-date with all our lat­est episodes!

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Wel­come back a Win­nipeg favourite and local DJ, Haus of Pan­da, for his sec­ond appear­ance on Episode 139 of the 204Rise Pod­cast! Haus of Pan­da who’s soared through the ranks of the music and DJ scene, gets into the jour­ney from his roots in Win­nipeg to glob­al prominence.

The ori­gins of Haus of Pan­da’s musi­cal odyssey, from his ear­ly days break­ing into the club scene to refin­ing his craft and cre­at­ing unfor­get­table sets. Hear about the hur­dles he con­quered, demon­strat­ing the resilience need­ed to per­fect his artistry and seize oppor­tu­ni­ties to show­case his talent.

Explore the birth of Speed World Records, Haus of Pan­da’s brain­child label, and his trans­for­ma­tion as a music pro­duc­er, forg­ing a dis­tinct path in the indus­try. Get insights into his inter­na­tion­al trav­els, where he cul­ti­vat­ed his unique sound and con­nec­tions, before return­ing to Win­nipeg to share his pas­sion for music and deliv­er elec­tri­fy­ing live performances!

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