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Prologue Profiles

265 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 8 years ago - ★★★★★ - 243 ratings

Inspiring interviews with passionate people pursuing their career dreams. http://prologueprofiles.com

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Prologue On The Street : Sean : 23rd St & 5th Ave, NYC

March 28, 2015 11:00 - 3 minutes - 4.54 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Sean, photo blogger (3DNewYorker.com), at 23rd St & 5th Ave, NYC. "The longer you keep doing your passion, the closer you get to it."

Prologue On The Street : Alana : Madison Sq Park, NYC.

March 27, 2015 22:00 - 1 minute - 2.13 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Alana, sustainability management student, at Madison Sq Park, NYC. "Stay forward focused."

Prologue On The Street : Davin : 33rd St PATH Train, Jersey City

March 27, 2015 11:00 - 2 minutes - 3.27 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Davin, video editing student & dog walker, on the 33 St PATH Train, Jersey City. "Work at it. Nothing comes easy."

Prologue On The Street : Alden : Journal Sq PATH Train, Jersey City

March 26, 2015 22:00 - 5 minutes - 7.07 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Alden, pianist & conductor (aldengatt.com), on the Journal Sq PATH Train, Jersey City. "I spent a couple years worried about what other people would think [of being a pianist] and I wasn't really secure on what dream I wanted so I think I would have appreciated hearing that it's possible to just pick a dream."

Prologue On The Street : Roman : 33rd St PATH Train, Jersey City

March 26, 2015 11:00 - 3 minutes - 4.95 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Roman, actor (@roman__actor), on the 33rd St PATH Train, Jersey City. "Don't ever listen to people who tell you *their* opinions about *your* dreams."

Prologue On The Street : Andres : 33rd St PATH Train, Jersey City

March 25, 2015 22:00 - 3 minutes - 4.43 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Andres, chef & dancer (@venadoalegre), on the 33rdSt PATH Train, Jersey City. "Start. That's it." Mentioned in this episode: Pina Bausch

Prologue On The Street : Milan : Journal Sq PATH Train, Jersey City

March 25, 2015 11:00 - 3 minutes - 5.21 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Milan, actor, on the Journal Sq PATH Train, Jersey City. "My biggest inspirations are Whoopi Goldberg and Bea Arthur." >>>Prologue On The Street on Facebook

Prologue On The Street : Alena : Journal Sq PATH Train, Jersey City

March 24, 2015 22:00 - 1 minute - 2.62 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Alena, photographer & videographer (@nvrlandproductions), on the Journal Square PATH Train, Jersey City. "I just like capturing people's natural moments." >>>Prologue On The Street on Facebook

Prologue On The Street : Erin : Penn Station, NYC

March 24, 2015 11:00 - 3 minutes - 4.79 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Erin, geology student, at Penn Station, NYC. "Find something you're absolutely passionate about and pursue it as much as you can in any way you can." >>>Prologue On The Street on Facebook

Prologue On The Street : Farland : Penn Station, NYC

March 23, 2015 23:00 - 3 minutes - 5.14 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Farland, computer science student, at Penn Station, NYC. "I just want to get into a career where I can work on building the most advanced artificial intelligence that I can."

Prologue On The Street : Marcus : Penn Station, NYC

March 23, 2015 11:00 - 3 minutes - 4.28 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Marcus, music education student, at Penn Station, NYC. "How'd you get into music?" "When I was 14, I saw the 30th anniversary of Michael Jackson and Slash was there and played a solo over 'Beat It' and after that I was like 'Ok I'm going to do this now.'"

083 : Brian Batt : Painter

March 23, 2015 00:00 - 24 minutes - 33.6 MB

"The secret is hard work." - Brian Batt Brian (@brianbattstudios) grew up with a love for drawing and art and thought he'd be a magazine illustrator when he was older. After realizing that world wasn't for him he continued to paint on the side and in 2008 Brian left his desk job to focus on painting full-time. Brian's work has since been featured in New York, LA, Miami and London. You'll hear Brian discuss his path to becoming a full-time artist, the importance of daily discipline, and tha...

Prologue On The Street : Brittany : WTC PATH Train, Jersey City

March 22, 2015 11:00 - 15 seconds - 446 KB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Brittany, babysitter, on the WTC PATH Train, Jersey City. "The only thing I want to do is travel the world."

Prologue On The Street : Dan : Journal Sq PATH Train, Jersey City

March 21, 2015 23:00 - 4 minutes - 5.86 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Dan, children's musician, on the Journal Sq PATH Train, Jersey City. "It's a great feeling to get paid to play guitar."

Prologue On The Street : Veronica : Greenley Sq, NYC

March 21, 2015 11:00 - 3 minutes - 5.48 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Veronica, event coordinator (@inveroveritas), at Greenley Sq, NYC "Get what you want."

Prologue On The Street : Chris : Greenley Sq, NYC

March 20, 2015 21:00 - 3 minutes - 5.25 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Chris, marketing entrepreneur (About.me), at Greenley Sq, NYC. "If you got a good idea don't let anyone tell you otherwise and go ahead and achieve your dreams."  

Prologue On The Street : Zoe : 33rd St PATH Train, Jersey City

March 20, 2015 11:00 - 5 minutes - 7.03 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Zoe, fashion design student, on the 33rd St PATH Train, Jersey City "Giving up is too easy."

Prologue On The Street : Rashid : 39th & 8th Ave Starbucks, NYC

March 19, 2015 22:00 - 3 minutes - 4.35 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Rashid, video game designer (@ellisrashid), at the 39th & 8th Ave Starbucks, NYC. "You can definitely draw it 110 times on screen, but it's not until you get a direct application and apply it to what you want to do or else it's not gonna happen."

Prologue On The Street : Bijan : 39th and 8th Ave Starbucks, NYC

March 19, 2015 11:00 - 8 minutes - 11.4 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Bijan, photographer & writer, at the 39th and 8th Ave Starbucks, NYC "How do you overcome your fear of rejection?" "It's about accepting that I just want to say something and that's it, and once you say something you gotta accept that someone might not like it."

Prologue On The Street : Aaron : 39th & 8th Ave Starbucks, NYC

March 19, 2015 00:14 - 3 minutes - 4.88 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Aaron, theater actor (AaronSalley.com), at the 39th & 8th Ave Starbucks, NYC. "Don't give up."

Prologue On The Street : Anthony : Greenley Sq, NYC

March 18, 2015 12:00 - 2 minutes - 3.54 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Anthony, aspiring teacher, at Greenley Sq, NYC. "How do you stop holding yourself back?" "You just go."

Prologue On The Street : Jonathan : Broadway & Houston, NYC

March 17, 2015 22:00 - 3 minutes - 5.18 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Jonathan, nursing student, at Broadway & Houston, NYC. "Constantly envision yourself doing what you want to do."

Prologue On The Street : Liridona : 5th Ave & 9th St, NYC

March 17, 2015 12:00 - 2 minutes - 3.33 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Liridona, writer & poet, at 5th Ave & 9th St, NYC. "How is your English so good?" "I watched a lot of American television in Norway. 'One Tree Hill' was a big hit."

Prologue On The Street : Andrew : 33rd St PATH Train, Jersey City

March 16, 2015 22:00 - 5 minutes - 7.91 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Andrew, actor, on the 33rd St PATH train, Jersey City. "I remember watching Batman - the Michael Keaton Batman - when I was really little, and I was at that I age where I was realizing that what you're seeing on TV isn't real, it's people pretending, and I realized there's a job where you can get paid to be Batman! And I think that's when I decided to be an actor."

Prologue On The Street : Jamar : Newark Ave & Grove St, Jersey City

March 16, 2015 12:00 - 4 minutes - 6.9 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Jamar, beat maker (@jamarjacobs | Bandcamp), on Newark Ave & Grove St, Jersey City. "What keeps you motivated?" "Life man... circumstances... my family... things that I go through... because I have faith, I'm optimistic about what's going on with myself."

082 : Amanda Seales : Comedian & Writer

March 16, 2015 00:56 - 35 minutes - 48.7 MB

"Keep people around you who believe in you more than you believe in you." - Amanda Seales Amanda (@amandaseales) is an all-around creative talent. Follow me now: She grew up as a child actor on Nickelodeon, became a spoken word poet in college, then a Sirius Radio host, then an MTV VJ, then a solo recording artist, and is now a comedian & writer performing around the country and on TV.  You'll hear Amanda discuss the ups and downs of the creative journey, the importance of sticking to your...

Prologue On The Street : Ural : Grove St, Jersey City

March 15, 2015 12:00 - 4 minutes - 6.37 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Ural, actor & writer, on Grove St, Jersey City. "How'd you get an agent?" "I Googled."  

Prologue On The Street : Kile : 36th St and 8th Ave, NYC

March 14, 2015 22:00 - 3 minutes - 4.41 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Kile, dancer with Keigwin + Company, at 36th St and 8th Ave, NYC "Have a plan but realize that you can't just go through that plan with blinders on, there are opportunities that will present themselves along the way."

Prologue On The Street : Adrian : 37th St and 8th Ave, NYC

March 14, 2015 12:00 - 3 minutes - 4.74 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Adrian, speech therapist turned fashion designer, at 6th Ave and 36th St, NYC "I realized I don't want to die doing something I don't really want to be."

Prologue On The Street : Reuben : 6th Ave and 36th St, NYC

March 13, 2015 22:00 - 6 minutes - 8.4 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Reuben, tech entrepreneur (@reubendoetsch), at 6th Ave and 36th St, NYC "My dream is to wake up every day and be excited about what I'm gonna go do."

Prologue On The Street : Lamar : Greenley Sq, NYC

March 13, 2015 12:00 - 7 minutes - 9.72 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Lamar, model and host (@lamarslife), at Greenley Sq, NYC. "I live in a rejection type of world, 90% of the auditions I go to I get rejected from, but if I audition enough and get rejected enough someone has to like me at some point, right? [Laughs]"

Prologue On The Street : Tawny : Greenley Sq, NYC

March 12, 2015 22:00 - 3 minutes - 4.99 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Tawny, model (tawnynoel.com), at Greenley Sq, NYC. "Believe in yourself."

Prologue On The Street : Mardi : Greeley Sq, NYC

March 12, 2015 12:00 - 4 minutes - 5.95 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Mardi, film student and musician (@MardiG_ | SoundCloud), at Greeley Sq, NYC "My goal is to make at least 15 fans a day until I make a million."

Prologue On The Street : Chance : 6th Ave and 32nd St, NYC

March 12, 2015 00:00 - 3 minutes - 4.7 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Chance, personal shopper, at 6th Ave and 32nd St, NYC "I look up to my brother, he's a political activist and a teacher."

Prologue On The Street : Julius : Grove St PATH, Jersey City

March 11, 2015 12:00 - 3 minutes - 4.35 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Julius, skate photographer (@gnaragram), at the Grove St PATH, Jersey City. "I want to get a complete project into something tangible."

Prologue On The Street : Nia : 33rd St PATH Train, Jersey City

March 11, 2015 00:00 - 8 minutes - 11.9 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Nia, digital marketer (niafields.com), on the 33rd St PATH train, Jersey City. "I don't do anything anymore that doesn't fulfill me." photo via Melanie Gonzalez

Prologue On The Street : Paul : Marin Blvd, Jersey City

March 10, 2015 12:00 - 2 minutes - 3.57 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Paul, business school sophomore, on Marin Blvd, Jersey City. "I'm going for it right now not really knowing what failure's really like."

Prologue On The Street : Garon : The Kitchen at Grove Station, Jersey City

March 10, 2015 00:00 - 2 minutes - 2.86 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Garon, rapper (stage name: SINS), while serving at The Kitchen at Grove Station, Jersey City. "My brother went to jail and finding his notebook inspired me to write my own rhymes."

Prologue On The Street : Brittany : Journal Sq PATH Train

March 09, 2015 12:00 - 3 minutes - 4.75 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Brittany, model (@b_de), on the Journal Sq PATH Train, Jersey City. "My dream is just to figure out what makes me happy and just do that."

081 : Carson Yiu : Food Entrepreneur

March 09, 2015 00:00 - 29 minutes - 41.2 MB

"You want to have that first class of thinking. If you say it, even if you're not doing it, you believe in it, and you gotta go work for it." - Carson Yiu Through high school Carson (@carsonyiu) was unsure of his path in life, but had acquired a love for food and cooking. Carson is now the founder of Outer Borough which sells its signature beef rolls at the Smorgasburg Food Market in Brooklyn. You'll hear Carson discuss his path from passion to creation, the importance of authenticity, an...

Prologue On The Street : Tiffany : Journal Sq PATH Train

March 08, 2015 12:00 - 4 minutes - 6.1 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Tiffany, graphic design student, on the Journal Sq PATH Train, Jersey City. "I want to make a different variety of princesses because I feel like all the princesses are kind of the same. I want to make one that has cancer, one that doesn't have parents, different ones like that so everybody can feel like a princess."

Prologue On The Street : Gustavo : 33rd St PATH Train

March 08, 2015 01:00 - 8 minutes - 11.4 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Gustavo, graphic designer (@greyoriginal), on the 33rd St PATH Train, Jersey City. "You gotta find your way in and what you're best at."

Prologue On The Street : Ruben : Journal Sq. PATH Train

March 07, 2015 13:00 - 10 minutes - 13.8 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Ruben, filmmaker (@power__2), on the Journal Sq. PATH Train, Jersey City. "I saw 'Belly', by Hype Williams, and just knew that I wanted to do this for the rest of my life."

Prologue On The Street : Mariah : 33rd St. PATH Train

March 07, 2015 01:00 - 4 minutes - 5.83 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Mariah, soccer player turned graphic design student, on the 33rd St. PATH Train, Jersey City. "There's nobody stopping you but you."

Prologue On The Street : Chelsey : 33rd St. PATH Train

March 06, 2015 13:00 - 3 minutes - 4.76 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Chelsey, photographer (Chelsey's site link), on the 33rd St. PATH Train, Jersey City. "My biggest challenge is the general self-doubt of having just graduated college and motivating myself to continue making work."

Prologue On The Street : Mike : Grove St. PATH Station

March 06, 2015 01:00 - 4 minutes - 5.99 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Mike, football player turned tech entrepreneur (Swollmates app), at the Grove St. PATH Station, Jersey City. "If somebody else can do it, I can do it."

Prologue On The Street : Janelle : World Trade Center PATH Train

March 05, 2015 13:00 - 3 minutes - 4.71 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Janelle, a makeup artist at Sephora, on the World Trade Center PATH Train, Jersey City. "I like eyebrows, contouring, anything that gives structure to the face."

Prologue On The Street : Hector : Lexington & 63rd St. Station, NYC

March 05, 2015 01:00 - 3 minutes - 4.9 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Hector, music student and rapper, on at the Lexington and 63rd St. Station, NYC. "I don't know how good I am [at rapping] because I don't show it all that much to people."

Prologue On The Street : Alex : Uptown 6 Train

March 04, 2015 13:00 - 2 minutes - 3.13 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Alex, art enthusiast and knitter, on the Uptown 6 Train, NYC. "I made this hat."

Prologue On The Street : Bharath : World Trade Center PATH Train

March 04, 2015 01:06 - 7 minutes - 10.2 MB

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Bharath, 26, who moved from India to New York to pursue filmmaking. On the World Trade Center PATH Train. "It was the first time I ever flew out of my country." Film job site mentioned: mandy.com

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