Frank B grew up in Ecuador and rose to fame as a National Kickboxing Champion in his home country with twenty undefeated fights by the age of 18. Frank could have turned professional but decided to follow his passion for music and make a career as a recording artist. After years of perfecting his craft in the Ecuadorian music studios, Frank moved to the United States seeking better opportunities. While he was washing dishes in a restaurant in New Jersey singing out loud th...

With the exciting buzz around NASA's announcement of the Artemis II crew I wanted to share an interview I did with Astronaut Chris Cassidy a few months ago when the Artemis I mission was first announced. Capt. Chris Cassidy is a retired Navy SEAL and NASA Astronaut. Chris started his military career attending the Naval Academy and after graduation was selected to the Navy Special Warfare Training School B.U.D.s (Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL Training). Once completing t...

Dr. Adolph Brown, affectionately known as Doc Brown, is one of the most accomplished people I have the pleasure of knowing. A Clinical Psychologist, a Master Educator, a Best Selling Author, Motivational Speaker, Entrepreneur, Husband and Father of eight children are just some of the titles Doc holds. Recently Doc Brown was tapped to Co-Host ABC's hit series The Parent Test where twelve parents and their children are put through a multitude of social experiments to see which par...

In this episode of the Outstanding People podcast I catch up with my Navy brothers Dan Monteleone, Naiche Sedillos, Frank Kaiser and Paul Allen from the USS Independence. 30 years ago we served in the Forward Deployed 7th Fleet with Carrier Air Wing 5 stationed in Japan. Our deployments took us all over Asia and Southwest Asia including multiple deployments to the Persian Gulf during operations in the first Gulf War. I was attached to Electronic Warfare Squadron 136 and my s...

Each day in America 44 Veterans take their own life. A majority of those Veterans are suffering from PTSD. We as Americans need to do more to normalize the conversations around mental health and get those in need the help they deserve. The Veterans Ranch is a non-profit organization that supports Veterans suffering from PTSD no matter if they were Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marines. All Veterans from any era of duty are welcome. Their mission is to assist Vetera...

In this episode of the Outstanding People podcast, acclaimed Sex Therapist, TV Host, and Hollywood Intimacy Coordinator, Dr. Tiffanie Davis Henry and I tackle the taboo subject of sex. Whether you are single or in a relationship we have advice to better your sex life and help you and your partner better understand each other. Sex is one of those subjects that too many of us are afraid or too embarrassed to talk about, but when we do learn to communicate with our partners it makes...

Emmy Award Winning TV Host Montel Williams has had a storied career as a Marine, Navy Officer, Entertainer, Cannabis Advocate and supporter of our active military and Veterans. Montel enlisted in the Marines in 1975 and soon after found himself attending the prestigious Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He spent over 20 years in the military leaving the service in 1996, but never really taking off the uniform. For the next several years Montel traveled the country tal...

Jamey Cummings started his military career attending the prestigious Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland where he was Captain of the Wrestling Team. After graduating Annapolis, Jamey attended Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL (BUDS) training where he would go on to become a Naval Special Forces Operator and SEAL Officer with SEAL Team Four. After nine years with the SEAL teams, Jamey left the military and received his MBA at Stanford University. His career path woul...

Jason Kurtz is a multi Emmy award winning Executive Producer and the current Showrunner of the hit daytime talk show, "The Drew Barrymore Show". In Jason's 20 plus year career in entertainment he has produced shows such as "The Steve Harvey Show," "The Rosie O'Donnell Show", "The Sharon Osbourne Show", "The Queen Latifah Show", and "The Tony Danza Show" just to name a few. In this episode we sit down to discuss working with some of the biggest names in the industry and share sto...

Capt. Chris Cassidy is a retired Navy SEAL and NASA Astronaut. Chris started his military career attending the Naval Academy and after graduation was selected to the Navy Special Warfare Training School B.U.D.s (Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL Training). Once completing training, Chris was a SEAL Officer assigned to Special Delivery Vehicle Team 2, where he would accumulate over 200 hours underwater. Capt. Cassidy also served two tours in Afghanistan earning two Bronz...

Emmy nominated Producer, Comedian and Podcast Host Adam Glyn started his career sharing the comedy stages with heavy hitters like Kevin Hart, Artie Lang, D.L. Hughley, Shawn Waynes, Pete Holmes and more. His friendship with Artie Lang opened the doors to an internship at the Howard Stern Show writing material for the radio and coming up with bits for the famous Wack Pack. After his internship, Adam landed a job as a Cameraman / Producer for TMZ interviewing some of the biggest celebr...

In this special edition of Outstanding People with Slade Abisror I sit down to answer a few questions submitted by our listeners. Some of the questions include: How did I make the transition from military to the entertainment business. My answer includes not only my personal journey but also offers advice for anyone looking to get their foot in the door of their dream job no matter the profession. A new business owner asks advice on hiring and retaining the best qu...

Demetri Pappas is an Emmy nominated 25-year veteran Comedy Writer and Producer in Hollywood. He has written and consulted for giants in the industry like Kevin Hart, Will Ferrell, Steve Harvey, Ryan Seacrest, Sacha Baron Cohen, Julia Louis Dreyfus, Henry Winkler and more. In addition to working in the scripted and unscripted world, Demetri is an accomplished monologue joke writer and speech writer. In today's episode of Outstanding People with Slade Abisror, we sit down ...

Troy North is a United States Navy Veteran who served in both Electronic Warfare Squadrons VAQ 136 and VAQ 140. While forward deployed to Atsugi Air Facility in Japan, Troy completed multiple deployments to the Persian Gulf and UAE aboard the USS Independence. After Japan, Troy deployed with VAQ 140 aboard the USS George Washington to the Adriatic Sea in support of Operation Joint Endeavor during the Bosnian War. Since separating from active duty, Troy has dedicated himsel...

If you are a Foodie, you won't want to miss this interview with Chef James Aptakin. Chef James started his career in the US Navy responsible for feeding 6000 sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. After leaving the military Chef sought out and trained under some of the biggest names in the culinary world including Michelin Star and James Beard Award winning chefs Joel Robuchon, Thomas Keller, Curtis Duffy, Dominique Crenn and more. He has cooked for Presidents, Senators, an...

My name is Slade Abisror, Two-Time Emmy Award winning Producer and proud US Navy Veteran. And this is my story.... I have been working in television, digital and radio for over 20 years. Over the course of my career I have been fortunate to work as a Producer and Executive on projects such as the Emmy Award winning "Ellen Degeneres Show", both the "Steve Harvey Show" and his 2nd talk show "Steve", "The Wayne Brady Show", "The Tony Danza Show", the Advanced Digital Media team at U...

Tom Riles has been Hollywood's go to television Warm-Up act for the past two decades including sixteen years working with The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Tom's other credits include American Idol, The Voice, Dancing with the Stars, Will and Grace, The Masked Singer, Deal or No Deal and Oprah's All Stars just to name a few. Tom is also the creator of one of the most successful online brand for dads, "Life of Dad", with over four million brand subscribers. In this interview Tom ...