https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-in-virginia-beach-virginia--7067542 - Raw conversations with the painters, publishers, metal vocalists, coffee shop visionaries, and independent operators shaping the Vibe District and beyond
- The business mechanics behind creative life: self-publishing, gig independence, global contracts, and multi-hyphenate income streams
- How local anchors like Bad Ass Coffee, Vibe Park, and the Oceanfront fuel a walkable creative ecosystem that produces world-class work
- A front-row seat to the moves that turn a coastal city into a launchpad for international careers and borderless living
Hit subscribe and step inside the minds making Virginia Beach, Virginia a factory of art and enterprise.]]>enBusinessCopyright Dr. Hakeem Ali-Bocas Alexanderhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0c115339d91307665e4d87afaf8db4fc.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-in-virginia-beach-virginia--7067542Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:23:53 +0000Dr. Hakeem Ali-Bocas AlexanderDr. Hakeem Ali-Bocas Alexanderhak@uniquilibrium.comThe sound of Virginia Beach, Virginia building something real—one artist, one founder, one relentless creative at a time. - Raw conversations with the painters, publishers, metal vocalists, coffee shop visionaries, and independent operators shaping... - Raw conversations with the painters, publishers, metal vocalists, coffee shop visionaries, and independent operators shaping the Vibe District and beyond
- The business mechanics behind creative life: self-publishing, gig independence, global contracts, and multi-hyphenate income streams
- How local anchors like Bad Ass Coffee, Vibe Park, and the Oceanfront fuel a walkable creative ecosystem that produces world-class work
- A front-row seat to the moves that turn a coastal city into a launchpad for international careers and borderless living
Hit subscribe and step inside the minds making Virginia Beach, Virginia a factory of art and enterprise.]]>falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/virginia-beach-artist-self-publishing-slam-metal-global-moves--72239674
· How a nonfiction health guide spawned the Organelle body horror novella series and the creative freedom that comes with owning your own publishing

· The truth about gig work independence: why Instacart’s model delivers what other apps withhold with their acceptance-rate penalties

· Local anchors that fuel the creative output—Bad Ass Coffee, Vibe Park, and the walkable energy of the Vibe District

· A major career shift: Hakeem reveals his contract as global director for a 24-year tech organization and the mindset that opens such doors

· The vision for a multi-national lifestyle that keeps one foot in Virginia Beach and the other reaching toward Taiwan

Hit play to step inside the mind of a creator who refuses to be boxed in.

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Beneath the Shadow of Your Smile: Time, Steel, and the Unbroken Heart]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72239674Sat, 30 May 2026 04:28:18 +0000Dr. Hakeem Ali-Bocas AlexanderA self-published author, slam death metal vocalist, and newly appointed global director sits down to launch a Virginia Beach artist series—this is the raw, unfiltered origin story. · How a nonfiction health guide spawned the Organelle body horror...
· How a nonfiction health guide spawned the Organelle body horror novella series and the creative freedom that comes with owning your own publishing

· The truth about gig work independence: why Instacart’s model delivers what other apps withhold with their acceptance-rate penalties

· Local anchors that fuel the creative output—Bad Ass Coffee, Vibe Park, and the walkable energy of the Vibe District

· A major career shift: Hakeem reveals his contract as global director for a 24-year tech organization and the mindset that opens such doors

· The vision for a multi-national lifestyle that keeps one foot in Virginia Beach and the other reaching toward Taiwan

Hit play to step inside the mind of a creator who refuses to be boxed in.

NEW NOVELLA

Is this a love story?

Or is it the distance between what breaks us and what we become.

https://amzn.to/49hCeJs

Beneath the Shadow of Your Smile: Time, Steel, and the Unbroken Heart]]>1121artist_interview,bad_ass_coffee,body_horror_fiction,creative_entrepreneurship,death_metal_vocals,gig_economy_work,global_citizen,hakeem_alexander,independent_contractor,independent_publishing,instacart_delivery,multi_hyphenate_life,organelle_series,personal_branding,self_publishing_tips,slam_metal_music,taiwan_travel,vibe_district_vb,virginia_beach,world_reading_clubfalsefull