By: Jacob Elyachar Lauren LaPointe has a passion to dance. This Kansas City native has grown as a dancer since she became a student of renowned ballroom dancer Louis Bar. She quickly evolved from ballroom novice to traveling across the country with her teacher to compete against other high-caliber couples. Her hard work and training […]
The Five Question Challenge with Cody Belew
April 19, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The Five Question Challenge is back! For this edition, Jake’s Take is proud to welcome singer-songwriter Cody Belew. Cody showed off his remarkable talents and superb vocals during the third season of the NBC ratings juggernaut, The Voice, as part of Team Cee Lo. After placing in the Top Eight, the Arkansas […]
A Conversation With Dancer-Choreographer Ivan Koumaev
April 15, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Ivan Koumaev (for those of you who don’t know, it’s pronounced Koo-My-Ev) is one of the most successful dancers of his generation. Since his debut on So You Think You Can Dance eight short years ago, Ivan has continued to inspire countless dancers around the world with his smooth moves […]
Catching Up With…Fit2Fat2Fit’s Drew Manning
April 8, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Two years ago, Utah-based fitness trainer Drew Manning began a journey to inspired people all around the world to get into shape. His excursion from fit to fat and back to fit again evolved into a successful fitness brand that includes a New York Times best seller and supplements and clothing lines. […]
Catching Up with filmmaker Grey
April 2, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar A couple of months ago, I introduced you to Grey, a rising filmmaker that produced two hot webseries: How Far We’ll Go and The Lady in Pink, which were gaining lots of attention from thousands of YouTube viewers. Unfortunately, these two shows were cancelled due to several reasons beyond his control. […]
A Conversation With…..Radio personality Steve Serrano
April 1, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Steve Serrano is one of the busiest radio personalities in the Midwest! His duties include hosting the Mix 93.3’s late shift (7 p.m. to 12 a.m.), co-hosting segments for KCWE-TV and emceeing Kansas City Comets games. In addition, he also deejays at local events as part of Mix 93.3’s mobile DJ and […]
A Conversation with Bronies producer Michael Brockhoff
March 29, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar When the Kansas City FilmFest starts in two weeks at the Alamo Drafthouse Mainstreet, one of the highlights of the festival will be the screening of Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony. I had the privilege to correspond with Bronies producer Michael Brockhoff. He talked about the filming […]
A Conversation with Terry Fator
March 21, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Terry Fator loves making his audiences smile. Ever since his win on the sophomore season of America’s Got Talent, the Las Vegas headliner has entertained millions of fans through his memorable characters such as Emma Taylor, Hyphen and Winston, the Impersonating Turtle. In addition to performing with his co-stars, […]
A Conversation with Bodybuilder Nick Wright
March 17, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Seven years ago, Nick Wright began a journey that led him to on a path to be one of the most recognized bodybuilders of his generation. With over 11 million views on YouTube and thousands of fans following him through social media, Nick continues to be an inspiration to both bodybuilders and […]
5 Questions with Bob Pressner
March 15, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar “I just keep fighting the good fight.”-Bob Pressner That motto continues to drive the New York rocker to achieve greatness within the music industry. Recently, Bob released his fourth studio album: King of Nothing, which marked his first collaboration with celebrated music producer Jim McGorman (Michelle Branch, Avril Lavigne), who paired the […]
