Jake’s Take Podcast: Terayle Hill

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com

It is a pleasure to welcome actor, singer, producer, and philanthropist Terayle Hill to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. 

Terayle stars as Marquise Howard in the popular TV series: Step Up. Based on the Step Up film franchise, the series follows the students and teachers at Atlanta’s High Water Performing Arts School, one of the city’s most cutthroat performing arts schools. In its third season, Marquise is finding his voice in every area of his life as he continues to grow as a performer in the music world. Some of Terayle’s co-stars include Carlito Olivero, Faizon Love, Ne-Yo, Christina Millan, and Tricia Helfer.

Terayle Hill is also starring as Todd Wesley in BET+’s original holiday film A Wesley Christmas. The film follows adult siblings Chris, Todd, and Cydney Wesley as they travel to their childhood home in Washington, DC, to celebrate the Christmas holidays with their parents, Bryan and Sylvia, and their entire family. Upon arrival, all kinds of family drama, a crazy neighbor, and conflict ensue. With the Wesley Family together and all their physical and emotional baggage in tow, this annual family get-together promises to be a festive, hot mess of a Christmas season with life-changing impacts for the entire family. 

When he is not acting, Terayle Hill is the co-founder and co-owner of Everybodies Inc. This multi-branch media enterprise creates and produces original series, music appeal, and more. Terayle and Ivan Gaskin worked to build and organize a team of over 100 creatives to come together and tell stories like never before. Everybodies Inc. has multiple branches, including the Everybodies Network Channel on YouTube, the Everybodies Music Group, Everybodies Publishing, and Everybodies Appeal. 

In this edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar PodcastTerayle Hill spoke about Marquise Howard’s character evolution on Step Up and previewed his role in the BET+ Christmas film: A Wesley Christmas. 

Ethan Zohn RETURNS + TALKS ‘Survivor 50’ + Grassroot Soccer | JTWJE Jewish American Heritage Month Special 2 Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar

I am very excited to launch a very special series for Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. May is Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM), which annually celebrates the history, culture, and contributions of Jewish Americans to the United States.  There are no words to describe how ecstatic I am to welcome back Ethan Zohn for a third time! Ethan became a household name when he first appeared on Survivor: Africa, the third season of the legendary US reality TV competition. He won seven challenges and the title of “Sole Survivor.” He appeared on Survivor: All-Stars, where he won four challenges but lasted only 21 days, and returned to compete in the milestone season Survivor: Winners at War, where he only won one challenge and lasted 35 days.  Since Survivor, Ethan has become an influential social entrepreneur. With a portion of his Survivor: Africa winnings, he co-founded Grassroot Soccer (GRS). GRS is an adolescent health organization that harnesses the power of soccer to provide young people with the essential information, services, and mentorship they need to lead healthier lives. Since its inception, GRS has expanded to 60 countries in Africa and worldwide, has graduated 13 million youth, and has worked with scores of public—and private-sector partners.  He also raised his voice to fight cancer.  Cancer-free since 2012, Ethan Zohn has been a voice for fighters, survivors, and caregivers of all ages, even chronicling the gritty details of his entire cancer experience for People Magazine. While undergoing treatment, he ran and finished the New York City and Boston marathons to help spread messages of hope and resilience to the world.  Ethan is a champion for investment in new medical research and technology. He is an advisor to numerous hospitals and foundations, such as Cancer Buddy, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and Memorial Sloan Kettering.  As demonstrated by his charitable work, tzedakah, and community involvement, Ethan believes that Jewish values can achieve a better and healthier world. His inspiration to help heal the world stems from being taught at an early age the importance of community, a connection to the Jewish faith, and the preservation of Israel.  Ethan shares his deep bond to Judaism, his connection to the Jewish community, and his relationship with Israel by partnering with Jewish organizations that do critical work worldwide, such as BBYO, the Jewish National Fund, and Maccabi USA.  On this edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Ethan Zohn gave his take on Survivor 50, previews Grassroot Soccer’s 25th anniversary, and how Grassroot Soccer is going to play a role with the World Cup coming to North America.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jake-s-take-with-jacob-elyachar–4112003/support.
  1. Ethan Zohn RETURNS + TALKS ‘Survivor 50’ + Grassroot Soccer | JTWJE Jewish American Heritage Month Special 2
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  3. Matt DeAngelis RETURNS & PREVIEWS Janice Jam 2026 | JTWJE EXCLUSIVE 23
  4. Tony Kieraldo TALKS Postmodern Jukebox & James Bond | EP 428
  5. Grammy-nominated Alvin Garrett TALKS Songwriting & ‘Talk to Her Like This’ | JTWJE EP 427

For more information about Everybodies Inc, visit their website.

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