In 2000 I attended the Los Angeles Salsa Congress. This was my second congress ever, and I was excited to be able to dance On2 with dancers that were to …
Author Archives: shaka
Son of Obituary
Someone asked me how I came up with my bio. It’s gone through plenty of phases. A bio can sometimes come across as a resume. I remember my first resume …
18 Months
tomorrow will be the first weekday in 18 months that that I do not take pills. I’ve been waiting for this day to come, and after a year and a …
Get back to blogging
I’ve been telling myself that I wanted to start writing again, and it’s really easy to not do something that you say you want to do. There are so many …
Ignite Miami – Digital Nomads
On May 7th, I had an opportunity to speak at Ignite Miami, on the topic of digital nomads. The Ignite model allows you to share yourself, in 5 minutes. 20 …
How did Shaka Brown meet Jareau Almeyda?
It started back in 2000 with a message board known as “The Salsero’s Corner”, which was a yahoo group. It began as a central source for people to discuss the …
The Most Important Thing
A marathon. Wanting to do it is one thing. Preparing to do it, that’s a whole ‘nother animal. The schedule is pretty straight forward. Easy run, harder run, easy run, …
Why I run
We had a surprise visitor at our Mastermind meeting on Sunday. Internationally recognized speaker, educator, and writer, Denise Jacobs! Denise was between trips, and chose to join us at …
Morning Choices
“The world is your oyster, but you don’t crack it open on a mattress!” -Willy Loman – “Death of a Salesman” My mother came to Miami on Saturday. A girls’ trip …
Miami to London – Moving forward
I was contacted by a friend who works with a research foundation in the UK, asking if I was interested in supporting the research. Other than Toys for Tots, and …