Episode 42 - Part 1: The "Harris Hustle" from two opposite sides of the country found each other and found their passion!

In this Episode we sit down with Ike and Kaycee Harris aka "The Harris Hustle." They come from two opposite coasts Kaycee from the West Coast (Oakland, CA) Michael Ike Harris from the East Coast (Brooklyn, NY). Their shared adversities, upbringing and Tinder led them to find each other in California. Once finding each other they found their true passion in helping others become successful. They are now building an empire in the financial industry.

In Part 1 we discuss their upbringing on two different coasts. Born of immigrant parents from the Philippines, Kaycee grew up in the Seminary neighborhood of Oakland, CA. which was nicknamed “The Cemetery” due to all the violence. In an attempt to keep her off the streets, her parents used Kaycee’s Aunts address in Union City so that she could go to a better school. Later they moved her & her brother to Las Vegas, when she was in high school so she couldn’t get in trouble. We talk about the differences in Oakland now versus when Kaycee grew up there. Kaycee reflects on how much of a positive impact it made on her and her brother to not have attended the school in Oakland growing up.

Ike reflects on his upbringing in Brooklyn, N.Y. in the Bay View projects and how unlike Kaycee he never moved. As he puts it, "when you grow up in the projects you stay in one place." Michael says because of this he has had lifelong friendships and the “village raised the kids. If his Mom wasn’t around, there were other Mom’s watching because everyone knew everyone." He talks about his biological father being from the streets and fathering many children, but his stepfather raising him since he was 5 years old and how his mother tried everything she could to keep him off the streets as well. He talks about being born in the same room he lived in, and that he had to share a room with his sisters for a long time. He talks about an experience in Costa Rica where he was forced to jump off a huge cliff which gave him extreme confidence to make big moves in life. After this experience he made another huge jump and moved all the way to California.

We discuss their stories and the crazy coincidences they had as they both faced similar situations and trials and tribulations in life that have brought them together today. They both went through bad break ups in 2015 which caused them both to move and brought them closer together geographically. Ike talks about his move to CA and how he ended up in Ukiah of all places. Having ended up in the middle of nowhere him and his friend ended up commuting to Los Angeles regularly. Ike being in a new state and not knowing anyone decided to get on Tinder as a way to meet people. Kaycee was convinced by her cousin to join Tinder, due to the fact that a lot of her cousins who were in relationships had met on Tinder.

Through Tinder they tell the story of how they connected and became friends who messaged each other & talked daily from that point on. Both of them being in different parts of California forced them to get to know each other since they couldn’t meet up right away. Furthermore, since both of them were in the Real Estate Industry they ended up becoming solid associations. After finally meeting he recalls her giving him a huge bear hug that made him feel like this was something special. They also took a trip to Hawaii together when once again all the chips fell into place. Adversity struck once again when they were in Hawaii and Ike was forced to move out of the place he was living at in LA and ended up with no place to live. Thankfully he ended up staying with Kaycee and her family and bonding with her parents, until he could get on his feet.

THE HARRIS HUSTLE

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HOST

Isaac J. Estrada

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MUSIC

"The Mantra" by A Dead Desire

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GRAPHICS

Dionn Renee

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VIDEOGRAPHY/PRODUCTION

Jessica Howell

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