{"podcast":{"title":"Kanawha Valley Hustlers","slug":"kanawha-valley-hustlers-6379539","podcast_index_feed_id":6379539,"rss_url":"https://www.joejustice.org/feed/mp3/","website_url":"https://www.joejustice.org","image_url":"https://www.joejustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Podcast-Poster-scaled.jpg","author":"Joe Justice","episode_count":320,"summary":"The Kanawha Valley Hustle podcast is your source for inspiration and insights from the creative minds and hardworking hustlers who call the Kanawha Valley area home. Whether you're looking to start your own business, pursue a creative passion, or simply want to learn more about the movers and shakers in your community, the Kanawha Valley Hustle has something for you.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T06:20:48.059224+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kanawha-valley-hustlers-6379539"},"episode":{"title":"Turning a Passion Into a Profession with Akaya Robey","slug":"turning-a-passion-into-a-profession-with-akaya-robey","published_at":"2026-06-25T16:32:12+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kanawha-valley-hustlers-6379539/turning-a-passion-into-a-profession-with-akaya-robey","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kanawha-valley-hustlers-6379539","url":"https://www.joejustice.org/turning-a-passion-into-a-profession-with-akaya-robey/","audio_url":"https://www.joejustice.org/podlove/file/334/s/feed/c/mp3/KVH313.mp3","summary":"In this episode of the Kanawha Valley Hustlers podcast, I talk with Akaya Robey of Kyber Kai Academy, a combat and fight choreography school in Charleston, West Virginia. I learn how a hobby that started years ago grew into a business that is becoming his full time focus. Akaya shares how he brought lightsaber choreography from New York to West Virginia, built a community around it, and recently transitioned the organization into an LLC. We talk about the difference between choreography and full contact saber combat, the equipment involved, and the global competitions that exist in the sport. He opens up about investing too much in gear before having enough students and the lessons that came from that mistake. We also discuss networking, handling criticism, working with different kinds of people, and staying open to new opportunities. Akaya's message is simple: keep going. No matter what others say, persistence and consistency are what move both a business and a passion forward.","meta_description":"In this episode of the Kanawha Valley Hustlers podcast, I talk with Akaya Robey of Kyber Kai Academy, a combat and fight choreography school in Charleston…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":550,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kanawha-valley-hustlers-6379539/episodes/turning-a-passion-into-a-profession-with-akaya-robey/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kanawha-valley-hustlers-6379539/turning-a-passion-into-a-profession-with-akaya-robey.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}