Meet Randy Williams

We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Randy Williams a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Randy, we’re thrilled to have you on our platform and we think there is so much folks can learn from you and your story. Something that matters deeply to us is living a life and leading a career filled with purpose and so let’s start by chatting about how you found your purpose.

It started with the spread of a fashion-abomination called Crocs. You see, years ago, these dastardly embarrassments to mankind were only seen on a handful of rare humans, who obviously had zero fashion taste or shame whatsoever. Unfortunately, over the past few years, these holed, rubber monstrosities have been spreading like the plague, infecting almost every level of society, on every corner of the earth.

Concerned, to say the least, I approached local and federal lawmakers to see what could be done. A ban on these disgraceful clogs? Fines to companies who peddle them? A “fugly” fee to be imposed on each pair sold, to help re-educate those lacking even the most basic fashion sense? At very least, an advisory on each shoebox explaining how utterly ridiculous and foolish anyone who puts these things on their feet will look?

Sadly and surprisingly, my calls for help went unanswered while the world was continuing to suffer with the exponential growth in sales and use of these grotesque loafers. It was at that period of my life, when I entered a dark time – I just couldn’t believe this was happening and no one was doing anything about it. I was in a bad place for a while.

After many months of soul searching, including a trip to the mountains of Bhutan to pray about it in temples perched high in the Himalayas, it finally came to me: I would create my own nation…a nation free of Crocs and severe penalties to anyone who dared to wear them or even bring them across our borders.

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?

The Sultan has a background in broadcasting, gracing the public airwaves since the tender age of 16. By my junior year in high school, I was hosting a late night “Slow Jams” show on my town’s local radio station. Today, the show is heard on over 200 terrestrial radio stations in 14 countries. I’ve written two best-selling books, produced an award-winning film and appeared on Shark Tank with Brian McKnight. When I’m not on the radio, I’m probably traveling to a country most haven’t heard of. Last year I completed my mission to visit every country in the world, all 193 (see ramblinrandy.com) Along with my radio listeners, I build wells in rural African villages that don’t have clean water sources. But enough about me, let’s talk about me.

In 2021 I annexed land in the California desert and soon after declared our independence from The United States.

The Republic of Slowjamastan is an 11.07-acre sovereign nation completely surrounded by The United States. We’re about an hour south of Palm Springs and 37 miles north of Mexico.

Currently, our most popular activities include:

-Taking selfies in front of our main sign(s)
-Visiting Independence Square
-Searching for the elusive Slowjamastan racoon, which also happens to be our national animal
-Watching the glorious Slowjamastan sunrise/sunset

We look forward to introducing new and exciting additions to our nation, including but not limited to: a lazy river, an armadillo farm, an all-you-can-eat Mongolian BBQ establishment and of course a giant statue/monument of The Great Leader (me). We may need to adjust our tax structure, because the funds aren’t coming in as fast as we’ve hoped.

We’re a dictatorship most of the time. On occasion, we’ll hold special voting ceremonies and referendums. Recently, I allowed citizens to vote on what should be our national fruit, sport and even what our national animal (the mascot) should be named I even allowed the people to decide for or against an invasion and annexation of Yuma.

We have a glorious cabinet of czars, secretaries, ministers and directors.

By now you know what we stand for. We are united against Crocs and a handful of other unspeakable things and actions. See our laws here: https://slowjamastan.org/laws/

We have over 19,00 registered citizens.

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?

The only limit is you. We simply never take no for an answer. And we always have fun.

Okay, so before we go we always love to ask if you are looking for folks to partner or collaborate with?

Citizenship is free and can be obtained easily via our official website! People who have the same disgust for Crocs should find solace in belonging to a nation that shares their same, righteous values. If you’re equally appalled by those who drive in the left lane on highways while cars are passing on the left and having to deal with barbarians who feel compelled to unnecessarily “reply-all” to company-wide emails, then Slowjamastan is for you. We despise “mumble rap” and shame those who put their feet on the dashboard. Slowjamastan is a place you can come (physically or virtually) to get away from all of those evils and spend time and have fun with like-minded people. But be warned: Once you get here, you may never want to leave.

There are also limited real-estate opportunities. We are on the lookout for brave souls ready to help build the grand infrastructure of our small yet magnificently mighty nation. Surely, somewhere out there, a visionary awaits, dreaming of a picturesque plot of land where their business can flourish under the benevolent gaze of Slowjamastan.

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