Disruption Now

EP:62 - Living with the Corona (COVID-19)

Disruption Now speaks with a survivor of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

EP:61 - COVID-19 and Societal Disruption with Dr. Amar Bhati

COVID-19 has disrupted everyone's life. How do we cope and stay safe? What makes this particular coronavirus different? This pandemic could literally break many Americans and our healthcare system unless we work together. Learn how you can thrive in the midst of all the disruption.

EP:60 - Kobe and Demonization of Black Humanity

The death of Kobe and his daughter Gigi demonstrated how black men mourn and appreciate their children. It showed the world that black men are vulnerable and need support too. After Kobe’s death, #girldad started trending with pics of black men and their daughters. Of course, in the outrage and cancel culture we live in there was an immediate attempt to undermine his legacy based upon a past rape allegation. The #MeToo is necessary and women face real challenges and issues of harassment, violenc...

EP:59 - Dr. Lawrence Drake on The Myth of Absent Black Fathers

On this episode we sit down with Dr. Lawrence Drake author of Color Him Father. Color Him Father is book about love and loss and what it means to be a black father in America. It disrupts the common narratives that black men aren't committed fathers.

EP:58 - Charles 'Mark Phi' Smart

Episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYHoX1hROsk Follow Me Facebook https://bit.ly/303IU8j Instagram https://bit.ly/2YOLl26 Twitter https://bit.ly/2KfLaTf Follow Charles Website - http://markphicreations.com/ FB - https://www.facebook.com/markphicreations Twitter - https://twitter.com/mark_phi Insta -https://www.instagram.com/markphicreations/

EP: 57 - Coach Cass - Developing a Growth Mindset for Relationships

Coach Cass is a professional love and relationship coach for women. Coach Cass is effective because she is open and vulnerable about her own journey. Learn from Coach Cass how to find, keep and nurture a healthy relationship. On this episode we keep it all the way real discussing, sex, money and what it means to have a growth mindset in relationships. Follow me Facebook https://bit.ly/303IU8j Instagram https://bit.ly/2YOLl26 Twitter https://bit.ly/2KfLaTf Follow Coach Cass Instagram @inspiremany...

EP: 56 - Creating Wakanda with Brian Brackeen

Brian Mackeen is creating a real Wakanda by investing in black and brown entrepreneurs all across the country. As a successful founder of an AI company, Kairos, Brian knows what it takes to be a successful start-up while black.

EP: 55 - Rianka Dorsainvil - How to be Bold, Black and Thrive in Business

Rianka's 3 brands: Your Greatest Contribution (firm) 2050 TrailBlazers (podcast) RRD Consulting (speaking/consulting) Open Letter Questions FP/Identity politics Don't let someone else insecurity take away your confidence. How to navigate in a world that is still uncomfortable or not accustomed to black and brown leaders. Hair and dress Avoiding and overcoming stereotypes. Angry black woman etc How many people aren’t even aware of the behind-the-scenes discrimination that goes on in the financial...

EP: 54 - Karla Ferguson - Black Art & Activism

Karla Gibson is a black art activist and believes in the power of art to challenge the status quo and tell stories of the marginalized. Karla is the founder of the Yeelen Group is a global private sales firm specialized in the brokerage of Fine Art, and high-value items. Karla describes her journey as one of the few successful black female curators and how others other black and brown girls can leave their imprint on art.

EP: 53 - Derrick Artis - From Modest to Millions

Derrick Artis never expected to be in private equity, but the opportunity transformed his options and trajectory. Most African Americans aren't exposed to private equity or know how to leverage private equity opportunities when they occur. Learn how to turn your skill into a business. He went from being an optometrist making a good living to making millions and never having to work again. Listen to learn how he did it.

EP:52 - Ronne Brown is Unashamed from Mopping floors to Millions on Instagram.

CONNECT WITH RONNE ON SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/ronnebrown_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronnebrown YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RonneB?sub_... Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronnebrown/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followronneb.. . Visit Girl CEO https://www.girlceoinc.com/...

EP:51 - Lauren Maillian - Author & CEO of LMB Group

Full Episode - https://bit.ly/2PL680w Lauren Maillian is the Founder and CEO of LMB Group, a strategic marketing and brand advisory company; was a Founding Partner at Gen Y Capital Partners, an early-stage venture firm focused on investments in mobile and consumer-facing technology-enabled companies; and is the author of the instant bestselling business memoir, The Path Redefined: Getting To the Top On Your Own Terms. Lauren’s passion for innovation-through-entrepreneurship and her unique abilit...

EP:50 - The Great Hack - Big Data is a Danger to Democracy

Ever wonder why everything is free on Facebook, Google, and many other platforms? Nothing is free and if it's free you are not the customer you are the product. How dangerous is big data to democracy? The Great Hack shows there is a steep price for your “free data” and it might be your own freedom.

EP:49 - Congressman Hakeem Jeffries

Hakeem Jeffries discusses impeachment, his journey in public service and his quest to transform our criminal justice system.

EP: 48 - Crystal Mason and the art of Voter Suppression and Injustice.

Crystal Mason has been sentenced to five years in prison for voting. Crystal Mason said she had no idea that she was ineligible to vote (felons in Texas are prohibited from voting while they’re serving their sentences, which includes incarceration, parole, and probation). This is not justice it’s a scare tactic to suppress votes.

EP:47 - Who Can Say The N-Word?

Who can use the N-word? Can the N-word ever be a term of endearment among black people? Is it ever acceptable for people who are not black to use the N-word? Now with Hip hop going global using the N-word all the time should black people be offended anymore?

EP:46 - The Art of Real Hip hop: Alexander Star

Follow Alexzander Star Follow on IG ( http://instagram.com/mralexanderstar ) Follow AXR on IG ( http://instagram.com/axrtribe ) And stream our song "Oh Yes" on all digital platforms! http://smarturl.it/OhYes...

EP:45 - NBA's China conflict and freedom

A tweet from Darly Morey, GM of the Rockets appeared to support Hong Kong demonstrators but with pressure from China he deleted the tweet and reversed course. Trump is bargaining away U.S. security for conspiracy theories about Ukraine in hopes of reelection and erasing evidence of Russia's interference in our elections. Are America and American values like freedom of speech and freedom of expression for sale?

EP:44 - Is Forgiveness Hurting Black Folk?

Instead of focusing on the actual victim who was killed, Botham Jean the media has focused on the judge giving the hug and the brother :Botham Jean who forgave her. Judge Tammy Kemp also hugged Amber Geiger to show her compassion. Is there an unreasonable expectation for African Americans to forgive?

EP:43 - Chauncey Mayfield from zero to a billion while black

EP: 42 - Black Love & Marriage

Journal of Family and Medicine Fewer people getting married less economically attractive men available. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/fewer-people-are-getting-married-because-theres-a-shortage-of-economicallystable-single-men-says-study-221607423.html 3-6 million black women can’t find husband or boyfriend https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&amp=&v=0ymsPTuK_X4&app=desktop Black men lag economically https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/3/21/17139300/economic-mobil...

EP: 41 - Are You Racist?

Former Trump staffers apologizes to Obama https://apple.news/ARDzWISL7QuaczNbYsP-osg Trump Supporters tries of being called racist https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-rally-cincinnati-racist_n_5d442934e4b0aca3411c669a?ncid=engmodushpmg00000003

EP: 40 - Rodney Williams - FOUNDER OF LISNR

Rodney Williams, founder of LISNR has been a disruptor all his life. LISNR technology transmits data over sound that you can't hear. It will not satisfy Williams until LISNR connects and changes the world.

EP: 39 - Eric Thomas : Push Through The Pain

Eric Thomas the worlds number 1 motivational speaker discusses his journey and how pushing past pain leads to greater success. If you give up in your worse state that will be your legacy. What will your legacy be?

EP: 38 - Jemele Hill - 'Unbothered By Critics'

It’s time for black athletes to leave white colleges https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/10/black-athletes-should-leave-white-colleges/596629/ Jemele Hill slammed for urging black athletes to attend HBCUs. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7435163/Ex-ESPN-host-Jemele-Hill-slammed-urging-black-athletes-spurn-white-colleges.html Black male athletes continue graduating at lower rates than other student-athletes, black nonathletes, and undergraduates in general https://news.usc....

EP:37 - Janelle Monáe's Twitter Mistake?

The plot thickens with Popeye's chicken. Janelle Monáe tweets about voting interest in comparison to Popeye's chicken "sammich" and creates an uproar of clap-backs.

EP: 36 - Dave Chappelle Sticks & Stones Outrage

Dave Chappelle Sticks and Stones Netflix special addresses cancellation culture, groupthink and reflexive outrage. Chappelle is provocative calling Michael Jackson accusers liars, criticizing the Metoo movement and trolling Jessie Smollett. Do you think he went too far? Or was he providing needed comedic relief to our toxic news cycle?

EP: 35 - Louis Reed: The Power of Redemption

Louis L. Reed has never forgotten his federal prison number and like a tattoo, it’s a permanent reminder of his survival and eventual redemption. Louis Reed is the National Organizer for #Cut50. Cut50 was started by CNN commentator Van Jones to reduce the prison population by half in America.

EP: 34 - Jay Z Knee-Kaps Kaepernick?

This week Jay Z announced a partnership between his company Roc Nation and the NFL. The reactions were swift. There are two main camps, one led by Eric Reid and Kaepernick's friends who see the partnership as a sell-out move by Jay Z to silence Kaepernick's and other's protests against police misconduct and inequality in this country. The other side of the argument is that Jay-Z has a grand plan for social justice and there is more to the partnership than money.

EP: 33 - Chicken Wars: Popeyes, Chick-fil-A and Insanity

Popeyes implemented a brilliant social media marketing campaign around its new chicken sandwich to challenge Chick-fil-A. To say it was a success for Popeyes would be an understatement. It was so successful Popeyes had long lines for as across the country with wait times as long as an hour and a half. Meanwhile, our government just shut down the ability to enforce election laws in this country. Mitch McConnell appears content to let the FEC shut down by not having enough members to get a quorum....