We interrupted our regularly scheduled programming for a special state of emergency episode. In episode 82 we covered a few topics relevant to the times that we are in. We discussed the business of police brutality, the economic play behind it that benefits investment firms and large banks, economic strategies and solutions that can be implemented to help solve this age-old problem. We also discussed socially conscious investing and ways to invest in funds that align with your social, religious,...
Jun 02, 2020•1 hr 13 min
The United States of America has 5% of the world’s population and 25% of the world's prison population. There are over 2 million prisoners in America which is more than any country in recorded history. America’s prison system is a multi-billion dollar industry. The prison economy has a far-reaching grip that employs thousands, encompasses Fortune 500 companies, and crosses political lines. For over a year we have wanted to do an episode on the business of prison and the criminal justice system. ...
May 26, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Tiffany Aliche aka The Budgetnista has earned the title of “America’s favorite financial educator.” She has spent over a decade teaching hundreds of thousands of people the tools to financial freedom. Tiffany has built an online community of over a million people across all platforms teaching a broad range of financial fundamentals and wealth hacks. She started her finance journey as a former educator who was able to save $40,000 in two years while only making $39,000 a year. She has been a full...
May 19, 2020•1 hr 33 min
David McCullar is a superstar entrepreneur and mental health trailblazer. In 2005, David began suffering from severe anxiety, panic attacks, depression and insomnia. After a search to help his mental state, he found alternative treatments that helped the issues that he was dealing with. He found a treatment that drastically improved his mental health called Brainwave Optimization. After experiencing the benefits of the treatment, he decided to help others and create a business out of his journey...
May 12, 2020•1 hr 12 min
AMZ Formula Discount link: https://www.eylfba.com/landing-page-main-page-for-course1588284920357?affiliate_id=2369979 Being an FBA seller on Amazon is essentially the act of serving as a middleman for products that people use everyday. The products get made in factories and sent to Amazon’s shipment centers where they are mailed to consumers who purchase them online. The beauty is that the business never requires physical receipt of any products by the seller. There are over 105 million Amazon p...
May 05, 2020•1 hr 22 min
In Episode 77, we went over government and corporate programs aimed at helping minority businesses. Farzana Nayani joined us for the conversation. Farzana has worked with a long list of Fortune 500 companies and government agencies including Lexus, Jet Blue, US Bank and the LA Fire Department. She provided steps for business owners to take to work with major corporations and leverage government and bank programs. We also discussed the importance of business coaching. #businessdiversity #minority...
Apr 28, 2020•1 hr 2 min
The toy and gaming industry is a multi-billion dollar industry that almost everyone has partaken in at some point in life. There are millions of games and toys on the market. How widespread the field is, makes it remarkable that only three black-owned toy companies with patterns on their products have ever made it to the shelves of major retail outlets, known in the industry as Big-Box. One of the three owners of the companies is Chantel Calloway. Chantel is the owner and creator of Rhyme Antics...
Apr 21, 2020•1 hr 3 min
We interrupted our regularly scheduled programming for a special state of emergency episode. In episode 75 we covered a few topics relevant to the times that we’re in. Including how to adapt to business during social distancing, video conferencing, distance learning, stocks that are booming, industries that are crippled and how to position yourself to be on the profitablity side of this crisis during and after it’s over. We also covered action steps for people to take during unemployment, includ...
Apr 14, 2020•1 hr 8 min
Trey Brown is a legend in the city of Philadelphia. At 14 years old, he's the CEO of The clothing brand Spergo, which is one of the hottest fashion lines out. His line has been worn by some the top entertainers and athletes including Ben Simmons, Meek Mill, Diddy, Da Baby and Lil Durk. In addition to that, he's been featured in CNN, Fox Business and he had a billboard in times square. He's gained national notoriety for building a six-figure business from a few hundred dollars. He’s also been abl...
Apr 07, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Diversity is a huge problem in silicon valley, only 1% of tech jobs are made up of African Americans, less than 1% of tech startup founders are African American and even less than that percentage of Venture Captial money goes to black start-ups. Kwame Anku has spent a large portion of his life trying to change that. After graduating from the prestigious Stanford University, he Co-Founded Black angel tech fund which was a groundbreaking black owned venture capital fund, he is the CEO of the Black...
Mar 31, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Part two of our Atlanta Live Podcast features legendary real estate investor and business mogul Jay Morrison and superstar Atlanta realtor Quiana Watson. The conversation is focused on all aspects of real estate investing and home purchasing. This conversation is extremely timing durning this economic downturn. #credit #realtor EYL Website: https://www.earnyourleisure.com/ Brand Resumes: https://brandresumes.com/eyl/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. h...
Mar 27, 2020•57 min
David Shands is a true Renaissance man. A few years ago he was working at the Cheesecake Factory, now he’s a full time entrepreneur with a list of impressive achievements under his belt. He’s a best-selling author, he is one of the owners of E Complex Atlanta which is a 4,000 square foot event space venue, he is the host of the Social Proof Podcast, he owns an apparel line, he’s a public speaker and a business coach. In addition to all of that, he is the CEO of Real Social Proof which is a week ...
Mar 24, 2020•1 hr 15 min
Link To The Red Panda Academy: http://bit.ly/38n6HDm Our third stock market investing show couldn’t have come at a better time. This one is focused on futures trading, day trading/short-term trading and value investing. We spoke with long time stock market expert Ian Dunlap for insight on all of the aforementioned topics. In episode 70, Ian explained the difference between short-term trading and long-term investing and how anyone can make money in the stock market on a daily basis regardless if ...
Mar 17, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Ani Sanyal is known for being a marketing genius but at his core he is the definition of a serial entrepreneur. After watching his Indian immigrant parents struggle as workers, he was determined to be on the other side of the table to provide financial freedom for himself and his family. He founded his own independent record label in high school and toured the world, he also provided Wiz Khalifa with his first opportunity to perform in NYC. In his mid-twenties, he pivoted from music to marketing...
Mar 10, 2020•1 hr 19 min
In the first segment of episode 68 we covered the Coronavirus’s impact on last weeks stock market meltdown. We discussed how the virus has affected global business and dissected the state of the stock market. We looked at areas that could benefit, areas that will most likely fall even further and we also discussed strategies for confused investors during this time. In the second segment we covered Amazon’s latest innovation, Amazon Go, which is a cashier-less grocery store in Seattle. Amazon Go ...
Mar 03, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Jewelry is a billion-dollar industry that has been around for centuries. There are a variety of sectors and components in the jewelry business, but most people only think about it from a consumers perspective. We were fortunate enough to speak with Dion Smith the CEO of AJC Jewelry, which is the only black-owned jewelry manufacturing company in New York’s prestigious diamond district. Hip-Hop culture has championed jewelry for years and even created the phrase “bling bling,” that’s recognized in...
Feb 28, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Quiana Watson is a superstar in the world of realty. With over a decade of experience, she has climbed the ranks to become a top 5% producing realtor in the Metro Atlanta area. She currently has listings as high as $21,000,000, but she works with and educates people of all economic levels. She is not only a top producing realtor, she is also the CEO of her own realty firm, Quiana Watson and Associates. At her firm she has a team of real estate agents under her tutelage. In episode 66, Quiana cov...
Feb 25, 2020•1 hr 5 min
In the early 2000s, Hpnotiq was one of the most popular liquor brands in the industry. Everyone wanted the mysterious blue bottle. The brand went from being unknown to moving a million cases a year at it’s peak, before the company was sold for $65 million. Another brand with a similar but even more impressive raise to prominence was Ciroc vodka. Ciroc was another unknown brand that went from moving 50,000 cases in 2007 to 2.6 milllion cases in 2014. The common denominator in both of these brands...
Feb 21, 2020•1 hr 17 min
Ryan Leslie is known for being a legend in the music industry as a Grammy nominated producer, singer and rapper. He's had hit records of his own and has worked with some of the biggest names in music history including Kanye West, Diddy, Rick Ross, Fabolous, Cassie and Nipsey Hussle. His genius reaches far past music. He scored a perfect score on his S.A.T. at fourteen and went on to graduate from Harvard University. He has always been ahead of his time. He was one of the first artists to give hi...
Feb 18, 2020•1 hr 26 min
The vending machine industry generates $23 billion in annual revenue. With low startup costs and high profit margins, it’s one of the most practical businesses that anyone can start. We linked up with the Vending Machine King aka Kashief Edwards for one of our most educational episodes ever. On episode 63 he gave a step-by-step blueprint that anyone can use to make huge profits from owning vending machines. Link To The Vending Bizz Master Class: https://the-vending-bizz-mastermind-course.teachab...
Feb 11, 2020•1 hr 14 min
Our live podcast in Atlanta was magical. In part one we covered the fitness industry with the first couple of fitness Mr. and Mrs. 2 Weeks Out and we talked with the kings of the car industry PTG 365. We covered mindset, scaling business models, the importance of relationships and consumerism. #Entrepreneur #Socialmediamarketing Guest IG: @mr2weeksout @mrs2weeksout @ptg365 @brandonmedford_ @e_whitehead365 & @mr_monsterdeal365 EYL Website: www.earnyourleisure.com --- This episode is sponsored...
Feb 07, 2020•1 hr 12 min
This week, our Hometown Heroes edition comes courtesy of the legendary city of Nashville, Tennessee. If you’re from Tennessee you have most likely heard of Slim and Husky’s. The new age pizza chain is the talk of the town in the culinary industry. With three locations in Tennessee, one in Atlanta and one more Atlanta location on the way, their reach is growing at a fast pace. The company is not your average pizza store. It was created by three childhood friends (Emanuel Reed, Derrick Moore, and ...
Feb 04, 2020•1 hr 21 min
Brandon Mitchell started taking college courses in high school, when he entered college he obtained three bachelor degrees in three years as a triple undergraduate major. He studied economics, finance, and management information systems. While taking 26 credits a semester he also started two businesses. After he graduated he began to work at one of the largest accounting firms in the world, Price Waterhouse Cooper. At 21 he was earning six figures and was on the path to be a corporate superstar....
Jan 21, 2020•1 hr 15 min
Kezia M. Williams is an entrepreneurial rockstar. In 2019 she was #67 on The Root’s Top 100 influential African Americans list. She is the CEO and founder of The Black Upstart which is an organization that trains entrepreneurs to start and grow sustainable small businesses. Since 2016 her company has trained 200 inspiring entrepreneurs. A remarkable 41% of them are still in business and 50% now employ other people. In addition to running The Black Upstart four years ago, she was chosen to head u...
Jan 14, 2020•1 hr 2 min
If you spend any time on social media the odds are you’ve seen Wallace Peeples aka Wallo267. His videos and posts have served as inspiration for millions. To say his story is legendary would be an understatement. At 17 he was sentenced to 20 years in jail. He was released 34 months ago after being incarcerated for two decades. Upon his release, he hit the ground running on day one selling t-shirts hand to hand on the streets of North Philly and building his social media following with daily vide...
Jan 10, 2020•59 min
Mandii B aka Full Court Pumps is the host of Whoreible Decisions Podcast. Her show ranks in the top 1% of all podcast in regards to listenership. She left her job as an accountant at one of the largest accounting firms in the world last year to become a full-time podcaster when she matched her annual corporate salary from her show in the first 5 months of the year. In episode 56 we teamed up with Mandii to cover one of our most requested topics, how to start and make money from a podcast. Mandii...
Jan 07, 2020•1 hr 23 min
We have a holiday treat for this week's episode. We were lucky every enough to sit down with one of the top chefs in the world. Kelvin Fernandez aka Chef Kelvin has a resume too long to list. He comes from humble beginnings and has worked his way up the ranks. He is the son of Dominican parents and raised in Harlem. He rose to superstar status in the culinary world when he beat the iconic Bobby Flay in a cooking battle on Bobby’s own show on the Food Network. After that, he starred in two other ...
Dec 24, 2019•1 hr 12 min
Our latest edition of Home Town Heroes comes courtesy of the turbulent city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At the age of 31 Brandon Rule is a business prodigy. He is a commercial real estate developer with an extremely impressive resume. He has developed $50 million in affordable housing projects in Milwaukee through his company Rule Enterprises and has an additional $180 million in projects currently in his development pipeline. A few weeks ago Brandon went viral on social media after news broke that...
Dec 17, 2019•1 hr 5 min
Our first live podcast was one of the best episodes that we ever recorded. We covered real estate, book publishing, mindset, scaling business models, the importance of relationships and consumerism. The guest line up was an all-star selection of EYL alumni featuring Max Maxwell (EYL 50), Ash Cash (EYL 26), and Derick Faulcon (EYL 11). Guest IG: @therealmaxwell, @iamashcash, @homemaid_, and @capitoleventsgroup --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://a...
Dec 13, 2019•1 hr 46 min
One of the most requested industries that we haven't covered yet is the male haircare business. Barbershops are a staple in every community especially in black communities worldwide. Before we did an episode on barbershops and hair entrepreneurs we wanted to make sure we had the right person to talk to. Wade Menendez aka Wade the Barber is a world-renown master barber and stylist, he became a rockstar in the male hair care industry by mastering a technic called cranial prosthesis aka ”the man un...
Dec 10, 2019•59 min
