Today on #MWL, my man Henry Hicks, CEO of the National Museum of African American Music, joins me on the show to talk about the journey to build a museum of a people's music, its relevance in these incredible times, and his philosophy of Dream Big, Then Execute. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit marcuswhitney.substack.com...
May 29, 2020•35 min
Hunt Club founder and CEO, Nick Cromydas joins MWL to discuss the future of work, talent in startups, and startups outside of Silicon Valley. Great insights on the massive move to remote work, and how that will change the playing field for the foreseeable future. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit marcuswhitney.substack.com...
May 28, 2020•36 min
Celebrating the launch of his brand new book, "Great Leaders Live Like Drug Addicts", Michael Brody-Waite joins us to talk about living mask free in this unprecedented moment in time. Learn more about Michael's book at greatleaderbook.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit marcuswhitney.substack.com...
May 27, 2020•32 min
Catching up with my man Joshua Mundy on his new venture, Pivot Technology School: https://www.pivottechschool.com/ We are also talking about how COVID-19 and the Tornado destroying his businesses overnight has changed him as an #entrepreneur. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit marcuswhitney.substack.com...
May 26, 2020•36 min
My guest today is iHeartRadio DJ and host of the Battleground Podcast, Tim Battle. We discuss the unexpected role that professional wrestling has played in defining essential businesses, keeping live TV moving, and innovating on content creation models that are more than one hundred years old. Find him online at: @battleonair This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit marcuswhitney.substack.com...
May 25, 2020•33 min
Robert Sherrill spent five years in federal prison on drug conspiracy charges, and has since turned his life around as an entrepreneur, civic leader and inspiration to many. Robert was a 2018 Most Admired CEO in the Nashville Business Journal and he is the author of "The Journey To Now" and the forthcoming book "Quid Pro Quo". We talk about the importance of improving re-entry programming, the opportunity for formerly incarcerated persons to become entrepreneurs and inspiring the next generation...
May 24, 2020•30 min
QuHarrison Terry (Qu for short) is the Growth Marketing head at Mark Cuban Companies. Qu is an entrepreneur, savant level marketer and futurist. Qu and I catch up to talk about how C-19 has adapted his mindset on marketing, and opportunities that he sees as a result of our new normal. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit marcuswhitney.substack.com...
May 24, 2020•37 min
My good friend Amanda Little, author of The Fate of Food, returns to give us an update on how COVID-19 has created a crisis in the global food chain, and to share the bright spots and opportunities we need to look for. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit marcuswhitney.substack.com
May 24, 2020•33 min
Scott Hamilton is the most recognized male figure skating star in the world, and figure skating’s voice of authority in the U.S., Scott Hamilton has won 70 titles, awards and honors including an Emmy Award nomination, induction into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame and a privileged member of the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame. After losing his mother to cancer, then becoming survivor himself, Scott turned activist, launching the Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation (Cancer Alliance for Resea...
Apr 22, 2020•31 min
This week on the podcast I talk with my good friend, Jeff McGruder, SVP at Pinnacle Financial Partners about the Payroll Protection Program. There is a lot of information that only a banker on the frontlines can make clear, so I hope you find this episode valuable. Jeff has his own podcast called "What's The Mathematics" that I would encourage you to subscribe to. This is part 1 of a four part series with Jeff. More to come over the next few weeks. This is a public episode. If you would like to ...
Apr 13, 2020•20 min
Welcome to the first episode of my new show on the podcast, Marcus Whitney Live. The world has changed and we are going to take a break from the #CreativePower Hour as we navigate the incredible changes that our world is going through. This show will be more of a current events show, featuring conversations with people that exemplify Creative Power, but talking about things in the context of our new normal (if you can call it that). My guest in episode 1 is Dr. Morgan Wills, CEO of Siloam Health...
Mar 30, 2020•19 min
Act 1 of a hero of mine: If I ever wondered why I decided to do this podcast, after this week I will never wonder again. In October, I released episode 24 of the #CreativePower Hour and my guest was Joshua Mundy. Josh is a creative pillar in the Nashville community. This episode captured his origin story and how he launched multiple businesses out of a historic building on Jefferson Street in Germantown. Early Tuesday morning, the tornado that hit Nashville destroyed the building that Josh built...
Mar 11, 2020•1 hr 9 min
What do Joplin MO., Steve Jobs and Lil Wayne have in common? This week we return to the #CreativePower Hour with one of the most important people in the history of music in the Internet era, Cameo Carlson. Cameo's story is so bizarre and dense that this is just PART 1 of her interview with me. She will inspire you with the true value of following your heart and betting on yourself. And yes... she knew Steve Jobs and worked with Lil' Wayne (and many other huge stars... and still does)! This is a ...
Mar 04, 2020•1 hr 13 min
From a Band to a Brand. This week we return to the #CreativePower Hour with a lifelong creative who has gone from career musician to founder of a plant-based, whole food brand scaling across the country. Ben Stix is a fascinating guy who has bootstrapped The BE-Hive, an incredibly successful food brand from the ground up. And I love his heart and his mission to make healthy food accessible to people without judgment. You'll love learning about Ben. This is a public episode. If you would like to ...
Feb 26, 2020•1 hr 8 min
This week we return to the #CreativePower Hour with a guy who I’ve spent more time with over the last ten years than anyone that isn’t in my family. My business partner, Vic Gatto. Vic has been a personal inspiration to me in the areas of commitment, hard work, focus and good intentions. As always, we dig into his origin story, how he became a venture capitalist, and his life as an entrepreneur trying to make the world a better place and also make a good bit of money at the same time. This is a ...
Feb 19, 2020•1 hr 10 min
The Art Is Its Own Reward. This week we return to the #CreativePower Hour with a creative soul who has lived an incredibly rich life and has her greatest work ahead of her, Alice Randall. Alice shares her incredible story about her upbringing in Detroit, her voyage to Washington DC as a child, her greatest creation, her biggest song recorded by Trisha Yearwood and her upcoming opus, Black Bottom Saints. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get acc...
Feb 12, 2020•56 min
For Every Body. This week on the #CreativePower Hour I get to share the story of one of the most energetic creatives in Nashville today. Alicia Searcy is the founder of Fashion Is For Every Body, a non-profit org that uses fashion as a language to promote body-positivity and self-esteem while seeking inclusion for adults of all ages, sizes and physical abilities within the fashion industry. Her story is powerful and will change your perspective on how inclusive we really are as a society. This i...
Feb 05, 2020•59 min
Helping the helpers - This week we return to the #CreativePower Hour with an icon in Nashville, Pat Shea. Pat is best known for being the CEO of the YWCA Nashville for over a decade and building out a tremendous awareness and citywide program to support victims of domestic violence. She is now onto her next adventure, as CEO of a new platform for non-profits everywhere called Givful. In this episode we learn about Pat's origin story, her successful career in healthcare and the future of giving. ...
Jan 29, 2020•55 min
On this episode, you'll hear Marcus talk to the good folks at Team Hiter about finding time and creating space. If you're someone having a hard time managing your own time and focusing then this is the ultimate Masterclass for you. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit marcuswhitney.substack.com
Jan 22, 2020•1 hr 45 min
This week we return with the Creative Power Hour, and my guest is my dear friend Tim Ozgener. Tim is currently the CEO of OZ Arts, Nashville's Contemporary Arts Performance Center. He is also a member of the Ozgener family that brought the world CAO Cigars, one the leading brands of cigars worldwide. Tim is one of the funniest, kindest people I know, and his story is both hilarious and heartwarming. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access ...
Jan 21, 2020•1 hr 6 min
If you ask anyone about Nashville (or Austin, DC, NYC etc.), they immediately go to the cranes in the sky. Building is happening everywhere. But who are the people behind all this construction? And with all the money required to build all these buildings, what role does entrepreneurship play in all of this? My good friend and Nashville Power 100 lister, Don Hardin, takes us through his career that has led his company to work on some of the most important construction projects in the history of N...
Dec 18, 2019•1 hr 10 min
I met Will Acuff five years ago at the prompting of my good friend Nick Holland. We met to discuss his idea for a non profit that he and his wife Tiffany wanted to start to create infrastructure for the work they had already been doing in their neighborhood. Five years later and they have graduated hundreds of their neighbors through their "Academy", a 12 week entrepreneurship program, and have made an economic impact in their neighborhood over $3M dollars a year. This is a truly inspiring story...
Dec 16, 2019•1 hr 9 min
Living in Nashville has a lot of surprises in terms of the people you befriend. I have to say that I didn't expect to become friends with maybe my favorite podcaster, but that's just how things turn out sometimes. Matt Bodnar is an exceptional thinker with maybe one of the fastest working brains I've ever encountered. He is a partner at Fresh Hospitality, home to incredible dining brands like Martin's BBQ, Taziki's Cafe, Greko Greek Street Food and Vui's Kitchen. Matt is also the host of The Sci...
Dec 09, 2019•1 hr 9 min
There is only one Mickey Guyton, and we have her on the show this week. Mickey is an incredible talent, a genre bending revelation and one of the sweetest people you will ever meet. Her story reminds me that the path less traveled is the one with all the breakthroughs. She's had hit records but she's also had a very difficult path as a Black female country artist. She found herself through that difficulty, and you can be the beneficiary of what she learned by just tuning in this week. This is a ...
Nov 29, 2019•59 min
An absolute treat for you all this week. Maneet Chauhan is a dynamo, and Nashville hit the Jackpot when she and her husband Vivek decided to build their culinary empire here. You may have seen her on the Food Network as a regular judge on Chopped, but hearing her story will inspire you to believe in Creative Power and hopefully make a pilgrimage to one of her restaurants if you haven't already. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bo...
Nov 20, 2019•1 hr 2 min
This week's podcast features my good friend Newton Dominey. Newton is the founder of Nashville's original climbing gym, The Crag, now with two locations and an incredible community that it supports. But that's not how Newton and I met. We met in the very early days of Nashville Soccer Club (then, Nashville Football Club). Newton is President of The Roadies, the firstborn supporters club of Nashville SC. I love this guy, and I'm happy to share this episode with you so you can see just why. This i...
Nov 13, 2019•1 hr 3 min
I've had some incredible moments in recording the #CreativePower Hour this year, but so far only one has left me absolutely speechless and on the verge of tears. It would be this episode with my sister in spirit, Mignon Francois. Mignon is the founder of The Cupcake Collection and the absolute embodiment of Creative Power, Faith and Purpose. Her story is so moving and inspiring. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, vi...
Nov 06, 2019•1 hr 4 min
Amanda Little has been fascinated with how technology would impact society for more than thirty years, and has always been ahead of the mainstream story. Her latest book, The Fate of Food, found its roots in her search for how we were going to sustain the brave new world that we started building with the dot com boom in the nineties, and now asks hard questions with an optimistic view that innovation can continue to solve our biggest problems, even the ones we unintentionally created for ourselv...
Oct 30, 2019•1 hr 14 min
Every time I speak with Derrick Morgan, it's hard to wrap my head around the fact that he's only 30 years old. In his short time on Earth, he's been a top player in the NFL playing his entire career for the Tennessee Titans, earned his MBA, been inducted into the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame, launched an Opportunity Zone Fund and executive produced "The Game Changers", the best selling documentary OF ALL TIME on iTunes. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscrib...
Oct 23, 2019•1 hr 9 min
I like to think that I hustle hard, but there are those people whos hustle makes me tired just thinking about it. Joshua Mundy is a believer in creativity, entrepreneurship, and hustle and has ridden that belief to a string of impactful businesses and an indelible place in the developing culture of New Nashville. Founder of Music City Cleaners, TheLab Nashville and most recently Pivot Technology School, Joshua is a prolific and impactful entrepreneur who finds needs and creates incredible soluti...
Oct 16, 2019•1 hr 5 min
