1 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: Welcome to Money Making Conversations. It's the show that she 2 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:10,039 Speaker 1: has the secrets of success experience firsthand by marketing and 3 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:13,039 Speaker 1: Brandon expert Rashan McDonald. I will know he's giving me 4 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: advice to many occasions. In in case you didn't notice, 5 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: I'm not broke. You know, he'll be interviewing celebrity CEOs, 6 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 1: entrepreneurs and industry decision makers. It's what he likes to do, 7 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:25,079 Speaker 1: it's what he likes to ship. Now it's time to 8 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: hear from my man, Rashan McDonald. Money Making Conversations. Here 9 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 1: we go. Welcome to Money Making Conversations. I'm your host, 10 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: Rashan McDonald. It is important to understand that everybody travels 11 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: a different path to success. That's because your brand is different, 12 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 1: the challenges you face in your life are different. So 13 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: you need to start reading other people's success stories and 14 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: really start writing your own. Now you can be motivated 15 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 1: by the success. Don't get it wrong. I want you 16 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 1: to do that. I want you to understand what they've done, 17 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 1: But what they've done is what they've done. What you 18 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: have to do is playing your own path, your own 19 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 1: level of understanding, based on your own abilities and set 20 00:00:57,120 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: your goals and put forth effort. My next guest is 21 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:04,320 Speaker 1: one of those. His name is Rob Hardy. He's a 22 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:06,919 Speaker 1: graduate of fam Mute. He directs some of the TV's 23 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: How This shows, including Power Book two, Ghosts, Power Books three, 24 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:15,839 Speaker 1: Raising Kanaan that comes out this summer product with Song Evil, Shameless, Blackish, 25 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 1: Star Girl, How to Get Away with Murder, The Flash, 26 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:22,400 Speaker 1: Criminal Minds, amongst others. Robert Hardy also ex coultive produced 27 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:25,319 Speaker 1: a number of movies that you're familiar with, No Good Deeds, 28 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:29,760 Speaker 1: Think like a Man, That's me Stump of Yard plus. 29 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: His Fun Foundation identifies trains and mentors adults career seekers 30 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: from diverse background to pursue lucrative and lasting opportunities in 31 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 1: the gearge of film and television workforce. Please welcome. He 32 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:44,199 Speaker 1: was on my show before We got a Little Fantastic. 33 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: I think we're gonna do business in one. Please welcome 34 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: to the show money making conversation that is Rob Hardy. Hey, Rob, 35 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: how are you doing a lot to say about you? Hey? 36 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: Happy twenty twenty one man, and listen. I I appreciate 37 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: all the shout outs I do. Yeah, Well, you know 38 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: the thing about it wrong? First of all, one of 39 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 1: the reasons I brought you on the show. First of all, 40 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: the first time I interviewed you was amazing because you're 41 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: one of those those solid warriors. You know, you're out there, man, 42 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 1: just flip the script you do. You're not just a 43 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: minority or black director. Your your resume inclusive or diverse 44 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 1: platform or sci fi, comedy, uh, drama. How do you 45 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 1: walk in all those different shoes? You know? It's uh. 46 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 1: You know, when I'm working, it's all about the story, 47 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 1: and I love different types of stuff, you know what 48 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: I'm saying. So whether it is sci fi or teen dramas, 49 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: or drug dealers or relationships or doctors, I think that 50 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: the end of the day, it's all about a human 51 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 1: story and trying to figure out what that is. And 52 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: then you get a chance to play in like the 53 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: different world. So today we're in space, you know it, 54 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:58,360 Speaker 1: small ware in the South Bronx so you know that 55 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 1: and everything in between. I'm I'm here for that. And 56 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: it's amazing because I wanted to bring on the show 57 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 1: because in you know, it's amazing year COVID heads, civil 58 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 1: U rests, but one jewel started shining in that's HBCUs 59 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:22,920 Speaker 1: and you're an HBCU alarm of the infamous fam Mute. Absolutely, 60 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:28,080 Speaker 1: man the Highest and seven Hills located in sunny Tallahassee, Florida. Absolutely, 61 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: I'm a family rattler and uh and that school has 62 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 1: been everything to me. And it basically laid this foundation 63 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 1: for me and a bunch of other people from our 64 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 1: era to really come and uh and and try to 65 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 1: do our thing. So so I love family, Okay, cool? 66 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 1: So were originally from and how did you pick family 67 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 1: to pursue your higher education. I grew up in Philadelphia, 68 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: philipp A. And um my mom wound up taking a 69 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: job in Florida and she said, hey, you know, you 70 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 1: should apply to uh an inn State School so we 71 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: could afford it, and so, um, I wound up getting 72 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: the family that way. Um and you know, I had 73 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: a degree and got a degree in engineering and it 74 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 1: was probably like the best, one of the best experiences 75 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: ever because it was so many, you know, different types 76 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:22,160 Speaker 1: of people from all over the world that looked just 77 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:25,159 Speaker 1: like me, um that we're going to school, but they 78 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 1: also had like a hustle and a passion and it 79 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:30,479 Speaker 1: was just the vibe and the energy, you know, being 80 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:32,600 Speaker 1: at our school at that time. That just made you 81 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:35,840 Speaker 1: want to go and make moves. And we felt like, 82 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:38,480 Speaker 1: you know, if anybody in the world was gonna do it, 83 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:40,280 Speaker 1: it was gonna be the family, and that was gonna 84 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: do it. That was kind of like the energy that 85 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 1: that school gave us. We're really interesting, Uh, brob, I 86 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:50,040 Speaker 1: didn't go to a HBCU, A graduate from University of 87 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 1: Houston and Houston, Texas. Texas Southern was right down the street. 88 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 1: Further down the street was pre view the next day 89 00:04:56,400 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: with Southern Grambling. But famu Man has always had that mystique, 90 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: you know that put us in your shoes because I 91 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:09,039 Speaker 1: really need to know. I'm from the outside and I 92 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: get excited when I say FAM mute why because you know, 93 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: FAM you was a unique place or is a unique place, 94 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 1: because it's always been the family. You swag, the family, 95 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:24,839 Speaker 1: you hustle, and you know, we always kind of felt 96 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:27,160 Speaker 1: like when you go to FAM, yeah, you got this 97 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: major whatever that is, but then what's your hustle, what's 98 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: your passion? Like, what do you really want to do? 99 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 1: And everybody has some version of that, right and we 100 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 1: were cool. So we could go, we could we could study, 101 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:41,159 Speaker 1: we could party, we could hang out and do everything 102 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:44,159 Speaker 1: in between, but there was always this kind of undercurrent 103 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:46,719 Speaker 1: of I want to do something, I want to change 104 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 1: the world, I want to make something happen. And we 105 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:51,720 Speaker 1: were always doing that at school. And you know, so 106 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 1: many of my friends when I look out, they're out 107 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: there making it happen. And also too, because you know, 108 00:05:57,600 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: we were state school, so it wasn't like you know, 109 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:03,039 Speaker 1: some of the other HBCUs that were kind of like, 110 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 1: you know, annoyed or the Crown Jewels or whatever family 111 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 1: we were. We were always you know, solid, uh you know, 112 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: and always were respected, and we always felt like we 113 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 1: were outsiders kind of and we love that. And so 114 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: because of that, it gave us a different kind of edge. 115 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: So when we broke into the industry, we took that 116 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 1: family attitude with us to say, hey, we rattlers were here, 117 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:27,600 Speaker 1: and we're gonna bring some other rattlers with us. And 118 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:30,680 Speaker 1: so we were like, you know, your cool cousins that 119 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 1: come around and make the party live. That's that's kind 120 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 1: of you know, how we were and how we still are. Well, 121 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: you know the funny part about this, The more you talk, man, 122 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: the more animated you become. Your smile get bigger and 123 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: you get the bouncing, you know, like a boxing. It's 124 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 1: and listen, it's just something me and you. The more 125 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:52,160 Speaker 1: you talk about it, you can say all that. So 126 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 1: I just, um, you know, any time I get a 127 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 1: chance to show off my school, you know, I always 128 00:06:57,240 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 1: always got to do that. We know the interesting anybody 129 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:02,280 Speaker 1: that I know how college played a role in my life. 130 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: I always tell people what I'm doing now is what 131 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 1: I did when I was in college. You know, production, 132 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: the live events, all those things were nurtured in college. 133 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 1: And in college, like your degree is an engineering, but 134 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: now you're director entertainment. And you met him Will Packer 135 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 1: there and he was his degree is not an entertainment 136 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 1: related field either. So how did that relationship come about? 137 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 1: And led to stump to y'all? So, uh, Will and 138 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 1: I met at a at a pre college engineering program 139 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: called e c I at FAM you And so it's 140 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 1: like right before our freshman year, they bringing all these 141 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 1: engineering students that are going to be going to the school. 142 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 1: And you know, I was a guy that thought I 143 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 1: was going to another school but didn't get the money. 144 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 1: He thought he was going to another school but didn't 145 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 1: get the money. We wound up at FAM, you and 146 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 1: we became fast friends. And what came out over our 147 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 1: hanging out over that summer was that I wanted to 148 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: be the filmmaker. I was a big Spike Lee and 149 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 1: Johnson Wilson and Robert Townsing fan, and he wanted to 150 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 1: be a businessman, a businessman and have his own business. 151 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: So just as we were hanging out and being friends 152 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 1: and then we became lion brothers. Um, we're both alpha's. Um. 153 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: Then when I wound up seeing Menister Society, uh, you know, 154 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 1: because that was the big movie in theaters of a 155 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 1: few friends of mine were like, well, hey, since you 156 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 1: did a small movie in high school, you ought to 157 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 1: do something here. And then that gave Will and I 158 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 1: a chance to do a project together at FAM. And 159 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:37,679 Speaker 1: that project was called Chocolate City, Um, you know, and 160 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 1: it was it was a big deal for us because 161 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 1: we were historically black college with no film program, and 162 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 1: so it kind of became our thing. And when we 163 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: you know, put it out there and hustled it into 164 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 1: a video deal. Ten years later after we shot that movie, 165 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:57,959 Speaker 1: relatively we got a chance to shoot Stump the Yard 166 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:02,559 Speaker 1: um in Atlanta at Morris Brown, a little bit over 167 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:05,200 Speaker 1: at more House and Clark Atlanta, and it was just 168 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 1: so crazy, like ten years of us kind of being 169 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 1: out there on the grind to be doing an HBCU 170 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 1: movie that Sony was paying for. And it was like 171 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: Chris Brown's first movie. It was the movie that really 172 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:21,080 Speaker 1: put Columbus Short on the map, even though he was 173 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:23,800 Speaker 1: a great actor. And just to be able to do 174 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 1: that and have so many of our friends behind the 175 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 1: scenes and being able to celebrate our culture and then 176 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: you know, it was number one two weeks in a row. 177 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:35,320 Speaker 1: It was just a real, you know, special moment and 178 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 1: it was like our you know, tipping the hats to 179 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 1: our schools. You know, it's really interesting because I told 180 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 1: Willis story the first time I told the User story 181 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 1: because I was executive producer, co creator Steve Harvard Morton 182 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:49,440 Speaker 1: show was in New York and when it came out, 183 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:52,280 Speaker 1: you know, I was telling Steve this stump the yard 184 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 1: movie man some brothers, and I didn't know you guys attempt. 185 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:58,200 Speaker 1: I said, we gotta keep this movie number one, man. 186 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: And and it's really interesting that the love I had 187 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 1: for you guys and what you were doing that years 188 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 1: later you come back into our lives and do think 189 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 1: like a man the author's book, Act like a lady, 190 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 1: think like a man, And so that's really amazing. Man. 191 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: It's about when you when you love something and you 192 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 1: see something special and you guys were doing something specially. 193 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:21,960 Speaker 1: You're still doing special things today. But again, I always 194 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 1: tell people, it's not always about the money. It's about 195 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 1: the opportunity in the relationship. And that's really a testament 196 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,840 Speaker 1: to your career. Correct row Well, listen, Well, first of all, 197 00:10:31,080 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 1: we appreciate and I personally appreciate you know, uh, the 198 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 1: shout out and the love you know that y'all gave 199 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: us to help push that movie. That means a lot, 200 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: you know, um. And it's funny how those things come 201 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:45,840 Speaker 1: back around because we really loved that book. And you know, 202 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: I definitely got to give a shout out to my 203 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 1: wife because she was the first one to come talking 204 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: to me about that book, like, Hey, everybody's talking about 205 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:55,599 Speaker 1: this and we love the book, and you got to 206 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 1: turn it into a movie and so on and so forth, 207 00:10:57,480 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 1: and and I'm glad that over time that that that 208 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:03,199 Speaker 1: worked out. But you're absolutely right. I think a lot 209 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 1: of times, you know, when we do things for the love. 210 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:08,800 Speaker 1: When we do things with the right spirit, the money comes, 211 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying, And it just feels different. 212 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:14,080 Speaker 1: And whether you're doing something just for money or doing 213 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: something because you love it, the grind and the work 214 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:20,600 Speaker 1: is gonna be hard regardless, So you might as well 215 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 1: grind and work hard for something that you love so 216 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 1: then that when that payoff happens, it's gonna feel a 217 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:28,679 Speaker 1: lot different than if you're just doing something for a check, 218 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: you know, you know, and and and the interesting thing 219 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 1: about you've always had uh HBCU flavor and your production 220 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 1: like the crowd that you did with my girl Felicia 221 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:43,760 Speaker 1: Henderson called my baby sister. And uh, you know when 222 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:45,560 Speaker 1: I when I when I look at what you're doing 223 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 1: in sports with all American you know again, Frob your 224 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: gifts man so diverse. How that's a director? You know, 225 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:58,080 Speaker 1: people just want to do Some people are just a 226 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 1: sitcom director, some people just a sci fi big explosures dramas. 227 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:07,479 Speaker 1: How are you able to manipulate that level of creative 228 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:12,560 Speaker 1: creativity in your mind? Um? You know, because I love 229 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 1: I love a lot of different types of things, you know, uh, 230 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:18,400 Speaker 1: and you know I would do the sci fi stuff 231 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:20,240 Speaker 1: with my dad when I was little and we would 232 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 1: watch the Star Wars and Star tracks, and then you know, 233 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 1: I got more into you know, stuff that looks like 234 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:30,679 Speaker 1: my neighborhood as as we got older, you know, um 235 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:32,720 Speaker 1: and just and just being able to try to relate 236 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:35,439 Speaker 1: and make and make the characters relatable, you know what 237 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:38,040 Speaker 1: I'm saying. And I kind of feel like, you know, 238 00:12:38,559 --> 00:12:40,680 Speaker 1: I want us to be able to do stuff that 239 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 1: we go and we go to the big movies and 240 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:45,080 Speaker 1: see and say, what shoot, why can't we do the 241 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:48,160 Speaker 1: sci fi and tell this story? But also make it 242 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:51,560 Speaker 1: authentic to our people so that way it's not like 243 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:55,240 Speaker 1: the character or the black character is just there to 244 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 1: be supportive or just there to say, hey man, let 245 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:00,280 Speaker 1: me get let me pick you up, but to be 246 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 1: able to say, I have you know, dreams and aspirations. 247 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:07,440 Speaker 1: I'm heroic. 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That's O T T 283 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:10,400 Speaker 1: E R dot ai. We're related to My degree is 284 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 1: in mathematics and my minor sociology, so I'm not doing 285 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 1: nothing tied to my degree. I've done sitcoms as a writer, 286 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 1: produced them, created them reality shows, but I never directed anything. Rob. 287 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:30,520 Speaker 1: What does a director do? And how did? How can 288 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 1: you become a director? So um as a as a 289 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 1: sports fan our related like this. A director is like 290 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:41,840 Speaker 1: the coach of the team. You designed the plays and 291 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:45,520 Speaker 1: then put your actors in the best position to execute 292 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:47,520 Speaker 1: and win or do a good project. That's what the 293 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 1: director does um. So it's kind of like the head 294 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 1: coach of the team and the producer of the general 295 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 1: manager the GM. You know, they'll hire me or they'll 296 00:15:55,800 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 1: hire the coach um. So you know, I love that 297 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 1: because it gives me the opportunity to, you know, interact 298 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: with people and talk to them and try and try 299 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:08,320 Speaker 1: to try to get you the truth of the situation 300 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:10,280 Speaker 1: so they can so we can feel as real to 301 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:13,840 Speaker 1: them and as relatable as possible to them. So that 302 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 1: way the audience feels something right, because if you just 303 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 1: watch a movie or watch a TV show and you 304 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 1: don't feel anything, then we just wasted your time. But 305 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:26,120 Speaker 1: even if you feel mad, sad, laugh, whatever it is, 306 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:29,640 Speaker 1: you feel something, then you know it was worth the 307 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 1: time that you gave us, you know, to to watch 308 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 1: our show. Well, you know there's that's amazing just watching 309 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 1: your talents and the brick. So let me slow it down. Man, 310 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 1: saw the finale a power book two Ghosts Opporte you Man, 311 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 1: I didn't see this coming in this series. I didn't 312 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 1: see that I would be spitting my Sunday nights watching 313 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:56,040 Speaker 1: I just didn't see it because when it came out, 314 00:16:56,520 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 1: I heard your storyline drug dealer club on her. You know, 315 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:05,199 Speaker 1: I went, I ain't watching that. I ain't watching that. 316 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:07,160 Speaker 1: I ain't watch it sound like a bad rap video 317 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 1: that I don't want to watch. But what makes what 318 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:14,280 Speaker 1: made it? Because I want to go back to win 319 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:16,119 Speaker 1: the beginning, because you were there at the beginning and 320 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 1: you've been at the whole process. I apologize I said that, 321 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:22,360 Speaker 1: And because you did the finale of Paul book to Ghosts. 322 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 1: What makes that? What makes that series work? So you know, 323 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:33,720 Speaker 1: I think what makes the Power series work is on 324 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 1: the fundamental level, it's really relatable. So in the original 325 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:40,879 Speaker 1: Power series, you had a guy that grew up a 326 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:43,919 Speaker 1: certain way ghost and he did what he had to 327 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:46,359 Speaker 1: do given his options. So he was a drug dealer, 328 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:49,440 Speaker 1: and he had his best friend that was along with him. 329 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 1: And then he gets to a place to where he 330 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 1: wants to make a change in his life and do 331 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:58,240 Speaker 1: something different going to clubs. But he's got his you know, 332 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:01,479 Speaker 1: his wife and his best ranch last business partner that 333 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:04,119 Speaker 1: don't want him to change. And then he meets this 334 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:08,679 Speaker 1: other woman who to him, represents the change that he 335 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:12,040 Speaker 1: can be. And that's the fundamental of it all is 336 00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 1: trying to figure out how do I transition into who 337 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 1: I want to be when the people around me are 338 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 1: saying all you can be is this? And I think 339 00:18:19,480 --> 00:18:21,640 Speaker 1: there's something like that from a huge from a humanity 340 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 1: standpoint that's really relatable as where different parts, you know, 341 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:28,119 Speaker 1: positions in our lives where maybe you want to do 342 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:30,879 Speaker 1: something different than your family's a customer you're doing, or 343 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 1: your friends are a customer you're doing, and you want 344 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 1: to transition, And here's this guy and it leads to 345 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 1: one bad decision after another bad decision, and I think 346 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:41,119 Speaker 1: we get caught up in that and that's the foundation 347 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:44,200 Speaker 1: of that is what makes power amazing. And then it's 348 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:46,680 Speaker 1: in the world of clubs and drug dealers and stuff 349 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:50,200 Speaker 1: and toys and murder, which makes it cool. And so 350 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 1: this is like the derrib you know, this the Ghost series. 351 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 1: It's like part two of that. So that it was 352 00:18:56,320 --> 00:19:00,199 Speaker 1: created by Courtney kemp Uh and fifty cent and is 353 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:02,440 Speaker 1: how they you know, interwel with the stories has been 354 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:06,199 Speaker 1: pretty amazing, um and they're really smart people. UM. So 355 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:08,280 Speaker 1: being a part that's been cool and it's been stuff 356 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:10,600 Speaker 1: that just you know, as a forty something year old 357 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:12,879 Speaker 1: guy I can relate to on a lot of different 358 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:15,960 Speaker 1: moments and so many other people. Here's the thing about 359 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:19,919 Speaker 1: this series. You know, the Fast and Furious series works 360 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:22,719 Speaker 1: because it's about family, you know what I'm saying. And 361 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 1: then I equate that same thing with the Power series. 362 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 1: He just wants to be a good dad, but so 363 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 1: many elements stop him. His lifestyle stops him. His personal 364 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:36,800 Speaker 1: won't stop him. And that's really what drives even more. 365 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 1: You know, he wants to be a good husband, but 366 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 1: then again he meets the love for his life. He 367 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:43,960 Speaker 1: wants to be a good father, but then the lifestyle 368 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:46,800 Speaker 1: he lives, you know, that's not gonna end good. You 369 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:49,640 Speaker 1: can't parent that life, you know, because you can walk 370 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:52,359 Speaker 1: yourself right into that danger zone. But I did not 371 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:56,199 Speaker 1: see that young man who plays his son become the 372 00:19:56,280 --> 00:20:01,040 Speaker 1: star that he is today. He's incredible, man, Yeah he 373 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:04,160 Speaker 1: really is. Uh Michael Rainey Jr. Shout out to him. 374 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:06,720 Speaker 1: I just watched his evolution and growth as an act. 375 00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:10,119 Speaker 1: You know, when I came on and started working on 376 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:15,200 Speaker 1: the original Power Show season two and just his role 377 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:17,399 Speaker 1: was a lot smaller as far as the amount of 378 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:20,119 Speaker 1: stuff he had to do, and it's grown. And just 379 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:24,160 Speaker 1: working on the Ghost finale um. Just watching his range 380 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:26,600 Speaker 1: just changed as an actor, you know, and how much 381 00:20:26,640 --> 00:20:29,800 Speaker 1: more confidence that he has. Um has been pretty amazing 382 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 1: to watch. And it's cool because it's like, you know, 383 00:20:34,119 --> 00:20:36,719 Speaker 1: for him as a character, you know, he's doing the 384 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:39,119 Speaker 1: best that he can. But now you know, you're trying 385 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:41,000 Speaker 1: to lead. You know, your father wants to keep you 386 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:43,159 Speaker 1: out of that, out of that business, but that's a 387 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 1: part of his life and the people that he's you 388 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:49,240 Speaker 1: know around, you know, our killers and drug dealers, so 389 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:51,160 Speaker 1: some of that stuff rubs off on him. So it's 390 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:54,400 Speaker 1: kind of you know, uh interesting that you work your 391 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:57,119 Speaker 1: whole life to keep your kids from certain things, but 392 00:20:57,240 --> 00:21:00,159 Speaker 1: because of how you do things, sometimes some some that 393 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 1: stuff comes back, and I think that makes it You 394 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:06,320 Speaker 1: have not seen the finale, check out the final. But 395 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:09,880 Speaker 1: here's the thing about Michael's character, because like I said, 396 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 1: it was small, he was weasilely. But the episode where 397 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:18,760 Speaker 1: his sister was murdered, Yeah, I think to me was 398 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:21,800 Speaker 1: a turning point for his character because for me as 399 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:25,239 Speaker 1: a person, I became engaged. I hated him, you know, 400 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 1: I did. I was disappointed in him, but I couldn't 401 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 1: I hate too strong. I was disappointed because he was young. 402 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 1: You can't hate a young person because you make mistakes 403 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 1: when you're young. And that point on his character development, 404 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 1: he exploded, Man, when we look at who's our next 405 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:46,679 Speaker 1: den Sail, who's our next Samuel Man, he's on the 406 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 1: radar to be that dude. He's on the radar. You know, 407 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 1: you know, it's so interesting hearing you say that, because 408 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:56,920 Speaker 1: I totally agree. I think that everything is fun in 409 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:01,520 Speaker 1: games until somebody gets seriously hurt, killed, or gets locked 410 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:04,160 Speaker 1: up for a long time or something that we did. 411 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:07,600 Speaker 1: Now it's real. So I think that all the misfit 412 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 1: like stuff that he was doing, the rebellious type stuff 413 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:12,680 Speaker 1: that he was doing as a as a kid, rebelling 414 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:17,680 Speaker 1: against his parents, um changed when his sister died. Especially 415 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:20,120 Speaker 1: knowing that that bullet should have been for him, made 416 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:23,040 Speaker 1: him a different person because now you you you've crossed 417 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:25,399 Speaker 1: an invisible line and you can never come back. The 418 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 1: only next logical step for him was to physically go 419 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 1: and you know, you know, get retribution. Killed the guy 420 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:37,040 Speaker 1: that that shot his sister, and once that line was crossed, 421 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:39,840 Speaker 1: it was he can't go back. You know, he opened 422 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 1: Indoora's box, And so I think that there's like everything 423 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:44,800 Speaker 1: else as a result of that has been him growing 424 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 1: into that new person so character. But the opening the 425 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 1: Pallet of Power, Ghost character looking good, innocent looking in 426 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 1: the sense that he looked like he could be running 427 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:04,000 Speaker 1: the Fortune five hr company and he kills somebody in 428 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:07,880 Speaker 1: that pilot set the tone for the evolution of his 429 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:12,800 Speaker 1: son in the in the series finale, and you know, 430 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:14,879 Speaker 1: he said some things and some phrases in there that 431 00:23:15,280 --> 00:23:19,360 Speaker 1: really signifies that I can't wait too, I can't wait 432 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:21,439 Speaker 1: till the next episode. You know. That's a great story 433 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:23,600 Speaker 1: when you when you when you're setting up there going hey, man, 434 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:27,040 Speaker 1: it's over with me. I didn't see another episode. And 435 00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 1: that's what you did last night in the finale. Man. 436 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 1: The finale that you that aired on Sunday night was amazing. Man. Congratulations, Man, 437 00:23:34,359 --> 00:23:37,240 Speaker 1: I appreciate that. I'm really glad that you uh that 438 00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:39,280 Speaker 1: she does it and yeh he right, I agree. Listen 439 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:43,480 Speaker 1: to the pilot to Power, I thought was was really 440 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:46,920 Speaker 1: amazing to like bring you into that world and it's crazy. Yeah, Ghost, 441 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:50,119 Speaker 1: we met Ghost there and that's where he left us, 442 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:54,440 Speaker 1: you know, in that same club. It's amazing. And now 443 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:57,359 Speaker 1: let's talk about some other things outside of Power, you know, 444 00:23:57,480 --> 00:24:01,080 Speaker 1: the Hardy your Rainforest Entertainment just with lions Gate TV 445 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:04,879 Speaker 1: for a first look production here what exactly is that? So, 446 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 1: what it is is that we have a production deal 447 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:10,440 Speaker 1: with lions Gate UH in the episodes specifically, so in 448 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 1: the episode is the company's Courtney Kemp's UH company, and 449 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:16,959 Speaker 1: she's the creator of Power. So that means that we're 450 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:20,440 Speaker 1: partnering with her to develop content. And so first look 451 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:24,199 Speaker 1: means that my company, UH Rainforce Entertainment, and I have 452 00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 1: a partner in my company from Fami you Mitsy Miller 453 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 1: um who used to be editor in chief over at 454 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:35,199 Speaker 1: every each UH. And so we'll have projects that we 455 00:24:35,320 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 1: develop and then once we take that to ind of 456 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:41,080 Speaker 1: episode lions Gate, if they want to partner with us 457 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:44,200 Speaker 1: on it, then we'll be business partners and we'll package 458 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:46,840 Speaker 1: it and try to sell the projects. If not, then 459 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:49,480 Speaker 1: we're free and clear to take it anywhere that we 460 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:52,439 Speaker 1: want and get it set up. So um, you know, 461 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 1: it's a big deal for us as a company. UM. 462 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:58,639 Speaker 1: And so we're really excited about one. You know, the 463 00:24:58,760 --> 00:25:01,560 Speaker 1: really interesting thing about my show money making conversations that 464 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:04,239 Speaker 1: and then you have the same personality, Rob. You know, 465 00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:06,480 Speaker 1: you just help people, be helping them. And but in 466 00:25:06,560 --> 00:25:09,920 Speaker 1: the way we've learned that that's been mentorship. That means 467 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:13,840 Speaker 1: that not afraid of competition. You know, I always tell people, 468 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:15,199 Speaker 1: if I give you an idea and you make a 469 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:18,199 Speaker 1: million dollars, I'm happy because that was an idea that 470 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 1: obviously had no value to me. I couldn't do anything 471 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:24,360 Speaker 1: with it. And so you've established that with your foundation. 472 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:26,639 Speaker 1: You and your wife have established the foundation to train, 473 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 1: mentor and give people careers in this and there is 474 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:33,560 Speaker 1: a lucrative film and TV business in Georgia. Tell us 475 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:37,399 Speaker 1: about that foundation. So, UM, we have a company called 476 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 1: our foundation called UM the Robin Shawn Hardy Amazing Stories Foundations. 477 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:46,119 Speaker 1: So my wife and I UH create the foundation and 478 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:49,160 Speaker 1: the whole purpose of it is to train people from 479 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:53,800 Speaker 1: our communities in the Atlanta metro area. UM, how to 480 00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:58,240 Speaker 1: get you know, production jobs on sets for TV and moves. 481 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:01,800 Speaker 1: But this is these are we call below the line positions. 482 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:05,480 Speaker 1: So it's not stuff like directors, writers, producers, but it's 483 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:11,240 Speaker 1: everything from transportation to camera to special effects, hair makeup. UM. 484 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:16,040 Speaker 1: So a young lady Nina Packer, another family one, UH 485 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:20,200 Speaker 1: runs the foundation, and um, we partner with the city 486 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:24,600 Speaker 1: of East Point, who's mayor, Dina Ingram is another family one. 487 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:28,320 Speaker 1: Uh you know, you see like the trend here, and 488 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:31,320 Speaker 1: we did uh two, we've done two seasons of it, 489 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:34,760 Speaker 1: so we've basically gone out, found people, trained them, put 490 00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:37,960 Speaker 1: them on sets, um and a bunch of those people 491 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 1: have gotten full time jobs working on TV and movie sets. 492 00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:45,040 Speaker 1: So we have people right now on shows like Black 493 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:51,439 Speaker 1: Lightning and Dynasty, um, you know, and shows like that. UM. 494 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:54,480 Speaker 1: So it's a really big deal because, especially living in Atlanta, 495 00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:56,959 Speaker 1: a lot of producers would come here and you go 496 00:26:57,040 --> 00:26:59,639 Speaker 1: on the sets and they wouldn't have a whole lot 497 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:01,920 Speaker 1: of diverse city behind the scenes. It wouldn't be a 498 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:03,880 Speaker 1: whole lot of people that look like us. And they 499 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:06,480 Speaker 1: kept saying, well, we can't find the people. There's no 500 00:27:06,600 --> 00:27:10,200 Speaker 1: train people. So my thought was, Okay, well, then we'll 501 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:14,399 Speaker 1: create a pipeline. We'll create an avenue to where my cousin, 502 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:18,320 Speaker 1: your cousin that lives in our city can get some 503 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:20,760 Speaker 1: training and they can drive a truck, they can cook 504 00:27:20,760 --> 00:27:23,639 Speaker 1: some food, they can carry some cable, they can do whatever. 505 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 1: And then with that they can get a career with 506 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:30,280 Speaker 1: a pension, uh, with some health insurance, and then they 507 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:33,720 Speaker 1: can show other people in our communities that this industry, 508 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:39,040 Speaker 1: this multi billion dollar industry is for us to wow. Well, 509 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:42,119 Speaker 1: you know I I first of all, you know the 510 00:27:42,119 --> 00:27:44,240 Speaker 1: only thing wrong with this end of view man, because 511 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:48,000 Speaker 1: I'm a remember making sci fire and you keep repeating 512 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:50,320 Speaker 1: the alpha. You know what I'm saying. You know I 513 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:52,639 Speaker 1: got respect for the alpha, but you can't be saying 514 00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:57,200 Speaker 1: at two minute times on myself. Hey, well, I'm gonna 515 00:27:57,240 --> 00:28:01,440 Speaker 1: tell you. Look, my dad, My dad uh wasn't Omega. 516 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:04,760 Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying. And I I said, I said, listen, 517 00:28:05,119 --> 00:28:08,159 Speaker 1: things get better with time. So you know, you know 518 00:28:08,240 --> 00:28:10,760 Speaker 1: you trained me up, gave me all year gifts so 519 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:12,240 Speaker 1: that way I can I can take this thing the 520 00:28:12,359 --> 00:28:15,000 Speaker 1: greater heights. And that's what I did, you know what 521 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:17,879 Speaker 1: I'm saying. So hey, a little bit here we are. 522 00:28:18,840 --> 00:28:21,400 Speaker 1: I think I did a little background tep but bro Man. 523 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:23,399 Speaker 1: First of all, the first time with Matt Man, we 524 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:27,240 Speaker 1: was gonna connect the pandemic, blue everything. But this year, man, 525 00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 1: you know what I talked about before this call. Uh, 526 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 1: you You're amazing and we're going to do business in 527 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:36,960 Speaker 1: one and UH and carry some of these visions and 528 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:39,360 Speaker 1: these these skill sets that you have to the next level. 529 00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:41,560 Speaker 1: And Uh, I bought the building in Atlanta, so I 530 00:28:41,640 --> 00:28:43,480 Speaker 1: want to invite you by your WiFi so we sit 531 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:46,719 Speaker 1: down and talk. Because I got some local productions. I'm 532 00:28:46,800 --> 00:28:49,040 Speaker 1: gonna be doing that. I like to be able to 533 00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:51,680 Speaker 1: bring some of your some of the individuals over here 534 00:28:51,720 --> 00:28:54,280 Speaker 1: and work them and matriculate them into our programs that 535 00:28:54,360 --> 00:28:56,760 Speaker 1: we're trying to do. Because again, if you don't have 536 00:28:56,760 --> 00:28:59,440 Speaker 1: a resume in the business, you don't have an opportunity. 537 00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:02,680 Speaker 1: And that's all you about. That's all I'm about. Thank 538 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:05,680 Speaker 1: you for coming on Money Making Conversations. I appreciate you 539 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:08,280 Speaker 1: having me man as always. Man's good to see you 540 00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:12,480 Speaker 1: keep representing and doing your things in a big way. Good. 541 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:15,160 Speaker 1: If you wanted more Money Making Conversation interviews, please go 542 00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:18,239 Speaker 1: to money Making Conversation dot com. All subscribe on our 543 00:29:18,280 --> 00:29:26,000 Speaker 1: YouTube channel. I'm with Sean McDonald. 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