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Now it's 35 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: time to hear from my man, Rashan McDonald Money Making Conversations. 36 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 1: Here we go. Well, I'm here, what is foggy? There's 37 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: word out there? But I'm here come to Money Making Conversations. 38 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: I'm your host, Rashwan McDonald. Money Making Conversation is now 39 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: broadcasting live from Atlanta, Georgia, every Monday. You can hear 40 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: me live on BIS eleven NATI from ten a m. 41 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:13,359 Speaker 1: To noon, and you could also hear me on our 42 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,919 Speaker 1: Heart Radio podcast. I'm broadcasting as well on my Money 43 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 1: Making Conversations Facebook page. You can go online right now 44 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: and leave comments that I will respond to during and 45 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: after the show. And if you want to talk to me, 46 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:27,399 Speaker 1: there's a lot of ways you can reach ra Sean 47 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 1: McDonald four zero four two three one eleven Nanny Hotline 48 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 1: numbers four zero four to three one eleven NATI. Well, 49 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:40,639 Speaker 1: we have another star studied Monday. Another star studied Monday 50 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 1: for Money Making Conversations radio talk show. Appearing this Monday 51 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: will be Kirk Franklin, Grammy music icon, entrepreneur author. Variety 52 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: Magazine dubbed Kurt Franklin as the reigning King of Urban Gospel. 53 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: So let's bell. She's on the phone right now waiting 54 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 1: for me to talk to a record setting marathon runner 55 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 1: and the senior director at Major League Baseball Advanced Media, 56 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: Christine Lisita TV health and fitness expert on a Los 57 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:10,959 Speaker 1: Angeles private fitness and nutrition company. Jeff Friday, my Man, 58 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 1: founder and president of the American Black Film Festival, j Jackson, 59 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: founder of the new streaming network rise as R y 60 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 1: s E. And Lindsey Bradley, who owns a new spat 61 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:26,239 Speaker 1: and healthcare product line in Houston, Texas. That's a lot 62 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:28,359 Speaker 1: and we're gonna cover a lot and I'm glad you're 63 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 1: joining us. Just giving you guys a little more with 64 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 1: the warm up. Let everybody know Rushaw McDonald's on the 65 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 1: air money making conference. That just live cool. My first guest, 66 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: she called it, so I know she's here. We spoke 67 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 1: to it. Told is gonna be two breaks. Is the 68 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: senior director for recruiting and Special Projects for Major League 69 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: Baseball because baseball is free. Training is here. But she's 70 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: also a record setting marathon athlete. Please welcome to Money 71 00:03:54,480 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: Making Conversations. Celestie bail Get Bardon. Are you doing now? 72 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 1: I'm great. First of all, thank you for calling in 73 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: on my show on this Monday. I really appreciate you 74 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: because I got a lot of questions to ask you about, 75 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: you know, being able to balance your personal life as 76 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,839 Speaker 1: a marathon runner and your professional life as a working 77 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:23,479 Speaker 1: at the major working at Major League Baseball for sure. Now, 78 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 1: the interesting thing about it is that I want to 79 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: tell everybody, let me just such a tone here, because 80 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:31,720 Speaker 1: I'm writing a book called Money Making Conversations God to Success, 81 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: and one of the chapters that I have in my 82 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 1: book is called do not make these mistakes when I 83 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: say that, as me, you gotta have a hobby. You 84 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: should do something, spend time for yourself. And that's why 85 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: I was really interested in the interviewing you, because you've 86 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:47,280 Speaker 1: accomplished that. Like I just really picked up a real 87 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 1: hobby three years ago when I started baking and so, 88 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: but you have a hobby. There's a little bit more strenuous. 89 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: Should I call it a hobby, miss Bill? Because I 90 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 1: called marathon hobby one of my favorite hobby. It's very 91 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 1: six point two miles of constant motion, that's a hobby. Now, 92 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 1: let's let's go back a little bit because I really 93 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: want to get into because you are a legitimate African 94 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:19,359 Speaker 1: American record holder for this for running eight marathons on 95 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: eight different continents and each race was twenty six point 96 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 1: two miles correct, that's correct. I do want to let 97 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:28,840 Speaker 1: you know. I got my I did my homework, rid 98 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:31,480 Speaker 1: all the blogs, you know, rid all the press releases 99 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 1: so I could be ready for you. Now explain to 100 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: me why did you do it, though? Because that's crazy. Now, 101 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: you know that's crazy. Now I gotta be real too, 102 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: and I gotta be professional. Now when you tell me 103 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:45,720 Speaker 1: you running eight marathons, eight days, eight different continents, the 104 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 1: word crazy pops up in my head. Correct, and I 105 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: own the fact that I am crazy. I've been called 106 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: crazy twenty of times and I own it now. But 107 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 1: your record holding crazy person though? Okay? Correct? Now when 108 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:06,480 Speaker 1: you when you Now, let's tell us about this whole experience, 109 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: because I really want to, you know, I want to 110 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,480 Speaker 1: be serious and playful at the same time, because I'm 111 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: really serious that a lot of people make mistakes, small 112 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: business owners especially, and people who work corporate jobs. It's 113 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: just any job. They're they're afraid just give them time, 114 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:22,359 Speaker 1: the only time for themselves or time for their family, 115 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: vacation time because they just think they're gonna miss out 116 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 1: of something, or they can't afford it, or if they 117 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: do that, it's gonna take away from success. In another area. 118 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 1: How are you able to come to that that that 119 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: piece of mind for yourself or will you always like this? 120 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: You know, it's it's always been um an avenue and 121 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:46,599 Speaker 1: outlet for me to clear my mind. Like running just 122 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 1: just makes me feel better. Maybe not running eight it 123 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:54,599 Speaker 1: didn't make me feel better, but running has always made 124 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 1: me feel better. It allows me to clear my mind. 125 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 1: I talked to God while I'm running. I pray while 126 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 1: I'm running, and so it makes a difference. And I 127 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 1: think everyone should have something as an outlet. You know, 128 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 1: it's really correct when you say that. In college, I've 129 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: read long distance, not not that long, not that long. 130 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 1: I ran long distances and it and it's really an 131 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 1: interesting thing that you put your body through because you know, 132 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 1: your body is a mental process that you go through, 133 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: because when you hit certain mile points, your body starts 134 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: talking to you and you have to get through it. 135 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: Sometimes it's pain you have to get through, and sometimes 136 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 1: just physical disconfort you have to get through. And once 137 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: you get through that, then it's just your body just 138 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:40,239 Speaker 1: relaxes and it just and you just can just almost 139 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: like run forever. And so but you do have those 140 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 1: moments of just just deep thought when you can just 141 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: when you just see life differently because there's so many 142 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 1: things that you are for the for the for the 143 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 1: first time in your life, you actually just it's almost 144 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 1: like meditation. Correct correct for sure and when. Now, Now 145 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 1: here's the thing that got to me about the twenty 146 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 1: six point two miles in eight days, eight different continents 147 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 1: is the recovery time. Let me let me reach everybody 148 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 1: what the recovery time is when you run a marathon. Generally, 149 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 1: it takes a minimum two to three weeks for the 150 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: body to recover from the strain of running twenty six 151 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: miles three five yards. Return too quickly and you increase 152 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 1: your risk of injury. Some experts suggest resting one day 153 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: for every mile you run in the marathon. Thus twenty 154 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:34,960 Speaker 1: six days of no hard running or racing. That's what 155 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:40,560 Speaker 1: they suggest, Miss Bail, I want everybody to hear that. 156 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 1: Now every mile that you run, you're supposed to arrest 157 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:50,839 Speaker 1: one day. I'm trying to figure out because you you're 158 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 1: a different continents, so you're flying, probably doing trains, probably 159 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:57,840 Speaker 1: doing cab rides. So so I just don't wanna I 160 00:08:57,880 --> 00:08:59,959 Speaker 1: just don't want to fluff this off. Now, if any 161 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 1: abouty want to google her name is c E l 162 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 1: E s t E. Bailee Marathon run up. Because I 163 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 1: think people won't believe this unless they verified, and this 164 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:14,440 Speaker 1: just verifiable information. When you pull a part name, it's 165 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 1: gonna say African American Marathon record holder. Correct. Correct, It's 166 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:24,600 Speaker 1: gonna have a picture here of her underneath the underneath 167 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: this uh this finish line and the snow on the ground. Okay, okay, okay, 168 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: let let let's tell everybody I know this is this. 169 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 1: This is so fun talking to you about this. Okay. 170 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: She started the Eight Continent Marathon and Auckland that's Awkland right, 171 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 1: New England, New Zealand in January. The next stop was 172 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 1: Australia Oceana on the four, and then when she went 173 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:55,760 Speaker 1: to Asia on the five. Then you when you went 174 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: to Africa on January six. Then on seven she was 175 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 1: in Europe, and then she was back to North America 176 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 1: in New York, New York City's Iceberger International Marathon on 177 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:11,560 Speaker 1: then she went to Chile in South America for the 178 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:18,200 Speaker 1: twenty ninth, and then she wrapped it up January in Antarctica. Correct, Now, 179 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:25,200 Speaker 1: my friend, how do you feel? Now you know I'm 180 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 1: actually back to novel. I feel good. I you know, 181 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:30,839 Speaker 1: it only took me a couple of days to really 182 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:36,080 Speaker 1: get back to normal in terms of the recovery physically. Um, 183 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 1: the sleep deprivation took a little a little longer, like 184 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 1: a week. How many how many hours were you able 185 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 1: to sleep in between races? Because to travel? Travel was terrible, 186 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:50,360 Speaker 1: And travel was the piece of it that I didn't 187 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 1: really totally factor in because I had run five marathons 188 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: in five states back to back twice, and so I 189 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 1: felt like I thought like I knew what I was into, 190 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:04,320 Speaker 1: and that travel piece totally made it different. So I 191 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 1: didn't sleep very much between the first four races. Um, 192 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:11,960 Speaker 1: I normally can sleep on the plane like with no problem. 193 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 1: But I couldn't sleep. I think, you know, the anxiety, 194 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:17,839 Speaker 1: the nerves, you know, I just couldn't sleep. And so 195 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 1: I felt like the first flour I was zombie running 196 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 1: absolutely absolutely. I want to We're gonna, we're gonna continue 197 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:26,920 Speaker 1: this conversation, but I want to because we want to 198 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:29,480 Speaker 1: talk about you raising money for play like a Girl. 199 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:32,440 Speaker 1: And also we were talking about your your real job 200 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 1: that guests afford you to run a marathon in every 201 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:38,440 Speaker 1: state he's run a marathon in every state. I don't 202 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 1: want to I don't want to gloss over that. This 203 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 1: young lady is special, especial in a lot of ways 204 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:45,960 Speaker 1: because she's learning to balance. And that's what why I 205 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 1: have on the show to talk about that balance that 206 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 1: a lot of people miss balanced socially, balanced personally, and 207 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 1: it's also making her to have a I feel a 208 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:57,240 Speaker 1: comfortable life. I'm on the phone with Celeste Bill. She's 209 00:11:57,280 --> 00:12:00,959 Speaker 1: a senior director over Major League Baseball and she's an 210 00:12:00,960 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: African American marathon record holder. And I consider you very 211 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:07,400 Speaker 1: special and I appreciate you coming on my show, and 212 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 1: we'll get we'll get in more detail in a few 213 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:16,559 Speaker 1: more minutes. We'll be right back with more from Rashan 214 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:19,959 Speaker 1: McDonald and Money Making Conversations don't touch that down. Let 215 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:22,560 Speaker 1: me tell you about the host of Money Making Conversations, 216 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 1: Rashaan McDonald. He's a social media influencer. Of his seven 217 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:30,080 Speaker 1: hundred thousand plus social media followers are female. 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You say 234 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:23,680 Speaker 1: to yourself who calls Rushan shell Rickie smiling, You got 235 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:26,440 Speaker 1: to get out of your own city and leave in 236 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 1: order to grow, because a fish don't get bigger as 237 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:32,080 Speaker 1: long as inside of that fish boat. Just get bigger 238 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:34,320 Speaker 1: when you put it in a punt. Ladies and gentlemen, 239 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 1: please bucking the phone. The one and only Charlie Wilson. 240 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 1: So many people have really been trying to get me 241 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:42,199 Speaker 1: to do a gospel record for so many years, and 242 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 1: I have been promising God that I would, I would 243 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 1: shout him out to do something, you know, and that 244 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 1: goes my baby. Come on, man, put a little Jesus 245 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:55,560 Speaker 1: in your song. Come on, brother, miss Patty little ball 246 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:57,960 Speaker 1: and you know what, I'm gonna be doing concerts and 247 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 1: little clubs. Thank you? What's your trio? So that I 248 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:04,480 Speaker 1: can touch you when I'm sitting with my hands. Thank you? 249 00:14:04,559 --> 00:14:07,440 Speaker 1: See I told you be there Every Monday, ten am 250 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:11,320 Speaker 1: the New Besy Love and Naty Money Making Conversation. She's 251 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:14,439 Speaker 1: on the phone or my guest senior director for recruiting 252 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 1: in special projects for Major League Baseball. She's also a 253 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:22,479 Speaker 1: record setting marathon athlete. Uh, welcome back to money making Conversations, 254 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:26,800 Speaker 1: Ms celest Bill. Now, play like a girl. What exactly 255 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 1: is that organization that you really ran to raise money for? 256 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:34,440 Speaker 1: What exactly is that organization? Yeah? So play like a girl. 257 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 1: They set out to encourage girls to continue to play sports. Um. 258 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:44,360 Speaker 1: They believe that girls that play sports can do anything. 259 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 1: And I truly believe that is the case. Um, sports 260 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 1: bills confidence and you know, learning teamwork and there's so many, 261 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 1: so many skills that you learn through participating in sports. 262 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 1: And say so they not only introduced sport to some girls, 263 00:15:02,680 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 1: they try to make sure that that girls keep split, 264 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 1: keep playing sports throughout their lives. Um, and so it's 265 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 1: a great organization. UM. I connected with play like a 266 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:17,160 Speaker 1: girl because I resent, you know, I played sports. I'm 267 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:20,960 Speaker 1: you know, I'm the only girl of five children. I've 268 00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 1: got four brothers, and UM, I grew up as a 269 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:29,120 Speaker 1: tomboy playing sports, playing basketball, and so I know the value. Um, 270 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 1: it's the reason why I wanted to be in sports 271 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:36,280 Speaker 1: and in place, you know, work in sports. And so, UM, 272 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 1: it's a it's a fantastic organization. UM that's only scratching 273 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 1: the surface in terms of what they're doing. And I 274 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:45,360 Speaker 1: actually just got voted onto the board board of directors 275 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 1: this past week. Well, you run eight continent, who's gonna 276 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:54,680 Speaker 1: chase you off? You know, you track anybody down? Get 277 00:15:54,760 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 1: my heads thought, okay, heads thought, okay, rishaw. When I 278 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 1: catch you're gonna be problems. Now, gonna be problems. Now 279 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:06,080 Speaker 1: when I pass you up, gonna be more problems. Because 280 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: because you know your whole background I'm looking at you 281 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 1: have a bachelor's de grid Exercise and Sports Science for 282 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 1: the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. So you've always been 283 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:18,280 Speaker 1: associated with that, the physicality I want to say, of 284 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 1: being an athlete. Correct, and would that help you? Did 285 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:25,080 Speaker 1: that help you in the marathon? Because we wanted to 286 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 1: talk about this because when I was reading your blog, 287 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:30,160 Speaker 1: you know you didn't have some difficult days. You know 288 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 1: I had a lot of But no, no, no, don't 289 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 1: you jump out of here, because I've been asking you 290 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:38,160 Speaker 1: these questions. You've been giving me one answers. You know, 291 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 1: Yester fight great, I loved it. Now I'm talking about 292 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:47,080 Speaker 1: difficult day. Oh yes, you have some horrible days. Well, well, 293 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:49,920 Speaker 1: well you've been easing this little conversation then, like this 294 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:53,120 Speaker 1: has been like a you know, easy money. But I 295 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 1: know I read it twenty six days. You have to 296 00:16:57,200 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 1: have recovery time. So when you hop what went I 297 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:13,680 Speaker 1: have made a mistake that might have been the first one. Yeah, yeah, 298 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:17,399 Speaker 1: I I struggled. I struggled a lot. Um. I actually 299 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:20,639 Speaker 1: got sick on the way to New Zealand. Um, you know, 300 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 1: like threw up on the plane and I was concerned about, 301 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:27,439 Speaker 1: you know, getting to hydrated, and that's what happened in 302 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 1: the second and third races. Um. You know, I it 303 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:34,720 Speaker 1: was really really hot. You know it was in the nineties, 304 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 1: um with terrible humidity, and UM, yeah, I struggled. I 305 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:46,120 Speaker 1: thank God for getting me through every single week. Congratulations. 306 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:50,159 Speaker 1: I enjoyed here in this party of life. Continue to 307 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 1: do the whole people are here this and realize that 308 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:56,200 Speaker 1: when I'm trying to emphasize to everyone that you can 309 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 1: I've worked at IBM, I've worked up small businesses and 310 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:03,719 Speaker 1: I'll always had that difficulty of balancing it. And I 311 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:05,919 Speaker 1: feel that you're you're blessed in a way to have 312 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: understood the process the importance of it. Because in Major 313 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:12,399 Speaker 1: League Baseball, you know, you know from Houston, so the 314 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:16,040 Speaker 1: Houston Astros or the World champions. And I'm proud to 315 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:20,199 Speaker 1: say and we will and we will repeat, we will repeat. Okay, 316 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:23,200 Speaker 1: I want to put that out in public to Oliver America. 317 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:26,399 Speaker 1: The Houston nastroals will be repeating and and I and 318 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:28,720 Speaker 1: I bring that up because you know, you're you're your 319 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:31,560 Speaker 1: your minority and you and you work for our sport 320 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 1: that that you know that that isn't considered a minority 321 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:39,399 Speaker 1: sport other than international players. So, and you're in charge 322 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 1: of recruiting and special projects from Major League Baseball, explain 323 00:18:42,840 --> 00:18:45,200 Speaker 1: to us exactly what that what does that mean? As 324 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:49,720 Speaker 1: the senior director. Yeah, so I run the recruiting team 325 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 1: for um, the league, and so I recruit and my 326 00:18:53,680 --> 00:18:59,320 Speaker 1: team recruits, uh, engineers, attorneys, finance professionals, you name it. 327 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 1: That acts staffed the league offices and so um. You know, 328 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 1: we hire a lot of engineers because there's a lot 329 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:13,400 Speaker 1: of technology behind baseball and metrics. Yes, yes, and so 330 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 1: we has changed baseball. Metrics has changed baseball the way 331 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:20,000 Speaker 1: Jeff Luna of the Houston Natural We absolutely brought that 332 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 1: over from the St. Nolis Cardinals. If you want to 333 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:24,640 Speaker 1: follow baseball, you know, people are looking at the very 334 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:28,480 Speaker 1: rotation of a baseball, the spin of a baseball, to 335 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 1: effect whether you're going to be a long term contract 336 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:32,680 Speaker 1: or you're going to be a released pitch or relief 337 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:35,560 Speaker 1: pitch or starter. So you know, because so you're just 338 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:38,920 Speaker 1: saying that they hear the word engineer or sociary baseball, 339 00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 1: who would think that you there their their job opportunities 340 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:45,640 Speaker 1: at the Major League Baseball waiting for you to consider 341 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:49,600 Speaker 1: correct exactly exactly. And one of the one of the 342 00:19:49,760 --> 00:19:53,840 Speaker 1: programs that we've recently connected to and put in place, 343 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:57,679 Speaker 1: it's All Star Code UM. Allstar Codes an organization that 344 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:01,080 Speaker 1: UM they're in the process of developing young engineers UM 345 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:04,560 Speaker 1: black and Latino males and it's a fantastic organization that 346 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 1: UM we partner with for the last two years. UM. 347 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:13,400 Speaker 1: They're looking to place these kids. They teach these kids 348 00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 1: how to code on site in different organizations and you know, 349 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 1: with the with the thought process that they'll go into 350 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:23,240 Speaker 1: computer science and they'll go to go into computer engineering, 351 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:27,240 Speaker 1: and that they'll become the next face of technology within Google, 352 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:30,879 Speaker 1: within Facebook, within Major League Baseball. UM. It's one of 353 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:34,160 Speaker 1: it's one of the i'd say most favorite things that 354 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:38,439 Speaker 1: that we're doing UM from a recruiting standpoint. Now, I'm 355 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:41,320 Speaker 1: I with you go to I got I got the 356 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:44,000 Speaker 1: app for Major League Baseball because the Astros are the 357 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 1: world champions. Okay, you know, you know I got just 358 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:50,680 Speaker 1: to be real with you know, I'm about information. Now. 359 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:53,080 Speaker 1: You know, I'm I'm a fan. I'm a Bandwagon fan, 360 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:56,240 Speaker 1: but I'm a fan and so so what you do 361 00:20:56,680 --> 00:21:00,360 Speaker 1: is the interactive media you're coming they manage is the 362 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:03,439 Speaker 1: official league site of all the thirty clubs. Correct, So 363 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:07,880 Speaker 1: there's a lot of information. You know, Baseball has always 364 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:13,160 Speaker 1: been probably the one sport that historically, you know, just 365 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,959 Speaker 1: just just mind information. You know, you want to know 366 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:18,399 Speaker 1: what Ty Cobb did, You don't want to know the 367 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: stoler base It is probably the most detailed sport in 368 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:25,199 Speaker 1: the history of all sports when it comes to information 369 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:30,560 Speaker 1: and backloging it and keeping a strong historical data. Correct. 370 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:34,120 Speaker 1: And when you do all that stuff, you're the leader. 371 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 1: Your leader. And so so with that being said, when 372 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:39,920 Speaker 1: you mentioned these programs about the Major League Baseball getting 373 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 1: behind you know, minorities and giving them, uh these doors 374 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 1: to open up and to participate in this for everybody 375 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:49,400 Speaker 1: as well. But how can one how can one learn 376 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:52,359 Speaker 1: about these programs? Because you have the major League Baseball 377 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:54,959 Speaker 1: dot com site, are the other sites that they can 378 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,240 Speaker 1: go to to find out more how they can get 379 00:21:57,280 --> 00:22:00,200 Speaker 1: involved with the job opportunities that are available at Major 380 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:04,160 Speaker 1: League Baseball? So our you know, our career site. Of course, 381 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:07,960 Speaker 1: there's always a great site UM LinkedIn. I always have 382 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 1: UM instead of my bio and who I am I 383 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:14,040 Speaker 1: always as my summary, have the jobs that we're that 384 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:21,320 Speaker 1: we're recruiting for linked in, they can, they can contact you. Correct, Absolutely, 385 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:25,679 Speaker 1: that's hot. So so because that's actually that's how we 386 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 1: started talking. Okay, LinkedIn exactly started messaged ms Bell said 387 00:22:31,320 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 1: would you like to be on my show? She said fantastic? 388 00:22:34,080 --> 00:22:38,000 Speaker 1: And I went, we're friends. We're friends. And so that's 389 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:40,879 Speaker 1: why I'm just letting everybody know how LinkedIn really really works, 390 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:44,359 Speaker 1: because I had a LinkedIn expert on my show last 391 00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 1: week and he was talking about really linked in. It 392 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:49,679 Speaker 1: is like it's like, you know, employment opportunities, you were 393 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:52,480 Speaker 1: you're concerned about career opportunities, things you can go with 394 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 1: your career and get jobs and and meet people in 395 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:58,880 Speaker 1: the same or like minded feels. That's what LinkedIn is available. 396 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:01,199 Speaker 1: Have you found that using LinkedIn has been effective in 397 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 1: your recruiting needs? Absolutely? We use that. That's like one 398 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:08,720 Speaker 1: of our primary sources in terms of recruiting. Yeah. Okay, 399 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:11,840 Speaker 1: So now there's another step in this whole conversation. So 400 00:23:12,119 --> 00:23:14,480 Speaker 1: how does one if they're listening it to my show 401 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:17,840 Speaker 1: and they all linked in, how does one do they 402 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:20,920 Speaker 1: just direct message you? Or how does how does that work. 403 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:25,360 Speaker 1: M hm, you know, direct message and if let's say 404 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 1: a lot of times, if you don't have a connection, um, 405 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:34,520 Speaker 1: you may have to use like LinkedIn mail. But there's 406 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:36,919 Speaker 1: a way around that. You know. If you go to 407 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 1: someone's profile and you see that they're part of a group, 408 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:43,000 Speaker 1: join that group, you know, so that you can you 409 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:47,000 Speaker 1: can direct message them through the group, you know, because 410 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:50,040 Speaker 1: you're a part of the same group. UM. So if 411 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:54,480 Speaker 1: you don't have a connection of some kind, find the connection. Well, 412 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:56,800 Speaker 1: there's all about if you want something, find a way 413 00:23:56,840 --> 00:23:59,720 Speaker 1: to get it, you know, so exactly forever opportunity that 414 00:23:59,800 --> 00:24:01,840 Speaker 1: I instead of working for Major League Baseball to be 415 00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 1: a huge opportunity. You gotta learn to work and learn 416 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 1: to put the time in. And I found that it's 417 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:09,480 Speaker 1: amazing what you're doing with your life. And uh, you know, 418 00:24:09,560 --> 00:24:11,640 Speaker 1: keep winning and keeping Thank you for coming on my show. 419 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:14,880 Speaker 1: Thank you for sharing information about job opportunities to Major 420 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:17,359 Speaker 1: League Baseball that people would even think about doing it. 421 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:19,520 Speaker 1: You know, I'm on the phone. She's the same director 422 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:22,439 Speaker 1: for recruiting their special projects from a League's Baseball and 423 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:27,679 Speaker 1: more importantly, more importantly, she's an African American record holder 424 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:32,120 Speaker 1: for marathon. She ran eight marathon that's twenty six point 425 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:35,760 Speaker 1: two miles, eight days, eight continents. On top of that, 426 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:39,080 Speaker 1: she's running a marathon in every state of this country. 427 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:42,160 Speaker 1: She's amazing. Um, can we be friends and you call 428 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:45,040 Speaker 1: me back and keep me posting because I gotta call. 429 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:47,040 Speaker 1: I'm gonna call you. We're gonna talk again a lot, 430 00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:49,440 Speaker 1: because you know, Astro's gonna run away and set records, 431 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:52,720 Speaker 1: so I be's basically gonna call you. Just give me 432 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:54,800 Speaker 1: some bragging fact. I just called you say what's the 433 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:58,920 Speaker 1: record now? So let's what's the record? Now? Tell your 434 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:01,320 Speaker 1: team and Major leagu Baseball. We got a big fan here. 435 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:03,320 Speaker 1: If you ever need me, I'm there for you. Guys. 436 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:10,719 Speaker 1: Keep winning, Akank, you appreciate you. You're fantastic. We'll be 437 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:14,280 Speaker 1: right back with more from Marsan McDonald and Money Making Conversations. 438 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 1: As host of Money Making Conversations, Rashan McDonald is uniquely 439 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:20,720 Speaker 1: positioned to provide a step by step, easy to understand 440 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 1: blueprint that drives listeners to realize their dreams and aspirations. 441 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:28,160 Speaker 1: Until you do the business plan, or incorporate or actually 442 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:31,840 Speaker 1: create that product or start selling products, the universe doesn't 443 00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:34,600 Speaker 1: have to deal with. 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So we 462 00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:45,399 Speaker 1: talk my friend, how you doing doing well? Man? Happy 463 00:26:45,440 --> 00:26:48,919 Speaker 1: New Year? Happy New Year? Happy. We can't revitate some 464 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:51,160 Speaker 1: I'm gonna take a little moment here now. You cannot 465 00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:54,400 Speaker 1: be calling me and talking to me in February. Would 466 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:58,560 Speaker 1: Happy New Year? We have a relationship, j You can't 467 00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:02,199 Speaker 1: tell me Happy New Year February. Man, you can't do 468 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:04,840 Speaker 1: me like that, brother, keep doing me like this. You 469 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:11,240 Speaker 1: are right about my friends. We're gonna do some badness. Absolutely, 470 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:13,280 Speaker 1: We're gonna talk a little bit about that as well. 471 00:27:13,320 --> 00:27:15,520 Speaker 1: I know. So for first, listen to everybody know what 472 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:17,960 Speaker 1: it incites me about our relationship and what you're doing. 473 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:20,919 Speaker 1: But even without me, you know. And it's called Rise TV. 474 00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:27,240 Speaker 1: What exactly is Rise TV? Man? Roy TV is a 475 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:31,480 Speaker 1: a video streaming service, uh for the urban community. Man. 476 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:34,600 Speaker 1: So if you're if you're familiar with Netflix, uh, then 477 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:38,440 Speaker 1: you we're are Netflix, but we target the urban community. 478 00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:42,879 Speaker 1: So we focused on programming that includes movies and series 479 00:27:43,040 --> 00:27:48,119 Speaker 1: and documentaries all created by urban filmmakers. Now with that 480 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:52,200 Speaker 1: being said, because uh, is there a fee to subscribe 481 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:55,879 Speaker 1: to Rise? Is that monthly fee? Absolutely? It is a 482 00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:58,720 Speaker 1: subscription based service. So it is very much, very much 483 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 1: like Netflix, but but we focused on on a niche market. 484 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:05,440 Speaker 1: So yes, it is a subscription based service because as 485 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:08,440 Speaker 1: we can see beause because I see to say, it's 486 00:28:08,440 --> 00:28:13,000 Speaker 1: like our stories, our oars, our time Rise TV. Now 487 00:28:13,119 --> 00:28:15,119 Speaker 1: now let's go, let's let's go. You know when a 488 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:18,280 Speaker 1: guy like you, you know, listen, who is this guy 489 00:28:18,760 --> 00:28:20,679 Speaker 1: he's just gonna start, He's gonna compete with Netflix. We 490 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:24,480 Speaker 1: all know, letflix, you can't compete with Netflix. Let's go ahead, 491 00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:26,760 Speaker 1: a little history about it, because you had you started 492 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:30,240 Speaker 1: in Florida, correct, with the My Rise really came for 493 00:28:30,280 --> 00:28:34,080 Speaker 1: the name of your magazine. Correct, absolutely, So we started 494 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:36,560 Speaker 1: off as a as a magazine. We started there as 495 00:28:36,560 --> 00:28:39,720 Speaker 1: a traditional magazine company. We had a print publication, and 496 00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 1: then we evolved into the digital space as we saw 497 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:46,960 Speaker 1: the digital evolution taking place, and uh, digital just a great, 498 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:50,160 Speaker 1: great medium because it's the reach of it. And so 499 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:53,520 Speaker 1: we began to really understand that core market. We we 500 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:56,720 Speaker 1: always have targeted the urban demographic just because that was 501 00:28:56,720 --> 00:28:59,840 Speaker 1: a lane that we understood and anytime you're in media, 502 00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:02,080 Speaker 1: you want you can't be all things to all people. 503 00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:05,160 Speaker 1: So we we knew our market very well. We studied 504 00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:08,560 Speaker 1: our marketing, and so that is origins of where we 505 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:12,080 Speaker 1: where we came from and and so so when you 506 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:15,080 Speaker 1: sit around, this is all about content. And you know, 507 00:29:15,160 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 1: you hear him out there, and I just want to 508 00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:18,959 Speaker 1: slow everybody it down. You know. The reason that excites 509 00:29:19,040 --> 00:29:21,680 Speaker 1: me about any because he's an entrepreneur, he's a small 510 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:25,320 Speaker 1: business owner getting into a very competitive field. There's content 511 00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:28,920 Speaker 1: driven because you know, Netflix is about you. You're going, 512 00:29:29,160 --> 00:29:31,840 Speaker 1: I'm teasing. I go on Netflix and I go, okay, well, 513 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:34,920 Speaker 1: well nothing to watch, you know, and then they got 514 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:36,880 Speaker 1: ton of things for me to watch. And I was 515 00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:40,880 Speaker 1: looking at last night, going I'm just going through it. 516 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:43,080 Speaker 1: But I'm saying it's nothing to watch. But I'm going 517 00:29:43,120 --> 00:29:45,360 Speaker 1: through all these options, you know what I'm saying. It's 518 00:29:45,480 --> 00:29:48,160 Speaker 1: like it's crazy, you know, going like, okay, okay, I 519 00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:52,320 Speaker 1: saw Stranger Things, I saw The Defenders, I saw Punisher, 520 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:57,440 Speaker 1: I saw Jessica Jones, I saw There Therevil okay, and 521 00:29:57,480 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 1: I just I just saw this new series called All 522 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:03,480 Speaker 1: a Carbon, which is really good. So so that's me, 523 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:06,720 Speaker 1: you know, that's me Rishan, you know, just sitting at 524 00:30:06,760 --> 00:30:09,800 Speaker 1: the house, you know, and I'm a guy. I was 525 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:12,840 Speaker 1: sit up there and I will Binge. You know, I 526 00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:17,080 Speaker 1: started six o'clock on six pm on Friday night and 527 00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:20,920 Speaker 1: be wide awake and four am on Saturday morning. Still watch. 528 00:30:22,720 --> 00:30:25,520 Speaker 1: But let me let me let me add this in Rashana. Yeah, 529 00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:28,440 Speaker 1: I know you use the term competing with Netflix, but 530 00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:31,480 Speaker 1: I always say we we don't see ourselves that as 531 00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:35,440 Speaker 1: necessarily competition with Netflix, because here's the thing, man, here, 532 00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:38,080 Speaker 1: here's the thing man. One thing that we truly believe in, 533 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:40,400 Speaker 1: the one thing that we understood when we did the 534 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:44,080 Speaker 1: magazine and everything evolving from that, is that people of 535 00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:48,200 Speaker 1: color want to see here and understand themselves through the 536 00:30:48,280 --> 00:30:51,480 Speaker 1: images that they see on the screen and on television. 537 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:54,320 Speaker 1: You want to see images that reflect them. That's why 538 00:30:54,360 --> 00:30:58,840 Speaker 1: we see Black Pather being so successful among our community 539 00:30:58,840 --> 00:31:01,200 Speaker 1: and how we embrace sit and dressing up and to 540 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:03,600 Speaker 1: go see it because it was something that we could 541 00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:05,680 Speaker 1: relate to. And so one of the things that I 542 00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:08,200 Speaker 1: started seeing as we were in the digital media space 543 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:10,880 Speaker 1: was and I kept coming across all of these great 544 00:31:10,920 --> 00:31:15,520 Speaker 1: content creators, black creators or people that were creating content 545 00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:19,360 Speaker 1: target that our demographic that could not land distribution. And 546 00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:21,440 Speaker 1: I tell you, Rashan, I know you go to the 547 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:23,800 Speaker 1: to the film festivals in all of these places, and 548 00:31:23,880 --> 00:31:27,600 Speaker 1: you see this great content that exists out there that 549 00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:31,080 Speaker 1: never sees the light of day beyond the film festivals. 550 00:31:31,360 --> 00:31:33,520 Speaker 1: And so that was what we said we wanted to 551 00:31:33,520 --> 00:31:36,960 Speaker 1: focus on, is those creators who could you are creating 552 00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:40,400 Speaker 1: that content that connects with the market that doesn't even 553 00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:43,360 Speaker 1: know that content exists. So so that's the lane that 554 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:45,760 Speaker 1: we play in. And we focused on the niche because 555 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:48,600 Speaker 1: we say Netflix targets the masses, but when you look 556 00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:51,920 Speaker 1: at their library of content, less than one percent of 557 00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:57,160 Speaker 1: their original content is created and market or targeted towards 558 00:31:57,240 --> 00:31:59,840 Speaker 1: our demographics. So that's kind of the lane that we play, 559 00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:04,120 Speaker 1: is that carving out that coordinache and that's why why 560 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:07,320 Speaker 1: we're excited about what we do. Well, I'm excited because 561 00:32:07,320 --> 00:32:09,080 Speaker 1: of the fact that you know, first of all, you 562 00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:11,520 Speaker 1: make an attempt to do it, and that's the first 563 00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:15,400 Speaker 1: step in trying to give us options as options. And 564 00:32:15,480 --> 00:32:17,640 Speaker 1: you know, you have TV one, which I'm very proud of, 565 00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:20,240 Speaker 1: your BT which I'm very proud of. You know, if 566 00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:22,560 Speaker 1: New TV is out there, I think they're doing a 567 00:32:22,680 --> 00:32:25,760 Speaker 1: similar launch as you're trying to do. But the bottom 568 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:29,080 Speaker 1: line is that being able to get those subscribers to 569 00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:32,280 Speaker 1: to to be there every every day. How do you 570 00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:34,600 Speaker 1: build that momentum? How what is the plan in place 571 00:32:34,640 --> 00:32:36,440 Speaker 1: for that? And you know, and I'm not trying try 572 00:32:36,560 --> 00:32:38,280 Speaker 1: trying to put you on the spot, just talking about 573 00:32:38,440 --> 00:32:41,640 Speaker 1: how people are finding your brand and how people are 574 00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:44,000 Speaker 1: and how I can help you, you know, promote your brand. 575 00:32:44,080 --> 00:32:48,400 Speaker 1: And that's why I got you on the show. Absolutely absolutely, Well, 576 00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:51,680 Speaker 1: here's the thing. The core thing is is really focusing 577 00:32:51,760 --> 00:32:54,680 Speaker 1: on who the target market is that we want to 578 00:32:54,680 --> 00:32:57,400 Speaker 1: deliver this to. Who do we feel like the commune 579 00:32:57,560 --> 00:33:00,760 Speaker 1: connects with this the most? And then we's from being 580 00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:04,600 Speaker 1: in those places marketing the show's marketing the different things 581 00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:07,600 Speaker 1: that we have on the on the platform in those places. 582 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:11,040 Speaker 1: If our market target market is on Instagram, then we're 583 00:33:11,040 --> 00:33:13,840 Speaker 1: going to be marketing those shows on Instagram. If our 584 00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:16,400 Speaker 1: target market is at the College Champions and we want 585 00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:18,600 Speaker 1: to be at the College Champions, is letting them know, hey, 586 00:33:18,760 --> 00:33:20,520 Speaker 1: this is a new show we're adding, and this is 587 00:33:20,560 --> 00:33:23,320 Speaker 1: a lead series that we're attempting to add. What do 588 00:33:23,360 --> 00:33:25,680 Speaker 1: you think about this? And really really being in those 589 00:33:25,720 --> 00:33:28,400 Speaker 1: different places. If our core target market is listening to 590 00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:31,240 Speaker 1: the John McDonald's show. Then we want to be in 591 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:34,760 Speaker 1: them telling them saying, hey, go to on the Rise 592 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:38,360 Speaker 1: dot TV and check us out and and let us 593 00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:40,760 Speaker 1: know what you're looking for. Let us know what's in 594 00:33:40,800 --> 00:33:43,680 Speaker 1: the marketplace that you don't see that you would like 595 00:33:43,840 --> 00:33:46,200 Speaker 1: to see, and maybe we can work to work with 596 00:33:46,280 --> 00:33:49,400 Speaker 1: some creators to create that stuff. And so it takes time, 597 00:33:49,520 --> 00:33:52,520 Speaker 1: rashin and certainly is not something that happens overnight. We see, 598 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:55,040 Speaker 1: you know, certainly TV one and d G and the 599 00:33:55,080 --> 00:33:58,600 Speaker 1: traditional media space for those companies have built over time 600 00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:01,320 Speaker 1: and some time is taking what they've been doing in 601 00:34:01,360 --> 00:34:05,719 Speaker 1: the cable TV market and now transitioning to the streaming 602 00:34:05,800 --> 00:34:09,720 Speaker 1: market where we see, you know, numbers are clearly clearly climbing. 603 00:34:10,560 --> 00:34:13,759 Speaker 1: It's amazing how you see, you know, because Netflix was 604 00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:15,320 Speaker 1: just was just sitting out there. You know, we're just 605 00:34:15,360 --> 00:34:19,480 Speaker 1: sitting out there, and you know, and Netflix, let me 606 00:34:19,560 --> 00:34:22,480 Speaker 1: just answer to this everybody, it's not television. Netflix. It 607 00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:25,280 Speaker 1: gets confused because you know, it's being nominated for Emmies, 608 00:34:25,280 --> 00:34:28,040 Speaker 1: But in the traditional format of what it is, it's 609 00:34:28,040 --> 00:34:31,600 Speaker 1: not television because you streaming, you stream it and so 610 00:34:31,840 --> 00:34:35,080 Speaker 1: you're not tied to a network. But but they win. 611 00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:37,160 Speaker 1: And all the reason I'm bringing up Netflix in the 612 00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:40,160 Speaker 1: conversation is to give people a comparison to exactly what 613 00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:41,839 Speaker 1: you're trying to do, but you're doing it from an 614 00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:46,160 Speaker 1: from a unique marketing standpoint. But they win because like 615 00:34:46,200 --> 00:34:48,600 Speaker 1: I have a remote, one of my remote on my TV, 616 00:34:49,160 --> 00:34:55,319 Speaker 1: it has Netflix right there right now. I can't help 617 00:34:55,320 --> 00:34:59,239 Speaker 1: but okay, out of curiosity, I might push it one day, 618 00:34:59,280 --> 00:35:03,600 Speaker 1: which I did. Then it goes me. Okay, you give 619 00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:07,600 Speaker 1: me an adult kid or other or if I want 620 00:35:07,600 --> 00:35:09,400 Speaker 1: to set it up for my wife or my daughter, 621 00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:12,680 Speaker 1: they can have their own little Netflix channel, you know. 622 00:35:12,760 --> 00:35:15,000 Speaker 1: So when I look at what you're doing, you're doing 623 00:35:15,040 --> 00:35:19,239 Speaker 1: the same thing. Jay was Rise as r y s 624 00:35:19,280 --> 00:35:23,000 Speaker 1: E Ride. You have an app you can download. I'm 625 00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:26,319 Speaker 1: just letting everybody know that there is something fantastic that 626 00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:29,680 Speaker 1: you're building and Rise TV and people need to get 627 00:35:29,680 --> 00:35:34,040 Speaker 1: on board man, absolutely, And I'll tell you, I thank 628 00:35:34,080 --> 00:35:37,320 Speaker 1: you for that. And we're too launching on the rocal device. 629 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:40,160 Speaker 1: But you know, it's collaborating with people like you were 630 00:35:40,160 --> 00:35:42,400 Speaker 1: shy and I'll tell you you are in this space, 631 00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:45,320 Speaker 1: have been in this space for a number of years. 632 00:35:45,360 --> 00:35:48,600 Speaker 1: You have a number of resources you know, you understand 633 00:35:48,640 --> 00:35:51,279 Speaker 1: the people that we are trying to help. Even with 634 00:35:51,360 --> 00:35:54,879 Speaker 1: the context at the point, you understand those individuals, man, 635 00:35:54,920 --> 00:35:57,239 Speaker 1: and so you you certainly get it. So I thank 636 00:35:57,320 --> 00:36:00,520 Speaker 1: you for your time, your your your energy, your forces, 637 00:36:00,560 --> 00:36:03,160 Speaker 1: and just everything that you've been doing to to really 638 00:36:03,160 --> 00:36:06,399 Speaker 1: help us Catafornia. Yes, we gotta circle back around, man, 639 00:36:06,840 --> 00:36:09,479 Speaker 1: but we will. But now here's the deal, man, here's 640 00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:12,839 Speaker 1: the deal. Now, this is rou Sean mcdump. Now this 641 00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:16,080 Speaker 1: is I'd have been at the thinner Black pantherther Theinner 642 00:36:16,120 --> 00:36:20,200 Speaker 1: with my little rise card and everybody who came out 643 00:36:20,239 --> 00:36:22,920 Speaker 1: that theorty. You want to hear your voice. Here you go, 644 00:36:23,360 --> 00:36:26,680 Speaker 1: because because I looked at the breakdown, thirty five percent 645 00:36:26,760 --> 00:36:31,080 Speaker 1: African American's attended the movie opening weekend, thirty seven cent. 646 00:36:31,200 --> 00:36:37,640 Speaker 1: Thirty seven percent was white, eighteen percent was Latino, and 647 00:36:37,640 --> 00:36:42,879 Speaker 1: I think five percent was was an Asian. So I'm 648 00:36:42,880 --> 00:36:45,160 Speaker 1: out there, my man, I'm out there. I'm just letting 649 00:36:45,160 --> 00:36:48,400 Speaker 1: you know, Black Panther theinter in the theater, it's still 650 00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:50,799 Speaker 1: that notw I'll be out there with my little my 651 00:36:50,880 --> 00:36:55,239 Speaker 1: little rise card. Look, try this for thirty days, Try 652 00:36:55,280 --> 00:36:57,800 Speaker 1: this for thirty days. But you gotta put your crackit 653 00:36:57,840 --> 00:37:00,759 Speaker 1: card in because if you don't, if you forget, I'm 654 00:37:00,800 --> 00:37:07,160 Speaker 1: gonna charge you. You got the man, That's how we 655 00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:11,040 Speaker 1: need to do because you are certainly come. Man. I'll 656 00:37:11,040 --> 00:37:13,680 Speaker 1: tell you, dude, I'll tell you, man. That's how they 657 00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:16,360 Speaker 1: do it. That's how Netflix got me. They got it. 658 00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:18,920 Speaker 1: They gave me a little card. It was free for 659 00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:21,160 Speaker 1: three months, but I had to put it in my 660 00:37:21,239 --> 00:37:25,320 Speaker 1: credit card information. Next thing, you know, nine nine popped 661 00:37:25,360 --> 00:37:28,919 Speaker 1: up on my credit card. I'd think none of it did. 662 00:37:29,040 --> 00:37:32,920 Speaker 1: Three months later, I decided to watch Netflix. I started 663 00:37:32,960 --> 00:37:36,280 Speaker 1: watching Uh Dare Devil, and I've been hooked ever since. 664 00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:39,080 Speaker 1: And so that's how it all, man. It's all about 665 00:37:39,120 --> 00:37:42,000 Speaker 1: people giving people an opportunity to see your network as 666 00:37:42,040 --> 00:37:46,640 Speaker 1: a fantastic network. It's called Rise. That's R Y S 667 00:37:46,680 --> 00:37:49,480 Speaker 1: E and and and you win it, man. And it's 668 00:37:49,520 --> 00:37:52,839 Speaker 1: about just getting people to come to your brand so 669 00:37:52,880 --> 00:37:55,200 Speaker 1: they can become fans of your brand. That's all this 670 00:37:55,320 --> 00:37:59,919 Speaker 1: is about. That's all. So tell everybody one more time 671 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:02,799 Speaker 1: how much it calls for the monthly based subscription, and 672 00:38:02,840 --> 00:38:04,840 Speaker 1: also how they can get to how they can download 673 00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:07,680 Speaker 1: your app and all that good stuff. So I'll tell 674 00:38:07,719 --> 00:38:10,400 Speaker 1: you what, man, they can download the app exactly. You 675 00:38:10,480 --> 00:38:12,279 Speaker 1: do get a free trial with it. So there is 676 00:38:12,320 --> 00:38:14,680 Speaker 1: a free trial here. So I invite you to go 677 00:38:14,760 --> 00:38:17,759 Speaker 1: to on the Rise dot tv that's O n t 678 00:38:18,080 --> 00:38:21,839 Speaker 1: h E r y s E dot tv, or you 679 00:38:21,880 --> 00:38:24,320 Speaker 1: can visit um. You know, you go to the app stores. 680 00:38:24,360 --> 00:38:28,719 Speaker 1: We're on Apple, Android, Windows and Amazon devices. UM, and 681 00:38:28,800 --> 00:38:31,880 Speaker 1: you just down type in Rise app r y s 682 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:33,799 Speaker 1: E app. You'll see our app there and you can 683 00:38:33,840 --> 00:38:36,160 Speaker 1: download the app. And actually when you download the app, 684 00:38:36,200 --> 00:38:38,759 Speaker 1: you'll be able to access everything. So not just Rise TV, 685 00:38:38,840 --> 00:38:42,200 Speaker 1: but we still have Rise Magazine and the Rise podcast 686 00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:43,719 Speaker 1: network and all of that, and you'll be able to 687 00:38:43,760 --> 00:38:46,120 Speaker 1: access all of that right from the app. Man. So 688 00:38:46,239 --> 00:38:48,440 Speaker 1: I invite you to download it and support us as 689 00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:52,640 Speaker 1: we continue to climb and got big things play man, 690 00:38:52,880 --> 00:38:57,640 Speaker 1: Happy New Year. 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Hi, 710 00:40:06,320 --> 00:40:09,239 Speaker 1: this is rus Sean McDonald, the host of Money Making Conversation. 711 00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:12,920 Speaker 1: You say to yourself, who calls rushan shell rickie smiling, 712 00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:15,600 Speaker 1: You got to get out of your own city and 713 00:40:15,719 --> 00:40:18,440 Speaker 1: leave in order to group. A fish. Don't get bigger 714 00:40:18,480 --> 00:40:21,399 Speaker 1: as long as inside of that fish boat, just get 715 00:40:21,440 --> 00:40:24,000 Speaker 1: bigger when you put it in a punt, Ladies and gentlemen, 716 00:40:24,040 --> 00:40:27,680 Speaker 1: please bucking the phone. 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See I 726 00:40:54,600 --> 00:40:57,480 Speaker 1: told you be there every Monday, ten am the noon, 727 00:40:57,640 --> 00:41:01,200 Speaker 1: busy loving naty, money making conversations. Hey, this is Tasha Evans. 728 00:41:01,239 --> 00:41:03,120 Speaker 1: And I love to eat a great restaurants and more 729 00:41:03,160 --> 00:41:06,600 Speaker 1: than that, I love great desserts. So does Rashan McDonald. 730 00:41:06,880 --> 00:41:11,400 Speaker 1: Check out his new website. That's www. Rashan McDonald dot com. 731 00:41:11,440 --> 00:41:14,400 Speaker 1: That's r U s h I O N and McDonald 732 00:41:14,480 --> 00:41:17,840 Speaker 1: is spelled just like the famous restaurant chain guys. Rashaun 733 00:41:17,960 --> 00:41:20,400 Speaker 1: is looking for great bakers for his baker spotlight. He 734 00:41:20,440 --> 00:41:22,520 Speaker 1: wants to brag on his fans for their incredible baking 735 00:41:22,600 --> 00:41:25,440 Speaker 1: skills on his social media and website. That can be 736 00:41:25,480 --> 00:41:28,160 Speaker 1: your mom, friend, co worker, a relative. It spread the 737 00:41:28,200 --> 00:41:31,920 Speaker 1: word today. Visit Rashan McDonald dot com. Hi, this is 738 00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:35,319 Speaker 1: Rushan McDonald, the host of money Making Conversation. You say 739 00:41:35,360 --> 00:41:39,239 Speaker 1: to yourself, who calls Rushan show Rickie smiling, You got 740 00:41:39,239 --> 00:41:42,200 Speaker 1: to get out of your own city and leave in 741 00:41:42,320 --> 00:41:44,880 Speaker 1: order to grow. Because a fish don't get bigger as 742 00:41:44,920 --> 00:41:48,719 Speaker 1: long as it inside of that get bigger when you 743 00:41:48,760 --> 00:41:51,240 Speaker 1: put it in a poet, Ladies and gentlemen, please blocking 744 00:41:51,280 --> 00:41:55,319 Speaker 1: the phone. The one and only Charlie Wilson. So many 745 00:41:55,360 --> 00:41:57,160 Speaker 1: people have been really been trying to get me to 746 00:41:57,200 --> 00:41:59,319 Speaker 1: do a gospel record for so many years, or I 747 00:41:59,320 --> 00:42:02,160 Speaker 1: have been promising God that I would, I would shout 748 00:42:02,200 --> 00:42:08,520 Speaker 1: him out to do something. But you know, burn my baby, 749 00:42:08,560 --> 00:42:10,919 Speaker 1: Come on, man, put a little Jesus in the song. 750 00:42:11,040 --> 00:42:14,279 Speaker 1: Come on brothers, patty little bell, and you know what. 751 00:42:14,320 --> 00:42:17,759 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be doing concerts and little clubs. Thank you, 752 00:42:18,000 --> 00:42:21,640 Speaker 1: Thank you so that I can touch you when I'm 753 00:42:21,680 --> 00:42:24,200 Speaker 1: singing with my hands. Thank you. See I told you 754 00:42:24,480 --> 00:42:27,160 Speaker 1: be there. Every Monday, ten am the noon be is 755 00:42:27,200 --> 00:42:32,520 Speaker 1: Eleve of Naty money Making Conversations. Welcome to Money Making Conversations. 756 00:42:32,560 --> 00:42:36,040 Speaker 1: I'm your host, Rashan McDonald. Money Making Conversation, as I 757 00:42:36,120 --> 00:42:40,440 Speaker 1: said earlier, is now broadcasting live from Atlanta, Georgia, every Monday. 758 00:42:40,520 --> 00:42:42,080 Speaker 1: You can hear me live on Bears E Love of 759 00:42:42,160 --> 00:42:46,000 Speaker 1: Naty from ten am to noon, and our Heart Radio podcast. 760 00:42:46,360 --> 00:42:49,840 Speaker 1: I'm also broadcasting on my Money Making Conversations Facebook page. 761 00:42:50,160 --> 00:42:52,640 Speaker 1: You can go line right now and leave comments that 762 00:42:52,719 --> 00:42:56,120 Speaker 1: I will respond to too. You can go on line 763 00:42:56,200 --> 00:42:58,640 Speaker 1: right now and leave comments that I will respond to 764 00:42:58,800 --> 00:43:01,200 Speaker 1: during and after the show. A hotline number if you 765 00:43:01,200 --> 00:43:03,120 Speaker 1: want to call and talk to me now. It's four 766 00:43:03,200 --> 00:43:07,160 Speaker 1: zero four to three one eleven eighty. As always, I 767 00:43:07,200 --> 00:43:10,480 Speaker 1: try to bring the best talent that available. This show 768 00:43:10,520 --> 00:43:15,440 Speaker 1: is about CEOs, industry decision makers, small business owners and 769 00:43:15,719 --> 00:43:18,560 Speaker 1: people like you. That's really, That's what it's all about. 770 00:43:18,760 --> 00:43:20,719 Speaker 1: The celebrities I bring on the show, I wanted to 771 00:43:20,719 --> 00:43:23,040 Speaker 1: talk about their entrepreneurship so I can give you advice, 772 00:43:23,520 --> 00:43:25,640 Speaker 1: the highs and lows. And I also try to keep 773 00:43:25,880 --> 00:43:28,759 Speaker 1: normal people like you. And I say normal people because 774 00:43:28,760 --> 00:43:30,400 Speaker 1: when you look at me, you don't know my story. 775 00:43:30,640 --> 00:43:32,520 Speaker 1: You know, you might you might think that I've just 776 00:43:32,600 --> 00:43:34,759 Speaker 1: been successful all my life. But when you just see 777 00:43:34,760 --> 00:43:37,080 Speaker 1: a person who has a local donut shop, I'll see 778 00:43:37,080 --> 00:43:39,120 Speaker 1: a person who running the gas station. I'll see a 779 00:43:39,160 --> 00:43:42,760 Speaker 1: person who's selling flowers. I'll see a person who selling 780 00:43:42,800 --> 00:43:45,719 Speaker 1: Mary Kay. These are entrepreneurs. These are people just like you. 781 00:43:46,040 --> 00:43:48,160 Speaker 1: And you can win with people just like you if 782 00:43:48,239 --> 00:43:52,319 Speaker 1: you understand the game. On this show today, start studies show, 783 00:43:52,400 --> 00:43:54,360 Speaker 1: because on Monday, that's all I bring it. It It starts 784 00:43:54,360 --> 00:43:57,279 Speaker 1: studied opportunities to get your game together. I have my 785 00:43:57,320 --> 00:44:02,080 Speaker 1: man Kurt Franklin, Grammy music icon, entrepreneur author. Variety magazine 786 00:44:02,160 --> 00:44:05,560 Speaker 1: dubbed Kirk Franklin as a reigning King of Urban Gospel. 787 00:44:05,920 --> 00:44:08,439 Speaker 1: I just finished a great interview with Celeste Bell, who's 788 00:44:08,480 --> 00:44:11,360 Speaker 1: a record setting marathon runner and the senior director in 789 00:44:11,400 --> 00:44:15,840 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball Advanced Media. Then we have Christine Lucida, 790 00:44:16,239 --> 00:44:18,920 Speaker 1: she is the TV health and fitness expert, owner of 791 00:44:19,000 --> 00:44:23,440 Speaker 1: Los Angeles private fitness and nutrition company. Jeff Friday, founder 792 00:44:23,480 --> 00:44:26,520 Speaker 1: and President of the American Black Film Festival. And my 793 00:44:26,600 --> 00:44:29,960 Speaker 1: man j Jackson, founder of the new streaming network Rise. 794 00:44:30,080 --> 00:44:33,560 Speaker 1: That's R y s E. That's Rise R Y s C. 795 00:44:33,920 --> 00:44:35,840 Speaker 1: And we do these shows on a regular basis. Not 796 00:44:35,920 --> 00:44:38,320 Speaker 1: only do I do it live here, I have it 797 00:44:38,440 --> 00:44:41,239 Speaker 1: playing back on my podcast because guess what, I want 798 00:44:41,239 --> 00:44:43,080 Speaker 1: to make a difference. I want to tell people that 799 00:44:43,120 --> 00:44:46,200 Speaker 1: they can win. And if you can win by listening 800 00:44:46,239 --> 00:44:47,680 Speaker 1: to me, if you can win by watching one of 801 00:44:47,680 --> 00:44:50,279 Speaker 1: my videos, if you can win by finding the things 802 00:44:50,280 --> 00:44:53,480 Speaker 1: that I'm doing relatable because it's by motivations about information 803 00:44:53,680 --> 00:44:55,440 Speaker 1: and we have this type of information, then you can 804 00:44:55,480 --> 00:44:57,759 Speaker 1: win with My next guest is on the line right now. 805 00:44:57,760 --> 00:45:01,600 Speaker 1: She's from my hometown of Houston, Texas. I enjoyed talking 806 00:45:01,600 --> 00:45:03,880 Speaker 1: to her. She has a great spirit. She owns a 807 00:45:03,920 --> 00:45:07,920 Speaker 1: spa and healthcare product in Houston, Texas. Please welcome to 808 00:45:07,960 --> 00:45:11,960 Speaker 1: the phone and money making conversations. Lindsay Brantley. How are 809 00:45:11,920 --> 00:45:15,840 Speaker 1: you doing, Lindsey, Good, Good morning everyone. How are you 810 00:45:15,880 --> 00:45:18,360 Speaker 1: doing today? Great? Well? Great? You know I always call it. 811 00:45:18,440 --> 00:45:20,680 Speaker 1: I think it like every quarter I gotta call and 812 00:45:20,840 --> 00:45:23,920 Speaker 1: check on you. You know, you used like a baby's 813 00:45:23,920 --> 00:45:26,520 Speaker 1: sister to me, and you're definitely a baby's sister in 814 00:45:26,560 --> 00:45:29,719 Speaker 1: the entrepreneur field because as an entrepreneur, you know you 815 00:45:29,800 --> 00:45:31,839 Speaker 1: just your business been here for almost a year. Right, 816 00:45:33,080 --> 00:45:37,720 Speaker 1: liver over your congratulations cover some fake applause or okay, 817 00:45:37,760 --> 00:45:40,839 Speaker 1: technology are not working, just me by myself. So being 818 00:45:40,880 --> 00:45:42,560 Speaker 1: in business, I wanted to bring you on the show 819 00:45:42,600 --> 00:45:45,200 Speaker 1: because you know, everybody wants to get in business, and 820 00:45:45,600 --> 00:45:48,359 Speaker 1: you think you have a great plan out there. So 821 00:45:48,480 --> 00:45:51,640 Speaker 1: let's first, let's let's tell everybody about what your business is, 822 00:45:51,680 --> 00:45:54,800 Speaker 1: and also your product line which I use. That's the 823 00:45:54,960 --> 00:45:58,840 Speaker 1: de bump remover. So tell everybody about your product line. Okay. 824 00:45:58,880 --> 00:46:01,640 Speaker 1: So the company has called Chamelia Elise. It's an all 825 00:46:01,760 --> 00:46:06,520 Speaker 1: natural skin care system for people who have hairs, razor, bumps, acne. 826 00:46:06,960 --> 00:46:09,680 Speaker 1: And then I recently added a few extra products for 827 00:46:09,920 --> 00:46:14,240 Speaker 1: stretch marks and um sell you like control. So I 828 00:46:14,280 --> 00:46:17,200 Speaker 1: have just been making sure that people are educated on 829 00:46:17,280 --> 00:46:19,960 Speaker 1: how to get rid of the bumps. And then I 830 00:46:20,080 --> 00:46:23,440 Speaker 1: recently opened a spa for our one year anniversary, we 831 00:46:23,480 --> 00:46:27,640 Speaker 1: opened a spaw downtown and in April, I am launching 832 00:46:27,719 --> 00:46:31,680 Speaker 1: Houston's first body Wrap school, so I'm teaching more on wellness, 833 00:46:31,880 --> 00:46:35,000 Speaker 1: um and weight loss as well. You said body what school? 834 00:46:35,920 --> 00:46:39,239 Speaker 1: Body wrap? So it's for infrared weight loss rep And 835 00:46:39,880 --> 00:46:43,360 Speaker 1: I go in there. Okay, now now you really you 836 00:46:43,480 --> 00:46:47,560 Speaker 1: always got something different going on, Lensley. Now you're gonna 837 00:46:47,560 --> 00:46:51,200 Speaker 1: wrap me up like a mummy. So I do those. Yeah, 838 00:46:51,200 --> 00:46:54,640 Speaker 1: that's contra wrapping. I do those, but I also do 839 00:46:54,760 --> 00:46:57,360 Speaker 1: infrared wraps, which are you go into it like a 840 00:46:57,480 --> 00:47:01,160 Speaker 1: sauna bed something that ll cool J just talked about 841 00:47:01,200 --> 00:47:04,000 Speaker 1: it on Ellen's So it's a sweat detox and it 842 00:47:04,040 --> 00:47:07,279 Speaker 1: helps you burn body that Okay, how does that work? Now? 843 00:47:07,320 --> 00:47:10,080 Speaker 1: This sounding I perked up in my chair. I didn't 844 00:47:10,120 --> 00:47:12,839 Speaker 1: know anything anybody when I'm gonna get that fly though, Lindsay, see, 845 00:47:12,840 --> 00:47:15,359 Speaker 1: I'm madaging that I'm gonna be trying to lose weight 846 00:47:15,440 --> 00:47:18,400 Speaker 1: during the cut, losing the pound to day and you 847 00:47:18,440 --> 00:47:20,680 Speaker 1: mean I just come lay on a bed and you 848 00:47:20,800 --> 00:47:24,000 Speaker 1: just just be my way to way that's what you're 849 00:47:24,000 --> 00:47:27,520 Speaker 1: talking about. Well, it's I mean basically, you're sweating it out, 850 00:47:27,600 --> 00:47:30,200 Speaker 1: so it's bringing your body to courts temperature up and 851 00:47:30,239 --> 00:47:33,160 Speaker 1: helping you to burn calorie basket. You burned between nine 852 00:47:33,200 --> 00:47:36,719 Speaker 1: hundred twelve hundred calorie processions. So yeah, that's in my 853 00:47:36,760 --> 00:47:38,879 Speaker 1: spot now. So you're definitely gonna have to come check 854 00:47:38,920 --> 00:47:41,080 Speaker 1: it out, because first of all, I owe you a visit. 855 00:47:41,520 --> 00:47:43,719 Speaker 1: Last time he's Shawn, I said, I'm gonna come by 856 00:47:43,760 --> 00:47:47,080 Speaker 1: on Friday, didn't show up? Did show up? Did show up? 857 00:47:47,840 --> 00:47:50,120 Speaker 1: So something bad to say? I didn't show up? But 858 00:47:50,200 --> 00:47:52,759 Speaker 1: now you got this machine. It means I could eat 859 00:47:52,800 --> 00:47:56,000 Speaker 1: one Crispy Creed donut going there and you're knocking out 860 00:47:56,400 --> 00:47:59,960 Speaker 1: with one bed session. Maybe I would say maybe one though, 861 00:48:04,120 --> 00:48:06,920 Speaker 1: this is this is fantastic. So let's let's talk about 862 00:48:06,960 --> 00:48:10,319 Speaker 1: the location of the spa because the show plays back 863 00:48:10,360 --> 00:48:12,759 Speaker 1: on our heart radio podcast and this give us some 864 00:48:12,760 --> 00:48:15,480 Speaker 1: phone numbers and some websites because you're fantastic and I'm 865 00:48:15,520 --> 00:48:17,440 Speaker 1: really a big fan of what you're doing in Houston 866 00:48:17,520 --> 00:48:20,759 Speaker 1: with your spa and with your skin care products. Well, 867 00:48:20,800 --> 00:48:24,160 Speaker 1: thank you so much. So we are located in downtown Houston, 868 00:48:24,320 --> 00:48:26,920 Speaker 1: next to House of Loess twelve oh one fan in 869 00:48:27,000 --> 00:48:32,400 Speaker 1: Street one seven. We're open Monday through Saturday ten to seven, 870 00:48:33,040 --> 00:48:35,480 Speaker 1: and for any of the spat services, of course, you 871 00:48:35,480 --> 00:48:37,800 Speaker 1: can go to the website, which is Camelia at least 872 00:48:37,800 --> 00:48:40,839 Speaker 1: dot com and then you can also call me at 873 00:48:40,960 --> 00:48:44,959 Speaker 1: A three two three eight four four six zero eight. 874 00:48:45,440 --> 00:48:47,080 Speaker 1: So so now what you gotta do now is now 875 00:48:47,120 --> 00:48:49,520 Speaker 1: you gotta give me a social media banner so we 876 00:48:49,560 --> 00:48:52,520 Speaker 1: can post it on money Making Conversation and drive traffic 877 00:48:52,520 --> 00:48:55,319 Speaker 1: to your business. Now, would be even better is if 878 00:48:55,360 --> 00:48:57,480 Speaker 1: I'm laying in one of those those little sweat beds. 879 00:48:57,480 --> 00:48:59,600 Speaker 1: I'm gonna call it a sweat bed, and you take 880 00:48:59,600 --> 00:49:01,680 Speaker 1: a picture of me and then we posted they were 881 00:49:01,719 --> 00:49:05,359 Speaker 1: really gonna drive some business over there. Yes, that would 882 00:49:05,400 --> 00:49:09,080 Speaker 1: be excellent. Well, this is fantastic. So when you've been 883 00:49:09,120 --> 00:49:11,600 Speaker 1: in business for a year, any highs and loads that 884 00:49:11,640 --> 00:49:14,520 Speaker 1: you want to tell any of our our our listeners 885 00:49:14,560 --> 00:49:17,520 Speaker 1: about who are trying to get in business experiencing it. 886 00:49:17,840 --> 00:49:19,520 Speaker 1: Some of the things that you missed that you thought 887 00:49:19,520 --> 00:49:21,560 Speaker 1: you were aware of when you was planning out everything, 888 00:49:21,640 --> 00:49:25,399 Speaker 1: putting the budget together. Um, I think I was not 889 00:49:25,440 --> 00:49:28,680 Speaker 1: putting enough of a marketing budget together. So that was 890 00:49:28,760 --> 00:49:30,640 Speaker 1: one thing I had to learn, because you do, you 891 00:49:30,719 --> 00:49:32,719 Speaker 1: have to pay for ad space, you have to pay 892 00:49:32,760 --> 00:49:35,399 Speaker 1: for social media. UM, it's you know, it just can 893 00:49:35,400 --> 00:49:37,920 Speaker 1: be challenging to get everything out there on your own. 894 00:49:37,960 --> 00:49:40,160 Speaker 1: So I would say, make sure you have a marketing 895 00:49:40,200 --> 00:49:44,120 Speaker 1: budget ready to promote yourself. Um. And as far as 896 00:49:44,160 --> 00:49:46,760 Speaker 1: the highs, I mean, you know I told you before 897 00:49:46,800 --> 00:49:50,560 Speaker 1: I had Umlim Thug and a few other celebrities that 898 00:49:50,640 --> 00:49:54,319 Speaker 1: were so supportive of my startup. And then also the 899 00:49:54,400 --> 00:49:57,719 Speaker 1: retail location I won through a pitch competition, So I 900 00:49:57,719 --> 00:50:02,440 Speaker 1: would definitely say pitch competitions are great. Yes, you want 901 00:50:02,440 --> 00:50:05,399 Speaker 1: to pitch your conferensation in Houston called liftoff Houston, where 902 00:50:05,400 --> 00:50:08,279 Speaker 1: the first price was ten thousand dollars and they do 903 00:50:08,320 --> 00:50:10,440 Speaker 1: it every year. If you're listening in Houston, Texas, you're 904 00:50:10,440 --> 00:50:13,600 Speaker 1: a small business owner who has not established your business yet. 905 00:50:13,760 --> 00:50:16,640 Speaker 1: It's a great opportunity that I hosted this year. Uh 906 00:50:16,680 --> 00:50:19,359 Speaker 1: and I planned on hosting again. They got to run 907 00:50:19,360 --> 00:50:21,800 Speaker 1: me off because when I like something, I don't like 908 00:50:21,880 --> 00:50:24,440 Speaker 1: to walk away from it. But more importantly, you're a 909 00:50:24,440 --> 00:50:26,560 Speaker 1: small business owner and you and you win in right 910 00:50:26,600 --> 00:50:28,600 Speaker 1: now and and and the in the city that was 911 00:50:28,640 --> 00:50:31,520 Speaker 1: hit with a severe herricade, and I really really appreciate 912 00:50:31,800 --> 00:50:34,080 Speaker 1: and understand your success. And you've got my support, so 913 00:50:34,160 --> 00:50:36,720 Speaker 1: I always know. I just need that banner from you, Okay, 914 00:50:36,760 --> 00:50:39,440 Speaker 1: And I'm not kidding. I need that banner this week 915 00:50:39,480 --> 00:50:41,560 Speaker 1: so we can start posting and helping you promote and 916 00:50:41,560 --> 00:50:44,919 Speaker 1: guess what it will be for free from Rushan McDonald. Okay, Well, 917 00:50:45,080 --> 00:50:49,360 Speaker 1: thank you so much. You keep winning and I'm glad 918 00:50:49,400 --> 00:50:51,279 Speaker 1: and we're like said the next quarter, I'm gonna call. 919 00:50:51,320 --> 00:50:53,439 Speaker 1: We're gonna check on you and see how you're doing 920 00:50:53,520 --> 00:50:56,360 Speaker 1: and keep pushing your brand. And I'm a fan girl, 921 00:50:56,440 --> 00:50:59,520 Speaker 1: and you keep winning down in Houston, Texas. Okay, thank 922 00:50:59,560 --> 00:51:04,439 Speaker 1: you so much. You have a great day already. We'll 923 00:51:04,480 --> 00:51:07,279 Speaker 1: be right back with war from Rashan McDonald and Money 924 00:51:07,320 --> 00:51:15,080 Speaker 1: Making Conversations. Welcome to Money Making Conversations. It's the show 925 00:51:15,120 --> 00:51:17,560 Speaker 1: that she has the secrets of success experience firsthand by 926 00:51:17,600 --> 00:51:20,719 Speaker 1: marketing and Brandon expert Rashan McDonald. I will know he's 927 00:51:20,719 --> 00:51:22,799 Speaker 1: giving me advice to many occasions. In the case you 928 00:51:22,800 --> 00:51:26,240 Speaker 1: didn't notice, I'm not broke. You know. He'll be interviewing 929 00:51:26,280 --> 00:51:29,880 Speaker 1: celebrity CEOs, entrepreneurs and industry decision makers. It's what he 930 00:51:29,920 --> 00:51:32,520 Speaker 1: likes to do. It's what he likes to share. Now 931 00:51:32,560 --> 00:51:35,680 Speaker 1: it's time to hear from my man, Rashan McDonald money 932 00:51:35,719 --> 00:51:39,640 Speaker 1: Making Conversations. Here we come. Yes, this is Rashan McDonald 933 00:51:39,800 --> 00:51:44,600 Speaker 1: giving Sexy VARs with Sean McDonald host the Money Making Conversations. 934 00:51:44,640 --> 00:51:47,440 Speaker 1: My next guest is a female fitness entrepreneur. She's on 935 00:51:47,480 --> 00:51:51,160 Speaker 1: the phone right now. Celebrity health coach created a what's 936 00:51:51,200 --> 00:51:54,040 Speaker 1: a feeling athletic wear, which is inspired from the eighties. 937 00:51:54,239 --> 00:51:56,200 Speaker 1: You know, I got to talk about that because I 938 00:51:56,320 --> 00:51:58,560 Speaker 1: was a fitness instructor in the eighties, So we gotta 939 00:51:58,560 --> 00:52:00,399 Speaker 1: talk about that. And it's just a great new book 940 00:52:00,440 --> 00:52:02,120 Speaker 1: that I want to talk about in our first break. 941 00:52:02,360 --> 00:52:07,239 Speaker 1: It's called The Right Fit Formula. Please welcome from Los Angeles, California, 942 00:52:07,600 --> 00:52:13,800 Speaker 1: to Money Making Conversations Christine Lucid. Hello, there you go, girl, 943 00:52:16,120 --> 00:52:17,879 Speaker 1: you go. That's the energy. I wouldn't need it. I've 944 00:52:17,880 --> 00:52:22,600 Speaker 1: been I've been waiting. Do you all wanted Christine energy 945 00:52:22,760 --> 00:52:24,879 Speaker 1: for you? Well, that's great because you know the thing 946 00:52:24,880 --> 00:52:27,440 Speaker 1: about it, because you're a motivator, right, a trainer, a 947 00:52:27,560 --> 00:52:30,880 Speaker 1: fitness person, because everybody doesn't want to do you know, 948 00:52:31,080 --> 00:52:33,120 Speaker 1: it's kind of interested. We want to do what you're 949 00:52:33,239 --> 00:52:36,040 Speaker 1: what you're pitching, but we really don't want to do 950 00:52:36,200 --> 00:52:39,000 Speaker 1: what you're pitching. When it comes to you gotta we 951 00:52:39,000 --> 00:52:41,439 Speaker 1: gotta weight train, you gotta lose weight. You gotta find 952 00:52:41,480 --> 00:52:42,959 Speaker 1: out what you want. And that's why I liked about 953 00:52:43,000 --> 00:52:45,799 Speaker 1: this book because that that's coming out because I've been 954 00:52:45,800 --> 00:52:47,960 Speaker 1: reading everything the body did my homework. Because you can't 955 00:52:47,960 --> 00:52:49,799 Speaker 1: buy it right now. The book is called The Right Fit. 956 00:52:50,080 --> 00:52:52,360 Speaker 1: I'm on the phone with Christine. Her last name is 957 00:52:52,360 --> 00:52:56,400 Speaker 1: spelled l U s I t A as l U 958 00:52:56,600 --> 00:52:58,200 Speaker 1: s I t A, and she has a book called 959 00:52:58,480 --> 00:53:03,080 Speaker 1: The Right Fit Form learn and tell everybody about this 960 00:53:03,120 --> 00:53:05,040 Speaker 1: book before I go in more detail. I don't want to. 961 00:53:05,200 --> 00:53:06,839 Speaker 1: I want I want to break break with you telling 962 00:53:06,920 --> 00:53:08,960 Speaker 1: us first. And then I got all my questions. You 963 00:53:09,000 --> 00:53:10,719 Speaker 1: know what I'm saying, all my questions, but I'm not 964 00:53:10,719 --> 00:53:14,960 Speaker 1: going to give away the book though, good, good, We'll 965 00:53:15,000 --> 00:53:17,680 Speaker 1: give away a little bit. Here's the thing you said 966 00:53:17,680 --> 00:53:22,040 Speaker 1: it exactly. What is corrupt is we really want to 967 00:53:22,080 --> 00:53:26,160 Speaker 1: reach our goals, but we don't really want to because 968 00:53:26,960 --> 00:53:32,400 Speaker 1: it's been so hard for us right until now, because 969 00:53:32,600 --> 00:53:36,759 Speaker 1: we have been trying to chase somebody else's version of perception, 970 00:53:37,320 --> 00:53:41,640 Speaker 1: some celebrity we admire, coworker, a friend, or a family. 971 00:53:42,120 --> 00:53:47,040 Speaker 1: And that's the wrong approach because when you chase after 972 00:53:47,239 --> 00:53:50,759 Speaker 1: what worked for someone else, it's no longer easier. It's 973 00:53:50,760 --> 00:53:54,400 Speaker 1: a struggle, and nobody wants to struggle in anything that 974 00:53:54,440 --> 00:53:59,239 Speaker 1: they do. And we've got to have um are. We've 975 00:53:59,280 --> 00:54:01,800 Speaker 1: got to be in a I'm meant to what works 976 00:54:01,960 --> 00:54:05,719 Speaker 1: for us in order in order for it to be easier, 977 00:54:06,200 --> 00:54:10,239 Speaker 1: which is why I created the Right Formula, which is 978 00:54:10,280 --> 00:54:14,880 Speaker 1: to help everybody finds their true right fit that honors 979 00:54:14,960 --> 00:54:19,440 Speaker 1: their uniqueness, that honors their individuality, and that's really geared 980 00:54:19,520 --> 00:54:24,920 Speaker 1: and based off of their personality, their lifestyle, what works 981 00:54:24,960 --> 00:54:27,960 Speaker 1: for them, what feels good to them. Because the truth is, 982 00:54:28,040 --> 00:54:31,160 Speaker 1: if it doesn't feel good, it doesn't matter because you're 983 00:54:31,239 --> 00:54:35,360 Speaker 1: never going to stick with it, That's absolutely the truth. 984 00:54:36,040 --> 00:54:38,239 Speaker 1: Or you want stick to you want, you won't stick 985 00:54:38,280 --> 00:54:40,400 Speaker 1: to it a long time. And so so when I 986 00:54:40,440 --> 00:54:42,359 Speaker 1: was here's the thing that this is why I liked 987 00:54:42,400 --> 00:54:44,640 Speaker 1: the book. First of all, I haven't ready yet, but 988 00:54:44,680 --> 00:54:47,200 Speaker 1: this is why I like the cover. On the cover, 989 00:54:47,560 --> 00:54:51,440 Speaker 1: she's leaping with a cupcake in I Hate You Gotta 990 00:54:51,520 --> 00:54:54,000 Speaker 1: Love a book that talks about weight law and the 991 00:54:54,160 --> 00:55:03,239 Speaker 1: star and the author is holding the cupcake because I'm 992 00:55:03,320 --> 00:55:09,560 Speaker 1: saying you can have your cake and losely. When I 993 00:55:09,560 --> 00:55:12,000 Speaker 1: saw that, we went on Amazon. You know, I was 994 00:55:12,040 --> 00:55:14,120 Speaker 1: trying to download you can't. So you can pre order 995 00:55:14,160 --> 00:55:16,880 Speaker 1: the book right now. Yeah, it's coming out in two weeks, 996 00:55:16,880 --> 00:55:19,200 Speaker 1: so pre ordering, get your ordering right now. See, I'm 997 00:55:19,239 --> 00:55:20,920 Speaker 1: on top of my game with your Christine, you know, 998 00:55:20,960 --> 00:55:22,640 Speaker 1: I'm gonna top of my game trying to sell you 999 00:55:22,680 --> 00:55:24,439 Speaker 1: some books. Now, when your book come out, we're gonna 1000 00:55:24,440 --> 00:55:26,640 Speaker 1: come back on. We're gonna go through word by word 1001 00:55:27,239 --> 00:55:29,560 Speaker 1: and let everybody know. And I'm probably gonna have my 1002 00:55:29,680 --> 00:55:33,439 Speaker 1: right fit formula died, playing down pad and everything. I'm 1003 00:55:33,480 --> 00:55:36,960 Speaker 1: gonna be probably I wait, two old five right now, 1004 00:55:37,040 --> 00:55:39,440 Speaker 1: two on four right now, I'm probably gonna be a 1005 00:55:39,480 --> 00:55:42,040 Speaker 1: by the end of your one fifth. All these times 1006 00:55:42,040 --> 00:55:47,200 Speaker 1: I'm gonna do because I enjoy I enjoyed listening to 1007 00:55:47,200 --> 00:55:50,839 Speaker 1: people like you who motivate, who engage people, because that's 1008 00:55:50,880 --> 00:55:53,880 Speaker 1: what you do correct not too right, And and the 1009 00:55:53,880 --> 00:55:56,400 Speaker 1: whole goal of that, I mean, the cover of the 1010 00:55:56,400 --> 00:55:59,520 Speaker 1: book was really to show you, guys that life is 1011 00:55:59,560 --> 00:56:02,640 Speaker 1: about that leans. Nothing works if you're ever going to 1012 00:56:02,760 --> 00:56:05,560 Speaker 1: restrict yourself and you can have it all. You can, 1013 00:56:05,640 --> 00:56:07,839 Speaker 1: like I said, have your cake and lose weight too, 1014 00:56:08,520 --> 00:56:12,080 Speaker 1: because that's what life is meant to be a balance. 1015 00:56:12,200 --> 00:56:16,320 Speaker 1: And every single chapter in the book is broken down. 1016 00:56:16,400 --> 00:56:21,560 Speaker 1: Let's face it, Rachan, there are certain obstacles that everybody 1017 00:56:21,719 --> 00:56:24,840 Speaker 1: will face on a journey to lose weight and live healthier. 1018 00:56:25,320 --> 00:56:31,840 Speaker 1: Nobody is immune to these obstacles, whether it's learning to balance, 1019 00:56:32,480 --> 00:56:38,160 Speaker 1: whether it's learning to um uh who's looking for, Whether 1020 00:56:38,200 --> 00:56:41,840 Speaker 1: it's learning to manage your time or find more energy 1021 00:56:42,360 --> 00:56:45,640 Speaker 1: or clear the clutter out of your life, or to 1022 00:56:45,880 --> 00:56:49,360 Speaker 1: learn how to make goals that you can rock. Whether 1023 00:56:49,400 --> 00:56:52,800 Speaker 1: it's learning how to quiet down that self inner critic, 1024 00:56:53,360 --> 00:56:56,800 Speaker 1: you know, whether it's learning to find workouts that actually 1025 00:56:56,880 --> 00:57:00,480 Speaker 1: feel good to your body, whether it's learning to foods 1026 00:57:00,520 --> 00:57:03,439 Speaker 1: that you love. The problem is is anyone who's ever 1027 00:57:03,520 --> 00:57:08,440 Speaker 1: tried to lose weight definitely knows um the obstacles that 1028 00:57:08,520 --> 00:57:13,280 Speaker 1: you'll see, but awsolutely excuse me the pain that happens. 1029 00:57:13,320 --> 00:57:16,080 Speaker 1: And there's disconnection. I mean, do you know anyone who's 1030 00:57:16,120 --> 00:57:19,240 Speaker 1: going on a weight loss plan and said, m I 1031 00:57:19,320 --> 00:57:24,200 Speaker 1: love what I'm eating? Right? No, right, in fact, I'm 1032 00:57:24,240 --> 00:57:26,720 Speaker 1: agreeing with your dad. You have these plans out there 1033 00:57:26,760 --> 00:57:30,520 Speaker 1: that really frustrate you, you you know, and they almost you know, 1034 00:57:30,880 --> 00:57:32,960 Speaker 1: if you stick with it. I've done them all, the 1035 00:57:32,960 --> 00:57:35,840 Speaker 1: crazy you know, the lemon the lemon diet, you know 1036 00:57:35,960 --> 00:57:38,560 Speaker 1: that you know you just drinking, you just eat lemons, 1037 00:57:38,840 --> 00:57:42,640 Speaker 1: the popcorn die I've done all a little quick crazy, 1038 00:57:43,760 --> 00:57:45,480 Speaker 1: you know, I've done them all, you know, But like 1039 00:57:45,520 --> 00:57:47,280 Speaker 1: I said, you know, because you know you're gonna ride 1040 00:57:47,280 --> 00:57:50,080 Speaker 1: If gimmicks say quick, you're gonna ride gimmicky. And that's 1041 00:57:50,080 --> 00:57:52,880 Speaker 1: what your book is saying. This book is not about gimmick. 1042 00:57:53,200 --> 00:57:56,000 Speaker 1: Is a boy finding your right lane to losing weight 1043 00:57:56,320 --> 00:57:59,680 Speaker 1: and a healthy lifestyle. That's what I took away in 1044 00:57:59,720 --> 00:58:03,240 Speaker 1: doing our research on the book. Is about is about you. 1045 00:58:03,560 --> 00:58:07,720 Speaker 1: The dot is important, but it's also about looking inside yourself, 1046 00:58:08,160 --> 00:58:11,880 Speaker 1: your faith, you where you in your life, get all 1047 00:58:11,880 --> 00:58:13,880 Speaker 1: that balance correct. And I thought that was a really 1048 00:58:13,920 --> 00:58:17,880 Speaker 1: interesting approach that you've taken with this book. Thank you. 1049 00:58:17,960 --> 00:58:21,720 Speaker 1: I really wanted to build the person reading it. First 1050 00:58:21,720 --> 00:58:24,439 Speaker 1: of all, I wanted it to be a totally narcissistic book. 1051 00:58:24,480 --> 00:58:27,920 Speaker 1: It's finally time it's about you. Right, you are the 1052 00:58:27,960 --> 00:58:30,439 Speaker 1: trend in two thousand and eighteen forgets the trend. You're 1053 00:58:30,480 --> 00:58:33,080 Speaker 1: the trend, and finally we need that because if it 1054 00:58:33,160 --> 00:58:36,360 Speaker 1: isn't completely in a hundred percent about you, isn't going 1055 00:58:36,400 --> 00:58:39,040 Speaker 1: to be authentic, and it's going to be very difficult 1056 00:58:39,080 --> 00:58:43,200 Speaker 1: for you to sushame. And I understand that so well 1057 00:58:43,280 --> 00:58:47,320 Speaker 1: because I've had a personal journey. I've lost thirty pounds 1058 00:58:47,360 --> 00:58:49,960 Speaker 1: ten times in my life, and I know that every 1059 00:58:50,000 --> 00:58:53,320 Speaker 1: single time that I did. I was working out to 1060 00:58:53,480 --> 00:59:01,040 Speaker 1: James fond of Tejan now that area era, I love her. 1061 00:59:01,160 --> 00:59:05,160 Speaker 1: I love the eighties. I'm gonna talk about that next break. 1062 00:59:05,600 --> 00:59:12,200 Speaker 1: Tell you right now the vine. I love the great vibe. 1063 00:59:13,720 --> 00:59:17,400 Speaker 1: But that's the thing I mean, there's a disconnection from 1064 00:59:17,840 --> 00:59:21,040 Speaker 1: the thing is is trying failing, trying failing, right, that's 1065 00:59:21,080 --> 00:59:23,320 Speaker 1: the that's the pattern and the cycle of the yo 1066 00:59:23,400 --> 00:59:26,720 Speaker 1: yo dieter. And anyone knows the pain that comes on that. 1067 00:59:26,800 --> 00:59:30,360 Speaker 1: How many times have we said I'm gonna start mondation right, 1068 00:59:31,080 --> 00:59:34,200 Speaker 1: But if we're keeping it real is that that is 1069 00:59:34,320 --> 00:59:37,480 Speaker 1: never gonna last. And that builds a complete disconnection to 1070 00:59:37,560 --> 00:59:41,360 Speaker 1: who we are because now we forgot what's really important 1071 00:59:41,360 --> 00:59:43,960 Speaker 1: to us, because we're identified with you know, being a 1072 00:59:44,040 --> 00:59:47,640 Speaker 1: chronic dieter or thinking that we're a failure, when the 1073 00:59:47,680 --> 00:59:51,520 Speaker 1: truth is that's the complete opposite that trying and failing. 1074 00:59:51,560 --> 00:59:53,800 Speaker 1: Trying and sailing for most of us is showing that 1075 00:59:53,880 --> 00:59:56,400 Speaker 1: we've got resiliency and we need to learn how to 1076 00:59:56,600 --> 01:00:00,560 Speaker 1: use our inside strength to work for our that self. 1077 01:00:00,920 --> 01:00:02,920 Speaker 1: And that's what every chapter in the book is. It 1078 01:00:03,080 --> 01:00:07,480 Speaker 1: it's dedicated to making you um see your values because 1079 01:00:07,520 --> 01:00:10,400 Speaker 1: the truth is, you've got to value yourself because it's 1080 01:00:10,440 --> 01:00:14,080 Speaker 1: really hard to change something that you don't value. That's important. 1081 01:00:14,120 --> 01:00:16,960 Speaker 1: I'm on the phone with Christine. She's the author of 1082 01:00:17,000 --> 01:00:20,280 Speaker 1: a book that I'm gonna buy called The Right Fit Formula, 1083 01:00:20,520 --> 01:00:22,120 Speaker 1: and it's the book about let me just read this, 1084 01:00:22,160 --> 01:00:24,640 Speaker 1: a little lying about it said, and this highly relatable 1085 01:00:24,680 --> 01:00:27,440 Speaker 1: and easy to follow guy. Christine shows you how to 1086 01:00:27,480 --> 01:00:30,600 Speaker 1: achieve your version of personal success, which you were just 1087 01:00:30,640 --> 01:00:33,640 Speaker 1: talking about having a battle for years with the endless dieting, 1088 01:00:33,760 --> 01:00:36,880 Speaker 1: which you and I both just mentioned about all these little, crazy, 1089 01:00:36,920 --> 01:00:39,680 Speaker 1: gimmicky diets that we drop on. Christine has created a 1090 01:00:39,800 --> 01:00:44,000 Speaker 1: unique and individualized weight loss transformation system for people, for 1091 01:00:44,160 --> 01:00:47,600 Speaker 1: people exactly like you, which is me and anyone else 1092 01:00:47,600 --> 01:00:51,040 Speaker 1: who's listening, who have no time, tons of stress, and 1093 01:00:51,080 --> 01:00:54,920 Speaker 1: a constant battle with the mirror and the scale. Wow, 1094 01:00:56,360 --> 01:01:00,560 Speaker 1: and it's everybody listening right now, because you know I 1095 01:01:00,560 --> 01:01:02,840 Speaker 1: got that angle though, Christine, I got that angle where 1096 01:01:02,840 --> 01:01:07,520 Speaker 1: I look good though. You know I got that. But 1097 01:01:07,520 --> 01:01:09,560 Speaker 1: if I could just walk down the street like that, 1098 01:01:09,680 --> 01:01:15,200 Speaker 1: people think I'm weird, but I look good from the side, y'all, 1099 01:01:15,800 --> 01:01:18,520 Speaker 1: I look good, but I can't hold that pose you know, 1100 01:01:18,560 --> 01:01:21,200 Speaker 1: my knees kind of being at a certain angle, and 1101 01:01:21,240 --> 01:01:25,080 Speaker 1: I've been back. I got my arms that admit I'm 1102 01:01:25,120 --> 01:01:28,200 Speaker 1: sexy right there. I'm sexy right there, big time looking good. 1103 01:01:29,080 --> 01:01:32,040 Speaker 1: That's right. Everybody got that pot, everybody got that pose. 1104 01:01:32,120 --> 01:01:34,840 Speaker 1: But you're talking about not posing, just really living a 1105 01:01:34,920 --> 01:01:37,360 Speaker 1: normal life and being able to win with it. That's 1106 01:01:37,400 --> 01:01:40,080 Speaker 1: what you're talking about. That's right. I'm tired of people 1107 01:01:40,120 --> 01:01:42,160 Speaker 1: having to hide. I'm tired of us having to all 1108 01:01:42,240 --> 01:01:45,120 Speaker 1: wear black clothes. You know how many times someone asked 1109 01:01:45,120 --> 01:01:46,960 Speaker 1: me in my life time if I was pregnant just 1110 01:01:47,000 --> 01:01:50,720 Speaker 1: because I had a couple of extra pounds on me. Mistake, 1111 01:01:51,000 --> 01:01:53,760 Speaker 1: made the mistake, the please don't make that mistake of 1112 01:01:54,160 --> 01:01:57,000 Speaker 1: a message to all men. Never asked a woman if 1113 01:01:57,000 --> 01:02:01,479 Speaker 1: she is pregnant with my She looked at me, didn't 1114 01:02:01,480 --> 01:02:04,320 Speaker 1: speak to me for several days, call me stupid by 1115 01:02:04,360 --> 01:02:07,760 Speaker 1: four or five times, and I was ground felt. I 1116 01:02:07,800 --> 01:02:10,840 Speaker 1: was probably the quietest did I ever had my life 1117 01:02:10,840 --> 01:02:14,320 Speaker 1: with my wife. She was doing all the talking. She's 1118 01:02:14,360 --> 01:02:18,480 Speaker 1: doing all the talking. I wanted to get. I wanted 1119 01:02:18,480 --> 01:02:21,320 Speaker 1: a plan that was a keep it real plan, And 1120 01:02:21,440 --> 01:02:24,200 Speaker 1: right now there is so much diet confusion out there, 1121 01:02:24,400 --> 01:02:28,040 Speaker 1: wus time. Did you know that there's over diet books 1122 01:02:28,080 --> 01:02:32,440 Speaker 1: released a year and guess what, America is still failing. 1123 01:02:33,040 --> 01:02:36,720 Speaker 1: And it's not for a lack of diet information out there. God, 1124 01:02:36,920 --> 01:02:40,000 Speaker 1: we've got enough diet plan for the next twenty years. 1125 01:02:40,520 --> 01:02:44,520 Speaker 1: The problem is that it's we're missing the most important ingredient, 1126 01:02:44,640 --> 01:02:48,680 Speaker 1: which is you. It's got to be completely about you 1127 01:02:49,160 --> 01:02:53,320 Speaker 1: otherwise it's not going to work. And that's the approach 1128 01:02:54,000 --> 01:02:56,080 Speaker 1: I'm talking about here. Well, I'm on the phone. We're 1129 01:02:56,080 --> 01:02:58,000 Speaker 1: gonna come right back in a couple of minutes, uh, 1130 01:02:58,240 --> 01:03:00,280 Speaker 1: with a break, because I I want to talk about 1131 01:03:00,360 --> 01:03:03,880 Speaker 1: your nutrition. I want to talk about you an entrepreneur. 1132 01:03:04,160 --> 01:03:07,680 Speaker 1: I want to talk about your clothing line, and more importantly, 1133 01:03:08,200 --> 01:03:10,800 Speaker 1: just you in general, because your energy is so fantastic 1134 01:03:10,840 --> 01:03:13,400 Speaker 1: and I know that to keep it there is a 1135 01:03:13,440 --> 01:03:17,680 Speaker 1: special a special being that you've gotten to. We'll be 1136 01:03:17,720 --> 01:03:20,080 Speaker 1: back with more with my good friends. He's calling from 1137 01:03:20,120 --> 01:03:27,120 Speaker 1: Los Angeles, Christie. We'll be right back with more from 1138 01:03:27,160 --> 01:03:30,400 Speaker 1: Marsha McDonald and Money Making Conversations. 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So many people have 1164 01:04:50,280 --> 01:04:52,080 Speaker 1: really been trying to get me to do a gospel 1165 01:04:52,080 --> 01:04:54,040 Speaker 1: record for so many years, and I have been promising 1166 01:04:54,080 --> 01:04:56,440 Speaker 1: God that I would, I would shout him out to 1167 01:04:56,480 --> 01:05:02,640 Speaker 1: do something, you know, and burn my baby. Come on, man, 1168 01:05:02,840 --> 01:05:06,800 Speaker 1: put a little Jesus sing them song comes Patty little bell, 1169 01:05:06,880 --> 01:05:09,040 Speaker 1: and you know what. I'm gonna be doing concerts and 1170 01:05:09,080 --> 01:05:13,160 Speaker 1: little clubs. Thank you, Thank you for you so that 1171 01:05:13,240 --> 01:05:14,960 Speaker 1: I can touch you when I'm singing with my hand. 1172 01:05:15,160 --> 01:05:17,760 Speaker 1: Thank you. See I told you be there every Monday, 1173 01:05:18,040 --> 01:05:20,560 Speaker 1: ten am the noon. Bisy love of Naty, money making 1174 01:05:20,640 --> 01:05:24,959 Speaker 1: conversation cool. I'm back, Roshan mcdonne. I'm back to talk 1175 01:05:25,000 --> 01:05:27,880 Speaker 1: to my good friend. She's calling from Los Angeles. She's 1176 01:05:27,880 --> 01:05:30,600 Speaker 1: promoting the book and other things called The Right Fit Formula, 1177 01:05:30,880 --> 01:05:33,120 Speaker 1: and on the cover, like I told her, she's jumping 1178 01:05:33,160 --> 01:05:34,760 Speaker 1: up and down with a cupcake in her hand. That 1179 01:05:34,840 --> 01:05:37,160 Speaker 1: inspired me to say, this is the book for me 1180 01:05:37,200 --> 01:05:39,320 Speaker 1: to read about weight loss. But more importantly, it's a 1181 01:05:39,320 --> 01:05:42,400 Speaker 1: book about you know your life, where you're going, you 1182 01:05:42,440 --> 01:05:44,400 Speaker 1: know what works for you, and not so much as 1183 01:05:44,400 --> 01:05:46,240 Speaker 1: throwing an idea and you're supposed to run with it. 1184 01:05:46,480 --> 01:05:49,040 Speaker 1: But anytime you have a person who puts out these books, 1185 01:05:49,080 --> 01:05:50,640 Speaker 1: let me just tell you a little bit more background 1186 01:05:50,640 --> 01:05:52,560 Speaker 1: about it about her so we can just get in 1187 01:05:52,640 --> 01:05:55,080 Speaker 1: detail on this break about it. She's a behavioral change 1188 01:05:55,080 --> 01:05:58,920 Speaker 1: specialist with an emphasis on everyday health. As a naturally 1189 01:05:59,000 --> 01:06:03,400 Speaker 1: certified nutrition and mindfulness educator, She's a regular contributor to 1190 01:06:03,440 --> 01:06:06,560 Speaker 1: the national media, including to Theday Show which we all watch, 1191 01:06:07,160 --> 01:06:11,120 Speaker 1: Extra TV which we all watch, Steve Harvey, What y'all Know, 1192 01:06:11,360 --> 01:06:15,960 Speaker 1: I Know, Inside Edition, ABC News, and CBS News. She 1193 01:06:16,080 --> 01:06:19,040 Speaker 1: lives happily with her husband and her adorable boxer Lily 1194 01:06:19,080 --> 01:06:21,440 Speaker 1: and Los Angeles, and is the creator of what A 1195 01:06:21,560 --> 01:06:25,760 Speaker 1: Feeling Active Where, which is an eighties inspired custom. At 1196 01:06:26,280 --> 01:06:28,120 Speaker 1: at Least your Brain If you called at least your 1197 01:06:28,160 --> 01:06:35,240 Speaker 1: brain is a word you made up there, It's okay, 1198 01:06:35,360 --> 01:06:38,680 Speaker 1: cool now now, because I wanted I want everybody to 1199 01:06:38,680 --> 01:06:41,520 Speaker 1: know that, because you know, when you write these books, 1200 01:06:41,560 --> 01:06:43,840 Speaker 1: some people don't have the resume to write a book 1201 01:06:44,320 --> 01:06:47,080 Speaker 1: and because they can get popular and then people put 1202 01:06:47,120 --> 01:06:48,680 Speaker 1: their name on the book. And that's what you were 1203 01:06:48,720 --> 01:06:50,960 Speaker 1: talking about. A lot of people out there right, Celebrities 1204 01:06:50,960 --> 01:06:53,040 Speaker 1: write these books and all these things, and they're not 1205 01:06:53,160 --> 01:06:56,080 Speaker 1: tied to an expert that will give any credibility that 1206 01:06:56,120 --> 01:06:58,200 Speaker 1: they just said, I lost the weight, and then you 1207 01:06:58,200 --> 01:06:59,880 Speaker 1: can lost the way through. You can lose the weight 1208 01:06:59,880 --> 01:07:01,720 Speaker 1: to saying well, I lost the weight. But you're trying 1209 01:07:01,720 --> 01:07:05,080 Speaker 1: to talk about consistency, talking about lifestyle. You're talking about 1210 01:07:05,120 --> 01:07:08,920 Speaker 1: long term care. You're talking about a five week program 1211 01:07:09,040 --> 01:07:13,720 Speaker 1: or one week program. You're talking about a lifestyle change. Correct, 1212 01:07:14,600 --> 01:07:17,760 Speaker 1: that's right. This is a health and this is a 1213 01:07:17,840 --> 01:07:21,640 Speaker 1: retirement plan for your health and well being, because that's it. 1214 01:07:21,720 --> 01:07:24,680 Speaker 1: And nobody knows that better than I do. Because not 1215 01:07:24,760 --> 01:07:26,840 Speaker 1: only am I writing about this, and not only do 1216 01:07:26,920 --> 01:07:29,640 Speaker 1: I do this for her career for the last sixteen years, 1217 01:07:30,040 --> 01:07:33,160 Speaker 1: and I've lived this journey myself. I know the pain, 1218 01:07:33,240 --> 01:07:36,520 Speaker 1: I know the struggle, I know the obstacles, but then 1219 01:07:36,600 --> 01:07:43,400 Speaker 1: I also know the tool. No, I love your energy. 1220 01:07:43,760 --> 01:07:45,720 Speaker 1: I love your energy. I can tell you that TV, 1221 01:07:45,760 --> 01:07:47,800 Speaker 1: because you know when you do TV, you gotta keep 1222 01:07:47,840 --> 01:07:51,840 Speaker 1: that level of energy up at a certain time because otherwise, Lord, 1223 01:07:51,840 --> 01:07:54,240 Speaker 1: it won't bring you back. Boy, she was for for 1224 01:07:54,360 --> 01:07:57,320 Speaker 1: athletic person. She wasn't really energetic. Now, I ainbody gonna 1225 01:07:57,320 --> 01:08:01,160 Speaker 1: lose weight whenever, So let's talk about this athletic I 1226 01:08:01,200 --> 01:08:03,120 Speaker 1: know they won't. They won't, and I appreciate that. That's 1227 01:08:03,120 --> 01:08:05,480 Speaker 1: why you will be. I'm a fan of you, and 1228 01:08:05,560 --> 01:08:08,000 Speaker 1: you will be back on my show anytime you reach 1229 01:08:08,040 --> 01:08:10,760 Speaker 1: out my book coming out. Can you post this on 1230 01:08:10,920 --> 01:08:14,400 Speaker 1: your social media? Hey, yeah, you're my girl. We're gonna 1231 01:08:14,400 --> 01:08:17,280 Speaker 1: get this role a little money making conversation. So here's 1232 01:08:17,280 --> 01:08:20,679 Speaker 1: the deal. Um there activewear, because I'm gonna be honest 1233 01:08:20,720 --> 01:08:24,840 Speaker 1: with you. Are in the eighties, I was a fitness instructor, 1234 01:08:25,200 --> 01:08:28,640 Speaker 1: all right. I was a fitness instructor. I wore the 1235 01:08:28,720 --> 01:08:32,800 Speaker 1: leg waggy leg warmers. I had to type. I'm gonna 1236 01:08:32,800 --> 01:08:36,559 Speaker 1: tell you something. If anybody remember the movie Perfect, I 1237 01:08:36,640 --> 01:08:40,120 Speaker 1: looked just like John Travolta. I had I had the 1238 01:08:40,160 --> 01:08:44,320 Speaker 1: little I had spand Dex whatever whatever the legs on. 1239 01:08:45,040 --> 01:08:48,519 Speaker 1: I had my little my little tank top on. I 1240 01:08:48,640 --> 01:08:53,400 Speaker 1: had my head band around my throw. Girl, you couldn't 1241 01:08:53,439 --> 01:08:56,559 Speaker 1: say nothing to me. That didn't say that boy was hot. 1242 01:08:57,680 --> 01:09:05,280 Speaker 1: He was hot. But here's the funny think about those 1243 01:09:05,320 --> 01:09:08,639 Speaker 1: classes that at the beginning of each month, that first 1244 01:09:08,760 --> 01:09:13,960 Speaker 1: week packed packed. You couldn't even you couldn't even stand 1245 01:09:13,960 --> 01:09:15,799 Speaker 1: in the room next to the body was so packed, 1246 01:09:16,120 --> 01:09:18,120 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying That the second week, oh, 1247 01:09:18,240 --> 01:09:21,880 Speaker 1: they started dropping off. By that fourth week, if you 1248 01:09:22,000 --> 01:09:25,720 Speaker 1: started with fifty, you had by ten people left. And 1249 01:09:26,000 --> 01:09:30,160 Speaker 1: that's what you're talking about because they came in, you know, 1250 01:09:30,320 --> 01:09:34,080 Speaker 1: it didn't fit their schedule or lifestyle change, or or 1251 01:09:34,200 --> 01:09:36,599 Speaker 1: they realized that I'm not gonna I'm not gonna put 1252 01:09:36,680 --> 01:09:38,519 Speaker 1: this all in. This is not something I want to do. 1253 01:09:38,880 --> 01:09:41,599 Speaker 1: This is a lot harder than I thought. And you're 1254 01:09:41,640 --> 01:09:44,560 Speaker 1: talking about Rashwan not saying that that what I was 1255 01:09:44,600 --> 01:09:47,720 Speaker 1: doing was a gimmick, but it wasn't for everybody. And 1256 01:09:47,840 --> 01:09:51,160 Speaker 1: that's what the right Fit formula is all about. Guinea 1257 01:09:51,240 --> 01:09:54,360 Speaker 1: people in a weight lost lifestyle that fits them on 1258 01:09:54,439 --> 01:09:59,599 Speaker 1: a daily basis. That's exactly an alignment to who they are. 1259 01:10:00,160 --> 01:10:03,679 Speaker 1: Dr Phil and Oprah would never be in the same 1260 01:10:03,760 --> 01:10:08,000 Speaker 1: workout class ever. Open would be high fiving pointing out 1261 01:10:08,080 --> 01:10:10,720 Speaker 1: something good about people, and Dr Phil will be like 1262 01:10:11,120 --> 01:10:17,920 Speaker 1: you're gonna tell me to do what wearing down his mustache, 1263 01:10:19,560 --> 01:10:21,920 Speaker 1: you know, Steve, Steve, he'll work out, but he won't 1264 01:10:21,920 --> 01:10:23,400 Speaker 1: do it on TV. He's gonna keep that suit on, 1265 01:10:23,680 --> 01:10:27,400 Speaker 1: you know, keep that suit on. He ain't gonna figure out. 1266 01:10:27,400 --> 01:10:29,280 Speaker 1: He would never take that suit. He get down to 1267 01:10:29,400 --> 01:10:31,800 Speaker 1: a vest. That's about as close as he's gonna get 1268 01:10:31,840 --> 01:10:34,320 Speaker 1: to work it out. And when you do, and when 1269 01:10:34,320 --> 01:10:36,040 Speaker 1: you look at this book, just let's talk about these 1270 01:10:36,080 --> 01:10:38,639 Speaker 1: eighties fashionist active where so we can get a visual 1271 01:10:38,760 --> 01:10:41,320 Speaker 1: on exactly, and also the website that we can go 1272 01:10:41,439 --> 01:10:44,280 Speaker 1: and actually look and make purchases. Because you got me, 1273 01:10:44,360 --> 01:10:46,160 Speaker 1: because every time I tell my wife, you know, I was, 1274 01:10:46,560 --> 01:10:48,760 Speaker 1: you know, when we were dating, when I was doing 1275 01:10:48,840 --> 01:10:52,800 Speaker 1: the the fitness classes and everything. So she laughs at 1276 01:10:52,880 --> 01:10:54,920 Speaker 1: me whenever I bring it up, you know, and when 1277 01:10:54,960 --> 01:10:57,360 Speaker 1: I when I said grape fine, she knows I know 1278 01:10:57,479 --> 01:10:59,800 Speaker 1: what I'm talking about. When I said great, great Christine, 1279 01:11:00,080 --> 01:11:02,599 Speaker 1: oh yeah, you know, yeah, I'm doing it right now. 1280 01:11:03,080 --> 01:11:06,840 Speaker 1: Did you know the Grapevine that was the ultimate fitness Steff, 1281 01:11:07,120 --> 01:11:09,640 Speaker 1: that was the ultimate fitness staff Now you know you 1282 01:11:09,680 --> 01:11:11,880 Speaker 1: did the Running Man? Come on now, come on now, 1283 01:11:13,680 --> 01:11:18,160 Speaker 1: the Butterfly. You now talk about talk about the fitness, 1284 01:11:18,280 --> 01:11:20,559 Speaker 1: the fitness. Look, what do you have to offer? How 1285 01:11:20,600 --> 01:11:24,479 Speaker 1: many options? And all those good things good? You know, 1286 01:11:25,360 --> 01:11:28,719 Speaker 1: for me, the whole the whole concept of what a feeling. 1287 01:11:28,840 --> 01:11:32,680 Speaker 1: It's the tie into the eighties, okay, and nothing to 1288 01:11:32,800 --> 01:11:36,240 Speaker 1: me is better than that, um Er and I and 1289 01:11:36,439 --> 01:11:40,400 Speaker 1: and I had been trying to find um clothes that 1290 01:11:40,560 --> 01:11:43,559 Speaker 1: fit me forever and and like I talked about either 1291 01:11:43,680 --> 01:11:45,840 Speaker 1: I looked like Betty Boop it was too small or 1292 01:11:46,080 --> 01:11:49,160 Speaker 1: big like Pope Francis, you know. And I was spending 1293 01:11:49,320 --> 01:11:52,479 Speaker 1: so much money, time effort because a lot of this 1294 01:11:52,640 --> 01:11:55,360 Speaker 1: athletic were they made for really tall people. They forget 1295 01:11:55,400 --> 01:11:59,360 Speaker 1: about the five three people. Um And so I decided, 1296 01:11:59,439 --> 01:12:02,800 Speaker 1: you know, I wanted to make a brand that made 1297 01:12:03,120 --> 01:12:06,639 Speaker 1: every woman feel good in her body and in her clothes. 1298 01:12:07,280 --> 01:12:10,960 Speaker 1: And so that's why I wanted to blend what I 1299 01:12:11,320 --> 01:12:14,479 Speaker 1: felt was so important, which is a total eighties chick 1300 01:12:14,600 --> 01:12:21,960 Speaker 1: like off the shoulder cheese body called Hello Bendy Lacker spirit. 1301 01:12:22,240 --> 01:12:24,960 Speaker 1: And I wanted it to be colorful because too many 1302 01:12:25,040 --> 01:12:27,640 Speaker 1: women are we're hiding our bodies, because we're ashamed of 1303 01:12:27,680 --> 01:12:29,960 Speaker 1: our bodies, because we have as a couple of extra 1304 01:12:30,040 --> 01:12:32,719 Speaker 1: pounds and this is the time no more two thousand 1305 01:12:32,720 --> 01:12:35,920 Speaker 1: and eighteen, no more. So this is a a blend 1306 01:12:36,080 --> 01:12:39,280 Speaker 1: of all of that keeps up you know, sexiness, blastmans 1307 01:12:39,280 --> 01:12:42,519 Speaker 1: alive with some modern minds hot colors to make you 1308 01:12:42,680 --> 01:12:45,160 Speaker 1: sheep today. And I also wanted to make it affordable, 1309 01:12:45,520 --> 01:12:47,519 Speaker 1: and I wanted to make it a mix and match 1310 01:12:47,640 --> 01:12:51,360 Speaker 1: palette so you could have these pieces from years to come. 1311 01:12:51,760 --> 01:12:55,320 Speaker 1: So if you go onto my website, Christine Lucida dot com, 1312 01:12:56,160 --> 01:12:58,639 Speaker 1: you can go and shop on there now. It's being 1313 01:12:58,800 --> 01:13:02,960 Speaker 1: launched in three weeks, so hang tight, you'll see you'll 1314 01:13:03,000 --> 01:13:06,080 Speaker 1: see a little whole placeholder on there three weeks. I 1315 01:13:06,160 --> 01:13:09,320 Speaker 1: promise you it'll be something that you'll never forget. You'll 1316 01:13:09,439 --> 01:13:12,840 Speaker 1: love these pieces. And the whole greatest thing about my 1317 01:13:12,880 --> 01:13:15,960 Speaker 1: weather feeling athletic wear is not only is it meant 1318 01:13:16,000 --> 01:13:18,240 Speaker 1: to look at and feel good roch, but the truth 1319 01:13:18,360 --> 01:13:19,840 Speaker 1: is I want to do good in the world, and 1320 01:13:19,920 --> 01:13:22,519 Speaker 1: a portion of every sale will get to go to 1321 01:13:22,640 --> 01:13:25,400 Speaker 1: one of your favorite charities, and I give you options 1322 01:13:25,600 --> 01:13:29,000 Speaker 1: on their pick you want your percentage to go to. 1323 01:13:29,320 --> 01:13:32,479 Speaker 1: That's awesome, That's really really awesome, and I respect that 1324 01:13:32,600 --> 01:13:34,280 Speaker 1: you give back because that's what this show is about. 1325 01:13:34,320 --> 01:13:36,479 Speaker 1: This show is about money making. Conversation has been built 1326 01:13:36,800 --> 01:13:39,719 Speaker 1: to give back. It is like a national mentory metor 1327 01:13:39,800 --> 01:13:43,240 Speaker 1: show about the give also free promotion give people. The 1328 01:13:43,280 --> 01:13:45,800 Speaker 1: plug is something tied to comment on my show. I 1329 01:13:45,840 --> 01:13:49,479 Speaker 1: don't have any gimmicks. You call me and you is 1330 01:13:49,520 --> 01:13:52,120 Speaker 1: gonna pop up or your mail box later on. No, 1331 01:13:52,320 --> 01:13:54,320 Speaker 1: this is about your brain. And I say that you 1332 01:13:54,400 --> 01:13:55,920 Speaker 1: have a book coming out, so I need a social 1333 01:13:55,960 --> 01:13:59,240 Speaker 1: media banner for that. You do when it's when it's active, 1334 01:13:59,280 --> 01:14:02,559 Speaker 1: where eighties come out. I need a social media banner 1335 01:14:02,640 --> 01:14:04,200 Speaker 1: for that so I can post it, so we can 1336 01:14:04,320 --> 01:14:06,840 Speaker 1: let people know and have fun with life. And that's 1337 01:14:06,840 --> 01:14:08,400 Speaker 1: why I enjoyed this show. I'm having fun with you, 1338 01:14:08,479 --> 01:14:10,200 Speaker 1: and I hope you have in the same amount of energy, 1339 01:14:10,600 --> 01:14:12,479 Speaker 1: positive energy that I'm giving to you because I'm a 1340 01:14:12,560 --> 01:14:14,280 Speaker 1: fan and you should keep winning me. Because you're an 1341 01:14:14,400 --> 01:14:17,160 Speaker 1: entrepreneur and you're willing to get up and promote your 1342 01:14:17,200 --> 01:14:20,400 Speaker 1: brand and let the world know that you're special. I 1343 01:14:20,560 --> 01:14:22,840 Speaker 1: love that and I love your energy as well. Not 1344 01:14:22,960 --> 01:14:26,600 Speaker 1: to You're right. Life it's about feeling good and like 1345 01:14:26,720 --> 01:14:29,479 Speaker 1: I said before, if it doesn't feel good, it doesn't matter. 1346 01:14:29,880 --> 01:14:33,000 Speaker 1: That's my whole philosophy for life. On any projects I 1347 01:14:33,120 --> 01:14:36,960 Speaker 1: take on as an entrepreneur, as any foods that I 1348 01:14:37,040 --> 01:14:40,519 Speaker 1: eat and workouts that I do, I apply that one 1349 01:14:40,840 --> 01:14:46,000 Speaker 1: simple philosophy. Do what feels good with my friend. You 1350 01:14:46,120 --> 01:14:49,519 Speaker 1: got up for me. I hope, I hope. I I 1351 01:14:49,720 --> 01:14:51,679 Speaker 1: sold you. I sold you in the brand of Rushan 1352 01:14:51,800 --> 01:14:55,880 Speaker 1: McDonald because you didn't know. You did not disappoint good well, 1353 01:14:56,000 --> 01:14:59,000 Speaker 1: you only too banners. Okay, so don't disapploy me because 1354 01:14:59,000 --> 01:15:00,960 Speaker 1: I got to promote your intil the end, because I'm 1355 01:15:00,960 --> 01:15:03,720 Speaker 1: a fan the right fit formula, the eighties fashion, the 1356 01:15:03,800 --> 01:15:10,080 Speaker 1: driding company, you keep wanting winning, you young entrepreneur. Okay, 1357 01:15:10,120 --> 01:15:13,479 Speaker 1: bye bye, life is good. We're gonna be back with 1358 01:15:14,000 --> 01:15:20,120 Speaker 1: a man Kurt Franklin. As host of Money Making Conversations, 1359 01:15:20,280 --> 01:15:23,679 Speaker 1: Rashan McDonald is uniquely positioned to provide a step by step, 1360 01:15:23,800 --> 01:15:26,920 Speaker 1: easy to understand blueprint that drives listeners to realize their 1361 01:15:26,960 --> 01:15:30,720 Speaker 1: dreams and aspirations. Until you do the business plan or 1362 01:15:30,760 --> 01:15:34,839 Speaker 1: incorporate or actually create that product or start selling products, 1363 01:15:35,120 --> 01:15:37,920 Speaker 1: the universe doesn't have to deal with. Money Making Conversations 1364 01:15:38,040 --> 01:15:41,320 Speaker 1: is an innovative platform that delivers financial literacy to help 1365 01:15:41,400 --> 01:15:44,120 Speaker 1: everyone with their brand success. Good to have a money 1366 01:15:44,160 --> 01:15:48,040 Speaker 1: making conversation with somebody that makes money. Let me tell 1367 01:15:48,080 --> 01:15:51,479 Speaker 1: you about the host of money Making Conversations, Rashaan McDonald. 1368 01:15:51,640 --> 01:15:55,320 Speaker 1: He's a social media influencer. Of his seven hundred thousand 1369 01:15:55,400 --> 01:15:58,280 Speaker 1: plus social media followers are female. He's a two time 1370 01:15:58,320 --> 01:16:00,720 Speaker 1: Emmy Award winner, three time and double a c P 1371 01:16:00,880 --> 01:16:05,640 Speaker 1: Image Award winner, sitcom writer, stand up comic, former IBM executive, 1372 01:16:05,800 --> 01:16:09,280 Speaker 1: and has a degree in mathematics. More importantly, Rashan McDonald 1373 01:16:09,320 --> 01:16:12,519 Speaker 1: will use his business and celebrity relationships to empower small 1374 01:16:12,600 --> 01:16:16,200 Speaker 1: businesses with information to succeed. Hi. This is Rushan McDonald, 1375 01:16:16,280 --> 01:16:19,040 Speaker 1: the host of money Making Conversation. You say to yourself, 1376 01:16:19,280 --> 01:16:22,680 Speaker 1: who calls Rushan shell ricky smiling, You got to get 1377 01:16:22,760 --> 01:16:26,000 Speaker 1: out of your own city and leave in order to grow. 1378 01:16:26,080 --> 01:16:29,120 Speaker 1: Because a fish don't get bigger as long as inside 1379 01:16:29,120 --> 01:16:32,200 Speaker 1: of the fish boat get bigger when you put it 1380 01:16:32,280 --> 01:16:34,840 Speaker 1: in a punt. Ladies and gentlemen, please blocking the phone. 1381 01:16:35,040 --> 01:16:38,840 Speaker 1: The one and only Charlie Wilson. So many people have 1382 01:16:39,160 --> 01:16:41,040 Speaker 1: really been trying to give me to do a gospel 1383 01:16:41,080 --> 01:16:43,160 Speaker 1: record for so many years, and I have been promising 1384 01:16:43,240 --> 01:16:45,760 Speaker 1: God that I would I would shout him out and 1385 01:16:45,800 --> 01:16:52,360 Speaker 1: do something, you know, and my baby, come on, man, 1386 01:16:52,680 --> 01:16:56,679 Speaker 1: put a little Jesus in him. Song comes Patty Libel, 1387 01:16:57,000 --> 01:16:59,280 Speaker 1: and you know what, I'm gonna be doing concerts and 1388 01:16:59,400 --> 01:17:04,080 Speaker 1: little club. Thank you, Thank you so that I can 1389 01:17:04,200 --> 01:17:06,559 Speaker 1: touch you when I'm singing with my hand. Thank you. See, 1390 01:17:06,600 --> 01:17:09,600 Speaker 1: I told you be there every Monday ten am. The 1391 01:17:09,680 --> 01:17:13,000 Speaker 1: Neon Bsy Love of NATI Money Making Conversations. Hey, this 1392 01:17:13,160 --> 01:17:15,040 Speaker 1: is Tasha Evans and I love to eat a great 1393 01:17:15,080 --> 01:17:17,880 Speaker 1: restaurants and more than that, I love great desserts. So 1394 01:17:18,080 --> 01:17:21,960 Speaker 1: does Rashan McDonald. Check out his new website. That's www 1395 01:17:22,320 --> 01:17:25,760 Speaker 1: Rashan McDonald dot com. That's r U s h i 1396 01:17:26,040 --> 01:17:29,000 Speaker 1: O N and McDonald is spelled just like the famous 1397 01:17:29,040 --> 01:17:31,960 Speaker 1: restaurant chain. Guys. Rashaun is looking for great bakers for 1398 01:17:32,040 --> 01:17:34,360 Speaker 1: his baker spotlight. He wants to brag on his fans 1399 01:17:34,400 --> 01:17:37,600 Speaker 1: for their incredible baking skills on his social media and website. 1400 01:17:37,920 --> 01:17:40,559 Speaker 1: That can be your mom, friend, co worker, a relative. 1401 01:17:40,680 --> 01:17:45,479 Speaker 1: Spread the word today. Visit Rashan McDonald dot com. Man, 1402 01:17:46,640 --> 01:17:50,920 Speaker 1: we're going into the last house half man. We're going 1403 01:17:50,960 --> 01:17:54,080 Speaker 1: into the last half hour of money making conversations and 1404 01:17:54,160 --> 01:17:57,320 Speaker 1: it's a great one, uh, to show. I've inviewed so 1405 01:17:57,400 --> 01:18:01,720 Speaker 1: many people today on press is this day. That means 1406 01:18:01,800 --> 01:18:04,720 Speaker 1: either they off work or I just lined up a 1407 01:18:04,760 --> 01:18:06,320 Speaker 1: lot of guests. I'm about to look at my talent 1408 01:18:06,320 --> 01:18:08,800 Speaker 1: bookers because they put I've been talking about behind though. 1409 01:18:09,080 --> 01:18:11,400 Speaker 1: You know, on the show the day we had Celeste Bail, 1410 01:18:11,840 --> 01:18:16,840 Speaker 1: she's a record setting marathon runner eight continents, eight marathons 1411 01:18:19,920 --> 01:18:24,080 Speaker 1: in eight days. Let me tell you one more time. 1412 01:18:24,400 --> 01:18:29,599 Speaker 1: Eight continents, eight marathons, eight days at twenty six point 1413 01:18:29,680 --> 01:18:32,680 Speaker 1: two mile marathons and she did it eight days in 1414 01:18:32,760 --> 01:18:36,240 Speaker 1: a row. She's also which I think is fantastic, is 1415 01:18:36,320 --> 01:18:38,920 Speaker 1: she's balanced her life because she's also the senior director 1416 01:18:39,360 --> 01:18:43,360 Speaker 1: of recruiting. I mean she hires people from Major League Baseball. 1417 01:18:43,840 --> 01:18:46,760 Speaker 1: That's the amazing part about that type of relationship and 1418 01:18:46,880 --> 01:18:48,800 Speaker 1: how we win and we're gonna win big with that. 1419 01:18:49,520 --> 01:18:51,200 Speaker 1: So we're gonna keep doing it and making it happen. 1420 01:18:51,280 --> 01:18:53,240 Speaker 1: So also on the show, we had my man, uh, 1421 01:18:53,560 --> 01:18:57,800 Speaker 1: Jay Jackson, founder of the new streaming network Rise, and 1422 01:18:57,920 --> 01:19:01,040 Speaker 1: Lindsey Brantley, who owns a new spa and healthcare product 1423 01:19:01,200 --> 01:19:04,599 Speaker 1: line in Houston, Texas. It's amazing amazing, amazing, and we're 1424 01:19:04,600 --> 01:19:06,439 Speaker 1: gonna make it happen. So we're gonna, as I call it, 1425 01:19:06,479 --> 01:19:10,360 Speaker 1: what happened. Okay, cool, already, y'all got all these sad 1426 01:19:10,439 --> 01:19:16,080 Speaker 1: faces off. A man, let me no no oh boy 1427 01:19:16,520 --> 01:19:19,920 Speaker 1: walking around here all sad everything. We're good. Uh. I 1428 01:19:20,000 --> 01:19:22,160 Speaker 1: gotta watch my staff, man, you can't. You can't watch 1429 01:19:22,200 --> 01:19:25,200 Speaker 1: their faces. They're they're running you crazy. My next yest, 1430 01:19:25,240 --> 01:19:27,360 Speaker 1: he's on the line, and I'm happy because, guess what, 1431 01:19:27,439 --> 01:19:29,519 Speaker 1: I could not have picked the more appropriate time to 1432 01:19:29,600 --> 01:19:33,000 Speaker 1: book my next guest because the movie Black Panther has 1433 01:19:33,080 --> 01:19:36,479 Speaker 1: been destroying all box office records. He's the founder, the 1434 01:19:36,600 --> 01:19:38,640 Speaker 1: very popular and I know it's popular because I've been 1435 01:19:38,680 --> 01:19:40,800 Speaker 1: knowing about it for years and had the pleasure of 1436 01:19:40,840 --> 01:19:44,559 Speaker 1: attending the American Black Film Festival. Please welcome to money 1437 01:19:44,600 --> 01:19:50,760 Speaker 1: making Conversation. Jeff Friday, Hello, my man. How you doing, 1438 01:19:50,840 --> 01:19:54,240 Speaker 1: my friend, man, I'm doing wonderful. You're not always staying 1439 01:19:54,280 --> 01:19:56,280 Speaker 1: there in the same zone, but I'm doing particularly well 1440 01:19:56,360 --> 01:19:59,639 Speaker 1: a day that's mine. Come on, brothers, my brother's movie 1441 01:20:00,800 --> 01:20:04,799 Speaker 1: Severn box office on one of my young young brothers 1442 01:20:04,880 --> 01:20:08,920 Speaker 1: from the past. Come on, ye talk, Jeff talk, Jeff, 1443 01:20:09,080 --> 01:20:11,720 Speaker 1: Come on now you're been screaming about this. You've been 1444 01:20:11,760 --> 01:20:15,639 Speaker 1: telling everybody, this is a great day in Hollywood. Brother. 1445 01:20:15,720 --> 01:20:18,760 Speaker 1: We call it black power on screen. That's exactly what's 1446 01:20:18,800 --> 01:20:21,640 Speaker 1: going on when you look at what's happening in television 1447 01:20:22,439 --> 01:20:25,120 Speaker 1: right now. We got about nine or ten great black 1448 01:20:25,160 --> 01:20:30,519 Speaker 1: shows on TV. And now we're in drama, scoms, and 1449 01:20:30,880 --> 01:20:33,560 Speaker 1: we got black His Queen, Share her Everything everything you 1450 01:20:33,600 --> 01:20:38,519 Speaker 1: can say, power, Insecure, power, Marie shows. So now we're 1451 01:20:38,560 --> 01:20:41,519 Speaker 1: dominating the box office. And what what this shows, it's 1452 01:20:41,560 --> 01:20:44,560 Speaker 1: just the power of the black image, man. So you know, 1453 01:20:44,720 --> 01:20:49,720 Speaker 1: for you, throughout our history, particularly entertainment, the institution has 1454 01:20:49,760 --> 01:20:53,400 Speaker 1: been suppressed in the black image, give you one dimensional 1455 01:20:53,479 --> 01:20:57,000 Speaker 1: images what they think black life is supposed to be. 1456 01:20:57,880 --> 01:21:01,040 Speaker 1: And now, for the first time, really in my professional life, 1457 01:21:01,080 --> 01:21:04,719 Speaker 1: we have we have the full range of black people, 1458 01:21:04,840 --> 01:21:09,280 Speaker 1: black black experience on various screens, big and small. And 1459 01:21:09,400 --> 01:21:12,640 Speaker 1: it's a wonderful time, brother. And and let's Black Panther Magestion. 1460 01:21:13,360 --> 01:21:16,040 Speaker 1: You have never seen a movie of this magnitude with 1461 01:21:16,280 --> 01:21:19,479 Speaker 1: black kings and queens and black empowerment and black people 1462 01:21:19,600 --> 01:21:24,720 Speaker 1: doing supernaturalistic scenes. And it's wonderful, man. So we just 1463 01:21:24,760 --> 01:21:27,439 Speaker 1: gotta keep this going, and we will. We will because 1464 01:21:27,439 --> 01:21:29,640 Speaker 1: you've been, because you've been champion this, you know, And 1465 01:21:29,640 --> 01:21:30,920 Speaker 1: that's why I wanted to That's why I said, I 1466 01:21:30,920 --> 01:21:33,200 Speaker 1: couldn't have picked up better time to interview you because 1467 01:21:33,240 --> 01:21:35,200 Speaker 1: of the fact that this is what you've been championing. 1468 01:21:35,240 --> 01:21:38,280 Speaker 1: I've been big time sponsors coming to your Aca Poco 1469 01:21:38,400 --> 01:21:41,000 Speaker 1: Film Festival and now in Miami, you've been, You've been, 1470 01:21:41,120 --> 01:21:44,120 Speaker 1: this has been your thing, time, your your engagements together. 1471 01:21:44,240 --> 01:21:47,120 Speaker 1: You know what what what is the growth of the 1472 01:21:47,200 --> 01:21:51,160 Speaker 1: American Black Film Festival. Well, this is the twenty second years, 1473 01:21:51,400 --> 01:21:54,160 Speaker 1: as you know, and uh, you know, we started, like 1474 01:21:54,240 --> 01:21:59,280 Speaker 1: you just said, back in ac Poco, Mexico and there 1475 01:21:59,400 --> 01:22:02,599 Speaker 1: was nine d of us. I just saw Kenny Edmonds 1476 01:22:02,680 --> 01:22:05,000 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago in l a and he 1477 01:22:05,160 --> 01:22:06,680 Speaker 1: was like what year was because he was at the 1478 01:22:06,800 --> 01:22:08,880 Speaker 1: very first year and what it was that I said, 1479 01:22:08,880 --> 01:22:11,960 Speaker 1: it was nine twenty two years ago. You know. There 1480 01:22:12,200 --> 01:22:14,360 Speaker 1: there are people at the festival now that weren't born 1481 01:22:14,439 --> 01:22:18,080 Speaker 1: when we started. But but it's just a testament to 1482 01:22:18,160 --> 01:22:20,800 Speaker 1: the black community. I mean, we always talk about, you know, 1483 01:22:20,960 --> 01:22:22,920 Speaker 1: what we don't do right as a community. We don't 1484 01:22:22,960 --> 01:22:25,600 Speaker 1: support each other, We don't you know. We don't economic 1485 01:22:25,680 --> 01:22:28,200 Speaker 1: we don't support black business, we don't support each other's work, 1486 01:22:28,240 --> 01:22:30,760 Speaker 1: we don't encourage each other. But you know, I will 1487 01:22:30,840 --> 01:22:34,000 Speaker 1: say for me personally, it's been a labor love because 1488 01:22:34,080 --> 01:22:36,599 Speaker 1: we've been able to show the world that black people 1489 01:22:36,640 --> 01:22:39,760 Speaker 1: do support each other. Yes, we could listen. You wouldn't believe, Chelle. 1490 01:22:39,760 --> 01:22:42,360 Speaker 1: People asked me, why do you need a Black film festival? 1491 01:22:42,439 --> 01:22:46,640 Speaker 1: So now I just say Ryan Coogler, they said, they 1492 01:22:46,720 --> 01:22:49,840 Speaker 1: said to hup. You know. So bottom line is, we've 1493 01:22:49,880 --> 01:22:51,800 Speaker 1: been doing this a long time and twenty two years. 1494 01:22:51,840 --> 01:22:53,960 Speaker 1: It's a long this that's two decades of this man. 1495 01:22:54,400 --> 01:22:57,760 Speaker 1: And it only works. It only works because people care 1496 01:22:57,800 --> 01:23:00,840 Speaker 1: about it, you know, celebrities and and and in the 1497 01:23:01,080 --> 01:23:03,800 Speaker 1: in the movie going community around the country. I mean, now, 1498 01:23:03,920 --> 01:23:07,320 Speaker 1: we started ninety people in ven Now we have nine 1499 01:23:07,439 --> 01:23:12,360 Speaker 1: thousand people who come to congratulationship gulationship like this. This 1500 01:23:12,479 --> 01:23:15,600 Speaker 1: is a community effort. We're gonna share the credit. And 1501 01:23:16,040 --> 01:23:18,639 Speaker 1: I'm gonna tell you. I'm gonna tell you something because 1502 01:23:19,240 --> 01:23:21,040 Speaker 1: you know, because I know it's been a journey. Because 1503 01:23:21,120 --> 01:23:23,760 Speaker 1: you know, when when I was producing and created the 1504 01:23:23,800 --> 01:23:26,280 Speaker 1: Neighborhood Awards, you know, you had to have celebrities, and 1505 01:23:26,360 --> 01:23:29,360 Speaker 1: that was a period man where you know, it was nothing. 1506 01:23:29,439 --> 01:23:31,800 Speaker 1: But you know, the blacks that were on TV were 1507 01:23:32,080 --> 01:23:35,559 Speaker 1: reality show stars, you know, and they were not putting 1508 01:23:35,640 --> 01:23:39,040 Speaker 1: forth the best image, you know, fighting throwing glasses at 1509 01:23:39,080 --> 01:23:41,720 Speaker 1: each other. And I had a part time booking the 1510 01:23:41,760 --> 01:23:45,479 Speaker 1: Neighborhood Awards because I had sponsors, and so sponsors not 1511 01:23:45,560 --> 01:23:47,880 Speaker 1: gonna want to be tied to somebody who's acting to 1512 01:23:47,960 --> 01:23:51,479 Speaker 1: food on TV. And so when I see what's happening now, 1513 01:23:51,720 --> 01:23:53,040 Speaker 1: you know, and that kind of I think he kind 1514 01:23:53,040 --> 01:23:55,439 Speaker 1: of started with Blackish, you know a little bit, and 1515 01:23:55,560 --> 01:23:58,160 Speaker 1: then you know, and now the momentum is like just 1516 01:23:58,320 --> 01:24:00,519 Speaker 1: gotten out there and there's such a pause of the way. 1517 01:24:01,000 --> 01:24:02,720 Speaker 1: But I love the fact that when I look at 1518 01:24:02,760 --> 01:24:06,000 Speaker 1: the name was sa Ray, who's the star of Insecure? 1519 01:24:06,439 --> 01:24:09,040 Speaker 1: When I look at the names like Pete Chapman and 1520 01:24:09,120 --> 01:24:11,560 Speaker 1: then of course Ryan Coogler, will you just mentioned. I 1521 01:24:11,720 --> 01:24:13,640 Speaker 1: love the fact that I was just talking to a 1522 01:24:13,720 --> 01:24:16,280 Speaker 1: friend of mine last night, the fact that he did 1523 01:24:16,439 --> 01:24:19,920 Speaker 1: Creed and Michael B. Jordan's was the star of Creed 1524 01:24:20,320 --> 01:24:24,840 Speaker 1: and he carried him over the Black Panther. But before that, 1525 01:24:25,200 --> 01:24:27,560 Speaker 1: before that, it did Fruit Fell Station, oh yeah, I 1526 01:24:27,640 --> 01:24:31,880 Speaker 1: know from was the Star, that from you and and 1527 01:24:32,160 --> 01:24:35,000 Speaker 1: and that's how and that's how it's been working in 1528 01:24:35,160 --> 01:24:37,080 Speaker 1: the in the in the in the industry. You know, 1529 01:24:37,479 --> 01:24:40,200 Speaker 1: they get opportunity, they work with us, you know, Steven 1530 01:24:40,200 --> 01:24:42,640 Speaker 1: Spielberg and he carries him to the next movie and 1531 01:24:42,720 --> 01:24:47,080 Speaker 1: they and they work. Any who we're honoring next week 1532 01:24:47,479 --> 01:24:50,000 Speaker 1: has done it. She did a whole season of Queen 1533 01:24:50,080 --> 01:24:54,519 Speaker 1: Sugar with Black with women as director. Because the other 1534 01:24:54,560 --> 01:24:56,880 Speaker 1: issue we have in our business is, you know, kind 1535 01:24:56,920 --> 01:25:00,160 Speaker 1: of like the marginalization of the work of women, you know, 1536 01:25:00,439 --> 01:25:03,080 Speaker 1: just like they do of African Americans and Matinos. So 1537 01:25:03,600 --> 01:25:05,679 Speaker 1: there's some serious you know, it takes about It takes 1538 01:25:05,720 --> 01:25:07,600 Speaker 1: people with a vision, and it takes people who are 1539 01:25:07,680 --> 01:25:10,599 Speaker 1: game changes and people who think beyond themselves. And that's 1540 01:25:10,640 --> 01:25:13,400 Speaker 1: all of this is. And when you said Steven Spielberg, yes, 1541 01:25:13,600 --> 01:25:16,000 Speaker 1: they do do it, and and and they proudly do it. 1542 01:25:16,120 --> 01:25:19,640 Speaker 1: And I and I so I congratulate them because they 1543 01:25:19,800 --> 01:25:22,479 Speaker 1: bring each other to the party. And what we've done 1544 01:25:22,600 --> 01:25:25,240 Speaker 1: historically is we get in the party and get so 1545 01:25:25,360 --> 01:25:28,400 Speaker 1: glad that we're there, we forget about, you know, like 1546 01:25:28,479 --> 01:25:29,880 Speaker 1: you go to you go to a club and they 1547 01:25:30,000 --> 01:25:31,920 Speaker 1: let you in and you forget about your boys outside. 1548 01:25:31,960 --> 01:25:35,599 Speaker 1: But that's about you know, so metaphorically Hollywood the club. 1549 01:25:36,200 --> 01:25:38,160 Speaker 1: And when we get in the club, we gotta go 1550 01:25:38,320 --> 01:25:39,800 Speaker 1: back to the door and say, yo, I'm not going 1551 01:25:39,880 --> 01:25:42,240 Speaker 1: into my boy can't coming. And that's what people like 1552 01:25:42,479 --> 01:25:44,400 Speaker 1: like Able Duven they have done, and that's what you 1553 01:25:44,439 --> 01:25:47,360 Speaker 1: know Ryan's done, because it's not just about Michael B. 1554 01:25:47,520 --> 01:25:49,320 Speaker 1: Jordan on on the front of in front of It's 1555 01:25:49,320 --> 01:25:51,680 Speaker 1: about the cruise they hired. Because when you look at 1556 01:25:51,680 --> 01:25:54,479 Speaker 1: a movie, it might be three hundred people who get 1557 01:25:54,520 --> 01:25:56,439 Speaker 1: a check to get paid the work on the movie, 1558 01:25:56,800 --> 01:25:59,280 Speaker 1: only ken only ten are in front of the camera. 1559 01:25:59,360 --> 01:26:02,280 Speaker 1: What about the two ninety people who you don't know, 1560 01:26:02,720 --> 01:26:07,439 Speaker 1: who have families, who have families too. That's amazing, that's 1561 01:26:07,479 --> 01:26:11,240 Speaker 1: amazing that you gotta think about the This isn't this 1562 01:26:11,400 --> 01:26:14,240 Speaker 1: isn't a business for fund This is about money. There's 1563 01:26:14,280 --> 01:26:18,960 Speaker 1: some heavy economics around entertainment. And if you're going to 1564 01:26:19,080 --> 01:26:21,559 Speaker 1: be at the forefront of this fight, you gotta bring. 1565 01:26:21,640 --> 01:26:23,240 Speaker 1: You gotta go back to the front door, and you 1566 01:26:23,320 --> 01:26:25,800 Speaker 1: gotta let your boys, you know, or go open the 1567 01:26:25,840 --> 01:26:27,800 Speaker 1: back door, let them and whatever joy you go to, 1568 01:26:28,400 --> 01:26:30,639 Speaker 1: you gotta let someone you got gotta let your people 1569 01:26:30,960 --> 01:26:33,080 Speaker 1: participate in be a part of this. If you got 1570 01:26:33,120 --> 01:26:35,320 Speaker 1: two events coming up here, you got two events coming up. 1571 01:26:35,320 --> 01:26:38,640 Speaker 1: One is February that's in Los Angeles, and you have 1572 01:26:38,680 --> 01:26:41,400 Speaker 1: the other one your Your Film Festival, which is June 1573 01:26:41,439 --> 01:26:44,320 Speaker 1: thirteenth through thee in Miami. Tell us about the first 1574 01:26:44,760 --> 01:26:47,639 Speaker 1: the Honors award for a b f F Honors on February. 1575 01:26:49,400 --> 01:26:53,000 Speaker 1: So Honors is like, um, it's a celebration of people 1576 01:26:53,040 --> 01:26:54,920 Speaker 1: who are already kind of made it, you know, hoss, 1577 01:26:55,000 --> 01:26:57,960 Speaker 1: Like our Golden Globes, you have it every February doing 1578 01:26:58,240 --> 01:27:01,120 Speaker 1: Black History Month. This year we're honoring Abra duven A, 1579 01:27:01,280 --> 01:27:04,880 Speaker 1: Billy d Williams, Amari Hartrid from Power, and Tiffany Haddish 1580 01:27:05,680 --> 01:27:08,560 Speaker 1: uh and also the show Martin. We have we have 1581 01:27:08,640 --> 01:27:11,240 Speaker 1: a Classic Television Show Award that we're given to the 1582 01:27:11,280 --> 01:27:13,479 Speaker 1: show Martin Launge a T shirt to Cheating and Note 1583 01:27:13,520 --> 01:27:15,640 Speaker 1: and that whole crew. So that's kind of like a 1584 01:27:15,720 --> 01:27:17,880 Speaker 1: black Golden Globes. And that's to celebrate people that are 1585 01:27:17,920 --> 01:27:20,920 Speaker 1: already working. Then the festival, which is nearly due to 1586 01:27:21,000 --> 01:27:22,880 Speaker 1: My Heart, is where it all began. I think the 1587 01:27:23,040 --> 01:27:27,000 Speaker 1: festival is in June in Miami, June thirte to the seventieth. 1588 01:27:27,120 --> 01:27:28,640 Speaker 1: That this is the one We need everybody to come 1589 01:27:28,680 --> 01:27:32,320 Speaker 1: down because the festival is where people like Will Packer, 1590 01:27:32,800 --> 01:27:35,960 Speaker 1: who produced Girls, Trip and Ride Along and probably I 1591 01:27:36,040 --> 01:27:38,200 Speaker 1: think his total box office grows now it's about eight 1592 01:27:38,280 --> 01:27:40,799 Speaker 1: hundred billion dollars. Now, that's where he got his start. 1593 01:27:41,160 --> 01:27:43,720 Speaker 1: And that's where Ryan Coogler and Lisa Ray and all 1594 01:27:43,760 --> 01:27:45,120 Speaker 1: the people that you know and you'd love to do, 1595 01:27:45,439 --> 01:27:48,000 Speaker 1: that's kind of where they started, you know. There there. 1596 01:27:48,080 --> 01:27:49,840 Speaker 1: It's got to be an entry point. And what we 1597 01:27:50,000 --> 01:27:52,640 Speaker 1: tried to do for twenty two years is provide an 1598 01:27:52,760 --> 01:27:55,719 Speaker 1: entry point for talented black people to work and succeed 1599 01:27:55,800 --> 01:27:58,519 Speaker 1: in Hollywood. And it's working. And it only works that 1600 01:27:58,640 --> 01:28:02,160 Speaker 1: people come nine thousand, the best nine thousand people you 1601 01:28:02,240 --> 01:28:04,920 Speaker 1: ever want. You know, I'm telling you it's it's a 1602 01:28:05,000 --> 01:28:08,439 Speaker 1: love fest. It's black people are beautiful, they're positive. Everybody's working, 1603 01:28:08,720 --> 01:28:11,360 Speaker 1: and everybody's not in entertainment. I would say one really 1604 01:28:11,400 --> 01:28:13,559 Speaker 1: important thing, you don't have to be black to come, 1605 01:28:13,960 --> 01:28:15,840 Speaker 1: and you don't have to be an entertainment to come. 1606 01:28:15,960 --> 01:28:19,080 Speaker 1: It is a multi cultural crowd and everybody is not 1607 01:28:19,200 --> 01:28:21,120 Speaker 1: an actor about half the people might be in the 1608 01:28:21,360 --> 01:28:23,519 Speaker 1: other half of the people are teachers and doctors and 1609 01:28:23,680 --> 01:28:26,560 Speaker 1: lawyers and priss assists and all types of things, you know, 1610 01:28:26,840 --> 01:28:29,879 Speaker 1: And so it's just a great it's a great experience, 1611 01:28:29,920 --> 01:28:32,560 Speaker 1: and we keep getting bigger, and I just want to 1612 01:28:32,760 --> 01:28:35,000 Speaker 1: encourage everybody to really come down because that's where this 1613 01:28:35,040 --> 01:28:38,439 Speaker 1: whole face starts out in Miami. And you, well, my man, 1614 01:28:38,920 --> 01:28:41,080 Speaker 1: you you send me some banners. I'm promoted for you. 1615 01:28:41,280 --> 01:28:42,599 Speaker 1: I wanted to get you on the show to get 1616 01:28:42,680 --> 01:28:45,000 Speaker 1: this out here, man, And I'm a fan. Just the 1617 01:28:45,000 --> 01:28:47,639 Speaker 1: first time we've ever actually talked person to person. We've 1618 01:28:47,760 --> 01:28:50,320 Speaker 1: seen each other passing. But I'm a fan, and so 1619 01:28:50,479 --> 01:28:53,360 Speaker 1: I will support you when you don't even know about it. Okay, 1620 01:28:53,400 --> 01:28:55,719 Speaker 1: So send those banners to me and let's pack the places. 1621 01:28:55,720 --> 01:28:57,400 Speaker 1: I don't want to give a stat about when you 1622 01:28:57,439 --> 01:29:01,479 Speaker 1: said the diversity of the attendance Black Panthers audience break 1623 01:29:01,520 --> 01:29:06,360 Speaker 1: down was black. They're just seven percent white, eighteen percent Latino, 1624 01:29:06,680 --> 01:29:09,000 Speaker 1: five percent Asian. That lets you know that when you 1625 01:29:09,080 --> 01:29:11,120 Speaker 1: go to the American Black Film Festival, it's gonna be 1626 01:29:11,160 --> 01:29:13,760 Speaker 1: the same level diversity. Have a good time. Thank you 1627 01:29:13,800 --> 01:29:16,400 Speaker 1: for calling. Thank you so much. And good luck to show. 1628 01:29:23,439 --> 01:29:26,280 Speaker 1: We'll be right back with more from Rashan McDonald and 1629 01:29:26,320 --> 01:29:35,080 Speaker 1: Money Making Conversations. Don't touch that. 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Come on brother ms, patty, 1657 01:30:57,120 --> 01:30:59,799 Speaker 1: little ball, and you know what I'm gonna be doing concerts, 1658 01:31:00,120 --> 01:31:04,439 Speaker 1: little clubs. Thank you, Thank you so that I can 1659 01:31:04,520 --> 01:31:06,439 Speaker 1: touch you when I'm singing with my hands. Thank you. 1660 01:31:06,600 --> 01:31:09,439 Speaker 1: See I told you be there. Every Monday, ten am 1661 01:31:09,520 --> 01:31:13,720 Speaker 1: the noon, busy loving naty, money making Conversation. Welcome back 1662 01:31:13,760 --> 01:31:16,639 Speaker 1: to money Making Conversation. I'm your host with Sean McDonald. 1663 01:31:16,720 --> 01:31:20,360 Speaker 1: My next guest is a music icon, a music icon. 1664 01:31:20,840 --> 01:31:23,160 Speaker 1: I've been knowing him and been playing and been praying 1665 01:31:23,280 --> 01:31:25,720 Speaker 1: with his music for the last twenty five years, so 1666 01:31:25,800 --> 01:31:28,320 Speaker 1: I know what he can do. He's worn over twelve grammys. 1667 01:31:28,640 --> 01:31:32,479 Speaker 1: And forty three Stellar awards and sold over ten million albums. 1668 01:31:32,520 --> 01:31:35,160 Speaker 1: I'm included in that sale of ten million albums or 1669 01:31:35,240 --> 01:31:37,600 Speaker 1: c d s. Please working with the money making conversation 1670 01:31:37,720 --> 01:31:44,000 Speaker 1: the founder and CEO or for your Soul Entertainment, Kurt Franklin, Sir, Sir, 1671 01:31:46,479 --> 01:31:49,200 Speaker 1: my man, Kurt, Kurt, A lot of things happening here. 1672 01:31:49,520 --> 01:31:52,599 Speaker 1: It's all about business because you're entrepreneur. And that's why 1673 01:31:52,680 --> 01:31:55,720 Speaker 1: this short design I've talking about celebrities like you who 1674 01:31:55,960 --> 01:31:58,760 Speaker 1: learned that I got success on the stage, I got 1675 01:31:58,840 --> 01:32:02,080 Speaker 1: success in theaters, I got success in music. I can 1676 01:32:02,200 --> 01:32:06,320 Speaker 1: success and acting, but I can generate revenue and opportunities 1677 01:32:06,640 --> 01:32:09,920 Speaker 1: with my brand. And that's what foreshow entertainment is about, right. 1678 01:32:11,240 --> 01:32:15,040 Speaker 1: You know, it is the opportunity man to um do 1679 01:32:15,320 --> 01:32:19,840 Speaker 1: that UM with the primary agenda of just keeping the 1680 01:32:19,960 --> 01:32:23,479 Speaker 1: conversation of God and hope within the culture and to 1681 01:32:23,600 --> 01:32:29,640 Speaker 1: be able to see that compassion and commerce can coexist. 1682 01:32:30,280 --> 01:32:33,840 Speaker 1: So I'm very grateful for that opportunity here, man, Thank you, 1683 01:32:34,080 --> 01:32:36,599 Speaker 1: and it's good to hear your voice again. Bro. Well 1684 01:32:36,640 --> 01:32:38,679 Speaker 1: you know I hear your voice all the time. Kurt. 1685 01:32:38,760 --> 01:32:41,840 Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying because I I you just 1686 01:32:42,000 --> 01:32:44,800 Speaker 1: You're just special. Man, I got I got a complimented. Uh. 1687 01:32:45,240 --> 01:32:47,439 Speaker 1: When I've had down days, your music have made me 1688 01:32:48,040 --> 01:32:51,519 Speaker 1: uplifted me. And that's not just me. Hundreds and thousands 1689 01:32:51,560 --> 01:32:53,759 Speaker 1: and millions of people around this world have been uplifted 1690 01:32:53,800 --> 01:32:56,560 Speaker 1: by your music. And when I just gotta say, when you, 1691 01:32:56,600 --> 01:32:58,880 Speaker 1: when you when you hear something like that, does it 1692 01:32:59,000 --> 01:33:01,120 Speaker 1: put pressure on you? Oh? You just makes you feel 1693 01:33:01,120 --> 01:33:02,600 Speaker 1: good and let you know God has put you in 1694 01:33:02,640 --> 01:33:07,240 Speaker 1: the right direction with your life. Very humbling. And then 1695 01:33:07,320 --> 01:33:10,600 Speaker 1: at times if you don't have the right lens on 1696 01:33:10,760 --> 01:33:13,120 Speaker 1: that day, because you know, when you wake up every morning, 1697 01:33:13,479 --> 01:33:15,600 Speaker 1: you may not always have the right lands on, and 1698 01:33:15,760 --> 01:33:18,200 Speaker 1: so that maybe days when you have the wrong lean 1699 01:33:18,320 --> 01:33:21,599 Speaker 1: zone and you can't feel pressure because you've got yourself 1700 01:33:21,760 --> 01:33:26,360 Speaker 1: land zone. You know, it's it's very um consume with 1701 01:33:26,520 --> 01:33:28,960 Speaker 1: you and thinking that you're the one that got you here, 1702 01:33:29,840 --> 01:33:33,679 Speaker 1: realizing that you know, it's more about you're being used 1703 01:33:33,760 --> 01:33:36,640 Speaker 1: by God to make an impact on culture and in 1704 01:33:36,760 --> 01:33:39,320 Speaker 1: people's lives. And so man, as I think the lords 1705 01:33:39,320 --> 01:33:42,160 Speaker 1: of that opportunity. Man, You've always feel to me been 1706 01:33:42,200 --> 01:33:44,880 Speaker 1: a leader in music, you know, be the leader. And 1707 01:33:44,960 --> 01:33:48,280 Speaker 1: also I have a young voice, you know, we have 1708 01:33:48,360 --> 01:33:50,839 Speaker 1: a generation out there. They call it the millennial generation, 1709 01:33:50,920 --> 01:33:54,479 Speaker 1: the entrepreneurship generation. Uh. When you when you speak of 1710 01:33:54,880 --> 01:33:57,479 Speaker 1: the word of God Jesus Christ, you think of trying 1711 01:33:57,560 --> 01:34:00,400 Speaker 1: to get that word and get it understood to the asses. 1712 01:34:01,000 --> 01:34:03,519 Speaker 1: Do you find that there's a different level of music 1713 01:34:04,360 --> 01:34:08,120 Speaker 1: tune in to the younger generation? Just it works. The 1714 01:34:08,200 --> 01:34:11,120 Speaker 1: Kurt Franking years ago is still working today for everybody, 1715 01:34:12,479 --> 01:34:15,800 Speaker 1: you knows. I just really try to make sure that 1716 01:34:15,920 --> 01:34:20,000 Speaker 1: my goal is authenticity. I think that awest that that 1717 01:34:20,080 --> 01:34:23,120 Speaker 1: when the goal is authenticity, who is supposed to speak 1718 01:34:23,160 --> 01:34:25,840 Speaker 1: to that it will find this place to that. I 1719 01:34:25,920 --> 01:34:30,640 Speaker 1: think that sometimes you can try to start chasing certain demographics, 1720 01:34:31,040 --> 01:34:32,519 Speaker 1: and when you start to do that, I think that 1721 01:34:32,600 --> 01:34:34,960 Speaker 1: you begin to fail and you begin to lose your 1722 01:34:35,000 --> 01:34:38,840 Speaker 1: own authenticity. Books. I think that that one things that 1723 01:34:39,000 --> 01:34:43,320 Speaker 1: millennials or any generation probably responds to more than anything else. 1724 01:34:43,680 --> 01:34:47,320 Speaker 1: It's just authenticity, and whatever that is, you'll be able 1725 01:34:47,360 --> 01:34:50,560 Speaker 1: to develop a very core audience that will be a 1726 01:34:50,680 --> 01:34:55,840 Speaker 1: very loyal audience. And so no matter what's happening sonically 1727 01:34:56,520 --> 01:35:02,280 Speaker 1: with the conversation of music or or anything, when it 1728 01:35:02,320 --> 01:35:05,040 Speaker 1: comes to the arts and pop culture, that's all about 1729 01:35:05,240 --> 01:35:08,479 Speaker 1: what is your message? Who who are you specifically trying 1730 01:35:08,560 --> 01:35:12,200 Speaker 1: to reach and and and when you do that, you 1731 01:35:12,280 --> 01:35:14,200 Speaker 1: can be able to build a brand in the community 1732 01:35:14,760 --> 01:35:16,840 Speaker 1: that will be able to follow you and to be 1733 01:35:16,880 --> 01:35:20,800 Speaker 1: able to trust you with their that money, the time 1734 01:35:20,880 --> 01:35:24,679 Speaker 1: and the money. That's the key, trusting you with their money, 1735 01:35:24,720 --> 01:35:26,800 Speaker 1: because we know it's hard earned. Now you have a 1736 01:35:26,920 --> 01:35:29,720 Speaker 1: unique partnership with Live Nation. Tell us a little bit 1737 01:35:29,760 --> 01:35:34,040 Speaker 1: about this is the Exodus Music and Arts Festival. I'm 1738 01:35:34,080 --> 01:35:37,120 Speaker 1: excited our in Dallas, Texas is that memorial We can 1739 01:35:37,280 --> 01:35:44,320 Speaker 1: memorial we can Yeah, I see, I see barbecue and 1740 01:35:44,400 --> 01:35:46,640 Speaker 1: they can bring it. Man, you know this this is 1741 01:35:46,720 --> 01:35:50,360 Speaker 1: a area. This is a very empic moment and historic 1742 01:35:50,479 --> 01:35:54,240 Speaker 1: moment to me because within the genre of gospel music 1743 01:35:54,360 --> 01:35:56,960 Speaker 1: cars if you want to call an inspiration of music, 1744 01:35:57,320 --> 01:36:00,360 Speaker 1: it has never had his own coach ella, It's never 1745 01:36:00,439 --> 01:36:04,960 Speaker 1: had its own essence music festival weekend now it's never 1746 01:36:05,080 --> 01:36:08,120 Speaker 1: possessed that. And so are now for the first time 1747 01:36:08,200 --> 01:36:11,439 Speaker 1: ever in history, we are going to be building our 1748 01:36:11,640 --> 01:36:15,360 Speaker 1: own music festival. That that It's going to be built, 1749 01:36:15,880 --> 01:36:20,320 Speaker 1: uh with a very vertical lens, you know, bringing bringing 1750 01:36:20,439 --> 01:36:22,439 Speaker 1: up Lord to God. You know, I'm a Christian. I 1751 01:36:22,439 --> 01:36:24,400 Speaker 1: ain't ashamed to that. I love my man. I want 1752 01:36:24,400 --> 01:36:26,360 Speaker 1: to be one hunding about him, and I want to 1753 01:36:26,400 --> 01:36:31,040 Speaker 1: be able to create inspirational and aspirational entertainment that people 1754 01:36:31,120 --> 01:36:34,200 Speaker 1: can come and be inspired and and and then maybe 1755 01:36:34,200 --> 01:36:37,040 Speaker 1: even grow at to a two or three day weekend 1756 01:36:37,120 --> 01:36:40,600 Speaker 1: in the future where there's whether seminars, and there's classes 1757 01:36:40,760 --> 01:36:43,400 Speaker 1: and and and there's many different things that can help 1758 01:36:43,439 --> 01:36:47,200 Speaker 1: people be able to build, whether whether it's digital platforms 1759 01:36:47,400 --> 01:36:50,400 Speaker 1: or our scripts and movies are different type of ideas 1760 01:36:50,760 --> 01:36:54,639 Speaker 1: that are aspirational and inspirational in their in their their 1761 01:36:54,720 --> 01:36:58,720 Speaker 1: their the ideology within their content. And so uh the 1762 01:36:58,800 --> 01:37:01,760 Speaker 1: acces music in our So it's something that I'm extreme 1763 01:37:02,760 --> 01:37:05,280 Speaker 1: excited about, men because it will be our own and 1764 01:37:05,320 --> 01:37:08,240 Speaker 1: it will be our first and and and I appreciate 1765 01:37:08,280 --> 01:37:11,040 Speaker 1: all the good people that Live Nation uh for the 1766 01:37:11,120 --> 01:37:16,080 Speaker 1: brand partnership, and it's a plus. It's a plus partnership 1767 01:37:16,120 --> 01:37:19,840 Speaker 1: there with Live Nation. You know that. Now, now here's 1768 01:37:19,880 --> 01:37:21,680 Speaker 1: the thing about it. I would just tell you this, 1769 01:37:21,840 --> 01:37:24,760 Speaker 1: Only you could pull this off, my friend, because you 1770 01:37:24,960 --> 01:37:27,560 Speaker 1: have the charisma, you have the brand, and you have 1771 01:37:27,680 --> 01:37:30,960 Speaker 1: the relationships. That's what this is all about. The relationship. 1772 01:37:31,800 --> 01:37:36,640 Speaker 1: Memorial we can that's perfect Memorial weekend. That's perfect. Who 1773 01:37:37,120 --> 01:37:39,360 Speaker 1: thank you, thank you, thank you very much and and 1774 01:37:39,560 --> 01:37:41,760 Speaker 1: you know, thank you for this opportunity for me to 1775 01:37:41,880 --> 01:37:44,960 Speaker 1: let people know, for people to be aware and being 1776 01:37:45,080 --> 01:37:49,360 Speaker 1: formed that we are wanting to curate an event that 1777 01:37:49,479 --> 01:37:54,759 Speaker 1: will give them a weekend hope, a weekend of a gospel, 1778 01:37:55,200 --> 01:37:58,360 Speaker 1: a a weekend of a message that that is not 1779 01:37:58,520 --> 01:38:00,639 Speaker 1: something that just we We don't want to just tackle 1780 01:38:00,720 --> 01:38:02,400 Speaker 1: your emotions. We want to be able to speak to 1781 01:38:02,520 --> 01:38:06,120 Speaker 1: your life. Now, let's talk about the whole aspect of 1782 01:38:06,200 --> 01:38:08,200 Speaker 1: the putting together a show like this. Are you the 1783 01:38:08,360 --> 01:38:11,519 Speaker 1: producer or use your name is just attached to it? 1784 01:38:11,640 --> 01:38:13,479 Speaker 1: A Live Nation holding all the production Because I just 1785 01:38:13,560 --> 01:38:17,080 Speaker 1: want people to understand how these events come about. You 1786 01:38:17,160 --> 01:38:19,000 Speaker 1: have a brand, you go to another big brand like 1787 01:38:19,120 --> 01:38:21,760 Speaker 1: Live Nation. Now you have this big event that you 1788 01:38:21,880 --> 01:38:24,760 Speaker 1: said it's a single day now, but the future is 1789 01:38:25,040 --> 01:38:28,639 Speaker 1: for it to be a two to three day event. Yes, yes, yes, 1790 01:38:29,040 --> 01:38:33,720 Speaker 1: um I'm going to be um. I am a I 1791 01:38:33,800 --> 01:38:38,040 Speaker 1: am a joint owner of the intellectual product gratulation. It 1792 01:38:38,240 --> 01:38:41,120 Speaker 1: was an idea that that there has for yes, so 1793 01:38:41,320 --> 01:38:45,360 Speaker 1: it's a it's a fifty partnership with Live Nation be 1794 01:38:45,479 --> 01:38:52,360 Speaker 1: curating the content, the production um, curating the talent, and 1795 01:38:52,720 --> 01:38:56,920 Speaker 1: and and just all the perspectives that come along with 1796 01:38:57,120 --> 01:38:59,920 Speaker 1: with with with something like we just branding out all 1797 01:39:00,400 --> 01:39:04,200 Speaker 1: this brand be and and then I'll be performing as well. Well, 1798 01:39:04,200 --> 01:39:06,040 Speaker 1: I know you're gonna perform. You can't have a Kurt 1799 01:39:06,080 --> 01:39:08,360 Speaker 1: Franklin accident and Kurt Franker don't hit the stage. Now 1800 01:39:08,560 --> 01:39:11,320 Speaker 1: that's that I'll be mad. Now let's talk about other 1801 01:39:11,439 --> 01:39:13,240 Speaker 1: great people who'll be there, because all of them great. 1802 01:39:13,520 --> 01:39:18,800 Speaker 1: Kurt Franklin, Marvin Sam, Tamila Man, come on this your show, Kurt, 1803 01:39:18,880 --> 01:39:22,840 Speaker 1: you tell everybody let me just shut up, Tamela Man, 1804 01:39:23,000 --> 01:39:27,599 Speaker 1: Marvin Sap, Ti Tribute, u Erica Campbell, and many more 1805 01:39:27,720 --> 01:39:29,560 Speaker 1: to be announced. Man, but these are the ones that 1806 01:39:29,640 --> 01:39:32,880 Speaker 1: are confirmed because the seth It's memo that weekend sold. So, 1807 01:39:34,439 --> 01:39:38,400 Speaker 1: k Kirk, Kurt, this just one show, right, you act 1808 01:39:38,520 --> 01:39:42,920 Speaker 1: like that was Kurt Franklin. You want show by yourself? Okay? 1809 01:39:43,479 --> 01:39:47,760 Speaker 1: Marvin sap he won't show by himself, okay. Tamla Man 1810 01:39:48,000 --> 01:39:51,200 Speaker 1: she wants so I'm pretty sure her husband gonna show up. 1811 01:39:51,320 --> 01:39:54,120 Speaker 1: David want showbody because that's right up in the Dallas 1812 01:39:54,240 --> 01:39:59,200 Speaker 1: area TI Tribute, one show, Erica Campbell National Radio Show, 1813 01:39:59,320 --> 01:40:03,000 Speaker 1: and one know. So I'm just letting everybody know you 1814 01:40:03,160 --> 01:40:08,960 Speaker 1: got a single nice performance with mega gospel stars. Thank 1815 01:40:09,000 --> 01:40:13,040 Speaker 1: you for one ticket, one ticket, Thank you. People need 1816 01:40:13,080 --> 01:40:15,920 Speaker 1: to understand sometimes you gotta extra sound and stuff. Kurt 1817 01:40:17,439 --> 01:40:21,160 Speaker 1: that Kurt find cling that marvels that time, one show, 1818 01:40:21,560 --> 01:40:25,720 Speaker 1: one ticket, all one night. You're gonna get uplifted. You're 1819 01:40:25,720 --> 01:40:30,479 Speaker 1: gonna get spirited right out that building. I love it, man, 1820 01:40:30,840 --> 01:40:33,920 Speaker 1: And congratulations on putting this together, man, And anything I 1821 01:40:34,000 --> 01:40:37,400 Speaker 1: can do for you know that. So you've already done it. Man. 1822 01:40:37,560 --> 01:40:39,479 Speaker 1: Let me have an opportunity to be a part of 1823 01:40:39,560 --> 01:40:42,000 Speaker 1: your platforms and and I think that that's how we 1824 01:40:42,160 --> 01:40:45,120 Speaker 1: celebrate sting. To be able to build intellection properties, is 1825 01:40:45,200 --> 01:40:48,160 Speaker 1: to be able to support each other and to give 1826 01:40:48,200 --> 01:40:51,080 Speaker 1: each other moments on the platforms that we even blessed 1827 01:40:51,120 --> 01:40:52,960 Speaker 1: to have, to be able to lift our brothers and 1828 01:40:53,040 --> 01:40:55,800 Speaker 1: sisters up. So I couldn't have gotten a word out there, 1829 01:40:56,000 --> 01:40:58,280 Speaker 1: you know, without you today. So we're gonna get the 1830 01:40:58,320 --> 01:41:00,639 Speaker 1: word out more because they're gonna be social. Eat their banners. 1831 01:41:00,720 --> 01:41:02,960 Speaker 1: This is the I'm on the phone with Kurt Franklin's 1832 01:41:03,000 --> 01:41:05,759 Speaker 1: on the phone right now promoting the Excellus Music Festival, 1833 01:41:06,120 --> 01:41:09,719 Speaker 1: Music and Arts Festival's May twenty six and Dallas, Texas. 1834 01:41:10,040 --> 01:41:13,559 Speaker 1: On that lineup, of course, Kurt Franklin, Marvin Sap, Tamela 1835 01:41:13,600 --> 01:41:16,640 Speaker 1: man Ti Tripping, Eric Campbell and many more. Because they 1836 01:41:16,760 --> 01:41:19,360 Speaker 1: just made the announcement. Now you know, I'm gonna be mote. 1837 01:41:19,800 --> 01:41:24,320 Speaker 1: That's all one show, one ticker, May twenty six, and 1838 01:41:24,400 --> 01:41:28,639 Speaker 1: he said, you can bring your Bobby qu I'm gonna 1839 01:41:28,640 --> 01:41:32,240 Speaker 1: be there, brother, Kurt Man. It's always great man, your owner, 1840 01:41:32,320 --> 01:41:34,960 Speaker 1: you're curating this show, man. This is all this about, 1841 01:41:35,040 --> 01:41:38,479 Speaker 1: this money making conversation, brand bills. Keep doing it, my friend, 1842 01:41:38,640 --> 01:41:42,720 Speaker 1: Keep doing it, man, and I'm gonna reach out to 1843 01:41:42,800 --> 01:41:44,559 Speaker 1: my people and we're gonna get some banners and put 1844 01:41:44,600 --> 01:41:46,360 Speaker 1: it on my social and we're gonna get the word 1845 01:41:46,360 --> 01:41:48,479 Speaker 1: out even more. This doesn't stop with this interview, my friend. 1846 01:41:48,520 --> 01:41:52,120 Speaker 1: We're gonna keep promoting the Exodus Music and Arts Festival, 1847 01:41:52,439 --> 01:41:57,080 Speaker 1: hosted and produced by Live Nation and the Incredible Music Icon. 1848 01:41:57,360 --> 01:42:02,560 Speaker 1: Kurt Franklin, May twenty six, Dallas. That's how you do 1849 01:42:02,640 --> 01:42:18,880 Speaker 1: a curb. Listening makes us smarter, more connected people, It 1850 01:42:19,000 --> 01:42:21,920 Speaker 1: makes us better partners, parents, and leaders, and there's no 1851 01:42:22,040 --> 01:42:25,000 Speaker 1: better place to start listening than Audible. Audible is where 1852 01:42:25,080 --> 01:42:28,559 Speaker 1: so many inspiring voices and compelling stories open listeners up 1853 01:42:28,600 --> 01:42:31,479 Speaker 1: to new experiences in ways of thinking. Audible members now 1854 01:42:31,640 --> 01:42:34,800 Speaker 1: get more than ever before. 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