1 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:08,040 Speaker 1: You're listening to Math and Magic. A production of iHeartRadio. 2 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:12,040 Speaker 2: Radio is very instant, and so part of being on 3 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 2: the radio is not being a celebrity. It's being one 4 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:17,960 Speaker 2: in the community and one of the community. And I'm 5 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:21,440 Speaker 2: always always trying to educate too. Every time I learn something, 6 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:23,120 Speaker 2: I want to bring it to people. 7 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 1: Welcome to this recording of Mathemagic special episode. We're at 8 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 1: the National Association of Broadcasters, the NAB Conference. We're being 9 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 1: recorded live in Las Vegas. This is the industry's brightest 10 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 1: gathering together to celebrate one hundred years of innovation in media, 11 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: broadcasts and entertainment. And our guest here today, Angela Yee, 12 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: is a big part of that momentum. Angela was the 13 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: founding member of the wildly successful Breakfast Club Morning Show 14 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 1: along with Charlemagne to God and DJMB that's heard on AMFM, 15 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: on the iHeartRadio app, and has anchored on Power one 16 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: oh five point one in New York City. It's also 17 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: at the top of the charts on YouTube, and it's 18 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:17,960 Speaker 1: also one of the biggest podcasts globally. After more than 19 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: a decade ride in that rocket, Angela has just gone 20 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:25,199 Speaker 1: solo with her own midday show Way Up with Angela Yee. 21 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 1: She is also the longtime host of her podcast lip Service. 22 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:35,480 Speaker 1: She's an accomplished entrepreneur, innovative, philanthropist, and all around great 23 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: human being. Brooklyn born, blessed with a great education Brooklyn Polyprep, 24 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: Columbia High, Wesleyan College. She got her start in the 25 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:47,319 Speaker 1: music business before radio, and we got a lot to 26 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: talk about. 27 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 2: Angela welcome, Thank you, it's good to be here. Thanks 28 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 2: everybody who's here. 29 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: Before we get to the meat of it, I want 30 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: to do a quick overview. I want to do you 31 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 1: in sixty seconds, if you don't mind, you ready, Okay? 32 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: Do you prefer cats or dogs? 33 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:08,079 Speaker 2: Cats, early riser or night owl early riser, East. 34 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 1: Coast or West coast, East coast city or country city, 35 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: eminem or Wu Tang clan. 36 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 3: Oh, you can't do that. I have to say Wu Tang. 37 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: Winter or summer, summer, salty or sweet sweet beach or 38 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:28,399 Speaker 1: mountains hip hoper rap hip hop, coffee or tea. 39 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 2: Coffee call or text, text podcast or YouTube podcast. 40 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:38,399 Speaker 1: It's about to get harder. Favorite TV show, The Office, 41 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: smartest person you know, Badman? Oh good? I love that. 42 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 1: Favorite city. 43 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 3: Favorite city is Brooklyn. 44 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: Secret talent djang What did you want to be when 45 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: you're growing up? 46 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 3: Writer? 47 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:55,920 Speaker 1: Favorite radio personality when you were. 48 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 3: Growing up Angie Martinez. 49 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 1: Oh, I love that still share the airways with Yes, 50 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:06,239 Speaker 1: So let's dig in to you. We're at the NAB 51 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 1: Radio is in the air here and when you think 52 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 1: about our company, mission is to give everybody to America 53 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: a friend anytime anywhere. We're licensed by the FCC to 54 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: serve the communities, and indeed we're there in time of need, hurricanes, fires, pandemics, 55 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 1: but we've also gone through some really tough social issues 56 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: that we dealt with. Let's talk a little bit about 57 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: your commitment to the community. I know you've been actively involved, 58 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: have not only a big heart, but have a big platform. 59 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: How do you see it and what are some of 60 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: the examples of some of the things you've done well. 61 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 2: I've made a commitment really early that if I can 62 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 2: get paid to go out and do things, I also 63 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:47,839 Speaker 2: want to make sure that I'm doing things that give 64 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 2: back to the community at the same time. And so 65 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 2: I feel like, because I've been really fortunate to be 66 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 2: in the position that I'm in, part of being successful 67 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 2: and making money is making money to be able to 68 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 2: help other people, and so that's always been something from 69 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 2: early on, even when I didn't have much time, was 70 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 2: always important to dedicate. And so when I go places, 71 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 2: I always want to do everything, Like if I go 72 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 2: to a children's hospital, I'm like, I want to come 73 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 2: back and help. And so part of that for me 74 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 2: is I know just showing up can mean a lot, 75 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 2: and so I always tell people if you can't give money, 76 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 2: you can do a post, you can give time, you 77 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 2: can do all of those things. And that's something that 78 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 2: I've always believed in. Education's been important to me. I 79 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 2: work with the New York Public Library, and I do 80 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:33,040 Speaker 2: a book clubs with students in the public schools. 81 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 3: All of those things really do mean a lot. 82 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 2: I remember doing a town hall with these young girls 83 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 2: and we were talking about the Me Too movement and 84 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 2: they were just talking about all of the things that 85 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:44,279 Speaker 2: they've been through and everybody ended up crying. 86 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 3: It was like one hundred and twenty of us. 87 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 2: And so things like that, I feel like if I 88 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 2: have the platform that I have and I can go 89 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 2: and talk to people, and somebody can come up to 90 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 2: me one day and be like, you know, I met 91 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:57,359 Speaker 2: you at this event, and it really made a difference 92 00:04:57,360 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 2: That means more to me than anything. 93 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:02,280 Speaker 1: How do you think you around the music business too, 94 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: which will come to in a minute. How do you 95 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: think radio is different from all the other media and 96 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:09,279 Speaker 1: all the other forms of entertainment as it relates to 97 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:10,480 Speaker 1: serving the communities. 98 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,839 Speaker 2: Radio is very instant, and so part of being on 99 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,919 Speaker 2: the radio is not being a celebrity. It's being one 100 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 2: in the community and one of the community. And so 101 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 2: I've never looked at myself as a celebrity. I look 102 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 2: at it more like, I'm just like you guys. I'm 103 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 2: talking about the same things that you're talking about. I'm 104 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:30,479 Speaker 2: affected the same ways that you're affected, And so I 105 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 2: just try to make sure and I'm always always trying 106 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 2: to educate too. Every time I learn something, I want 107 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:39,160 Speaker 2: to bring it to people. So if I'm talking about 108 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 2: like taxes are due, you know, We've done a couple 109 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 2: of different episodes where we talk about taxes. I have 110 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 2: a segment called Wealth Wednesdays. Part of why I did 111 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 2: that was because growing up, I didn't get the financial 112 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 2: education that I have now. It took me a long 113 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:54,840 Speaker 2: time to get there, and the earlier you learn those things, 114 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 2: the better that you'll be. And so if there's anything 115 00:05:57,279 --> 00:06:00,839 Speaker 2: tangible that I can give, like providing resources on the radio, 116 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 2: that is the perfect platform to do that. 117 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 3: I feel like radio is your friend. 118 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:08,599 Speaker 2: It's not like a movie or a TV show that's fictional. 119 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 2: It's real life, and so I enjoy that aspect of it. 120 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 1: You've made a huge impact on culture. And before we 121 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 1: get into some of those specifics, I gave you sort 122 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:20,680 Speaker 1: of the trick question the beginning about rap and hip hop. 123 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:24,160 Speaker 1: Can you define for the audience here, what's the difference 124 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: between rap and hip hop? 125 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 2: Well, rap is really just the music aspect of it. 126 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 2: Hip hop is the whole culture that comes with it. 127 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 2: And so I feel like there's a lot of people 128 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 2: that can enjoy rap music, but they may not be 129 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 2: a part of the hip hop culture. Hip hop is 130 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 2: all encompassing, and so I look at it as rap 131 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:44,479 Speaker 2: is just like a form of the music, but rap 132 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 2: is a part of hip hop. 133 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:49,360 Speaker 1: And so, looking back on the last ten years, talk 134 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 1: a little bit about what you've seen the impact of 135 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 1: the hip hop culture on fashion, language, movies, music, books, TV, 136 00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: the whole Americana. 137 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 3: I think when it comes to the youth, hip hop. 138 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 2: Rap music is the most impactful music that people can 139 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:08,040 Speaker 2: feel like they relate to because that's where it comes from. 140 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 2: It comes from being in the community, it comes from 141 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 2: real life struggles. That's why it's so important that people 142 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 2: are like did you write your own lyrics? Or being 143 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 2: able to relate to music more than in any other genre. 144 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 2: Right when it comes to rap and hip hop, it's like, 145 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 2: this is real life situations. And sometimes people can say 146 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 2: that things are disturbing or it's not good for the community, 147 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 2: but it's more of a reflection of what's happening. And 148 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 2: so to me, when people say that, it's like, okay, well, 149 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 2: then that just means to me that there are things 150 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 2: that have to change, you know, And it's unfortunate that 151 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 2: sometimes we listen to the music and we're like, this 152 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 2: is you know, something that we could look at it 153 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 2: is it's harmful to the youth, but it's also a 154 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 2: reflection of that, and so to me that's kind of 155 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 2: like a cry for let's figure out what can we 156 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 2: do to make things better. And by the way, I 157 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:56,680 Speaker 2: also want to say, hip hop is not just one thing, 158 00:07:56,760 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 2: one dimensional. We have such a wide variety of representation. 159 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 2: When it comes to hip hop. So I also don't 160 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 2: like when people act like hip hop is harmful because 161 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 2: we also have hip hop that's very uplifting and it's 162 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 2: just multi dimensional. So there's the struggle, but then there's 163 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 2: also the successes. There's also the educational aspect of it, 164 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 2: and so I just want to make sure that we 165 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 2: embrace all of those things. But because I feel like 166 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 2: there's such a microscope on it as it being real, 167 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 2: that's why people really judge it more than anything else. 168 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 1: So let's jump a little bit to you. You interned 169 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: at MTV. In college, you worked at a management company 170 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: for Wu Tang Clan. That's why I give you the question, 171 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 1: just a question I'm sure people listening of how on 172 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 1: earth did you get such a cool job right out 173 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 1: of college and such a cool internship. 174 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 2: Well, I went to Wesleyan University, and part of what 175 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 2: I learned in college was internships are so important. And 176 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:55,200 Speaker 2: another thing that I learned was when I interned, we 177 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 2: had a career resource center. And so the first internship 178 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:00,560 Speaker 2: I had was at a label called tvt rec Right 179 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 2: and they also licensed like all the TV tunes, the 180 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 2: cartoon music that you hear, and so When I did 181 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:08,679 Speaker 2: that internship, it was in the legal department. I did 182 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 2: not care about the legal department at all, but I 183 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 2: knew that in order for me to get my foot 184 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 2: in the door, that was just a way for me 185 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 2: to get in. And so one thing I learned was 186 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 2: just get your foot in the door. And so I 187 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 2: started doing these internships. I had an internship with MTV 188 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 2: and the person I interned for he was the music manager, 189 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 2: so he would present the videos that they would then 190 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:31,600 Speaker 2: have to decide what was gonna air. So everybody wanted 191 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 2: to get in with him, you know. I remember going 192 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 2: to Puffy's studio back then when he was playing like 193 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 2: big these videos for him, and they gave a champagne 194 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:41,719 Speaker 2: and I was just interning, and I was like, this 195 00:09:41,760 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 2: is amazing, like the fact that everybody is kissing this 196 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 2: guy's ass trying to get their music on their music 197 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 2: videos played on MTV. And so for me, internships in 198 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:53,560 Speaker 2: college were really important. Back then, we didn't get paid. 199 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:55,720 Speaker 2: I know now interns like get paid and there's certain 200 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 2: things that they can't and won't do. But I was 201 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 2: like picking up dry cleaning. I was doing everything that 202 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:02,559 Speaker 2: I had to do as an intern. And I think 203 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 2: it gave me like a really strong work ethic. And 204 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 2: so when I graduated from college, I had an opportunity 205 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:10,960 Speaker 2: to work at either Columbia Records, but I was actually 206 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 2: going to visit Wu Tang. It was the same day 207 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 2: that they were doing summer jam and I didn't even 208 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 2: realize it, and they were like, come with us a 209 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 2: summer jam. And the guy who I interned for was like, 210 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 2: you know, we've been trying to find you. We wanted 211 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 2: to hire you. This is when people didn't have cell 212 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 2: phones and you know, didn't have social media, and so 213 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:31,079 Speaker 2: I was like, okay, cool, and I turned down everything 214 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:34,199 Speaker 2: else because I felt like this was a better opportunity. 215 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:37,600 Speaker 2: My best friend was interning at Epic at Sony in 216 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:39,559 Speaker 2: the A and R department, and she was like, Angela, 217 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 2: take that job for Wu Tang. 218 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 3: They'll let you do a lot more. 219 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 2: Because I'm interning here and they're so threatened by me 220 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:48,760 Speaker 2: wanting to take their job that they're not letting me 221 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 2: do anything. So go someplace where you can actually do 222 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 2: things and get you know, get work done. 223 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 3: And that's why I took that job. 224 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 1: Speaking of learning things, there's a story that you went 225 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:02,000 Speaker 1: on the road as a manager, and you turned out 226 00:11:02,040 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 1: to be a roaring success because you were good with money. 227 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 1: Can you talk a little bit about that, because there's 228 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 1: a lesson in there somewhere. 229 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 2: So I ended up going on the road with Jizza 230 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 2: from Wu Tang. He had to go to Europe at 231 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 2: the last minute, his manager couldn't go it with some 232 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:21,640 Speaker 2: passport issues, and so I had to get my passport 233 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 2: same day to be able to go. And so I 234 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:26,960 Speaker 2: went on the road, and I literally when we came back, 235 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 2: had like a whole ledger down to the penny of 236 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 2: what everybody got paid and what money we had left. 237 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 2: And he had never gotten that before, and I just thought, 238 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:38,360 Speaker 2: that's how I have to do things. And so he 239 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:40,679 Speaker 2: was so impressed by the fact that he got all 240 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 2: his money that he was supposed to get. Everybody was 241 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:45,080 Speaker 2: paid what they were supposed to get paid, and everything 242 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 2: was correct to the penny that after that I just 243 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 2: was his manager. 244 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:52,480 Speaker 1: Wow, that's pretty good. What's a lesson in this? But 245 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:56,680 Speaker 1: both getting your jobs out of college and turning into 246 00:11:56,720 --> 00:12:00,719 Speaker 1: a manager, what's a lesson that you think is applicable 247 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 1: to other people in business? 248 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 2: I think that at the foundation of things that hard 249 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 2: work is the fundamental thing. I feel like a lot 250 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:12,719 Speaker 2: of times people see other people who are successful and 251 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 2: they think it just happens, or they think it's just relationships. 252 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 2: You can get your foot in the door, but then 253 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:20,240 Speaker 2: what happens after that? And so for me, I've always 254 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:22,559 Speaker 2: been like the first person in the office the last 255 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:23,439 Speaker 2: person to leave. 256 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 3: That's what I was doing. 257 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:27,560 Speaker 2: And also, honesty is important, and I don't feel like 258 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:29,640 Speaker 2: a lot of people are honest. I feel like money 259 00:12:29,679 --> 00:12:33,680 Speaker 2: can get people to act very different when that gets involved. 260 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 2: And then a lot of times people don't watch their 261 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:39,080 Speaker 2: own business the way that they should. 262 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 3: I'll say that. 263 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 2: And I've worked for a lot of artists who may 264 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 2: not even know what's going on when it comes to 265 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:47,360 Speaker 2: legal things, when it comes to their accounting, and so 266 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 2: they're always surprised when you can be really transparent, but 267 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 2: people appreciate that it's rare. 268 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:55,560 Speaker 1: So before we talk about your jump to radio, let's 269 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 1: go back in time to your childhood. You're a fellow Capricorn. 270 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 1: You grew up in the eighties and nineties, mostly Brooklyn, 271 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:06,320 Speaker 1: some New Jersey. Paint the picture of those times in 272 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 1: your life and your family. 273 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 2: When I was young, and I actually grew up listening 274 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 2: to the radio a lot. Z one hundred was my 275 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,480 Speaker 2: station and the Z Morning Zoo. That's what I used 276 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:18,439 Speaker 2: to listen to. And I feel like at that time, 277 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 2: hip hop didn't have its own station, Like we would 278 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 2: have a certain period of time that it would air 279 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 2: and we had you know, video music box. And it's 280 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 2: great to see like Ralph McDaniel's doing his documentary because 281 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 2: there were certain times that we could see it and 282 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:33,640 Speaker 2: hear it, and we didn't have streaming, so if you 283 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 2: wanted to hear something, you had to literally record it 284 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:38,440 Speaker 2: with a cassette. And so I would do that, Like 285 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:41,080 Speaker 2: there were certain times that certain radio shows would come 286 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 2: on and I would make sure that I recorded it 287 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 2: because you don't know when you would hear it again 288 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 2: if you didn't have a chance to do that. And 289 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:50,079 Speaker 2: so that's how I grew up. Just in Brooklyn. I'm 290 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:52,959 Speaker 2: from Flap Bush. It's a very Caribbean community, so we 291 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 2: grew up with a lot of soca and a lot 292 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:59,079 Speaker 2: of dancehall and reggae music and a lot of the 293 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:02,440 Speaker 2: block party. Those were always like my biggest highlights growing 294 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 2: up when we had the Black Party and so all 295 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:06,079 Speaker 2: of those things, and I just remember I went to 296 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 2: private school. I went to Poly Prep, and that was 297 00:14:08,679 --> 00:14:11,959 Speaker 2: after going to a program that was for underprivileged youth 298 00:14:12,120 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 2: who were quote unquote gifted, and so I had to 299 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:17,760 Speaker 2: test to get into this program, and that's how I 300 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 2: ended up going to private. 301 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 1: School Prep for Prep. 302 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:20,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, Prep for Prep. 303 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 2: And it's a great program, you know, because it's free 304 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:25,800 Speaker 2: and they really give you the resources so that when 305 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 2: you go to a private school or get ready for college, 306 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 2: you learn things in advance. And it was really instrumental 307 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 2: for me because I also got to meet a lot 308 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:35,720 Speaker 2: of kids from outside of Brooklyn. I was very in 309 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 2: my neighborhood, and so I feel like that was really 310 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 2: instrumental in opening up my eyes to a lot of 311 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 2: other things. And then going to private school was different 312 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 2: for me. That's when I started really playing sports. 313 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 3: You know. I learned a lot just. 314 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:50,960 Speaker 2: From even going to Polyprep, having smaller classes and the 315 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 2: impact that that had. I wanted to be a teacher 316 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 2: at one point after that experience. I did this whole 317 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 2: urban education semester in Washington Heights when I was in college, 318 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 2: but just because because I understood how much great teachers 319 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 2: can impact your future because I've had great ones and 320 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 2: I've also had terrible ones, and so I've always understood 321 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 2: the importance of that too. But that was going from 322 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 2: public school to private school and learning those things, having 323 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 2: the smaller classes, having more attention. 324 00:15:17,760 --> 00:15:21,400 Speaker 1: So you have I think anyone who knows you would 325 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 1: say you have enormous self confidence. You have a lot 326 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:29,320 Speaker 1: of healthy ambition. Where did that come from in your childhood? 327 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:32,360 Speaker 2: I don't think that I always had a lot of 328 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:34,720 Speaker 2: self confidence, you know what. I think I took the 329 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 2: biggest risk in my life when I was always at 330 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:41,480 Speaker 2: my lowest, and that's something that I can appreciate that 331 00:15:41,520 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 2: I did. It would be like the worst time for me, 332 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:46,120 Speaker 2: and I'd be like, I have nothing more to lose, 333 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 2: and I feel like that's the time that you're supposed 334 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:50,680 Speaker 2: to take those risks, right when you feel like, well, 335 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 2: it can't get any worse. And that taught me the 336 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:55,280 Speaker 2: worst thing that can happen is that something doesn't work. 337 00:15:55,640 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 2: You know, it doesn't work the way that you intended, 338 00:15:57,640 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 2: and I would hate to not try. And so for me, 339 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 2: I've always like put my all on the line. I 340 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 2: have things that go wrong every single day all the time, 341 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 2: and somebody was just telling me if the things always 342 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 2: went right, then life would not be interesting. So my 343 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:14,320 Speaker 2: life has been extremely interesting with all the things that 344 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 2: haven't happened the way that they should. Even this last week, like, 345 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 2: I've had all kinds of things that sometimes it's hard 346 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 2: for me when it's not in my control, when you 347 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 2: have to rely on other people to make deals happen 348 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:27,560 Speaker 2: and make things happen, and they don't hold up their end, 349 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 2: and then now you're left like what am I going 350 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 2: to do? But I've also learned from that is it's 351 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:34,920 Speaker 2: kind of like betting is not to put everything on 352 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:37,120 Speaker 2: the line always right, only put out what you can 353 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 2: afford to lose. And so that's something that I always 354 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 2: live by too. If this is something that will devastate me, 355 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 2: then I just can't do it. But if I feel 356 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:47,880 Speaker 2: like I can afford to, if this doesn't happen, make 357 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 2: this be a learning lesson. I look at it as 358 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 2: like an investment into my education. We paid a lot 359 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 2: to go to school, so it's okay if I lose. 360 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 2: Sometimes it's an investment. 361 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:09,800 Speaker 1: Moral Mathem magic for this quick break. Welcome back to 362 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:13,440 Speaker 1: math and magic. Let's hear more from my conversation with Angela. Ye, 363 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:18,119 Speaker 1: it's time to make the jump to radio. You're in 364 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:20,960 Speaker 1: the Radio Hall of Fame. You've won numerous awards along 365 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 1: the way in your radio career. Tell us the story. 366 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:26,359 Speaker 1: How did you make the jump? From you it sounded 367 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:28,360 Speaker 1: like things were going really well in the music business 368 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:30,240 Speaker 1: and suddenly you jumped to radio. 369 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:33,439 Speaker 2: I actually came from marketing, and I think marketing is 370 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:36,200 Speaker 2: a great tool, you know, to be able to do 371 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 2: anything in life, to be able to market yourself. So 372 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 2: I was doing marketing. I worked for Eminem's clothing line, 373 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 2: and you know, we all got laid off from that, 374 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 2: and so I took a little time. I had worked 375 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:49,119 Speaker 2: my whole life up until then, I was, you know, 376 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:51,760 Speaker 2: my whole life. I was twenty eight, but you know, 377 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 2: I had never had a break, like from when I 378 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:57,080 Speaker 2: first was in college. Up until then, I've always had 379 00:17:57,119 --> 00:17:59,640 Speaker 2: a job. So I said, let me take a few 380 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:02,760 Speaker 2: months just to like sit back, get this unemployment that 381 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 2: I've been putting money toward, and figure out what I 382 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:07,480 Speaker 2: want to do next. And I actually went on hot 383 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:10,440 Speaker 2: jobs on Yahoo and I saw a job opening as 384 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:12,919 Speaker 2: serious and I was like, this sounds interesting. It was 385 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 2: in the marketing department, and I called up Eminem's manager, 386 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 2: Paul Rosenberg, and I said, Paul, you know, I really 387 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 2: want to try to see if you can just get 388 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 2: me an interview in the marketing department. 389 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:22,680 Speaker 3: I can take it from there. 390 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 2: So he set up an interview, but he also said 391 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 2: to me, Angela, would you want to try to audition 392 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:30,399 Speaker 2: for the morning show. We're looking for someone, And so 393 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 2: I ended up auditioning for three months and eventually getting 394 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 2: the job after a great interview with Jay Z. 395 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:39,960 Speaker 1: One of your hallmarks on the air are the interviews 396 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:43,200 Speaker 1: you do on satellite radio, certainly on Power and on 397 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:46,120 Speaker 1: the Breakfast Club. What's the secret to doing a great 398 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:47,680 Speaker 1: interview research? 399 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:52,640 Speaker 2: I think being prepared is one of the biggest secrets. 400 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:54,640 Speaker 2: I've had people say, Oh, I like to go into 401 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 2: an interview and just ask questions like I don't know anything, 402 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:00,560 Speaker 2: and I don't feel like as somebody who's in the 403 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 2: position that I'm in, I should approach things that way. 404 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:05,000 Speaker 2: I like to do research because I feel like it 405 00:19:05,040 --> 00:19:08,240 Speaker 2: respects the person who you're interviewing, and then it also 406 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:13,119 Speaker 2: makes for a better conversation because sometimes interviewees aren't the 407 00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:17,439 Speaker 2: most talkative and maybe they're a little irritated. They've been 408 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:21,240 Speaker 2: answering the same questions NonStop. And when you do research, 409 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:24,920 Speaker 2: you can actually impress them with oh okay, I haven't 410 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 2: had a chance to talk about this, or I would 411 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:28,760 Speaker 2: love to elaborate on this, And I think it's a 412 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:31,920 Speaker 2: respect thing. And so I feel like when I'm well 413 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:34,920 Speaker 2: researched and I do an interview, it always is way 414 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:38,119 Speaker 2: better and people appreciate it so much. And so that 415 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:42,000 Speaker 2: would be because there's been times early on when something 416 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 2: might come up last minute and I'm doing an interview 417 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:46,399 Speaker 2: that I didn't anticipate, and I don't like doing that 418 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:48,560 Speaker 2: at all because I never feel prepared. It makes me 419 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:52,160 Speaker 2: feel flustered and sometimes a little silly and foolish. 420 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:53,919 Speaker 3: And so I would say, research. 421 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:55,600 Speaker 1: Do you have a favorite interview? 422 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:58,000 Speaker 2: I would have to say, well, of course, jay Z, 423 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 2: because that's what got me my first job and radio. 424 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 2: When I walked out of there, they were like, you're 425 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:05,919 Speaker 2: hired because that interview was that good. But you know, 426 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 2: I mean so many I guess we get to talk 427 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:11,679 Speaker 2: to so many iconic people all the time. Sometimes it's 428 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:14,440 Speaker 2: people you wouldn't expect, like I interviewed JB. Smooth Ones, 429 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:17,680 Speaker 2: and I really enjoy that. Obviously, I had like a 430 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:19,720 Speaker 2: August I've seeing an interview that a lot of people 431 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:22,720 Speaker 2: saw that was a big deal because that was the 432 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 2: whole Will Smith, you know, Jada thing during the pandemic, 433 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:29,200 Speaker 2: Tiffany Hattish when she first was in Girls Trip. 434 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:30,640 Speaker 3: I enjoyed that interview. 435 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:32,960 Speaker 2: I just like people who are really open and honest, 436 00:20:33,119 --> 00:20:36,400 Speaker 2: and even on my podcast that's a whole different type 437 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:39,720 Speaker 2: of interview, but I enjoy those also just because it's 438 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 2: kind of off the beat in track and you never 439 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:43,840 Speaker 2: know what people feel like getting off their. 440 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:46,480 Speaker 1: Chests when you're speaking of getting it off your chest. 441 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 1: You have a feature on your show now which is 442 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:52,359 Speaker 1: about people telling their secrets. Can you tell us a 443 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:53,639 Speaker 1: little bit about it's a great feature. 444 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:54,440 Speaker 3: Yeah. 445 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:56,520 Speaker 2: So this is really, like I think, has been a 446 00:20:56,520 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 2: hallmark for us. It's called tell us a secret, and 447 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:03,399 Speaker 2: people call in anonymously and we don't judge. That's the 448 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:05,680 Speaker 2: main thing. We are like, it's no judgment, and they 449 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 2: tell us a secret. And so people have called in 450 00:21:08,280 --> 00:21:10,120 Speaker 2: to tell us all kinds of things. One guy has 451 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:13,160 Speaker 2: a secret family and the Dominican Republic, you know, we're 452 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,280 Speaker 2: not judging him, but we don't know if those are 453 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 2: his kids because he never got a DNA test. There's 454 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:19,919 Speaker 2: somebody who stole a car in the nineties and he 455 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:20,760 Speaker 2: still feels. 456 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:21,640 Speaker 3: Bad about it to this day. 457 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:25,119 Speaker 2: And so it's a great feature just because you know, 458 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:26,840 Speaker 2: we sit there and we don't judge you. We let 459 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 2: you say whatever it is that you have to say. 460 00:21:28,359 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 2: We ask whatever questions, and then that person hopefully feels 461 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:33,040 Speaker 2: a little relieved afterward. 462 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 1: So I want to jump a little bit to another 463 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:40,200 Speaker 1: side of you, a Julie the entrepreneur and business person, 464 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:43,120 Speaker 1: and also, by the way, a generist. We've already talked 465 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:46,159 Speaker 1: about the philanthropist. Tell us a little bit about some 466 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 1: of the business as you're in Juices for Life and 467 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:50,640 Speaker 1: some of the other I know you're doing real estate 468 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:51,679 Speaker 1: and some of the other things. 469 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 2: Well, my first ever brick and mortar business was Juices 470 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:57,840 Speaker 2: for Life, which is a juice bar in Brooklyn, which 471 00:21:57,880 --> 00:22:01,520 Speaker 2: we're renovating to make a coffee shop. Clash because financially 472 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:05,160 Speaker 2: it's been a lot dealing with the cost of fruits 473 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 2: and vegetables, so I've had to diversify what we offer 474 00:22:08,119 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 2: in there. From that, I started a press juice business 475 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:13,639 Speaker 2: called Dring Fresh Juice, just because people would come in 476 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:15,399 Speaker 2: all the time and we're like, how can I get this? 477 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:18,439 Speaker 3: You know where I live. And so that's been doing well. 478 00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:22,800 Speaker 2: And then I launched Coffee Uplift People, my own coffee company, 479 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:24,760 Speaker 2: which by the way, will be in targets starting in June. 480 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 2: So I'm excited to make those things happen, and I'm 481 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 2: very hands on with it. So I literally will like 482 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:32,119 Speaker 2: go to restaurants. You know, we're in the Grill in Brooklyn, 483 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:36,359 Speaker 2: We're in Tatianas in Manhattan, Brooklyn chop House, Like, I 484 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:39,560 Speaker 2: will literally go to restaurants and ask to talk to 485 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 2: the person. I'm very hands on with my business, and 486 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:44,800 Speaker 2: so one thing I did learn too was even just 487 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:47,400 Speaker 2: talking about my business, I like to know as much 488 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 2: as possible and so that way people don't look at 489 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:52,200 Speaker 2: me it's just a face or somebody who's endorsing something. 490 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 2: I'm super involved in all of it, and so I 491 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:57,199 Speaker 2: have a hair store in Detroit also, and I do 492 00:22:57,280 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 2: real estate. I just got my first Airbnb property last 493 00:22:59,880 --> 00:23:03,320 Speaker 2: year in upstate New York. I'm closing on a deal 494 00:23:03,359 --> 00:23:05,920 Speaker 2: this week in Detroit. A thirty unit building in Midtown. 495 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:09,080 Speaker 2: That has been really difficult, but that's like my biggest 496 00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:11,439 Speaker 2: project to date. And then I have a condo and 497 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:13,680 Speaker 2: Williamsburg two Brownstones in Brooklyn. 498 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:17,000 Speaker 1: So how did you learn this? I mean this is 499 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:19,320 Speaker 1: you've gone through your history and nowhere in there did 500 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 1: you say you had an MBA or you did business training. 501 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 1: Where did this come from? 502 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:23,879 Speaker 3: You know? 503 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:26,119 Speaker 2: My first house, I really bought a house because my 504 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:28,639 Speaker 2: best friend bought a house. Her name is Santi Gold 505 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 2: and she's an artist. Also, we were roommates. We went 506 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:33,119 Speaker 2: to college together, we were roommates there, we were roommates 507 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:35,720 Speaker 2: after college, and when she was looking for a house 508 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:38,199 Speaker 2: in Brooklyn, I went with her and she was like, 509 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:38,880 Speaker 2: you know, come with me. 510 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 3: To look at this house. 511 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:41,800 Speaker 2: And I learned a lot just from being with her 512 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:44,359 Speaker 2: and like going on these trips, and I was like, Okay, 513 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 2: this is so exciting. 514 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:46,639 Speaker 3: My best friend's buying a house. 515 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,719 Speaker 2: I went to do that too, and so I started 516 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:52,960 Speaker 2: really actively like saving, taking on side jobs just so 517 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:55,639 Speaker 2: I could get enough money for the down payment. And 518 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 2: so once I bought my first house and got that 519 00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 2: out of the way, I felt like, okay, it was 520 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 2: a two family house. 521 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 3: It was a very practical purchase. 522 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:05,959 Speaker 2: My realtor told me, when you buy a house, this 523 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,520 Speaker 2: is not your one and only dream house, this is 524 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:09,359 Speaker 2: your first house. 525 00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:10,840 Speaker 3: You know, it's an investment. 526 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:13,439 Speaker 2: And that was something that really stuck with me, like 527 00:24:13,480 --> 00:24:15,399 Speaker 2: to this day, is this a good investment? And that 528 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:17,440 Speaker 2: was the first house that I bought. And then after that, 529 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:20,359 Speaker 2: I bought a couple of properties in Detroit and flip 530 00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:22,760 Speaker 2: those and then I use that money to go and 531 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:25,760 Speaker 2: buy another I bought a condo in Williamsburg. 532 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:26,920 Speaker 3: That was a great purchase. 533 00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 2: And then after that I was just like, Okay, I 534 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:32,240 Speaker 2: have money coming in from these other things that I've done, 535 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:34,480 Speaker 2: and I never like to have money sitting in the bank. 536 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:35,639 Speaker 3: I feel like it's not working. 537 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 2: I've seen interviews where people are like, I still have 538 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:40,080 Speaker 2: you know, all this money that I don't touch that 539 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:42,760 Speaker 2: I get from these other streams of income, but with 540 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 2: the way that interest is and you know, with the 541 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:47,640 Speaker 2: money that you're not making because you have money sitting 542 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:50,200 Speaker 2: in the bank. I learned really quickly that my money 543 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:52,439 Speaker 2: has to work. And so every time I set a 544 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:54,240 Speaker 2: goal for myself, and once I hit a certain goal, 545 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 2: it's time to invest in something. 546 00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 1: Else, so yourself taught. 547 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:00,600 Speaker 3: Yes, Google, thank you too well. 548 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:02,800 Speaker 1: By the way, it's pretty impressive. I mean Google gets 549 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:05,920 Speaker 1: a lot of credit here. You also flip this around 550 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:10,600 Speaker 1: too in your Wealth Wednesdays when you do the free 551 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 1: financial services and education for people, talk a little bit 552 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 1: about it because you started that actually live in your 553 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:18,720 Speaker 1: juice bar too, right. 554 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:22,320 Speaker 2: Yes, So I met Stacy Tisdale and she worked for 555 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:24,719 Speaker 2: the Wall Street Journal. She was on the floor at 556 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:27,199 Speaker 2: the Nasdaq, and I learned a lot from her. And 557 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:31,119 Speaker 2: I always feel like empowerment comes from financial freedom too, right. 558 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:34,200 Speaker 2: That's something that is really important for our community. 559 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:35,639 Speaker 3: And so I told her. 560 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:36,879 Speaker 2: I was like, I would love for us to do 561 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 2: something like on a consistent basis, And so we strategized 562 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 2: and came up with Wealth Wednesdays. We started doing that 563 00:25:42,680 --> 00:25:45,080 Speaker 2: in the Juice Bar, and at first we didn't make 564 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:47,520 Speaker 2: any it was just free. Like we had different people 565 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:50,080 Speaker 2: coming through. The small business services came through, they bought 566 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:52,840 Speaker 2: their RV people were able to sign up for services 567 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:54,720 Speaker 2: on the spot, they got to meet the commissioner ask 568 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 2: whatever questions. And then from that, you know, we did 569 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:01,640 Speaker 2: certain things about like relationship, some money and credit scores 570 00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:05,840 Speaker 2: and then we started monetizing it and we were able 571 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:08,960 Speaker 2: to bring in people who actually, you know, wanted to 572 00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:10,960 Speaker 2: because we wanted to be able to offer free services. 573 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 2: But it was also costing us to do that. And 574 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 2: so the one thing that I like to do is 575 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:17,639 Speaker 2: give it to you for free, but make some of 576 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:20,359 Speaker 2: these corporations pay. And I think, you know, that is 577 00:26:20,560 --> 00:26:22,919 Speaker 2: a really good trade off for them to get that. 578 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:25,240 Speaker 2: And so we've done a lot of things with different corporations. 579 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:27,439 Speaker 2: Google has come in a few times to talk about 580 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:30,160 Speaker 2: like Google AdWords and how to really support your business 581 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:32,600 Speaker 2: with Google and let you know how inexpensive it can be, 582 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:34,480 Speaker 2: but how to do it right. And I just want 583 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:37,359 Speaker 2: people to have, like I always say, tangible things that 584 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:40,040 Speaker 2: they can walk away with and understand and learn. 585 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:44,760 Speaker 1: So let's do some quick topics work life balance, What 586 00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:47,200 Speaker 1: does it mean to you? How do you do it well? 587 00:26:47,320 --> 00:26:49,320 Speaker 2: I work a lot, but I like to bring my 588 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:52,639 Speaker 2: friends with me sometimes, So say I'm going, you know, 589 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:56,240 Speaker 2: to do something like an appearance somewhere. If it's someplace fun, 590 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:59,000 Speaker 2: then I'm like, Okay, who wants to come with me? 591 00:26:59,119 --> 00:27:01,400 Speaker 2: Let's make this a whole And then I also try 592 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:03,480 Speaker 2: to make sure that and I just said this. I 593 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:05,840 Speaker 2: know I'm launching this new show way up with Antilae, 594 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:08,640 Speaker 2: but I ay, I just told my producer, I said, 595 00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:10,360 Speaker 2: I need just one day a week where I don't 596 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:12,640 Speaker 2: have like a packed schedule, and that way I can 597 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:14,520 Speaker 2: handle personal things that I need to do because it 598 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 2: is really important for me to be there for my family, 599 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:19,080 Speaker 2: Like my cousin's getting married. 600 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 3: I'm like, Okay, block this off. 601 00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:22,720 Speaker 2: So a lot of it is just about scheduling and 602 00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:24,919 Speaker 2: making sure that just like you schedule work, you have 603 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:25,800 Speaker 2: to schedule that. 604 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:29,240 Speaker 1: Time AI helpful or scary. 605 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:36,240 Speaker 2: Scary, but you know, I think that it's important to 606 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:40,000 Speaker 2: understand and to be involved because you also don't want 607 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:44,080 Speaker 2: to get left behind, right, And so it is something 608 00:27:44,119 --> 00:27:45,879 Speaker 2: that is scary though. And I think a lot of 609 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:48,760 Speaker 2: times when things are new and different, they're scary and 610 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:50,840 Speaker 2: just from what we've been seeing, it's like, man, But 611 00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:53,120 Speaker 2: at the same time, I'm like, I could probably get 612 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:55,040 Speaker 2: AI to come in and do my show. 613 00:27:56,960 --> 00:28:00,720 Speaker 1: You gotta have a little more time off the post 614 00:28:00,760 --> 00:28:03,320 Speaker 1: pandemic life. How do you think it's different. 615 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:05,360 Speaker 3: I think people's habits are different. 616 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:07,639 Speaker 2: You know, a lot more people are working from home 617 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:10,879 Speaker 2: or doing like a hybrid situation. I feel like we 618 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:15,520 Speaker 2: as employees have a lot more leeway as far as 619 00:28:15,680 --> 00:28:18,560 Speaker 2: being able to negotiate things because you know, as a 620 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:20,800 Speaker 2: business owner myself, I know how hard it's been to 621 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:24,160 Speaker 2: find employees now. So a lot of times we're offering things, 622 00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:27,720 Speaker 2: not just financial things, but quality of life things to 623 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:30,720 Speaker 2: make people feel like this is a community. I think 624 00:28:30,760 --> 00:28:33,600 Speaker 2: that people are more interested in self care, a lot 625 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:36,160 Speaker 2: more interested in their own mental well being also, which 626 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:37,400 Speaker 2: I think is a positive thing. 627 00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:41,200 Speaker 3: And people's habits are just changed, you know. 628 00:28:41,360 --> 00:28:43,800 Speaker 2: So even with radio, a lot of people listen on 629 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 2: the podcast, I feel like, and so it's great. Like 630 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:48,960 Speaker 2: I said, we talk about AI and people being scared, 631 00:28:49,320 --> 00:28:52,240 Speaker 2: but the same thing with podcasting, people feel it's important. 632 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:54,960 Speaker 2: I think like even with iHeart, how iHeart has really 633 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:57,840 Speaker 2: embraced it early on, you know, because if not, you 634 00:28:57,880 --> 00:28:59,840 Speaker 2: get left behind music. 635 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:01,040 Speaker 1: What's next. 636 00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:04,480 Speaker 2: I think the way that we've been going is, you know, 637 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:10,800 Speaker 2: people have been putting out singles and projects, and it's 638 00:29:10,840 --> 00:29:12,280 Speaker 2: not just like putting out an album. 639 00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:14,200 Speaker 3: People people don't even say albums anymore. 640 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:16,600 Speaker 2: They'll be like I put out a project, and people 641 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:19,840 Speaker 2: are also really I think back to visuals. You know, 642 00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:24,160 Speaker 2: that's important too, because right now it's so we're so 643 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:27,840 Speaker 2: inundated with things that we can possibly listen to and 644 00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:31,360 Speaker 2: different regions and everything, and you know, the ability to 645 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:34,320 Speaker 2: not have to go and see somebody in person somewhere 646 00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:38,160 Speaker 2: that experiences matter so much more so now it's like, 647 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:40,560 Speaker 2: how can I be more creative and make sure that 648 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:43,000 Speaker 2: I stand out from everything else that's happening, because there's 649 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:45,360 Speaker 2: a lot of noise that people have to separate themselves 650 00:29:45,360 --> 00:29:48,760 Speaker 2: from so fundamentally like it has to be amazing, But 651 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:50,360 Speaker 2: then how do you support that? And what do you 652 00:29:50,400 --> 00:29:53,400 Speaker 2: do for your fans to show them that? Okay, you know, 653 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:56,160 Speaker 2: I'm giving you X Y and Z. Also on top of. 654 00:29:56,120 --> 00:30:00,480 Speaker 1: This last point here opportunities for young peopleeople and those 655 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:03,000 Speaker 1: who've been historically disenfranchised. 656 00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:07,520 Speaker 2: What's the future I think with leveling the playing field 657 00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:10,400 Speaker 2: and having access that's important. I think there's a lot 658 00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:12,840 Speaker 2: of programs that are available to that people really have 659 00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:16,120 Speaker 2: to make sure that they seek in order to be able. 660 00:30:15,880 --> 00:30:17,920 Speaker 3: To have these opportunities. 661 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:20,520 Speaker 2: And I just feel like, if you can be really 662 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:26,160 Speaker 2: creative and consistent, okay, and also just respectful of your audience, 663 00:30:26,400 --> 00:30:30,360 Speaker 2: that you can definitely have a future and blow up. 664 00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:30,680 Speaker 3: You know. 665 00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:33,360 Speaker 2: I feel like sometimes people who have been really privileged 666 00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:38,040 Speaker 2: aren't taking advantage of the things that, you know, that's 667 00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:40,440 Speaker 2: available to them because they don't have to struggle in 668 00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:44,400 Speaker 2: that way. But with the kids nowadays, I mean, my god, 669 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:46,600 Speaker 2: children know way more than I do. I'm asking them 670 00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:48,080 Speaker 2: for help on like how can you do this? And 671 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:50,160 Speaker 2: how can you do that? And so it's just a 672 00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:52,040 Speaker 2: great opportunity. But if you're on your phone all day, 673 00:30:52,080 --> 00:30:53,920 Speaker 2: or your kids are on their phone all day, and 674 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:56,120 Speaker 2: you see that they can be actually making money off 675 00:30:56,120 --> 00:30:58,600 Speaker 2: of that. There's people getting paid to play video games, 676 00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:00,480 Speaker 2: you know, to go on Twitch, to go on all 677 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:04,120 Speaker 2: these different platforms, and so instead of doing things that 678 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:06,960 Speaker 2: is a waste of time, figure out how you can 679 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:09,520 Speaker 2: actually monetize that. I think there's so many great apps 680 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:12,360 Speaker 2: when it comes to investing, when it comes to different things, 681 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:14,560 Speaker 2: and kids are on their phone, so we just have 682 00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:17,280 Speaker 2: to make sure that we're marketing to them, you know, 683 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:19,680 Speaker 2: in that way, but also being really responsible. 684 00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:25,440 Speaker 1: So a little advice. Somebody's listening today, They want to 685 00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:28,560 Speaker 1: be you on the radio. Are you, as the business 686 00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:31,040 Speaker 1: person entrepreneur, what advice would you give them. 687 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:34,040 Speaker 2: Well, first, don't want to be me, because I think 688 00:31:34,040 --> 00:31:35,880 Speaker 2: it is important to know who you are and what 689 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:39,440 Speaker 2: makes you different from everybody else and really stand on that. 690 00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:42,959 Speaker 2: And then it's all about hard work and being consistent 691 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:45,719 Speaker 2: and don't look at what other people are doing and 692 00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:47,800 Speaker 2: think I want to do it. Just like that, you 693 00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 2: have to think, Okay, how can I create my own lane, 694 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:53,200 Speaker 2: and how can I also educate myself. I'm a big 695 00:31:53,240 --> 00:31:55,840 Speaker 2: fan of like taking classes and things. Like we said, 696 00:31:55,920 --> 00:31:58,360 Speaker 2: I'm doing a lot of real estate. Well, I'm getting 697 00:31:58,360 --> 00:32:01,200 Speaker 2: my real estate license just because I wanted to take 698 00:32:01,240 --> 00:32:03,520 Speaker 2: the courses to understand it better to make sure that 699 00:32:03,560 --> 00:32:05,720 Speaker 2: I can be an expert at it. And that's why, 700 00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:08,360 Speaker 2: like even where Robert Green's book Mastery, I always talk 701 00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:10,320 Speaker 2: about that book, But anything that it is that you 702 00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:12,840 Speaker 2: want to do, make sure that you're researching it. There's 703 00:32:12,880 --> 00:32:15,720 Speaker 2: too much information out there for us to not educate 704 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:18,560 Speaker 2: ourselves to the highest level on something. You know, it's 705 00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:21,200 Speaker 2: people dibble and dabbling things, But if you really care 706 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:23,480 Speaker 2: about something and you want to go really hard. I'm 707 00:32:23,480 --> 00:32:25,680 Speaker 2: a big fan of making business plans every time I 708 00:32:25,680 --> 00:32:27,920 Speaker 2: want to do something, even if I'm not using the 709 00:32:27,960 --> 00:32:30,480 Speaker 2: business plan. I will sit down and write a whole 710 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:33,160 Speaker 2: business plan for myself so I can set clear goals 711 00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:36,240 Speaker 2: and then always go back and revise those and refresh those. 712 00:32:37,040 --> 00:32:40,680 Speaker 1: So, if you could give some advice to your eighteen 713 00:32:40,760 --> 00:32:42,440 Speaker 1: year old self, what would. 714 00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:46,760 Speaker 2: It be, should have bought some property earlier when it 715 00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:50,480 Speaker 2: was really cheap, Because I've definitely had times in my 716 00:32:50,560 --> 00:32:52,920 Speaker 2: life where I might have had like a little chunk 717 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:54,920 Speaker 2: of money and that could have bought a bit of 718 00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:59,560 Speaker 2: down payment on something, especially back then. And so investing 719 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:02,200 Speaker 2: early at an earlier age, because you know, I didn't 720 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:05,040 Speaker 2: start my roth Ira until I was older, my four 721 00:33:05,080 --> 00:33:06,680 Speaker 2: oh one k. All of those things she has to 722 00:33:06,680 --> 00:33:08,920 Speaker 2: prepare for the future. The earlier you do it, the better. 723 00:33:09,520 --> 00:33:13,000 Speaker 1: So we usually end every episode of Math and Magic 724 00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:15,880 Speaker 1: with a shout out to the greats of the math 725 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:18,400 Speaker 1: side and the magic side of marketing and business. But 726 00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:23,000 Speaker 1: because we're here today at the NAB conference, we're talking 727 00:33:23,040 --> 00:33:27,400 Speaker 1: about radio. Give us your shout out for your mentors, 728 00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:29,800 Speaker 1: heroes and role models and radio. 729 00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:33,840 Speaker 2: Definitely Angie Martinez. You know I said that earlier, but 730 00:33:33,880 --> 00:33:36,000 Speaker 2: I just remember listening to her on the radio, how 731 00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:39,800 Speaker 2: personable she always was, how as a woman being in 732 00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:42,120 Speaker 2: the field that she is in hip hop, there weren't 733 00:33:42,160 --> 00:33:44,320 Speaker 2: a lot of us that were representing in that way. 734 00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:47,440 Speaker 2: And then also her morals, right, she never was like 735 00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:50,680 Speaker 2: a shock jock type of person and she never cared 736 00:33:50,680 --> 00:33:52,760 Speaker 2: about like, Okay, I'm gonna have this moment and not 737 00:33:52,880 --> 00:33:56,360 Speaker 2: care about another person. So that's something that I've always 738 00:33:56,360 --> 00:33:59,320 Speaker 2: looked up to her for the way that she's conducted herself, 739 00:33:59,360 --> 00:34:01,320 Speaker 2: conducted her And if you have had the longevity that 740 00:34:01,360 --> 00:34:02,120 Speaker 2: she's had. 741 00:34:02,080 --> 00:34:06,680 Speaker 1: That's fantastic. Well, Angela, you are an inspiration to many people. 742 00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:11,480 Speaker 1: You do a fantastic job on the radio. You are 743 00:34:11,920 --> 00:34:17,000 Speaker 1: affecting culture, driving culture, and as well you're a successful 744 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:20,680 Speaker 1: business person. Congratulations, thanks for sharing with us today. 745 00:34:21,040 --> 00:34:21,440 Speaker 3: Thank you. 746 00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:26,640 Speaker 1: Here's a few things I picked up from my conversation 747 00:34:26,719 --> 00:34:29,759 Speaker 1: with Angela. One, get your foot in the door when 748 00:34:29,800 --> 00:34:32,759 Speaker 1: you're just starting out, take any opportunity that's given to you. 749 00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:37,800 Speaker 1: Angela considers college internships to be among her most valuable experiences. 750 00:34:38,360 --> 00:34:41,560 Speaker 1: Don't underestimate those small jobs. They could be the biggest 751 00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:46,200 Speaker 1: boost to your career. Two, do your research. These days, 752 00:34:46,239 --> 00:34:49,239 Speaker 1: we have so many resources at our disposal. If you 753 00:34:49,239 --> 00:34:51,840 Speaker 1: have an interest, they could become an exciting new venture 754 00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:55,640 Speaker 1: or a meeting with someone new. Become an expert. First 755 00:34:56,280 --> 00:34:59,480 Speaker 1: knowledge will put you one step closer to success and 756 00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:04,520 Speaker 1: strengthen your connections. Three, create your own laying. If Angel 757 00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:07,239 Speaker 1: is just a successful radio host, that would be enough, 758 00:35:07,640 --> 00:35:12,960 Speaker 1: but she's positioned herself as a host, entrepreneur, and philanthropist 759 00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:16,239 Speaker 1: to make a path that's wholly her own. You don't 760 00:35:16,280 --> 00:35:19,440 Speaker 1: have to be one thing. Follow all your passions to 761 00:35:19,520 --> 00:35:24,040 Speaker 1: achieve a career that's unique and satisfy. I'm Bob Pittman. 762 00:35:24,280 --> 00:35:25,080 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening. 763 00:35:31,239 --> 00:35:34,000 Speaker 4: That's it for today's episode. Thanks so much for listening 764 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:37,080 Speaker 4: to Math and Magic, a production of iHeartRadio. The show 765 00:35:37,120 --> 00:35:40,640 Speaker 4: is hosted by Bob Pittman. Special thanks to Sidney Rosenbloom 766 00:35:40,680 --> 00:35:43,360 Speaker 4: for booking and wrangling our wonderful talent, which is no 767 00:35:43,400 --> 00:35:48,480 Speaker 4: small feat. Our editor Emily Meronoff, our engineers Jessica Crinchitch 768 00:35:48,520 --> 00:35:52,600 Speaker 4: and Baheid Fraser, our executive producers Nikki Etoor and Ali Perry, 769 00:35:53,080 --> 00:35:56,760 Speaker 4: and of course Gail Raoul, Eric Angel Noel, and everyone 770 00:35:56,760 --> 00:35:58,440 Speaker 4: who helped bring this show to your ears. 771 00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:00,480 Speaker 1: Next time,