1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:02,440 Speaker 1: Everybody. 2 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 2: We got our special guests this morning, as promised. They 3 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 2: are the hosts of Earn Your Leisure podcast. 4 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: This podcast has taken off. 5 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 2: You know, when I first saw it, it was just 6 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:16,599 Speaker 2: two young men, man, two young brothers out here man 7 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 2: trying to encourage people that enlighten people about financial literacy. 8 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:23,840 Speaker 1: Or it has grown, and it has grown and it 9 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:25,319 Speaker 1: is international. Now. 10 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 2: They are the creators of Investmentest and this year's atl 11 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 2: invest Fest kicks off August twenty third at the Georgia 12 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 2: World Congress Center. You don't want to mess this when y'all, 13 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 2: I'm telling you I heard it's gonna be the biggest 14 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 2: one yet. We're gonna find out more about it, about it. 15 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:44,319 Speaker 2: I'm involved in it on so many different levels. Were 16 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 2: gonna see exactly what that is though. Ladies and gentlemen, 17 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,840 Speaker 2: the creators and hosts of the Earn Your Leisure podcast, 18 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 2: But it is so much more than a podcast. Ladies 19 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 2: and gentlemen, The owners and creators of the Earn Your 20 00:00:57,160 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 2: Leisure movement. Troy Orleans and Rashad Bela. 21 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:08,960 Speaker 1: What's up, brothers, How y'all doing good? Good? 22 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 3: How's it going man? 23 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: We're doing do it? 24 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 2: Man? Really proud of you all, man and what you 25 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:18,479 Speaker 2: all have accomplished, man with this thing that started out 26 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 2: as just an idea and has grown into this global reach. 27 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:28,839 Speaker 2: You guys have been in Ghana, Africa, You've been in London, 28 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 2: you know, and this is just growing leaps and bounds. 29 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 2: Now let let let me say this and you all 30 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:41,400 Speaker 2: take it from here. Investmentest has discussions. Everybody who's never 31 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 2: been you are missing one of the great opportunities here. 32 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 2: It's a discussions on investing, entrepreneurship, entertainment, pop culture, all 33 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 2: in a festival setting. 34 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 1: That's what Investmentest is. The boost the expo center is outstanding. 35 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 2: This year is Best Fest kicks off Friday, August twenty 36 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 2: thirty in Atlanta and the Georgia World Congress Center. 37 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: So guys, welcome to the show. 38 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 2: Who are the keynote speakers for investments this year? 39 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 4: Well, first, thank you for having us, and of course 40 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 4: we have yourself again. 41 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 3: We greatly appreciate you coming back to invest Best, so 42 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 3: you'll be there this year. We have the star of 43 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 3: Shark Tanks, Damon John. 44 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 4: We have Speeks Out, we have Ti we have Don Peebles, 45 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 4: one of the most successful real estate developers in America. 46 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:34,359 Speaker 3: We have Lauren London, we have Stephen A. Smith, we 47 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:39,679 Speaker 3: have ourselves. We have a very special moment with the 48 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 3: Marathon fam that is the family of Mifty Hustles, carrying 49 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 3: on his legacy and his tradition. We have a great 50 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 3: entrepreneur in the city of Atlanta, Pinky Cole. We have 51 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 3: Coach k we have Kareem big Burg. We have so 52 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 3: many great speakers. But the thing that really really is 53 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 3: exciting this ship all of the things that we have 54 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 3: surrounding this figure. 55 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: Right. 56 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 3: So, as you mentioned as far as the workshop, you 57 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 3: have a home buying workshop this year, we have three 58 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 3: panels on artificial intelligence courtesy of another speaker that's going 59 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 3: to be their advand job. He's providing infrastructure for us 60 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 3: to have you know, AI, as far as how to 61 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 3: actually get up and running with AI one O one, 62 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:25,960 Speaker 3: how to implement AI in your business, how to actually 63 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 3: you know, navigate careers in AI. So that's something that 64 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 3: we're definitely samly excited for a couple of other speakers 65 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 3: that will be there. Why question, Well, I am. Both 66 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 3: of those gentlemen are heavy in AI and they're going 67 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 3: to be speaking about you know, their work with Google 68 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 3: and different agencies that they're working with to try to 69 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 3: advance AI for our community. So you know, we're going 70 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 3: to have lending uh there as far as for small 71 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 3: businesses and for real estate development. So we have so 72 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 3: so much resources that will be there. And I really think, 73 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 3: you know, this year is gonna be more life changing 74 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 3: than ever. 75 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 2: Wow, I'm impressed by the lineup year after year after year. 76 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 2: I think it's a testament you are. For everybody that's listening. 77 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 2: You got to get a ticket to this. This is 78 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 2: a game change. This is the thing you need to do. 79 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 2: When I see people in this audience and I'm talking, 80 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 2: I'm talking to tens of thousands of people who are 81 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:27,600 Speaker 2: investing in themselves. The name of it is called invest Fest, 82 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:31,599 Speaker 2: but it's really an investment in yourself. 83 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: Folks. 84 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 2: You have got to start taking a portion of your 85 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:43,799 Speaker 2: income to invest in yourself for the better betterment of yourself. 86 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 1: In terms of financial literacy. Now money ain't. 87 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 2: Everything, but it's a big part of this equation, and 88 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 2: you've got to gain the knowledge become financially literate as 89 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 2: you grow older and older and older because you. 90 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: Need this information. Man. 91 00:04:58,160 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 2: Hey, it was one of the things you all talked 92 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:01,919 Speaker 2: about that I want to touch on right quick. You 93 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 2: said that Nipsey Hustle's family was going to be there. 94 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: You've got this. Let's talk about that Nipsey Hustle business grant. 95 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 5: The grand is important, you know, like we said this 96 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 5: is the biggest year. We said that last year and 97 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:14,919 Speaker 5: it came to fruition. But this year we wanted to 98 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 5: make it special. We wanted to make this the year impact. 99 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 5: And we've talked about the deficiencies in terms of business 100 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 5: lending and venture capital investing in small businesses, and so 101 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:27,480 Speaker 5: we have opportunity. We have four hundred businesses in our 102 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 5: venture marketplace, we have a bunch of entrepreneurs in our community, 103 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 5: and what would be the biggest impact and that we 104 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 5: thought enthusing capital into the business. So we have a 105 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 5: pitch competition stopped by Microsoft and ourselves in America, our team, 106 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 5: where we're going to be able to give one hundred 107 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 5: thousands of dollars one hundred thousand dollars to a business 108 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 5: based on how to performed this pitch competition. I think 109 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 5: it's almost like an incubator times American Idol where people 110 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:56,360 Speaker 5: are gonna sugmitic business ideas and they're plans. They're going 111 00:05:56,400 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 5: to come into invest Sets and have an opportunity to 112 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 5: present us from the judges, and then we're going to 113 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 5: window that number down from about one hundred to one 114 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 5: hundred and fifty contestants down to four who get to 115 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 5: be on the big stage and I ultimately have an 116 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,039 Speaker 5: opportunity to within one hundred thousand dollars that can go 117 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 5: right into their business to spark their economy. 118 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:18,279 Speaker 1: Wow, that's see the sea. See that type of thing 119 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:20,160 Speaker 1: is huge, man, folks. 120 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 2: I'm employing everybody in the listening audience to get a 121 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:26,840 Speaker 2: ticket to get to Atlanta, Georgia on August twenty third. Hey, listen, guys, 122 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 2: hang on right there. We'll be right back. We're gonna 123 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 2: talk about a couple of more things. Man, about the 124 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 2: panel discussions you'll be having at invest Fest. 125 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 1: August twenty third, that Georgia World Congress Center. 126 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 2: We'll be right back more with the invest best creators 127 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 2: Blood I mean Rashard below and Troy Mullens. 128 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:48,480 Speaker 1: Right back. You're listening, Hard Morning Show. Hey, we're back, everybody. 129 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 2: Steve Harg Motor Show special guest, Unlike I said, going 130 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 2: out is Troy Millings and Rashard Blah. I said, Troy Mullins, 131 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:59,360 Speaker 2: who is a great golfer, who was supposed to come 132 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 2: to my ranch and teach me how to hit my driver. 133 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 2: My driver steals self chat every. 134 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 1: Day any way life happens. 135 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 2: Hey, we're on with the creators of invest Festal Troy 136 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 2: Millings and Rashad Balau, and we're talking about all this 137 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 2: stuff that's gonna be happening at invest Fest. And I've 138 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 2: told people you got to be there from wherever you're 139 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 2: coming from. Get to Atlanta, Georgia for a few days, 140 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,880 Speaker 2: starting on August twenty three at Georgia World Congress Center. 141 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: We've done some great stuff. There's also gonna be panel discussions. 142 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 2: They got a vendor marketplace, they got live musical performances, 143 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 2: they got podcast stagents for interviews with various celebrities, a. 144 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 1: Food truck caravan, and a whole lot more. 145 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 2: And for all this information, you all go to invest 146 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 2: Fest dot com invest Fest. Now, if you can't spell 147 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 2: invest or Fest, then don't worry about coming. Don't worry 148 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 2: about coming. You got some other issues you need to correct. 149 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 2: This is for people who can spail. We're doing financial 150 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 2: literacy if you ain't literate, where you ain't gonna get 151 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 2: financially at the house there where your helmet. Come on, 152 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 2: crazy man, brother, what what are some of the panel 153 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 2: discussions we. 154 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 3: Have AI We have real estate, marketing, stock, new age media, music, 155 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 3: content creation, merchandise, credit, the law. We have Pinky Colon 156 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 3: and she's going to actually be doing a dope thank 157 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 3: for entrepreneurs called American Session. We didn't talk about that, 158 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 3: but that is like a lot of brainstorming session where 159 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 3: she's going to have different successful entrepreneurs that you get 160 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 3: to pitch your ideas and they're going to actually give 161 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:59,839 Speaker 3: you feedback. So it's a lot of interaction that will 162 00:08:59,880 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 3: be provided. Everything that you can really think of as 163 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 3: far as that would be majorly important and learning about 164 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 3: today's economy and really scaling a business or becoming an investor. 165 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 3: We will be covering during Investors to Shay. Cryptocurrency is 166 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:16,240 Speaker 3: another another big thing that will be talking about good, 167 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:18,319 Speaker 3: the trucking industry, so much stuff. 168 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 1: Hey man, in one sentence, just tell people who is 169 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: Pinky Cold. 170 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:25,599 Speaker 3: She has a restaur our chain called Fluddy Vegan, and 171 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 3: she'll probably become one of the most successful black entrepreneurs 172 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:31,360 Speaker 3: in the next decade. 173 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 1: In Pinky Cold, I wanted to clean it up. 174 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 2: You want to it up because a lot of people 175 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 2: think it's pinky from down at the pink pump. 176 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:50,840 Speaker 1: This is pinky Cold. Who's own Vegan. Hey, so listen up, everybody. 177 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:54,920 Speaker 2: August twenty third, Georgia World Congress Center. Go to invest 178 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 2: Fest dot com right now. Get your tickets. It's gonna 179 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 2: be great. We will see you there, all right. Rasha, 180 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 2: thank y'all for calling you and brothers, thank you. 181 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:06,079 Speaker 1: Peace to you. All right, We'll have more of the 182 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:09,839 Speaker 1: Steve Harvey Morning Show right after this. You're listening shoot 183 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 1: Steve Harvey Morning Show.