1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: Hi e Ra Sean McDonald our host this weekly Money 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: Making Conversation Masterclass show. 3 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 2: The interviews and information that this show provides off for everyone. 4 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:11,800 Speaker 1: It's time to stop reading other people's success stories and 5 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:14,360 Speaker 1: start living your own. If you want to be a 6 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:20,119 Speaker 1: guest on my show, please visit our website, Moneymakingconversations dot com. 7 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 2: And click to be a guest button. 8 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:24,279 Speaker 1: My guest is the visionary founder and CEO of the 9 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: music text startup Who's Got Next Music, Inc. And the 10 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 1: extreme chairman of the Ann Sephus Family Fund. She has 11 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 1: charted a remarkable path from a collegic days to become 12 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 1: a pioneering force in music technology. Who's Gotten Next Music 13 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: is an artist applification platform dedicated to discovery and promoting 14 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 1: the emerging music talent through fair competition, community engagement, and 15 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:52,480 Speaker 1: easy access. 16 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 2: To new sounds. 17 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: Please work in the Money Making Conversations Masterclass. LaTavia Woodwood. 18 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: That's a lot I just said about you, friend. 19 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 3: Yes, thank you for having me today. 20 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:06,320 Speaker 2: So let's i'd say, collegic days. 21 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: Let's go back a little bit before we get into 22 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:12,960 Speaker 1: the amplification of a new talent through technology. 23 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 3: Yes, I'm a graduate of East Carolina university. I always 24 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 3: knew I wanted to be in tech, so that's the 25 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 3: career path that I chose. I got my first degree 26 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 3: in business with a concentration in management information systems, and 27 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 3: I had a job waiting for me here in Atlanta. 28 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 3: So I graduated on Saturday. I drove down on Sunday 29 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 3: to my cousin's house, and I started working on Monday 30 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 3: and I've been here ever since. 31 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 2: That's awesome. So music, though, can you sing? Can you rap? 32 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,680 Speaker 2: Can you play an instrument? Tell me background? 33 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 3: I think I could sing, but oh no, no. 34 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 2: No, no, don't do me a showers sing it? No 35 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 2: shower sing it. Let's go back to the roots. What 36 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 2: can we do over there? My friend? 37 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 3: Okay, Well, after been in my career for a number 38 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 3: of years in tech, after my second degree, been in 39 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 3: corporate for a long time, I happened to be asked 40 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:12,399 Speaker 3: by my son, who is a professional music artist. Who 41 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 3: is that that is offset him? I think you may. 42 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 3: He asked me to help him out with some of 43 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 3: his business affairs, and I was like, I don't I 44 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 3: don't know anything about the music business, but I'll help 45 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 3: you figure it out. He was on he was on 46 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 3: the road consistently at that time, and oddly enough, I 47 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 3: had just been sort of kind of passed over for 48 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:40,839 Speaker 3: a job that I wanted and my path changed completely. 49 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 3: I wanted this job so bad internally, I interviewed, they 50 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:51,080 Speaker 3: offered me the job, and then the budget wasn't there, 51 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 3: so they had to take the job off the table, 52 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 3: and you know, I was like, you know, God, you 53 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 3: know you handed me this. This is I prayed for, 54 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 3: this is what I wanted, and it was given to 55 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 3: me and taken away. And it was two weeks after 56 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:07,639 Speaker 3: that that my son called me and asked me could 57 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:10,640 Speaker 3: I help out with his business affairs? Help out? 58 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: That was all said at that point in his career. 59 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 1: He offered you to help out. 60 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 3: So he was with his group the Migos, or their 61 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 3: group the Migos, and they were traveling the world, and 62 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 3: so he had no time to really handle getting the 63 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 3: structure of his business that he didn't know that he 64 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:33,079 Speaker 3: needed to needed to have at that time available get 65 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 3: it set up, and I found out that that was 66 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 3: something that needed to be done. Fortunately, his his manager 67 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 3: at the time, Danny Zuk, was the person that kind 68 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 3: of helped me to understand some of the things that 69 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 3: he was missing. So we had to get all these 70 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 3: things set up for him. But I started to learn 71 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 3: more and more about the business. I asked a whole 72 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 3: bunch of questions, and I realized, there's a it's very complex. 73 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 3: The music business is not as easy as people might 74 00:03:57,480 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 3: think it is, you know, especially once you're signed to 75 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 3: a label, and what your commitments are, what your what 76 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 3: your rights are, what their rights are, all these different things, 77 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 3: and so it was a huge learning curve for me. 78 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 3: But fortunately as I, as I dove more and more 79 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 3: into that business, I realized that there were some gaps 80 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 3: for young people that are creatives that are not business savvy, 81 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 3: that they're they're actually giving up a lot without knowing 82 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 3: what they're giving up sometimes. And so I believe that, 83 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,039 Speaker 3: you know, as I was doing all of this learning 84 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 3: and figuring out things for him, that God put it 85 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 3: upon my heart to say, what are you gonna do 86 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 3: with this? 87 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 2: Like? 88 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 3: What are you gonna do with all this this information 89 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 3: that you've learned, and how are you going to help somebody? 90 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:55,280 Speaker 3: And so we came up with this concept of teaching 91 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 3: artists the music business, but doing so in a fun 92 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 3: way and in aging way, and something where they would 93 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:06,839 Speaker 3: gain something, you know, throughout that whole process. So that's 94 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 3: where Who's Got Next Music came in to play. So 95 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:13,839 Speaker 3: I tied my technology background with this new music learning 96 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 3: that I've gotten over the past ten years now. 97 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 2: And it is an app. 98 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:22,279 Speaker 3: It is actually in the Apple Stores and the Google 99 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 3: Store and there's a web. Yes, yes, we have not 100 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 3: officially launched yet. We did a beta so that we 101 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 3: would know how to really run the app. But what 102 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 3: it is is it is genre based music competitions and 103 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:41,479 Speaker 3: a community. And we are launching in June our very 104 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 3: first commercial. Yes, the best month. It's my birthday month 105 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:49,599 Speaker 3: to June, tea, all of those great things happening in June, 106 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:53,040 Speaker 3: and we will be launching with the hip hop genre 107 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:58,160 Speaker 3: first and then we'll do it of course, and then 108 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:02,679 Speaker 3: we'll it's actually the largest streaming genre in the world 109 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 3: in the world, so so that's why we chose to 110 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:10,480 Speaker 3: to start there first. It is our largest pool. But 111 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 3: the great thing about hosting these genre based music competitions 112 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 3: on app is that it is accessible to everybody. So 113 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 3: we're gonna start off with North America and Canada in 114 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 3: terms of artists, but the fans are my. 115 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 2: Little show you just got worldwide here. 116 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:28,599 Speaker 3: Yeah. 117 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:31,599 Speaker 2: See I love people like you the topa. You know 118 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 2: you have this great idea, right yeah, it seems so simple, 119 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:38,359 Speaker 2: so smaller than you. And then all of a sudden 120 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 2: you just went global on me. 121 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:40,359 Speaker 3: Yes. 122 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:43,159 Speaker 1: First of all, you slipped out the fact that you know, 123 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 1: hip hop is the most popular streaming music in the world, 124 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:51,799 Speaker 1: and then you use the word not Georgia, not tension, 125 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:53,600 Speaker 1: North America only. 126 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 3: Yes, and Canada. In Canada, we're we wanted, we wanted, 127 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 3: we want to do do. We want to make sure 128 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:05,719 Speaker 3: that we are providing emerging talent. Folks who have already 129 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 3: started to build a fan base have access to our 130 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 3: app and have access to win and grow. So it's 131 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 3: three rounds of competition in app, right, well, actually two 132 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:20,679 Speaker 3: rounds are in app and the third one is in person, 133 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 3: but all of the voting happens on app and it's 134 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 3: fan aggregated motor aggregate exactly. So we're talking about, you know, 135 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 3: if you were an artist and you bring your fan base. 136 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 3: If I were an artist, I bring my fan base, 137 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 3: and we're coming together on this on this platform, and 138 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 3: so our fans who are already emerging talent lovers will 139 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 3: actually discover new talent. But they're there to support me, right, Oh, 140 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 3: yours are there to support you. But either way, we're 141 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 3: we're helping artists to build their fan base, to grow 142 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 3: their fan base, right, So that's one of our main goals. 143 00:07:57,080 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 1: Yes, let me bring everybody up to speed exactly what 144 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 1: you're talking Sure, I'm talking about lot Tavia Woodward. 145 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 2: Yes, she's had some new app. They're launchest in June. Yes, 146 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 2: and it's going to be called Who's Got Next Music? 147 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 1: Yes, okay, Who's Got Next Music is an artist applification 148 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 1: platform dedicated to discovery and promoting emerging music talent through 149 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 1: fair competition, right through fan competition of fan voting, community engagement, 150 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 1: and easy access to new sounds. 151 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 3: That's right. 152 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 1: They provide a web and mobile app that allows artists 153 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 1: to showcase their talent, connect with fans to participate in 154 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:37,200 Speaker 1: the exclusive competition, making it easier for them to grow 155 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:41,079 Speaker 1: their presence and reach a global audience. 156 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 3: Absolutely, so just think about you know, I'm from a 157 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 3: small town originally. 158 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 2: Did you think big though? 159 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:48,200 Speaker 3: Yes? 160 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 2: Because let me just say sure, I love big thinkers. 161 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 1: I love people who come from an environment where they 162 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 1: dream and they start connecting the and it starts impacting people. 163 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:03,680 Speaker 2: You are a game changer. 164 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:07,439 Speaker 1: You know you you you have a brilliant son is 165 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 1: in the music business. You engage in his lifestyle and 166 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 1: and and you saw things that were missing. Now you, 167 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:18,720 Speaker 1: through your technical background, is allowing that to be a 168 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 1: global footprint. 169 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 2: For other people to follow. 170 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 3: Absolutely, what is the. 171 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:24,840 Speaker 1: Big upside I'm talking about? I have you engaged with 172 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 1: sponsors yet? 173 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 3: All this so we are currently seeking sponsors. We're actually 174 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:33,080 Speaker 3: currently seeking sponsors. I have built a board with an 175 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 3: angel investor here locally, and I have another board member 176 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:41,680 Speaker 3: who's who's who works for Atlantic Records, So I actually 177 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:44,840 Speaker 3: have some good people that are advising me along the way. 178 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 3: Nobody does this alone. And then I recently hired a 179 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:58,080 Speaker 3: marketing McDonald. Yes, yes, but this is what I do now, Yes, yes, 180 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:02,679 Speaker 3: it is. I also brought on Alluring Social to help 181 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 3: me with social media because I am I am a techie, 182 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:08,839 Speaker 3: I am not a social media influencer or anything like that. 183 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 3: So I brought someone on to take on that responsibility 184 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 3: for me, and she'll be working with another person that 185 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:19,439 Speaker 3: I brought on from TikTok that will handle all of 186 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:22,960 Speaker 3: the marketing and branding for for for me, which is 187 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:26,680 Speaker 3: a relief. Honestly, you got to know, I operate in 188 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:29,520 Speaker 3: my strengths. I can do the technology road map all day. 189 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 3: They're the folks that's handling the marketing and the branding piece. 190 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 1: Okay, cool, let's talk about the right now. The app 191 00:10:35,640 --> 00:10:37,080 Speaker 1: is chilled, it's in beta state. 192 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 2: It's their website. 193 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:41,839 Speaker 3: Yes, it is, Who's got Next Music dot com. You 194 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:44,199 Speaker 3: can go there now. You can sign up for updates 195 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 3: as we're going along. Yes, as we're coming along. 196 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 2: How does that come along with a people registering now. 197 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 3: Or they are people aren't registering. We're actually about to 198 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 3: have our first event in February. We wanted to have, 199 00:10:57,920 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 3: you know something in real life. 200 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 2: She just talks. Okay, you know she should be all 201 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 2: the way to you in February. 202 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 3: Yes, okay, our through through my marketing and Brandon folks, 203 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 3: they said, we have to have some experiential experiences to 204 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 3: kind of let people know what we're doing. 205 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:16,760 Speaker 2: So we're a February events. 206 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 3: So February, we are securing a venue, but we have 207 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 3: our panelist already. We're actually having an entertainment attorney joining us. 208 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 3: We have someone that's doing sync licensing, that's gonna speak 209 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:32,440 Speaker 3: for us. And we have an emerging artist who just 210 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:36,079 Speaker 3: came off tour that that will be on our panel. 211 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:39,319 Speaker 3: That will be our panel. We actually have a showcase 212 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 3: that will happen right after the panel, and so we 213 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 3: have a rap artist that is participating. We have an 214 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 3: R and B artist, and we're gonna give them a 215 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 3: few minutes to to be able to entertain us. But 216 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 3: while we're there, I'll have the opportunity to be able 217 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:59,319 Speaker 3: to talk to artists and fans alike about what this 218 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 3: is and produce users. Let's not leave them out because 219 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 3: they're they're super important to us too. We want them 220 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 3: to understand what it is that we do, why we're 221 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 3: doing it, and why they should be involved. Our contests 222 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 3: are not free, but they're also not for people who 223 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 3: have not built any type of audience yet. Either. 224 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:17,200 Speaker 2: Take there's a fee. 225 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:21,200 Speaker 3: There is a fee good for the contest, But before 226 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 3: you even pay the fee, we make sure that you 227 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,440 Speaker 3: actually have an audience, that you have engagement, not just followers, 228 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:28,079 Speaker 3: because you can buy followers, but you can't buy engagement. 229 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:34,280 Speaker 3: The box, yes exactly so, so so fortunately for you, 230 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 3: we're not even gonna take your money unless you actually 231 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 3: have real engagement. So we check that in our app. 232 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:42,120 Speaker 3: Once you go to sign up for a contest, and 233 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:44,640 Speaker 3: if you do, you gain access to our database of 234 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 3: beats from producers that are non sampled beats. They are cleared, 235 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:51,080 Speaker 3: so you don't have to worry about a clearance or 236 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:53,560 Speaker 3: being sued or using this or anything like that. 237 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:59,319 Speaker 2: That's huge. Yeah, that's really huge. So when they have access. 238 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 1: To the beats in your database, will they have to 239 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 1: pay a fee? 240 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:05,320 Speaker 3: No? No, no. The fee that they paid for the 241 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 3: contest includes the beats that the beat that they'll use. 242 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 3: So let me be very very clear. You can listen 243 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 3: to as many beats as you want, but you only 244 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 3: get to download one because you're going to go and 245 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:19,719 Speaker 3: create an original song and a video for our competition 246 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:21,080 Speaker 3: within our submission period. 247 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:23,600 Speaker 2: So that's what's the submission period window? 248 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:24,720 Speaker 3: Two weeks. 249 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:25,960 Speaker 2: Two weeks. 250 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 1: Oh my goodness, this is sounding I you know, first 251 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 1: of all, I'm going to join the interview. I'm excited 252 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 1: because my mind is just racing from a creative and 253 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 1: then producing stamp on because I see the huge upside, 254 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:44,440 Speaker 1: the opportunity. The key is getting the talent and being 255 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 1: able to work through the logistics. 256 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:50,960 Speaker 4: Of the competitions right and making sure that they feel 257 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 4: it was worth the talent as well as the audience 258 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:59,720 Speaker 4: who participating as the consumer, feels it's valid. 259 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 3: Step absolutely because well, first off, the fact that you're 260 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 3: entering the contest for one, a good beat is gonna 261 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 3: cost you more than that. Absolutely, so we've already so 262 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 3: you've already gained value by having the beat, access to 263 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 3: the beat database and getting one. Secondly, Who's Got Next 264 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 3: Music does not own any of the rights to the 265 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 3: music that you create, other than to be able to 266 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 3: promote it on our platform. But you can release that 267 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:29,360 Speaker 3: music commercially and you keep all of your rights, and 268 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 3: you receive all of your royalties for it, your performance 269 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:35,720 Speaker 3: royalties panimal. All of that belongs to you, and it 270 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 3: belongs to the producer whose beat you use. So one 271 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 3: of the things that we need to be clear about 272 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 3: is once you use their beat, that producer is tied 273 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:45,120 Speaker 3: to whatever song it is that you create. You can't 274 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 3: submit a different song with a different beat. It has 275 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 3: to be that producer's beat. Because we want to bring 276 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 3: equity to the producer by making sure that they have 277 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 3: you're signing a producer agreement saying that they're going to 278 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 3: get fifteen percent of that of the royalties on that 279 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:02,960 Speaker 3: song that you create if you commercially release it, which 280 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 3: we encourage them to do. Right. So, whether you win 281 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 3: our contest or not release your song, you need to 282 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 3: be putting out music because you want to build a 283 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 3: fan base, and so you got to feed the fan base, 284 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 3: especially as emerging talent and you're discovering and figuring out 285 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 3: your sound. 286 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:20,160 Speaker 5: Please don't go anywhere. We'll be right back with more 287 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 5: money Making Conversations Masterclass. Welcome back to the Money Making 288 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 5: Conversations Masterclass, hosted by Rashan McDonald. Money Making Conversations Masterclass 289 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 5: continues online at Moneymakingconversations dot com and follow money Making 290 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 5: Conversations Masterclass on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 291 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 3: So the value in this for the artists is number one, 292 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 3: they get access to a beat that's a high quality 293 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 3: beat that they can use for commercial release on you know, 294 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:57,360 Speaker 3: whether they win or not. Secondly, the exposure that they 295 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 3: gain because as we're promoting them and they're promoting themselves 296 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 3: while they're going through this competition. Now they're getting exposure 297 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 3: to a fan base that they didn't have before. So 298 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:10,000 Speaker 3: all of the artists, you know, bringing their fan bases 299 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 3: to this platform, you're being exposed to them. Plus all 300 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 3: of the paid advertising that we're going to be doing 301 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:19,280 Speaker 3: to promote our contests. So now you're getting your promotion, 302 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 3: you're growing your fan base, you have a song that 303 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 3: you can commercially release. You've gotten more than one ninety 304 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 3: nine with a value just with that. If you win 305 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:33,440 Speaker 3: the competition, you win five thousand dollars and so the 306 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:37,080 Speaker 3: producer will win twenty five hundred dollars. And you also 307 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 3: get legal services for six months to a year after 308 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 3: winning our contest as well, because we're partnered with the 309 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 3: with the mckinlee lost and firm that will do that 310 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:51,120 Speaker 3: for you. There are IP and entertainment law firm, so 311 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:53,800 Speaker 3: we'll make sure that you own your trademark, own your name, 312 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 3: those types of things, and we will for the fans, 313 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 3: we have a leaderboard for them too, so as they're 314 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 3: participating and voting, we have a leaderboard of who's actually 315 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:07,439 Speaker 3: participating the most. So the first the top three fans 316 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:12,560 Speaker 3: for a contest also win. So there's upside for fans 317 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:15,640 Speaker 3: to participate because they're making the decision. We're empowering them 318 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:17,040 Speaker 3: to actually decide, well, what do you want to hear 319 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 3: on the radio? What do you want to hear on 320 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:22,320 Speaker 3: these streaming platforms, instead of you know, stuff being forced 321 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:25,399 Speaker 3: and pushed to them, they're willingly deciding what it is 322 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:28,440 Speaker 3: that they want to hear, right, and there's therefore getting 323 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:30,960 Speaker 3: behind these artists and supporting them with their vote. It's 324 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:33,400 Speaker 3: real time voting in the app, so you actually see 325 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:35,200 Speaker 3: if that person had one hundred votes and you give 326 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 3: them ten votes, now they have one hundred and ten. 327 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 3: It's immediate you see it. So it's very transparent. And 328 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:44,520 Speaker 3: the good thing about it is with that first round 329 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 3: of competition, it's just the music, so it's a quality. 330 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:51,479 Speaker 3: Sound is important. So if you fall out in that round, 331 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:53,160 Speaker 3: that means you need to go work on your music 332 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:55,199 Speaker 3: some We're going to give you some data to let 333 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:57,400 Speaker 3: you know where you stand with your peers. Go work 334 00:17:57,440 --> 00:17:59,919 Speaker 3: on that. But you will have more fans than we 335 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 3: you started by just being in that in that first round. 336 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: Okay, cool, So February is an event, yes, okay, June 337 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 1: is the launching of the app. Yes, there's a website 338 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 1: right now that everybody can go to right now, Yes, 339 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:19,840 Speaker 1: Who's gotten next music dot dot com to find out 340 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:22,680 Speaker 1: more information about what you guys are doing. Yes, but 341 00:18:22,840 --> 00:18:26,800 Speaker 1: more important, they can register to be notified by upcoming events. 342 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 3: That's absolutely right. 343 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:31,160 Speaker 2: You have not found a location for the February event yet. 344 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 3: No, my team is working on that. They're they're trying 345 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:38,679 Speaker 3: to get it sponsored so that we actually have a 346 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:41,879 Speaker 3: place that can hold about one hundred people to be 347 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 3: able to be there because we're specifically targeting artists and 348 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:48,439 Speaker 3: their fans and producers and so, no, we do not 349 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:50,680 Speaker 3: have a location as of yet, but they're they're they're 350 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 3: steadily working on that. 351 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 2: You mentioned hip hop, Yes, you mentioned R and B. Yes, 352 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:59,360 Speaker 2: okay with but my church folks like gospel. Now what's 353 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:00,880 Speaker 2: going on with let. 354 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:04,320 Speaker 3: Me tell you something. Our competitions are genre specific, so 355 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 3: there definitely is going to be a gospel contest. But 356 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:11,359 Speaker 3: all artists are welcome to come to our event. It 357 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:15,560 Speaker 3: is a clean event. They are definitely welcome to be there. 358 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:18,400 Speaker 3: Come find out what it is that we are doing. 359 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 3: We're doing demonstrations while we're there so you actually see 360 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:23,800 Speaker 3: how the app works and you'll be able to ask 361 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:26,600 Speaker 3: questions and things like that, so please come on out. 362 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 2: Ok. Cool, Now I gotta talk about the ant Sefhist 363 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:30,920 Speaker 2: Family Fund. 364 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 1: Yes, that's another great thing that you're doing in the community. 365 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:36,840 Speaker 2: Tell us a little background about it. 366 00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 1: And that's also about taking young people, yes, and engaging 367 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:44,399 Speaker 1: them in stem. 368 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:44,920 Speaker 3: That's absolutely right. 369 00:19:45,040 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 2: Talk to me. 370 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:50,359 Speaker 3: So there are plenty of students who are very interested 371 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:53,960 Speaker 3: in music and creative careers and a lot of times 372 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 3: our public schools are very much so doing a great 373 00:19:57,400 --> 00:20:02,200 Speaker 3: job of teaching them traditional education and so they don't 374 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:05,120 Speaker 3: necessarily fit in those boxes, if you will, So we 375 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 3: know how important education is and tying music and technology together. 376 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:16,199 Speaker 3: It's just one of the programs that we are that 377 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 3: we've launched so far. We actually have four that we 378 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 3: want to launch, but it's one that we have. It's 379 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:24,720 Speaker 3: called three R nine M, but we've just recently rebranded 380 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:28,160 Speaker 3: that the Sound Pathways. And then it's a twelve week 381 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:32,439 Speaker 3: cohort for students to actually learn the music business, and 382 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:37,360 Speaker 3: we're using technology to teach them, so they'll learn things 383 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 3: like how to do songwriting utilizing AI tools like lyric Studio, 384 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 3: and so with that they will not only gain skills 385 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:53,200 Speaker 3: that will help them in the music business. It also 386 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:56,200 Speaker 3: will help them in any industry that they decide to 387 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:58,400 Speaker 3: go into. So it's very important for us to teach 388 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 3: them transferable skills. As you've talked to one of our 389 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 3: board members, Glennis Lee, doctor Glennis Lee. Recently, we started 390 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:12,440 Speaker 3: this foundation to honor my mom, who has some challenges 391 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:15,879 Speaker 3: with with education, but always wanted, always loved it, but 392 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:19,200 Speaker 3: she didn't have the opportunity to finish traditionally. She ended 393 00:21:19,280 --> 00:21:22,679 Speaker 3: up going back to school and finishing her high school 394 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:26,000 Speaker 3: diploma and then she went back and uh was working 395 00:21:26,040 --> 00:21:29,640 Speaker 3: on her on her second degree, on her first degree. 396 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:35,120 Speaker 3: I'm sorry, and and got sick and unfortunately she succumbed 397 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:37,639 Speaker 3: to her illness at the time. But one of the 398 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 3: things she always loved was was was was learning like 399 00:21:41,119 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 3: she was and she very much so wanted to have 400 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:46,639 Speaker 3: a technology career and it was not some it was 401 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:51,920 Speaker 3: not possible for her. So to honor her love for education, 402 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:56,360 Speaker 3: and we partner with my son for this this foundation 403 00:21:56,840 --> 00:22:00,440 Speaker 3: to take the music piece. We said, Okay, we're going 404 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:02,359 Speaker 3: to fill the gap with the creators in the school 405 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:07,439 Speaker 3: system and provide them with transferable skills learning by teaching 406 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 3: them the music business using technology that's that's our first program. 407 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 3: We tried three we like I said, it was three 408 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:18,480 Speaker 3: or nine m before we did that. Last year, we 409 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:20,880 Speaker 3: learned some things from it and we decided that we 410 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:23,840 Speaker 3: wanted to simplify it a bit so we can keep 411 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:27,160 Speaker 3: rolling enrollment instead of you know, we just enrolled during 412 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:29,400 Speaker 3: during the fall and then you'd have to wait till 413 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:34,040 Speaker 3: the next year. So we we decided that we wanted 414 00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:36,439 Speaker 3: to keep rolling enrollment, and in order to do that, 415 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:39,120 Speaker 3: we had to modify our program, so we did. I'm 416 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:41,520 Speaker 3: truly excited. We're about to kick off with them. We're 417 00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 3: about to have our team building this Sunday, and then 418 00:22:45,119 --> 00:22:47,919 Speaker 3: that kicks off the twelve weeks for us of them learning. 419 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:50,359 Speaker 3: We'll have two field trips along the way. One of 420 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 3: them is going to be a production field trip where 421 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 3: we'll get to see behind the scenes how a show 422 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:00,359 Speaker 3: gets put on. Who are all these people because there 423 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:04,480 Speaker 3: are a ton of people that make uh, these shows 424 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:08,800 Speaker 3: really happen well. The second thing is the second trip 425 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:11,159 Speaker 3: would be of to a music studio of course, so 426 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:14,200 Speaker 3: that they can they can see all of the equipment 427 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 3: that's there. Even though we're encouraging them to have if 428 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:20,720 Speaker 3: they want to create music that they actually have a 429 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 3: home set up, and we'll teach them how to do that, 430 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:24,280 Speaker 3: but we want to want them to see the real 431 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:28,720 Speaker 3: deal the professional studio as well group the high school students. 432 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:32,760 Speaker 1: High school students, now this is kept pretty much Atlanta based. 433 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:35,159 Speaker 3: Right it is Metro Atlanta based, but it is, but 434 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:40,360 Speaker 3: it's virtual. It is it is virtual uh sessions, So 435 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:45,560 Speaker 3: there the kids will only meet for their field trips 436 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:48,160 Speaker 3: and the team building that we're doing, but they're actually 437 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 3: working with us and learning virtually. 438 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:52,920 Speaker 2: Not confuse audience. 439 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:56,240 Speaker 1: We was talking about the who's godenext music dot com. 440 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 2: What is the website for the ant. 441 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 3: Foundation? So it is and a N N C E 442 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 3: P h U s f F for Familyfund dot org. 443 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 3: So it's a cphas f F dot org. And all 444 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:16,920 Speaker 3: of our information about our programs are there. The application 445 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:20,080 Speaker 3: is there if anyone's interested and applying. Again, this is 446 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:23,640 Speaker 3: for high school students in the metro Atlanta area. There 447 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:26,440 Speaker 3: is also our email and our phone numbers there if 448 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 3: anyone has any questions. You can learn about our sound 449 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:34,440 Speaker 3: Pathways program. It's also on the website so you can 450 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:36,240 Speaker 3: actually take a look and see if it's something that 451 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:38,960 Speaker 3: you're interested in. Again, it's it's twelve weeks and there's 452 00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:43,960 Speaker 3: no cost. Yes, there's absolutely no Costmusic dot Com. 453 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:44,359 Speaker 2: There's a. 454 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:49,440 Speaker 3: Contest entry fee, entry fee, yep. Fans can can utilize 455 00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:51,679 Speaker 3: it for free. So there's there's no cost to fans 456 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:54,879 Speaker 3: or anything like that. And if producers are interested in 457 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:58,400 Speaker 3: contributing to the Producer database, they can reach out to 458 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:01,400 Speaker 3: us via there's a form on our website as well 459 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:04,240 Speaker 3: for them to reach out as well. So yeah, but 460 00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 3: for the high school students, it's completely free. We take 461 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:08,679 Speaker 3: care of all the expenses for their field trips and 462 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:11,560 Speaker 3: all that kind of thing. We just need students who 463 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 3: are really truly interested in music and we're going to 464 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:18,879 Speaker 3: teach them the technology skills to be able to to 465 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:19,720 Speaker 3: to learn that business. 466 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:21,560 Speaker 2: Just got to bring this up. 467 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 1: I met you, Yes, you being honored at the stem 468 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:28,720 Speaker 1: A lot of women I found the Steminus ball. 469 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:31,640 Speaker 2: Yes, why they were honoring you. 470 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 3: So I got I received the Emerging Technology Award because 471 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:41,840 Speaker 3: I actually have I'm a I'm a tech founder, and 472 00:25:41,880 --> 00:25:44,560 Speaker 3: I'm a woman. I'm a black woman, and that is 473 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:51,080 Speaker 3: not particularly common and and and given that we uh, 474 00:25:51,160 --> 00:26:00,359 Speaker 3: you and I both were honored that night, so so, look, 475 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:03,960 Speaker 3: I was just grateful to be in great company. Honestly, 476 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:07,600 Speaker 3: it was a surprise to me that that that I 477 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:09,639 Speaker 3: was being honored by the foundation. But I'm grateful for 478 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:14,080 Speaker 3: it because I really want young young women, young girls 479 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:17,679 Speaker 3: and young women to see a woman in stem that 480 00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 3: is building their own products, their own applications, innovating to 481 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:25,160 Speaker 3: actually make a difference, to make an impact in someone 482 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:27,960 Speaker 3: else's life, because we can be the change we want 483 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:28,359 Speaker 3: to see. 484 00:26:29,119 --> 00:26:33,119 Speaker 1: Well, my friend, I'm glad I saw you get honored. 485 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 1: I'm glad I was there being honored too. But more importantly, 486 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:39,840 Speaker 1: what is really driving you? 487 00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:41,200 Speaker 2: You know, this is a lot of work. 488 00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:44,719 Speaker 1: Uh, it's sometimes there's a lot of behind the scenes 489 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:48,520 Speaker 1: activity is going on. What's the we we talked about 490 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:52,400 Speaker 1: the nas Family Fund Foundation, We talked about Who's Got 491 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:53,360 Speaker 1: Who's Got Next? 492 00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:57,399 Speaker 2: Music dot Com. Those are two very powerful. 493 00:26:57,119 --> 00:27:01,399 Speaker 1: Amplifications of life for our ties, for young people. 494 00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:03,359 Speaker 2: What's the otom to go for you? 495 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:09,239 Speaker 3: I am building a legacy company for my family. I 496 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:13,760 Speaker 3: really am for my grandchildren that they will be able 497 00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:16,639 Speaker 3: to continue to make an impact on other people's lives. 498 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:20,040 Speaker 3: It is important to me that we utilize the gifts 499 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:22,840 Speaker 3: that God has given us to do good things. There 500 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:25,560 Speaker 3: we have purpose in our life. There was a reason 501 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:28,320 Speaker 3: why I was passed over for that that other job. Right, 502 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:31,880 Speaker 3: I believe that everything was divine because had I been 503 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:34,600 Speaker 3: in that role, I would not have been able to 504 00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:36,400 Speaker 3: be as helpful to my son because I wouldn't have 505 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 3: not have had the time. And so I truly believe 506 00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:45,360 Speaker 3: that on this path that God has me on, that 507 00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:49,359 Speaker 3: I have a responsibility. And then I'm gonna teach my 508 00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:52,080 Speaker 3: grandchildren to have this same one, to be able to 509 00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:54,600 Speaker 3: take what we have and be able to pour into 510 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:56,800 Speaker 3: other people to make an impact in their lives. There's 511 00:27:56,840 --> 00:27:59,240 Speaker 3: a there's a problem that needs to be solved here. 512 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:03,320 Speaker 3: We have cre creatives who are very talented people, but 513 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:06,280 Speaker 3: they do not necessarily have the business skills and background 514 00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:09,080 Speaker 3: to be successful on their own. So I want to 515 00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:11,080 Speaker 3: teach them those things in that community that we have 516 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:14,440 Speaker 3: in the app, and also be able to help them 517 00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:18,560 Speaker 3: grow as musicians and also have the fan base support 518 00:28:18,600 --> 00:28:21,280 Speaker 3: that they need to be successful whether they're signed or not. 519 00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:24,400 Speaker 2: Then we get the registrate. She can't say, she can't say, 520 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:27,400 Speaker 2: she can't say. The boy. She's a visionary and she's 521 00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:30,639 Speaker 2: a founder. She's changing lives at Lettabia. I want to 522 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:35,800 Speaker 2: thank you again. Who's gotenext Music dot com is for everybody. 523 00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:39,280 Speaker 1: It's a global app. First events in February. Yes, the 524 00:28:39,320 --> 00:28:42,160 Speaker 1: app lodgers in June. Yes, you're going to come back 525 00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:44,320 Speaker 1: on my show in February when you locked down that place. 526 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:47,600 Speaker 2: Absolutely, so we can promoted. Lord knows it's going to 527 00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 2: be back. But we want to get the word out. 528 00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:52,960 Speaker 1: Yes, and employ people to go to the website and 529 00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:55,200 Speaker 1: register so they can get the information out. 530 00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:57,200 Speaker 2: I'm excited for you. I'm really excited. 531 00:28:57,280 --> 00:29:00,600 Speaker 1: I'm always excited when people see something I can see 532 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:04,200 Speaker 1: and when I see him talk, this is really good. 533 00:29:04,560 --> 00:29:04,880 Speaker 3: Thank you. 534 00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:06,040 Speaker 2: And when I hear you. 535 00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:10,840 Speaker 1: Talk, I see a very organized person who wants to 536 00:29:10,920 --> 00:29:11,680 Speaker 1: help people win. 537 00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:16,640 Speaker 2: And that that's that's you can't buy that. You cannot 538 00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:19,040 Speaker 2: buy that. Thank you for coming on Money Making Conversations. 539 00:29:19,520 --> 00:29:22,720 Speaker 3: You, thank you, thank you for having me. I appreciate it. 540 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:23,680 Speaker 2: Appreciate. 541 00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:28,160 Speaker 6: This has been another edition of Money Making Conversation Masterclass 542 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:31,400 Speaker 6: posted by me Rushaun McDonald. Thank you to our guests 543 00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:33,920 Speaker 6: on the show today and thank you. I'll listening to 544 00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:36,480 Speaker 6: the audience now. If you want to listen to any episode. 545 00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:38,560 Speaker 6: I want to be a guest on the show. Visit 546 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:43,600 Speaker 6: Moneymakingconversations dot com. Our social media handle is money Making Conversation. 547 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:46,440 Speaker 6: Join us next week and remember to always leave with 548 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:47,960 Speaker 6: your gifts. Keep winning