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I will know he's giving me advice on 20 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:25,319 Speaker 1: many occasions. In occasion didn't notice I'm not broke. You know, 21 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:29,400 Speaker 1: He'll be interviewing celebrity, CEOs, entrepreneurs and industry decision makers. 22 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: It's what he likes to do, it's what he likes 23 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: to share. Now it's time to hear from my man, 24 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 1: Rashan McDonald money making conversations. Here we come. Welcome to 25 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 1: money Making Conversation. I am your host, Rashean McDonald. Like 26 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 1: I say every week when I started my episodes, it's 27 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 1: time to stop reading other people's success stores and start 28 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 1: writing your own. And I always tell people they talk 29 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: about gifts that talk about passion. If you have these gifts, 30 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: leave with your gifts and don't let your friends, your family, 31 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: or your age stop you from planning or living your dreams. 32 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: The interviews I do on money making conversation with consumers, celebrities, CEOs, 33 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 1: entrepreneurs and what I like to call industry decision makers, 34 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:08,080 Speaker 1: and they're from all walks of life. My next guest 35 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: is a former NFL star, Herman Moore. Herman isn't the 36 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,519 Speaker 1: football player who now owns a business. He's a businessman 37 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 1: who happens to be played professional football. Football is his 38 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 1: playing career. That's something he did, Like everybody has something 39 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: they've done in their past, what should you hold on 40 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:24,359 Speaker 1: to it? And he's made that transition as a very 41 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: successful NFL analysts promoting products as Offender Center, Bond, I 42 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: Love centabon business consultant, corporate and nonprofits. He has been 43 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: trading cryptocurrency, which I know nothing about, and I'm not 44 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 1: saying he's an expert. Well, we definitely got to talk 45 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 1: about that because that has been the top of my list. 46 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 1: Is has been the headlines of every financial trade magazine 47 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: the last couple of years. Is Crystal Currency. And he 48 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 1: is the founder of what all these products you see 49 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 1: in front of me, Golden Grooming Company. I've had this 50 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: product for about a month the schedule interview. But guess what, 51 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:57,679 Speaker 1: I've been sneaking and using it now. You know you 52 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: kind of holding on to his products so good. This 53 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: this little calm right here, I'm holding up. It sits 54 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 1: on my desk because I have with everybody know, I 55 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: have a nice little beer. I keep my beer tight. 56 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying. The company's mission is to 57 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: help black young men and adult men look and feel 58 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: their best because we believe that when you look good, 59 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: you feel good, and then when you also do good, 60 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: please work with the money making conversation Herman more Leisure, 61 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: thank you very much for having me. Hey, Herman, I'm 62 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 1: telling you man this like here because my staff there, 63 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:30,359 Speaker 1: we finally got her and I said, hey man, I 64 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: I kind of know him because this little comb here 65 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: sits on my desk every day, so at least for 66 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 1: three or four time is on my face. And so 67 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 1: these are the type of products that you have for 68 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: golden grooming that makes everything accessible and makes it comfortable 69 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: for a person like me can carry in your bag. 70 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 1: I can, like this little calmer here, I can slip 71 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: it into my top pocket and nobody would ever notice it. Correct, 72 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: That's that's correct. What we look for is grooming is 73 00:03:57,680 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 1: something that I think we all need to pay attention to, 74 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: especially when you're looking at trying to make sure you 75 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: present yourself as your best. And we we know that 76 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: when you you feel good and you look good, you 77 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: do good. I mean, that's just that's just a fact. 78 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: And I think if we provide those products and we're 79 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 1: not just products, but high quality products and an affordable 80 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:21,160 Speaker 1: price that allows us to be able to make an 81 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: impact there. Well, you know the interesting thing about all 82 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: your product because they sent me a nice little line 83 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: from the brush too, like an off air. I shared 84 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: a little secret with you. You have themselves small patch 85 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 1: solid cologne, which I've never seen in my life. You know, 86 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 1: we all know cologne's coming, a little squirt bottle, a 87 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 1: little spray you have what what what made you think 88 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:44,799 Speaker 1: of this idea? Because I love it and again something 89 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:47,840 Speaker 1: else I care with me when I travel. So it 90 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: really it makes me believe that you are afford thinking 91 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:54,280 Speaker 1: individual because you're thinking of things that a person like 92 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 1: me who's super busy, who wants to stay groom but 93 00:04:57,480 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 1: also likes to smell good but not I would like 94 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: to use the word discreetly and also carried column necessary discreetly, 95 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: but still have them available because they have high quality. 96 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 1: Talk about this, uh, this small past solid cologne. Yeah, 97 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:18,159 Speaker 1: the solid cologne is a nice little product because when 98 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 1: you typically use aerosol or you use a spray, there's 99 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 1: a lot of it that's being lost in the air, 100 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 1: and you know, when you're trying to transition it from 101 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: that actual packaging to your your body or your your 102 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: fabric or wherever you you play Sir Colone with this. 103 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 1: It's just an application that simply rub it on and 104 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: it stays on pretty good. It really has nice sense 105 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 1: and smells. We're gonna be coming out with a different line. 106 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 1: So the solid cologne. It not only gives your further 107 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,839 Speaker 1: a longer yield in terms of the product, but it 108 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: also gives you the convenience that you've mentioned, being able 109 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 1: to take it with you wherever you want and if 110 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:53,159 Speaker 1: you want to, you know, just tap it in and 111 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:56,360 Speaker 1: refresh up a little bit. You can do that. Um, 112 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: I can't take credit for that. That is our our 113 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 1: our development team, that is our our scientists and our 114 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:06,040 Speaker 1: chemists that we have that constantly of working on ways 115 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 1: to provide better quality products and also just innovative products 116 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:12,279 Speaker 1: to the to the marketplace. Well, you know this is 117 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: why I love it because of the fact you're absolutely right. 118 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 1: Because you've seen some people they spread in the air 119 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: and they walk into the walk into the aroma of 120 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: the scent or and sometimes when I have the aerosault, 121 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: I have pointed towards me and then it hits sometimes 122 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: on my clothes, not exactly where I wanted, And then 123 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: I finally have control of my cologne. That's what I 124 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 1: really like about it. If I want to put it 125 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:37,839 Speaker 1: on my neck, I want to put it on my wrist. 126 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:41,479 Speaker 1: I feel comfortable with that. I really really think that 127 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:43,480 Speaker 1: this is something I've never seen this before. That's why 128 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:44,839 Speaker 1: I have to bring it up at the top of 129 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: our conversation, Herman, because of the fact that I know 130 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:50,039 Speaker 1: you're giving credit to somebody else for doing it, but 131 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 1: you have to be the visionary and bringing it to 132 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 1: the stores. Correct. Yeah, that's correct, and we we always 133 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 1: look at also, um coming you mentioned earlier some of 134 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:04,840 Speaker 1: my earlier ventures like Centabon, and we looked at everyone 135 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 1: had to have, for instance, like the cinnamon rolls, a 136 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: big cinnamon role and you have to have the knife 137 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 1: and the fork to eat it. Then we started getting 138 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: into what was called Manys because we wanted to have 139 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 1: something that was a little bit more portable and has 140 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: a different functionality to it. That's no different. You have 141 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 1: to constantly look at ways to improve and innovate within 142 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 1: your product category or your service category, and that's what 143 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: allows you to be distinguish yourself and differentiate yourself from 144 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 1: the competition. But also you're you're also addressing a need 145 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 1: anytime you can solve problems, and then also we can 146 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 1: also eliminate waste and add profitability to our company, but 147 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 1: also give a greater yield to the customer. You're giving 148 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: a minute of mutually beneficial value back, and I will 149 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 1: take credit and the fact that that is what we 150 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 1: look for. That's what I look for all the time, 151 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 1: because you want to make sure that you have a 152 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 1: very balanced business approach. I would just tell you, man 153 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: about centa bon I Woulder. I was just gonna say 154 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: that as a credit, you know, but you're gonna just 155 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 1: bring it up in our conversation. So now you because 156 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 1: I'm I'm a desert nut. Everybody knows that about me. 157 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 1: Now you have the minis and then you have the 158 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: regular huge one. Does it sound like to get that 159 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:11,559 Speaker 1: right when they putting the putting the uh the cream 160 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 1: on top? You know? I like it when you know 161 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 1: it's hot. I'm just telling you, man, And so I'm 162 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 1: gonna just tell you it's the same Bard now the 163 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 1: mini and the regular, but the regulars taste so much better. 164 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna let you herman, for some reason, getting 165 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 1: that big old piece of Bard and breaking it up 166 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 1: and taking that fuck and separating it. You can't go wrong, man. 167 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 1: I know, I know the whole packaging about the minis, 168 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:36,160 Speaker 1: but those those giants I call giants since you have 169 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: the minute now, but those are the way to go, man, 170 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 1: The regular size are the way to go. I can 171 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 1: tell you this. I can tell you're not eating many 172 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:48,719 Speaker 1: of those because those things packlock calories. Ever, don't let's 173 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 1: just sound that was rolling with love and and we 174 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: have that make sure that we know, hey, Sean's coming 175 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 1: in and make sure his has got that extra icing 176 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 1: on it and a glass of a glass of milk. 177 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 1: Come on that brother, you you're gonna run me out 178 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 1: that store. You're gonna run me out that store. And 179 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 1: I I really you know, be let's go a little 180 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:13,080 Speaker 1: history because I'm a football's fan and so I know 181 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:16,320 Speaker 1: about your athletic abilities on the field. But we all 182 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 1: know there is a time that you're gonna realize that 183 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:21,040 Speaker 1: you can't play anymore. You can, you can you can 184 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:24,280 Speaker 1: hear it every day. Average life, especially of football player. 185 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: Maybe five years, five or six years of a full 186 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:32,679 Speaker 1: time NFL player. Now, when did you start transitioning mentally? Interesting? 187 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: I want to be what is my life after football, Well, 188 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 1: I started doing it. My career ended a two dollars 189 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 1: and two and I really started making that transition my 190 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 1: final year two thousand, two thousand one. I started reading 191 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 1: for about a year and learning a little bit about 192 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: the industries that I wanted to approach. Understanding also was 193 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:55,959 Speaker 1: I going to basically start to a startup or was 194 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 1: I going to take on a franchise system. And I 195 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 1: chose to go with All Box et cetera, which was 196 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,719 Speaker 1: my very first franchise that I purchased, and then from 197 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 1: there I ended up becoming the second largest cent A 198 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 1: bond partner, owning all of Florida and all of Michigan stores. 199 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:12,960 Speaker 1: And doing that process, I assembled and put together a 200 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: team that will help me with the operations because that 201 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 1: wasn't my background. My background is in marketing and communications. 202 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:21,160 Speaker 1: But I want to make sure I've surrounded myself with 203 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:23,640 Speaker 1: those that would would give me the right advice. 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See I've been keeping you in business, 248 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:55,959 Speaker 1: not you say you in Florida and all that I 249 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: actually have been keeping you in business because I should 250 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 1: go to Orlando all the time, because they got a 251 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 1: center bar right there in Orlando that I would go 252 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 1: into all the time. When I when I look at 253 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 1: you as a leader, because this is this is about leadership, 254 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:10,680 Speaker 1: this is about team by walking in because you're also 255 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 1: saying you you you you, because I'm assuming you're based 256 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 1: in the in the Detroit area, Am I correct? That's correct? Okay, 257 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:21,280 Speaker 1: So when you're saying you have businesses that are not drivable, 258 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 1: how do you maintain that level of management, that level 259 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:28,440 Speaker 1: of professional listener to make sure you're meeting your your 260 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 1: bottom line and your expectations of service to people, even 261 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 1: though you can't just walk into door and check yeah, well, 262 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 1: what I did is interesting. I've always been into technology, 263 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 1: and getting involved with this allowed me to bring some 264 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:45,200 Speaker 1: of the discipline only as an athlete and just having 265 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:48,080 Speaker 1: this very regimented process on which we go by, but 266 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 1: I brought the concept of team knowing that it was 267 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 1: more than just myself. So you when you talk about 268 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 1: that leadership, there's no different. It's transitioning that into the 269 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 1: business world and knowing that you're willing to go in 270 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 1: not only learn the things that my employees were doing, 271 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 1: in my team members, but also to show them that 272 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:06,959 Speaker 1: I was willing to put in the work. And by 273 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 1: doing that, they saw I was an absentee owner. Uh, 274 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 1: that I was very much hands on, but I wasn't 275 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:15,320 Speaker 1: so much where it was granular and that I was 276 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 1: micromanaging uh them, but I was showing that there was 277 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 1: there was an expectation, that there was accountability on all 278 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 1: levels from your top down. Uh. And then from there, 279 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 1: it's it's really learning from your mistakes. You've gotta make 280 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: mistakes in business, You're gonna make mistakes in life. It's 281 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:34,440 Speaker 1: all about what do you do with those lessons and 282 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:37,040 Speaker 1: those those things that don't quite work sometimes and the 283 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 1: things that do work well, how do you utilize that 284 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 1: to help you continue along that path? And for me, 285 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 1: I was able to take all of those elements and 286 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:47,720 Speaker 1: and really start to develop what I call a playbook. 287 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:49,560 Speaker 1: So it's it's again bringing in a lot of those 288 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:51,600 Speaker 1: that you know. I don't try and use the analogy 289 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:53,480 Speaker 1: of sports all the time, but it is is developing 290 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 1: a playbook that leads you down this path to success 291 00:14:56,560 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: and that that's really have been all about it. So 292 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 1: watching my business when you mentioned that I put technology 293 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 1: in place, actually started to develop a back end piece 294 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 1: on our point of sales systems which will allow me 295 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 1: at that time to receive real time receipts UH to 296 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 1: my computer, which wasn't was unheard of at that point 297 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 1: because you typically had to get the printed receipts and 298 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: then have everyone facts that to you. But we're able 299 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 1: to develop programs to do that. And every time I've 300 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:25,320 Speaker 1: I've been part of any type of business or startup, 301 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:29,120 Speaker 1: I've looked at what resources are available, including technology as 302 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:32,480 Speaker 1: being a platform and a foundation of that work. You know, 303 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:35,239 Speaker 1: an interesting thing about when I listened to you, your articulation, 304 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 1: your professionalism. You just happen to play football, you know, 305 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 1: because I consider the magic Johns is a good friend 306 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:45,520 Speaker 1: of mine. And you know, even before he became a 307 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 1: basketball star, he wanted to be a business owner. He 308 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:50,280 Speaker 1: wanted to be an entrepreneur, and he's and and he's 309 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:52,440 Speaker 1: shown it after his basketball life. Is ind that he's 310 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:55,320 Speaker 1: equally as a Hall of Famer in the business world 311 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 1: as he has been on the basketball courts. What did 312 00:15:57,440 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 1: it all start for you? This mentality to be an 313 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 1: enter entrepreneur. Where did it start for? You know, you 314 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 1: came from a single parent home. Talk about that upbringing 315 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 1: that shifted you in this direction about where you are 316 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: at today? It was always you know, it goes back 317 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:15,960 Speaker 1: to my my youth. I started out in school and 318 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 1: I was in the head Start program, which has been 319 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:22,280 Speaker 1: in the news as of late in some areas. And Uh, 320 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:25,640 Speaker 1: you're you're giving you you're already put at a limitation 321 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 1: sometimes before you get started. I noticed when I went 322 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 1: into a college or high school, I was always directed 323 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 1: into courses that were really weren't challenging me. They weren't 324 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:39,640 Speaker 1: gonna they weren't going to stretch me or put me 325 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:41,640 Speaker 1: in a place where I get to go and say, okay, 326 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:43,880 Speaker 1: can I test and utilize all the ability that I 327 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:46,680 Speaker 1: have now? They give me that opportunity in sports when 328 00:16:46,920 --> 00:16:49,560 Speaker 1: they can see that potential in the athleticism. But why 329 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 1: can't you see that potentially and my my my ability 330 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: from a mental standpoint and from an intelligence standpoint. Um, 331 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 1: And quite often sometimes we start to buy into that. 332 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:02,320 Speaker 1: So I stopped buying into that, uh long into you know, 333 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:05,919 Speaker 1: very early into my football career. Uh, midway through my 334 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 1: my college career, I started realizing that, you know what, 335 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna take these classes just that's gonna keep 336 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:13,920 Speaker 1: me eligible. I want to take classes that we're gonna 337 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:17,040 Speaker 1: provide me a career any event that football doesn't work out, 338 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:19,960 Speaker 1: because it's not gonna be long term transition that into 339 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:23,480 Speaker 1: the football professional football stage. I started to see that 340 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 1: as much as we think we're in controlful, we don't 341 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:29,040 Speaker 1: own the team. We don't own the ability to to 342 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:32,399 Speaker 1: really create our faith. Um, you could be a great player, 343 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 1: and at that time I was doing really well, but 344 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 1: if I have a disagreement with my coach, he still 345 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:39,480 Speaker 1: has the ability, just as an owner of a business, 346 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:43,199 Speaker 1: to basically fire me or let me go. So I 347 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:45,920 Speaker 1: want to make sure I always had control of my destiny. 348 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 1: And from there I decided I would never settle for 349 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 1: good when great is available. I heard that one place 350 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 1: and I said, you know what, going forward, everything that 351 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:57,760 Speaker 1: I do, I'm always gonna push the envelope. 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No, I said the modern after maybe 386 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 1: the last and I put you that modern athlete group 387 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:54,720 Speaker 1: because it was after two thousands that the mentality changed 388 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:58,400 Speaker 1: and it was all about you know, football and football 389 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:01,439 Speaker 1: in and players will just shot, you know what he 390 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:02,919 Speaker 1: was gonna do with the next step. Now we have 391 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 1: the modern athlete who are planning after the game. You know, 392 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:10,639 Speaker 1: a classic modern athlete is Lebron James, a classic modern 393 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:14,480 Speaker 1: athlete is Magic Johnson, classic monthin that marthin and modern 394 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 1: athlete is Steph Curry. You are a classic modern athlete, 395 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:21,360 Speaker 1: but you are earlier than them. So what who are 396 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:24,880 Speaker 1: your role models? Herman to point you in the right 397 00:20:24,920 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 1: direction that you should be like this, that you should 398 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 1: be prepping for this, because you seem to have laid 399 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:35,240 Speaker 1: a great foundation for a future as an entrepreneur post football. 400 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:40,359 Speaker 1: So being in Detroit, we are around a lot of 401 00:20:40,520 --> 00:20:45,399 Speaker 1: very successful former athletes like Bennie Johnson UH owning and 402 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 1: running a billion dollar enterprise, Dave being former basketball player, 403 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:53,160 Speaker 1: UH professional basketball player becoming a mayor as well as 404 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:57,719 Speaker 1: having successful businesses. I watched Magic Johnson. I looked at 405 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:01,040 Speaker 1: how he started to command his brand, and not just 406 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 1: on the basketball court, but what he starts to do 407 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 1: in terms of getting the value out of that, not 408 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:09,359 Speaker 1: just I'm gonna show up and be the face of something, 409 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:13,320 Speaker 1: but actually owning it. Um. That was that was impowerful 410 00:21:13,520 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 1: and impactful for me to see Michael Jordan's going in 411 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 1: and say, you know what, I'm gonna have a brand 412 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 1: that runs a line if I want to stand in 413 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 1: the sports world that we have with the Nike, but 414 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:25,879 Speaker 1: I'm gonna have my own brand that is just that 415 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:29,480 Speaker 1: is solely him, and it's gonna run parallel, but just 416 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:31,919 Speaker 1: as powerful and more recognized than even that, and he 417 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:35,600 Speaker 1: elevates like in my opinion, so it's it's those are 418 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 1: the people that I can look at. And there's many, 419 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:39,880 Speaker 1: many more, I'm sure if I really start to think 420 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:42,239 Speaker 1: back about it. But I said, you know what I 421 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:46,000 Speaker 1: see people who have pet have paved the way out 422 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:48,640 Speaker 1: of a profession like mind, and that you can talk 423 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:51,399 Speaker 1: about entertainment, you can talk about actors and actresses, you 424 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:54,439 Speaker 1: can talk about successful business people as a whole. But 425 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:57,359 Speaker 1: if the playbook is there, you just have to be 426 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 1: a student and willing to receive it. And I was 427 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 1: listening to tv ja'son one time and he talked about 428 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:06,440 Speaker 1: how sometimes we run behind opportunities, sometimes we run ahead 429 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:07,879 Speaker 1: of it, but we gotta figure out a way in 430 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:10,720 Speaker 1: which we put ourselves to where we're running parallel after, 431 00:22:10,800 --> 00:22:12,960 Speaker 1: where we're not missing it, we're not there before we're 432 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:15,440 Speaker 1: supposed to be, and we're not behind it, always never 433 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:18,200 Speaker 1: being able to catch up. And I've tried to figure 434 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:20,119 Speaker 1: out the position myself that way. And so you can 435 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 1: take all these things in and you have a recipe, 436 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:24,639 Speaker 1: and but you gotta be willing to put in the 437 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:27,240 Speaker 1: work well, you know that the key is we was working. 438 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:29,840 Speaker 1: But also when I read on your history, it's always 439 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 1: about young people here, like even the Golden Groom, it 440 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:37,560 Speaker 1: is about young people preparing themselves, looking professional, feeling good 441 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 1: about themselves. And then you have a new entrepreneursial program 442 00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:45,399 Speaker 1: or your foundation, tackle Life Foundation that you have you 443 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:48,840 Speaker 1: launched already of what stages it of that foundation called 444 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:52,400 Speaker 1: tackle Life, which is like tackling somebody, but tackling life 445 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:54,680 Speaker 1: instead of a player on the field. So you're about 446 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 1: tackling life. And that's the foundation that is based on 447 00:22:57,320 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 1: talk about it. So a Tackle Life Foundation. I actually 448 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:04,840 Speaker 1: started running it as a private organization in two thousand 449 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:08,159 Speaker 1: and nine. UH then I be I got my UH 450 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 1: foundation certified in two thousand sixteen. And the I've always 451 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:16,520 Speaker 1: done camps. I've always done something that would try and 452 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:19,560 Speaker 1: bring empowerment or have a touch point with young adults 453 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:23,119 Speaker 1: to where we can still touch them and and influence 454 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:27,439 Speaker 1: their foundational growth. And what I see is that you 455 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:29,680 Speaker 1: have to be able to reach back and not it's 456 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:32,119 Speaker 1: not about what I do and what's appealing to me, 457 00:23:32,359 --> 00:23:36,160 Speaker 1: but it's what does the world itself offer and how 458 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:39,360 Speaker 1: do we extract those different abilities and the mindset from 459 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:42,600 Speaker 1: individuals say who am I and how can I take 460 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:45,480 Speaker 1: this this knowledge or this opportunity and apply it to 461 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:48,080 Speaker 1: my vision in my goal. So everything that we do 462 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:52,800 Speaker 1: has been around that. We've done programs from UH computer programming, 463 00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:56,960 Speaker 1: so we designed websites and build um different types of 464 00:23:57,040 --> 00:24:01,399 Speaker 1: projects that require robotics. We also now are into e 465 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:04,040 Speaker 1: gaming and eat sports, which is a big thing. There's 466 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:07,920 Speaker 1: grants and scholarships, especially at HBCUs that are getting really 467 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:12,159 Speaker 1: big into the sports and gaming platforms. We with this 468 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:15,160 Speaker 1: entrepreneurship program. If you look at the African American community, 469 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 1: there were very entrepreneurs. However, the failure rate is high 470 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:24,000 Speaker 1: because we don't have access to not only the partnerships, 471 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:26,359 Speaker 1: the revenue of the tools. When I go and I 472 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 1: meet with these large manufacturers, the first thing I saw, 473 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 1: Rishan was that they mentioned they would love and I 474 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:36,160 Speaker 1: won't name these big retailers, these are your major major retailers. 475 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 1: They said, you know what, we we want the African 476 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:41,480 Speaker 1: American products. We want the minority based products. But you 477 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 1: know what, the product quality isn't there, the labeling isn't there. 478 00:24:45,240 --> 00:24:47,199 Speaker 1: They don't have the systems and the logistics to be 479 00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:49,879 Speaker 1: able to handle the workload or the capacity of the 480 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:53,320 Speaker 1: distribution that we need. They don't have these these things. Well, 481 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:57,320 Speaker 1: question I have for them is are you providing resources 482 00:24:57,400 --> 00:25:01,920 Speaker 1: through your manufacturing partners to afford them that opportunity and 483 00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 1: not many work? And then I looked at who we were, 484 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:08,280 Speaker 1: and that's what spawned this entrepreneurship program to say, we 485 00:25:08,359 --> 00:25:11,720 Speaker 1: are a manufacturer. We're not relying on someone to help us. 486 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:14,560 Speaker 1: We get the rock goods. We also, through Team eighty four, 487 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:18,760 Speaker 1: my parent company, we do logistics and transportation and procurement 488 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:21,359 Speaker 1: and all these things and packaging. So we know what 489 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 1: we'll do this ourselves. We'll create an entrepreneurship program to 490 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:27,880 Speaker 1: help us bring those young, aspiring people in who would 491 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:30,679 Speaker 1: love to learn about manufacturing of products and services that 492 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:33,520 Speaker 1: we offer, and then we would team up with them 493 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:37,080 Speaker 1: to actually launch that vision and we're gonna create this marketplace. 494 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:40,240 Speaker 1: So we've already started this program under leadership of a 495 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:42,320 Speaker 1: person I brought in who has done a great job. 496 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:46,399 Speaker 1: Her name is Christie's Abacar. She's our chief marketing and 497 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:51,240 Speaker 1: communications officer, but she also runs our program and we're 498 00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 1: going we're on our way and we we already have 499 00:25:53,800 --> 00:25:57,360 Speaker 1: identified about four or five different companies or that we're 500 00:25:57,359 --> 00:26:01,520 Speaker 1: gonna start with youth. So we're very excited, very very 501 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:04,240 Speaker 1: excited about and it costs them nothing, right, that's the 502 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:07,159 Speaker 1: beautiful thing. But it's not going to cost them any things. Well, 503 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:08,960 Speaker 1: let me let let's let's slow it down and talk 504 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 1: about it. Because you said a lot. But you mentioned 505 00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:15,639 Speaker 1: your communication director in your CMO, and we know the 506 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 1: name Tackle Life Foundation started in two thousand nine official 507 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:22,080 Speaker 1: twenty sixteen which it was officially recognized as a foundation. 508 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:25,040 Speaker 1: How does one is it a limit to the amount 509 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 1: of students young adults? Is the age requirements? What are 510 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:34,120 Speaker 1: the requirements for participating in the Tackle Life Foundation opportunities? Well, 511 00:26:34,280 --> 00:26:38,439 Speaker 1: for the for that particular program, the Entrepreneurship program, it 512 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:41,120 Speaker 1: starts with the age of eight team. Uh, we will 513 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:43,440 Speaker 1: go below that, but you have to get parents involved 514 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:47,080 Speaker 1: and in your executing documents with them. So we're looking 515 00:26:47,119 --> 00:26:49,960 Speaker 1: at for those particular programs at a at a different 516 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:53,760 Speaker 1: age group. We don't necessarily play a cap because people 517 00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:57,600 Speaker 1: could be entrepreneurial all their lives and UH, for us, 518 00:26:57,920 --> 00:27:01,120 Speaker 1: we don't put restricts the limitations there and to qualify 519 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:04,359 Speaker 1: for that. We've created a website that should be up 520 00:27:04,359 --> 00:27:07,040 Speaker 1: here in about a month that will start to open 521 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:09,359 Speaker 1: it up to the public. We put we pick a 522 00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:12,479 Speaker 1: few groups to work with. We're working with juvenile Justice 523 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:16,200 Speaker 1: system to work with some that are are incarcerated and 524 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 1: or are getting out that need to have a place 525 00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:22,000 Speaker 1: in a VISION, so we wanted to start where areas 526 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:24,800 Speaker 1: of need would be there. We're also working with some 527 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:28,199 Speaker 1: of the youth organizations where we will hancel a a 528 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:30,680 Speaker 1: few that have VISION to come in and participate in 529 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:33,600 Speaker 1: our program. But we're gonna open us up and uh, 530 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:36,080 Speaker 1: if you qualify, that'll be great, but we will do 531 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:39,679 Speaker 1: you know, some contract manufacturing as well. I have to 532 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:42,720 Speaker 1: mention that for those that are looking for partnerships that 533 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:44,240 Speaker 1: will help them scale so they don't have to do 534 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:47,800 Speaker 1: it out their house. Uh, so they can definitely reach 535 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:50,600 Speaker 1: out to us, uh and and at that capacity, and 536 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:53,040 Speaker 1: we're gonna do as much as we can within our 537 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:55,040 Speaker 1: means to to be able to help. Well, I would 538 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:57,320 Speaker 1: tell you this, I want to know more and I 539 00:27:57,320 --> 00:27:59,840 Speaker 1: would love to learn more be a part of this 540 00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:03,480 Speaker 1: for you. Uh, my talents. I've been doing this since 541 00:28:03,520 --> 00:28:07,679 Speaker 1: I was eighteen years old, uplifting educating by my backgrounds 542 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:11,120 Speaker 1: degrees in mathematics, my mind and sociology work five years 543 00:28:11,119 --> 00:28:14,760 Speaker 1: for IBM, so, I have executive training and I'm an entrepreneur. 544 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:17,880 Speaker 1: So and hearing this for the first time on this show, 545 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:20,600 Speaker 1: I'm gonna just let you know if you're looking for volunteers, 546 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:22,720 Speaker 1: I always you know I'm available. I'm not just saying 547 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:25,680 Speaker 1: that because I'm on this show trying to getting good 548 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:28,280 Speaker 1: good with you, because you already already got my grooming stuff. 549 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:32,959 Speaker 1: I don't need you no more. But I just know 550 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:36,280 Speaker 1: that what you're doing is important, especially for men of 551 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:39,200 Speaker 1: color and uh and if if I'm in a position 552 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:43,040 Speaker 1: to help you, I will help you. Okay, I really 553 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:46,000 Speaker 1: appreciate that, and by all means I will reach out 554 00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:48,680 Speaker 1: because I can't do it alone. So I appreciate that. 555 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:51,000 Speaker 1: Thank you. Cool. Well, I'm gonnaing to switch s gears 556 00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:53,840 Speaker 1: to another subject that I know nothing about, but it's 557 00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:57,760 Speaker 1: making the headlans cryptocurrency. First of all, explain to my 558 00:28:57,840 --> 00:29:03,560 Speaker 1: listeners and views what exactly is cryptocurrency. Well, it depends 559 00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:05,320 Speaker 1: on who you're speaking with. There there are many of 560 00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:09,720 Speaker 1: us who think that it is a decentralized service in 561 00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:15,120 Speaker 1: the financial market that allows UH very steamless transactions and 562 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:19,520 Speaker 1: the the the purchase of of just basically this this 563 00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:24,240 Speaker 1: coin that people think is just a phantom value, but 564 00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:27,080 Speaker 1: it is a way in which to be able to 565 00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:31,640 Speaker 1: move M dollars around UH in a in a digital space, 566 00:29:32,320 --> 00:29:35,000 Speaker 1: versus using FIAT, which is you know what we use now, 567 00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:37,200 Speaker 1: the American dollar, or something that is more physical and 568 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:43,280 Speaker 1: tangible that's tied to a UM some type of collateral. 569 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:46,520 Speaker 1: But it's something that I think it's worth looking at. 570 00:29:46,560 --> 00:29:48,600 Speaker 1: And as I mentioned to you earlier, you know, I'm 571 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:50,840 Speaker 1: not an expert on it, but what I've learned is 572 00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:53,720 Speaker 1: I look at the value of systems, and I look 573 00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:56,840 Speaker 1: at blockchain technology, and I look at a way in 574 00:29:56,880 --> 00:29:59,720 Speaker 1: which you improve on some of the deficiencies that you 575 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:03,600 Speaker 1: in the financial system. And that's what I think is grown. 576 00:30:03,880 --> 00:30:06,200 Speaker 1: Has pretty much grown quite a bit, and it's caught 577 00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:09,440 Speaker 1: the attention of many of those in the financial space. 578 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:12,560 Speaker 1: But the regulations are a lot lighter UH than what 579 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:16,040 Speaker 1: uh an unregulated than what you see in the central 580 00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:20,240 Speaker 1: banking system. But as those things get ironed out, I 581 00:30:20,280 --> 00:30:22,320 Speaker 1: think there is a play here. I don't think it's 582 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:25,720 Speaker 1: going away. Well, I'm I'm pretty sure it's not. You 583 00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:28,760 Speaker 1: can put regulations there, but there's just too many places 584 00:30:28,800 --> 00:30:31,640 Speaker 1: in parts of the world, and it's a global participation. 585 00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:34,040 Speaker 1: This isn't just about the United States. So for me, 586 00:30:34,120 --> 00:30:39,120 Speaker 1: I mainly just play around with some of the smaller coins, 587 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:44,240 Speaker 1: but I will find some that especially Ethereum. That is 588 00:30:44,600 --> 00:30:48,280 Speaker 1: where I put more of my time in evert. Well, 589 00:30:48,320 --> 00:30:51,440 Speaker 1: before I close, you know, we talked about the Golden Grooming, 590 00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:53,520 Speaker 1: which I like. I said, this is at my desk 591 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:56,959 Speaker 1: every day. I'm you know, I used this, all right, 592 00:30:57,480 --> 00:30:59,880 Speaker 1: I used this man makes me feel good. I like 593 00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:02,440 Speaker 1: to believe it makes me look good. Okay, that about 594 00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:05,440 Speaker 1: coming from my dad right there, I'm grooming brother right 595 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:07,760 Speaker 1: in front of you on this interview. Okay, and that, 596 00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:10,520 Speaker 1: But more importantly, we talked about you, your your your 597 00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:13,280 Speaker 1: you're giving back. We talked about your ability to run 598 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:16,440 Speaker 1: a country from running run your business from state across 599 00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:19,920 Speaker 1: this country using technology. Now you're in the podcast world 600 00:31:19,960 --> 00:31:23,480 Speaker 1: and you I'm a big fan of this deep deforce 601 00:31:24,360 --> 00:31:28,000 Speaker 1: uh sidekicker yours Loman's Brown. How did you why did 602 00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:31,360 Speaker 1: you decided to get into the podcast world with offensive 603 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:34,880 Speaker 1: Tackle Lomas Brown talking about is that you're former Detroit 604 00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:40,240 Speaker 1: Troy Detroit Lions teammates. Yeah, so with moments, Uh, what 605 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:44,280 Speaker 1: a great, great guy. We ended up being teammates When 606 00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:48,760 Speaker 1: I came in one he was probably the toughest guy 607 00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:51,280 Speaker 1: on me because lineman don't like for you to make 608 00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:54,440 Speaker 1: mistakes because if you drop a pass that could have 609 00:31:54,520 --> 00:31:56,680 Speaker 1: led to the yards closer to the end zone, that's 610 00:31:56,720 --> 00:31:59,480 Speaker 1: fifty last yards they have to work off of. So, uh, 611 00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:01,520 Speaker 1: they read me quite a bit, which made me an 612 00:32:01,520 --> 00:32:04,920 Speaker 1: all pro wide receiver and actually do my job. But afterwards, 613 00:32:05,520 --> 00:32:08,880 Speaker 1: he is someone who is very much engaged in the community. 614 00:32:09,320 --> 00:32:13,840 Speaker 1: He's very very philanthropic. Uh, he's just the nicest, nicest 615 00:32:13,880 --> 00:32:16,920 Speaker 1: guy you could ever meet. And because of that, I 616 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:19,400 Speaker 1: wanted to figure out a space for him within first 617 00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:21,800 Speaker 1: and foremost our company. So bringing him in as our 618 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:27,440 Speaker 1: chief Diversity and Business development arm that was awesome. He's 619 00:32:27,520 --> 00:32:30,000 Speaker 1: done a tremendous job there. But then he and I 620 00:32:30,120 --> 00:32:32,920 Speaker 1: both have been in media for over twenty years, and 621 00:32:33,080 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 1: having that background, we decided why not build a studio 622 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:38,680 Speaker 1: in our office. Why not come up with our own 623 00:32:39,360 --> 00:32:42,760 Speaker 1: camera crew, our podcast equipment, and start to do our 624 00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:44,760 Speaker 1: own show. So we started a show because Loma is 625 00:32:44,800 --> 00:32:46,680 Speaker 1: always if you don't if you get to know him, 626 00:32:46,720 --> 00:32:48,280 Speaker 1: the first thing he had he will say when he 627 00:32:48,360 --> 00:32:50,360 Speaker 1: leaves a meeting, what you say next time we get together? 628 00:32:50,480 --> 00:32:53,440 Speaker 1: Less great bread? And so we decided to call our 629 00:32:53,480 --> 00:32:56,719 Speaker 1: show Breaking Bread, and uh from then on, we've been 630 00:32:56,760 --> 00:32:59,760 Speaker 1: having a blast. It allows us to talk about things 631 00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:02,120 Speaker 1: that are relevant to us, things that are relevant to 632 00:33:02,120 --> 00:33:06,160 Speaker 1: our community and into our base of listeners and viewers. 633 00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:08,280 Speaker 1: So that's uh, it's been fun, as you know, is 634 00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:11,480 Speaker 1: having your own show. It's liberating and it's rewarding because 635 00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:14,200 Speaker 1: it gives you a voice in a place. Um that 636 00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:17,560 Speaker 1: is again another channel on a platform that's supported to 637 00:33:17,640 --> 00:33:19,440 Speaker 1: us that you know, we can we can go out 638 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:22,240 Speaker 1: and be ourselves. Well right, all right, I'm a fan 639 00:33:22,520 --> 00:33:25,000 Speaker 1: of you. I'm a fan of Lomas. And uh, how 640 00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:27,000 Speaker 1: does one get talent on your show? Dudes? To do 641 00:33:27,040 --> 00:33:29,200 Speaker 1: you have a booking agency that book to talent? We 642 00:33:29,360 --> 00:33:31,440 Speaker 1: just you know, you just call them out of the blue. 643 00:33:32,400 --> 00:33:34,120 Speaker 1: And how does people get on your show? Man? It's 644 00:33:34,120 --> 00:33:35,720 Speaker 1: just you and him talking all the time, y'all just 645 00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:38,880 Speaker 1: hogging all the information. How do people get on your podcast? Man? 646 00:33:40,040 --> 00:33:42,000 Speaker 1: Come on? And we're not gonna just hog it all 647 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:43,880 Speaker 1: about ourselves. We don't make sure we get some other 648 00:33:43,920 --> 00:33:48,040 Speaker 1: people in there. They're like but but for now, it's 649 00:33:48,080 --> 00:33:51,719 Speaker 1: been us reaching out to other people that we know. 650 00:33:52,360 --> 00:33:55,600 Speaker 1: We have a plithora of absolutely people that we've met 651 00:33:55,720 --> 00:33:58,120 Speaker 1: and we we we work with over our careers. But 652 00:33:58,200 --> 00:34:01,320 Speaker 1: also with again I mentioned Chris, he's avocar who has 653 00:34:01,400 --> 00:34:04,600 Speaker 1: been really good at working with us to help bring 654 00:34:04,600 --> 00:34:07,280 Speaker 1: in that talent as well as be the communication channel 655 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:10,960 Speaker 1: and making sure that gets facilitated and book But yeah, 656 00:34:10,960 --> 00:34:13,239 Speaker 1: she's the one who's she's running that show for us. 657 00:34:13,280 --> 00:34:16,880 Speaker 1: She's running the background. Her background was just so you know. Uh, 658 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:19,320 Speaker 1: she used to manage all of the content and digital 659 00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:22,120 Speaker 1: content for the Detroit Lions for over seven years and 660 00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:24,359 Speaker 1: then she came in to become part of our team. 661 00:34:24,400 --> 00:34:26,480 Speaker 1: We've known her, so there's a comfort level there. She 662 00:34:26,520 --> 00:34:29,440 Speaker 1: knows us as people and personalities. Um, so we got 663 00:34:29,440 --> 00:34:31,200 Speaker 1: a we had a really good team and uh, I 664 00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:33,160 Speaker 1: I look forward. You gotta have moments and I on 665 00:34:33,200 --> 00:34:37,239 Speaker 1: your show and then you gotta come on our show time. 666 00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:38,880 Speaker 1: You gotta tell us what your favorite food is. You 667 00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:41,880 Speaker 1: gotta eat when you're talking with us. That's brother. I 668 00:34:42,440 --> 00:34:45,080 Speaker 1: probably because I gotta kitchen up stairs. I probably make 669 00:34:45,200 --> 00:34:47,920 Speaker 1: some pies and some donuts. While I'm talking to you 670 00:34:48,040 --> 00:34:50,759 Speaker 1: doing an interview, teams in you and you keep saying 671 00:34:50,760 --> 00:34:52,680 Speaker 1: how skinny I am. I would just let you know 672 00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:57,440 Speaker 1: how I eat right on your interviews yourself that we're okay, 673 00:34:57,520 --> 00:34:59,040 Speaker 1: Well we'll do it. You know, we we got a 674 00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:02,200 Speaker 1: soul food capital here. You maybe you have to put 675 00:35:02,200 --> 00:35:04,800 Speaker 1: the spread out. I put the spread out on our side, 676 00:35:05,120 --> 00:35:07,120 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna make you make your mouth out water 677 00:35:07,239 --> 00:35:11,439 Speaker 1: and you're gonna be over the salad. I love it. 678 00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:14,520 Speaker 1: It's a great interview, man. I appreciate the product. Promoting 679 00:35:14,520 --> 00:35:17,640 Speaker 1: your products in my newsletter on my social media got 680 00:35:17,680 --> 00:35:20,000 Speaker 1: like a million followers. So I've just been waiting to 681 00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:22,080 Speaker 1: get you on the show. And I have some friends 682 00:35:22,080 --> 00:35:23,800 Speaker 1: of mine. I'm gonna tell them about telling her the 683 00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:25,640 Speaker 1: contact with me and get my boy stephen A. Smith 684 00:35:25,680 --> 00:35:28,160 Speaker 1: on your show soon as you all the previous you 685 00:35:28,200 --> 00:35:29,920 Speaker 1: can attain them and let them know about the show. 686 00:35:30,200 --> 00:35:31,640 Speaker 1: So I just want to help you blow up, man, 687 00:35:31,680 --> 00:35:33,400 Speaker 1: because you're a great person. You're doing a lot from 688 00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:36,360 Speaker 1: the community. You made your transition, You're smart, and you 689 00:35:36,440 --> 00:35:38,239 Speaker 1: got a sense of human and you're with my boy 690 00:35:38,360 --> 00:35:45,240 Speaker 1: Loma's brown breaking brown Brown. I appreciate that and uh 691 00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:47,600 Speaker 1: doing his mutual And thank you so much for having 692 00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:50,080 Speaker 1: me on the talk. If you want to hear see 693 00:35:50,080 --> 00:35:53,160 Speaker 1: anybody interviews on Money Making Conversations, please go to Money 694 00:35:53,160 --> 00:35:56,400 Speaker 1: Making Conversations dot com. I'm Rashan McDonald. 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