1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 1: This is The Eds with Eddie Judge and Edwin ado Jab. 2 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:08,479 Speaker 1: All right, welcome to another podcast of The Eds. My 3 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: name is Eddie Judge my. 4 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 2: Co host, and my name is Edwin Arijabe. 5 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:16,479 Speaker 1: And we have a special guest today that shares a 6 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 1: same first name as I, Eddie Osefo. Eddie Ossefo is 7 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: married to the Real Housewives of Potomac Star since twenty 8 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: eleven and they share three kids. Wendy joined the Bravo 9 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: Universe in twenty twenty and is a current cast member 10 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:34,840 Speaker 1: of the show. I hear you, guys are just starting 11 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: the film this next season. 12 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 3: Just kicking off. Yep. 13 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: Awesome, Well, welcome Eddie. We're really excited to get to 14 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: know you. 15 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 4: Thanks for having me, guys. It's a pleasure to be 16 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 4: in a room for the Eddies, you know. So yeah, 17 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 4: the universe has a line properly, so I'm glad to 18 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 4: be here. 19 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 3: Awesome. 20 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 1: So let's get to know you, Eddie. There's so many 21 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 1: things I want to ask you. There's so many things 22 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: we have in common too. The first and foremost is 23 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: we're on a housewife show together. Essentially, tell us a 24 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: little bit about yourself. Where did you grow up, Bettie? 25 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 3: Sure. 26 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:11,959 Speaker 4: So a little background on me. I grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. 27 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 4: I have four siblings. I went to school locally, University 28 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 4: of Maryland College Park, computer Engineering. Actually I met my 29 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:22,279 Speaker 4: wife while we were in high school. We were just friends. 30 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 4: Her family had moved to the area. So I've known 31 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 4: her actually since we were about seventeen years old. But 32 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 4: we we went away to college, remain friends, stayed in touch, 33 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 4: but then upon graduating from college, she went off the temple. 34 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 4: I stayed local at University of Maryland College Park. We 35 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 4: got together after we graduated, and so that's kind of 36 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 4: where our love story began in the DC metro area 37 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:47,319 Speaker 4: together getting married in twenty eleven. Yeah, and that's kind 38 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 4: of like where our love story began. 39 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,279 Speaker 1: Yeah, that sounds great. Tell us a little bit about 40 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: what it was like growing up as a kid, you know, 41 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: those are the details that are left out when you know, 42 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,279 Speaker 1: we really get to know you. 43 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 4: Do you have siblings, Yeah, so I have four siblings. 44 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 4: I'm the second oldest. I have an older sister who 45 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 4: was two years older, a younger brother two years younger 46 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 4: than me, and then a sister who was two years. 47 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 3: Younger than him. 48 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 4: And then we have our junior youngest sister, who is 49 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 4: four years younger than my youngest sister, So we're all 50 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 4: two years apart except for my youngest sister. And so yeah, 51 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 4: just growing up in Maryland, you know, we're the My 52 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 4: parents were immigrant parents from Nigeria. They came here, you know, 53 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 4: raised us as best they could. A lot of my siblings. 54 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 4: You know, they use education as a tool to advance 55 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 4: in life, and so that's why they placed the heavy 56 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 4: emphasis on education. So you know, in our household, it 57 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 4: was either you're going to be a doctor, lawyer, or 58 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 4: an engineer, and so it kind of got the best 59 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:47,800 Speaker 4: of all worlds. 60 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 3: And my older sisters a doctor. I'm a lawyer. 61 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,920 Speaker 4: My younger brother is a computer engineer, and then my 62 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 4: two younger sisters are doctor. So they kind of like 63 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:58,679 Speaker 4: really pushed education in our household, and we kind of 64 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 4: had to follow through otherwise we'd be failures if we 65 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 4: didn't follow through on that ask for my parents. But 66 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 4: I mean it was it was a good It was 67 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 4: a good child. You know, I had fun. I had 68 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 4: a lot of fun growing up. I played a lot 69 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 4: of sports, you know, I was I would say, I'm 70 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 4: a smart jock. You know, because I played you know, football, basketball, baseball, 71 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 4: but also you know, excelled in the classroom. So I 72 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 4: wasn't the jock jock, but you know, I try to 73 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 4: balance it. Uh popular kid. A lot of kids, you 74 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 4: know were friends with me. You know, I smiled a 75 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 4: lot growing up, so it was easy to attract friends 76 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 4: and uh you know, build that community. 77 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 3: So it was it was good. 78 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 4: It was good growing up, you know, in our neighborhood. 79 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: It sounds like the you know, atypical American dream, immigrant 80 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 1: parents coming here and then raising amazing children and becoming 81 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: really good citizens and providing you know, value to the 82 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: American dream. 83 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 2: I love it. 84 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 3: I did. 85 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: Notice you are you have two degrees, you're a lawyer, 86 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 1: and you do something else. 87 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 3: Yeah. 88 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 4: So it's funny because I my undergrad was in engineering, 89 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 4: computer engineering, but then I went to law school, so 90 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 4: I got my jd. Then it was a dual program, 91 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 4: so I got my jd NBA. But then I went 92 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 4: back to law school to get an LLM. So I 93 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 4: got an LLM focused in state and local tax and 94 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 4: that's kind of where I began my career in the 95 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 4: state and local tax practice. So I've done that for 96 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 4: probably the past thirteen fourteen years, but then most recently 97 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 4: I kind of pivoted to it's just funny because you 98 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 4: don't know what Housewives will do to you until Housewives 99 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:23,480 Speaker 4: does something to you. 100 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 3: But it was like, I forget what season it was. 101 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 4: But one of the women on the show were coining 102 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 4: me Happy Edti because I smiled at her. 103 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 3: So she took it as like a reference that I 104 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 3: tried to. 105 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 4: Hit on her and then I was smiling and the 106 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 4: name kind of, you know, took a life zone and 107 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 4: went viral online. People were like, oh, this this woman 108 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 4: is crazy, like so now you can't smile at someone 109 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:46,279 Speaker 4: otherwise you're hitting on them and trying to be nefarious 110 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:48,359 Speaker 4: in your actions. And so, you know, I took that 111 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 4: name that was Happy Eddi. And Maryland went legal in 112 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 4: terms of recreational use for marijuana. So I started a 113 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 4: cannabis brand in twenty twenty three, and I launched the 114 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 4: cannabis brand in Maryland. It's been doing really well. Took 115 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:01,479 Speaker 4: the name Happy Edi ran with it. I have a 116 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 4: lot of products in the market and most recently, you know, 117 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:07,559 Speaker 4: we're expanding into the New Jersey market and the Missouri market. 118 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 3: So I kind of turned. 119 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 4: Those lemons that happened as a result of housewives and 120 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 4: turned it into lemonade and kind of made you know, 121 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 4: the entrepreneurial business push. 122 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 2: Well, I love the name Happy Eddie. I think you know, 123 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,479 Speaker 2: I tell my sales guys all the time, even people 124 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:24,279 Speaker 2: that think they're now sells people. I'm like, if you 125 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:27,719 Speaker 2: could just smile when you speak, you just automatically have 126 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:30,039 Speaker 2: this charisma that comes out where people, at the end 127 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:31,719 Speaker 2: of the day, people like you and trust you, they're 128 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 2: going to want to do business with you, and you'd 129 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 2: be you'd be amazed what a smile can do. And 130 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 2: from the get go, from even though I didn't know 131 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 2: you prior to you coming on the show, immediately when 132 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 2: you came in, you just had this big old smile 133 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 2: on your face, and I'm like, man, I like this guy. 134 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:51,039 Speaker 2: I can't wait to interview them. And but anyway, so 135 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 2: I love the name and how you're an all around 136 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 2: type of guy. You mentioned you know you were a 137 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 2: smart you know jock, and you know you played a 138 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 2: lot of sports. How do you contribute you know, your 139 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 2: success in business as an entrepreneur, but also in school. 140 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 2: How did sports sort of get you ready for that. 141 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 4: I think sports is actually a key component of any 142 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 4: kind of I guess thing you want to do in life, 143 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:19,279 Speaker 4: because it teaches you when you face adversity, when you lose, 144 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 4: you can come back and have a good game, you know, 145 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 4: if you will, you can learn from your mistakes and 146 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:25,279 Speaker 4: then apply to them on your next. 147 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 3: Your next project. 148 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:28,600 Speaker 4: And I think in business, you know you're gonna hit pitfalls, 149 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 4: you're gonna hit obstacles, you're gonna hit hurdles, and it's 150 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 4: all about how you react to those hurdles. 151 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 3: It's not about how you dwelling the. 152 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 4: Mistakes that you made, but about how you take that 153 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 4: as a learning lesson and you apply it to your 154 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 4: next you know, project. And I think I've used that 155 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:43,480 Speaker 4: in sports, just you know, you're not gonna win every game, 156 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:46,040 Speaker 4: so just losing, what do I do wrong? Okay, what 157 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 4: I do wrong, let's fix it for the next game. 158 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:50,039 Speaker 4: And so applying that in the business world, it's just 159 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:54,599 Speaker 4: like a it was kind of you know, you didn't 160 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:55,919 Speaker 4: really have to think about it, you just have to 161 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 4: do it. And I think that's what's been very advantageous 162 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:00,800 Speaker 4: and helpful in the business run, because you're able to 163 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 4: just apply your learnings and all right, I'm not going 164 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:04,479 Speaker 4: to go with this type of vendor because I know 165 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:07,280 Speaker 4: what happened last time. Let's do this due diligence first thing. 166 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 4: You know, things like that you apply going forward. 167 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, and then with the obviously very smart you got 168 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 2: all these degrees, and typically some people that go that 169 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 2: route get stuck working in the corporate world. What finally 170 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 2: made you say, you know what, I'm gonna try this 171 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 2: entrepreneur thing. 172 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 4: It's funny because you know, I thought, you know, in 173 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 4: my small world, I thought, you know, the corporate ladder 174 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 4: was the way to go. That was the you know, 175 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 4: you just work your way up the corporate ladder. You'll 176 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 4: find happiness once you get to the top. And then 177 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 4: once you get to the top, you really realize, like, no, 178 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 4: it's just more ladders to climb, you know what I mean, 179 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 4: It's not really like you're going to get to the top. 180 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 4: And so I think at that point, you know, social 181 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 4: media kind of took a life of its own, and 182 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 4: you start seeing people really living life and really enjoying life, 183 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 4: and they weren't necessarily doing the traditional jobs and careers 184 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 4: that you would imagine. I kind of I think that 185 00:07:57,240 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 4: kind of opened my eyes to what else is out there? 186 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 4: You know, can you could apply you know, I can 187 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 4: go solo practitioner and you know, be an attorney. But 188 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 4: there's also other entrepreneurial pursuits that you could do. And 189 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 4: I kind of took that button. 190 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 3: I ran with them. 191 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 4: I said, Okay, what else can I do in the 192 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 4: realm of entrepreneurship that I like to do that I 193 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 4: could achieve, you know, leverage my you know, learnings, and 194 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 4: leverage my career and what I've done and really succeed 195 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 4: in that. And I think that, you know, in the 196 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 4: cannabis industry. I never thought I would be in the cannibisry. 197 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 4: I sports and foremost. It just kind of like it 198 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 4: was an opportunity that I saw opening and I kind 199 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 4: of ran with it. But I think I was able 200 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 4: to leverage that legal background and apply it to the 201 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 4: cannabis industry. 202 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 2: I'm curious what your parents said, right, you're either a doctor, engineer, 203 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 2: or lawyer, and here you are saying I'm gonna go 204 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 2: sell cannabis. How did they take it? 205 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:45,959 Speaker 3: Yeah? 206 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:48,080 Speaker 4: You know, like I said, they were immigrant parents, so 207 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 4: they really no matter how much you frame it, the 208 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 4: conversation it's still you're selling weed. You know, you're selling weed, 209 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 4: and people were rocked up for selling weed. You know, 210 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:58,840 Speaker 4: I don't know what you're talking about. So I think 211 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 4: it's it's it's. 212 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 3: A work in progress. 213 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 4: It's a lot of massaging that goes on, but it's 214 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:05,840 Speaker 4: really I think the more and more they see it 215 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:09,240 Speaker 4: in the public's realm, the more and more they understand 216 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 4: that it's legal. It's a business, is an industry. It's 217 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 4: a growing industry. It's like pharmaceutical drugs. You know, it's 218 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 4: like an industry within the society that is growing, and 219 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:20,200 Speaker 4: it's that taking a life of the sowing. And so 220 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 4: I think the more and more they see it as 221 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:24,840 Speaker 4: a legal business, the more they're like, Okay, he's just 222 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 4: doing business and that's just part of the business that 223 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 4: he's doing. 224 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 3: So I think maybe more accepting of it. 225 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:32,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, for sure, as long as we don't use our own. 226 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 4: Supply, there you go, you know, you refuse it. 227 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:42,959 Speaker 1: So let me ask, I forgot to task earlier. Are 228 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 1: you still practicing law part time at all? Or have 229 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 1: you given that up? 230 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 4: So I'm still legally licensed the practice law, but I've 231 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:54,559 Speaker 4: done more consulting. I call it more consulting because I'm 232 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 4: able to manage my schedule more and take on clients 233 00:09:57,480 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 4: as I have capacity to do that, And so I 234 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 4: would say that right now, and I'm really trying to 235 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 4: put four forced effort into the entrepreneurship of the cannabis 236 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 4: brand and growing that brand as much as I can 237 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 4: and getting into a position where it's self sufficient. But 238 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 4: then you know, I'm in a position to now have 239 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 4: the freedom to do what I want to do, but 240 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:18,679 Speaker 4: definitely don't want to lose that legal training on that 241 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:20,680 Speaker 4: legal side, but it does take time, and so you 242 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:23,200 Speaker 4: can't kind of serve all masters, so you kind of 243 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 4: got to pick and choose what you do with your time. 244 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 1: I'm sure that legal mind has helped you and a 245 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:32,080 Speaker 1: lot of the decisions you're making for your new venture. 246 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:42,199 Speaker 2: How did you and your wife reconnect? 247 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:45,560 Speaker 4: By the way, So it's funny because we so we 248 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 4: went away to school, but we always stayed in touch 249 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:49,560 Speaker 4: through you know, instant messenger, So we stayed in touch. 250 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 3: And actually I joined. 251 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 4: Well, she joined her sorority first, and so then I 252 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:58,040 Speaker 4: was joining a fraternity in Maryland, and I invited her 253 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 4: to our introduction show and I said, hey, you should 254 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:03,439 Speaker 4: come down. You know, your your friends, your sorority sisters 255 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 4: will be here, you should come. And so she ended 256 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 4: up not making it to that show, but she ended 257 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 4: up making it to other events that I had from 258 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:10,599 Speaker 4: my fraternity. 259 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 3: And that's kind of like. 260 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 4: Where we I wouldn't say we fell apart, but we were. 261 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:16,320 Speaker 4: You know, we're in different school, so we have our 262 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 4: own group of friends, but we kind of reconnected when 263 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:22,960 Speaker 4: she came to my fraternities events and then you know, 264 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:26,599 Speaker 4: saw that we shared common allity, share carmon friends, and 265 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:28,680 Speaker 4: then we kind of got back together at friendship wise, 266 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:32,199 Speaker 4: and then afterwards, you know, we kind of tried the romantic, 267 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 4: you know journey and then here we are today. 268 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 3: Nice. 269 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:38,719 Speaker 2: Who's got more degrees? You or your wife? 270 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 4: You know, that's a great question if you asked the audience. 271 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:45,200 Speaker 4: You know, because she her first season, she was four 272 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:48,440 Speaker 4: degrees Wendy. For degrees, doctor Wendy. We have the same 273 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 4: four degrees when you do the math, So it's funny, 274 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 4: but she was missed four degrees Wendy. 275 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 2: Now, was that coincidence that if she didn't have the degrees, 276 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:00,679 Speaker 2: do you think you would have married? Or was that 277 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 2: like a part of it, Or was that like a 278 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:04,719 Speaker 2: you know, like an I like a woman that's got 279 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:08,960 Speaker 2: an education, that's independent. Did that play into her being 280 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:10,760 Speaker 2: the one? Or did it really not matter if she 281 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:12,560 Speaker 2: could have just not any degrees and you still would 282 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:13,079 Speaker 2: have gone with her. 283 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 3: Yeah. 284 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:15,000 Speaker 4: I think she could have not had any degrees. I 285 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:17,520 Speaker 4: still probably would have won her. I like an ambitious, 286 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 4: intelligent woman, but I don't really like honestly, until she started, 287 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:23,920 Speaker 4: she said on the show that season, I don't realize 288 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:25,800 Speaker 4: she had that many degrees, Like, I mean, we were 289 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 4: just like you know, serial school, you know, attendees. 290 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:31,600 Speaker 3: Yeah. 291 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think that's a very interesting question edwin because 292 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 1: if I was to put myself in that situation, I'd 293 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:41,320 Speaker 1: say I'd need a woman that has to be smart 294 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 1: in order to have a conversation after you know, having sex, 295 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 1: you know, because that's the number one thing, you know, 296 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:50,080 Speaker 1: us men think about, and then after that, what do 297 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 1: you do. I'm really happy for you guys that you 298 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 1: found each other. And I understand you have three children. 299 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:00,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, so we have a twelve year old boy, 300 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 4: ten year old boy, and a five year old girl 301 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 4: who runs the house. 302 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 1: Oh and she's got two older brothers and she runs 303 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 1: a house, and she. 304 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:11,720 Speaker 3: Runs the house. It's like something that would tell her. 305 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 1: Are you guys gonna instill the same motto of education 306 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:18,240 Speaker 1: to be a doctor, lawyer, or engineer? 307 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:21,200 Speaker 4: You know, I don't think so, because I mean, we 308 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:23,440 Speaker 4: know better, so we should definitely do better. We know 309 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 4: that there's more out there. You got to pursue happiness. 310 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 4: It's not all about going to school. And yeah, it 311 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 4: may not be what your happiness is. You know, you 312 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 4: could be the worst student, but if your parents are 313 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 4: pushing school on, you think that's the only way. And 314 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,040 Speaker 4: so I think that we definitely want to be more 315 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:38,640 Speaker 4: open minded, give them more of a sense of the 316 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:40,679 Speaker 4: opportunities out in the world. You know, you can be 317 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:43,200 Speaker 4: an entrepreneur, you could be you know, you could go 318 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 4: to school, you could be a doctor if you want. 319 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 3: You could be whatever you want to be. 320 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:48,839 Speaker 4: But you have to find out what your passion is 321 00:13:48,920 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 4: and fulfill that and chase that passion, that dream. So 322 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 4: I think that's something that I didn't get grown up. 323 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 4: But I think that we're definitely to instilling our kids 324 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:58,319 Speaker 4: that you know, follow your dream, follow your passions, and 325 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 4: it will lead to work that doesn't feel like work. Yeah. 326 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:04,199 Speaker 1: I always tell our kids, like, you can do whatever 327 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:07,080 Speaker 1: you want. Sometimes they're not doing anything, and it's frustrating. 328 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 1: But as long as they have a foundation of some 329 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:13,440 Speaker 1: sort of education, some sort of subject, they can go 330 00:14:14,080 --> 00:14:17,320 Speaker 1: left or right. I've known a lot of people who've had, 331 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:20,359 Speaker 1: you know, an education in botany and opened up restaurants, 332 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 1: and even lawyers who got their degree and ended up 333 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 1: practicing or quitting the practice of law and doing something 334 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 1: in business in general. So I think we are if 335 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 1: we see the opportunity, we can do anything we want. 336 00:14:34,160 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 1: But if you get stuck in that, you know, same regimen, 337 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:39,920 Speaker 1: like I have an engineering degree, that's all I'm going 338 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 1: to do. That's where I think eventually you wake up, 339 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:45,120 Speaker 1: you know, forty fifty years later and you realize I 340 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 1: could have done so much more. 341 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 2: Exactly, are the kids more into sports right now? Are 342 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 2: they more into school right now? 343 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 3: They are more Well. 344 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 4: It's funny because if they don't do well in school, 345 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:58,080 Speaker 4: they can't play sports. But they actually do well in sports, 346 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 4: which is I'm living vicariously through because you know, they 347 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:06,080 Speaker 4: enjoy football, basketball, My daughter is into dance and gymnastics. Uh, 348 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 4: and so they enjoy sports, but they also do well 349 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 4: in school, which I'm happy about. So I'm trying to 350 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 4: push sports, you know, I'm trying to really push sports. 351 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 4: But they're not you know, they're kind of way and 352 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 4: they're kind of wanting to play video games. 353 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 3: War. 354 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, they're in that age video sports games. 355 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 3: That's true. NBA two K and Maddie. I'm like, that's 356 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 3: not the real thing. Go out and such bread. 357 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 1: Although you know, I wouldn't knock it too much because 358 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:32,440 Speaker 1: it's a big world of online gaming. I don't know 359 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 1: how familiar you are with it. I had an entrepreneur 360 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 1: friend of mine who was part of that world in 361 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 1: our EO group, and he introduced me to that. And 362 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 1: it's a huge, huge, It's almost bigger than our real 363 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 1: sports game worlds, the e sports, like the video game sports. 364 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 1: Are you guys familiar with that? 365 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:51,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, I heard about it. Yeah. 366 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:55,080 Speaker 1: Oh it's huge. It's enormous. It's its own world and 367 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:56,200 Speaker 1: it's worldwide. 368 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 3: Mm hmm, yeah, pretty good. 369 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 2: I think anything that makes you compete is good because 370 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:07,360 Speaker 2: I haven't met a successful person that's not competitive. Like, 371 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 2: if you're not competitive, you're not going to go past 372 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:11,920 Speaker 2: your own capacity, you know. So it's why I asked 373 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 2: about sports. That's what sports taught me is that you know, 374 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 2: to be competitive and if you work hard enough, even 375 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:20,240 Speaker 2: though you might not start off on the you know 376 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 2: at the top, you can you can very well get 377 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:24,720 Speaker 2: there if you if you have the hard work ethic 378 00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 2: and and you're just consistent. 379 00:16:27,840 --> 00:16:30,240 Speaker 1: But the other thing that sports teaches you is you 380 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 1: win some and you lose some. I think that was 381 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 1: Eddie's point earlier. You know, that's that's a that's a 382 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 1: really good lesson. I think it helps with any level 383 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 1: of success at any level of life, from relationships to 384 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:45,320 Speaker 1: friendships to business. You know, you you're going to lose 385 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 1: some and you're gonna have to get back up and 386 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:47,960 Speaker 1: try it again. 387 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, failure is the best teacher, It really is. 388 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 3: Exactly. 389 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:53,680 Speaker 2: So Eddie, when you first heard about the Housewives, did 390 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:55,760 Speaker 2: you know about the show? And I guess that's the 391 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 2: first part And second were you Was it an automatic yes? 392 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:02,320 Speaker 2: Or do you like have to marinate on it that 393 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 2: for a bed? 394 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:06,360 Speaker 4: You know, I feel like I heard about the Housewives, 395 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:08,680 Speaker 4: but I to me it was one of those things 396 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 4: where you could turn it on, turn it off. I 397 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 4: wasn't really invested in the Housewives so kind of when 398 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 4: the opportunity presented itself. My wife brought the opportunity, I'm like, oh, 399 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 4: you should do it. You know, Yolo, you only live once, 400 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:22,159 Speaker 4: you know, why not. I wasn't thinking about what it 401 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 4: takes to be on the show. I was just thinking about, Wow, 402 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 4: you get to be on TV. You get to go 403 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:27,920 Speaker 4: to fancy events and have fun. 404 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:28,159 Speaker 3: You know. 405 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:30,960 Speaker 4: I didn't think that someone can really just say whatever 406 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 4: the hell they want to say on national TV. 407 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:36,360 Speaker 3: That's it. But yeah, I just. 408 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:37,879 Speaker 4: Thought it was an opportunity, and I thought it was 409 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:40,760 Speaker 4: a great opportunity to leverage a platform to go and 410 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:43,640 Speaker 4: continue to pursue your dreams. And I didn't think about 411 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:46,600 Speaker 4: everything that it entails. And I think over I think 412 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 4: this is our six year. I've kind of gotten to 413 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 4: a sweet spot where I understand, like, you know, there's 414 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:55,159 Speaker 4: no reward without risk. You got to go through the 415 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:58,920 Speaker 4: fire to get to the green pasture. And so anytime 416 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:02,040 Speaker 4: I have to talk my wife off the ledge a 417 00:18:02,080 --> 00:18:07,400 Speaker 4: lot because she's yeah, scorching earth and blow the whole 418 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:11,399 Speaker 4: establishment up, and I'm like, hey, it's a show. You know, 419 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:13,080 Speaker 4: everyone's doing their job, you know. 420 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:16,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, do you feel like after five years, do you 421 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:17,960 Speaker 2: think you finally have the hang of it. I saw 422 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:22,040 Speaker 2: this clip of you being on the what do you 423 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 2: call it, what's the season finale thing called reim the reunion, 424 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:28,480 Speaker 2: and I was and I honestly thought, man, that's ballsy. 425 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:30,400 Speaker 2: I would never go on to reunion. They freaking paid 426 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 2: me because it's there's so much drama that happens, and 427 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 2: you were so calm, you were just man. It was 428 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 2: like you were made for it. And that's like a 429 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:40,960 Speaker 2: hot seed of all hot seeds. So yeah, what was 430 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:41,760 Speaker 2: that experience? 431 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:44,679 Speaker 4: Like, you know, it's good when you're not actually in 432 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:47,480 Speaker 4: the hot seat, meaning it's not my drama that's being 433 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:49,920 Speaker 4: talked about, but it's still you know, these women they're 434 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:52,400 Speaker 4: in a different level, different league, and so I can't 435 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:54,879 Speaker 4: keep up. And so I really I don't try to 436 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:58,159 Speaker 4: keep up like I try to, you know, simple do 437 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:00,399 Speaker 4: my time and then roll out because they eat you 438 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:02,440 Speaker 4: out and spit you out if you try to get 439 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 4: involved in the women drama. You know, so I try to, 440 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:07,920 Speaker 4: you know, I really just try to stay out the way. 441 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:10,520 Speaker 4: I really try to be pleasant, don't get into drama, 442 00:19:10,720 --> 00:19:14,080 Speaker 4: give advice, and then go, you know, and go go, 443 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:16,120 Speaker 4: go to my separate corner because you. 444 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:18,439 Speaker 3: Can really get caught up in the women's drama. 445 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:20,760 Speaker 4: And then now in this day and age, you have 446 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:23,879 Speaker 4: not just what you film, but you have social media, 447 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 4: you have the blogs, you have the bloggers, you have 448 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 4: all these different people weighing in with opinions, and it's like, 449 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:32,679 Speaker 4: you know, you lived it, it's your truth, but everyone 450 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:35,639 Speaker 4: has their opinion, and people want to believe lies or 451 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 4: believe untruths more than they want to believe the truth. 452 00:19:38,119 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 4: So you got to really keep everything in perspective when 453 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:41,959 Speaker 4: you're on these shows. 454 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:46,280 Speaker 1: It definitely has evolved tremendously from the beginning, where I 455 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:49,320 Speaker 1: remember they used to have a rule where the women 456 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:52,359 Speaker 1: could not even talk outside of filming. They couldn't, you know, 457 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 1: have a conversation, They couldn't go to lunch, they couldn't 458 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 1: go not that they would, but it was really strict 459 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 1: about not making it as or not conversing about what's 460 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:05,880 Speaker 1: going on unless the cameras were there. And then as 461 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:09,600 Speaker 1: social media came to light and everybody's posting pictures and everything, 462 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 1: and then blogging came to light just like the real world, 463 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:16,119 Speaker 1: right like even in business. What I'd noticed growing up 464 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:20,120 Speaker 1: and wrapping my head around the big companies that promote 465 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:23,400 Speaker 1: their product is better than b product, right, and they're 466 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 1: saying all these horrible things. It happens in politics. You know, 467 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 1: one politician putting out this ugly story about another politician 468 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 1: sleeping with a dog or something like that. You know, 469 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:36,000 Speaker 1: just can you do that? Why are you doing that? 470 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:38,960 Speaker 1: It just seems so dirty, And that's how i'd kind 471 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:42,119 Speaker 1: of seen the show evolved in to get really dirty. 472 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 1: What has been some of the things that negative things 473 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:48,399 Speaker 1: that you've experienced on the show personally? 474 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 4: I remember one year I think it was probably the 475 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:57,200 Speaker 4: second year, maybe sixth season, where there was a rumor 476 00:20:57,280 --> 00:21:00,560 Speaker 4: that was totally made up by the blogs about an 477 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:04,720 Speaker 4: extra marital affair about having a baby about. 478 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:06,600 Speaker 3: I think that. 479 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:08,480 Speaker 4: Maybe that was the extent that maybe there was even more, 480 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:09,240 Speaker 4: don't I don't. 481 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 3: Even recall, but it was. 482 00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:13,119 Speaker 4: All lies, yeah, And it was all lies that started 483 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,280 Speaker 4: in the blogs because I think it was one of 484 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:18,160 Speaker 4: those things to get attention, to get clicks. And then 485 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:21,120 Speaker 4: because it's in the blogs, you know, the women are 486 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:23,480 Speaker 4: the women, and they do what they do, so they 487 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:26,000 Speaker 4: bring it on the platform. So now it's on the platform, 488 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:28,520 Speaker 4: So now the world sees it, and so you kind 489 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 4: of relive it over and over again because you film 490 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:33,040 Speaker 4: it and then it now it runs in it and 491 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:36,240 Speaker 4: it airs. And so that was probably the toughest season 492 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 4: because like, wait, so they really can say whatever they 493 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:40,920 Speaker 4: want to say. Until this day, no one circles back 494 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 4: and says, you know what, that was a lie or 495 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:45,159 Speaker 4: that was untrue. They just we just move on. But 496 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:48,879 Speaker 4: you know, the articles and the footage it still lasts forever. 497 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:51,600 Speaker 4: And just having to live through that and just knowing that, 498 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:54,360 Speaker 4: you know, I wasn't one of those people that went 499 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:57,520 Speaker 4: on social media to try to campaign for, you know, 500 00:21:57,680 --> 00:21:59,920 Speaker 4: the validity of what I'm saying. I just say, hey, 501 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:01,680 Speaker 4: you guys are gonna believe what you want to believe. 502 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 4: I know what the truth is, and I'm gonna proceed 503 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:06,119 Speaker 4: with the truth. But it could have I could have 504 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:07,600 Speaker 4: taken that route, and then I would have just. 505 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:09,720 Speaker 3: Been on every website, every blog. 506 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:11,960 Speaker 4: Saying no, this is untrue, this is untrue. And I 507 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,200 Speaker 4: didn't choose that path. But it's really it can go 508 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:16,520 Speaker 4: it depends on how you take it. 509 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:18,199 Speaker 3: It can really go back, you know, bad for you. 510 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:20,000 Speaker 4: Like you know, I remember at that time, I think 511 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:23,640 Speaker 4: HR had called me into a meeting to talk about, well, 512 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:26,600 Speaker 4: if you know, because I was in a position of superiority, 513 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:29,640 Speaker 4: is there someone who you've been with at the firm, 514 00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:31,400 Speaker 4: because we would need to know that, you. 515 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:32,240 Speaker 3: Know, going forward. 516 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 4: And it's like, wow, oh this is all There is 517 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:36,439 Speaker 4: a woman who just made this stuff up. It's totally 518 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 4: lies and fabricated. But I had to have that conversation. Wow, 519 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:42,439 Speaker 4: they don't know that when they're doing this online and 520 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:45,160 Speaker 4: you know, on TV, but this is real life. It's 521 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:48,000 Speaker 4: not just reality TV. It's really real life. So having 522 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 4: to deal with that, that was probably the toughest year 523 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 4: that year. 524 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:55,160 Speaker 1: I think for me, it's really just been two things 525 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:58,480 Speaker 1: that they've been trying to, you know, push on us. 526 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: And I'm as confident as you eddywhere you know, if 527 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:03,920 Speaker 1: you want to believe the live, you believe the live. 528 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 1: If the worst thing you can say is that I'm 529 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:09,199 Speaker 1: gay in my marriage as a sham, or that my 530 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:11,440 Speaker 1: wife and I are getting divorced, If that's the worst 531 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:13,679 Speaker 1: thing you can say, I got no reason to go 532 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:15,960 Speaker 1: out and defend it. But if you're calling me a 533 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 1: criminal and I'm getting investigated by the FBI, or I 534 00:23:19,160 --> 00:23:21,879 Speaker 1: you know, I hit and run and a dui, or 535 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:25,600 Speaker 1: I do something really bad and illegal. Those are the 536 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 1: people that are going on. They're trying to defend themselves like, no, 537 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:30,720 Speaker 1: it didn't it happened this way right, right, right. 538 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:37,840 Speaker 2: So guilty, it's so obvious, right, Yeah, Eddie, I loved 539 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:41,040 Speaker 2: what you said earlier in regards to just the girls 540 00:23:41,080 --> 00:23:44,720 Speaker 2: being at another level. I often tell people like, you 541 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 2: don't understand how witty you have to be to be 542 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:51,439 Speaker 2: on this show, Like how quick the girls are, Like 543 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:53,640 Speaker 2: if you try to get into it, they will eat 544 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:54,320 Speaker 2: you alive. 545 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:54,760 Speaker 1: Right. 546 00:23:55,840 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 2: Is there a person on the show that you're like, Man, 547 00:23:58,080 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 2: I don't want to mess with that one other than 548 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:01,760 Speaker 2: your wife of course, right, other. 549 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 4: Than my wife because I got to mess with her 550 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 4: on a daily basis, you know, Like I said, I mean, 551 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:10,840 Speaker 4: they're all it's weird because I think I pride myself 552 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:12,679 Speaker 4: on being quick and being quick on my feet, but 553 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:14,960 Speaker 4: these women, like they will wrap you up in your 554 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 4: words and you're like, wait, what was I trying to say? 555 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 4: You just want to exit the conversation quickly, so I wouldn't. 556 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:23,119 Speaker 4: There's not one that I would want to talk, you 557 00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:25,919 Speaker 4: know with, or have a verbal dispute with because they 558 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:27,680 Speaker 4: all have it and I don't you know, I don't 559 00:24:27,680 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 4: want to test it. I've seen it in action and 560 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:33,159 Speaker 4: I'm like, man, okay, I've actually seen guys try to 561 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:35,920 Speaker 4: interact with the one of the ladies and I'm like, 562 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:38,240 Speaker 4: it's not gonna end well for you. 563 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 2: Shout out to whoever does the casting, right, It's like 564 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:45,120 Speaker 2: they know what they're doing because these girls are just quick. Man, 565 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:47,720 Speaker 2: I'm amazed. And you know a lot of times people 566 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:49,520 Speaker 2: think of like, well, what do they do? They're just 567 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:53,360 Speaker 2: going on the show and talking like they are very smart. 568 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:57,160 Speaker 4: Yes, yes, yeah, if you're not quick, you're not gonna 569 00:24:57,200 --> 00:25:00,159 Speaker 4: last long. They're gonna eat you alive, a woman, as 570 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 4: a new wife, as anything. Yeah, you're not gonna last 571 00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:02,400 Speaker 4: very long. 572 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:07,520 Speaker 1: Now, a real serious question, and I'm sure the viewers 573 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:11,040 Speaker 1: will want to hear the truth and honest answer. And 574 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:15,040 Speaker 1: that's have you and your wife ever like had fights 575 00:25:15,119 --> 00:25:17,800 Speaker 1: stupid fights over what happened on the show or what's 576 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:20,080 Speaker 1: going on on the show, And you're like, what the 577 00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:21,200 Speaker 1: hell are we fighting about? 578 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:25,760 Speaker 4: Yes, short answer, yes, And it's it happened a lot 579 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 4: in the beginning as well, because it's like you know, 580 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:31,840 Speaker 4: it's reality TV, but then you have your own reality 581 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:36,480 Speaker 4: and it's like I maybe subconsciously I would say something 582 00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 4: that maybe happen online or happened one of the women 583 00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:41,640 Speaker 4: called her on the show, and I'll say it at 584 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:44,240 Speaker 4: home and she's like, see, you're using the show against me, 585 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 4: and I'm like, I didn't even realize it. It's just 586 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:49,240 Speaker 4: you know, still a word, but I didn't realize it. 587 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:52,400 Speaker 4: But it's like those type of things are triggers when 588 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:56,080 Speaker 4: she's going through, you know, filming the show or just 589 00:25:56,280 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 4: not seeing aya eye on. Okay, there's a dispute on 590 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:02,120 Speaker 4: the show, and I'm giving you my honest opinion, and 591 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 4: you don't like minest opinion because you know, you feel 592 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:06,960 Speaker 4: like I'm signing with someone else. 593 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:08,879 Speaker 3: Like disputes about the show. 594 00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:12,320 Speaker 4: They happened in the beginning, and I had to just realize, like, Okay, 595 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:16,560 Speaker 4: give my wife some time to decompress from filming. Don't 596 00:26:16,560 --> 00:26:18,520 Speaker 4: ask her about filming, don't ask her about the show, 597 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:20,480 Speaker 4: you know, ask her about how hard they went, and 598 00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:23,320 Speaker 4: then try not to get too invested in this show 599 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:25,959 Speaker 4: because inevitably, you know, we end up being the sounding 600 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:28,320 Speaker 4: board when they come back from you know, these cast 601 00:26:28,359 --> 00:26:30,960 Speaker 4: events or filming or what have you, we end up 602 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:33,600 Speaker 4: being the sounding board or the voice of reasoning, the 603 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:36,399 Speaker 4: con voice. And so I think that, you know, we 604 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:38,119 Speaker 4: have gotten vice to beginning. We haven't gotten into them 605 00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:40,960 Speaker 4: lately because it's really like, oh okay, oh that's going on. 606 00:26:41,119 --> 00:26:44,920 Speaker 1: Oh wow wow, yeah, yeah, you kind of figured out, 607 00:26:45,119 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 1: you know, like it's just a TV show. And as 608 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:51,800 Speaker 1: long as they don't do or say anything that will 609 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 1: really hurt our career or our livelihood, I think it's 610 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:58,639 Speaker 1: just a TV show. But when they start really affecting 611 00:26:58,680 --> 00:27:01,399 Speaker 1: the other things that are important, like even your relationship 612 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:07,200 Speaker 1: with your kids or business partners or whatnot, I don't 613 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:11,040 Speaker 1: really see that happening. Because my my truth is as 614 00:27:11,119 --> 00:27:15,160 Speaker 1: long as I'm not doing anything illegal, immoral or you know, criminal, 615 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:19,360 Speaker 1: I'm fine, you know, just me just having a good 616 00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:21,440 Speaker 1: time in life. So I'm not breaking the law and 617 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 1: going to jail and you know, becoming a yoga instructor 618 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:26,800 Speaker 1: because I was in jail for a year, you know, 619 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:30,719 Speaker 1: just not I'm just not doing shit like that, just 620 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:31,159 Speaker 1: being me. 621 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:33,919 Speaker 4: So and you can tell when they make when they 622 00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:36,320 Speaker 4: make up those lives and they don't stick, they just 623 00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:37,160 Speaker 4: go away. 624 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:40,440 Speaker 1: Right, Yeah, and the ones that stick are the ones 625 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:49,280 Speaker 1: that are going no, no, it's not true. It's this way. 626 00:27:51,560 --> 00:27:53,520 Speaker 2: What's the best thing that's come out of being on 627 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:54,480 Speaker 2: Housewives for you? 628 00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:57,440 Speaker 3: Great question, that's a great question. I think. 629 00:27:57,480 --> 00:27:59,680 Speaker 4: You know what's funny, I think actually being on Housewives 630 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:03,119 Speaker 4: has in our relationship my wife Wendy and I strengthen 631 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:05,359 Speaker 4: our relationship because it's forced us. I forced us, but 632 00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:07,639 Speaker 4: it allowed us to get closer when you feel like 633 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:10,520 Speaker 4: it's us against the world. So I think that's one thing. 634 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:16,040 Speaker 4: I think also my kids have actually I've been able 635 00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:19,000 Speaker 4: to maintain a sense of normalcy for them but also 636 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:22,119 Speaker 4: build them up in a way that I wasn't you know, 637 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 4: I wasn't raised so in a sense of, you know, 638 00:28:24,520 --> 00:28:26,520 Speaker 4: they're growing up in the spotlight, you know, like I 639 00:28:26,520 --> 00:28:29,479 Speaker 4: have two boys they walked on in New York Fashion 640 00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:32,560 Speaker 4: Week one year, and like those opportunities, Like I've never 641 00:28:32,560 --> 00:28:34,719 Speaker 4: had those opportunities growing up. So being able to give 642 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:36,760 Speaker 4: them those type of opportunities is one of those things 643 00:28:36,760 --> 00:28:39,360 Speaker 4: whereas once in a lifetime. And so I really appreciative 644 00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:43,080 Speaker 4: of the Housewives universe for allowing them that space and 645 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 4: that opportunity to go that way, and then also just 646 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:48,680 Speaker 4: starting businesses like this cannabis business. 647 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:49,680 Speaker 3: You know that I started. 648 00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:52,480 Speaker 4: It's happy EDDI wouldn't be happy Edti if I wasn't on. 649 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:53,400 Speaker 3: This platform, you know. 650 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:55,760 Speaker 4: And so I think that the opportunity to meet the 651 00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:57,520 Speaker 4: people I've met, to be in the rooms that I've 652 00:28:57,520 --> 00:28:59,680 Speaker 4: been in, I've been able to I've been one of 653 00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:01,600 Speaker 4: those peop well that said, if I'm going to be 654 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:04,080 Speaker 4: talked about on this show, I'm going to leverage this 655 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:06,720 Speaker 4: platform to my benefit. I'm not going to be talked 656 00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:08,240 Speaker 4: about and then I go in the corner and I'll 657 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:10,280 Speaker 4: cry and I'll say, oh man, they talk about me. 658 00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:12,840 Speaker 3: No, I'm going to take full advantage of the opportunity. 659 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:15,080 Speaker 4: And so that's what I've kind of prided myself when 660 00:29:15,160 --> 00:29:17,120 Speaker 4: trying to do and not just sitting on the sidelines 661 00:29:17,160 --> 00:29:19,960 Speaker 4: and just you know, eating popcorn and watching the show 662 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:20,200 Speaker 4: go on. 663 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:23,719 Speaker 1: It's definitely a springboard to anything you want to do. 664 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:27,880 Speaker 1: We've been very successful with our CBD company as well, 665 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:30,960 Speaker 1: and I don't think we'd be where we're at without 666 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:35,480 Speaker 1: the platform. Although we launched our company in twenty eighteen 667 00:29:35,880 --> 00:29:39,480 Speaker 1: or twenty nineteen, but towards the beginning of the farm Bill, 668 00:29:40,120 --> 00:29:45,800 Speaker 1: so Bravo wasn't very inclined to show anything cannabis. And 669 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:48,960 Speaker 1: we did a whole you know, one of those parties 670 00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:51,560 Speaker 1: and all the housewives were there, and you got to 671 00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:53,560 Speaker 1: make sure there's a bitch fight otherwise it's not going 672 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:57,720 Speaker 1: to air, and there was, and they just decided not 673 00:29:57,840 --> 00:30:00,200 Speaker 1: to show it, and that really pissed me off and 674 00:30:00,440 --> 00:30:02,840 Speaker 1: made me really think twice about what am I doing 675 00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:04,360 Speaker 1: on the show if they're not going to you know, 676 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 1: do their part. So fortunately we were true to our 677 00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:11,720 Speaker 1: brand and built it up, you know, like or just 678 00:30:11,760 --> 00:30:15,800 Speaker 1: a regular business. And fortunately the brand and the products 679 00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:19,120 Speaker 1: spoke for themselves because in this industry when we started, 680 00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:23,280 Speaker 1: you couldn't advertise anything cannabis, not on social media nowhere. 681 00:30:23,720 --> 00:30:25,400 Speaker 1: So we were like, how were we supposed to sell 682 00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:27,640 Speaker 1: you something? We can't tell you it's good for how 683 00:30:27,680 --> 00:30:32,320 Speaker 1: it works for you. You know, it's very challenging. So yeah, 684 00:30:32,560 --> 00:30:35,600 Speaker 1: I'm really I mean, it's it's a tough business, but 685 00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:39,719 Speaker 1: it's very rewarding because it is it is a medicinal plant, 686 00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:42,400 Speaker 1: and a lot of customers have benefited from it. 687 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:44,960 Speaker 4: Definitely, I would love the trust of their products too. 688 00:30:45,560 --> 00:30:47,800 Speaker 2: What's the one thing that you would you know, for 689 00:30:48,080 --> 00:30:52,480 Speaker 2: any entrepreneur that's listening to the show or that's maybe 690 00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:56,040 Speaker 2: wanting to get into into a new business, what's the 691 00:30:56,120 --> 00:30:58,400 Speaker 2: number one advice you would give them coming from the 692 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:00,960 Speaker 2: corporate world, Because I'm sure a lot of fans of 693 00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:04,320 Speaker 2: the show are probably nine to five corporate people that 694 00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:08,960 Speaker 2: maybe dream of jumping into that entrepreneurship. And Eddie maybe 695 00:31:08,960 --> 00:31:12,480 Speaker 2: you could answer that as well, what is the number 696 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:14,520 Speaker 2: one advice that you would give someone that's thinking about 697 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:16,240 Speaker 2: maybe getting into entrepreneurship. 698 00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:19,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, I would say the number one advice I would 699 00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:23,200 Speaker 4: I would give is to seek out I guess you 700 00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:26,280 Speaker 4: call the mentors or seek out a board of advisors 701 00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:29,200 Speaker 4: who are doing what you want to do, and really 702 00:31:29,480 --> 00:31:31,000 Speaker 4: educate yourself on what. 703 00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:32,440 Speaker 3: It is you're trying to get yourself into. 704 00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:35,160 Speaker 4: Because you know, people, believe it or not, they love 705 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:37,920 Speaker 4: to talk and they love especially when they're experting their field. 706 00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:40,840 Speaker 4: They love to share knowledge and love to be the 707 00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:43,600 Speaker 4: go to person of the knowledge base, and so I 708 00:31:43,680 --> 00:31:47,120 Speaker 4: think seeking out folks who can give you that information 709 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:50,160 Speaker 4: transfer and can give you that quick cliff notes into 710 00:31:50,200 --> 00:31:52,600 Speaker 4: the industry, and then you take that learning and you 711 00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:54,960 Speaker 4: apply it to you know, what you're trying to do. 712 00:31:55,040 --> 00:31:57,640 Speaker 4: I think that's invaluable, and that's kind of advice that 713 00:31:57,680 --> 00:32:00,760 Speaker 4: you won't be able to realize until you're fully entrenched 714 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:03,280 Speaker 4: in facing obstacles in the industry, and then you be 715 00:32:03,320 --> 00:32:05,280 Speaker 4: able to call upon those people or call upon that 716 00:32:05,320 --> 00:32:07,160 Speaker 4: advice that you were given, you know, initially. 717 00:32:07,280 --> 00:32:09,120 Speaker 3: So I think that's probably the number one advice that 718 00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:09,920 Speaker 3: I would give. 719 00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:12,600 Speaker 4: To anyone who is venturing out and don't think because 720 00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:16,120 Speaker 4: you're leaving corporate America, you're gonna leave all that learning behind, 721 00:32:16,160 --> 00:32:19,480 Speaker 4: because you're gonna apply all those characteristics, you know, setting meetings, 722 00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:22,479 Speaker 4: setting an agenda, you know, running through your you know 723 00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:25,400 Speaker 4: your outcomes and what you're to do list, like, you 724 00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:28,680 Speaker 4: have to utilize those things in entrepreneurship every single day. 725 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:30,920 Speaker 4: If you don't, like, you're gonna flounder and waste time 726 00:32:30,960 --> 00:32:32,760 Speaker 4: and it's not going to be good for you. So 727 00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:34,680 Speaker 4: I think that's the number one advice I would give. 728 00:32:35,240 --> 00:32:38,360 Speaker 1: I have to agree one hundred percent, yeah with what 729 00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:40,880 Speaker 1: you said, And the only thing I would piggyback on is, 730 00:32:41,080 --> 00:32:45,440 Speaker 1: you know, it's the hardest. It's like finding a life partner, 731 00:32:45,640 --> 00:32:48,560 Speaker 1: it's finding the right people that are going to be 732 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:50,600 Speaker 1: on the board, on the ship with you, you know, and 733 00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:53,840 Speaker 1: have skin in the game, because doing it on your 734 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:56,720 Speaker 1: own is one of the hardest things to do in business. 735 00:32:56,840 --> 00:32:58,680 Speaker 1: You know, you're going to be wearing too many hats 736 00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:00,400 Speaker 1: and it's going to be too difficult to say seed. 737 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:04,480 Speaker 1: So find a partner or two, or as many as 738 00:33:04,600 --> 00:33:08,960 Speaker 1: you can get that will help you improve your chances 739 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:11,480 Speaker 1: of success, you know. But again, make sure there are 740 00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:14,560 Speaker 1: people you really trust, you really know they have a 741 00:33:14,560 --> 00:33:16,640 Speaker 1: skin in the game and a real interest in the game, 742 00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:19,000 Speaker 1: because doing it by yourself is too hard. 743 00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:23,000 Speaker 2: Yep, yeah, no, I agree with that, and I love 744 00:33:23,040 --> 00:33:23,520 Speaker 2: the answer. 745 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:23,920 Speaker 3: Guys. 746 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:26,360 Speaker 2: What I would add to that as far as you 747 00:33:26,360 --> 00:33:29,440 Speaker 2: know the importance of association and the importance of mentorship. 748 00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:31,840 Speaker 2: A lot of people say, well, I don't have access 749 00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:34,160 Speaker 2: to those people, and the reality of it is you do. 750 00:33:34,440 --> 00:33:37,080 Speaker 2: With all the YouTube stuff that's there, you could literally 751 00:33:37,120 --> 00:33:39,520 Speaker 2: study people. And I can tell you that one one 752 00:33:39,520 --> 00:33:41,880 Speaker 2: of the ways you can connect with people is if 753 00:33:41,880 --> 00:33:45,520 Speaker 2: you DM them and you tell them something back about 754 00:33:45,520 --> 00:33:50,480 Speaker 2: a story that they told about their life. If you 755 00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:54,080 Speaker 2: could tie that back to like if you can show 756 00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:57,560 Speaker 2: them that you paid attention to their story, they will 757 00:33:57,600 --> 00:33:59,600 Speaker 2: get back to you. So it's got to be something 758 00:33:59,640 --> 00:34:03,600 Speaker 2: speciftiffic that they know. Man, this person took the time 759 00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:08,480 Speaker 2: to study me. Yeah, right, versus just sending them a generic. 760 00:34:08,680 --> 00:34:10,879 Speaker 2: I sent this to one thousand people, and let's say 761 00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:13,480 Speaker 2: if you respond, if you could make it very unique 762 00:34:13,480 --> 00:34:17,400 Speaker 2: where they know it's specific to them, you'd be amazed 763 00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:18,920 Speaker 2: how many people will respond to you. 764 00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:22,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, or even if you're trying to work for a company, 765 00:34:22,200 --> 00:34:24,960 Speaker 1: you do the research, you know, you look into the company, 766 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:27,600 Speaker 1: you find out everything about it, and don't send them 767 00:34:27,640 --> 00:34:30,279 Speaker 1: a hey are you hiring? Email? Say hey, I'd love 768 00:34:30,280 --> 00:34:32,480 Speaker 1: to work for you, and here's the reasons why. 769 00:34:32,880 --> 00:34:36,040 Speaker 3: Right, you got to do your due diligence for sure 770 00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:36,640 Speaker 3: to do it. 771 00:34:36,719 --> 00:34:38,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's awesome. 772 00:34:38,239 --> 00:34:40,520 Speaker 2: And what's next for you, Eddie? What's what do you 773 00:34:40,560 --> 00:34:42,719 Speaker 2: got planned? And what are you looking forward to in 774 00:34:42,760 --> 00:34:43,600 Speaker 2: this new season? 775 00:34:44,960 --> 00:34:48,160 Speaker 3: So this new season it's just getting off the grounds. 776 00:34:48,200 --> 00:34:49,600 Speaker 4: I don't know how. I don't want to be the 777 00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:52,840 Speaker 4: leak if you will, but the new seas is getting 778 00:34:52,840 --> 00:34:56,160 Speaker 4: off the ground. It's going really well. I think this 779 00:34:57,000 --> 00:34:59,120 Speaker 4: next season is going to be a great season. There's 780 00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:03,640 Speaker 4: also some other things in the pipeline for the the 781 00:35:03,680 --> 00:35:06,319 Speaker 4: ocepos and so I think that you know, we have 782 00:35:06,360 --> 00:35:10,799 Speaker 4: some announcements coming up in terms of family announcement, and 783 00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:13,600 Speaker 4: then we also, you know, like I said, I'm expanding 784 00:35:13,600 --> 00:35:13,879 Speaker 4: the brand. 785 00:35:13,960 --> 00:35:15,280 Speaker 3: So I'm going to be traveling a lot. 786 00:35:15,120 --> 00:35:18,480 Speaker 4: Into different states and partnering with different folks that some 787 00:35:18,520 --> 00:35:21,200 Speaker 4: people may know, some people may not know, a lot 788 00:35:21,239 --> 00:35:22,200 Speaker 4: of people probably do know. 789 00:35:22,960 --> 00:35:23,920 Speaker 3: And so just just. 790 00:35:23,880 --> 00:35:25,759 Speaker 4: Trying to make the most of you know, the opportunities 791 00:35:25,760 --> 00:35:28,400 Speaker 4: and really just trying to enjoy the ride. 792 00:35:28,239 --> 00:35:31,080 Speaker 3: While it's still a ride. If you will, love that. 793 00:35:31,160 --> 00:35:36,720 Speaker 2: Love it Eddie Man, you're again very charismatic. Your business 794 00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:38,279 Speaker 2: is obviously I think, going to do very well. I 795 00:35:38,280 --> 00:35:41,120 Speaker 2: love the business you picked. I think it's especially as 796 00:35:41,120 --> 00:35:44,560 Speaker 2: to your point, as more states get a little more 797 00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:49,719 Speaker 2: I guess what's the word, uh lenient. Yeah, I think 798 00:35:49,719 --> 00:35:52,160 Speaker 2: it's it's it's a great business, especially with your platform 799 00:35:52,200 --> 00:35:55,240 Speaker 2: as well. So very excited to see you continue to shine. 800 00:35:55,719 --> 00:36:02,759 Speaker 4: Thanks, Thanks guys. The Eddie's finally squeeze right middle with 801 00:36:02,840 --> 00:36:03,880 Speaker 4: the Eddie Orioles. 802 00:36:07,040 --> 00:36:10,000 Speaker 2: Well you come down to la hit us up man, Yeah, please, 803 00:36:10,120 --> 00:36:10,640 Speaker 2: we'd love to. 804 00:36:11,520 --> 00:36:12,279 Speaker 3: We'll do, we'll do. 805 00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:15,680 Speaker 1: And are you going to Bravo Con this year. 806 00:36:16,719 --> 00:36:18,880 Speaker 4: Probably, Actually I went the past years and I went 807 00:36:18,880 --> 00:36:21,480 Speaker 4: to Bravo Fans did Okay? Probably? 808 00:36:23,280 --> 00:36:25,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, Well, hopefully we'll see you there because I'm excited 809 00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:27,480 Speaker 1: about it. I I went to the one two years 810 00:36:27,480 --> 00:36:30,120 Speaker 1: ago in Vegas and it was so awesome. I met 811 00:36:30,200 --> 00:36:32,600 Speaker 1: so many you know, other house husbands and you know, 812 00:36:32,719 --> 00:36:35,040 Speaker 1: not a lot of them I like, but a lot 813 00:36:35,080 --> 00:36:37,520 Speaker 1: of my I really got to know, and and especially 814 00:36:37,560 --> 00:36:38,400 Speaker 1: the Jersey boys. 815 00:36:38,440 --> 00:36:41,400 Speaker 4: There are a lot of fun there there there, there 816 00:36:41,400 --> 00:36:42,040 Speaker 4: are a lot of fun. 817 00:36:42,400 --> 00:36:45,239 Speaker 1: There are a lot of fun. So hopefully we'll get 818 00:36:45,239 --> 00:36:48,000 Speaker 1: to see you then, if not before. And thank you 819 00:36:48,080 --> 00:36:49,839 Speaker 1: so much for being on the EDS. 820 00:36:50,080 --> 00:36:51,759 Speaker 4: Thanks for having me, guys. I appreciate it.