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Summary:

Today on SOB, Dr. Tony Warrick, minister, author, business consultant, and an entrepreneur discusses his journey towards incorporating God into his daily life and overcoming discouragement. Tony shares methods of how to live unfazed by the obstacles that can limit our forward movement, the benefits of being in service to others, and how he has gone about writing his book Jesus and Coffee.

 

Show Notes:

• What was Dr. Tony’s Warrick’s life like before he became an entrepreneur
• How did Dr. Tony Warrick become led towards being in service of others
• What does faith in the supreme being mean to Tony
• Faith is developed during our life’s journey during hardships
• What inspired Tony to write his book Jesus and Coffee
• How can we incorporate God in everything you do
• What exactly does “live unfazed” mean
• How do Dr. Tony Warrick’s consulting and coaching services benefit others
• Tony offers free prayer requests to anyone that asks for them
• What is a great first step to building a relationship with God

3 Key Points:

1. Faith is thanking God in advance.  
2. Start incorporating God in your daily life by thanking God every day.
3. If you struggle to start a relationship with God then find a mentor to assist you.

 

Tweetable Quotes:

• “From the day I was born, for some reason, I always had this love for helping and serving people.” – Dr. Tony Warrick
• “If prayer is the key to Heaven’s doorsteps, then faith is what unlocks those doors.” – Dr. Tony Warrick
• “When you become unfazed, it is your inner strength helping you rebound from a crisis.” – Dr. Tony Warrick

 

Resources Mentioned:

• Website: http://www.tonywarrick.com
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamtonywarrick/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IAmTonyWarrick/
• Twitter: @IAmTonyWarrick
• Book: Jesus and Coffee

Summary:

In episode 71 we hear from guest Patrick Osei, Founder of Hot Money Studios based out of the U.K. Patrick talks about his production studio, his current projects and how you can move forward in your current endeavors.

Show Notes:

• Patrick goes over his background and credentials.
• He started off in classical music and was trained by musical masters.
• He started getting into music technology and then to the production side.
• He enrolled in the school of audio engineering and became a part of the garage band movement.
• He became one of the top guys creating “grind” music in 2003 before Hot Money Studios.
• Patrick’s musical influences growing up before production: 80’s pop, Bob Marley, jazz influences.
• Patrick’s musical influences in production: R&B and all the big super producers.
• About how the Hot Money Studios business model came to be.
• What the transition was like moving to an actual studio space.
• The biggest differences Patrick notices promoting across genres.
• How technology has removed every excuse in the music industry when it comes to distribution.
• Every project has a different energy, it’s impossible to have a favorite.
• Construction is his favorite part of production.
• Patrick’s day to day services are generally engineering.
• What’s the first step once the finished product is in hand.
• Patrick prefers paid promotional ads – you have to pay to get seen on Facebook and Instagram.
• How important it is for artists to perform to grow their fan bases.

 

3 Key Points:

1. Hot Money Studios was created to foster an environment of creativity.
2. There’s a lot more pressure on pop artists to produce something flashy.
3. Patrick was not naturally an entrepreneur, he’s naturally creative, but learning marketing and other skill sets allowed him to gain clients and build a business.

 

Tweetable Quotes:

• “Every project has a different energy, it’s impossible to have a favorite, I like them all equally.” – Patrick Osei
• “If I didn’t market my studio, I would not be in business.” – Patrick Osei
• “Once you’ve got the right product, everything will fall into place.” – Patrick Osei

 

Resources Mentioned:

• Hot Money Studios
• Follow Hot Money Studios on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter: @HotMoneyStudios

Summary:

In episode 70 we hear from guest Tempestt Davis, army veteran and tech founder of The Busy Business, a subscription-based collaborative community for millennial freelancers. Tempestt talks to your host Keetria about how she got started and how we can move forward in our entrepreneurial pursuits.

Show Notes:

• Tempestt is based out of San Antonio, Texas.
• After she got out of the army she floated around to different types of work.
• She liked freelancing and wanted to be able to help other freelancers.
• How Tempestt got her platform off the ground and what inspired her to move forward with the concept.
• She picked one location where people could collaborate or find work instead of using multiple platforms.
• What differentiates The Busy Business from other platforms.
• About the future of the gig economy and side hustles.
• How the Busy Business started out – it was never a side-hustle.
• About being a black, female entrepreneur in the tech space.
• Resources that helped bring The Busy Business from concept to business model.
• The challenges Tempestt ran into getting her business off the ground.
• The learning curve Tempestt encountered when creating The Busy Business.
• What Tempestt enjoys most about entrepreneurship.
• It’s not the pay that makes people say, it’s feeling appreciated.
• Final advice to entrepreneurs looking to launch in the tech space.
• Connect with Tempestt – on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook @TheBusyBusiness

 

3 Key Points:

1. Freelancers are paying as much as 20% commission on jobs, the Busy Business doesn’t charge a percentage of work.

2. We don’t need to think about what people will allow us to do, we need to get out there and get our success.

3. Don’t be afraid to pivot, it’s okay to change your mind.

 

Tweetable Quotes:

• “I had to think to myself, what can I do to help everybody at the same time?” – Tempestt Davis
• “In the future about 60% of the workforce will be working from home.” -Tempestt Davis
• “I like being in control of my own destiny and making my own dreams come true.” -Tempestt Davis

 

Resources Mentioned:

• The Busy Business

Summary:

In episode 69 we hear from guest Suprena Hickman, a registered nurse and the founder and CEO of SHE (Suprena Hickman Enterprises) where she serves as a consultant and certified integrative health coach. Suprena and Keetria talk about how to get your mindset right, keep your health and spirituality in check, and other tips, tricks, and information she’s gained in the healthcare industry.

Show Notes:

• Suprena’s professional background in the medical industry and elsewhere.

• She was a traveling nurse, medsurg, heart unit, and psych unit.
• She worked at the VA for five years and it was a miserable experience – it’s part of what drove her to where she is now.
• She started to wonder what she could do in the community.
• She began event planning and it included health screening, speakers, learning, growth, and development.
• How Suprena merged nursing and event planning and why she became a nurse.
• When she created her event, she was just looking to solve a problem.
• Nurses can always find a job, but they’re having trouble finding ways to take care of themselves.
• The importance of adequate rest.
• Everyone’s body is different, you have to figure out when your body naturally wants to wake up.
• If you have a goal or a need you should write it down, pray about it, and execute.
• About Suprena Hickman Enterprises (SHE).
• We need to empower girls, let them know they’re loved, and teach them how to love themselves.
• We attract who or what we are inside.
• She also has a coaching division of her business as well as workshops and retreats.
• We can all create from anything, Suprena chooses to bake.
• About Suprena’s decluttering initiative.
  • Paper clutter causes her stress more than anything else.
  • When you live a minimalist type lifestyle, that’s when the thinking and dreaming comes back.
• We can start balancing our lives today by removing ourselves from toxic people and toxic situations.
  • Toxic situations and people manifest themselves through our body and cause disease.
• How to get in touch:
  • LinkedIn and Facebook – Suprena Hickman
  • Get on her email list to get notified of the next decluttering, get motivated, and learn about her next events at SuprenaHickman.com

3 Key Points:

1.   Nurses can always find a job but have trouble taking time and focusing on themselves.

2.  Your mind and your heart have to be right to have better outcomes.

3. We can all create from whatever, we don’t have to choose something destructive as an outlet.

 

Tweetable Quotes:

–   “People don’t know what a nurse looks like outside of scrubs.” – Suprena Hickman

– “Health is not just physical, it’s emotional, spiritual, and mental.” – Suprena Hickman

– “We have to move physical things out of the way to get clarity and relief.” – Suprena Hickman

 

Resources Mentioned:

• yourescapecoach.com

Today on SOB, Hassan Shareef, the Founder, CEO, and producer at Black Magic Studios NYC based in New York City, joins the show. Hassan shares his extensive experience in the music industry, working with Roc-A-Fella Records early on, and expanding into his own recording and producing business. Gain some important advice on what to focus on as a recording artist, and how to thrive in this current market.

Show Notes:

• Hassan Shareef has been the Founder, CEO, and producer at Black Magic Studios NYC since 2000
• Hassan used to be a music A&R at Jay-Z’s previous record label Roc-A-Fella Records
• What early professional experiences benefited Hassan’s growth
• Which resources and mentors assisted Hassan along the way
• How has technology and music equipment changed how he works
• What makes the perfect project for Hassan as a producer
• What are his favorite elements of quality music
• “The Breaks” on VH1 has been Hassan’s favorite project
• You can’t just upload your songs and ignore marketing
• Do you need an entire album as an artist these days
• Most people are buying only the hit songs of their favorite artists
• What major projects is Hassan currently working on
• Keep making new music and present your music as a lifestyle
• What constitutes a hit record

3 Key Points:

1. Hassan learned about building studios by helping Jay-Z construct his during the Roc-A-Fella Records days.  
2. You have to have something that makes you stand out from everyone else.
3. The money in the music industry right now is licensing your songs and performing at shows.

Tweetable Quotes:

• “If you’re going to start a business, you don’t have to have a business plan, but at least have an executive plan that can at least spell out what you are trying to do.” – Hassan Shareef
• “The music that is on the radio has been recorded in multi-million dollar state-of-the-art studios with engineers that are getting paid $5,000 a mix.” – Hassan Shareef
• “What gets me excited to work with projects or work with artists is a uniqueless.” – Hassan Shareef

Resources Mentioned:

• Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/hassanshareef
• Instagram: reefhustlemusic and blackmagicnyc
• Facebook: facebook.com/BlackMagicNYC
• Twitter: @BlackMagicNYC

Today on SOB, Tim Simpson, known as Tim the Motivator, speaks about his experience as a serial entrepreneur who has owned multiple businesses and taught others to do the same. Learn about how Tim is encouraging the business people of tomorrow with his Jr CEO Academy organization, coaches adults looking to get their businesses off the ground, and which resources have kept Tim the Motivator motivated.

Show Notes:

• Tim the Motivator is a serial entrepreneur with a dozen different businesses.
• Tim has evolved into a business consultant.
• Tim’s Jr CEO Academy do
• How Tim became a multiple business entrepreneur
• How you can rediscover yourself to realign with your passions
• Tim’s offerings as a consultant
• What should you look for in learning materials
• Motivational and strategic speakers that inspire
• How Tim single-handedly expanded the Jr CEO Academy
• Tim, the Motivator, sees the business world changing
• Tim the Motivator defines “entrepreneur” as anyone who creates an income-earning opportunity
• What Tim loves most about being an entrepreneur
• The biggest challenges Tim faces in business
• Resources that took Tim from employee to entrepreneur
• Don’t be afraid to fail and don’t let money prevent you from starting a business

3 Key Points:

1. Tim the Motivator has owned 12 businesses in 7 different industries.  
2. Tim went from earning $9,000 a month working 85% of the time, to $40,000 a month working 15% of the time.
3. A formal education will earn you a living. Self-education will earn you a fortune.

Tweetable Quotes:

• “When you are trying to rediscover yourself, basically just look to your past or your childhood, and what you were doing then. What you were passionate about, is often what you should be doing as an adult.” – Tim Simpson
• “I’m really deep into the service industry, because I own a lot of service-type businesses.” – Tim Simpson
• “Most businesses don’t fail because it’s a bad idea. They fail because they don’t generate enough leads.” – Tim Simpson

Resources Mentioned:

• TimTheMotivator.com
• BlackBusinessRetreats.com
• Facebook: facebook.com/timboblacksun
• Twitter: @TimtheMotivator
• Email: TimTheMotivator@gmail.com
• Phone: (803) 261-5948

Summary:
In this episode I had the privilege of speaking with CryptoTalk Podcast host Emilie Jerard. Tune in as she talks about her career paths in medicine, finance, and fashion which eventually paved the way for her new passion crypto. She also gives listeners excellent financial and life advice.

Show Notes:

• Jerard explains her background from biochemistry to fashion design to finance.
• She helps people who want to enter any of her fields of interest
• She explains the core mission of her cryptocurrency business
• She wants to be a role model for others, especially other black female entrepreneurs
• Her medical work ties in well with her financial work
• She explains the content of her podcast CryptoTalk
• She has a tutorial available for a very small $1.00 donation as well as many other resources
• Her work in many different environments and with many different people really helped her thrive
• Jerard focused on quality in all her work
• Helping people gives her the most satisfaction
• She encourages listeners to make time their friend and enjoy the journey

3 Key Points:

1. Cryptocurrency and digital money is the future.
2. Jerard makes it easy to understand the ins and outs of this new financial system.
3. In work and in life, make sure to try many things and to enjoy the journey.

Tweetable Quotes:

• “You have to know your numbers and where you are financially.” – Emilie Jerard
• “I talk about cryptocurrency in a way that people can understand.” – Emilie Jerard
• “I took a lot of risks in my career and it paid off.” – Emilie Jerard

Resources Mentioned:

• CryptoTalk podcast
• Emille Jerard YouTube

Today on SOB, marketing consultant, author, and musician Dr. Pelè joins us to discuss his strategies for reaching and maintaining relationships with ‘big ticket clients’. We discuss the importance of authentically telling our own story in connecting with clients, the powers and pitfalls of using the internet to reach customers, and psychological techniques which can be used to emphasize and dramatize ones storytelling, as Dr. Pelè discusses in his book. We also talk about how podcasting itself can be a powerful networking strategy!

Show Notes:

• Dr. Pelè speaks about his background of adversity, his music production, and the way he consults in helping clients reach ‘big ticket clients’
• How does storytelling importantly relate to sales and marketing?
• Our story is the thing that makes us unique
• Different techniques can be used for attracting small vs big ticket clients
• The internet can be a powerful but also dangerous information source; beware of copy-cat marketing
• The importance of applying real life communication standards to online networking
• How to use social media to grow your business
• Where does cold calling sit in the toolbox of modern marketers?
• The power of podcasting as a business building strategy
• How Dr. Pelè’s book describes psychological techniques which can aid in marketing
• Dr. Pelè describes his training style and techniques
• Music as film soundtrack as an analogy for psychological techniques in storytelling
• Dr. Pelè describes helping people to realize that they already possess everything they need to be successful in business
• Advice for scaling up clientele in a five step process
  
  

3 Key Points:

1.  Dr. Pelè’s suggestions for attracting ‘big ticket clients’ hinge on using one’s own story to connect.

2.  Many of the techniques popularly advertised in marketing circles are only appropriate for ‘small ticket clients’; a larger and more sustainable customer base requires human connection.  

3. Podcasting can be a powerful tool for networking because it involves authentic expression and connection.

Tweetable Quotes:

• “Nobody cares how much we can do or how good our products are if they never hear about them.” – Dr. Pelè
• “We all have these unique, powerful stories, and that’s how you sell.” – Dr. Pelè
• “You can’t catch a whale with a worm.” – Dr. Pelè

Resources Mentioned:

• ‘Big Ticket Clients: You Can’t Catch a Whale with a Worm’ by Dr. Pelè
• ‘Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion’ by Robert Cialdini
• DrPele.com
• Linkedin.com/in/drpele
• Facebook.com/doctorpele

Summary:

Today on SOB, Mike “Foamer” Simpson, Founder and Creator of Mr. Foamer Simpson YouTube channel, tells us how he and his brother, Bucketz, created a YouTube channel, podcast, and business with the goal of highlighting and reviewing a wide variety of popular sneakers. Foamer describes his background, the inspiration of the YouTube Channel and subsequent clothing brand, and gives some advice to listeners on purchasing. He also gives some encouragement to other aspiring entrepreneurs.

Show Notes:

• Sneaker culture and trends and why they are important
• How the brothers organically started their thriving business
• Comfort versus style of sneakers: which is more important?
• Differences in buying sneakers now versus 20 years ago
• Sneaker purchasing advice and things to look out for before you buy a pair
• How entrepreneurs can take initiative today
  
  

3 Key Points:

1.  Mr. Foamer Simpson is a YouTube channel focused on sneakers.

2.  Mr. Foamer Simpson channel helps shoppers make informed purchasing decisions.  

3. If you have an idea or inspiration, you should just start instead of worrying about making it absolutely perfect.

 

Tweetable Quotes:

• “I really like to have a plethora, I like to have a lot of different sneakers.” – Foamer
• “It’s been interesting when you look back at it and look how you started with things.” – Foamer
• “Let’s just create something dope and see if it resonates with people.” – Foamer

 

Resources Mentioned:

• Mr. Foamer Simpson YouTube channel
  
• Foamy and Buckets Unnamed Podcast on iTunes
  
  
• Mr. Foamer Simpson Instagram

• Mr. Foamer Simpson Twitter

Summary:

Today on SOB, Gemma Lang, Founder and Creator of iSocialCircle tells us how she created a company with the goal of connecting travelers around the world to distill loneliness. Gemma describes her vision for the new social community and shares how it all got started. She also gives some valuable advice to other aspiring entrepreneurs.

Show Notes:

• How iSocialCircle, a different type of social networking, got started
• iSocialCirlce allows you to build a network while traveling
• How and why iSocialCircle gives back
• Social media and networking is a double-edged sword
• How Gemma overcame unexpected challenges
• How to start your own business and live your vision

3 Key Points:

1.  iSocialCircle is an app that connects travelers around the world.

2.  iSocialCirle is trying to prevent loneliness and depression not only by connecting people but also by giving back to worthy causes.

3. If you have an idea and a problem to solve, you can create a business if you believe in yourself.

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“We use social media in a really positive way.”– Gemma

 “Social media and networking is a double edge sword.” – Gemma

“Believe in yourself.” – Gemma

 

Resources Mentioned:

• iSocialCircle.com
• Facebook
• Twitter