Earn Your Leisure

David Shands is a true Renaissance man. A few years ago he was working at the Cheesecake Factory, now he’s a full time entrepreneur with a list of impressive achievements under his belt. He’s a best-selling author, he is one of the owners of E Complex Atlanta which is a 4,000 square foot event space venue, he is the host of the Social Proof Podcast, he owns an apparel line, he’s a public speaker and a business coach. In addition to all of that, he is the CEO of Real Social Proof which is a week long online summit for entrepreneurs made up of 60 workshops from 60 different industry leaders. In episode 71, David provided actionable steps for people looking to transition from their jobs to becoming entrepreneurs. We covered how to properly set goals, how to set a financial target for full-time entrepreneurship, we covered the art of sales, how to overcome objections and how to network effectively to broaden your circle of influence. #sales #Marketing Guest IG: @sleepis4suckers Book Tip: Dreams are Built Overnigh

Link To The Red Panda Academy: http://bit.ly/38n6HDm Our third stock market investing show couldn’t have come at a better time. This one is focused on futures trading, day trading/short-term trading and value investing. We spoke with long time stock market expert Ian Dunlap for insight on all of the aforementioned topics. In episode 70, Ian explained the difference between short-term trading and long-term investing and how anyone can make money in the stock market on a daily basis regardless if the market is up or down. He explained his strategy to make thousands of dollars a day trading bonds, he explained why index funds and tech stocks should be a major part of most people’s portfolio, and more. #investing #daytrading Link To The Red Panda Academy: http://bit.ly/38n6HDm Guest IG: @themasterinvestor Book Tip: Technical Analysis Explained EYL Website: https://www.earnyourleisure.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: http

Ani Sanyal is known for being a marketing genius but at his core he is the definition of a serial entrepreneur. After watching his Indian immigrant parents struggle as workers, he was determined to be on the other side of the table to provide financial freedom for himself and his family. He founded his own independent record label in high school and toured the world, he also provided Wiz Khalifa with his first opportunity to perform in NYC. In his mid-twenties, he pivoted from music to marketing when he created Green Room Creative (GRC), which is a Digital Marketing Agency that helps brands build stories online. His company has worked with HBO, Juice Press, The Daily Beast, Patch and Hilary Clinton. In addition to being a superstar in the marketing world, Ani is also the founder of Kolkata Chai Co. which is one of the hottest tea shop/eateries in New York City. It’s named after the city his family grew up in in India. Ani is also a real estate investor with developments in New Jersey and Philadelphia. He focu

In the first segment of episode 68 we covered the Coronavirus’s impact on last weeks stock market meltdown. We discussed how the virus has affected global business and dissected the state of the stock market. We looked at areas that could benefit, areas that will most likely fall even further and we also discussed strategies for confused investors during this time. In the second segment we covered Amazon’s latest innovation, Amazon Go, which is a cashier-less grocery store in Seattle. Amazon Go is fascinating on a few levels and has the potential to change the face of business in every area of retail shopping. In the last segment we covered the tragic, yet teachable story of the Famous Amos cookie company. The lessons in this story are vital for any entrepreneur or aspiring business person. #Investingtips #Retailbusiness EYL Website: https://www.earnyourleisure.com/ Brand Resumes: https://brandresumes.com/eyl/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Jewelry is a billion-dollar industry that has been around for centuries. There are a variety of sectors and components in the jewelry business, but most people only think about it from a consumers perspective. We were fortunate enough to speak with Dion Smith the CEO of AJC Jewelry, which is the only black-owned jewelry manufacturing company in New York’s prestigious diamond district. Hip-Hop culture has championed jewelry for years and even created the phrase “bling bling,” that’s recognized in the dictionary. However, the celebration of jewelry has been as purchasers not as profiting businesses. Dion is the execption to that. In episode 67, Dion gave us an inside look into the extremely secretive world of the jewelry business. He explained exactly what jewelry manufacturing is, went over the value of gold and discussed if it should be used as an investment and he covered the do’s and don’ts of jewelry collecting, investing and purchasing. He also covered his journey from growing up in the South Bronx, to ha

Quiana Watson is a superstar in the world of realty. With over a decade of experience, she has climbed the ranks to become a top 5% producing realtor in the Metro Atlanta area. She currently has listings as high as $21,000,000, but she works with and educates people of all economic levels. She is not only a top producing realtor, she is also the CEO of her own realty firm, Quiana Watson and Associates. At her firm she has a team of real estate agents under her tutelage. In episode 66, Quiana covered a wide range of topics. She gave tips for home sellers and buyers, she gave insight on the inner workings of being a realtor, she spoke about her business model for selling homes and she gave detailed information on the hottest home appreciation areas in and around Atlanta. #Realtor #Realestate EYL Website: https://www.earnyourleisure.com/ Guest IG: @QuianaWatson_ Book Tip: The Millionaire Real Estate Agent Brand Resumes: https://brandresumes.com/eyl/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to m

In the early 2000s, Hpnotiq was one of the most popular liquor brands in the industry. Everyone wanted the mysterious blue bottle. The brand went from being unknown to moving a million cases a year at it’s peak, before the company was sold for $65 million. Another brand with a similar but even more impressive raise to prominence was Ciroc vodka. Ciroc was another unknown brand that went from moving 50,000 cases in 2007 to 2.6 milllion cases in 2014. The common denominator in both of these brands rise to dominance was their head of marketing and strategy, the legendary Nick Storm. To call Nick a marketing genius would be an understatement. He’s been a force in the music industry and nightlife scene for over 25 years. He has built relationships with some of the biggest names in the history of music and entertainment. He implemented the marketing plans for Ciroc and Hqnotiq that would change the face of the spirits industry forever. On episode 65, Nick outlines his journey in the spirits industry and gives behin

Ryan Leslie is known for being a legend in the music industry as a Grammy nominated producer, singer and rapper. He's had hit records of his own and has worked with some of the biggest names in music history including Kanye West, Diddy, Rick Ross, Fabolous, Cassie and Nipsey Hussle. His genius reaches far past music. He scored a perfect score on his S.A.T. at fourteen and went on to graduate from Harvard University. He has always been ahead of his time. He was one of the first artists to give his fans his phone number as a way to have a direct relationship with his supporters. He shocked the music industry in 2012 when he took his music off of streaming services and as a result, he made more money. Now he is focused on his latest venture called Super Phone, which is a text message data management system that he expects will change the way we communicate with each other. His goal is to be the next tech giant and change the world in the process. On episode 64 , Ryan discusses all of the aforementioned topic

The vending machine industry generates $23 billion in annual revenue. With low startup costs and high profit margins, it’s one of the most practical businesses that anyone can start. We linked up with the Vending Machine King aka Kashief Edwards for one of our most educational episodes ever. On episode 63 he gave a step-by-step blueprint that anyone can use to make huge profits from owning vending machines. Link To The Vending Bizz Master Class: https://the-vending-bizz-mastermind-course.teachable.com/?affcode=409094_acozpkp9 Guest IG: @the_vending_bizz Book Tip: The Vending Bizz --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/earnyourleisure/support Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Our live podcast in Atlanta was magical. In part one we covered the fitness industry with the first couple of fitness Mr. and Mrs. 2 Weeks Out and we talked with the kings of the car industry PTG 365. We covered mindset, scaling business models, the importance of relationships and consumerism. #Entrepreneur #Socialmediamarketing Guest IG: @mr2weeksout @mrs2weeksout @ptg365 @brandonmedford_ @e_whitehead365 & @mr_monsterdeal365 EYL Website: www.earnyourleisure.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/earnyourleisure/support Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, our Hometown Heroes edition comes courtesy of the legendary city of Nashville, Tennessee. If you’re from Tennessee you have most likely heard of Slim and Husky’s. The new age pizza chain is the talk of the town in the culinary industry. With three locations in Tennessee, one in Atlanta and one more Atlanta location on the way, their reach is growing at a fast pace. The company is not your average pizza store. It was created by three childhood friends (Emanuel Reed, Derrick Moore, and Clinton Gray) who have grown into serial entrepreneurs. The pizzeria combines hip hop, style, art and community givebacks to make the pizza-buying experience different from their competition. Their pizza business is booming but the story goes deeper than that. The trio started their first business with a few thousand dollars in 2010, which was a green eco-friendly moving company. They sold that company a few years later for over a million dollars. After the sale, they used the proceeds to fund their next business which

Brandon Mitchell started taking college courses in high school, when he entered college he obtained three bachelor degrees in three years as a triple undergraduate major. He studied economics, finance, and management information systems. While taking 26 credits a semester he also started two businesses. After he graduated he began to work at one of the largest accounting firms in the world, Price Waterhouse Cooper. At 21 he was earning six figures and was on the path to be a corporate superstar. Despite having “a good job” he felt he could do more and help more people if he worked for himself. In 2019 he bet on himself and quit his job to become a full-time entrepreneur with his company Brand Resumes. Brand Resumes is a career development company that helps people with resume writing and career advancement services. In the first 7 months of business, Brand Resumes grossed over $140,000 of revenue and is on pace to quadruple that number in 2020. At 23 years old Brandon is our youngest guest to date. In episode

Kezia M. Williams is an entrepreneurial rockstar. In 2019 she was #67 on The Root’s Top 100 influential African Americans list. She is the CEO and founder of The Black Upstart which is an organization that trains entrepreneurs to start and grow sustainable small businesses. Since 2016 her company has trained 200 inspiring entrepreneurs. A remarkable 41% of them are still in business and 50% now employ other people. In addition to running The Black Upstart four years ago, she was chosen to head up the United Negro College Fund’s $25 million entrepreneurship initiative for black undergraduates. She has expanded the program from 44 students to 350 at 90 colleges and universities. On EYL 58 Kezia gave the blueprint to help entrepreneurs beat the odds and become successful. She also talked about common mistakes made by business owners and gave financial tips that apply to anyone regardless if they are in business or not. Guest IG: @keziamw Book Tip: African American Entrepreneurship Then and Now EYL Website: https

If you spend any time on social media the odds are you’ve seen Wallace Peeples aka Wallo267. His videos and posts have served as inspiration for millions. To say his story is legendary would be an understatement. At 17 he was sentenced to 20 years in jail. He was released 34 months ago after being incarcerated for two decades. Upon his release, he hit the ground running on day one selling t-shirts hand to hand on the streets of North Philly and building his social media following with daily videos of motivation. In less than three years he has managed to leverage his social media brand into partnerships with the NFL Network, Global Citizen, Foot Locker, Puma, and Philly Union. He has also established himself as a lecturer speaking at Penn State University, The University of Maryland, St. John’s University and Yale University. He also was a guest speaker at the prestigious Ted Talk. He now has one of the top podcasts in the world called Million Dollaz Worth of Game with his cousin Gillie the Kid. The two just

Mandii B aka Full Court Pumps is the host of Whoreible Decisions Podcast. Her show ranks in the top 1% of all podcast in regards to listenership. She left her job as an accountant at one of the largest accounting firms in the world last year to become a full-time podcaster when she matched her annual corporate salary from her show in the first 5 months of the year. In episode 56 we teamed up with Mandii to cover one of our most requested topics, how to start and make money from a podcast. Mandii broke down her show’s revenue model step by step and explained how they brought in a quarter-million dollars last year. She explained the touring process, patreon, ads and more. She also gave a look into the politics and inner workings of being on the top podcast network. The World of podcasting has a lot more millionaires to make in the next few years. In this episode we gave all the tools and insight anyone needs to get going. Mandii’s energy is contagious, there are no dull moments in this episode. Guest IG: @fullc

We have a holiday treat for this week's episode. We were lucky every enough to sit down with one of the top chefs in the world. Kelvin Fernandez aka Chef Kelvin has a resume too long to list. He comes from humble beginnings and has worked his way up the ranks. He is the son of Dominican parents and raised in Harlem. He rose to superstar status in the culinary world when he beat the iconic Bobby Flay in a cooking battle on Bobby’s own show on the Food Network. After that, he starred in two other food shows on the Food Network (Chopped and Man vs Child). He made Forbes 30 under 30 list for chefs in 2016, he was named Forbes best chef in America for the past 3 years, he is currently Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriquez’s personal chef, he has cooked for the Yankees, he was the former head chef at the legendary La Marina, he is currently a partner at a rum bar in New York called Las Lap, and he has brand endorsement deals with Infiniti and Wells Fargo. On episode 55 Chef Kelvin broke down his journey as a chef n

Our latest edition of Home Town Heroes comes courtesy of the turbulent city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At the age of 31 Brandon Rule is a business prodigy. He is a commercial real estate developer with an extremely impressive resume. He has developed $50 million in affordable housing projects in Milwaukee through his company Rule Enterprises and has an additional $180 million in projects currently in his development pipeline. A few weeks ago Brandon went viral on social media after news broke that the city of Madison, WI recommended that he be awarded a contract to develop a 30,000-square-foot grocery store, 150-unit apartment building and 345-space parking garage on a city-owned lot. There aren’t too many black commercial real estate developers, and they’re definitely aren’t a lot his age. One of the reasons why there are so few black developers is that there isn’t a lot of exposure given to successful individuals in the industry. Most people think about real estate from an investor’s perspective very few aspi

Our first live podcast was one of the best episodes that we ever recorded. We covered real estate, book publishing, mindset, scaling business models, the importance of relationships and consumerism. The guest line up was an all-star selection of EYL alumni featuring Max Maxwell (EYL 50), Ash Cash (EYL 26), and Derick Faulcon (EYL 11). Guest IG: @therealmaxwell, @iamashcash, @homemaid_, and @capitoleventsgroup --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/earnyourleisure/support Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

One of the most requested industries that we haven't covered yet is the male haircare business. Barbershops are a staple in every community especially in black communities worldwide. Before we did an episode on barbershops and hair entrepreneurs we wanted to make sure we had the right person to talk to. Wade Menendez aka Wade the Barber is a world-renown master barber and stylist, he became a rockstar in the male hair care industry by mastering a technic called cranial prosthesis aka ”the man unit” or “the man weave”. The man unit is a hairpiece for balding men that can last for up to several months. The units have skyrocketed his business, he earned over $500,000 last year and has surpassed that in 2019. He has multiple streams of income from his barber business which include teaching classes to other barbers on how to install the units, he also sells products and has several brand partnerships. He has scaled one of the most common small businesses in any community into a multi-level million dollar opera

In the first segment of EYL 51 we covered the fascinating Virgil Abloh story of him not owning the clothing brand Off White but still having control, and we broke down licensing agreements and the business side of the fashion industry. In the second segment we covered multi streams of income and opened the door to EYL’s revenue model to provide insight and ideas on how anyone can create multiple streams of income for themselves, and in the last segment we gave step by step instructions on how you can invest in real estate using your retirement account funds all while avoiding any taxes. Book Tip: Jay-Z: Made in America --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/earnyourleisure/support Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy