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In this episode, we chat with Senior Vice President of Marketing for Def Jam, Jeff Burroughs. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because this man’s resume is long y’all long. The episode will cover:  Creating a work-life circle of balance Nurturing creative ideas The timelessness of true artistry Jeff is the Former Vice President of Sony (Sew-knee) Music Entertainment, Former Executive President of Bad Boy Entertainment, Former Head of Commercial Relationships for some of America’s favorite fan crazed shows like the X Factor and the Got Talent Franchises and he still managed to be an entrepreneur and grow his own marketing, branding and consulting company, Rise Entertainment throughout all of that. And lastly, if you name a prominent figure in the entertainment industry, he’s probably worked with them L.A.Reid, Puff, Biggie, Amerie, Q-Tip, Simon Cowell, 2Chains, Kanye, YG and many, many, many more artists. 

We're back! Get a quick update on what to expect for Season 3 dropping Monday, August 30th. 

Attorney Lyvonne Jones didn’t see herself as an attorney early in life, but her path to Intellectual Property Law was inevitable. In this episode, The Creator’s Law Firm Attorney Lyvonne discusses the importance of black women entrepreneurship, important legal tips to having a legally sound business as a creative, and the different layers of a trademark and copyright protection. Timestamps:  0:00 - Stepping out of your comfort zone and walking in your calling 12:00 - Twice as good: landing a job as a black attorney19:00- Creating a lawyer that caters to black women entrepreneurs27:00 - 5 things to do to make sure your business is legally soundBooks:The Personal MBA https://amzn.to/3sRyJRY  Contact Lyvonne: https://www.instagram.com/lyvonne.jones/  https://ticoradavis.com/creators-law-firm  Contact the show:feedback@blackxecutive.com 

Cody Kelly, MBA, Finance, keeps it real about what it takes to handle your damn business as a mature business owner. From his beginnings in Chicago to his role as VP, Cody gives a down-to-earth perspective of a corporate journey. In this episode, Cody talks about nurturing your entrepreneur and intrapreneur callings, the power of mergers and acquisitions, and the realities of climbing the corporate ladder. View the full show notes: www.blackxecutive.com/episodes/codykelly Check out books recommended on this episode:The Experience Economy https://amzn.to/3spECpaThe Millionaire Next Door https://amzn.to/3v8j7uVThe Storehouse Principle https://amzn.to/3tr43rHBecoming https://amzn.to/3annjyIThe Covenant with Black America https://amzn.to/3gzxiVR The Law of Nations https://amzn.to/3dt2ML2Thick https://amzn.to/32rafnBContact Cody:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cvmk33/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cody-kelly-mba-6aa77924/Contact the show:feedback@blackxecutive.com Disclaimer: Blackxecutive does not provide financial or career advice. Consult a professional about your personal circumstances. The opinions of the guest of Blackxecutive are their own and do not represent Blackxecutive or the guest's professional affiliations.

Artist Nariscia is all about being intentional in her art, from every detail within her creation process, to the final product, Nariscia uses her spirituality to guide her artistic expression. In this episode, Narisicia talks about artistic expression as a spiritual journey, the importance of setting an environment for the creative process, and being inspired by a variety of muses. Her digital pieces combining nude bodies with creative illustrations create striking expressions of visual art embedded with intention down to the binary code.Timestamps:3:08 - Creative journey and spiritual journey intertwined; art as evolution of spiritual journey   9:59 - Being mindful of stimuli in your creation space 12:58 Intentionality in each piece 20:03 - Juxtaposing nudity and illustrations to create digital pieces 28:58 - the many muses of creation 44:19 -  Creative process View the full show notes:www.blackxecutive.com/episodes/narisciahenriques Contact Nariscia :Artist instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nariscia/?hl=enArtwork: https://www.instagram.com/nudeities/?hl=en Website: https://thepatternlife.com/Contact the show:feedback@blackxecutive.com Music:Found by Shaolin DubLicensed for Commercial UseTake the feedback survey: https://forms.gle/cfLCx39aYw2SRMCB9Apply to be on the show: https://forms.gle/Zd8yMcmWQYdqzZ1e7

In this episode, serial entrepreneur Carlos Harden talks about his journey of learning to balance entrepreneurship with family life. Carlos shares how he started his janitorial business, investment group, and trucking company.  He talks about the power of group investing and managing your risk in entrepreneurship. There are also some great gems on starting kids early with stocks and the importance of ownership. Read the full show notes here: https://www.blackxecutive.com/episodes/carlosdhardenPurchase Mastery by Robert Greene https://amzn.to/3w6IaiZ Contact Carlos: Carlosdharden@gmail.comContact the show:feedback@blackxecutive.comMusic:Found by Shaolin DubLicensed for Commercial UseTake the feedback survey: https://forms.gle/cfLCx39aYw2SRMCB9Apply to be on the show: https://forms.gle/Zd8yMcmWQYdqzZ1e7

When a young Andre Rodriguez had the opportunity to learn 3D Modeling while serving time, he picked up a skill that would shape the course of his career and his life. Now a successful Environments Artist for big-name animation giants like Pixar, Blue Sky Studios, and Dreamworks, Dre has films like Spies in Disguise, Megamind, How to Train Your Dragon, the Madagascar films, Rio 2, and more racked up on his resume. He continues to inspire the youth by teaching at prestigious visual arts programs and mentoring the youth. In this episode, Dre shares his journey, landing witty, insightful advice with each gem he drops. Timestamps:1:32 - Learning 3D Modeling while serving time 13:46 - Journey to teaching at SVA New York 21:51 - working with diverse toons 26:04 - Shaping young mind with authenticity  38:16 - Imposter syndrome and building the Spies in Disguise Drone 44:35 - Adapting to creative collaboration in a pandemic 1:00:25 - Steps to get started  Read the full show notes: https://www.blackxecutive.com/episodes/andrerodriguezContact Drehttps://www.dre3d.com/Email: andrerodriguezsr@gmail.com Purchase The New Jim Crow: https://amzn.to/392QF4J  Contact the show:feedback@blackxecutive.comTake the feedback survey: https://forms.gle/cfLCx39aYw2SRMCB9 Apply to be on the show: https://forms.gle/Zd8yMcmWQYdqzZ1e7Music:Found by Shaolin DubLicensed for Commercial Use

BlkWmnAnimator Deborah Anderson found her passion and stuck with it as a 3D Modeler, Teacher and Speaker. When she took an unrelated teaching job in South Korea, she walked into an opportunity that set off her career in animation. In this episode, she talks about her experiences teaching youth and adults animation, working with Digital eMation, a premier animation studio in Seoul, South Korea, and creating for Family Guy, The Cleveland Show, Batman: The Brave and The Bold, Scooby-Doo, and the LeBrons. Her range of teaching experience from training employees in the oil and gas industries to teaching young professionals makes her YouTube Channel BlkWmnAnimator all the more educational.Watch this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TrBwftF-vRU  Timestamps:6:25 - helping kids and adults become passionate about animation 18:30 - First job in animation and working overseas in Korea  28:25 - Crediting creatives in big production studios 46:58 - The Importance of anatomy in animation Contact BlkWmnAnimatorYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/BlkWmnAnimator/featured Instagram https://www.instagram.com/blkwmnanimator/?hl=en  BlkWmnAnimator website: https://www.blkwmnanimator.com/about.html  Contact the show:feedback@blackxecutive.com Take the feedback survey: https://forms.gle/cfLCx39aYw2SRMCB9  Apply to be on the show: https://forms.gle/Zd8yMcmWQYdqzZ1e7Music:Found by Shaolin DubLicensed for Commercial Use

Artist AJ Moore shares his journey from sketching to animation to painting and more in this episode on finding the balance between creating for the love of it and creating for monetization. AJ talks making a living as an all-around artist, drawing boundaries between work and pleasure, making black stories with black characters, and carefully managing your leisure time. Read full show notes: https://www.blackxecutive.com/episodes/artistajmoore Timestamps:0:00 Journey from animation to painting13:09 - Art for the sake or art vs art for the grind30:50 How to make a living vs enjoying it and art’s impact on the kids37:35 Soul, the little mermaid and telling black stories instead of remaking nonblack stories with black characters104:20 Sharing art on Twitch and tools for creation123:40 - Actionable advice to get started Follow AJ:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artistajmoore/?hl=enDeviant Art: https://www.deviantart.com/gudfit YouTube: It's Nature Y'all https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu_yRjokiHSnyuv8XL7mCaQ Leave feedback at feedback@blackxecutive.comMusic:Found by Shaolin DubLicensed for Commercial Use

Tap in for my first solo episode of the season. I’ll talk about a few of the side hustles I’ve dabbled into in my twenties: what each entailed, pros, cons, and what I would do differently in the future. We’ll talk about my journey selling clothes on eBay, Poshmark, and traveling consignment shops, and my whirlwind adventure into the world of personal training and fitness modeling.  Time stamps 1:40 Flipping clothes: Selling on ebay, Children’s traveling consignment shops, Poshmark,  1:55 Selling clothes on eBay 5:49 Traveling consignment shops Rhea Lana and Duck Duck Goose 13:45 Selling clothes on Poshmark 23:56 Personal training as a side hustle 37:20 Local modeling as a side hustle Show notes at https://www.blackxecutive.com/episodes/jassidehustleslessons Email: feedback@blackxecutive.com

Educator Dominnica Washington expanded her passion for the youth outside of the classroom when she founded the nonprofit SHEChicago to mentor girls and teens in the area. Her background as an English major and desire to self-publish her own line of books for brown and black children, helped her not only monetize her craft, but inspired her to teach others in the community, including the youth, to do the same. In this episode, she talks merging nonprofit passion and business, impacting youth of color with strategic business education, and creating a publishing company to educate the community. Timestamps15:27 Becoming a self-publisher and passing along the knowledge24:00 Rewards and challenges of nonprofit work36:00 Daily workflow and running a nonprofit40:00 ToolsFind show notes: https://www.blackxecutive.com/episodes/shechicago Cairo & Zoey’s bookstorehttp://shechicagopublishing.com/  Books: Caste: https://amzn.to/3dxeHIbThe Color of Money: https://amzn.to/37AKyUMHood Feminism: https://amzn.to/3pLaIdr

From Designer to Business Analyst to Product Manager, Entrepreneur Rod Pride talks about his creative journey to the business side of the tech and marketing industries in his professional career and to his creative agency, We Brand Culture. In this episode, Rod talks balancing business with creativity to be a well-rounded creative and taking his product management to his own creative agency. We also talk about ClubHouse, the current “in” app, from a product perspective. Timestamps:5:55 - Balancing business and creativity to be a well-rounded creative15:00 - Collaborating with creatives as a Product Manager18:22 - taking product management to an entrepreneur space for a design agency26:50 - mentorship and knowing when you’re ready to be mentored32:40 - Hot takes on the clubhouse app: Is clubhouse a product or a feature?42:08 - Daily workflow of being a PM during the day a View the show notes: https://www.blackxecutive.com/episodes/rodprideContact Rod: https://www.webrandculture.com/work/Follow his IG: @iamcreativerod https://www.instagram.com/iamcreativerod/ The Daily Stoic: https://amzn.to/3pn4fWbThe Daily Stoic journal: https://amzn.to/3b0VrQAContact the show: feedback@blackxecutive.comFollow us on FB, IG, Twitter @Blackxecutive

When Shay Potter woke up one night with some things heavy on her heart, she didn’t know it would turn into an 8-month long journey of telling her story growing up as an LGBTQ+ adolescent in the 90s on her podcast Crack This Shxt Open. In this episode, Shay talks about finding the bravery to tell her story, putting together a solid team, and the emotional labor of working through her life’s story for a public medium. Markers12:20 min - Story development and collaborating with a team17:24 min - Managing emotions when writing a memoir35:00 min -Creating each episode of the memoir podcast43:00 min - Writing tools and Workflow management50:00 min - Steps to getting startedFollow Shay on IG: https://www.instagram.com/shayla.d.potter/?hl=en Visit her site: https://shayladpottermedia.com/Order Building a Storybrand: https://amzn.to/2MJI0wf Disclosure: Blackxecutive is a female, black-owned business. By clicking these links, Blackxecutive may be compensated if you make a purchase.Send feedback to the show: feedback@blackxecutive.com 

In this episode, I interview the hometown homie Nel P Arts, a talented painter whose created pieces for Big K.R.I.T., Bankroll Freddie, and, most famously, her Nipsey Hussle chalk art featured on The Shade Room. In this episode, Nel talks about documenting history through art, creating with multiple media, being an unconventional painter, and a hilarious story of presenting her painting to rapper Big K.R.I.T. while toothless. Markers: Intro - Inspiration, working with various media, and intimacy in creative expression16:54 - Documenting history through art24:00 - Love, trap, and monetizing painting33:10 - Breaking out the box of the stereotypical painter. 44:30 - The hilarious Big K.R.I.T. story and taking risks to get exposureOrder your Valentine's package from Nel: https://nelparts.bigcartel.com/ View Nel's work: https://www.instagram.com/nelparts_/Coverage of Nipsey art: https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/arkansas-woman-paints-viral-picture-of-nipsey-hussle/522-16bb0d2e-9c42-426e-9049-fca450624614  Leave feedback: feedback@blackxecutive.comFollow us: FB/IG/Twitter @BlackxecutiveFind the full show notes at https://www.blackxecutive.com/episodes/nelparts

Economist Dominic Hardaway is on a mission to keep economics simple for the black community. From his Keep It Simple Podcast to his Clubhouse rooms, Dom is straightforward about what information is need-to-know for the black community to make strategic economic moves in the Biden Administration and the future. Dom talks the realities of a $15 minimum wage, preparing for Biden's economy, Universal Basic Income, and job automation. Order Freakonomics: https://amzn.to/3iJjg2DContact Dom @dapperdomo on Twitter / @djdapperdomo on InstagramLeave feedback: feedback@blackxecutive.comMusic:Found by Shaolin DubLicensed for Commercial Use

With acumen in analytics and business, CEO of WHTWRKS Martin Ekechukwu found his way into the creative industry of the music business pushing forward brand strategy for some of the biggest names in business, including working alongside A-list DefJam legends like Sean Diddy Combs and Janet Jackson. From music strategy to advising major brands like Burger King, Nissan, and Dorito’s #Black Lives Matter campaign, Martin’s business acuity for authentic representation in branding has crafted his career as a POC branding guru. In this episode, Martin talks about finding a business partner who’s the yin to your yang, navigating predominantly white spaces in business, and leading branding initiatives that have long term impacts on POC media representation and communities. Order The Big Rich https://amzn.to/39Kw1G6Contact Martin: https://whtwrks.com/work/Leave feedback: feedback@blackxecutive.comMusic:Found by Shaolin DubLicensed for Commercial Use

Get a sneak peek into what's in store for season two dropping January 18th on YouTube, Blackxecutive.com, and wherever you stream. 

This short and sweet episode provides a recap of the most popular episodes and most countries listening in to Blackxecutive every week.  If you're new to the Blackxecutive fam, this episode is a good place to start and work your way backward. We want to hear from you! Take a moment to answer 5 questions to better improve your experience: https://forms.gle/haQDEtmLRCfGQQZ18 Podcast music: Found by Shaolin Dub / Ketsa  Commercial use license Faith by Yoitrax Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitrax Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License

As a young kid, Antwon took interest in the stock market. He had his mind set on bringing something to the table he hadn’t yet seen represented in his family. Today, Antwon is a successful serial entrepreneur with business ventures across real estate, B2B technology, marketing, and other passive sources of income. In this episode, Antwon talks taking advantage of your Black American privilege, testing a business idea for market-need and scalability, and building a virtual black Wallstreet.  Podcast music: Found by Shaolin Dub / Ketsa  Commercial use license Faith by Yoitrax Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitrax Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License

With the tools and technology at our disposal in 2020, there’s no longer a need to please the Hollywood gatekeepers to become a filmmaker. Film Director, Ryan Barnes, shares his journey from graphic designer to film director in this episode. Ryan talks about accumulating equipment as procrastination, sharing our unique lived experiences on screen, and collaborating with a team working to execute a vision. Podcast music:Found by Shaolin Dub / Ketsa Commercial use license Faith by YoitraxFaith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitraxCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License