Black Business Month: Learn. Build. Lead.
Celebrate Black Business Month with business-focused episodes featuring entrepreneurs, executives, founders, and creators sharing the insights and stories behind their success.
Episodes
On this episode of Eating While Broke, host Coline Witt sits down with entrepreneur Pinky Cole—founder of Slutty Vegan—for an honest conversation about money, mindset, and rebuilding after major setbacks. Over a homemade **Tofurky sandwich**, Pinky breaks down vegan label-reading, food costs, and why she stopped eating meat in 2007.
Pinky shares her upbringing in a Jamaican family, her father’s 22-year imprisonmen...
John Hope Bryant brings you a special, solo episode titled: “The Ownership Generation,” warning that while the economy is essentially strong, outside forces may create short-term instability over the next six to eight months, which means listeners must make mature financial decisions.
John argues that a generation is being misled by social media and cultural narratives that romanticize renting, and stresses that &...
Carter Cofield and George Acheampong are financial experts behind Melanin Money, dedicated to helping Black entrepreneurs and professionals build lasting wealth. Together, they're building the #1 Financial Education Community Designed to serve aspiring Melanin Millionaires.
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Doug interviews Allison Kluger, a Stanford Graduate School of Business professor who teaches courses on reputation management, strategic communication, personal branding, and strategic pivoting. Kluger shares her AIM framework (audience, intent, message), discusses how Google and LinkedIn shape first impressions, and distinguishes visibility from credibility by emphasizing trust and front facing acts of service. She highlights the ...
In this episode of Earn Your Leisure, Sway The Pro breaks down the business behind the beauty industry and how salon suites have become one of the most profitable models for beauty professionals and entrepreneurs.
She shares how she got started, the stress of securing her first building, the pros and cons of buying vs. leasing, how to find the right real estate, why doctor’s offices can be perfect conversion spaces, and the a...
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How do you turn a $67 investment into an 8-figure business? In this episode of Earn Your Leisure, we sit down with Jhalesa Seymour, founder and CEO of Salt.XO, to discuss how she built one of the fastest-growing feminine hygiene brands by solving a real problem, listening to customers, and creating a powerful community around her products.
Jhalesa shares the strategies that helped Salt.XO scale—from lev...
On this episode of Money & Wealth, John Hope Bryant sits down with Kieran Shanahan, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Walmart U.S., for a powerful conversation on leadership, humility, opportunity, and building something that lasts.
Kieran shares his journey from starting at Walmart as a teenager in the...
Doug Melville hosts Sarah Davis and Ben Hemminger, founder and co-founder of Fashionphile, now CEO and COO of the largest ultra-luxury handbag and accessory retailer in the U.S. They trace their roots from selling on eBay in 1999 and bootstrapping the business, including a strategic early base in Beverly Hills to build trust and credibility through authentication guides and strong feedback. They discuss partnering after an ear...
Most aspiring entrepreneurs think their biggest challenge is finding the perfect startup idea. In this solo episode of Black Tech Green Money, Will Lucas argues that the real challenge isn’t generating ideas, it’s learning how to recognize problems worth solving. Drawing from his experiences building CommPartHS and ICON, Will explores how successful businesses often emerge from observing inefficiencies, unmet needs, and...
Host Coline Witt welcomes Lakeisha Landrum Pierre, founder and managing partner of Emily Line Venture Capital, for a conversation about venture capital’s influence, the industry’s barriers for women and people of color, and why representation among check-writers matters. Lakeisha cooks a low-cost Colombian coconut rice with raisins inspired by her broke grad school days at Harvard, and shares her background growing up i...
Dive into the world of creative hustle in this episode of Eating While Broke! Host Coline Witt sits down with renowned filmmaker and producer Alexx Media, the visionary behind viral comedy specials and co-owner of WTF Studios.
Alexx opens up about his rise from humble beginnings to directing Andrew Schulz’s Netflix special, “Schulz Saves America,” and building a powerhouse production company. He shares the r...
In this powerful episode of Money & Wealth, John Hope Bryant breaks down one of the biggest truths about capitalism: the real divide isn’t effort—it’s ownership.
As anticipation builds for his upcoming book Capitalism for All: Inclusive Economics and the Future Proofing of America, Bryant explains how people can move from simply working for wages to building assets, cash flow, and generational wealth.
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In this bonus episode of Money and Wealth with John O’Bryant, John shares a powerful real-life story from early in his career — a moment when a promising business deal suddenly fell apart at the negotiating table.
Ready to sign a major office lease in Los Angeles, John was unexpectedly met with hesitation, delays, and...
Welcome to another eye-opening edition of EYL, join hosts Rashad Bilal, Troy Millings, and special guest Aisha Bowe as they delve into the often unseen struggles and unique strategies employed by minority and women founders in the entrepreneurial landscape.
Aisha, a former NASA engineer turned entrepreneur, shares her journey of securing funding against the odds and her passion for enhancing STEM education throug...
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