Ernest Owens From Ernest Media Empire on "One The Come Up"

For episode twenty-one of “One the Come Up,” I was honored to have Mr Ernest Owens as my guest. What’s to say about him – what’s not to say about him? –  where to even start – where will it end? – fortunately the story’s been given to me, for I’m no writer, myself. A Renaissance Man is the only character in my story, but I have quite the story to tell. I suppose the best way to tell a story is to tell it from the beginning – for that’s how it was told to me. Born in Chicago, raised in Houston, went to UPenn in Philly, USC in LA, and back at it in Philly – The City that Never Sleeps I’m sorry you’ve been slept on, you’ve really missed out. Editor at large, professor distinct; entrepreneur and consultant and author as well; Oxford Debater and critic and expert in all – the stage has been set. Did I forget to mention he’s part of the Emmys and Grammys, as well? One man has one name, but he can live a thousand different lives. Mr Owens has done it all. He started his career at Philadelphia Magazine, where his stories were as large and diverse as the streets of the city themselves. A one man corporation, Ernest Media Empire was founded shortly thereafter to expand his operations and contributions to those he could help. In 2023 he published his first book, The Case for Cancel Culture, which has become a success story in and of itself. What might be a conflict of interest, he also has his own podcast, Ernestly Speaking, where he covers everything from the Grammys to politics to global events. I don’t know what else to write – I don’t know where else he’ll go. I know that it seemed like his story could have any more chapters – I know I’m still reading it. I don’t know the future pages that he’ll write, but if historians create the past, I’m excited for the future that he’ll create for himself.