Black in the Middle

Herman’s the book worm but Tim’s been hyper focused on building wealth and decided to pick up a book, The Millionaire Next Door. It’s one of many from his required reading list but join us as the crew get served up some unknown and unpopular facts about the wealthy in America and what it takes to join the ranks.

One of the hardest things to do is be intentional about who you are, what you project to others and how they perceive you. No, we are not talking about doing it for the gram. We are talking about understanding your true talents, leveraging your strengths and passions and building your personal and professional brand that will be a driving force in pushing you towards your goals. The crew discusses how stuck they feel sometimes when dealing with polarizing issues, defining their own brand, Drew Brees, Ben & Jerry’s and more in this introduction to self branding. 

*DISCLAIMER: Technical difficulties were experienced in the recording of this episode. It was probably the best yet, but the clicking and glitching in the playback is enough to press skip to jump onto episode 13 - and we totally understand.

But oh well, Fu$& it! Listen to 3 Dope Dads talk about being father's and having one too!

Listen to Tim try and say big words as the crew covers a lot of “good” in this episode: being well rounded, lifting up those around you, the network effect of philanthropy, different kinds of giving, karma, the causes we support, how to assess an opportunity that is presented to you and the most important, giving when you don’t even have anything to give.

With so many of us out of work and potentially still getting paid a little from the government, now is a perfect time to reevaluate your professional goals, take steps to skill up and come out on the other side of this better and stronger than before. We talk about our past layoffs, investing, credit, wealth and more.

The crew dives into the fear white community members have when a black family moves in down the street, when calling the cops on black men goes wrong and an update on what it’s like jogging through the neighborhood after the public deaths of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd.

Is 15% still good? Is 30% too generous? Should I really be tipping for carryout? In this episode you will find out why the answer is...it depends on whether Herman, Tim or Travis is picking up the check.

An unarmed black man was murdered by the police...on video...again. We talk about policing, protesting, rioting, politics, systemic racism and how to handle all of the rage, anger, sadness, disappointment, confusion and lack of hope some of us have with this country and the racist people who run it.

Ahmaud Arbery, a 25 year old black man, was murdered while jogging in Georgia. Yup. We talk about it, how we would react in the same situation, how it's affected us and what we are going to do about it.

Wait...was that a compliment? Listen to both sides of the argument when the crew discusses what it's like being called the whitest black guy - from both sides.