By BlackXecutive
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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:
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.
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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 attorney
19:00- Creating a lawyer that caters to black women entrepreneurs
27:00 - 5 things to do to make sure your business is legally sound
Books:
The Personal MBA https://amzn.to/3sRyJRY
Contact Lyvonne:
https://www.instagram.com/lyvonne.jones/
https://ticoradavis.com/creators-law-firm
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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/3spECpa
The Millionaire Next Door https://amzn.to/3v8j7uV
The Storehouse Principle https://amzn.to/3tr43rH
Becoming https://amzn.to/3annjyI
The Covenant with Black America https://amzn.to/3gzxiVR
The Law of Nations https://amzn.to/3dt2ML2
Thick https://amzn.to/32rafnB
Contact Cody:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cvmk33/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cody-kelly-mba-6aa77924/
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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=en
Artwork: https://www.instagram.com/nudeities/?hl=en
Website: https://thepatternlife.com/
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Music:
Found by Shaolin Dub
Licensed for Commercial Use
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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/carlosdharden
Purchase Mastery by Robert Greene
https://amzn.to/3w6IaiZ
Contact Carlos:
[email protected]
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Music:
Found by Shaolin Dub
Licensed for Commercial Use
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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/andrerodriguez
Contact Dre
https://www.dre3d.com/
Email: [email protected]
Purchase The New Jim Crow: https://amzn.to/392QF4J
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Music:
Found by Shaolin Dub
Licensed 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 BlkWmnAnimator
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/BlkWmnAnimator/featured
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/blkwmnanimator/?hl=en
BlkWmnAnimator website: https://www.blkwmnanimator.com/about.html
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[email protected]
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Music:
Found by Shaolin Dub
Licensed 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 painting
13:09 - Art for the sake or art vs art for the grind
30:50 How to make a living vs enjoying it and art’s impact on the kids
37:35 Soul, the little mermaid and telling black stories instead of remaking nonblack stories with black characters
104:20 Sharing art on Twitch and tools for creation
123:40 - Actionable advice to get started
Follow AJ:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artistajmoore/?hl=en
Deviant Art: https://www.deviantart.com/gudfit
YouTube: It's Nature Y'all https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu_yRjokiHSnyuv8XL7mCaQ
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Music:
Found by Shaolin Dub
Licensed 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: [email protected]
The podcast currently has 33 episodes available.