Exclusive Minds Podcast

Exclusive Minds Podcast

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Ep #58 - Exclusive Minds - Hummer EV purchase goes sideways and the GM HATE comes out, Lifelong GM fan no more, Not how a customer should be treated

On this episode :

• (0:00) Pod Intro

• (0:26) Kick-Off

- Audio anxiety since the lost episode and podcast art

• (1:32) HummerEV Goes off the rails and the EPIC RANT begins

• (3:15) HummerEV buying road - The history and recap to date

- Joe starts frazzled but stick with us, it evens out

• (5:45) Joe names the dealer - Turner GMC Buick New Holland Pa

- Call out of complete lack on integrity

• (8:37) Hummer EV Recap on communication or the actual lack of any from anyone

• (10:59) Hummer EV - Verification and the Dealer Lockout

- GMC created issue giving all the power to a sleezy dealer and none to the consumer

• (12:13) Shady dealers show up early and often

• (14:34) Hummer EV history caught up to the moment - The Turner GMC call that changes everything

• (16:15) Hummer EV RANT goes EPIC and will let the next 30 mins speak for themselves

• (40:00) Car Talk settles down and falls to more today topics

- Lease vs Buy

- Interest Rates

- Good or Bad time to buy

• (49:18) iPhone 15 coming with USB C and Rook rejoices to a Joe yawn

• (50:40) Andrew Schultz / Full Send / Nelk Thoughts and Comments

• (58:30) Closing thoughts

- and still no love for General Motors

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Ep #57 - Exclusive Minds - Lost Ep56, Meta Threads, HummerEV, GoPro Love Hate

On this episode :

• (:00) Pod Intro

• (:27) Lost Ep#56

- The rant about our lost Ep56. Great video, not so great audio

- Intro of the "Goofy Hat"

- What you missed. Great chat about Yeezy, NicMercs and more... Oh well. Trust us it was a great episode :)

• (3:16) GoPro Complaint, Compliment, or both???

- From dead to working in 10 minutes

- Shoutout to GoPro support for being available in under 4 mins on a Sunday morning

• (6:24) Rook's air travel woes (mommy issues)

- Frontier and flight cancellations

• (9:36) Meta Threads Talk

- PRIVACY and the lack of

- Do we seriously need yet another social media platform and app?

- Just incorporate the "features" in to IG or FB

- Truth is this is all about trying to kill Twitter

- IG and Threads lack discoverability

- Monetization

- IG giving threads a great head start but also creating inflated activity levels

- PRIVACY revisit

- Where are the hashtags and @

• (28:02) Podcast Behind the scenes: Our first interaction with sponsorship

- Our first engagement on potential sponsorship - Magicmind.co - Didn't happen but glimpse of what is needed

- Challenge of building a fan base

- Real"est" Podcast around

- Interviews are our favorite. Reliving our Carole Baskin Interview (Ep10) and LiverKing BS

• (35.30) Hummer EV - Takes a turn to becoming real and Joe panics

- Call from Dealer suggests Hummer EV is built and waiting shipping but absolutely on idea of ETA. 5 days,. 6 month, no clue

- Panic sets in about how do you pay for a $120K truck

- Need money to make money or at the very least it is a lot easier

• (44:52) GoPro dies (overheats)

• (45:31) Hummer EV continued

• (46:48) Money makes it easier to make Money

- Hummer EV, Credit Scores

• (51:19) College Student Loads are EVIL - Rant!

• (56:45) Closing thoughts

- EXMNDS.COM refresh

- magic mind.co (yes .co not .com)

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Our thanks again to our friend Marcus LeVar Carter II for the fabulous theme song that serves as our intro (partial). Full song available at the end of episodes up to and including 32

If you like what you hear and want to help support our effort check out https://www.buymeacoffee.com/exclusiveminds

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Ep #55 - Exclusive Minds - Yeezy makes a return, Marketing Madness, CarTalk and Photoshop AI hits the market

On this episode :

• (:28) Intro and Old Dirty Bastard

- Memorial Day Thanks!!!

• (2:24) Rooks strange billing issue

- Apple vs PayPal vs Bank

• (5:25) Yeezy returns on Adidas if only for a final brief run

- Last chance on 15 shoes starting May 31st.

- Donating profits to charity but hopefully Adidas has done some due diligence on where the money is going

- BLM Grift Rift

- Do these final Yeezy drops have more hype and interest or less?

• (17:36) Adidas Collabs, Gucci and Prada to name a few and Marketing Madness

- GM drops CarPlay and a loyal buyer is OUT

- Marketing Madness

• (21:22) Talk turns to Cars

• (29:10) Revisit past topic: FazeClan, with an update

• (33:50) Adobe releases Photoshop AI Editing

- AI is spreading rapidly with game changing tech

- Is AMEX using AI for proactive insight on charges

• (41:39) Technical Difficulties Return - GoPro cuts out - user error as it would help to charge the battery next time :)

- Corporate Guidance on how to use ChatGPT. Keep internal info off it

- EXMNDS T AI Generated - Maybe soon

• (46:10) Cornhole Rules

- Official or backyard BS

• (46:48) We wrap with a call to action to pick up one of our super cool Color Change T's @ www.exmnds.com The Best Support you can provide!

As always if you like what you hear please follow, review and share with your friends. We can only grow with your help and support. Also follow us on Instagram and Facebook or sign up to the mail list @ exmnds.com or exclusivemindspodcast.com

Our thanks again to our friend Marcus LeVar Carter II for the fabulous theme song that serves as our intro (partial). Full song available at the end of episodes up to and including 32

If you like what you hear and want to help support our effort check out https://www.buymeacoffee.com/exclusiveminds

or you can always pick up your EXMNDS clothing @ www.exclusiveminds.shop or www.exclusiveminds.store

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Ep #54 - Exclusive Minds - To curse or not to curse, that is the question Dude Bro / Twitter, ChatGPT, GenZ Life Work Balance and more

On this episode :

• (:25) Recap of Rook's guest appearance on the Post Millennial Gentlemen Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ZlD2Y55zIVVTbIdYqiXMA?si=oZI6-knzSWKAxSfuQArLzQ

- To curse or not to curse, that is the question, Dude Bro

- Pod production quality. Zoom suffers

• (5:12) Congrats Natalie on College Graduation

- The bill comes due and reality begins to set in

- Brings us back to the conversation is college worth the time and cost

- The value of experience

• (7:55) Is this period of time harder then previous generations

- Social Media vs MTV Generation

- 10 Million but lose 5 yrs of life?

• (11:46) Starting a clothing brand

- The Hermes and Louis Vuitton price of admission is insane

• (17:34) Fat & Ugly a toll on the road to success in today's social media world - Light hearted take

- Band wagon pod casting

• (21:00) Apple Card and the Apple Savings Account

- Rook doesn't have a credit card - Excellent move or abnormal?

• (27:15) GenZ Work life balance

- Education today

• (31:00) Twitter names a new CEO

• (34:40) ChatGPT

• (37:30) Crypto... Where are you at?

- Andrew Tate pumps and dumps???

• (39:49) Joe's Travel Update

- Kentucky Derby

• (41:45) Rook finds golf, or so he thinks, and learns the term "cow pasture"

• (45:07) Fight night - Mikey's favorite D. Haney is on deck

- Boxing is just a mess

• (51:17) DUDE, DUDE, come on DUDE, with a few BRO'S to go along with it

- cursing and repeat words devalue the content?

• (54:03) EXMNDS Update and Closing words

- Summer drop on tap but we still have clothes. Check out the color change T's...

*** Remember podcast exclusive discount code "EXMPOD" to get 10% off @ exclusiveminds.shop / exclusiveminds.store / exmnds.com ***

As always if you like what you hear please follow, review and share with your friends. We can only grow with your help and support. Also follow us on Instagram and Facebook or sign up to the mail list @ exmnds.com or exclusivemindspodcast.com

Our thanks again to our friend Marcus LeVar Carter II for the fabulous theme song that serves as our intro (partial). Full song available at the end of episodes up to and including 32

If you like what you hear and want to help support our effort check out https://www.buymeacoffee.com/exclusiveminds

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Exclusive Minds Podcast

Exclusive Minds Podcast

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Ep #52 = Exclusive Minds- 3.24 Clothes drop, Parenting and Social Media, SVB, BitCoin, FazeClan Stock and more

On this episode :

• (:30) We are back and this includes new clothes

• (1:00) New Clothes Drop on Friday March 24th

• (1:24) Caught in a quick TikTok spin

• (3:00) 3/24 Clothes Drop in-depth

- Sweatpants / Hoodie / Long Sleeve Shirt all coming

- We need a Ferrari for a photoshoot. If you have one laying around and want to share it for a few minutes of picture taking let us know... /love

- Podcast exclusive promo code "EXMPOD" will get you 10% off the store. Podcast listeners only. All others pay full fare... /love

- Incredible closeout prices on some of our excess inventory from past drops. Quantities and sizes very limited but priced to move... Check it out at www.exmnds.com

- No Heavyweight Hoodie Summer - Our promise to you. We have grown up and will now be seasonable appropriate on our drops :)

• (8:59) Airplane Food Etiquette

- Balls vs Self Awareness

• (11:50) Parenting vs Content Creator

- Who has the responsibility?

• (16:28) Philanthropic or Self Serving

- Mr. Beast and beyond

• (22:05) Do we need social media verification

• (25:22) Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) - Layman try to explain. Disclaimer: We are NOT financial advisors

• (37:42) Faze Clan Stock

- Trading @ less than .50 / Explaining what likely has happened

- It is all about how much money does the company make or the prospective of making money in the future. No growth = poor investment

• (45:11) Bitcoin and a quick revisit of OpenSea and Bored Ape's to see how things have been going

• (51:02) YeezyTalk - just because

• (53:05) Drones: From saving humanity to delivering your food order

• (56:40) TraxNYC TikTok Video and Rooks take or just capitalizing on human nature

• (1:02:26) Closing thoughts. Remember podcast exclusive discount code "EXMPOD" to get 10% off @ exclusiveminds.shop / exclusiveminds.store / exmnds.com

As always if you like what you hear please follow, review and share with your friends. We can only grow with your help and support. Also follow us on Instagram and Facebook or sign up to the mail list @ exmnds.com or exclusivemindspodcast.com

Our thanks again to our friend Marcus LeVar Carter II for the fabulous theme song that serves as our intro (partial). Full song available at the end of episodes up to and including 32

If you like what you hear and want to help support our effort check out https://www.buymeacoffee.com/exclusiveminds

or you can always pick up your EXMNDS clothing @ www.exclusiveminds.shop or www.exclusiveminds.store

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Ep #51 - Exclusive Minds - Tommy Fury vs Jake Paul FINALLY - Live Commentary watch party

On this episode : 

• (:35)  Tommy Fury vs Jake Paul Boxing Fight is FINALLY here and we spend the hour in a Live watch commentary party

- Predictions. Joe Tommy in 5, Rook Jake full 8, Michael Jake in 4 or5 

- Thoughts along the way

- Benefit of hindsight but the fight lived up and was good, actually very good. Job well done gentlemen, we will be watching the rematch and there will BE a rematch.

Note: Any background audio from the Live Broadcast is the property of ESPN+ and is not intended for reply or use and is purely accidental pick up

We originally wanted to Live broadcast real time on YouTube but unfortunately don't have the subscriber base to allow for instant live streaming. We may have this fixed for our next try and the sports live broadcast in April with Garcia vs Davis

As always if you like what you hear please follow, review and share with your friends. We can only grow with your help and support.  Also follow us on Instagram and Facebook or sign up to the mail list @ exmnds.com or exclusivemindspodcast.com

Our thanks again to our friend Marcus LeVar Carter II for the fabulous theme song that serves as our intro (partial). Full song available at the end of episodes up to and including 32

If you like what you hear and want to help support our effort check out https://www.buymeacoffee.com/exclusiveminds

or you can always pick up your EXMNDS clothing @ www.exclusiveminds.shop or www.exclusiveminds.store

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Ep #50 - Exclusive Minds - The "not so" BIG 50 Show - Back to our roots, Yeezy - Crypto and more

On this episode : 

• (:35)  Super Bowl hangover - The not what we had in mind 50th episode but the show must go on

• (2::52) XFL

• (5:10) Joe's New York City Trip

- What's the vibe and feel of the city these days? Definitely less people

- Crowd Hating

- Starbucks Reserve Empire State Building

• (14:50) Work from Home, The Impact

- Brief talk on Generational Views

- What about knowledge transfer

• (21:12) New Streaming Services coming on-line and its the wild Wild West while/if it lasts

• (27:07) Conspiracy Corner

- Ballons and Epstein

• (28:15) Last of Us and our thoughts if the Zombie apocalypse turned real

- Are we being conditioned to assume the worst of everyone if things go bad

- Everyone is evil with an agenda

• (34:48) OH Train Wreck, before, during and after

• (38:20) Ye/Yeezy, What's Up?

- Kind of quiet as of late

- unless your Adidas and than its all BAD and all Ye's Fault

• (43:45) CryptoTalk Returns for a brief revisit 

- Why the sudden spike in BitCoin? Conspiracy thoughts. Did the US Govt pay a ransom?

- Are we already moving towards a digital currency?

• (49:47) TIP YOUR SERVERS!!!

• (55:15) New Exclusive Minds Drop coming in the next couple of weeks

- sign up for our newsletter at www.exmnds.com or www.exclusiveminds.store or www.exclusiveminds.shop

- Sweat, Long T, and Sweatpants. A complete kit

- Preview Episode #51.  The Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury live watch party

As always if you like what you hear please follow, review and share with your friends. We can only grow with your help and support.  Also follow us on Instagram and Facebook or sign up to the mail list @ exmnds.com or exclusivemindspodcast.com

Our thanks again to our friend Marcus LeVar Carter II for the fabulous theme song that serves as our intro (partial). Full song available at the end of episodes up to and including 32

If you like what you hear and want to help support our effort check out https://www.buymeacoffee.com/exclusiveminds

or you can always pick up your EXMNDS clothing @ www.exclusiveminds.shop or www.exclusiveminds.store

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Ep #49 - Exclusive Minds - Interview with Squizz and Scuzz from 3D to talk new album - Celestial Birth

On this episode : 

• (:27)  Podcast Kick Off - GO EAGLES (apologies to our SF fans)

• (1:19) Guest Introductions

- John (Squizz)

- Corey (Scuzz)

- Talk their new rap album, Celestial Birth

• (5:54) 3D background and the creative process

• (10:52) Music Distribution - Behind the scenes to bring an album to life

- Learning experience and the story of posting delay

- Good and Bad, easy access to distribution but creates and very crowded space

• (18:09) Royalties - The art of making money - Do it because of the love, not the money

• (17:20) The creative process

- Importance of unique naming

- About the beats

- Preparation vs Spontaneous

- Editing and Mixing. A true skill and talent

- Constant improvement

• (27:34) Marketing

- Social Media: Look for 3D @two.deep.28

- Yahoo Shorts. Short vs Long form content

• (34:44) Looking beyond rap

• (36:37) Our own worse critic

- Good to have someone to bounce ideas off of

- results vs expectations

• (42:39) Copyright 

- Update on Peloton Smiley-face gate

- Original content and the search for original beats

• (48:49) Celestial Birth - We break down the tracks and inspirations

#1 - Back and Forth

#2 - Origins

#3 - Four Hills

#4 - June 7th

#5 - 1991

#6 - Hero's Journey

#7 - Big Leagues

#8 - Funk Dimension

#9 - Cinnamon Swirl

#10 - Celestial Birth

- we also talk the lost track

• (1:04:00) Closing Thoughts and what is next for 3D

- end track #1, Back and Forth to close the pod. Full track

Celestial Birth is available on iTunes and Spotify today

iTunes Link:  https://music.apple.com/us/album/celestial-birth/1667708186

As always if you like what you hear please follow, review and share with your friends. We can only grow with your help and support.  Also follow us on Instagram and Facebook or sign up to the mail list @ exmnds.com or exclusivemindspodcast.com

Our thanks again to our friend Marcus LeVar Carter II for the fabulous theme song that serves as our intro (partial). Full song available at the end of episodes up to and including 32

If you like what you hear and want to help support our effort check out https://www.buymeacoffee.com/exclusiveminds

or you can always pick up your EXMNDS clothing @ www.exclusiveminds.shop or www.exclusiveminds.store

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