Figuring Shxt Out

Flacs & King speak with Courtney Portman, a self published arthur of the book "Obstacles: An Urban Novella". Get your copy off Amazon! 

00:00 - Intro 01:22 - Figuring Shxt Out Moment 04:16 - How did you plan the book after jail? 05:00 - Why do you think you learned from being locked up vs others who dont? 05:35 - What was the transition like getting out of prison? 07:37 - How did you get started on the book? 09:10 - Whats your book about? 12:36 - What type of genre is this book? 13:40 - How are you promoting the book? 15:02 - Bring the books to the screen 15:42 - Perserverance required to accomplish a goal 16:21 - Putting bodies of work out in the ether 18:27 - Going to events and promoting the book in person 21:45 - How do NY Times best seller books come out a best seller on day one? 24:08 - What is the process to become an author? 25:50 - King Arthurs & Flacs' upcoming books 27:24 - The business side of publishing 30:10 - Tips on how to promote books and business in general 31:45 - Whats up with the lip gloss line? 35:09 - Do you have a team working for you? 36:25 - Howd you find your book agent? 39:04 - Being able to sell in business is crucial 40:05 - Selling books at the Oceanfront 44:06 - Naysayers in your camp? 48:25 - What is something you trying to figureo out now? 51:31 - Socials and Outro!! 

Flacs & King speak with serial venture capitalist Pedro Moore! Pedro comes by the podcast and drops some gems on the venture capitalist world and what you should be looking for when investing or buying into businesses. 

00:00 - Intro 01:21 - Intro of Pedro Moore 01:42 - Figuring Shxt Out Moment 04:38 - What is a Venture Capitalist? 06:40 - So whats the risk like? 07:57 - Is weathering the business storms apart of being a good VC? 08:42 - Evolution of podcasts 10:14 - Are investments tax write offs a postivie thing?? 12:57 - What is one thing you see from successful VC endeavors? 14:55 - Zuckerbegs Meta Fail 16:45 - Some Ideas just have to make sense 17:27 - Apple created an industry and forced it on the public, META failed 21:59 - Meta overplayed their hand with the Metaverse 23:39 - What has the IT factor, the entreprenuer or the product/service? 25:07 - Separating emotions from being a business owner 27:39 - What's the mindset of the buyer of businesses? 29:47 - Buying systems that self manage without a certain individual 32:07 - Buying distressed Little Ceasars aka buying "garbage" businesses 34:20 - Pedro's first attempt in buying an established business 42:45 - Are you looking into AI right now? 47:47 - How to make your business idea attractive to VCs? 49:45 - VC is not the holy grail of startups 51:47 - Patent and Trademark before presenting for investors? 52:50 - Utility patents are most beneficial 54:41 - Super Soaker gun story 58:10 -  Can a mobile phone app have utility? 1:00:12 - Gesture motion for phones and utility 1:01:29 - Drag n Drop feature guy is insanely rich 1:04:55 - Business movie suggestions (Blackberry & The Billion Dollar Code) 1:06:43 - Where to find Pedro Moore 1:07:56 - What are you trying Figure out right now?

Flacs & King speak with Tamika Quinn, health activist and public speaker on maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Tamika is a two time stroke surivivor and changed her life when she realized her eating habits were negatively affecting herself and most importantly her family. 

00:00 - Intro 01:12 - Figuring Shxt Out Moment for Tamika 03:06 - Health of daughters changed my families lifestyle 03:45 - What was the correlation of health problems in the family 04:35 - Changing childrens diet for their own benefit 05:14 - Did you know how you was eating was hazardous? 06:53 - CHKD program "Healthy YOU" 07:16 - Changing diet as a family no matter your current status 08:34 - How did you have two strokes at 27 years old? 09:27 - What caused the strokes? 10:15 - We all know what we're supposed to eat, we just DONT 10:51 - Why is it so hard to eat properly? 12:38 - We gotta leave the Bread ALONE!! 13:19 - How did you transition your family to healty eating? 14:34 - Change Your Mind, Change Your Waistline! Get the Book! 15:36 - How did you stay consistent on the lifestyle change? 16:59 - How did you cut out MEAT? 18:04 - Did you also cut back on Bread and high carbs? 19:48 - Do you have any tips on how to cut out BREAD? 21:55 - How did you turn food education into a passion? 23:00 - Go Get that BOOK! Where to get the book and more about it 24:46 - What do you say about the over weight people body positivity movement 30:53 - What is Black Girl Stroke Magic? 31:14 - Doctors and their doomsday diagnosis!!  33:18 - Why do Doctors HAVE to give you the worst News in their diagnosis 35:38 - How did you deal with the Doctors prognosis? 37:30 - Flac's cancer background and his battle with Dr diagnosis 38:32 - What options are available for the older generation and health? 39:14 - When the grandparents arent on board with healthy eating... 40:27 - When you deviate from parents they take it personal 42:24 - PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY  43:54 - We are all learning and growing! 45:25 - Advice for older generation to change their diet for their own health? 48:13 - What type of fasting is beneficial? 49:39 - Where can people find you?? 50:40 - What is something you're trying to Figure Out Right now?

In probably our most controversial Podcast to date, The Figuring Shxt Out Podcast speaks with Drisco. Family man and advocate for homeschooling, biblical family values and much more!  

In this episode, we dive into his recent panel on home schooling with VICE & how he and his family have decided to adopt traditional & biblical marriage roles in his household. We also touch on social issues such as LGBTQ+ and the move the Sound of Freedom. 

Go follow Drisco's & his Wife's Youtube channels here:  @Drisco757 @FamilyValuesTV 

00:00 - Intro 01:12 - Drisco Intro 01:34 - Figuring Shxt Out Moment 02:50 - The transition to Homeschooling and Why 04:11 - The 2020 C-word lockdowns  05:00 - Homeschooling can be very different than public schools 05:31 - King's realization of the failure of Public Schools 06:33 - How did it feel to realize your son wasnt on the reading level he was supposed to be on? 07:38 - Is there an agenda behind pushing failing kids forward? 08:27 - Crazy policies that hold black children back 09:02 - The process of pulling your kids out of the Public School system 11:26 - Judgement from family and the schools for pulling kids out 12:00 - What do you say to people looking at your kids being "outcasts"? 13:35 - The VICE PANEL Homeschooling Vs Public School 14:57 - Chinese Education vs America 16:28 - What do you say about people that says homeschool arent socialized well? 17:17 - CLICK THIS LINK HERE. Guarantee YOU DIDNT KNOW THIS about Homeschooling! 17:53 - 230,000 Students unaccounted for in Public Schools 19:25 - The VICE panel and LGBTQ indoctrination in public schools 22:23 - No Hate here. Showing Respect to LGBTQ while disagreeing with the lifestyle 23:16 - Homeschooling is far from sheltering or providing a narrow perspective 23:51 - Reaching out as Christians to LGBTQ 24:55 - How to pick and choose what to teach children? 27:38 - Whats missing in black America today?? 29:05 - How did you decide to live a traditional marriage lifestyle?  31:46 - Who should stay home with the kids and who should go to work? 33:55 - Traditional marriages roles arent traditional but natural 34:35 - The real pandemic of the nuclear family 35:20 - Stats of family structures in USA 35:45 - Whats the solution to solving the nuclear family rates in America? 39:03 - We need the "I dont need a man" stuff to stop 41:01 - The Time factor in starting and raising a family 42:10 - The Dynamic of this world has changed SO MUCH in just 3 YEARS 42:42 - The Sound of Freedom, Ok for your kids to watch? 44:29 - Our young boys are in danger of sexual abuse as well 44:46 - Where are the adults in the room? 45:23 - The GAY Manifesto.... 48:46 - We do not care, just leave the KIDS alone! 49:51 - Pedophilia is illegal, however they are trying to make strides... 50:45 - Self accountability and self awareness 52:30 - Discourse on these issues is crucial, do not remain silent 52:52 - Communication breeds understanding 54:21 - LGBTQ+ trending in mass media and influence 55:27 - The public is starting to fight back 56:12 - What is something you been trying to Figure out?? PROMOTE MARRIAGE!!!

Flacs & King speak with top 100 financial advisor Tremaine Wills! We catch up with her on new things since her last appearance with us to include meeting the first Black chairwoman of the NY Stock Exchange! 

00:00 - Intro 01:32 - Intro of Guest! 03:15 - London is on the itinerary 04:16 - What have you figured out since our last show? 04:45 - Patience and self actualization 06:42 - The time it takes for harvest 07:54 - What's new with the Rich Retirement FB Page? 08:26 - Men yall gotta do better! Stop harrasing these Women entrepeneurs! 09:31 - One Million to a TRILLION 11:45 - Tremaine's Podcast on the way! Journey to One Trillion 13:33 - Speak on This trend on hating Billionaires... 16:24 - Intention with picking guest speakers for your lives 19:43 - Getting comfortable trusting other people with your audience 21:50 - How does Tremaine feel about her service to her clients? 24:05 - looking for the magic bullet 25:55 - How does Tremaine encourage people? 28:54 - What led to meeting the Chair women of the NY Stock Exchange? 32:02 - How was it meeting your hero at the NY Stock Exchange? 33:49 - First MUSIC INDUSTRY ETF in history. Tremaine was there! 37:48 - Keep dreaming and desiring! 39:17 - What's the next thing Tremaine is trying to figure out? 42:05 - Are CPA's financial advisors? 44:40 - How do you plan on finishing the year?  47:25 - Tremaine's upcoming Master Class 49:30 - Tenacity is the word (Super Soaker story) 50:45 - Increase your offers!! Stay Consistent!  53:05 - Close out! Where to find Tremaine Wills!!

Novice to Pro: Master Dispatcher Training w/Charles Mundy | Ep. 52

Flacs & King discuss Dispatcher training with Exodus Logistics Learning Center Founder Charles Mundy. You can visit his YouTube channel here for more information on his school:  @ellcdispatcher101  

00:00 - Intro 01:48 - Intro of Charles 02:33 - What is the transportation industry about? 03:54 - Charles' Figuring Shxt Out Moment 04:33 - Millionaire students in this program 05:29 - What is a dispatcher? 06:32 - What is the barrier to entry for this program? 07:47 - How is this industry different from others? 09:30 - How fast before joining can you earn money? 11:12 - How is competition in this industry? 12:31 - What are the hourly commitments to make it in this? 13:43 - Difference between company truck drivers and owner/operators 18:17 - Advantages of being a truck driver and shifting into this 19:20 - Who are all those guys with those headsets at Truck stops?? 21:10 - What if you wanted to try but can't drive long distances? 24:04 - Global trade  25:25 - Cheap products from Alibaba 26:00 - Speed determines your mode of transport when importing from overseas 28:03 - How is A.I. going to affect the trucking industry 30:41 - The A.I. companies changing the trucking industry 31:05 - Software engineer buying farmland LOL (conspiracy hour) 31:45 - The cost to change everything over to A.I. 32:27 - Corporate Greed and A.I. 33:44 - How to combat the automation and A.I. revolution at least try to anyway 38:08: - CBCD is on the way or is it? 39:40 - The Exodus Logistics FB and YT channels 41:19 - Lessons from Podcasting 41:57 - Go subscribe to Charles' Youtube channel!! 44:03 - Burned by Cryptocurrency, Go get GOLD AND SILVER and other Conspiracies 49:17 - Close out! Where to find Charles Mundy and his School!!

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Terrell Jones, world renowned marketing professional sits with Flacs & King to discuss his background and his come up in the Marketing and Advertising Industry! 

Terrell has an amazing story and in this episode he shares with us his inspiring insights into mass marketing for your business. If you're interested in learning about how to market yourself and to see what Terrell and his firm can do for you do NOT miss this episode. 

Timestamps: 01:40 - Intro of TERRELL!! 02:11 - Figuring Shxt Out Moment 03:35 - Pushing Beyonce Tickets fail 09:12 - It's important to START!! 09:29 - Terrells Testimonials 10:56 - Vetting real experience vs newbies 11:57 - How to break in the mentoring and course space 12:34 - 10,000 hour rule ALWAYS 13:30 - Skill building over time 13:58 - Consistency and the numbers game 15:35 - Terrell's background before marketing 16:51 - Becoming an authority in your space and branding 18:44 - Brand building without a product or service 20:20 - Learning from Network marketing and MLM's (Passion REQUIRED) 22:29 - Affiliate marketing as an option 23:49 - Is Money a good motivator for long-term success? 26:51 - MLM business model vs targeted marketing 29:56 - Why is the WHY so important? 32:09 - Experience, Education & Expertise 32:45 - Target audience can't be IGNORED! 33:21 - Start with your own EXPERIENCE and build product or service around that 36:22 - What does a client need to approach you with for maximum return? 39:45 - Testing different advertisements: Critical STEP! 43:16 - Trend changes over time with advertising and what public responds to 46:41 - What about people who don't respond to Ads? 50:12 - Do you help influencers build brand awareness alone? 54:54 - Best promotion for influencers and podcasts is GOOD CONTENT 56:50 - What makes your agency so special and stand out? 59:40 - Do you help with product/service vetting? 1:03:52 - Example of money as motivation but passion isnt there 1:05:50 - Where to find Terrell Jones online and on social media

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Larrima Davis blesses the Figuring Shxt Out Podcast once again, only this time she's a newly certified Corporate Lawyer AND working on her own Reality TV series coming soon next year!! 

In this exclusive we talk about her process on becoming a lawyer, the reality tv show shes currently working on and what she looks for in a man so stay tuned for that one! 

00:00 - Intro 01:29 - Intro of Larrima 02:25 - Corporate Attorney NOW?? 04:33 - Taking control by stepping UP 05:19 - Taking easy way out vs Going hard 06:11 - Making moves in silence 07:13 - How did it feel to drop the "Im a Lawyer now" Post? 07:49 - Did passing the bar piss off the Lawyers you hired? 08:43 - Family and Friend haters..... smh 10:21 - Stay focused and brush off your shoulders 10:51 - Major benefit of becoming a lawyer for your own company 11:41 - Nothing wrong with stacking accolades and achievements 12:11 - Leverage of higher education in your field 13:25 - What type of Lawyer are you now? and what can you do? 15:51 - What laywer firm are you signed with? 17:37 - Step your new staff onboarding Games UP with a ROLEX 19:29 - Stepping up the social media game 20:37 - TV reality Star INCOMING negotiating with TV networks 23:35 - Reality TV is anything but. It's all scripted 27:15 - Is the networks pulling you in other directions you dont agree with? 28:35 - When is the show coming out? 29:17 - How are you multiplying yourself and staff? 31:00 - Struggles of running multiple businesses and personnel 33:16 - When did you make the decision to pursue being a lawyer? 35:30 - Larrima Davis a COP?? 36:48 - Flacs' NCIS dreams 38:56 - Flacs' PI dream kinda 42:26 - Fellas, this is what kinda man Larrima's lookin for click here 44:39 - Close out, where to find Larrima

Flacs & King speak with Peter Olanitori, principal of Snapback Lane Headwear & Socks in Norfolk, VA. We're talking retail startup, African economy, social issues in America and much more! 

00:00 - Intro 01:14 - Intro of Guest 01:53 - First IN PERSON EPISODE!! 02:40 - Figuring Shxt Out Moment! 04:23 - Mindset after prison 05:01 - Smashing for 30 days straight after 6 years! 05:59 - How long did it take for the hat shop after prison? 06:30 - What is Snapback Lane? 07:30 - Back story of Peter 10:32 - Whos the supplier for the hats? 12:38 - Was Snapback Lane a "Build it and they will come type of deal"? 13:00 - Business is business whether its on the street or not 14:43 - Marketing and business processes are always crucial for success 15:43 - How to scale up as a one man show 16:51 - Taxes, Taxes and more Taxes 18:22 - Scamming versus just going legit 20:19 - The Art at Snapback Lane 21:13 - How does your marketing work? 23:12 - The new internet these days: necessary evil? 24:48 - The evolution of hats 26:21 - Do you do custom embroidery? 27:27 - Parallels between Drug game and Legit Business 31:20 - Consistency in Business 32:00 - Business Insurance is CRUCIAL! 33:41 - How are you growing? 35:20 - The US Economy system 36:18 - African Economy & Chinese influence 44:45 - What's next for Snapback Lane? 45:33 - Advice for aspiring entreprenuers? 50:16 - Pushing out businesses in Downtown Norfolk 51:19 - Buying BLACK! 52:30 - Walmart bruh... 55:00 - Truth hurts but doesnt take away that it needs to be said... 56:47 - Jews and Jewish people are different 59:16 - Where can the people find you?  1:01:49 - Thats a WRAP first in person episode! 1:03:32 - Unify and Thrive!!

Flacs & King speak with Derrick Beamon, owner of One Big Production. He talks about his Figuring Shxt Out Moment and how he got started in producing Plays and stage productions for his company One Big Production.

For more info on the podcast visit: https://www.figuringshxtout.com

00:00 - Intro 01:40 - Guest Intro 03:04 - Figuring Shxt Out Moment! 05:12 - What you working on right now? 07:02 - What is ONE BIG Production? 08:04 - What's the current production? 11:00 - What's the staffing like for putting on plays? 13:54 - Why do your plays focus on standing against violence? 18:06 - How did you get your staff and crew together? 20:43 - Gotta keep the family involved!! Teach the kids! 22:06 - How did you keep going even when nobody showed up the first time? 25:22 - How was the business side of producing plays? 29:25 - Taking the lessons in 29:50 - College Pyramid Scheme 31:30 - Getting better with time and experience 33:03 - Tank Top Tony!! 34:30 - Where to find Derrick Beamon!! 36:20 - Why did you clean up your diet? 37:40 - Past learning experiences