The Figuring Shxt Out Podcast welcomes back Shanise! In this Episode we catch up with Shanise and her daycare "Be Nice Academy" as well as speak on other parental issues such as child care and the public school systems endorsement of LGBTQ values. 

00:00 - Intro 01:41 - Intro of Shanice & updates 05:27 - Figuring Shxt Out Moment! 07:32 - Be Nice Academy! 08:45 - More parents prefer smaller private darcares 10:30 - More parents preferring homeschooling 12:10 - More New private schools are opening 12:35 - Common core PTSD 14:11 - Military day care 17:33 - Gentle parenting techniques 20:00 - How is the daycare business now? 24:31 - Sharing the daycare business knowledge 25:08 - What's important for kids to learn today? 28:02 - Public schools are melting pot for different households 31:13 - Private schools opening up everywhere due to public school controversy 31:58 - Little children are impressionable 32:24 - LGBTQ Clubs in high schools 32:46 - Support vs Promotion and forced indoctrination 33:45 - Legislation that allows secrets to be kept from parents 34:46 - New issues parents have to consider 35:43 - Public Schools can be a gateway to bad influence 36:55 - Does homeschooling minimize social learning? 39:09 - Social struggles surrounding trans movement 41:40 - Why are we involving the children?? 44:02 - Sexuality has been thrust into the front of everything 46:20 - Stop forcing beliefs!! 48:18 - Most parents are forced to use Public schools 49:57 - What are the solutions? 51:35 - This is NOT LGBQT Hate speech!! 52:28 - LGB without the T 53:05 - Again, leave the children TF alone! 55:17 - Adults should only be allowed to make transitions 56:39 - Todays most controversial topic....  58:33 - You are only in control of YOURSELF!! 1:00:40 - Differences between our day (90s) and today 1:04:15 - Close Out Message!!

The Figuring Shxt Out Podcast interviews VA artist Kelo to talk about this upcoming event at SITW "A Seat At The Table". 

00:00 - Intro 01:25 - Intro of Guest Marckel aka Kelo! 03:06 - Figuring Shxt Out Moment! 04:20 - Learning to produce music  05:38 - Raise your hand if your car got repoe'd 08:14 - What is Coffee Black? 09:44 - Kelo is in professonal media and advertising  11:04 - How'd you get connected to Urban League 12:26 - Are Billboards $$$ worth it???  17:32 - Are local television ads worth it? 20:47 - How does Kelo market himself and music? 22:15 - Tik Tok and social media's hold on us 24:48 - What is "A SEAT AT THE TABLE"? 30:19 - Panel Topics for "A Seat at the Table" 33:09 - What is the importance of taking advantage of opportunities and making shxt happen? 36:11 - Will this be an annual event from here on? 37:52 - Tony Hawk will be out here after SITW!!!! 40:06 - Is Drake making an appearance at SITW 2023? 43:52 - Kelo's take away message! Always Be Prepared!!! 46:47 - Close OUT!

The Figuring Shxt Out Podcast interviews OG Illa, the CEO and founder of the MSQ Shop and CNTR based out of Richmond, VA. 

00:00 - Intro 01:31 - Wills Intro & Figuring Shxt Out Moment 03:35 - The Figuring Fatherhood Shxt Out Podcast 06:58 - What is the MSQ Shop? 07:44 - Who is the MSQ Shop for? History of MSQ 12:38 - Breakdown of the MSQ SHOP and services provided 14:19 - The Music never really leaves you 15:22 - Critiquing artists in the studio 19:36 - There's making music, then there's the music business 21:24 - Chasing the money vs just being a dope artist 25:00 - Drake personal studio rental for 250K?!?!?! 26:36 - Riff Raff already booked the Studio!! LOL 27:58 - The love some Artists can command vs others who struggle 31:48 - The Blog era rappers came up in a different time 33:06 - What is the secret sauce to make it big in MUSIC TODAY? Outside of just being DOPE 36:10 - SOMETHING INDIE WATER!!!! 44:06 - Who are the Indie Artists lined up for Something INDIE Water? 47:19 - We are changing the narrative surrounding VA Artists 51:17 - More about the Something INDIE Water event coming up Apr 28-30th 53:24 - The difference between INDIE and LOCAL 54:55 - Grabbing SITW audience over to Something INDIE Water 59:57 - Where to find Will and MSQ! 1:00:00 - Close OUT!!

Flacs and King speak with upcoming podcaster and content creator Bigg Kish. 

00:00 - Intro 01:49 - Intro of Bigg Kish, FSO Moment  03:24 - Whats going on in the hood 04:35 - Life after prison 05:42 - Who is Bigg Kish? 08:41 - Doing one thing vs doing many 11:00 - Bigg Kishs Youtube channel hit 1k on OUR SHOW! 13:06 - Consistency is KEY. How many times we been saying this? 16:00 - Spend time with yourself!! 17:06 - Your vision is for YOU to see  18:24 - Bigg Kish authoring a BOOK is on the way!! 18:56 - What is the Manufactured mindset? 22:04 - How does Bigg Kish motivate his audience? 27:18 - Bigg Kish topics on his channel are worth the SUB!! 28:40 - The current Men vs Women debacle 32:49 - Tekashi 69 mess smh 36:35 - Kish battle rap coming up!! 39:22 - How to get in touch with Bigg Kish 40:15 - Bigg Kish on the Conspiracy shxt going around 44:50 - The Tik Tok situation 49:55 - Check the FSO conspiracy show on Rumble

Flacs & King speak with personal fitness trainer Curtis Starks of Train & Burn Fitness Studio in Birmingham, Alabama. Get inspired to work out and get in the best shape of your life!

00:00 - Intro 02:11 - Guest intro & Figuring Shxt Out Moment 05:05 - When did Train & Burn Open? 05:26 - Tip on branding 07:19 - Where do you train clients? 08:05 - COVID pivoting after opening a physical gym 09:48 - Talking about the fitness mobile app 11:49 - Pay yourself first! Hows the app packaged for consumers? 14:12 - How to purchase the app 14:56 - Home gyms. Good idea or bad? 19:00 - Health truly is wealth. Maximize your time here on Earth 21:34 - Change the world! Leave a MARK!! 23:03 - Pray, Train, Repeat and KNOW YOUR S.H.A.P.E.!! 25:33 - Where to get the book!! 25:57 - How to stay motivated to workout  26:53 - Why Black men dont go to the Dr? 29:27 - Curtis Starks' 21 DAY program!! 31:00 - Health scares 32:46 - Curtis nutrition TIPS 35:57 - Benefits of intermittent fasting 37:06 - Our community and bad eating habits 40:01 - How's business at the physical gym location? 42:45 - New Years Resolution fails 44:45 - How should you eat while working out? 45:50 - What's the plan to grow the brand and business? 49:24 - What's the physical address of the gym 50:16 - Closing Out!

Anthony Orisses

00:00 - Intro 01:13 - Anthonys Intro & Figure Shxt Out Moment 04:32 - Men need an outlet too! 07:04 - How long did it take to develop Rarecut? 08:57 - The importance of support people in your corner 11:41 - What were the early days of executing rarecut like? 12:07 - WHAT IS RARECUT? 14:06 - How did you come up with "memory metal"? 18:04 - Kickstarter marketing! 19:23 - Shark Tank guest appearance incoming!  19:59 - Licensing characters, patterns and customization 22:04 - Selling RARECUT after Covid 23:43 - Does RARECUT work? 26:22 - How can you wash it? 28:00 - Is RARECUT exclusive to a male audience? 33:38 - Have you considered other applications of the "memory metal" in other apparel products? 36:32 - How did you get engineers involved with your invention? 41:51 - How long did it take from RARECUT conception to your first sale? 46:35 - Did you ever come to a crossroads where you wanted to quit? 48:57 - The Naysayers that still love you 50:42 - Advice from Anthony when getting started 54:02 - What's the first step to manufacturing an invention? 56:21 - What about if a patent already exists for your idea? 59:03 - Where can you find Anthony and Rarecut online? 59:48 - The secret to getting the same account name on all platforms 1:02:54 - Closing Out!!

King & Flacs bring Mr. Money Briggs BACK to the Podcast to chop it up and catch us up on business trends for 2023! 

00:00 - Intro 01:35 - Consistency of the podcast 03:48 - 100% success rate isn't feasible 06:03 - Flacs always being too humble. Don't downplay the growth youve had 07:59 - You can Help others do what you DID!! 10:25 - Four areas of business growth 13:01 - Money Briggs can take your business where you want it to be! 14:33 - Why is it important to get on social media and monetize? 15:42 - Making excuses as opposed to just getting the bag 17:05 - Times are definitely changing 19:05 - Leveraging ChatGPT 21:40 - Importance of offering a higher priced item 23:07 - The Rat Race breakdown 25:44 - Monetization is the key 28:07 - Done for you, Done with you, Do it yourself 30:05 - GET your business ONLINE NOW! 32:37 - Share your failures in a course so others learn what not to do 34:58 - Social media is the Door, its not the whole house 39:17 - Backup accounts and building foundations for success 39:49 - What is the success strategy for 2023 43:55 - Design Your Financial Destiny Coming SOON!!  44:44 - Visit https://www.multisixfigures.com/mastermind 47:22 - Stay tuned for the next upcoming EVENT!  52:29 - Close Out!

King & Flacs speak with Marquita Bianca! Traveling Fashion blogger and Director of Baila Fuzion and activist for women in domestic violence and Trauma!

For more information on Marquita visit her sites below: https://www.marquitabianca.com https://www.bailafuzion.com https://www.studiofshowroom.com

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

00:00 - Intro 01:20 - Intro of our guest Marquita Bianca 01:55 - Marquita's Figuring Shxt Out Moment and background 07:22 - Call Marquita for free vet advice (joking she'll kill us) 08:42 - Your body is smarter and more resilient than we give it 09:35 - Did you know your life would change forever through dancing? 11:35 - Conviction in finding your dream and manifesting it 12:40 - Backgroung on Baila Fuzion 14:45 - When God, The Universe and Syncronicities speak to you 18:53 - The current location of Baila Fuzion and Studio F. 20:20 - The business model and bringing in Revenue 23:15 - More details on the school 24:35 - How do you manage all those departments? 25:49 - Why is Marquita always traveling?? 26:45 - The Purpose of Baila Fuzion & what it means to Hampton Roads 28:14 - Hampton Roads and our artists/creatives are invaluable! 29:03 - Marquita's analysis of Hampton Roads' artists and creatives 30:12 - What is Hampton Roads Missing? 32:33 - How do you plan on growing your business? 36:22 - How can people get in touch with Marquita to collab or partner? 38:47 - What is Studio F Crown Adjustment Agency? Helping women in domestic violence and trauma 42:47 - Creatives, ego and jealousy 43:51 - Where to get involved with Studio F 44:28 - Having a strong support system 45:57 - Closing Out!

King & Flacs speak with Andrea Moussa, a health and nutrition expert out of Dubai. Andrea also has a podcast titles "AYM to Talk" which you should check out. 

00:00 - Intro 01:51 - Intro of guest - Andrea Moussa 03:50 - Figuring Shxt Out Moment 05:00 - How to overcome obesity 06:40 - The movement to make obesity "Healthy" 10:22 - Andreas upcoming book about health and weight 11:17 - "You Lie!" King goes off lol 12:43 - Andreas response to "You cant tell people being fat is ok" 14:45 - It's ok to be overweight for a very few people with medical exceptions 16:38 - What is family history and is it a real thing? 18:57 - How obese were you and what is the definition of obesity 21:53 - What did Andrea do to combat obesity? 26:11 - What are some common myths about health and wellness? 27:45 - Keto diet is trash 29:20 - Diets should not be a fad but a lifestyle change 29:57 - Nutrition is very specific to each person 30:55 - Advice for improving yourself 33:03 - Some science on fat cells 33:52 - How to tell someone their life may be on the line due to their choices 38:24 - Healthcare system and Big Pharma $$$$$ 41:06 - A message from King Arthur 41:56 - Look at how our supermarkets are setup!! Processed Food EVERYWHERE 44:50 - Fast food is made to be addictive 46:05 - King has the cure for being overweight lol 46:52 - Where to find Andrea Moussa

King & Flacs speak with Jada Mclean, CEO of Ethically Shopper, who also happens to be a 2023 Forbes list 30 under 30! We talk about her social endeavors in business, venture capital funding &  much more! 

00:00 - Intro 01:34 - Jada Mclean Intro 03:43 - De-mystifying Investment Banking 04:20 - Making someone else money 05:36 - Social Impact Entreprenuer with Hurry Home 06:56 - Starting process for Hurry Home/Rent To Own 08:36 - How to qualify 09:16 - The issue with lending companies 10:56 - Most people arent aware they can OWN 11:45 - Building Awareness for the program 12:40 - Housing crash imminent? 13:38 - These programs EXIST go FIND THEM! 15:32 - Ethically SHOPPER! What is an ethical shopper? 15:49 - Big Biz and Seasonal Political Statements 16:46 - Ethically Shopper to the Rescue 17:47 - How do you vet products? 22:17 - How are you staying funded with Ethically Shopper? 25:01 - Branding Ethically Shopper Products as a Private label? 26:06 - What is ESG?  27:41 - Jada is FORBES Recognized 30 under 30!! 31:51 - How did you raise over 1 million in VC? 33:25 - What are you asking for when raising money? 35:20 - Should you 10x your own money first? 36:38 - Getting VC money means you still have obligations 37:43 - Is getting VC money worth the obligations? 39:58 - Jada's social media 41:30 - What is your 5 Year Plan/Goals? 42:32 - Last words of advice from Jada Mclean 43:53 - How to get in touch with Jada Mclean