Today our guest is the CEO and founder of Zeus Network, Lemuel Plummer.

TIMESTAMPS

(03:59) Lemuel Plummer shares how he got involved in the media industry from a young age.

(07:55) How did Lemuel know that media and business was his passion.

(10:20) Lemuel started off as a production assistant and at 21 became a producer for BET.

(22:15) How involved is Lemuel in his projects?

(23:50) Ray J was an instrumental part of starting Zeus Network.

(29:00) How did Lemuel capitalize on technology changing to help build Zeus.

(33:40) How did Lemuel create the Zeus app? 

(39:24) What happened to Lemuel’s original business partners such as King Bach?

(43:55) Akademiks tries to guess how much money Lemuel invested into Zeus when the company first launched with 40 shows.

(45:39) Did Amanda Cerny and King Bach have a real fanbase during the Vine era?

(50:28) Lemuel’s show “The Real Blac Chyna” was his first breakout hit for Zeus.

(57:05) Lemuel shares how transparent Zeus is with his talents such as Chrisean Rock, Natalie Nunn, and Blueface. 

(01:15:35) Akademiks tries to guess how many subscribers Zeus has.

(01:19:30) Is Floyd Mayweather a partner of Zeus?

(01:30:24) Why didn’t Lemuel buy BET?

(01:32:45) Is Lemuel a billionaire and how much would he sell Zeus for?

(01:35:11) Akademiks questions Lemuel’s morality towards the content that Zeus produces.

(01:46:40) Lemuel is diversifying Zeus’s content and creating scripted television to compete with the quality of HBO.

(01:50:35) Does Zeus Network regret airing ChriseanRock smoking weed while pregnant?

(02:02:00) Was Zeus having fake auditions?

(02:07:35) What is Lemuel’s relationship with other moguls such as Diddy and Floyd?

(02:14:00) Ak tries to get Lemuel to share his monthly payroll budget.

(02:21:00) Ak wants at least a million dollars minimum to box a rapper.

(02:29:00) Why do people hate Akademiks?