Inside Brooklyn

Jeff Lindor, founder of The Gentlemans Factory, knows the power of community so when his started to look likes like him he made it his business to be a sanctuary for Black men of all ages. Tune in to hear how Jeff went from city employee to the owner of the premier social club for Black men.

We're back! This week we're in the studio with Johanne Civil. the creator of Pearl Market; a seasonal market showcasing food, fashion, beauty, and homestyle around Brooklyn. With a background in tech, Johanne shares with us some ways she's successfully made her brand stand out amongst the saturated market of pop-shops.

Pascal Moise, the Brooklyn Tax Doctor, stopped by the studio and blessed us with tax and life lessons! Starting at age 10, Pascal was already on his entrepreneurial journey selling t-shirts and now he's the owner of Lakay Multi-Services LLC providing tax solutions to over 1,000 customers each year. We were blown away by his story and know you will be too- check it out now.

From being forced to move to Harlem and attend secretarial school to creating one of Brooklyn's most prominent tech conferences- we're in the studio with the Founder of Brooklyn Tech Week, Nizer Saunders. Tune to hear how the lessons of his childhood led him to be the driving force behind the effort to make Brooklyn the next tech hub.

Have you ever met someone who instantly inspired you? We have and, lucky us, he's our guest this week! Thought leader and philanthropist Sam Pierre is not only the founder of a successful consulting agency, SMP Consulting, he is also the driving force behind two schools in Haiti. He's a business man with a huge heart. Check out his journey here.

"A church in a coworking space?? "

We are in studio with Richard Barrios, a voluntary pastor who, alongside his wife Demetria, is challenging and changing the traditional mode of church. From transferring an event hall into a pulpit to opening the doors at 5pm- everything Richard and Demetria are taking everything you know or heard about religious structure and turning it on it's head! Tune into hear the story of Legacy Brooklyn which can truly only be described as Drake would say, "God's Plan".

At age 12 Andres had a Youtube channel. At age 17 he started his first company. At 24, he's offering all Inside BKLYN listeners a book on how to launch their own company! Listen, email, and learn!

"God kept kicking me out of the corporate world" We sat down with Tiffany Joy Murchison, Founder of TJ Murchison & Co. a boutique PR firm that works with everyone from nonprofits to collegiate athletes. A brilliant woman who despite 20 years of experience is still a student committed to always learning more. Tiffany definitely schooled us. Tune in to hear a boss drop knowledge.

"When you've lost everything you can only start from scratch" This week we sat down with Desmonde Monroe, Founder of The Monroe Group, a disaster and recovery firm that is often tasked by the government to aid in the rebuild of communities. We discussed everything from how to land government contracts and how politics affect the recovery process to his near-death experience at the age of 22. Desmonde dropped some gems and even some resources- check it out.