More Than A Title

We're back this Friday at 5:30 PM EST with More Than A Title Season 3 Episode 2 Ft Angel Livas, CEO and Founder of the Alive Podcast Network. Alive Podcast Network is the 1st podcast network owned and operated by a black woman, and also techstar portfolio company.

Alive Podcast Network features shows such as Tamar Braxton's "Under Construction" and is also the exclusive distributor of More Than A Title.

Before embarking upon her entrepreneurial journey, Angel oversaw six-nationally syndicated talk-radio shows, which included producing programming for award-winning celebrity hosts Larry King and Jane Pauley.

She is also a best-selling author, visionary, CEO, Techstar and 2019 Communicator award recipient for her radio program, The Woman Behind The Business Talk Show. and recently won the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award.

It's hard to sum all the amazing things Angel has accomplished and will in the future. We had the pleasure of connecting in Podfest earlier this year and after hearing her inspiring story I knew we had to get her on the show.

You can expect us to discuss:

• How she started the Alive Podcast Network

• Best advice for young professionals.

• Biggest lessons she's learned during her journey

I have a special co host Chad Fernandez, CEO of OTB Digital. As always we're going to have some fun, have a real conversation and get to know the person behind the Title.

You can catch the full episode on the More Than A Title YT, FB and all streaming platforms. Thanks for the continued love and support y'all!

We're back March 24th at 5:30 PM EST for the start of Season 3 and we have special guest Solomon Choi, CEO of Jabba Brands and Founder of 16 Handles.

In 2008, with a family investment to open 1 shop, Solomon moved from sunny Southern California to New York City and opened the first self serve frozen yogurt shop in Manhattan.

Using his background in growing restaurant chains in the restaurant industry, his new concept would become the segment leader in NYC and grow to over 40 locations internationally.

His 16 Handles entrepreneurial journey concluded in 2022, when he successfully sold the company after scaling it through franchising, with no outside capital, for nearly 15 years.

You can expect us to discuss:

• Memorable stories and lessons from his experience scaling 16 Handles

• The next chapter in his professional career.

• How to identify new investments

• Work/life balance and much more....

This is gonna be a special episode for me as not only is Solomon one of my closest friends in the industry but he is also the 1st CEO I ever interviewed. That one conversation sparked the idea for More Than A Title and now we're on Season 3

As always expect a fun & authentic conversation as we get to know the person behind the title!

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More Than A Title Season 2 Episode 13 of The More Than A Title Podcast and we have special guest Paxton Baker joining us to share his journey with us!

Paxton is a businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist, family man who has served in the entertainment, music, sports and production industries for over 30 years.

He is a minority owner of the Washington Nationals Baseball club and currently serves as chairman of the Washington Nationals Founding Partners Group.

For 16 years, Baker served as the executive vice president and general manager of Centric (formerly BETJ), a BET network targeting African American and multicultural adults, owned by Viacom Media.

In 2018, Baker launched the Washington, D.C., office of Liquid Soul, the agency behind the marketing and promotion of such blockbuster films as Black Panther and Wrinkle in Time.

To call what Paxton has accomplished throughout his career amazing would be an understatement and as a black professional who aspires to do similar things in my career, I can't tell you how excited I am to have this conversation!

You can check us out this Thursday on the MTAT YT Page, My Linkedin and Facebook Pages(Jarrett Thomas), and the episode will be on all streaming platforms the next day.

Thank you to Paxton for taking time out of his schedule and thank you all for the continued support! See ya there!

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This Thursday we're back for an Happy Hour edition of More Than A Title featuring special guest Lola Bakare.

Lola is an Anthem Award-Winning Inclusive Marketing Strategist, creator of Maximize The Movement, & founder of be/co, a boutique consultancy that empowers brands and marketing leaders with strategic guidance, coaching, training, and workshops that unleash new levels of success.

She has recently been named one of 15 2022 LinkedIn Top Voices in Marketing & Advertising. Her writing and commentary can be found in major publications including Adweek, Harvard Business Review, Marketing Brew, & Business Insider.

I first met Lola earlier this year at an "Art of Story Telling" event in NYC and as soon we met we just hit it off. Her energy is infectious and once she told me about her Linkedin Journey, I knew I had to have sis on the show. As always you can expect a real conversation and get to know the person behind the title!

You can catch us on Linkedin, The MTAT YouTube page and Meta this Thursday at 6:30 PM EST.

Bring a drink, some questions and learn with us! Thanks 4 for the continued support and see you there!

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More Than A Title Season 2 episode 11 of More Than A Title and we have special guests Mary Webb & Ted Schlueter, Chief Brand Officer and CEO at The Grist.

The Grist is powerhouse branding agency led by them both and has a proven track record of helping brands become more visible and successful.

I've been connected with Mary for some time, and a big fan of her work as she created the household personality of Flo from Progressive.

You can expect us to discuss:

- What their creative process is like for clients?

- How did she come up with Flo character and what transpired after its huge success?

- Advice for young professionals in the creative space

- The future of the Grist

As always you can expect to hear great stories, and lessons they've learned throughout their career, and get to know the people behind the title!

You can catch us on Linkedin, FB and More Than A Title YT page as well as all streaming platforms shortly after.

Thanks for the continued support and see you there!

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We're back for episode 10 of More Than A Title featuring Phil Croskey, CEO, Jason Schwartzberg, President, and Paul Clary, Co Founder at MD Energy Advisors stopping by to share their amazing story and game with us!

They were working together at the Baltimore Development Corporation when they identified a problem that only 5% of the market had taken advantage of residential energy choice. They asked themselves "What if we could help people and businesses make informed decisions about energy? What if we could do it in an unbiased and transparent way? What if we could create jobs for others? What if we could make a meaningful impact in our community?"

They pulled together $10,000 in 2010 and started MD Energy Advisors to provide demand and supply side energy solutions for businesses, utilities and government. They also founded PointClickSwitch, a proprietary online platform that helps residential customers in deregulated energy markets save on utility costs through comparison shopping.

I'm always interested in hearing successful business stories and what they've been able to overcome and persevere through to get to where they are today.

You can expect us to discuss:

The early days of the business and how their partnership was formed?
What are the biggest challenges in their industry?
How do you as a business prepare for the tough economy we're facing?
Advice for entrepreneurs looking to start and grow their business.

Catch us tomorrow at 5:30 PM EST on MTAT YT page, Linkedin, Facebook and the show will be available the next day on all streaming platforms.

Thanks for all the love and continued support and see you there!

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We're back this Thursday for another episode of The More Than A Title Podcast and we have special guest Elizabeth Leiba dropping by to share her experience, journey and drop some gems with us.

Elizabeth has been a college professor for over a decade and was also named a LinkedIn TOP VOICE in Education in 2020.

She is a published writer, and most recent writing includes an Op-Ed piece on racial profiling for CNN, that had more than 2 million views on their news website.

In 2020, She was featured in a New York Times article about her social justice advocacy work that spurred her to launch my Black History & Culture Academy, which is a subscription-based, e-learning platform includes 50+ courses in:

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She also launched Black Power Moves, which is her podcast on EBONY Media Covering Black America Podcast Network.

She has built an incredible audience across social media including 140K+ followers on Linkedin alone with over 60M impressions!

I've been a big of fan hers for quite some time now and I'm honored to have her on the show. She's More Than A Title and I can't wait to her all about her journey.

Tune in Thursday at 5:30 PM EST. You can view on my Linkedin Page, and MTAT YT page.

Thanks for the love and support! See you there!

We're back today for another episode of More Than A Title. I'm excited about this episode as one of my closest friends in the industry pulling up to share game and discuss our personal branding journey!

For those that don't know I worked with Lee a couple years ago at an agency, and immediately we hit it off on our first conversation. I remember being with him before starting the position and we sat around for hours talking about the industry, life and different ways we can excel in our roles/career.

That eventually led us down the path of social selling, developing our personal brands in an effort to drive more sales. If you're a day 1 connection you probably saw us on here and the traction we were having. We were onto something special.

I'm fortunate because I know how difficult it is to start especially by yourself when your constantly questioning where to begin but we had each other's backs and just started creating.

We learned the platform together, made a bunch of great content. If it wasn't for those early moments of us grinding together I probably wouldn't have stayed on here as consistently as I did.

We're going to dive into:

Lee's sales experience and lessons he's learned throughout his career

Our early personal branding strategy, what worked and our results

What happened after we stopped working together and how we continued during the pandemic

and Much more......................

Tune in at 4 PM EST, you can catch it here on my Linkedin page, and the More Than A Title Youtube channel.

Thanks 4 the love as always and see ya there!

We're back again tomorrow for another episode of More Than A Title at our usual time 5:30 PM featuring special guest Sameer Kamat, CEO at TINT.

TINT is a marketing platform that allows brands to tell their stories through the voice of their users, customers, influencers, and fans. The platform allows brands to collect user-generated content through social media, SMS, and review sites.

Kameer has successfully led the business the past 4 1/2 years and brings 20+ years of experience in the role.

I was introduced to TINT during my tenure at HS and was able to see the platform in action during the our in person events. I was thoroughly impressed with the platform and became even a bigger fan after the meeting the TINT team.

I was fortunate enough to connect with Kameer shortly after and began to build a relationship.

You can expect us to discuss:

- His career journey and lessons learned along the way
- The joy and challenges of running a successful business
- UGC
- Social Media evolution and how it will impact businesses

As always you can expect an honest thoughtful conversation with a ton of gems.

If you'd like to be apart of the show please join either the Linkedin event or YT page as I'll be able to see comments and questions*

Thanks for continued the support and love! See ya there!

We're back this Wednesday at a 12 PM EST with special guest Stephanie Stuckey, CEO of Stuckey's Corp, which is a family owned business most known for it's southern hospitality, candies and famous pecan log roll.

The company fell out of family hands for decades, but now led by Stephanie they're back and rebuilding the classic, nostalgic brand!

I became familiar with Stephanie as she did a talk with the CEO of Hootsuite earlier this year and after reading more about her journey, knew I had to have her on to share her amazing story.

She has an enormous following on social media with over 100K followers on Linkedin alone and mostly shares content about her journey, entrepreneurship marketing and rebranding.

You can expect us to discuss:

The history of her family business and the process of purchasing the company

The challenges of rebranding a nostalgic brand

Lessons learned along the way as well as advice to any other entrepreneurs.

As always you can expect an honest thoughtful conversation with a ton of gems.

*If you'd like to be apart of the show please join either the Linkedin event or YT page as I'll be able to see comments and questions**

Thanks for continued the support and love! See ya there!

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