Our guest last week, Tristan Walker, creator of Bevel and founder/CEO of Walker & Company Brands—alongside his dope wife Amoy— dropped so many gems that we had to share this full, unedited interview. Listen to the Walker duo get real about staying true to your voice, filling those gaps in financial literacy, and talking to your parents about budgeting and aging. When you're done, head back and binge-listen the rest of our first season - we will be back next week with a brand new episode!
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It’s Mental Health Awareness Month! This week, both hosts shout out their therapists, J.J. finally bursts with all the Facebook news he's been holding in, and Shayna wonders when Jesus himself is going to come down and cancel Kanye's Sunday Service nonsense. Plus our guest, Tristan Walker, creator of Bevel and founder/CEO of Walker & Company Brands—alongside his dope wife Amoy—give us a compelling look inside the personal struggles that can come with entrepreneurship, and the harrowing experience that pushed him to budget therapy into his finances.
Interview Jump: 30:40
Interview Themes: entrepreneurship, work/life balance, wellness, mental health, generational wealth, financial literacy, therapy, 401k, budgeting
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In this special episode, Shayna & J.J. take a break from canceling, and instead stan for six black entrepreneurs/creators who are doing awesome things for the world and The Culture. 
Positive Pod Lineup: 
Jeff Lindor, Gentleman’s Factory  - https://gentlemensfactory.com/
Sheena Allen, CapWay - https://capway.co/
Malenga Mulendema & Malcolm Wope, Mama K’s Team 4 - https://deadline.com/2019/04/netflix-africa-super-hero-mama-k-team-four-triggerfish-cake-1202599170/
Jasmine Crowe, Goodr - https://goodr.co/
Chakra Zulu Crystals - https://chakrazulucrystals.com/
Brandon D. Anderson, Raheem AI - https://www.fastcompany.com/90335499/this-platform-wants-to-fix-the-disturbing-lack-of-data-on-police-violence
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This week, J.J. forces us all to listen to that awful AncestryDNA commercial, Shayna thanks Lizzo for getting her through the Harlem-to-Brooklyn trek, and they both ponder the causes that could have used the attention (and $1 billion) given to the Notre Dame fire. + Our guest, Simmone Taitt, executive mentor & Founder of Heartspace NY, spills on creating productive content, pinpointing revenue opportunities, and her secrets to working smarter.
Interview Jump: 30:59
Interview Themes: Startups, Sales, Revenue Growth, Revenue Streams, Tech Ecosystem, Content Creation, Strategy, Productivity
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This week, we remember Nipsey, somehow find more to debate on reparations, and pre-stan the gift of #BeyonceHomecoming. Our guest, Jocelyn Walters, career advisor and founder of Anew Advisory, gives us the inside tips on keeping your network warm and getting your resume noticed—then cracks our faces on how easy it can be to research before your job interview (especially if you have time to insta-stalk

Our guest last week, Justin Garrett Moore—urban designer, founder of UrbanPatch, and executive director of the NYC Public Design Commission—had so much to share that we wanted to let y'all in on the full version of our talk with him. In this unedited interview, we chat more about social entrepreneurship, gentrification, zip code disparities, and just how deep the system of housing discrimination in the U.S. goes. 
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This week, J.J. petty-claps at a few tech giants finally facing consequences for their mess, Shayna reckons with climate change’s potential effect on her uterus, and Stacey Abrams telling y’all’s Uncle Joe to have a seat is our entire mood. + Our guest, Justin Garrett Moore, urban designer and executive director of the NYC Public Design Commission, fills us in on how to get involved in our community and drops the mic on the miseducation that service and success don’t go together.  
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*Interview Jump: 20:41 to 52:02 
Interview themes: community involvement, black spaces, urban planning, urban design, gentrification, housing discrimination, climate change, social enterprises, nonprofits 
*Correction - Naomi Wadler, host of DiversiTEA, is 11 years-old (!!) 
*Kirby, “Thank God You Didn’t Love Me”: https://youtu.be/zd-4Iu_3a3M

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This week, J.J. tethers Jordan Peele’s Us to U.S. politics, Shayna gets emotional over the verdict in the Antwon Rose case, and both hosts say "okuurrr!" before it will cost them. (Oh, we also wonder how Theranos raised $700M when Arlan Hamilton couldn’t get to $36M…) Our guest, Javier Royal, entertainment attorney and counsel at Viacom, offers tips on negotiating our worth and gives us the one-word business advice we never expected.  


Light Us spoilers: 21:00-22:30
Interview jump: 29:33
PM Jacinda Ardern banning automatic weapons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsiOn2Lkoro
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This week, J.J. & Shayna debate Solange’s best hits, cheer on cannabis industry equity, and just cannot stop rolling their eyes at these rich white folks scamming their kids into college (#AuntBecky). Our guest, Erik Zambrano, founder of Bricolage growth consultancy, gets us all the way together about our lazy networking habits (

This week, Shayna and J.J. get a chuckle out of Mark Zuckerberg promising us a “privacy-focused” Facebook, wave bye-bye to the (real) sharing economy, and unpack the effects of cancel culture. Our guest, Chloe Taylor, founder of @ChloeTaylorTech, drops knowledge on the life-saving benefits of STEM skills and how Instagram hashtags helped her secure the bag.

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