Your First Million

Your First Million

By Arlan HamiltonBusinessEntrepreneurship
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Your First Million episodes

  • 31. YelloPain - Viral song about voting is heard by millions
    YelloPain is a rap artist from Dayton, OH whose new song “My Vote Don’t Count” has gone viral in the past few days. He joins Arlan in Los Angeles at her invitation to talk about how he feels the next 10 years can be drastically improved by our right to vote, and how the last few days have been life-changing.
    Credits
    Music by Jeff Kaale (1, 2, 3, 4)
    32 min
  • 30. Jurnee Smollett: Birds of Prey’s Black Canary

    Jurnee joins Arlan in Arlan's podcasting space in Los Angeles to discuss growing up in a family of professional actors, starring in one of the year's most talked-about blockbuster films, Birds of Prey, and becoming the family bookkeeper by age 11! Listen in for this story of creativity, resilience, and authenticity as activism.

    Links

    • Twitter
    • Instagram
    • Credits

      Music by Jeff Kaale (1, 2, 3, 4)  

      33 min
    • Bonus episode 18 - Hear from Arlan’s apprentice Chacho Valadez!

      In this episode, Arlan plays audio of her friend and apprentice Chacho’s first keynote speech in Detroit. Chacho starts by sharing an incredible story about how he went from working at a cell phone store to the investing business. Plus you’ll learn a lot more about Arlan, her fund Backstage Capital, how she and her team think about investing, building, and access to resources.

      Links

      • Twitter
      • Video
      • Credits
        • Music by Jeff Kaale (1, 2, 3, 4)  
        • 21 min
        • 29. Henrik Werdelin: How making your four-legged BFF happy has earned BarkBox millions

          Henrik Werdelin launched his career as a fearless executive at MTV Europe, before moving to New York to explore the U.S. startup scene. His companies Prehype and BarkBox have generated millions in revenue, with millions of happy customers. Hear why Henrik thinks success is a team sport, how being from Denmark has influenced his work, and how a vulnerable question he asks Arlan near the end turns into a deep dive on allyship.

          44 min
        • Special presentation of "What the Fockery?"

          On this special episode, Arlan tries something a little different for YFM! You'll hear the entire episode of another person's podcast. This time the tables are turned and it's Arlan who is in the hot seat being interviewed by Nadège August.

          Links

          • What The Fockery?
          • Credits

            Music by Jeff Kaale (1, 2, 3, 4)  

            52 min
          • 28. Jameela Jamil: On activism, cancel culture, and being NSFW

            On the premiere episode of Season 2 of YFM, Arlan interviews special guest Jameela Jamil (The Good Place)! They discuss Jameela’s activism, how she made her first million $, how she got her first million online followers, and what they don’t teach you in celebrity school.

            Links

            • I Weigh on Instagram
            • Twitter
            • Instagram
            • Credits

              Music by Jeff Kaale (1, 2, 3, 4)  

              54 min
            • Season 1 finale - Top 10 episode countdown!

              The first season of YFM has been such a fun experience, and I can’t wait to show you what I’ve got lined up for Season 2! As we countdown to the end of a year AND a decade, hear which of the 44 episodes made into the Top 10 (by plays). Thanks for listening!

              Links

              • Gusto
              • Credits
                • Music by Jeff Kaale (1, 2, 3, 4)
                • 20 min
                • 27. Ellen Pompeo: TV’s highest paid dramatic actor

                  Ellen Pompeo made headlines in 2018 when she re-upped her already record-shattering contract for the long running beloved show Grey’s Anatomy, and became the highest paid dramatic actor on television. In this incredibly candid and open interview with Arlan, she shares her thoughts on power, privilege, and purpose. And we hear what she’ll miss the most if Grey’s ever goes off of the air!

                  Links

                  • Instagram
                  • Twitter
                  • Credits

                    Music by Jeff Kaale (1, 2, 3, 4)  

                    54 min
                  • 26. Dana Chanel: Sprinkle of Jesus

                    Dana is a multi-millionaire Christian entrepreneur dedicated to spreading wealth to the Christian community. The first company to gain international success was the Sprinkle of Jesus app, a media company which she then began to branch off to need-based businesses and build an empire of profitable sources of income.

                    Links

                    • Instagram
                    • Website
                    • Sprinkle of Jesus
                    • Credits

                      Music by Jeff Kaale (1, 2, 3, 4)  

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                      55 min

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                    A podcast by Arlan Hamilton that goes behind-the-scenes and teaches you how to make your first million dollars, get your first million downloads, or find your first million customers. Arlan is the…

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