The Black Money Tree
Hosted by Jerome D. Love
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The Black Money Tree, hosted by Jerome D. Love aims to empower you to build wealth, so that you can build your community. At The Black Money Tree our goal is to empower wealth creation and create economic self-sufficiency in order to empower generations to come. Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they will never enjoy. Season 1 includes featured guests in Business, Philanthropy and Entertainment.
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Nov 9, 2023
More Business, More Problems: Legal Structure, You & Your Business” w/ Derrick A. Reed
13:39 "I don't like Lawyers, they charge too much money. Why do I need one around in my Business?"
15:50 "Why are lawyers so complicated, can't I just do the deals myself?"
18:50 "What is typical advice you give to budding entrepreneurs on LLC's?"
21:17 "Do I have to pay a professional? Can I save that money?"
27:00 "Do I need a trust?"
31:00 "I understand my business and what makes it go. Does a lawyer really know the cost of me doing my business?"
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May 11, 2023
"YOU ARE YOUR BRAND!" w/ Dessie Brown
5:17 Building a good brand + How to you tap into the entertainment industry or find a solid go-to guy
6:57 Identifying Opportunities
10:00 Who Is Dessie Brown??
11:04 Being An Early Adopter
12:15 Social Media Rules
18: 41 A Major Key in Marketing
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Apr 27, 2023
Taking Our Talents to HBCU's w/Texas Southern University's Dr. Lesia Crumpton-Young
3:24- What did my parents teach me about money?
6:35 - There are 2 aspects to creating wealth - generate income then invest wisely!
7:43 - As a young professor, I started a spinout company.
8:25 - I sold my business after hearing Magic Johnson
11:39 - Black lives have ALWAYS mattered at HBCU's
14:40 Punching Above Your Weight
17:52 - We produce great talent and should have state, corporate and alumni support
20:17 - Consistency is King in giving .
23:10 - How does HBCU funding work?
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Apr 13, 2023
Multi-Units, Money and Marriage: Meet the Muldrows
Timestamps
3:00 - Reading Rich Dad Poor Dad Got Us Going
4:00: Buying real estate before the ring
6:10: From Passenger to Pilot: How to make the transition from single family to multi-family units
9:10 Starting out, is the "Leverage" model the one to choose
11:23 Growing Pains and Digital change. How we've grown from 18 units to 826 units
15:00 How do you find A GOOD DEAL?
16:22-17:33 Do You Flip or Cash Flow? The Problem Child Vs Angel Child
20:15 - All American Couple working: Married to the Business
21:52 Get a Mentor! Find someone that's done what you want to do.
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Mar 30, 2023
We've Got the JUICE! Taking the Beverage Industry By Storm w/ Jive Juices Tamala Austin
Timestamps
3:56: Living with grandparents on a fixed budget, made me an entrepreneur
4:45: My Papa gave me my first investment
5:45:One of the great things about learning having great customer service skills
6:41: Grandma retired from the bank and
7:09: You speak to everyone when you enter a room
7:26: SAVE! I was taught at an early age to save early.
11:45-12:10 I found my passion because it was a part of me
12:16 Juicing is very essential- How to differentiate yourself from others
15:28 How to scale your product and keep it fresh
19:25 LAWYER UP! It’s the best thing I could have done for my small business
20:37 I sold my home as a single mom and started my business
22:14 As yourself funding your business its important to build relationships with banks
28:39 Partnership has helped us to produce mass
29:05- 29:51 Do your 9-5 until you can pay yourself a salary. Same 8 hours I give to a job to make their money, I give to myself to make my money.
30:26 – What sacrifice do your kids see you making, to make it happen?
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Mar 16, 2023
"Hip Hop Has its History w/ALLHIPHOP.COM! "
4:00 - Growing up "All Hip Hop"
5:00 - What is "All Hip Hop"?
9:00 - Joining forces: a moment of clarity for hip hop
11:30 - Where is hip hop going in the Metaverse?
14:53- Where is hip hop going?
18:27 - Performing for Millions
20:50 - There's nothing stopping you from doing your own thing
22:06 - Generational wealth and advice for new artists
24:29 - Educating your own self about money
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Mar 2, 2023
A Deep Dive into Real Estate and Multi-family Properties w/ OJ Barnes
5:17- As a landlord should you charge a deductible?
7:55 - Multiply your revenue with rental properties and build systems
8:20- Build a business, don’t just create a jobs
10:44- Can talking or NOT talking to your tenants be more costly?
12:34 - Choosing to build a brand on customer service
13:30 - The biggest advantage of a multi-family unit could be financing
15:55 - Single family VS multifamily
20:55 Extended stays, midterm rentals and Airbnb's are still a thing
21:50- Escaping to Houston, join us at the 20-year Summer Celebration!
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Feb 16, 2023
The Makings of a Beauty Empire w/ Lamik Beauty
3:49: Meet beauty expert - Kim Roxie
PROM GONE WRONG: Kim Roxie on the disruption of the Beauty industry
6:20: The Start - Sharpstown mall makings of a makeup empire
7:20: How to launch a cosmetic line
9:07-9:18:Starting from where you are
9:45 - How to Choose a name for your beauty brand
10:32 - I Fell in love with helping women feel good about themselves
12:30 - There is a such thing as not knowing what you don't know. Ignorance can serve you well.
15:45 - Launching the Lamik Beauty 2.0 Brand and being on the Home Shopping Network
19:00- Black owned make-up lines are inclusive
21:00 - Children in business
23:20- Moving from brick and mortar to an online business
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Dec 29, 2022
Replay: The Spirit of Entrepreneurship w/ Dr. Dana Carson
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Dec 15, 2022
The Art of "Winning" with Warren Broadnax (She's Happy Hair)
Timestamps:
5:32 Making 15 cents look like a dollar
6:14 Being okay in new surroundings
6:49 Joining the United States Navy
7:30 Being your own man
8:20 Becoming an aggressive learner
13:23 Understanding Finance
14:32 Treating business like a loaf of bread
15:48 Breaking into the billion-dollar beauty industry
16:46- Taking Chances
18:55 Finding good energy among women
19:34 When you got a vision, it's YOUR vision
21:06 Don't do bad business
21:48 Expanding internationally
23:16 Comfortable overseas as "the 3 black guys"
25:00 Navigating suppliers in other cultures
26:25 Talking partnership with China
28:00 Lessons in ownership 101: Treat your business like what if the idea works
31:00 Don't do it for the money
32:40 Making the customer feel like the star
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Dec 1, 2022
"Catching the Spirit of Entrepreneurship" w/ Dr. Dana Carson
2:08 - "More is caught than is taught" - Growing up on Southside of Chicago.
5:08 - Explanation of the 5 Watersheds - European economic powerhouse to control the world.
7:02 - Miseducation: Are Europeans God's preferred people?
8:00 - Who's Superior, who's Inferior? Understanding the Mis-image of God.
9:38 - Is there anything wrong with having money?
10:52 - These are the wealthy people in the world.
11:44 - When does wealth become dangerous?
12:23 - What is the Black Pastors role in terms of helping black people build wealth?
14:28 - The Black Preacher has to teach the bible + how to become economically stable.
15:00 - Preachers have to accept the role, even beyond the bible.
17:20 - Should Pastors know how to acquire and attain wealth .
20:10 - Formal education is overrated. It's the attitude and aptitude of the individual that is going to make the difference.
21:25 - There are only 3 ways to build wealth. Entrepreneurship is a vehicle to build wealth.
22:30 - Does a form…
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Nov 17, 2022
Buy The Block, Own The Dirt! w/ Antoine Bryant
4:12 Growing up Brooklyn
5:03 Representation Matters: Meeting my first black architect.
7:32 Steering Opportunities to Detroit
9:40 What role does real estate play in wealth development?
9:49 Get into real estate as soon as possible.
10:26 Houston still has a unique opportunity to take advantage of inexpensive real estate
11:23 We need to put our resources into buying dirt, especially near downtown
14:00 What is driving Detroit's economy? What are the opportunities?
16:00 Drivers of the Community
17:50 What are nuggets for wealth on this path to success
18: 36 - Suggested readings to help understand how our cities are made as well as wealth building
19:12 Taking control of the dirt we have
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Oct 27, 2022
Business Law and Moving REAL MONEY w/ Travis Townsend
9:12
Can you make good money becoming an acquisition and finance lawyer?
11:48
If you want to be your own boss, you need to hear this!
16:34
What’s the proper business structure and value of incorporating your business?
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Oct 13, 2022
“Enough to be Dangerous: How to Scale a Business to Sell" w/ Zawadi Bryant
Timestamps:
4:00 - We started the business with the thought that children do not need to be in the ER at night for a cold, cough and fever.
6:00 - What do we need to do to professionalize our business?
6:24 - "Nightlight in a Box" is what got us in Forbes.
6:30 - I wanted to be the McDonalds of Urgent Care.
7:01 - How do you build things to scale?
8:17 - Know enough to be dangerous.
9:00 -The MBA gives you a framework but not a deep deep knowledge; experience does you that.
11:17 - I couldn't run the business and grow the business at the same time.
13:26 - When you're in the community you see the needs of the community and it becomes a driving force for you to be successful.
14:15 - Continue to invest in what's working for us! It's a cyclical symbiotic thing.
14:49 - We have to be so invested in our people growing not only fiscally, financially but in community building it up.
16:00 - My dad was pan-Africanism; we have to be about the people; community principles.
18:35 -…
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Sep 29, 2022
Thinking of A Master Plan: How to be “Paid in Full” w/ MADDHATTA
13:50
Is Paid in Full a “Mindset”? The MaddHatta on His Mantra in Entrepreneurship. “I don’t ever want to put myself in a position for other people to control me.
15:34
The MaddHatta on Being an Accidental Entrepreneur: KILL What You Eat
I don’t think of myself as a true entrepreneur .
18:25
For The Love of Entrepreneurship: MaddHatta on The Black Entrepreneur.
21:53
Do You Dream About Getting Paid in Full? The MaddHatta Gives a Tip Somebody Has to Believe that You CAN.
22:33
Aint Nobody Giving You Money Because Your Mouthpiece Works. What Else Does Success Require?
23:38
Everybody Wants to Be Famous. But How Do You Focus on Your Money? MaddHatta Speaks on Monetizing Your Name.
Is There Money To Be Found? MaddHatta Speaks on How to Get to The Money25:19-26:30
27:54
MaddHatta on Becoming A Father: I Wanted Them To Be In A Better Situation.
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Sep 15, 2022
"THE BIGGEST BAG ON THE TABLE: A CONVO IN BLACK BUSINESS w/ MARCUS DAVIS (THE BREAKFAST KLUB)
5:24 “Candy Lady, Pickle House, Cool Cup lady the Candy House etc. My grandmother gave me my first glimpse of Wholesale.”
African Americans were the originators of the convenient store.
7: 44 College is more than what you learn in the class
9:10 Everything you do is a political statement, from washing your hands to flushing the toilet.
9:44 It’s a house rule – ALL of my children HAVE to go to HBCU’s; They’re the biggest businesses in our communities.
15:17 Our children are our most valuable assets.
19:20 Integration is a tool we can use to bring money back to our community.
23:19 Entrepreneurship is not about working for your self. It's about working with your team.
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Apr 28, 2022
Escaping to Entrepreneurship with the Fashion Assassin, Isaac Moore
Timestamps:
2:30
How to maintain your vision of creating a business with or without money: "My Pursuit of my dream taught me everything I need to know."
Escaping to Entrepreneurship: Entertain your ideas vs you Environment
6:25-7:06
Giving Back is Organic When Your Cup Runs Over!
7:58-8:55
What Is The Box Experience? Should Everybody Get An Award?
9:35-9:55
I Don't Sell Bags, I Sell Experiences
12:00
Your Gifts/Unique Products Will Make Room For You
14:34
Confidence is Key in Fashion and Business
15:16
You Can't Be A Mother Without A Child First. How To Find Yourself In Business
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Apr 14, 2022
Dream Bigger Dreams: Former Houston Astros Owner On Leveling Up in Business and the Black Community
During today's episode of The Black Money Tree podcast, host Jerome D. Love speaks to veteran serial entrepreneur and former Houston Astros limited partner, Shawn Taylor on methods used to achieve great success, what are some common pitfalls seen among today’s Black entrepreneurs that could be hindering their success, and how viewers can get on a path to financial wealth.
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Mar 17, 2022
Making Real Money in Virtual Reality - The Black Virtual Mall
Permission to Become an Entrepreneur
3:26
Has technology gone too far? Why do people get ‘tech’d out?
10:39
What is The Black Virtual Mall?
12:36
Is Having a Black Virtual Mall, racist?
17:42-19:30
METAVERSE vs THE BLACK VIRTUAL MALL
25:38
28:42 How to Find Funding for Black Business: Curated Funding sources with Akanundrum
The most needed thing in business: MENTORSHIP
29:59-30:40
Questions before starting a Business: Why Are You Doing This?
31:37
There’s Many Layers to Entrepreneurship
33:00
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Mar 3, 2022
“Closing The Wealth Gap while Earning Your Leisure!”
Timestamps:
3:10 - The Journey to earn your leisure: Meet Troy and Rashad
7:33 - How did EYL get its name?
10:27 - Where does EYL stand with Real Estate?
12:57-15:00 - Leap Options, Bitcoin, or Real Estate. What’s the CORE Component to Building Wealth?
19:21- 22:08 - What’s the Method to the Crypto / Stock Market Madness? Is Crypto here to stay??
22:32-25:00 What the heck is a NFT??
28:13 - 31:00 Beyond The Walls: Is ‘B-School’ Relevant Today?
33:33 - 36:00 Leasing vs Owning a Car
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Feb 17, 2022
Racism, Redlines and the Re-Education on Black Economics and Politics
Timestamps: 5:19
Where did African American Economics originate?
7:00-9:07 How Does Millions of Black Dollars go ‘Belly-Up’? (Freeman’s Savings & Trust)
12:58-13:18 What Does the Police Dept. Klu Klux Klan Have in Common?
12:43-14:00 Who Decides Black Money, Power and Respect?
17:05-18:40 20:40 Home Loans, G.I. Bills and Redlining, Oh My!
24:05-27:28 What’s The Point of It All: Family Land x No Money!
25:40-27:30 This Land is Your Land, This Land is MY Land: Can You Be Forced to Sell Your Family’s Land?
27:31-29:04 How Do You Make Your Family’s Land Work For You?
32:28 - 34:30 The “Browning of The South: Who’s Changing the Divide Line?
38:14 This or That: Is It Better to Be A Broke College Student or A Struggling Adult?
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Feb 3, 2022
Keys To Being King, When Building A Food Empire
Discussed during this interview with host Jerome D. Love and guest Percy Creuzot:
Should You Focus on One Product? Or Be Jack of All Trades In Business?
8:13
Is it a good idea to become a Restauranteur? Frenchy's Owner Gives Strong Advice:
10:15
Renowned Frenchy's Chicken Introduced This New Orleans Staple to Houston, But Did It Fail?
12:07
If Franchising, How Much Of My Business Should I Learn?
17:40
What Are Valuable Assets For Learning and Building In Business?
Should Your Competitors Be Friends or Foes?
21:21
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Jan 20, 2022
Investing In Your Passion: "If you're not building wealth, you're not black!"
Episode Notes
Discussed during this interview with host Jerome D. Love and guest Danny McKinney discuss:
Should You Spend Money on College or Skillsets? Or Should You Invest Money on College or On Your Passion?
4:34
What Are Banks/Mortgage Brokers Looking For? What Could I Be Doing Wrong?
10:21
What is a Hard Money Loan? How Do You Get It?
12:33
Episode Notes
Discussed during this interview with host Jerome D. Love and guest Danny McKinney discuss:
Should You Spend Money on College or Skillsets? Or Should You Invest Money on College or On Your Passion?
4:34
What Are Banks/Mortgage Brokers Looking For? What Could I Be Doing Wrong?
10:21
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Jan 6, 2022
Stumble Into Real Estate: How to Make Money From Your Home w/ Onaje Barnes
Episode Notes
Discussed during this interview with host Jerome D. Love and guest Onaje Barnes discuss:
What Did YOU Learn About Money Growing Up? Did You Have An Unhealthy Mindset?
4:09
If You Have It, Should Your Kids Grow Up in Wealth or Learn The Hard Way? Can Your Kids Understand Concepts of Money?
5:29
Can You Stumble Into Real Estate? Should You Use Your First Home as an Investment?
11:56
When Buying A Home, Should You Be Team Cash or Team Loan?
20:00
How To Spend ALL of Your Savings… and Stay Married!
23:36
How Do I Come Up with A Strategy For Me and My Family Using Real Estate?
25:44
Is Your Home Equity Working for You? Here’s How To Make Money From Your Home!
27:18
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Dec 23, 2021
The Accidental Entrepreneur: Turning Your Side Hustle Into A Full-Time Job! w/ Tausha Sanders, CEO of HER GRAILS
Discussed during the interview:
“I don’t think I’m about that Entrepreneur Life… Now I have my own Business!” Her Grails Owner on Divine Timing and Making Her Grails Happen!
6:03
HerGrails Founder speaks on making more money than ever before!
7:30
How To Make Money From Social Media as a Content Creator and How Brands Like Nike and Jordan PAY YOU to look good!
11:59
Women in Business: How Do You OWN your Business plus Stay Authentic?
18:55
Is the Pay Gap REAL, for Women?
20:13
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Dec 9, 2021
Should People Hide True Self to Keep A Job? or Get Paid? Tune in For the Answer w/ Kevin Knight, CEO of Urban Events Global
Discussed during this interview with host Jerome D. Love and guest Kevin Knight:
-Is your side passion interfering with your job during the day?
- Can 'hanging out' be profitable?
- What good is making money if you can't find the time to spend it?
- Leaving corporate America and launching a passion based business.
- Figuring out "What is my business? How do I Find passion and make money from it?"
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Nov 26, 2021
Is a College Education OVERRATED? Feat. Dr. Glenda Glover
Is getting a college education OVERRATED? In this episode, host Jerome D. Love speaks with Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover, president of Tennessee State University, and International President and CEO of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated to get the answer, plus discusses the best ways to use higher education to generate wealth.
About today's guests:
Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover is a woman with many different sides. There's her professional side - as the first woman president of Tennessee State University.
Her social and activist side as the international president and CEO of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, the oldest Greek-letter organization of nearly 300,000 members. There's also Dr. Glover's academic side, a PHD, JD and CPA. As a CPA, Dr. Glover doesn't just let her degree and understanding of budgets sit on a shelf, she uses it as well as her law degree in everyday life.
Dr. Glover is a woman of 'firsts'. She is the first woman president of Tennessee State University.
She…
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Oct 21, 2021
Rushion McDonald on Entertainment & Wealth Pt. 2
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Oct 21, 2021
Rushion McDonald on Entertainment and Building Wealth Through Passion Pt. 1
Rushion McDonald is well known in the entertainment industry for his successes in producing television sitcoms and syndicated shows like "Family Feud", "Evidence of Innocence", "The Jamie Foxx Show", "Sister Sister", "Steve Harvey Talk Show" and is one who understood early on that everybody travels a different path! Rushion is also the architect behind Steve Harvey's multi-media entertainment career and his company 3815 Media currently represents ESPN's Stephen A. Smith. During today's conversation he shares how your success is tied to your commitment and how he helps entrepreneurs reach their goals!
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Oct 21, 2021
Ron DeVoe on Making Real Money, a Spending Lifestyle & Real Estate Pt. 2
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Oct 21, 2021
Ron DeVoe on Making Real Money, a Spending Lifestyle & Real Estate - Pt. 1
Guest: RON DEVOE
Season 1,Episode 2 (Pt. 1)
Our guest, Ronald Boyd Devoe Jr. is the CEO and founder of Devoe Real Estate, a brokerage based in Atlanta, Georgia. As a self-proclaimed survivalist, with no prior blueprint of what to do with “money”, Ron shares what he did when he got his first “real check,” why Real Estate is the best thing on Earth and how he went from bankruptcy to a thriving real estate business! Ron Devoe is now helping other Black people close the wealth gap through home ownership and gives insight to the Keys Unlock Dreams Initiative.”
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Oct 21, 2021
Eden Bridgeman-Sklenar on Building Wealth and Legacy Pt. 2
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Oct 21, 2021
Eden Bridgeman-Sklenar on Building Wealth and Legacy Pt. 1
Episode 1 Part 1, Season 1
Guest: EDEN BRIDGEMAN-SKLENAR
During the conversation Eden discusses why it's still important for black people to see themselves in publications, if the JET Beauty of the Week feature will make a comeback, plus her view on helping the community prioritze economics over image.
Eden Bridgeman-Sklenar serves as owner of Ebony and JET magazines and is Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Manna inc. She is also a new mother and discusses her new drive, in hopes to continue establishing legacy through wealth building and philanthropy.
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Oct 18, 2021
What Is The Black Money Tree
* What is The Black Money Tree Podcast?
* What guests will be on the show?
* Who can build wealth through entrepreneurship?
* and more!
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