The Black Money Tree

4:12 Growing up Brooklyn5:03 Representation Matters: Meeting my first black architect. 7:32 Steering Opportunities to Detroit9:40 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 downtown14:00  What is driving Detroit's economy? What are the opportunities?16:00 Drivers of the Community17:50 What are nuggets for wealth on this path to success18: 36 - Suggested readings to help understand how our cities are made as well as wealth building19:12 Taking control of the dirt we have

9:12Can 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!  16:34What’s the proper business structure and value of incorporating your business?

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 - Children are always listening; My children are very involved with the business.

13:50Is 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 EatI 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. 22:33Aint 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.

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 class9:10 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. 

Timestamps: 2:30How 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 Environment6:25-7:06Giving Back is Organic When Your Cup Runs Over!7:58-8:55What Is The Box Experience? Should Everybody Get An Award?9:35-9:55I Don't Sell Bags, I Sell Experiences12:00Your Gifts/Unique Products Will Make Room For You14:34 Confidence is Key in Fashion and Business15:16 You Can't Be A Mother Without A Child First. How To Find Yourself In Business

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.

Permission to Become an Entrepreneur3:26 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 MALL25:38  28:42 How to Find Funding for Black Business: Curated Funding sources with Akanundrum The most needed thing in business: MENTORSHIP29:59-30:40 Questions before starting a Business: Why Are You Doing This?31:37 There’s Many Layers to Entrepreneurship33:00

Timestamps:3:10 - The Journey to earn your leisure: Meet Troy and Rashad7:33 - 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

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?