Ghogh With Jamarlin Martin

This is part 1 of "The Swamp" series. Jamarlin talks to corporate lobbyist Howard Franklin, who has represented Amazon, Google, and Sprint. We unpack former Google CEO Eric Schmidt's saying, "lobbyists write our laws," and debate whether taking on the swamp should be a top 5 issue in Black America. We also discuss AIPAC aggressively recruiting at HBCUs and whether voters for the pro-Israel lobby group blew up Andrew Gillum's campaign for governor of Florida.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin continues his discussion with Frederick Hutson, founder and CEO of Pigeonly. They discuss how he raised capital, the importance of focus, and spending too much time perfecting the product before launch. They also discuss Jay-Z's blueprint for parting ways with team members via his break-up with Damon Dash. Busted and jailed for four years on marijuana charges, Hutson talks about "Hollywood" criminal justice reform, reparations, and Jussie Smollet.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part 1: Jamarlin talks to justice-tech pioneer Frederick Hutson, who founded Pigeonly to create communications products for inmates and their families that reduce the destructive impact of incarceration. They talk about his time in the pen for selling marijuana, developing the Pigeonly idea on the inside, and raising capital from investors. They discuss Pigeonly defeating lobbyists from the prison industrial complex and how we can weaponize technology to fight back and solve problems that disproportionately impact African Americans.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part 2. Jamarlin talks to tech attorney and diversity strategist Bärí Williams about the growing gap in big tech regulations between the U.S. and E.U., and why Democrats have been slow in bangin' against Silicon Valley greed compared to Wall Street greed in 2008. They also discuss reparations and artificial intelligence being weaponized against Black people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin talks to tech attorney and diversity strategist Bärí Williams about her experience working at Facebook and whether Trump could be talking about Sen. Cory Booker when he claims he could blackmail a U.S. Senator. They also discuss some criticism of Sen. Kamala Harris that is "out of pocket.".Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part 2: Jamarlin Martin talks to communications advisor and author Jamilah Lemieux. They discuss the cultural debasement of "hotep,"  Black feminism, and when "voting white" is the real voting Black. They also discuss Jamilah's role in the Cynthia Nixon campaign for governor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part 1: Jamarlin talks to digital media executive, activist and author Jamilah Lemieux. They discuss her article,"The Power And Fragility Of Working In Black Media" in the Columbia Journalism Review and Lamont Hill being fired by CNN for his comments on Palestine. They also discuss whether Michelle Obama's words on Rev. Jeremiah Wright in her book "Becoming" were a false equivalence.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part 2: Jamarlin continues his interview with Diishan Imira, founder of hair-care platform Mayvenn. They discuss how Diishan was mentored to think like a boss and “ask for the check,” and how much it meant to him to have investor Richelieu Dennis in his cap table. They also discuss New York progressives bangin’ back against Amazon and the growing negative sentiment against big tech.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part 1: Jamarlin talks to Diishan Imira, founder and CEO of Mayvenn, a platform to empower hair stylists and take back ownership of the beauty market. Diishan talks about why his father refused to pass down a “slave name,” his work in China, and how Black women were his first investors. They also discuss his razor-sharp focus on customers and being PR-light. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin talks to Kai Bond, managing partner at Comcast Ventures Catalyst Fund. They discuss the Fyre Festival being flagged during due diligence and Kai’s observation that most African-American entrepreneurs are under-negotiating or asking for less than they deserve. They also discuss a Washington Post article suggesting Facebook is psychopathic.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin talks to Ryan Wilson, founder of Atlanta's Gathering Spot. They discuss Wilson's plans to scale his profitable subscription and events business, and whether Kamala Harris' candidacy will result in a civil war in Black America. They also discuss the term “people of color” and why Atlanta is one of the hottest cities for tech.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jewel Burks discusses her M&A process when she sold her tech company, Partpic, to Amazon. She and Jamarlin debate whether Sen. Kamala Harris should be held accountable for policing Facebook and Google in Silicon Valley when she was the attorney general of California.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Partpic founder and CEO Jewel Burks discusses how she developed an idea to streamline the purchase, repair and maintenance of parts. Partpic was acquired by Amazon in 2018. On Part 1, Jewel shares her sacrifices, research process (she talked to potential customers before investing time and money in the venture) and how she raised the first $2M.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin goes solo and talks about flawed thinking within Black America. He covers R. Kelly's alleged sexual abuse, Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the FBI, support for the late Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha and Sudan in the '90s.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin Martin discusses the nasty stock market decline and why there's trouble ahead for the global economy. He also discusses Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's proposal for a 70-percent tax rate on the wealthiest Americans, and why the military industrial complex and regime-change hawks hate 2020 candidate Tulsi Gabbard.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin talks to Jade Martin and Victoria Jordan, branded entertainment producers for Urban One (NASDAQ: UONEK). They discuss their work for Toyota, P&G and Coke, and the cultural impact of reality TV on Black America. They also discuss the business prospects for REVOLT TV and Diddy becoming more pro-Black.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin talks to family wealth advisor Tunde Ogunlana, CEO of Axial Family Advisors, about estate planning and Snoop Dogg's comment that he doesn't need a will ("I don't give a f--- when I'm dead. What am I gonna give a f--- about?"). They also discuss the growing college debt bubble, whether more free tuition will help solve the problem, and why MBAs are like the bachelor's degrees of 30 years ago.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin talks to Tony Effik, SVP of Client Strategy at NBCU Universal, about where the digital media business is going. Tony talks about directing strategy across the largest multi-billion dollar media portfolio, opportunities with subscriptions, and the business of podcasting. They debate whether there is a bubble developing with podcasting and whether podcasting benefits from Google and Facebook's advertising claws are not being in the pot yet. They also discuss Silicon Valley's love affair with MBS and how much regulation is needed to check psychopathic corporate behavior when dealing with massive data and user scale.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin talks to Alvin Blanco, managing editor of HipHopWired, about #MeToo, allegations against Michael Jackson, and they revisit Spotify's efforts at censorship. They also discuss the gentrification of the term "woke" and how Vanity Fair used it to describe Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, culture vultures in digital media, and Jay-Z's legacy.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin talks to Jacques Bastien, founder and CEO of SHADE, a leading influencer management agency. They discuss Jacques' concept of "hustlepreneurship", developing a culture that embraces the benefits from entrepreneurship failure and navigating the complex business of social influencers.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices