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Quarantine not gon’ stop us! This week, Shayna and J.J. try their damndest to talk about something other than that doggone corona + our guest, Erika Lindsey, a service designer with a focus on advocacy and social change initiatives, brings us out of our hopeless slump with a whole list of ways we can help—right from our couches. She also dropped some knowledge on the importance of filling out that 2020 Census. Yo Business: Nikole Hannah-Jones, Creator of the New York Times' 1619 Project, Awarded 2020 Pulitzer Prize After 274 Years, Princeton Will Have Its First Black Valedictorian 10 Financial Moves to Make If You Have Lost Your Job—or Fear You Will From Erika: Quick things you can do now: Complete the Census: https://2020census.gov/ Register to Vote: https://www.vote.org/register-to-vote/ NYC Based: Volunteer with a Mutual Aid Group: https://mutualaid.nyc/resources-groups/ Audre Lorde Project: https://alp.org/ Brooklyn Movement Center: brooklynmovementcenter.org Justice Committee: https://www.justicecommitte

What a year this week has been! With the help of remote recording (along with a double shot of tequila and a whole pint of mango Talenti), J.J. and Shayna were able to make a delirious episode that *kinda* touches on Dem Debates, Grant Hill’s singing career and WFH etiquette. TBH, it’s really just us chatting as besties who need each other right now - but we’re here and in your ears! Still working on getting our editor locked down during this mayhem, so please expect a super raw version of Yo Business. Hang in there everyone! Yo Business: Highlight of Monday’s Democratic Debate Andrew Gillum in Miami Beach Hotel Room as Man Overdosed, Police Say 12 Museums that Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch These Movies Are Being Released On Demand (Instead of in Theatres) We Loved: Shayna’s Weighted Hula Hoop! Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yobusinesspod Take Our Listener Survey: https://iter.ly/5vt4f Follow Us! Instagram: @yobusinesspod Twitter: @yobusinesspod --- Support this podcast: ht

Ya’ll, when I tell you that a break from staying up on all the mess of the world was much needed. But break over, back to work! In the first episode of Season 3, J.J. scares the ish out of us by saying Candyman a bit too many times and recounting the horror of gentrification. Shayna reminds us about science when it comes to coronavirus fear and both hosts talk about pre-Super Tuesday politics—which has all crumbled since we recorded. Plus, we learn what to do with that little merit increase to see a difference in your savings and the importance of never feeling too old to learn.  Yo Business:  When You Talk About Candyman, You Need to Say Nia DaCosta’s Name It’s not overreacting to prepare for Coronavirus. Here’s How.  More than 100 wild animals in China died from poisoning in a mass die-off seemingly triggered by coronavirus disinfectant We Learned:  Got a Raise? It’s Time to Bump Up Your Savings, Too HSBC Direct Savings Account  Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yobusin

2009 was a whole decade ago...like, what is time?? For the last episode of 2019, J.J. and Shayna dig through the archives to talk about their loves, learns and cancels from the past ten years. Since 2009, we survived the Great Recession, found comfort from the exhaustion of being Black in America in our chosen tribes, and loved the heck out of some kale. Both hosts are a year old and a whole decade wiser - thank you Lawd.   Barring the actual end of days, we will see all of you lovelies back in January 2020. Enjoy your holidays - love you so much!  Feeling like giving this season?  - Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yobusinesspod  Take Our Listener Survey: https://iter.ly/5vt4f  Follow Us!  Instagram: @yobusinesspod  Twitter: @yobusinesspod --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yo-business/support

Your double-Sagittarius hosts will be back with a new episode Wednesday, Dec 11th! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yo-business/support

Thank you for coming back! This week, Shayna gives a much needed health lesson about the hymen and women owning their own bodies (looking at you, T.I.), while J.J. checks the optimism we had about for-profit colleges and one of America’s richest philanthropists. Plus: Our guest, Kanyi Maqubela, venture investor & managing partner at Kindred Ventures, gives us a crash course in becoming an investor, how it can lead to generational wealth, and how dropping out of college kick-started his career. (Please excuse our small tech issue that has Shayna sounding far away during the interview!) Notes: The Virginity Fraud Black Womxn For Elizabeth Warren For-Profit Schools Found to Exploit Black & Latino Students We Learned: 645Ventures and its cap table simulator We Loved: Gratitude prompts - I will let go off… I am thankful for… I will focus on... Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yobusinesspod Take Our Listener Survey: https://iter.ly/5vt4f Follow Us! Instagram: @yobusinesspod Twitter: @

Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yobusinesspod Take Our Listener Survey: https://iter.ly/5vt4f Follow Us! Instagram: @yobusinesspod Twitter: @yobusinesspod --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yo-business/support

This week, J.J. brings us up-to-date on Frank Ocean’s paltry attempt with PrEP+, Shayna fact-checks all the lies behind Kanye’s “Republicans freed the slaves” claim, and we honor Congressman Elijah Cummings and his fight for good down to his last breath. Plus! We learn about $3 pocket-legal aid and get all nostalgic with our music loves. Yo Business: Tracing President Lincoln’s Thoughts on Slavery Uncle Luke though?? - A rap legend ripped Kamala’s marriage to a white man. Then she won him over. The Fourth Democratic Debate in 6 charts Fear, Anxiety & Hope: What It Means to Be a Minority in Gaming  9 Freelance Contract Template Essentials We Learned: DoNotPay Video shows Oregon coach disarming student then embracing him before police arrive We Loved: J.J. is re-stanning for En Vogue (<< his playlist!) More Prince please! - “I Feel for You’ Acoustic Demo Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yobusinesspod Take Our Listener Survey: https://iter.ly/5vt4f Follow Us! Instagram: @yobusinesspo

This week, J.J. and Shayna do the delicate dance of cautious celebration about Tyler Perry Studios, lament over what the Amber verdict says about the value placed on black life, and remember the importance of supporting our girls + Our guest, Joey Womack, Founder/CEO of Goodie Nation, breaks down the math behind his goal to help 1 billion people by 2039 and directs us on how to find our purpose (and avoid pauper status while doing it). Interview Themes: Social Impact, Empathy, Investors, Networking, Tech Startups, Ecosystems, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Self-care, Purpose, Black Founders, Burnout Yo Business: The Tyler Perry problem is really an ancient, larger worry about blackness and how to present it.  “Business Of Fashion 500 is now 499.” - Kerby Jean-Raymond Elizabeth Warren is at War with Facebook Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girls' Childhood - Georgetown Study 7 Organizations You Can $upport on International Day of the Girl We Learned: Climate Change Is Killing Your Low-C

In addition to being a credit solutions maven, our dope guest, Maameamba Arthur-Price (Founder of MAP Credit Solutions) is also a human resources aficionado with more than a decade of experience in compensation and benefits structure development. In this Bonus Bit, Maambi shares ways to advocate for your employee experience, when you should negotiate offers (spoiler: ALWAYS), and the number one benefit that black professionals leave on the table when starting a new gig. Get in on this knowledge! Interview Themes: Salary Negotiation, Benefits, Equity, Diversity, Workplace Advocacy, Culture Fit Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yobusinesspod Take Our Listener Survey: https://iter.ly/5vt4f Follow Us: @YoBusinessPod on Instagram @YoBusinessPod on Twitter --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yo-business/support

In this episode, J.J. & Shayna chat black lady bosses, the buzz coming from fashion weeks around the world, and dig into what will now be known as “Impeachment Buss Down.” + Our guest, Maameamba Arthur-Price, founder of MAP Credit Solutions, sets every record straight about how to raise our credit score and the relationship between credit and long-term savings. Also, do we all need a "finsta?"

This week, J.J. & Shayna dig into the caucasity of Felicity Huffman’s two-week prison sentence, find a way to ghost-drag de Blasio (even in his absence from the third 2020 presidential debate), and untangle recent reports of black unemployment being at an all time low. (Is it really?

After our throwback last week, Shayna & J.J. are bursting at the seams to discuss the disparate impact of climate change on low-income neighborhoods, the disintegration of certain presidential candidates right before our eyes, and the devastating loss of yet another black trans woman. (And what, exactly, is this Jay-Z/NFL business partnership supposed to be accomplishing?) Plus: We share some “Capital L” learns that made our week just a little bit easier. Show Notes: As Rising Heat Bakes U.S. Cities, The Poor Often Feel It Most Joe Biden is in trouble over a fundraiser tied to a fossil fuel company Diversity and Inclusion: The CFDA Adds Designers Kerby Jean-Raymond, Carly Cushnie and Virgil Abloh to Its Board The Powerful Message Behind Indya Moore’s Latest Red Carpet Look Resources to help victims of Hurricane Dorian House of X and Powers of X, the new comic series that J.J. rants/raves about for way too long Oh! And Uncle Funky’s Daughter is the natural hair product brand name that Shayna couldn’t remem

Hey folks, this week we decided to #ThrowItBack like Missy Misdemeanor and let you hear the full-length version of our interview with Marcus Carey and Damon Lawrence, cofounders of Homage Hospitality, whose hotel properties curate and celebrate black culture. The duo was recently featured on the cover of Hospitality Design's People Issue, which you should definitely check out after listening. See you next week! Show Notes: Interview Themes: Travel, Hospitality, Culture, Gentrification, Art, Concept Design, Business Model, Capital, Investors, CoFounders Follow Homage:  https://www.instagram.com/stayhomage/?hl=en Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yobusinesspod Take Our Listener Survey: https://iter.ly/5vt4f Follow Us: https://www.instagram.com/yobusinesspod/ https://twitter.com/yobusinesspod?lang=en --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yo-business/support

As the world literally burns (the Amazon is still on fire, ya’ll!), J.J. & Shayna battle about who exactly should be getting these potential reparation coins, if forever POTUS Barry O is just bored and rich, and the detriment of the digital literacy gap when it comes to social media posting and #popeyeschickensandwich + our guest, K.Kenneth Davis - CEO of The Trans Capitalist LLC & a financial literacy activist, drags us all by our poor edges, and gives the student loan debt financial advice that we have never heard before. *Thank you for bearing with us through some mild audio issues - mic feedback didn't want us to be great this week* Interview Themes: Savings, Debt, Budgeting, Student Loans, Stock Portfolio, Financial Literacy, Activism, LGBTQIA, S Corp, LLC, Sickle Cell Anemia, Transitioning  Follow The Trans Capitalist: Instagram:@TheTransCapitalist Twitter:@MrDavisSpeaksOT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTransCapitalist/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/THETRANSCAPITALIST Yo Business

This week, J.J. & Shayna debate whether Jay-Z is selling out or buying in; all while big business buys up everything as a recession looms, and old white money funds anti-immigration from the grave + Our first guest of Season 2, DéVon Christopher Johnson, Founder and CEO of BleuLife Media Group, shares the vodka-fueled origin story of Bleu Magazine, his secrets to staying sane while creating content, and the limitless worth of the black American experience.  Extra loud shout-out to our Patrons who held us down during our summer break. Your generosity paid for the production of this episode. We appreciate you so much!  SHOW NOTES: Interview Themes: Networking, Journalism, Publishing, Music Industry, Career Pivot, Metrics, Engagement, Micro-Influencer, Print Media, Purpose  Yo Business:  Why an Heiress Spent Her Fortune Trying to Keep Immigrants Out We Loved:  The 1619 Project We Learned:  For Black Americans, the Housing Crisis Isn’t Over How Racism Kept Black America from Swim

We are back & black for Season 2! In this episode, Shayna & J.J. catch up after not canceling anything for two whole months. We chat about corporate America’s noticeable silence after more mass shootings, the lessons Queen Toni Morrison left us, and how Liz & Joe are handling (or not handling...) the campaign trail. Plus: two things we learned this summer that are changing our millennial lives.  Extra loud shout-out to our Patrons who held us down during our summer break. Your generosity paid for the production of this episode. We appreciate you so much! Show Notes Yo Business:  Organizations aiding Mississippi ICE raid victims Atlanta’s black tech founders are changing entrepreneurship in America. Can they avoid Silicon Valley’s mistakes?, by J.J. McCorvey (!!) We Learned:  Easypay Metrocard Launch Center app We Loved:  Shake That Monkey ft. Lizzo, Megan Thee Stallion & Sasha the Flute  Professor Eddie Glaude, Jr., on MSNBC Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.c

It's Juneteenth! For the last episode of Season 1, Shayna & J.J. bring double the cancels & double the guests. We open with a cheer for black women, talk aid for Sudan and find out which one of us may be a Liz Warren pre-stan + Our guests, Damon Lawrence & Marcus Carey, co-founders of Homage Hospitality - boutique hotels inspired by culture, get real honest about co-founder partnership, wild questions from investors, and creating space in the hospitality industry that is for us/by us.   This first season has been so amazing! Don't miss our brand new first episode of Season 2 on August 14.  Show Notes: "How to Help Sudan: 7 things you can do right now for a country in crisis"  Interview Themes: Travel, Hospitality, Culture, Gentrification, Art, Concept Design, Business Model, Capital, Investors, CoFounders Follow Homage:  https://www.instagram.com/stayhomage/?hl=en  "What I've Learned Since My Son Came Out," by Ted Bunch, chief development officer, A Call To Men -  &nb

This week, we discuss bias, billionaires & Black Mirror, while our guest, Rafael Smith—senior product design lead at IDEO, the global design firm whose clients include Apple, Levi's, and Planned Parenthood—explains how we can make our products and services more inclusive, and how to gather information to prototype better human-centered experiences. Show Notes: Black Mirror “Striking Vipers” spoiler: 21:25 Interview Theme: design, unconscious bias, change, process design, startup, poverty, underprivileged communities Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds - Adrienne Maree Brown Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yobusinesspod Take Our Listener Survey: https://iter.ly/5vt4f Follow Us: https://www.instagram.com/yobusinesspod/ https://twitter.com/yobusinesspod?lang=en --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yo-business/support