Ghogh With Jamarlin Martin

Jamarlin talks to Isa Watson, founder and CEO of Squad by Envested, a VC-backed software company that is scaling a next-gen platform to build relationships at work. They discuss her nuanced views on race and gender in tech, raising capital, and Richelieu Dennis's $100M investment fund that represents Black folks "owning" our rise.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin talks to Score 3 Angels founder and investor Rashad Moore about his transition from engineer and employee to boss of his own software consulting company, which he sold to a subcontractor for a U.S. intelligence agency. They discuss Moore's experience growing up geek and the benefits of angel investing in a group.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin talks to Dr. Gina Paige about African Ancestry, the company that used DNA to pioneer a new way of tracing African lineages and helped 500,000+ people reconnect with their roots. They discuss whether acquiring a knowledge of self and reconnecting with the motherland is the key to scaling African-American cultural optimization and economic empowerment in America. They also discuss whether folks with resources can be "about that life" with no curiosity to visit the motherland.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin talks to serial entrepreneur and technologist Shireen Mitchell about whether Black tech investors invest enough in Black entrepreneurs. They discuss Facebook and Google de-platforming Black activists and how the algorithms disproportionately censor people who speak out against those in power. They debate whether Silicon Valley's so-called "diversity" problem is connected to systemic content-policing against Black folks online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin talks to investor and serial entrepreneur McKeever Conwell about being inspired by a teacher to become an engineer, getting recruited out of college by a U.S. intelligence agency, and making pre-seed investments for Maryland's tech development state fund, TEDCO. They also discuss Elon Musk's $20M fraud settlement with the SEC and why so many folks are soft on white-collar crime.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin talks to Eugene Craig III, former vice chairman of the Maryland Republican Party, about why he says f*ck MAGA and how the GOP has become the party of power at all costs. They discuss "What about Baltimore," holding local elected officials accountable and starting a Kanye West PAC.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin talks to Alfred Liggins, CEO of Urban One (NASDAQ: UONEK) about why he never merged with BET and whether going public inspired the Fox series "Empire". They discuss the Democratic Party neglecting Black media when it comes to campaign ad spending, and the disconnect between Black CEOs and Obama. They also examine the need for more Facebook regulation, and what really happened with Roland Martin at TV One. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin talks to real estate and tech investor Barron Channer about the real value exchange between Nike and Black America. They debate where entrepreneurs are in the economic cycle and how to adjust risks and speed to profitability. They also discuss Andrew Gillum's win in the Democratic primary for Florida governor.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawyer-activist Karen Fleshman returns to the GHOGH show to discuss why white folks call the cops on innocent Black folks and whether an ambiguous diversity concept helps empower BBQ Beckys and Permit Pattys. They also discuss the Kavanaugh nomination, economist Thomas Sowell, and the risks of increased online censorship.   Recorded on July 24, 2018 in Miami, FL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin talks to Bria Sullivan, a trailblazing mobile-app developer, about her work at Google and how she is helping others get in the game. They discuss internal cultural optimization, and whether African American culture is "underweight" in tech and science and "overweight" in athletics and entertainment. They also discuss Jamarlin's experience at McKinsey & Co, where an applicant with a 4.0 GPA and near-perfect SAT score was rejected because he was from the "wrong school."Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin talks to digital media guru and MIT graduate Liz Burr. They talk about business prospects for podcasting, censoring Black artists and activists online, and how using the N-word got a top exec fired at Netflix. They also discuss a hypothetical Democratic presidential race with Kamala Harris and Cory Booker running against Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.  Recorded on July 5, 2018 in Los Angeles, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin talks to prodigy Delane Parnell, founder and CEO of high-school esports company PlayVS, which just raised a $15M series A round. They discuss how he grew up in the streets of Detroit, developed a passion for business and tech, and closed an exclusive deal with the NFHS, which writes the rules for most high school sports. Delane also talks about how he put together the raise, and how entrepreneurs can keep a positive attitude after being rejected by investors.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin talks to serial entrepreneur and marketing whiz, Everette Taylor, about building GrowthHackers, PopSocial, and other companies. Everette shares what he learned from selling his first tech business at age 21 and working with Snapchat on a new startup accelerator. They also discuss founders investing too much in public relations, and whether negro tech elites need to step up, reach back and help more Black people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin talks to the founder and CEO of The Shade Room, Angelica Nwandu. They discuss how she built a multi-million dollar media platform and her recent moves into films. They also discuss the academic and business success of Nigerians in America and why Facebook shut down her business multiple times while allowing Russians and Cambridge Analytica to promiscuously market anti-Black ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin talks to Devin Johnson, the President of Uninterrupted. They discuss his career path and working with Lebron James, the changes in the media industry, and whether Spotify targeted Black artists with policy changes. They also revisit whether there was “white flight” from MySpace to Facebook and whether this could happen to an Instagram. Recorded on July 3, 2018, in Los Angeles, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Andrew Gillum be Florida’s Next Governor? Jamarlin talks to Andrew Gillum, mayor of  Tallahassee and leading Democratic candidate for Florida governor. They discuss the DNC taking the Black vote for granted, its silence on the killing of 60 Palestinian protestors, and whether big tech and Silicon Valley elites can be regulated at the state level. Recorded on June 27, 2018, in Miami, FL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin talks to Google engineer Anthony D. Mays about Black cultural optimization, getting bullied in Compton for being a computer geek, and how he landed a job at Google. They discuss discrimination against folks of religious faith, and whether society has thought enough about the long-term implications of automation and artificial intelligence. Recorded on April 12, 2018 in Venice, CA.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin talks with Dr. Boyce Watkins about the lopsided relationship between the Democratic Party and Black America. They discuss potential 2020 presidential candidates, Sen. Cory Booker and Sen. Kamala Harris, and whether corporations and interests connected to foreign countries have more influence than Black voters on policy and priorities. Recorded 5/2/2018 in Miami, FL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin talks with Dr. Boyce Watkins about building The Black Business School, and how he deals with his negro critics and their victimology teachings. They also discuss the #MeToo movement, racial bias in Facebook's content policing, and Boyce's successful marketing strategy.   Recorded 5/2/2018 in Miami, FL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamarlin Martin talks to Dr. Boyce Watkins, founder and CEO of Watkins Media Group, about Black self-determination and Kanye West bangin' for MAGA. They also revisit Bill Cosby's "Pound Cake" speech, and whether he received a fair trial. Recorded 5/2/2018 in Miami, FL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices