The Jabari Show

#3 - Journey through the entertainment industry, remaining humble while building success, and more with Benoni Tagoe

August 10, 2021 18:50 - 1 hour - 69.2 MB

Benoni Tagoe is a maven in the entertainment industry and the president of Issa Rae's music label, Raedio. Listen to him and Jabari talk about his journey through the entertainment industry, the importance of remaining humble while building success, and more! Follow Benoni Tagoe: https://www.instagram.com/nonibizz/ https://twitter.com/nonibizz Benoni's book recommendations: Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable by Seth Godin: https://urlgeni.us/amazon/purplecow Drive:...

#2 - Working with major brands, sex appeal as a woman in art, and more with Distortedd

June 23, 2021 00:00 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MB

Distortedd is a visual artist and illustrator. Listen to her and Jabari talk about working with major brands, sex appeal as a woman in art, and more! Follow Distortedd: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/distortedd_/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/distortedd_ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/distortedd.santana.1 Website: https://www.distortedd.com/ Distortedd's Book Recommendations: Outwitting the Devil by Napolean Hill: https://urlgeni.us/amazon/outwittingthedevil

#1 - Storytelling through Facebook and Instagram advertising, funding your lifestyle, and more with Jubril Agoro

June 02, 2021 00:31 - 1 hour - 73.2 MB

Jubril Agoro is a marketing expert and the founder of Passport Heavy. Listen to him and Jabari talk about storytelling through Facebook and Instagram advertising, how to fund the lifestyle that you want to live, and more! Follow Jubril Agoro: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jubril8/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jubril Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JubrilAgoro/ Subscribe to Passport Heavy on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/passportheavy Jubril's Book Recommendations: Richest...

#34 Creating Uber Before Uber with Nimbus - Jabari's Words With Friends

May 18, 2015 03:04 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/Jabari I met Ram Berrouet at my COLORS NYC party a while ago, he came to visit LA with his friends app developing friends Bryan Okeke and Chris Thomas and we had a great week. These guys are incredible entrepreneurs and have a lot of insight on technology that I think people will appreciate. They built an app called 'Grab Cabs' that was similar to UBER before UBER popped off. We talked about the challenges they...

#33 Matthew Waldman (Nooka) - Jabari's Words With Friends

February 23, 2015 01:22 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/Jabari Matthew Waldman is the founder of Nooka, a company that designs, licenses, and produces lifestyle products primarily focused on the intersection of design and technology. Matthew and I talked about investing his own capital into the birth of Nooka, the future of wearable technology, and creating hype for your business. This is one of my favorite podcasts to date because Matthew shares a lot of insigh...

#32 Benoni Tagoe - Jabari's Words With Friends

February 09, 2015 21:51 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/Jabari Benoni Tagoe is a web series producer and all around digital hustler. We talk about starting a business together and almost getting evicted, how he started his career with the Jonas Brothers, and why it's important to make sure your bare necessities are covered as an entrepreneur. Follow Benoni: www.twitter.com/NoniBizz www.instagram.com/NoniBizz Watch his web series "The Bizz Plan": https://www.yo...

#31 Yes Julz - Jabari's Words With Friends

December 15, 2014 05:03 - 1 hour - 58 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/Jabari Julz Goddard aka Yes Julz is one of the most well known club promoters in Miami, FL and a social media maverick. Julz and I talk about her upbringing in Florida, the nightlife industry, and sharing her entire life on Snapchat. Take a listen, Julz is coming! Follow Yes Julz: www.twitter.com/YesJulz www.instagram.com/YesJulz Snapchat: YesJulz Follow Jabari: www.youtube.com/Jabari www.twitter.com/Jabari...

#30 Jake Ferrato Aka JBF Customs - Jabari's Words With Friends

December 07, 2014 19:22 - 30 minutes - 28 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/Jabari Jake Ferrato aka JBF Customs is one of the best sneaker customizers in the game today. He has mastered the art and business of reconstructing sneakers and putting his own artistic spin on them. This is a great story of artistry and entrepreneurship. Follow JBF Customs: www.twitter.com/JBFCustoms www.facebook.com/JBFCustoms www.instagram.com/JBFCustoms Follow Jabari: www.youtube.com/Jabari www.twitt...

#29 Zim Ugochukwu (Travel Noire) - Jabari's Words With Friends

October 27, 2014 18:53 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/Jabari Zim Ugochukwu is the founder of TravelNoire.com, a site dedicated to encouraging and highlighting travel amongst minorities. Zim gives some great insight on how to travel on a budget, how she manages a digital team across the world, and being an entrepreneur abroad. Follow Travel Noire: www.twitter.com/TravelNoire www.facebook.com/TravelNoire www.instagram.com/TravelNoire www.youtube.com/TheTravelNoir...

#28 Matt Halfhill (Founder - NiceKicks.com) - Jabari's Words With Friends

September 29, 2014 05:57 - 37 minutes - 34 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/Jabari Matt Halfhill is the founder of NiceKicks.com, one of the largest sneaker websites today. Matt and I discuss how he started NiceKicks.com, sneaker culture, going from being self employed to being an employer, and much more. Matt is a huge inspiration of mine and I hope you all gain some insight on entrepreneurship from this conversation. Follow Nice Kicks: www.twitter.com/NiceKicks www.facebook.com/...

#27 Marc E. Bassy - Jabari's Words With Friends

September 22, 2014 20:03 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/Jabari Marc E. Bassy is a singer/songwriter. We talk about Marc's history in a band, 2AM Club and living as an artist, black music, and having a solo singing career. Follow Marc: Soundclud: @Marc_E_Bassy www.twitter.com/MarcEBassy www.facebook.com/MarcEBassy www.instagram.com/MarcEBassy Follow Jabari: www.youtube.com/Jabari www.twitter.com/Jabari www.instagram.com/Jabari www.facebook.com/JabariLife Jabar...

#26 Chase B, DJ Jerome Baker III, DJ Super Nova - Jabari's Words With Friends

September 08, 2014 07:21 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/Jabari Chase B, DJ Jerome Baker III, and DJ Super Nova are all amazing DJs. Each one spins at my monthly party COLORS in NYC and LA and in this chat we discuss what it's like being a full time DJ. It's very interesting hearing different perspectives as Chase is Travis Scott's official tour DJ, Jerome is spinning every night in DC, and Super Nova balances DJ'ing for nightclubs and theater shows. Follow Chase ...

#25 Trillectro Music Festival - Jabari's Words With Friends

August 25, 2014 05:09 - 1 hour - 60.4 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/Jabari Modi Oyewole, Quinn Coleman, and Marcel Marshall are the founders of Trillectro Music Festival. This past weekend Trillectro finished it's 3rd annual festival in Washington, DC with Big Sean, Baauer, Migos, SZA, Rae Sremmurd, Goldlink, Sango, and many more. We recorded this podcast the day after the festival and talked about where Trillectro started, the challenges of running it, and what it means for ...

#24 Alex White - Jabari Johnson's Words With Friends

July 29, 2014 02:46 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/Jabari Alex White is the CEO and co-founder of Next Big Sound, a company that provides music analytics and insights. The company measures the growth and popularity of bands across social networks, streaming services and radio. www.NextBigSound.com www.twitter.com/nextbigsound www.facebook.com/nextbigsound www.instagram.com/NextBigSound Follow Jabari: www.youtube.com/Jabari www.twitter.com/Jabari www.instagra...

#23 Robert Ford - Jabari Johnson's Words With Friends

July 14, 2014 19:34 - 1 hour - 70 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/Jabari Robert Ford is the founder of The Creative Mind Group, a company that takes film students to the major film festivals across the world. This was a dope podcast because I first met Rob as a participant in the Creative Minds in Cannes program when I was a student at Howard in 2008 and since then he has become a mentor and close friend of mine. Listen as Rob shares his stories of being banned from the Canne...

#22 Babylon Cartel & AnmlHse - Jabari Johnson's Words With Friends

July 07, 2014 17:32 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/Jabari Babylon Cartel and AnmlHse are two separate independent clothing brands from Philadelphia, PA. These guys work closely together and I love their work ethic. We sat down for a group chat, take a listen. Follow Babylon Cartel: www.BabylonCartel.com twitter.com/BabylonCartel www.facebook.com/BabylonCartel instagram.com/BabylonCartel Follow AnmlHse: www.AnmlHse.com twitter.com/AnmlHse www.facebook.com/An...

#21 Shira Lazar - Jabari Johnson's Words with Friends

June 23, 2014 20:08 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/Jabari Shira Lazar is a Canadian television personality, actress, writer and video blogger who currently resides and works in Los Angeles. She is the co-founder and host of What's Trending. Follow Shira: twitter.com/ShiraLazar www.facebook.com/ShiraLazar instagram.com/ShiraLazar www.youtube.com/ShiraLazar www.youtube.com/WhatsTrending Follow Jabari: www.youtube.com/Jabari www.twitter.com/Jabari www.instag...

#20 Quinta Brunson - Jabari Johnson's Words with Friends

June 16, 2014 18:04 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/Jabari Quinta Brunson is a comedian. She released a series of sketch comedy videos on Instagram entitled, "The Girl Who's Never Been On A Nice Date" where the catch phrase "He got money" took off from. Quinta and I talk about social media engagement, why her comedy went viral, and what she is looking to do with the opportunity she has now. Follow Quinta: https://twitter.com/QuintaBrunson https://www.facebook...

#19 Michael Radparvar - Jabari Johnson's Words with Friends

June 09, 2014 19:28 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/Jabari Michael Radparvar is the co-founder of Holstee, a company that encourages mindful living. We talked a lot about entrepreneurship, their famous "Holstee Manifesto" blowing up on the internet, and when to shift your business model! Follow Holstee: www.Holstee.com www.twitter.com/Holstee www.facebook.com/Holstee www.instagram.com/Holstee Follow Jabari: www.youtube.com/Jabari www.twitter.com/Jabari www...

#18 Elliott Wilson - Jabari Johnson's Words with Friends

June 02, 2014 20:37 - 53 minutes - 49 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Elliott Wilson is an American journalist, television producer, and the founder and CEO of the popular website Rap Radar and also the former editor-in-chief of XXL Magazine. We spoke about his beginnings as a journalist, his epic Jay Z interview, and his new print publication, HRDCVR. Gems upon gems in this podcast, listen up! Donate to the HRDCVR Kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/pr...

#17 Hannibal Buress - Jabari Johnson's Words with Friends

May 19, 2014 20:18 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Hannibal Buress is a stand up comedian. He's appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and he's written for shows like 30 Rock and Saturday Night Live. We talked a lot about finding his career path, being hands on with your career, introducing new comedians through Knitting Factory in NYC and working on Broad City and The Eric Andre Show. Make sure to watch his latest Comedy Central...

#16 Dormtainment - Jabari Johnson's Words with Friends

May 12, 2014 09:04 - 1 hour - 59.1 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Dormtainment is a comedy collective most known for their hilarious skits on YouTube. I talked to them about how they began their careers in college, diversifying their hustle, developing a schedule, and their comedic process. These guys are doing amazing things and I'm excited for the future of Dormtainment! Look out for their Comedy Central web series coming soon. #ComedyTrapHouse Follow Dormtainment...

#15 Damien Ritter - Jabari Johnson's Words with Friends

May 05, 2014 18:17 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Damien Ritter is the CEO of the independent hip-hop record label, Funk Volume. The artists under his roster include Hopsin, Dizzy Wright, Jarren Benton, and Swizzz. Follow Funk Volume: www.MyFunkVolume.com www.twitter.com/MrFunkVolume - Dame's Twitter www.twitter.com/FunkVolume www.instagram.com/FunkVolume Follow Jabari: www.youtube.com/Jabari www.twitter.com/Jabari www.instagram.com/Jabari www.faceb...

Jabari Shares His Story on the Interrogation Room Podcast

April 30, 2014 01:44 - 1 hour - 72.6 MB

D. Respect had me on his "The Interrogation Room" podcast and I talk about a lot of things: being bicoastal, meeting Cam'ron in high school and how I got started in the entertainment industry, getting kicked out of my ex-girlfriends crib, my next feature length documentary, being a starving artist and a bunch of other stories for an hour. Check out D. Respect's podcast and YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyrAZdg1xa-uOb8RIyN4eqA https://www.youtube.com/user/Ddotresp...

#14 Nigel D. - Jabari Johnson's Words with Friends

April 28, 2014 09:15 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Nigel D is the creator of the popular hip-hop website RealTalkNY.net. We talk about how and why Nigel started his blog, the future of blogging, travel, and a lot more. Great info for anyone in the blog game or wanting to create a blog. Follow Nigel D: www.RealTalkNY.net www.twitter.com/Nigel_D www.instagram.com/Nigel_D Follow Jabari: www.youtube.com/Jabari www.twitter.com/Jabari www.instagram.com/Ja...

#13 Jasmine Solano - Jabari Johnson's Words with Friends

April 21, 2014 08:01 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Jasmine Solano is a world renowned DJ and artist. She is in a DJ duo, Electric Punnany with Melo-X and is currently on tour. She also hosts a show on MTV Iggy, Scratch the Surface. Tedx Talk I was talking about: http://youtu.be/h11u3vtcpaY Follow Jasmine Solano: www.JasmineSolano.com www.twitter.com/JasmineSolano www.instagram.com/JasmineSolano Follow Jabari: www.youtube.com/Jabari www.twitter.com/J...

#12 Karen Civil - Jabari Johnson's Words with Friends

April 14, 2014 05:58 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Karen Civil is an entertainment industry powerhouse. She has worked for Beats by Dre, Funkmaster Flex, The Diplomats, and many more. Her website KarenCivil.com is one of the top hip-hop websites today. Highlights: Making fan sites for Backstreet Boys and J.D. Williams Interning for Funkmaster Flex Working for The Diplomats and singing the hook on Jim Jones single "We Fly High (Ballin)" How she sta...

#11 Phillip T. Annand - Jabari Johnson's Words with Friends

April 07, 2014 06:37 - 1 hour - 55.1 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Phillip Annand is the founder of The Madbury Club, a collective of friends who produce content and marketing strategies for brands like Nike, Footaction, and Native Shoes. Highlights: Growing up in Princeton, NJ and going camping as a kid His first clothing line Award Tour People lacking originality and social media Madbury Club growing from an editorial content company to working with brands Wor...

#10 Ben Hindman - Jabari Johnson's Words with Friends

March 31, 2014 04:58 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Ben Hindman is the CEO of Splash, an RSVP and ticketing platform for people looking to create a beautiful event experiences online. Splash now runs the event systems for brands like Hennesy, Spotify, Facebook, and many more. I've used Splash for Surprise Party and my new bicoastal monthly party COLORS and Ben claims that I was the first person to use the site. Highlights: Starting out as an event pla...

#9 Orlando Urbina - Jabari Johnson's Words with Friends

March 24, 2014 06:59 - 56 minutes - 52 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Orlando Urbina is a filmmaker and the founder of GRVTY. He is well known for his music videos with Def Jam hip-hop artist, Logic. Highlights: Shooting the Trillectro Documentary Starting his creative career in high school after being a pizza delivery driver Getting fired from the University of Maryland's campus paper Shooting 30 music videos for Logic and creating his own "internship" Getting a p...

#8 Maya Washington - Jabari Johnson's Words with Friends

March 17, 2014 19:58 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Maya Washington aka Shameless Maya is a YouTube personality and content creator. Highlights: What made her start a YouTube channel Becoming popular on YouTube because of her hair and then cutting it all off Social media etiquette Expanding into television Influencing young girls to things outside of beauty and fashion Being self aware Follow Maya: www.ShamelessMaya.com www.twitter.com/Ma...

#7 Gilbere Forté - Jabari Johnson's Words with Friends

March 10, 2014 21:33 - 1 hour - 76.2 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Gilbere Forté is a hip-hop artist from Filnt, Michigan by way of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "Everyday when you're inspired and you're motivated, you're reminding yourself of what you've already done and who you already are" - Gilbere Forté Highlights: Getting in touch with your inner child Learning this as a child and Getting inspired to make music from film scores Asking Kanye West a question a...

#6 Dennis Dortch - Jabari Johnson's Words with Friends

March 03, 2014 20:03 - 1 hour - 60.7 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Dennis Dortch is an independent filmmaker and the founder of Black & Sexy TV, a media company most known for it's YouTube channel and mini-series. "The problem with a lot of independent filmmakers is we just want to make films but you have to also be a marketer and promoter" - Dennis Dortch Highlights: Creating his first feature film, A Good Day to be Black & Sexy and getting into Sundance Betting...

#5 Josh Peas - Jabari Johnson's Words with Friends

February 24, 2014 08:32 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Josh Peas is a young entrepreneur. He manages the rising hip-hop star Casey Veggies and is an owner of the brand Peas & Carrots Intl. Peas and Carrots recently opened their flagship store in Los Angeles and I talked to Josh about growing up in LA, paving his own way in the music and fashion industry, and staying true to what makes his brand unique. "We saw FUBU, we saw Rocawear, we saw all these urban ...

#4 Will Sharp - Jabari Johnson's Words with Friends

February 17, 2014 21:32 - 1 hour - 75.7 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Will Sharp is the founder and creative director of the menswear clothing line Durkl. I wanted to have Will on the show to talk about starting a clothing line from scratch and how he's managed to stay independent for almost 10 years. We talk about the ups and downs of a creative life, being proud of where you are from, and much more! Highlights: His origins in Washington, DC Starting Durkl in his pare...

#3 Hollis Wong-Wear - Jabari Johnson's Words with Friends

February 09, 2014 23:55 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari I got a chance to sit down with singer, songwriter and all around creative beast, Hollis Wong-Wear. A lot of you may know Hollis as the singer on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis current single "White Walls" featuring Schoolboy Q but she is much more than just a singer. Photo: Hollis & Jabari http://instagram.com/p/kPjhsdRRGr/ Highlights: Producing the "Thrift Shop" music video for Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ...

#2 Nigel Sylvester - Jabari Johnson's Words with Friends

February 04, 2014 07:04 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Another episode of Words with Friends is here. Listen as me and my buddy, pro-bmx biker Nigel Sylvester chat about travel, BMX lifestyle, and life as a successful young man in his 20's. Photo: Nigel & Jabari: http://instagram.com/p/kAIbxxxRE7/ Highlights: The difference between LA and NYC when it comes to riding Taking BMX to the next level Growing up in Queens NY Matt Hoffman and Dave Mira being hi...

#1 Modi Oyewole - Jabari Johnson's Words with Friends

January 27, 2014 05:44 - 1 hour - 70 MB

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Welcome to the first episode of the Words With Friends podcast! I'm going to be interviewing my friends that I think people can learn a thing or two from on this show. Some music industry folks, some artists, just people who I think are incredible and have something to say about life, careers, and things that we are all experiencing as millennials (I don't even know if i like that word but whatever). W...

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