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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.

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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!

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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. 

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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!)

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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.

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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?" 🤔

Interview Themes: Credit, Budgeting, Savings, Generational Wealth, Financial Literacy

Show Notes:

This week, Shayna & J.J. do something a little different and let the Learneds, Loveds, and Canceleds fly with a whole episode of our favorite segment, LLC. (Many of you have told us it is your fave too!) In today’s episode, we’re learning about self-inventory, loving Lizzo's brand of self-love along with the ongoing movement toward equity in the cannabis industry, and canceling everything from Bette Midler—she came for the BeyHive, y’all—to all the praise we shower on women when they don’t appear to age.

We Learned:

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.

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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 

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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!

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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. 

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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

We’re back, loves! This week, J.J. makes us nervous about facial recognition in our apartments, Shayna opts-out of watching black trauma or white girls twerking, and Oprah & Auntie Maxine give clap-backs heard around the Twitterverse. + We try a new segment called Eavesdropped, where we share gems we picked up from our run-ins with black excellence. For our inaugural session: A Harlem fashion staple turned worldwide legend, and the most recently elected in ATL's consecutive line of African-American mayors.

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This week, we add to the ever-growing list of trash cop behavior, J.J. anticipates using silent mode to meditate during his next Uber ride, and Shayna double-locks her uterus as the U.S. gets closer to Handmaid’s Tale with each passing abortion bill. + Our guest, Don Elivert, former National Director of Global Accounts at TransPerfect Translations & current voice-over artist, gives his tips on saving for your passion from your corporate gig, the importance of honest feedback, and how he is using his voice to battle the absurd label of “sounding white."

Interview Themes: Freelancing, Voice Acting, Diversity, Code Switching, Savings, Sales, Failure, Passion, Financial Plan, Communications, Children of Immigrants 

Our guest last week, Tristan Walker, creator of Bevel and founder/CEO of Walker & Company Brands—alongside his dope wife Amoy— dropped so many gems that we had to share this full, unedited interview. Listen to the Walker duo get real about staying true to your voice, filling those gaps in financial literacy, and talking to your parents about budgeting and aging. When you're done, head back and binge-listen the rest of our first season - we will be back next week with a brand new episode!

It’s Mental Health Awareness Month! This week, both hosts shout out their therapists, J.J. finally bursts with all the Facebook news he's been holding in, and Shayna wonders when Jesus himself is going to come down and cancel Kanye's Sunday Service nonsense. Plus our guest, Tristan Walker, creator of Bevel and founder/CEO of Walker & Company Brands—alongside his dope wife Amoy—give us a compelling look inside the personal struggles that can come with entrepreneurship, and the harrowing experience that pushed him to budget therapy into his finances.

Interview Jump: 30:40

Interview Themes: entrepreneurship, work/life balance, wellness, mental health, generational wealth, financial literacy, therapy, 401k, budgeting

In this special episode, Shayna & J.J. take a break from canceling, and instead stan for six black entrepreneurs/creators who are doing awesome things for the world and The Culture. 

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