Earn Your Leisure
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Welcome to The Earn Your Leisure Podcast. Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings will be your host. Earn Your Leisure will be giving you behind the scenes financial views into the entertainment and sports industries as well as highlighting back stories of entrepreneurs. We will also be breaking down business models and examining the latest trends in finance. Earn Your Leisure is a college business class mixed with pop culture. We blend the two together for a unique and exciting look into the world of business. Let’s go!! #earnyourleisurepodcast
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Feb 13, 2026 • 7min
Is the Middle Class Over- The Harsh Truth About Money, Work & Power in 2026
They trace middle-class decline from 2008 onward and argue the pandemic and money printing accelerated it. Housing losses and 401(k) liquidations turned many into long-term renters. Inflation and financialization eroded purchasing power while AI, GPUs, and robotics threaten office jobs. Tech consolidation, creator economy shifts, and debates over skilled vs manual work round out the conversation.
Feb 12, 2026 • 58min
The Million-Dollar Dog Trainer: From Steph Curry to Netflix
Jas Leverette, founder of Cali K9 and builder of a celebrity dog-training brand, shares his rise from street work to a Netflix-backed business. He discusses scaling via digital products, leveraging celebrity clients like Steph Curry, building funnels and licensing, and branching into real estate and international opportunities.
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Feb 11, 2026 • 12min
Why Being Right Could Cost You Your Marriage
A candid look at how winning arguments can harm relationships and why listening matters. Practical approaches to money teamwork, joint accounts, and disciplined savings. Exploration of differing money mindsets and how trust fuels entrepreneurial risk-taking. Reflections on dating, timing, and choices that shape long-term partnerships.
Feb 10, 2026 • 6min
From Baltimore to Soho: The Rise of Cloudy Donuts
Derrick Falcon, former Baltimore restaurateur turned founder of Cloudy Donuts, shares his pivot to a single-product vegan donut shop in Soho. He discusses scaling through simplicity, partnering with Zoditu for grassroots sampling, and deliberately choosing Soho to challenge retail norms and expand Black entrepreneurship into prime markets.
Feb 9, 2026 • 7min
Is the Middle Class Over- The Harsh Truth About Money, Work & Power in 2026
A sharp look at how crises since 2008 reshaped housing, retirement and the shrinking middle. They probe who truly profits from modern finance and why trading gains bypass everyday workers. The conversation explores AI, robotics and the creator economy changing what work looks like. They contrast high-scale intellectual income with well-paying manual trades and who can build lasting wealth.
Feb 8, 2026 • 29min
He Sold at the Perfect Time — Business, Investing & Economic Lessons from Mikey Taylor
Mikey Taylor, entrepreneur, investor and former pro skateboarder who founded and award-winning brewery and later moved into commercial real estate and public service. He discusses timing a strategic company sale, pivoting from brewing to CRE, discipline around exits, athlete habits that fuel entrepreneurship, Fed policy and volatility, AI’s growth potential, and practical ways investing can help the middle class.
Feb 7, 2026 • 7min
Is Gold & Silver Done Falling- The Truth About This Market Crash.
Hosts break down a dramatic 15–30% plunge in gold and silver and what drove the sudden volatility. They explore political ties around the new Fed chair and how that narrative may affect market psychology. The conversation covers profit-taking, institutional liquidations, short squeezes, and specific re-entry price targets for traders.
Feb 5, 2026 • 1h 36min
Charlamagne Tha God Breaks Silence on $200M iHeart Deal - Truth About Podcasting, Power & Ownership
Charlamagne Tha God, radio and media personality who co-founded The Breakfast Club and leads the Black Effect Podcast Network, clarifies his iHeart relationship and ownership stakes. He discusses podcast deal structures, why audio still drives revenue, using video to grow audio audiences, catalog value and evergreen content, and how licensing differs from owning IP.
Feb 4, 2026 • 4min
The Metal Inside Every AI Data Center Rack (And 3 ETFs to Watch)
Discussion centers on copper’s growing importance in AI data center hardware and cooling because conductivity matters. The conversation highlights copper as an affordable, visible play in AI infrastructure buildouts. Three copper ETFs to watch are mentioned for investors tracking the trend.
Feb 3, 2026 • 9min
DC Young Fly on Rethinking the Way We See Luxury: "You Don't Know Luey"
A lively chat about rethinking luxury and why designer labels mean more than just fashion. They explore creating Black-owned status symbols and building media empires from the ground up. The conversation covers risk-taking, learning new skills, and how cultural progress can outweigh possessions. Stories about friends finding financial freedom and comedy’s role in opening new spaces add humor and heart.
