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

  1. 5d ago

    🚨 THE #1 CAREER TO GET INTO BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE—AND THE COLLEGE DEGREES TO AVOID

    Morgan DeBaun joins Earn Your Leisure for an in-depth conversation about building Blavity, raising $12 million in funding, and creating AfroTech. She explains what inspired her journey, why she might have approached fundraising differently in hindsight, and how Blavity generates revenue without compromising its integrity for advertising dollars.   We break down the business behind AfroTech, including Morgan’s strategy for scaling the conference, securing corporate sponsorships, measuring its economic impact, and selecting the right host city. She also explains what corporations look for before sponsoring an event and why entrepreneurs should focus on building great companies that can shape the future.   The conversation also explores the future of technology: the lack of Black representation in tech, why cybersecurity may be the most important career to pursue, which college degrees are still worth the investment, and the growing risks of artificial intelligence. We discuss AI regulation, data centers, China’s global influence, artificial superintelligence, and whether the Black media industry is facing a serious crisis.   EarnYourLeisure #MorganDeBaun #Blavity #AfroTech #Entrepreneurship #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence #Cybersecurity #CorporateSponsorship #BlackMedia #BlackTech     00:00 AI Power Imbalance00:19 Media Money Pressures00:41 Cybersecurity And Regulation01:33 Meet Morgan DeBaun02:58 Blavity Origin Story05:56 Building Black Tech Pipeline07:18 Venture Capital Tradeoffs09:58 Ads Subscriptions And AI15:03 AfroTech Scaling Playbook16:23 Sponsors Recruiting And ROI21:28 Metrics Ecosystem And Parties23:36 Choosing Cities Going Global28:05 Tech Wealth Gap And Inclusion31:16 Careers Cybersecurity Energy33:27 Degrees To Pursue Avoid35:46 Degrees AI Can Replace36:14 Which Majors Matter37:09 Career Path Strategy38:16 AI Regulation Power Grab39:36 Rogue AI Accountability41:52 Global Race Reality44:01 Fear Versus Literacy45:06 Teaching Politicians AI46:50 Data Centers Environment48:32 Propaganda And Perception52:44 AGI Superintelligence Debate57:57 AI Agents Daily Workflow59:31 Privacy And Model Choice01:00:20 Future Of Black Media01:03:22 AfroTech 2026 Preview01:04:25 Handling Critique Online01:06:41 Mission Over Discourse01:10:41 Closing Thanks And Outro See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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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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