MONEY TALKS with Jesse

Jesse Schwarz
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  1. Cozz Reveals Dreamville Deal & The Truth About Major Labels

    JAN 28

    Cozz Reveals Dreamville Deal & The Truth About Major Labels

    Cozz is an LA native rapper signed to J. Cole’s Dreamville Records. Since 2013, he's dropped two critically acclaimed studio albums, garnered millions of streams, toured as part of J. Cole’s 2014 Forest Hills Drive Tour, and collaborated with major artists including Kendrick Lamar, YG, and more. TIMESTAMP: [00:00:56] Early journey with music. [00:03:25] Life changes before & after signing. [00:04:46] First time meeting J. Cole. [00:06:14] Getting signed by J. Cole. [00:07:54] The numbers behind a record deal. [00:08:48] Working before getting signed. [00:10:09] Partnering with Dreamville and Interscope. [00:11:04] Creative process. [00:13:31] Writing process. [00:14:17] Taking time with your art. [00:15:44] Working with J. Cole. [00:17:35] Working with intent. [00:18:54] Collaborating with other major artists. [00:20:14] Getting a feature from Kendrick Lamar. [00:21:38] Hiatus from music. [00:23:30] Plans for unreleased music. [00:26:26] Strategies for dropping music. [00:28:19] Posting consistently. [00:29:48] Making money as an artist. [00:31:16] Sobriety journey. [00:37:56] Future goals. [00:39:41] Revenge of the Dreamers camp. [00:42:00] The future of Cozz. MONEY TALKS with Jesse SUBSCRIBE! https://youtube.com/@moneytalkswithjesse Stream MONEY TALKS: https://hoo.be/moneytalks Follow MONEY TALKS: https://www.instagram.com/moneytalks/ https://www.tiktok.com/@MONEYTALKSwithJesse https://x.com/MONEYTALKSwithJ Follow Jesse: https://www.instagram.com/frontpage https://x.com/frontpage__ Follow Guest: https://www.instagram.com/cozz https://x.com/cozz https://www.youtube.com⁩/@cozz https://www.tiktok.com/@therealcozz

    44 min
  2. They Say You Can't Have a Career in Music...Here's The Blueprint!

    JAN 14

    They Say You Can't Have a Career in Music...Here's The Blueprint!

    Joey Papoutsis is the co-founder of Keel Management and Thirty Knots Records, an artist management company and independent record label. He began managing Louis The Child in 2013 and has since expanded his roster to include artists such as Nicky Youre, Two Feet, It’s Murph, and more. TIMESTAMP: [00:01:03] Breaking into the music industry. [00:03:15] Discovering Louis The Child. [00:04:43] Early days of working with Louis The Child [00:06:48] First paycheck from music. [00:08:38] Finances needed to solidify a career. [00:10:23] Creating Keel Management + Thirty Knots. [00:14:18] The stigma around major record labels. [00:16:11] Structuring artist deals. [00:18:25] Signing “Sunroof” by Nicky Youre. [00:20:03] Campaigning for a hit song. [00:23:14] The numbers behind a hit song. [00:26:24] The future of making music. [00:28:15] Advice for new artists. [00:29:55] Advice for breaking into the music industry. [00:31:34] Scouting talent. [00:32:35] Signing It’s Murph. [00:33:36] Understanding roles in the music industry. [00:35:28] How will A.I. change the music industry. [00:37:26] Future of Keel Management + Thirty Knots. MONEY TALKS with Jesse SUBSCRIBE! https://youtube.com/@moneytalkswithjesse Stream MONEY TALKS: https://hoo.be/moneytalks Follow MONEY TALKS: https://www.instagram.com/moneytalks/ https://www.tiktok.com/@MONEYTALKSwithJesse https://x.com/MONEYTALKSwithJ Follow Jesse: https://www.instagram.com/frontpage https://x.com/frontpage__ Follow Guest: https://www.instagram.com/joeypapoutsis/

    38 min
  3. He Makes $450,000/Month Cleaning Windows

    JAN 7

    He Makes $450,000/Month Cleaning Windows

    Dan Givon is the founder of The Deck People and Shine Window and Eaves Cleaning in Toronto. TIMESTAMP: [00:00:41] Learning to allocate your time. [00:03:00] Focusing on one goal. [00:06:39] Cutting through the noise. [00:07:22] Getting into the home service industry. [00:10:06] Finding a niche in the market. [00:11:35] The evolution of the business. [00:13:22] Scaling a service business. [00:14:07] What revenue actually means. [00:17:18] Reinvesting in the business. [00:19:23] Running an 8 figure business. [00:20:07] Marketing two separate brands. [00:25:18] Having a lead magnet in business. [00:26:57] Advice for starting a business. [00:33:28] Sharing business ideas. [00:34:50] Focusing on a “boring” business. [00:38:00] The richest people are in boring businesses. [00:41:04] Your two choices when starting a business. [00:42:25] Monetary goals. [00:44:05] Creating content for business. [00:46:41] The value of running ads. [00:51:53] Productivity hacks. [00:55:42] Having no secrets in the business. [00:56:40] What’s exciting right now. [00:58:23] If money didn't matter. [01:02:18] Advice to your younger self. MONEY TALKS with Jesse SUBSCRIBE! https://youtube.com/@moneytalkswithjesse Stream MONEY TALKS: https://hoo.be/moneytalks Follow MONEY TALKS: https://www.instagram.com/moneytalks/ https://www.tiktok.com/@MONEYTALKSwithJesse https://x.com/MONEYTALKSwithJ Follow Jesse: https://www.instagram.com/frontpage https://x.com/frontpage__ Follow Guest: https://www.instagram.com/dansviews/

    1h 4m
  4. How He Turned His Pizza Recipe Into a 6-Figure Side Hustle (Food Business Masterclass)

    12/22/2025

    How He Turned His Pizza Recipe Into a 6-Figure Side Hustle (Food Business Masterclass)

    Daniel Sohmer is the founder of Sohmers Pizza, one of Toronto’s hottest pizza pop-ups. TIMESTAMP: [00:00:31] Starting Sohmers Pizza. [00:02:13] The business model of Sohmers Pizza. [00:04:07] Start-up costs for launching a food business. [00:04:53] Buying ingredients for a food business. [00:05:50] The costs of making pizza. [00:07:12] Scaling a start-up business. [00:08:25] Breaking into saturated markets. [00:09:59] Pre-selling a product. [00:10:52] Making Sohmers Pizza stand out. [00:11:21] Making a product exclusive. [00:12:13] Doing pop-ups and collaborations. MONEY TALKS with Jesse SUBSCRIBE! https://youtube.com/@moneytalkswithjesse Stream MONEY TALKS: https://hoo.be/moneytalks Follow MONEY TALKS: https://www.instagram.com/moneytalks/ https://www.tiktok.com/@MONEYTALKSwithJesse https://x.com/MONEYTALKSwithJ Follow Jesse: https://www.instagram.com/frontpage https://x.com/frontpage__ Follow Guest: https://www.instagram.com/sohmers

    14 min
  5. Ryan Leslie Reveals His Exact Playbook For GENERATIONAL WEALTH "I’ve Held These 4 Stocks Since 2009”

    12/10/2025

    Ryan Leslie Reveals His Exact Playbook For GENERATIONAL WEALTH "I’ve Held These 4 Stocks Since 2009”

    Ryan Leslie is a Grammy-nominated recording artist turned tech entrepreneur who built 4 multi-million dollar companies from the ground up, including SuperPhone, a direct text marketing service. A Harvard graduate and seasoned angel investor, Ryan now offers mentorship through WealthPlan, a private community that provides financial education and tools to help members scale their wealth. TIMESTAMP: [00:01:07] The start of his career. [00:03:15] Early thoughts on money. [00:06:54] Growing up in a musical family. [00:09:08] Getting into Harvard at 15 years old. [00:12:43] The moment where music became a career. [00:16:39] The deal that kept his music career alive. [00:19:59] Landing an unpaid internship in NYC. [00:21:29] Working on songs with The Hitmen. [00:22:30] Producing a song for Beyonce. [00:23:25] Getting signed by Diddy & Tommy Mottola. [00:24:08] Achieving success in the music industry. [00:29:29] Joining an a cappella group at Harvard. [00:33:02] Journey with money & mentorship. [00:34:43] Launching the Cassie project. [00:36:54] The numbers behind the Cassie project. [00:38:56] Investing early in Apple. [00:41:41] Having high conviction. [00:43:23] Knowing when to hold or sell. [00:47:04] Being early to Bitcoin. [00:50:27] How to be early to things. [00:53:03] Great opportunities in A.I. [00:56:14] How to earn 4%/month on your money. [01:01:15] The Wheel Strategy. [01:03:26] Success stories from WealthPlan members. [01:06:08] Approach to growing different net worths. [01:10:23] Learning lessons from WealthPlan. [01:13:07] Having an abundance mindset. [01:17:55] Thoughts on debt. [01:20:11] Mindsets that lead to success. [01:22:56] Buying versus renting. [01:24:19] The purpose of WealthPlan. [01:27:53] Building custom apps. [01:32:26] The next evolution of Ryan Leslie. [01:36:19] Scaling mentorship at WealthPlan. [01:40:04] Getting Ryan Leslie as your mentor. MONEY TALKS with Jesse SUBSCRIBE! https://youtube.com/@moneytalkswithjesse Stream MONEY TALKS: https://hoo.be/moneytalks Follow MONEY TALKS: https://www.instagram.com/moneytalks/ https://www.tiktok.com/@MONEYTALKSwithJesse https://x.com/MONEYTALKSwithJ Follow Jesse: https://www.instagram.com/frontpage https://x.com/frontpage__ Follow Guest: https://www.instagram.com/ryanleslie/ https://x.com/ryanleslie https://www.youtube.com/@ryanleslie

    1h 42m
  6. She Quit Her Job at Bumble and Raised MILLIONS From Her Boss

    12/03/2025

    She Quit Her Job at Bumble and Raised MILLIONS From Her Boss

    Michelle Battersby is the Co-Founder of Sunroom, an app built for women to safely monetize their unfiltered content through monthly subscriptions and tips. In August 2025, Sunroom was acquired by Fanfix, and Michelle stepped into a new role as President at Peanut, the leading motherhood app. Prior to Sunroom, Michelle was the first employee at Bumble Australia, the seventh employee globally, and the Director of APAC Marketing, where she grew Bumble to 3.2 million registrations across Australia. Disclaimer: This episode was filmed prior to Sunroom’s acquisition by Fanfix in August 2025. TIMESTAMP: [00:00:40] What is Sunroom. [00:01:00] Becoming the first employee at Bumble Australia. [00:04:00] Perks of being one of the first Bumble employees. [00:06:36] Leaving Bumble to start Sunroom. [00:08:48] Transitioning from employee to founder. [00:11:14] Raising $7 million for Sunroom. [00:14:04] Pitching Sunroom to investors. [00:16:36] Benefits of having worked in tech. [00:17:55] Handling money from investors. [00:19:33] Offering $100,000 for a domain. [00:20:41] Having relationships with investors. [00:22:22] Managing roles at Sunroom. [00:24:20] The numbers behind Sunroom. [00:25:36] Attention is a currency. [00:27:12] The paid content experience. [00:28:47] The biggest opportunities for creators now. [00:30:25] Personal approach to content creation. [00:33:00] Newsletters & Substack. [00:35:34] Making authentic content. [00:37:30] The power of the mom community. [00:38:21] Benefits of having a personal brand. [00:41:32] Productivity hacks. [00:43:30] Balancing parenting and working. [00:45:52] Personal & professional goals. [00:47:45] Global relationship with money. [00:51:40] Weird exercises that lead to success. [00:54:01] The Anti-Network. MONEY TALKS with Jesse SUBSCRIBE! https://youtube.com/@moneytalkswithjesse Stream MONEY TALKS: https://hoo.be/moneytalks Follow MONEY TALKS: https://www.instagram.com/moneytalks/ https://www.tiktok.com/@MONEYTALKSwithJesse https://x.com/MONEYTALKSwithJ Follow Jesse: https://www.instagram.com/frontpage https://x.com/frontpage__ Follow Guest: https://www.instagram.com/michellebattersby/ https://www.tiktok.com/@michellebattersby_

    56 min
  7. LaRussell Reveals How To Make $60K/Month PASSIVE INCOME Streaming Music! "It's Digital Real Estate!"

    11/19/2025

    LaRussell Reveals How To Make $60K/Month PASSIVE INCOME Streaming Music! "It's Digital Real Estate!"

    LaRussell is a rapper, entrepreneur, and founder of Good Compenny, a Bay Area based nonprofit that provides local creatives with resources, support, and opportunities to showcase their talents and ideas. Since 2018, LaRussell has dropped an astounding 40 albums as an independent artist, using a business model that allows fans to bid on everything from merchandise to concert tickets to royalties to features. TIMESTAMP: [00:01:53] Streams of income. [00:05:22] Biggest source of revenue. [00:06:23] Making money from touring. [00:09:03] Offer-based pricing. [00:11:19] TBA ticketing site. [00:12:13] Restaurant buyouts. [00:13:06] Removing suggested prices. [00:14:03] Making money from merchandise. [00:15:16] What holds new artists back. [00:17:51] Weirdest booking experience. [00:18:25] Being open to all opportunities. [00:19:37] Approach to sharing content. [00:21:46] Advice to new creators. [00:22:57] Content creation process. [00:25:01] Delegating work. [00:26:24] LaRussell team members. [00:27:53] Best hires. [00:29:23] Tasks handled by the team. [00:33:57] Process for making music. [00:35:39] Working with distribution platforms. [00:38:58] The cost of making hits. [00:40:21] Spending money on advertising. [00:41:21] Creating organic viral content. [00:44:04] LaRussell fandom. [00:45:18] Supply & demand of today’s music market. [00:48:51] Making money from streams. [00:49:45] Creating demand for your art. [00:51:43] Capitalizing off one moment. [00:53:53] What makes someone go viral. [00:55:22] Declining a deal from Jay-Z & Roc Nation. [00:59:45] Benefits of major labels. [01:01:09] Maintaining autonomy. [01:04:12] Having an abundance mindset. [01:05:45] Journey with money. [01:09:28] Hustling on a small scale. [01:11:03] Biggest career risks. [01:14:20] Performing on NPR’s Tiny Desk. [01:15:49] Financial trajectory. [01:20:53] The riff between artists & promoters. [01:22:55] Increasing the surface area of luck. [01:24:41] Future plans for Good Compenny. [01:27:18] The optics of LaRussell. [01:28:55] Fighting perfectionism. [01:34:08] Benefits of increasing your output. [01:35:46] More time does not equal better quality. MONEY TALKS with Jesse SUBSCRIBE! https://youtube.com/@moneytalkswithjesse Stream MONEY TALKS: https://hoo.be/moneytalks Follow MONEY TALKS: https://www.instagram.com/moneytalks/ https://www.tiktok.com/@MONEYTALKSwithJesse https://x.com/MONEYTALKSwithJ Follow Jesse: https://www.instagram.com/frontpage https://x.com/frontpage__ Follow Guest: https://www.instagram.com/larussell/ https://www.tiktok.com/@larussellgc https://x.com/LaRussellGC https://www.youtube.com/@GoodCompenny⁩

    1h 40m
  8. How This 26 Year Old Veteran Made $637,000 From 1 Boring Business (Acquisition Masterclass)

    11/12/2025

    How This 26 Year Old Veteran Made $637,000 From 1 Boring Business (Acquisition Masterclass)

    Raven Harris is the Founder & CEO of Infinite Acquisitions, a private equity holding company & business acquisitions community. Raven is also the owner of German Auto Specialist and previously served in the United States Air Force. TIMESTAMP: [00:00:52] Joining the military. [00:02:37] The importance of education. [00:03:56] Making money throwing parties. [00:05:32] Investing in real estate. [00:06:18] Working backwards from your end goal. [00:08:00] How much you get paid in the military. [00:10:08] Buying an auto repair shop. [00:11:14] The richest people buy businesses. [00:11:51] Finding business brokers. [00:12:24] Benefits of a service based business. [00:13:09] Numbers behind the auto repair business. [00:14:23] Using an SBA loan. [00:16:10] Year one of buying a business. [00:17:41] Challenges of owning a business. [00:18:53] Strategies for streamlining the business [00:20:36] Finding the next business to buy. [00:23:10] Getting to $100 million. [00:24:48] Thoughts on debt. [00:26:33] Understanding the risks of buying a business. [00:28:06] Investing in education. [00:31:24] Attending a conference made him thousands. [00:33:06] Valuable business relationships. [00:35:05] What is Infinite Acquisitions. [00:37:24] Being creative in business acquisitions. [00:40:00] Anyone can buy a business. [00:41:08] The first steps to buying a business. [00:43:12] Tools for business. [00:45:55] Leaning into your weirdness. [00:47:05] Money goals. [00:49:55] Biggest mistake people make in business. [00:51:36] Behaving based on economic status. [00:54:57] The biggest lessons learned. MONEY TALKS with Jesse SUBSCRIBE! https://youtube.com/@moneytalkswithjesse Stream MONEY TALKS: https://hoo.be/moneytalks Follow MONEY TALKS: https://www.instagram.com/moneytalks/ https://www.tiktok.com/@MONEYTALKSwithJesse https://x.com/MONEYTALKSwithJ Follow Jesse: https://www.instagram.com/frontpage https://x.com/frontpage__ Follow Guest: https://www.youtube.com/@RAVENHARRIS1 https://www.instagram.com/ravennharris/ https://www.instagram.com/infiniteacquisitions/

    58 min
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🎙️Hosted by Jesse Schwarz

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  • Creator
    Jesse Schwarz
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    48
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Jesse Schwarz
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