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Started from the Bottom

Started from the Bottom

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Every week on Started from the Bottom, host Justin Richmond interviews successful people who grew up on the outside – people of color, people who weren’t part of the old boys’ network, people who grew up in a world where almost nobody went to college. How did they do it? How did they beat the odds while also beating away the feeling of being an imposter?

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  • Busayo Olupona: How she Pivoted from Attorney to Fashion Designer

    Busayo Olupona: How she Pivoted from Attorney to Fashion Designer
    Jun 13 2023

    Ready-to-wear designer Busayo Olupona talks about what it was like to leave her six-figure salaried job as a corporate attorney to pursue her dream of starting a fashion brand. From going broke to seeing her Made In Nigeria labeled clothing in Neiman Marcus, Busayo learned a lot along the way.

    If you're into entrepreneurship and/or fashion, here are some books Busayo recommends:

    The Fashion Designer Survival Guide by Mary Geller
    The Purple Cow by Seth Godin
    The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael Singer
    Living an Examined Life: Wisdom for the Second Half of the Journey by James Hollis
    Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin
    Native Son by Richard Wright

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    51 mins
  • Keith Corbin: His Culinary Journey After Prison

    Keith Corbin: His Culinary Journey After Prison
    Jun 6 2023

    Keith Corbin never thought cooking could be his way out of the hood. After a stint in prison, Keith needed a change from a life of hustling, and a series of chance encounters led him into the culinary world. Now a celebrated restaurateur, Keith has made a name for himself through his restaurant Alta Adams and his interpretation of soul food - West African style meets California ingredients.

    You can find Keith's book California Soul: An American Epic of Cooking and Survival wherever books are sold.

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    43 mins
  • Freddie Wong: From YouTube to His Own Production Company

    Freddie Wong: From YouTube to His Own Production Company
    May 30 2023

    Freddie Wong is a YouTube OG. As YouTube transformed from a backwater website to a behemoth media platform, Freddie's career as an indie filmmaker grew with it, logging nearly 2 billion views and over 9 million subscribers on his channel "freddiew." In this episode, Freddie Wong talks about building an online video channel into a real production company, his love for action comedy, and how artists in the digital age can be creative when it comes to making a living.

    To watch Freddie's videos, check out Freddie's YouTube channel! For one of our personal favorites try this one.

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    35 mins

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