ITV #247: Earn Your Leisure Reveals The Truth About Invest Fest, Haters & Building A Billion-Dollar Brand | Inside The Vault

The Earn Your Leisure story is bigger than a podcast.In this episode of Inside The Vault, Ash Cash sits down with Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings to unpack how they transformed a simple financial literacy show into one of the biggest business media brands in the world. From building Invest Fest into a cultural phenomenon, handling criticism, creating generational wealth, expanding into Africa, and why community always beats competition—this is a masterclass on vision, consistency, and ownership.They also share behind-the-scenes stories on scaling a media empire, building a billion-dollar vision, balancing family while building businesses, and why the next wave of Black wealth will be built through education, ownership, and global thinking.If you're building a business, growing a brand, or trying to leave the 9-to-5 behind, this conversation is required watching.👇 Let us know in the comments: What's the biggest lesson you've learned from Earn Your Leisure?Connect with Rashad & Troy (Earn Your Leisure)Instagram: @earnyourleisureYouTube: @EarnYourLeisureWebsite: https://www.earnyourleisure.comInvest Fest: https://investfest.comConnect with Ash CashInstagram: @iamashcashWebsite: https://www.iamashcash.comContinue your wealth-building journey inside The Abundance Community, where you'll gain access to the Abundance Score™ Assessment, your Personalized Abundance Roadmap™, the 9-Step Abundance Formula™, live coaching, practical tools, accountability, and a community committed to helping you build lasting wealth.Join today: 👉 http://www.theabundancecommunity.comAbundance is Your Birthright.Connect with Inside The VaultInstagram: @insidethevaultTimestamps00:00 Basketball injuries, entrepreneurship & finding stress relief08:18 Introduction to Earn Your Leisure11:05 From two friends to a global financial media company15:10 Creating millionaires through financial education18:45 How Earn Your Leisure stayed relevant while everyone else faded24:22 Is there an end goal—or is this forever?29:01 The birth of Invest Fest38:47 The $100 million impact Invest Fest has on Atlanta46:41 How they handle haters, criticism & online backlash58:34 Why criticism can actually grow your business1:03:52 Earn Your Leisure Africa: the vision behind the movement1:16:43 Why Africa is the biggest opportunity of our lifetime1:28:54 The hardest part about building a media empire1:32:36 Family, sacrifice & balancing success1:39:58 Why every entrepreneur should write a book1:46:25 Ash Cash gives Earn Your Leisure their flowers1:51:12 Invest Fest 2026, what's next & final thoughtsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy