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#SmartBrownVoices - Learning from Diversity

by Mr. Mike Street

Learn from Successful Black and Latino Startup Founders, Entrepreneurs, Activist, Marketers and Creatives.

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Episodes

  1. Smart Brown Voices Ep. 0 - Meet Mr. Mike Street

    Hey guys. It's been a while. As you may have heard, Mr. Mike Street passed away on March, 10th 2022. To honor him, we are releasing some of the episodes of Smart Brown Voices, starting with this one. You will hear a new voice at the start of the episode. That is Mr. Everett Street, better known…

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  2. Where the Hell Has Mike Street Been?

    A personal look at why I had to take 2019 off and get myself together.

  3. Marcus Damas Founder and CEO of Fueled by Culture

    Founder and CEO of Fueled by Culture Marcus Damas chats with us on Smart Brown Voices! Fueled by Culture is a NY-based marketing agency that specializes in connecting and empowering brands with influencers through innovative content and experiential event programming.

  4. SBV at the Urban Tech Gala

    The annual National Urban Technology Center Gala Awards Dinner – co-hosted by award winning journalist Alicia Quarles – will take place in New York City on June 13th at The Pierre Hotel. This year’s honorees are private equity firm Founder & CEO of Grain Management, David J. Grain and wife Dr.…

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  5. Storyteller Amber Williams from PunkyFlair.com on Black Biz

    In a post-Obama era where Blacks in America are still proclaiming "Black as the new Black," it's continuously surprising to see Black-owned businesses shy away from serving their own people. What European brands do so intently and without apology by showcasing imagery of only European models -...

  6. Teen Entrepreneur Journi Prewitt Black Butterfly Beautiful

    Black Butterfly Beautiful, is a subscription box created by 17-year-old Journi Prewitt to empower, uplift, and encourage young people of color to embrace who they are. These boxes are sent monthly and curated based on subscriber age, gender and the month’s theme featuring books and other...

  7. Jon Robinson, PhD is CEO of Cents. Get out of debt!

    Jon Robinson, PhD is CEO of Cents, a new platform, that helps people get out of debt years faster and save thousands in interest. Cents takes your spare change and applies it each month to either a student loan, credit card, mortgage and more. Jon also has a unique background having gone from a...

  8. Stress and Being an Entrepreneur w/ JaNaè Taylor, PhD, LPC

    In this episode of SmartBrownVoices, Mike Street chats with JaNaè Taylor, founder of MindingMyBlackBusiness.com. Minding My BLACK Business is a movement and podcast dedicated to the mental health of Black Entrepreneurs. The goal is to engage, inform, and support other Black Entrepreneurs as they...

  9. Micah B. Lewis - MyBagCheck.com - #SmartBrownVoices

    In this episode, Mike Street chat with Micah B. Lewis. Micah is the founder of My Bag Check Inc, a luggage pickup, storage, and delivery service. A few people aside from of his mother have called him “a genius”. He grew up in Northern Florida and after graduating from the University of Central...

  10. We Are Back!

    A message from Mike Street

  11. Business of Style: New York Fashion and Media Expert Tyrone Farley #MPAwards17

    An interview with Tyrone Farley, one of this year’s honorees at the Master Pioneer Awards taking place on Saturday, September 30. Tyrone is also the producer of the Menswear fashion show taking place during the awards ceremony. He discusses the event, his point of view on African American...

  12. Paul C. Brunson – Working for Two Billionaires. #INeedLove

    About This Episode: @MrMikeStreet chats one-on-one with TV personality Paul C. Brunson. Learn more about how he got started working with two billionaires, what it was like working with Oprah, and how he started #MentorMondays which lead to his hosting gig with Black Enterprises “Our World.”...

  13. The Reset Podcast w/ Laura Mignott (@Lmigno) #InternationalWomensDay

    Digital marketing pro – and podcasting pundit – Mike Street (@MrMikeStreet) joins host Laura Mignott (Founder, experiential marketing agency Digital Flash) to dissect best practices for digital/social marketing, from uncovering your audience to incorporating elements of fringe culture. The...

  14. Ep. 77 – Veronica Appleton – Journey to Appleville

    Diversity in children’s books are lacking. Just last year, the Cooperative Children’s Book Center reported that out of 3,400 children’s books, only 270 were about African Americans, 113 focused on Asian Americans, 83 were about Latinos, and 42 centered around Native Americans. Veronica S.…

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  15. Ep. 74 – Sukhtej Singh – #Investing and #Finance in 2017 #podcast

    Sukhtej Singh has a vast experience portfolio in his professional career as a money manager and financial coach. After having attained a BS in Computer Science from Binghamton University, Sukhtej ventured towards consultation and advisory, initiating his professional career by working as a Market...

  16. Ep 73 – Aycee Brown of Goodnightdarling.co #sleep #podcast #smartbrownvoices

    What if you could sleep through the night and not feel guilty about it? We’re here to help you sleep well and feel great doing it. Whether you are an entrepreneur, parent, or creative. Sleep affects us all in more ways than one. Some of you have severe insomnia or suffer from depression. Either...

  17. Ep. 14 – Willie Jackson of Abernathy Magazine💻💡✍🏾 #WokePodcast

    Willie Jackson is the founder & publisher of Abernathy. He’s an inclusion strategist, a technologist, and resides in New York City. Mr. Jackson currently serves as Technical Lead of Seth Godin’s altMBA program, a 4-week online workshop for high-performing individuals who want to level up and…

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  18. Ep. 13 – Historical Trauma w/ Simmons (Part 4) #WokePodcast

    Sam Simmons is licensed as an Alcohol and Drug Counselor who has over 25-year experience as a behavioral consultant in the areas of chemical dependency, violence abatement and historical trauma. He specializes in practical culturally sensitive trauma informed work with African American males and...

  19. Ep. 12 – Historical Trauma w/ Simmons (Part 3) #WokePodcast

    Sam Simmons is licensed as an Alcohol and Drug Counselor who has over 25-year experience as a behavioral consultant in the areas of chemical dependency, violence abatement and historical trauma. He specializes in practical culturally sensitive trauma informed work with African American males and...

  20. Ep. 11- Black Women’s Milk is Revolutionary – #WokePodcast

    About Jasmine Boudah Jasmine is a vision driven mother and young working professional who is eager to provide the best start for as many children as possible. As a former public school educator, she sought to empower parents living in impoverished neighborhoods similar to the ones in which she…

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  21. Ep 72 – Muoyo Okome – Building an App Empire #podcast #app #smartbrownvoices

    Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York to a proud Nigerian family, Muoyo Okome has started, grown, and sold app businesses achieving 11M+ downloads across 100+ countries worldwide. Through the Daily Spark Podcast and the Daily Spark Entrepreneur Community, founded in 2016, he reaches a growing...

  22. Ep. 71 – Kwame Christian Esq., M.A. – Negotiation for Entrepreneurs

    Kwame is passionate about teaching business professionals how to negotiate and be more persuasive. He works with businesses and individuals to come up with tailored negotiation solutions to improve the bottom line and resolve conflict. Negotiation is one the only business skills we use every day....

  23. Woke Podcast Ep. 10 – Coon Hunting

    On today’s episode, we look at the notion of coons. Which are individuals who practice inappropriate behavior when it comes to understanding the plight of black people in the world. Often times, coons are confused individuals who provide rhetoric that is counterproductive to empowerment, pride…

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  24. Ep. 70 – Victoria Coker, ColoredContent #SmartBrownVoices

    Ms. Coker is working hard to push her brand to the forefront. The ColoredContent founder was a 2016 Blogalicious Perfect Pitch finalist. Most recently she launched, Startup WOC, a vlog that documents her journey as a women of color in the tech industry. Follow her on social media at @addvic_e <a...

  25. Woke Podcast – Ep. 9 – Escapism

    Escapism: The systematic process of compensating for inferior social and psychological beliefs, feelings, and status. The tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy. Always attempting to smooth the pain with the…

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  26. #SmartBrownVoices – Ep. 69 – Amanda Spann (@AmandaSpann)

    We week we chat with Amanda Spann about her new ebook series, #LaunchLove. This is a series of step-by-step guides to help entrepreneurs build a buzz for their brands on a budget. She came up with the idea a few weeks after leaving corporate America. “I had a lot of startups approaching me about…

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  27. Ep. 8 – Dealing with Grief – #StayWoke #SmartBrownVoices

    On today’s podcast we will gain concepts and strategies to addressing significant loss. It is essential to gain a healthy understanding on loss in the process of healing. It is important to realize, that grieving and feelings of loss is natural and that, with time, one will heal. There are…

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  28. #SmartBrownVoices – EP. 68 – Mark S. Luckie

    I’m Back! On this episode we chat with Mark S. Luckie about his article “How Black People Built Social Media.” Here is an excerpt: “God created black people and black people created style,” George C. Wolfe once wrote. African-Americans heavily influence everything entertainment to political...

  29. All Things #FinTech with James Felton Keith (@JFKii) CXO & Advocate for #PersonalData Ownership and Economic Inclusion.

    James Felton Keith is an engineer, ethnographer, and economics analyst. His intrigue with the culture of capitalism, distribution of value, and technological integration of the world are the primary drivers of his endeavor. Keith has held executive and consultant roles in operations, finance,...

  30. Ep. 7 – #YouGoodMan (Black Males and Mental Health) @wokepodcast #SmartBrownVoices

    Today’s podcast we take a look at the mental health struggles that black males face on a consistent basis. As we know, being a black person in an antiblack world it is stressful, traumatic, and downright depressing. Today on Twitter #YouGoodMan was treading. #YouGoodMan allowed thousands of black...

  31. Ep. 6 – Level Elite (Mindset) #SmartBrownVoices @WokePodcast

    Level elite is an audiobook designed to help those that need help the most. This is a Self-development audiobook that is crafted for people who are classified as Black. S.E.L.F. is an acronym that stands for Survival Education for Legacy & Future. This is a united independent effort helping…

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  32. EP. 67 – David Lamp (@authordavidlamb) – “On Top Of The World (Until The Bell Chimes)” #Podcast #Book #SmartBrownVoices

    “Dynamic novel about the price of fame packed with so many laughs and so much heart, I couldn’t put it down.”– Talib Kweli, Hip-Hop Artist Pre-Order the book here. “This modern re-telling is a hoot! The anti-hero, Scrooʝe, is nothing short of entertaining and his wild antics keep the story moving...

  33. Ep. 5 – What is Black Culture??? #SmartBrownVoices @TheWokePodcast

    I have come to the conclusion that change is the process of altering habits of culture (I will explain this further in a later blog post). Change is something that is often a part of any solution. However, I have found that Change is never defined clearly. It is like we are just supposed to know...

  34. Ep.4 – Historical Trauma w/ Sam Simmons (Part 2) @thewokepodcast #SmartBrownVoices

    Sam Simmons is licensed as an Alcohol and Drug Counselor who has over 25-year experience as a behavioral consultant in the areas of chemical dependency, violence abatement and historical trauma. He specializes in practical culturally sensitive trauma informed work with African American males and...

  35. Ep. 66 – Nathan Williams & Jennia #SmartBrownVoices #Podcast

    Nathan Hale Williams and Jennia Fredrique Aponte, Co Directors of the short film, 90 Days After ninety days of dating, Jessica and Taylor are forced to confront the realities surrounding living and loving with HIV after one of them reveals he/she is HIV positive. The film seeks to give people...

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Learn from Successful Black and Latino Startup Founders, Entrepreneurs, Activist, Marketers and Creatives.

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Mr. Mike Street

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