Trap Talks

Taylor Wrice - "I Was Homeless"

Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Taylor discusses growing up in Boston, working for the federal government, raising a daughter, balancing family life with his startup, and how Doculingo intends to change how intellgence is gained from analyzing documents.

Wadnes Castelly - “Did you lead your life, or did you let it happen to you?”

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400

In this episode, we sit down with Wadnes Castelly, a product marketing professional who breaks down what product marketing actually is and how he broke into the field by skipping class to network his way into an internship with a VP of Marketing — a move that taught him everything about creating your own opportunities. The conversation goes deep on the art and science of product marketing, how product differentiation works in practice, and why mastering the discipline makes you a sharper entrepreneur overall. Wadnes also unpacks Joel Embiid's marketing presence as a masterclass in personal brand before shifting into how he uses ChatGPT prompts to level up his workflow. From there, we dig into his philosophy on growth and accountability — the 12 Week Year principle, the real difference between having a sponsor versus a mentor, why mentorship circles matter, and how something as simple as remembering people's names can set you apart in any room. He closes by sharing the speakers and luminaries who have shaped his thinking the most.

Anderson Douglas - "I Became Comfortable Being the Underdog"

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:35:00 -0400

Anderson Douglas is many things. He is a first-generation American, an experienced real estate wholesaler, an entrepreneur, and a currency trader. Listen as he walks through his time at Howard University, becoming an Alpha, and later starting Scale House.

Indyana Davis - "You Betta Learn How To Use AI"

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:10:00 -0400

Indyana discusses her entry into the cannabis industry, working as a mediator for the Georgia Supreme Court, working at Yelp, and where she sees the future of recruiting and the tech industry changing with AI.

Kahlil Martin - "Life is always trying to tell you the answer to the test"

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:00:00 -0400

Khalil discusses how he made it through the pandemic, joining Meta, moving from Oakland to Oklahoma, his entrepreneurial journey, and launching Khalab.

D'Jaris "DJ" James- “I couldn’t ask for a seat at the table because I took the table”

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 23:00:00 -0400

D’Jaris going to a HBCU and how it made her love her blackness, tonality impacting your peoples’ perception, code switching, geechie dialect and culture, reverse code switching, transitioning into DEI from a recruiting background, future of DEI, the gut controlling the recruiting process, the property brothers effect, how hiring managers can be better, salary pay bands, and how to properly negotiate your compensation.

Frederick Ohen - "I Paid $600 to Sleep on a Friend's Couch"

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 22:55:00 -0400

In this interview, Fred discuss how he was able to move from Houston, Texas to San Francisco, California, work at AT&T, he broke into tech, going to IronYard, coding BootCamp, learning from technical interviews, investing in African-based startups, and his wife's supporting his dream.

Dr. Kike Oduba - “You are 1 in a lifetime”

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 22:51:00 -0400

Dr. Kike discusses what the "African Diaspora" means, transitioning into American culture, American misconceptions of Nigeria, why medical school is so hard, medical doctor burnout, over demand in healthcare, Pandemic and Baby Boomer generations’ aging problem causing strain on healthcare, pandemic spurring faster digitalization in healthcare, importance of microbial, top 3 best and worst foods for gut health, how to leverage multi-vitamins to limit micro vitamin deficiencies, using food as a preventative medicine, founding Wellness Wits, how she avoided thyroid removal surgery by making huge lifestyle changes.

Nick Soman - “The Purpose of life is to be defeated by Greater and Greater things”

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 22:48:00 -0400

Nick Soman discusses his inspiration for creating Decent, an insurance marketplace platform, compassionate patient care, cybersecurity, United Healthcare Group’s hack, the future of Social Security, and balancing marriage and parenting with his career.

Khalil Vinson - “It was the best thing that could happen”

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 22:47:00 -0400

We discussed chop and screwed music, learning business tactics from Jay-Z lyrics, importance of confidence with networking, life experiences giving him high self-awareness, importance of delegation, Tech Fest Live’s vision for empowering Black and Brown children into technology space, switching his non-profits strategy to the Covid pandemic, using Clubhouse during the pandemic, treating event planning as a music album release, Magna Carter and Samsung partnership key learnings, importance of parents’ in children’s future aspirations, changing the connotation around bing a nerd.

Wayne Sutton - "You Have To Put Your Oxygen Mask on First"

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 22:44:00 -0400

Wayne discusses landing his first IT role, building websites, being the first black person on Twitter (X), why he didn’t join X, regular websites costing $50,000 back in the late 90s, Raleigh-Durham tech scene, the reasoning behind leaving Raleigh, starting his own co-working space, leaving Raleigh to move to San Francisco, being married, leading tech events, and being overlooked in the Raleigh-Durham Triangle scene, launching his first app, organizing one of the first social media tech conferences.

William Collins - "The Internet Is A Bunch of Intranets Being Controlled..."

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 22:42:00 -0400

William Collins discusses the series of events that led his family to leave Argentina, the former Nazi members' impact on Eugenics, Covid vaccines, and information being controlled by a few entities. William is the CEO of Eye Candy, a strategic marketing and innovative film production company.

Hady Mendez "I Needed Them More Than They Needed Me"

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 22:42:00 -0400

Hady Mendez discusses DEI, working at Slack during the Pandemic, becoming a best selling book author, volunteering at Bolivian prison, not losing yourself in your job search, investing for the future, preparing for a “rainy day”, importance of self care, diversifying your income sources, balancing your checkbook, and playing the corporate game.

Godson Inikori - "Dine Out, Without A Doubt"

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 22:41:00 -0400

Discuss trading futures and options, trading mentality, launching Quickgredients, his why behind starting Quickgredients, Venture capitalist and angel investor’s mindset, food nutrient calculators for restaurant customers, who want to watch their nutrient intake, food desert expanding due to global warming, visiting Nigeria and differences between Nigerian and American cultures and managing a long distance relationship with his cofounder.

Anthony Alegrete - “If you are eager to learn, people will give you the game”

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 22:39:00 -0400

Growing up in LA during Biggie and Tupac rap beef, working at a real estate company, Coldwell Banker at 18 years old, growing up as a single child, designing ads on a commodore, learning that age doesn’t matter, the origins of 40Tons, leveraging Clubhouse for networking, helping his best friend, Corvain, getting a pardon from Trump, juggling being married and running a business with her, cannabis industry regulation, and providing opportunities to people negatively impacted by unfair judicial system.

Tierra Frost - "People Eventually Root For The Real Raw"

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 22:39:00 -0400

In this interview, Tierra Frost discusses importance of film making, the difference between filmmaking and storytelling, working with Kai Cenat and his attention to detail, working with DDG, the spiritual side of storytelling, character development, growing up in Seattle and impacts of redlining, her family’s history, and seeing the commonalities between their personality traits to now, the Rosewood massacre, the impact of “Not Like Us”, Katt Williams interview on Club Shay Shay, and AI’s impact on the entertainment industry.

Delida Costin - "What's The Trust Factor?"

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 22:38:00 -0400

Delida Costin discusses her inspiration for becoming a lawyer, bringing lawsuit against the State of Illinois, how she became Pandora’s Chief Legal Counsel and taking them public, taking Grove Collaborative public as a SPAC, the importance of volunteering, potentially being the only Black woman to take two US companies public as a General Counsel, SPACs, and corporate governance.

Abdul Foster - "We Just Need Chances"

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 22:37:00 -0400

Abdul Foster talks about growing up in Albuquerque New, Mexico, his African American and Mexican ancestry, training his brother, Arian Foster, former NFL running back and other star athletes, what makes Trainers so valuable, practicing Tai Chi, adjusting to black southern culture, opening his own training facility, his son inspiring him to become a software entrepreneur and lastly, starting Trainr, business management platform for physical trainers, and product growth strategies.

Wadnes Castelly -"Did you lead your life, or did you let it happen to you?"

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 22:36:00 -0400

In this interview, Wadnes Castelly discusses product marketing, not knowing anything about TikTok before joining company, product marketing making you a better entrepreneur, art and science of product marketing, Joel Embid’s marketing presence, his dad teaching him to write checks, how he scored his first internship via networking after skipping class from the VP of Marketing, using ChatGPT as a coach, advisor, or mentor, the 12 week-year concepts, importance of mentorship circles, sponsor vs having a mentor, the importance of remembering peoples’ name, his favorite speakers, and luminaries.

Wanona Statcher - "Storytelling is Political"

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 22:35:00 -0400

Wanona discusses juggling parenthood, marriage, and entrepreneurship, trials and tribulations of being a Black founder, Bigg Dipp showing her love, living in a former Trap House, working with Nasa, New Atlanta, growing up in Atlanta, Young Thug’s Case, Trump’s judicial woes, Atlanta becoming a Rap Mecca, long term goal of creating afforable housing, and launching her startup, Mākhers Studio, transforming shipping containers into equitable living spaces.