Started from the Bottom podcast

Started from the Bottom

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?

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?

 

#16

Busayo Olupona: How she Pivoted from Attorney to Fashion Designer

Ready-to-wear designer Busayo Olupona talks about what it was like to leave her six-figure... more

13 Jun 2023

50 MINS

50:38

13 Jun 2023


#15

Keith Corbin: His Culinary Journey After Prison

Keith Corbin never thought cooking could be his way out of the hood. After a stint in pris... more

06 Jun 2023

42 MINS

42:47

06 Jun 2023


#14

Freddie Wong: From YouTube to His Own Production Company

Freddie Wong is a YouTube OG. As YouTube transformed from a backwater website to a behemot... more

30 May 2023

34 MINS

34:51

30 May 2023


#13

Jing Gao: Bringing Chinese Flavor to Supermarket Shelves

FLY BY JING founder Jing Gao never intended to make hot sauce for a living. But after livi... more

23 May 2023

43 MINS

43:00

23 May 2023


#12

Jessica O. Matthews: What Does it Take to be an Inventor?

At 19, Jessica O. Matthews invented the SOCCKET, a soccer ball that stores kinetic energy,... more

16 May 2023

35 MINS

35:01

16 May 2023


#11

Zainab Salbi: From Under Saddam’s Thumb to Building a Successful Nonprofit

Zainab Salbi grew up in Iraq, where her family lived in terror of Saddam Hussein. Then she... more

09 May 2023

44 MINS

44:17

09 May 2023


#10

Tremaine Emory: How to Become a Creative Director in Fashion

When Tremaine Emory became the Creative Director at Supreme, he joined an elite but tiny g... more

02 May 2023

38 MINS

38:09

02 May 2023


#9

Suze Orman: From Waitress to Financial Guru

Suze Orman has spent the past few decades sharing her financial wisdom with the public. Bu... more

25 Apr 2023

30 MINS

30:48

25 Apr 2023


#8

Nely Galán: Self-Made Media Mogul

When producer and author Nely Galán became Telemundo's President of Entertainment, she bec... more

18 Apr 2023

44 MINS

44:54

18 Apr 2023


#7

Larry Miller: From Prison to the Nike Boardroom

Convicted of murder at age 16, Nike executive Larry Miller kept his crime and incarceratio... more

11 Apr 2023

41 MINS

41:52

11 Apr 2023


#6

Francis Ngannou: From the Cameroon Sand Mines to Heavyweight Champ

Fighting champion Francis Ngannou defied all the odds to chase his dream of becoming a pro... more

04 Apr 2023

46 MINS

46:17

04 Apr 2023


#5

Cynt Marshall: From the Bay Area Projects to CEO of the Dallas Mavericks

Cynt Marshall made NBA history when she became CEO of the Dallas Mavericks -- she was the ... more

28 Mar 2023

43 MINS

43:47

28 Mar 2023


#4

Mei Xu: How To Build a $75 Million Candle Business with No Production Experience

Entrepreneur Mei Xu started out life in China training to be a foreign diplomat. But the e... more

21 Mar 2023

40 MINS

40:36

21 Mar 2023


#3

Charlamagne Tha God: How He Turned Anxiety and Failure into Success

Over a 25 year career, Charlamagne Tha God clawed his way to the top of the radio industry... more

14 Mar 2023

48 MINS

48:23

14 Mar 2023


#2

Justin Richmond and Malcolm Gladwell: LIVE at Medgar Evers College

Host Justin Richmond and author Malcolm Gladwell discuss race, identity, and how to succee... more

14 Mar 2023

44 MINS

44:49

14 Mar 2023


#1

Introducing Started from the Bottom

Every week on Started from the Bottom, host Justin Richmond interviews successful people w... more

21 Oct 2022

01 MINS

01:37

21 Oct 2022