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WNBA Finals Drama, Fall TV Premieres & Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation | Rich Takes

The WNBA is making headlines, but is women's basketball getting the respect it deserves? This week on Rich Takes, Sheena Allen and Sevetri Wilson Taylor break down the c

The Truth About Black Farming & Your Food in 2026: Money, Mistakes & Lessons with Wayne Swanson Jr.

What does it really take to run a successful farm today? Wayne Swanson Jr. breaks down the money, mistakes, and unfiltered truths behind your food. Wayne started with a

She’s Building Bridges: Protecting the Culture and Expanding Zydeco | Gabrielle Deculus

A lot of people don't know that. They hear the accordion and the washboard and picture a little short white man on a stage somewhere. Gabrielle Deculus has been correctin

Savannah James’ First-Class Debate, Food Recalls & What’s Actually Worth the Money

Should your wealthy best friend pay for you to fly first class? This week on Rich Takes, Sheena Allen and Sevetri Wilson Taylor jump into the viral debate surrounding Sa

8 Business Lessons We Learned the Hard Way

If you're building something right now, this is the episode we wish we had when we started.Between the two of us we've bootstrapped, raised millions, run venture-backed c

Are We in a Recession? Atlanta Evictions Surge & the “$5,000 Check” Warning | Rich Takes

Are we in a recession, or are the warning signs already showing up in everyday life? In this episode of Rich Takes, Sheena Allen and Sevetri Wilson Taylor break down the

She Built a $800 Million Agency From Her Closet

Carrita Cloud is the founder and CEO of Creativity Justified, the agency behind work for the NFL, Microsoft, Delta, Ochsner Health, the Saints and the Pelicans. Inc. name

How to Hire When You Have No Money | Rich Lessons

Everybody wants to tell you about scaling and Series A. Nobody sits down and says, "Here's what it actually costs to get one person helping you when you have almost nothi

Why Strong Women Don't Take Breaks (And Why That's Killing Us)

Dr. Alicia Reed is a pharmacist. She spent 20 years telling other people how to take care of their health. Then her husband died of a massive heart attack at 43, four day

RIP Dolly Parton, Gary Indiana's Power Crisis & the Surrogate Suing for Custody | Rich Takes

Dolly Parton is gone, Gary, Indiana has been without power for weeks, and New York City is trying to fight rising grocery prices with city-run supermarkets. Meanwhile, a

Work-Life Balance Isn’t Real: The Truth About Money, Hustle & Entrepreneurship

Is work-life balance a real concept, or is it something people say when they aren’t serious about their goals? In this episode of Rich Lessons, hosts Sheena Allen and Se

Google Bought 34 Years of Data for $10M?! + Equifax's $100M Credit Score Mess | Rich Takes

Google reportedly acquired 34 years of enterprise data from Spirit Airlines, including more than 100 million emails, 500 million Microsoft messages, workflows, and code,

Safety Advice Every Woman Needs to Hear (From a Firearms Expert) | Bree Lee, NOLA Fire

Sevetri and Sheena sit down with firearms expert Bree Lee, founder of NOLA Fire and one of the few women leading firearms training in New Orleans, for an eye-opening conv

Anthropic's AI Watermark, iPhone 18 Drops & the Lakers' $12.5B Sale | Rich Takes

AI is changing how we create, consume, and even trust information, and this week on Rich Takes, we’re talking about what that means for business, technology, entertainmen

OpenAI Brand Trip Backlash + Myspace Relaunches (Minus Tom)

This week on Rich Takes, we're unpacking three of the biggest conversations happening in business, tech, and culture. We start with the backlash surrounding Black creato

Tuskegee Bans Bonnets + Amazon's Trillion-Dollar Future

Are bonnets appropriate in class? In this mini-episode of Rich Takes, we break down Tuskegee University’s controversial new dress code banning bonnets, durags, and slippe

Fawn & Keith Weaver Fired, Phoebe Gates' Phia Fraud & Warren Buffett Drops Gates Foundation

On this week’s Rich Lessons mini-segment, we break down the explosive business and cultural headlines shaking up tech, finance, and entertainment.  First, the shocking f

Essence Fest Chaos, Trump Accounts & Anthropic's $150M Bet

Essence Fest 2026 recap, Trump Accounts are officially live, and Anthropic just made a $150M nonprofit play. We break down what it means for your wallet and your business

Elon Hits $1 Trillion, Inflation & Obama Center | Rich Takes

Elon Musk hits $1 Trillion on paper, inflation spikes to a 3-year high, and the Obama Presidential Center prepares for its historic Juneteenth opening in Chicago. This w

Billion-Dollar Problems: Uber, Ticketmaster & the World Cup | Rich Takes

In this episode of Rich Takes, we break down the massive financial and cultural shifts redefining the business landscape: The Tech Reckoning: Did Uber just prove the AI