The Code To Winning

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1. EVERYONE QUALIFIES FOR A GRANT: THE BEST FREE WAY TO FUND YOUR BUSINESS || COACH K || EPISODE 094

   3 november 2026 · 1 uur 1 min

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   Her main message, "EVERYONE QUALIFIES FOR A GRANT" Coach K is one of the leading voices in business grants and funding, a grant expert who has made it her mission to show entrepreneurs that free money for their business is far more accessible than most people believe. She teaches business owners how to find legitimate grants, get organized, and prepare stronger applications, and she has become a trusted name for founders who are tired of leaving funding on the table. Her message is simple and powerful: everyone qualifies for a grant, and it is the best and most affordable way to fund your business, because it is money you never have to pay back. Lees meer

   Coach K has turned that message into a movement. She leads a Business and Grant Community of more than 2,000 entrepreneurs and hosts the podcast Access Granted, where she sits down with funding and credit experts to help founders access capital and build wealth. Through her Grant Mastery Challenge, a 5 day Funding Blueprint training, she walks entrepreneurs through business structure, proposal writing, and funding opportunities. She has also been recognized for showing how AI can speed up the process, using it to support grant research, proposal planning, and application prep while keeping your story and numbers accurate. Her work has produced real results, including a student who secured over $500,000 in startup grant funding.

   In this episode of The Code to Winning, Coach K breaks down exactly how to qualify, where to find grants, how to avoid the common mistakes that get applications rejected, and what it truly means to be grant ready. If you have ever believed that grants are only for certain businesses or certain people, this conversation will change your mind and give you a clear path to start funding your vision today.

2. FROM DETROIT TO ATLANTA: THE MAN WHO DOCUMENTED HIP-HOP HISTORY || NUFACE || EPISODE 093

   30 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 4 min

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   What happened to hip-hop? Has the culture changed for the better, or have we lost something that made it special in the first place? Lees meer

   Larry "Nuface" Compton, better known as Atlanta's unofficial Hip-Hop Historian, has spent more than 30 years documenting, collecting, and preserving the culture. From Detroit to Atlanta, he has witnessed the evolution of hip-hop firsthand, from its underground roots and the rise of OutKast and Goodie Mob to the emergence of Atlanta's trap music movement.

   But his story goes beyond music. Nuface has built relationships throughout the industry, curated hip-hop exhibitions, collected thousands of rare artifacts, and developed a unique understanding of how culture, influence, and social currency create opportunities.

   In this conversation, we get into some of the biggest questions surrounding hip-hop today: Has the culture declined? Why is physical music making a comeback? What separates Atlanta's hip-hop scene from the rest of the country? And how do you recognize the next generation of stars before the world knows their names?

   We also explore how hip-hop saved his life, the importance of networking, how creators can monetize their social currency, and what it takes to turn a passion for culture into something meaningful.

   Chapters

   00:00 Intro
   02:40 How Boss Hawg Got Into Hip-Hop
   05:50 Detroit vs Atlanta Culture
   10:15 Curating Hip-Hop Exhibits
   11:59 How Hip-Hop Saved My Life
   13:31 Why Atlanta's Scene Is Different
   18:13 Networking at Clark Atlanta University
   21:43 Responding to Hip-Hop Critics
   24:53 Has Hip-Hop Declined?
   31:22 The Resurgence of Physical Music
   40:08 How to Monetize Social Currency
   47:56 Advice for Young Creators
   54:02 Spotting Stars Before They Blow Up
   57:32 My Hip-Hop Mount Rushmore

3. $500M PORTFOLIO: REAL ESTATE MOGUL ON BUYING PROPERTIES & BUSINESSES || ABRAHAM GRAY || EPISODE 092

   20 oktober 2026 · 57 min

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   In this episode, we sit down with Abraham Gray, a self made entrepreneur with an estimated net worth of $500 million, who started his first business at just 15 years old. Over the years, he has built an empire that includes ownership of more than 50 companies and a real estate portfolio of 225 properties. He also sold his company We Buy Gold for $100 million, a milestone that cemented his place among the most successful young business owners in the country. He is known as a true powerhouse in the entrepreneurial world, having launched over 100 businesses and made his first million by the age of 19. Lees meer

   Abraham takes us through the full journey, from a teenager with a bold idea to a business owner operating across multiple industries. His background spans trendy businesses like axe throwing and escape rooms as well as serious investments in real estate, and he explains how he decides what to buy, what to build from scratch, and when to walk away. He also shares his experience in the lending business, his thoughts on investment opportunities like gold and hard money lending, and the hard lessons he has learned from failure along the way. We talk about what it really takes to grow a gold business into a $100 million exit, and how that win opened the door to everything that followed.

   This conversation is packed with practical insight for anyone who wants to build real wealth through business and real estate. Abraham breaks down how he manages a portfolio of 225 properties, how he builds and leads dozens of companies at once, and why branding can set your business apart. Whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur looking for your first idea or a seasoned owner ready to scale, this episode will show you what is possible when you start early, think big, and never stop building.

   Chapters
   00:00 Intro
   02:20 First Business at Age 15
   06:30 How to Evaluate a Business to Buy
   10:02 Sales vs Negotiation & Building Rapport
   11:44 Scaling Goldmax to 300 Locations
   17:53 Buying Real Estat…

4. TRADEMARK ATTORNEY ON HOW ENTREPRENEURS CAN PROTECT THEIR BRAND || ROSEZENA. J PIERCE || EPISODE 091

   15 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 22 min

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   In this episode, we sit down with Rosezena “TheBizLawyer” Pierce, a leading trademark attorney and the CEO of RJ Pierce Law Group, PC in Chicago. Known as “the biz lawyer” on Instagram, Rosezena takes us through her extraordinary journey, from excelling in law school to facing the harsh reality of job hunting, and ultimately building a highly successful law firm dedicated to intellectual property law. Lees meer

   Rosezena opens up about her background and the challenges that shaped her path. She graduated from John Marshall Law School with a 3.5 GPA and excelled in her intellectual property classes, yet she did not receive a single job offer. She also shares her unique experience of studying for and passing the bar exam while managing the responsibilities of motherhood. Instead of waiting for an opportunity, she created her own, launching a practice that served underserved small business owners in trademark law and using social media to educate and attract her first clients. Today, RJ Pierce Law Group is ranked Number 40 out of more than 28,000 trademark law firms in the country, and Rosezena herself is ranked Number 15 out of more than 33,000 trademark attorneys. She credits that success to hard work, smart strategy, and a dedicated team, including a key lesson from her first business coach about building a team instead of personally handling every client.

   We then dive into why protecting your brand matters so much. Rosezena compares trademarking your brand to owning the land before you build a house on it, because without that foundation, everything you create can be taken from you. She walks us through the real life stories that prove the point, including the original Burger King case in Illinois, which shows how critical it is to secure federal trademark rights before someone else does.

   Rosezena also breaks down exactly what it takes to protect your brand, step by step. It starts with a thorough search, including the USPTO website, followed by opinion letters and client…

5. A 15 YEAR OLD CEO TEACHING KIDS FINANCIAL LITERACY & ENTREPRENEURSHIP || CADEN HARRIS || EPISODE 090

   11 oktober 2026 · 52 min

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   In this episode, we sit down with Caden, the 15 year old CEO of Caden Teaches, who graduated high school at just 13 years old and is proving that age is not a limitation when it comes to building something meaningful. On a mission to empower and educate young minds, Caden is inspiring a new generation to take control of their financial future and pursue their dreams regardless of where they start. His message is simple and powerful: "If Caden Can, You Can Too." Lees meer

   We dive into Caden's journey as a young entrepreneur, from finishing high school years ahead of his peers to becoming a CEO before most teens get their driver's license. He shares how his father took him along to business meetings at a young age, which sparked his passion for money, and how he went on to write books, create financial flashcards, and become a sought after speaker. Caden also opens up about handling the word no and the challenge of raising the money to bring his biggest dream to life.

   That dream is his Financial Learning Bus. At just 11 years old, Caden bought a school bus and, with the help of his father, transformed it into a mobile classroom on wheels that brings financial education directly to schools and communities. Inside, kids experience a mock bank, a mock grocery store, and tablet stations where they learn about earning, budgeting, saving, and investing through hands on experience. Caden has already taught around 50,000 kids, and his mission is to reach 500,000.

   We also break down "The Cash Code," Caden's comprehensive program designed to give middle school students real financial literacy skills, from budgeting and saving to investing, while connecting real world scenarios to math and economics. His financial learning center features a mock banking station, a mock grocery store, and a mock stock exchange, giving kids a firsthand look at deposits, withdrawals, budgeting, and stocks. Whether you are a parent looking to raise money smart kids or a young person ready to start your ow…

6. HOW MY KIDS BUILT MOKIPOPS: STORY OF RAISING ENTREPRENEURS || AMBER KHAN-ROBINSON || EPISODE 089

   6 oktober 2026 · 59 min

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   In this episode, we sit down with Amber, co-founder of MOKIPOPS, to talk about how a simple homeschool project with her three children, ages 3, 5, and 7 at the time, turned into a thriving frozen fruit bar company. What started as a fun way to teach her kids about food, creativity, and hard work quickly became something much bigger when her then 7 year old son asked a question that changed everything: "How can we make more money and not be at every single event?" That one question sparked a serious commitment to building a real, sustainable business for the sake of their children and their family. Lees meer

   We dive deep into what it really looks like to raise entrepreneurs from an early age, how Amber and her family taught their kids about business, money, and responsibility while still keeping things rooted in creativity and fun. From humble beginnings in a home kitchen in 2016 to hand molding every single popsicle themselves, MOKIPOPS grew through grit, community connection, and an unwavering commitment to quality. Amber shares how understanding her children's strengths, curiosity, and ideas played a central role in shaping the direction of the business, proving that kids are capable of far more than we often give them credit for.

   Today, MOKIPOPS has sold hundreds of thousands of natural frozen fruit bars and has grown from a shared facility into their own dedicated factory, now using automated machines that produce thousands of pops per hour. Along the way, the brand has caught the attention of major names like GoDaddy, the Atlanta Hawks, Entrepreneur Magazine, Atlanta Magazine, Southern Living, VOXAtl, and the Atlanta Small Business Network. This conversation is a powerful look into what it takes to build a family business from the ground up, the importance of listening to your children, and how raising young entrepreneurs can change the entire trajectory of a family's future.

   Chapters
   00:00 Intro
   01:37 Amber's Background & Moving to Atlanta
   06:03 Travel Aspirations &…

7. TENNIS, REINVENTED: HOW INTENNSE IS CHANGING THE GAME || MARCEL0 FERREIRA & OLIVER BELL || EPISODE 088

   2 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 4 min

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   INTENNSE Tennis: Inside the League with Marcelo Ferreira and Oliver Bell Lees meer

   In this interview, I sit down with two leaders behind INTENNSE, the fast-growing professional tennis league redefining how the sport is played and watched.

   Marcelo Ferreira is the Head Coach of Team Atlanta and the Director of the High-Performance Tennis Academy at Windy Hill Athletic Club.

   Oliver Bell is the Chief Financial Officer of INTENNSE, overseeing the league's finance, legal, HR and operations.

   What is INTENNSE?
   INTENNSE is a co-ed, team-based pro tennis league built for speed. Matches are played in 10-minute "BOLTs" with a running clock, simple point-based scoring, and live substitutions. A full team matchup (an "ARC") combines men's, women's and mixed singles and doubles.

   In this interview, we cover:

   • How INTENNSE started and the vision behind it
   • Where the league stands today
   • The direction it's heading and what's next
   • Why Atlanta's tennis community made it the ideal home for the league
   • How the player draft works
   • How the game is played, including the format and rules

   Chapters
   00:00 The Problem with Professional Tennis
   02:19 How Intense Tennis Started
   08:36 The Fast-Paced Match Format
   10:53 Expanding Beyond Atlanta
   13:26 The Business of a 90-Minute Match
   16:11 Vetting Players for Personality
   19:07 Player Salaries and Contracts
   26:13 Building a Grassroots Movement
   29:57 The Revenue Model and Sponsors
   33:40 Equal Pay Across Genders
   39:19 Choosing New Cities for Expansion
   44:40 Recruiting and NCAA Rules
   48:54 The Role of Pulse Partners
   51:25 What Could Kill the League?
   57:17 What Winning Means to Us

8. HOW TO START AND RUN A SUCCESSFUL VENDING MACHINE BUSINESS || DONALD LUXAMA || EPISODE 087

   25 september 2026 · 1 uur 8 min

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   In this episode, we sit down with Donald Luxama, one of the biggest names in the vending machine industry, with over 700,000 followers and more than 1 billion views across social media teaching people how to start and scale a real vending business. What began as a simple side hustle, buying used vending machines for around $500 that generate over $1,000 in profit a month, has grown into a full-fledged movement inspiring thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs to take control of their financial future. Lees meer

   Donald breaks down the exact blueprint he used to get started, from finding locations to sourcing machines. He explains that the first step is going around your local town and asking family, friends, and local businesses if you can place a vending machine in their establishment, often pitching it as a free vending machine for their location. From there, he shows how to search Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp, and Craigslist to find machines typically ranging from $300 to $700, and the importance of testing every machine before buying it to make sure it is fully functional.

   We also dig into the numbers behind the business, because vending is as much about margins as it is about hustle. Donald shares real examples of how he prices his products for maximum profit, revealing gains that range from over 100 percent to as high as 700 percent on certain snacks. Beyond the numbers, Donald opens up about his world tour, where he traveled to meet some of the top vending machine operators across the globe, learning firsthand how different markets, cultures, and business models are pushing the industry forward in ways most people never see.

   The conversation also dives into where vending is headed next, including Donald's move into Pokemon and trading card vending machines, a fast growing niche built for collectors that operates on cashless, remotely managed technology, as well as the rise of AI powered vending machines that are changing how operators track inventory, manage restocks, …

9. THE LINKEDIN STRATEGY THAT MAKES $10K A MONTH || SIMI ARORA || EPISODE 086

   18 september 2026 · 57 min

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   Simi Arora is a personal brand strategist, mindset and growth mentor, and the host of True Power with Simi. As the founder of Brand Scale, she has helped thousands of entrepreneurs and professionals build premium personal brands that command attention, trust, and revenue. Lees meer

   An immigrant who built her platform from the ground up in New York City, Simi has grown a LinkedIn following of over 115,000 people and become a go to voice for those looking to turn their expertise into influence and income. Her work sits at the intersection of branding, mindset, and business strategy, teaching people not just how to grow an audience, but how to build something that lasts.

   In this episode, Simi breaks down exactly how to make $10,000 a month using LinkedIn, sharing the strategies, mindset shifts, and content systems that took her from just starting out to building a thriving personal brand and business.

   Chapters
   00:00 LinkedIn Importance
   03:07 Immigrant Story Begin
   06:41 Corporate Ladder Climb
   09:47 Immigrant Experience
   12:39 Cultural Nuances ️
   15:46 LinkedIn Authenticity
   18:52 LinkedIn Game Changer
   22:56 LinkedIn Algorithm
   26:21 Identity Activation
   29:21 Identity Activation 5-Step
   32:46 Destroying Trust
   35:42 Authenticity Trends
   38:51 Client Success Story
   42:51 Consistency Challenge
   45:56 Podcast Intention
   49:37 Podcast Agency
   52:54 Connect with Simi

10. THE GROWTH ENGINE BEHIND EARN YOUR LEISURE: FROM 4000 TO 30000 || MICHAEL J MACDONALD || EPISODE 085

    15 september 2026 · 1 uur 2 min

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    Sitting down with us today is Michael J. MacDonald, visionary entrepreneur, architect of impact, and co founder of Earn Your Leisure (EYL), the movement redefining financial education and culture for an entire generation. Lees meer

    Michael doesn't just talk about branding. He builds legacies. As a coach, strategist, and entrepreneur, he has spent his career pushing people to think bigger, act bolder, and build brands that command attention and stand the test of time.

    In this episode, we go deep into Michael's journey as co founder of both Earn Your Leisure and Invest Fest, the powerhouse financial literacy conference that has become a movement in its own right. We uncover the untold story behind their very first conference, where they took a bold $1.3 million investment with absolutely no sponsors locked in, a high stakes gamble that could have gone either way. We break down exactly how that risk paid off and set the foundation for everything that followed.

    We also explore the game changing partnership with Steve Harvey, a strategic move that opened doors, elevated credibility, and helped propel Invest Fest into the global phenomenon it is today. From humble beginnings to tens of thousands of attendees, this is the real story of how vision, risk, and relentless execution built one of the most influential platforms in financial education.

    Chapters
    00:00 EYL Origin Story
    03:45 Entrepreneur Journey ️
    07:17 Freedom Mindset
    10:21 Community Info Gap
    14:10 Real Estate Boom
    17:16 Investfest Profitability
    20:23 Diddy's Impact
    24:20 AI Investing Ease
    27:27 Generational Wealth Gap
    31:28 Podcast Impact Goal ️
    34:45 System for Fulfillment ️
    38:59 Business Relationships
    41:58 Time is Now ⏰
    45:49 Dream Big
    49:56 Community Building ️
    53:06 Obsession Drives Success
    56:06 Winning Definition

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