Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Marty Garside.

A full-time attorney turned baker and founder of Confectionist Bakery.

Here are some key highlights from the episode:

🎙️ Guest Background

• Marty Garside is a practicing attorney with over 20 years of experience in litigation.
• He founded Confectionist Bakery in honor of his grandmother, Ruth Ilene Burns Garside.
• The bakery started in his home kitchen and now ships desserts nationwide.

🍰 Bakery Journey

• Inspired by nostalgia and family traditions, Marty began baking after his grandmother passed away.
• His first successful cake was a pound cake that tasted exactly like his grandmother’s.
• He was encouraged to start a business by a client who was the daughter of a professional baker.

🧁 Products & Flavors

• Specializes in cheesecakes, pound cakes, layer cakes, and pies.
• Unique flavors include:
  • Peach Cobbler Pound Cake
  • Amaretto Pound Cake
  • Banana Pudding Layer Cake
  • Sweet Potato Pound Cake

🚚 Shipping & Operations

• Operates out of a commercial kitchen in Atlanta.
• Cakes are wrapped and frozen for freshness and shipped nationwide.
• Orders typically take 2 days to process and 3–5 days for delivery.

💡 Business Insights

• Challenges included pricing products appropriately and managing holiday demand.
• Emphasizes the importance of:
  • Quality product
  • Excellent customer service
  • Knowing your target audience
• Target customers are busy professionals who appreciate homemade, Southern-style desserts but lack the time or skill to make them.

📈 Advice for Entrepreneurs

1. Don’t be afraid to try something new.
2. Control what you can—especially product quality and customer service.
3. Trust yourself through the ups and downs.

#SHMS #STRAW #BEST

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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Dr. Randal Pinkett.

A multifaceted entrepreneur, author, speaker, and CEO of BCT Partners. Here's a breakdown of the key highlights and insights from the episode:

🔑 Key Themes & Takeaways 1. Rise to Prominence

• Dr. Pinkett gained national recognition as the winner of Season 4 of NBC’s The Apprentice, becoming the first Black winner of the show.
• He leveraged the platform to expand his influence in business, media, and public speaking.

2. BCT Partners

• Co-founded with three college classmates, BCT Partners is a multimillion-dollar consulting and data analytics firm.
• Mission: To leverage diversity, insights, and innovation to transform lives, accelerate equity, and create lasting change.
• Services include research, training, consulting, and AI-powered data analysis.

3. Longstanding Commitment to Equity

• BCT has been focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for over 25 years—long before it became a corporate buzzword.
• Their work includes helping organizations use data to drive equitable outcomes through a proprietary approach called Precision Analytics.

4. DEI Under Attack

• Dr. Pinkett discusses the backlash against DEI, particularly post-George Floyd, and how it disproportionately targets African Americans.
• He emphasizes that DEI is about anti-discrimination and fairness, not preferential treatment.

5. The Power of Storytelling & Data

• Advocates for combining quantitative data (numbers, surveys) with qualitative data (stories, lived experiences) to drive change.
• Encourages communities of color to amplify their narratives and economic impact.

6. Fraternity & Brotherhood

• A proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha, Dr. Pinkett credits his fraternity experience with shaping his leadership and values.
• He emphasizes the importance of community, support, and shared purpose among Black men and Divine Nine organizations.

7. Entrepreneurship & His Book

• Author of several books, including:
  • 📘 No-Money Down CEO: A guide for aspiring entrepreneurs to start businesses with little or no capital.
  • 📘 Data-Driven DEI: Focuses on using analytics to drive equity.
• Encourages young entrepreneurs to practice delayed gratification and reinvest in their businesses.

💬 Notable Quotes

• “Celebrity is its own form of capital.”
• “We’re not new to this equity game—we’re true to this equity game.”
• “If you’re not willing to keep your commitments to us, we shouldn’t keep our commitments to you.”

📚 Books by Dr. Randal Pinkett

• Campus CEO
• No-Money Down CEO
• Black Faces in White Places
• Black Faces in High Places
• Data-Driven DEI

#SHMS #STRAW #BEST

Steve Harvey Morning Show Online: http://www.steveharveyfm.com/

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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Marty Garside.

A full-time attorney turned baker and founder of Confectionist Bakery.

Here are some key highlights from the episode:

🎙️ Guest Background

• Marty Garside is a practicing attorney with over 20 years of experience in litigation.
• He founded Confectionist Bakery in honor of his grandmother, Ruth Ilene Burns Garside.
• The bakery started in his home kitchen and now ships desserts nationwide.

🍰 Bakery Journey

• Inspired by nostalgia and family traditions, Marty began baking after his grandmother passed away.
• His first successful cake was a pound cake that tasted exactly like his grandmother’s.
• He was encouraged to start a business by a client who was the daughter of a professional baker.

🧁 Products & Flavors

• Specializes in cheesecakes, pound cakes, layer cakes, and pies.
• Unique flavors include:
  • Peach Cobbler Pound Cake
  • Amaretto Pound Cake
  • Banana Pudding Layer Cake
  • Sweet Potato Pound Cake

🚚 Shipping & Operations

• Operates out of a commercial kitchen in Atlanta.
• Cakes are wrapped and frozen for freshness and shipped nationwide.
• Orders typically take 2 days to process and 3–5 days for delivery.

💡 Business Insights

• Challenges included pricing products appropriately and managing holiday demand.
• Emphasizes the importance of:
  • Quality product
  • Excellent customer service
  • Knowing your target audience
• Target customers are busy professionals who appreciate homemade, Southern-style desserts but lack the time or skill to make them.

📈 Advice for Entrepreneurs

1. Don’t be afraid to try something new.
2. Control what you can—especially product quality and customer service.
3. Trust yourself through the ups and downs.

#SHMS #STRAW #BEST

Steve Harvey Morning Show Online: http://www.steveharveyfm.com/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Dr. Randal Pinkett.

A multifaceted entrepreneur, author, speaker, and CEO of BCT Partners. Here's a breakdown of the key highlights and insights from the episode:

🔑 Key Themes & Takeaways 1. Rise to Prominence

• Dr. Pinkett gained national recognition as the winner of Season 4 of NBC’s The Apprentice, becoming the first Black winner of the show.
• He leveraged the platform to expand his influence in business, media, and public speaking.

2. BCT Partners

• Co-founded with three college classmates, BCT Partners is a multimillion-dollar consulting and data analytics firm.
• Mission: To leverage diversity, insights, and innovation to transform lives, accelerate equity, and create lasting change.
• Services include research, training, consulting, and AI-powered data analysis.

3. Longstanding Commitment to Equity

• BCT has been focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for over 25 years—long before it became a corporate buzzword.
• Their work includes helping organizations use data to drive equitable outcomes through a proprietary approach called Precision Analytics.

4. DEI Under Attack

• Dr. Pinkett discusses the backlash against DEI, particularly post-George Floyd, and how it disproportionately targets African Americans.
• He emphasizes that DEI is about anti-discrimination and fairness, not preferential treatment.

5. The Power of Storytelling & Data

• Advocates for combining quantitative data (numbers, surveys) with qualitative data (stories, lived experiences) to drive change.
• Encourages communities of color to amplify their narratives and economic impact.

6. Fraternity & Brotherhood

• A proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha, Dr. Pinkett credits his fraternity experience with shaping his leadership and values.
• He emphasizes the importance of community, support, and shared purpose among Black men and Divine Nine organizations.

7. Entrepreneurship & His Book

• Author of several books, including:
  • 📘 No-Money Down CEO: A guide for aspiring entrepreneurs to start businesses with little or no capital.
  • 📘 Data-Driven DEI: Focuses on using analytics to drive equity.
• Encourages young entrepreneurs to practice delayed gratification and reinvest in their businesses.

💬 Notable Quotes

• “Celebrity is its own form of capital.”
• “We’re not new to this equity game—we’re true to this equity game.”
• “If you’re not willing to keep your commitments to us, we shouldn’t keep our commitments to you.”

📚 Books by Dr. Randal Pinkett

• Campus CEO
• No-Money Down CEO
• Black Faces in White Places
• Black Faces in High Places
• Data-Driven DEI

#SHMS #STRAW #BEST

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Marty Garside.

A full-time attorney turned baker and founder of Confectionist Bakery.

Here are some key highlights from the episode:

🎙️ Guest Background

• Marty Garside is a practicing attorney with over 20 years of experience in litigation.
• He founded Confectionist Bakery in honor of his grandmother, Ruth Ilene Burns Garside.
• The bakery started in his home kitchen and now ships desserts nationwide.

🍰 Bakery Journey

• Inspired by nostalgia and family traditions, Marty began baking after his grandmother passed away.
• His first successful cake was a pound cake that tasted exactly like his grandmother’s.
• He was encouraged to start a business by a client who was the daughter of a professional baker.

🧁 Products & Flavors

• Specializes in cheesecakes, pound cakes, layer cakes, and pies.
• Unique flavors include:
  • Peach Cobbler Pound Cake
  • Amaretto Pound Cake
  • Banana Pudding Layer Cake
  • Sweet Potato Pound Cake

🚚 Shipping & Operations

• Operates out of a commercial kitchen in Atlanta.
• Cakes are wrapped and frozen for freshness and shipped nationwide.
• Orders typically take 2 days to process and 3–5 days for delivery.

💡 Business Insights

• Challenges included pricing products appropriately and managing holiday demand.
• Emphasizes the importance of:
  • Quality product
  • Excellent customer service
  • Knowing your target audience
• Target customers are busy professionals who appreciate homemade, Southern-style desserts but lack the time or skill to make them.

📈 Advice for Entrepreneurs

1. Don’t be afraid to try something new.
2. Control what you can—especially product quality and customer service.
3. Trust yourself through the ups and downs.

#SHMS #STRAW #BEST

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve Harvey Morning Show Online: http://www.steveharveyfm.com/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve Harvey Morning Show Online: http://www.steveharveyfm.com/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve Harvey Morning Show Online: http://www.steveharveyfm.com/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve Harvey Morning Show Online: http://www.steveharveyfm.com/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.