Jason Brown

She was like, we need you to go on and become a lawyer or something so you can get us out of prison. And I, you know, like at the time, I'm like, no, I'm down. It's the hood. But I look back and I was like, wow, like they saw something more in me than I saw myself. And I remember when she said like, no, you can't go with us. By the way, yes, my cousin was a female leader of a gang.

And they told me stay back. And I did. You know, they went. But like even I was in the gang, they would never let me do something that would like compromise my confidence. future, you know? And when I look back, I just was like, man, my mom, my family, it was like, there was always something where it was like, you meant for a little bit more, uh, than what this path has for you.

And they told me stay back. And I did. You know, they went. But like even I was in the gang, they would never let me do something that would like compromise my confidence. future, you know? And when I look back, I just was like, man, my mom, my family, it was like, there was always something where it was like, you meant for a little bit more, uh, than what this path has for you.

And they told me stay back. And I did. You know, they went. But like even I was in the gang, they would never let me do something that would like compromise my confidence. future, you know? And when I look back, I just was like, man, my mom, my family, it was like, there was always something where it was like, you meant for a little bit more, uh, than what this path has for you.

And there's a part of me that just wanted to prove them right. You know, I remember saying that on my own podcast, I remember once saying like my mom, I will be the best investment my mother has made because my mom's from Mississippi. She grew up in slavery times. They grew up picking cotton. My dad passed when I was two in a car accident. And I was like, my mom didn't have a lot of money.

And there's a part of me that just wanted to prove them right. You know, I remember saying that on my own podcast, I remember once saying like my mom, I will be the best investment my mother has made because my mom's from Mississippi. She grew up in slavery times. They grew up picking cotton. My dad passed when I was two in a car accident. And I was like, my mom didn't have a lot of money.

And there's a part of me that just wanted to prove them right. You know, I remember saying that on my own podcast, I remember once saying like my mom, I will be the best investment my mother has made because my mom's from Mississippi. She grew up in slavery times. They grew up picking cotton. My dad passed when I was two in a car accident. And I was like, my mom didn't have a lot of money.

She didn't know about the stock market. I was like, but she did one thing right. She had me. And so, you know, when I was 13 and I broke her down from selling drugs, I just, I just never wanted to disappoint. I was like, I want to make sure I'm the best investment that my mom has made. And so that's like my driving force. I'm getting emotional even thinking about it.

She didn't know about the stock market. I was like, but she did one thing right. She had me. And so, you know, when I was 13 and I broke her down from selling drugs, I just, I just never wanted to disappoint. I was like, I want to make sure I'm the best investment that my mom has made. And so that's like my driving force. I'm getting emotional even thinking about it.

She didn't know about the stock market. I was like, but she did one thing right. She had me. And so, you know, when I was 13 and I broke her down from selling drugs, I just, I just never wanted to disappoint. I was like, I want to make sure I'm the best investment that my mom has made. And so that's like my driving force. I'm getting emotional even thinking about it.

Oh, man, that's another one that, man, you got all emotional stuff bubbling up. Let's go, Jay. You know, that was my cousin who, you know, you know, just that episode was deep to me because, you know, I had dropped out of school. Most people don't know that when I had made six figures in the stock market. I'm like, what am I going to go back to school for?

Oh, man, that's another one that, man, you got all emotional stuff bubbling up. Let's go, Jay. You know, that was my cousin who, you know, you know, just that episode was deep to me because, you know, I had dropped out of school. Most people don't know that when I had made six figures in the stock market. I'm like, what am I going to go back to school for?

Oh, man, that's another one that, man, you got all emotional stuff bubbling up. Let's go, Jay. You know, that was my cousin who, you know, you know, just that episode was deep to me because, you know, I had dropped out of school. Most people don't know that when I had made six figures in the stock market. I'm like, what am I going to go back to school for?

Yeah, I'm like, I'm richer than anybody with a degree at 21. I'm just going to be an engineer. I'm like, engineers are making like $80,000. I'm like, I made over $100,000 not working. So I dropped out of school. And what most people don't know, too, is I ran that account up to about $300,000, moved out to the suburbs, partied for a couple years, all that stuff, bought a Lexus.

Yeah, I'm like, I'm richer than anybody with a degree at 21. I'm just going to be an engineer. I'm like, engineers are making like $80,000. I'm like, I made over $100,000 not working. So I dropped out of school. And what most people don't know, too, is I ran that account up to about $300,000, moved out to the suburbs, partied for a couple years, all that stuff, bought a Lexus.

Yeah, I'm like, I'm richer than anybody with a degree at 21. I'm just going to be an engineer. I'm like, engineers are making like $80,000. I'm like, I made over $100,000 not working. So I dropped out of school. And what most people don't know, too, is I ran that account up to about $300,000, moved out to the suburbs, partied for a couple years, all that stuff, bought a Lexus.

And then year three, I'm like 25. I actually risked a quarter million dollars trying to make half a million dollars. I lost it all. So I'm flat broke. I have to move back to the hood in Detroit, back to the house with bars on and back in with my mom, which is a very humble point in my life. And so it comes full circle to you saying, what were those six words? At that time, I said, I got to do it.

And then year three, I'm like 25. I actually risked a quarter million dollars trying to make half a million dollars. I lost it all. So I'm flat broke. I have to move back to the hood in Detroit, back to the house with bars on and back in with my mom, which is a very humble point in my life. And so it comes full circle to you saying, what were those six words? At that time, I said, I got to do it.

And then year three, I'm like 25. I actually risked a quarter million dollars trying to make half a million dollars. I lost it all. So I'm flat broke. I have to move back to the hood in Detroit, back to the house with bars on and back in with my mom, which is a very humble point in my life. And so it comes full circle to you saying, what were those six words? At that time, I said, I got to do it.

Only I know what to do is go back and get a job. And so I got a job at Verizon Wireless selling cell phones. And I was like, all right, I'm going to base my lifestyle off the hourly and I'm going to use my commission checks to get back into the stock market. And at the time they had tuition reimbursement because, mind you, I dropped out of school.