Giorgios “GIO KAY” Karadonis is a Record Executive, Artist Manager, Music Publisher, & Producer. Currently, he is the Founder & CEO of Aktive Records. Furthermore, in 2020, Gio founded Fazo Unlimited, a music distribution company serving independent artists. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 8:03 - That time Gio dislocated Julian’s shoulder; “Being a boss”; Partners over employees 24:38 - The 3 Types of People who exist in this world; The entrepreneur mindset; The problems with the US school system; Gio rips the banking system as a parallel of the education system; Why aren’t Bruce Springsteen & Bon Jovi taking us all to school? 48:17 - Why Gio lives for what he does; Building Aktive Records; Pop Culture, Social Media, and why the youngest generations drive everything; Gio gives his twelve cents on the Clubhouse App 1:04:36 - Cancel Culture and why it makes no sense 1:13:26 - The consumer mindset; “If your work is good, people will come”; Why plan B’s and C’s are misguided 1:26:44 - The parallels between the schools, the education system and corporate culture; The Student Debt Crisis and Why College debt is a disgraceful system 1:41:53 - When the rebel becomes the establishment; The Winklevoss Twins and why Gio thinks they’re “Cappers”; Steve Jobs and the customer’s desires; Gio talks about his Greek roots 2:09:07 - The stigma behind sticking to your culture; Gio talks about living in Greece during the height of the Pandemic; “People who know but don’t know” 2:19:31 - Julian and Gio talk about The Borgata; The problem with people who “claim” relationships; The court of public opinion; Gio talks about his brother (Rapper, Lil Benzy) and the development of his career; Gio and Julian talk Generational Wealth; The guys listen to Lil Benzy’s new unreleased song ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $100 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover: https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot

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