The Diary of a CEODame Dash: The Man That DISCOVERED & Built Jay-z & Kanye West! | E192
Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- November 3, 2022
- Duration
- 1h 36m
- Channel
- The Diary of a CEO
- Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Dame Dash is the co-founder of Roc-A-Fella records and the producer who discovered Jay Z and Kanye West. A legend of hip hop and rap who changed not only the dominant sound within the genre, he totally upended the way it operated as a business. Topic: 0:00 Intro 02:06 Early years 11:43 Losing your mother 16:14 What is your dark side 21:10 Where did you get your mindset from? 26:21 What did you have above everyone else 29:56 Why did Roc-a-fella win? 40:46 Whats the right type of dream to set 44:34 How do you stay focused? 45:41 How sustainable is your ambition? 54:03 The importance of honour and loyalty 55:39 Discovering Kanye 01:03:04 Regrets with Roc-a-fella 01:03:04 Kanye compared to Jay-z 01:10:56 I don’t trust anyone 01:17:58 Hard work 01:20:37 Therapy 01:23:13 The hardest moment in your life 01:25:53 What lessons are you teaching your 5 children? 01:28:03 Visualisation 01:30:39 The last guest question Dame: Instagram: https://bit.ly/3DVTBQF Twitter: https://bit.ly/3FFMSf8 The Dairy sign up link: https://bit.ly/3fUcF8q Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGq-a57w-aPwyi3pW7XLiHw/join Listen on: Apple podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-diary-of-a-ceo-by-steven-bartlett/id1291423644 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7iQXmUT7XGuZSzAMjoNWlX Follow: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steven/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveBartlettSC Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-bartlett-56986834/ Telegram: https://g2ul0.app.link/SBExclusiveCommunity Sponsors: Craftd - https://g2ul0.app.link/gZ8in6Dsvsb BlueJeans - https://g2ul0.app.link/NCgpGjVNKsb Huel - https://g2ul0.app.link/G4RjcdKNKsb
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Dame Dash
guestSteven Bartlett
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EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Dame Dash and Steven Bartlett, Dame Dash: The Man That DISCOVERED & Built Jay-z & Kanye West! | E192 explores dame Dash On Art, Loss, Roc-A-Fella, And Refusing To Conform Dame Dash recounts his journey from Harlem hustler to co‑founder of Roc‑A‑Fella, framing his life as a relentless pursuit of independence, art, and self‑respect. He explains how early trauma, especially the deaths of his mother and Aaliyah, stripped him of fear and recalibrated his sense of what really matters: health, freedom, love, and creative expression.
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