{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Media Mastermind Justin Hunte- Create Your Own Path","description":"Justin Hunte is the Head of Video Production &amp;amp; Development for Ambrosia For Heads, and Director of Content and Strategic Marketing at Empire Distribution. Formerly Editor-in-Chief of HipHopDX, Hunte is the architect behind DX's video platform and creator of popular series, #DXBreakdown. Hunte's also a weekly contributor to Shade45's All Out Show on SiriusXM. In 2017, he participated in a debate at the prestigious Oxford Union on whether Kanye West is more relevant than William Shakespeare. A graduate of Wofford College, Hunte spent 5 years working at Bank Of America\/Merrill Lynch. &amp;nbsp;He sacrificed a profitable investment banking career in order to follow his passion, with the goal of becoming the greatest Hip-Hop writer on the planet. &amp;nbsp;Hunte has since covered music, politics, and culture for numerous publications, and is a great example for anyone who has a dream and a vision, but is hesitant to take the necessary leap of faith. &amp;nbsp;Hopefully this episode inspires you to take the next step. Follow @TheCompanyMan on all socials.&amp;nbsp; Show Notes: 3:16 Justin was inspired to give up a profitable career in investment banking 8:54 The goal of being the greatest Hip-Hop writer of all time 11:21 Justin talks about the start of his on air experience 16:05 How Justin manifested his career as a writer 28:18 Living at the edge of your capabilities and growing 29:58 Why Master P is the most successful person Justin knows 33:49 The importance of failure 39:11 The impact of Martin Shkreli\u2019s interview with Justin Hunte 47:51 Creating deeper long form content 54:27 People gravitate towards extremes 58:21 Justin took a job with Empire to learn more about the Industry inner workings 1:07:28 Do artists need to live in a metropolitan music hub? 1:12:09 How Justin responded to being fired from his volunteer job at Brooklyn Bodega 1:20:15 The importance of maintaining your faith during the hard times 1:22:48 Everything is achievable 1:36:54 How Justin would spend a $10,000 album release budget 1:45:43 Justin doesn\u2019t allow money to dictate his decisions 1:46:36 The perfection of Kendrick Lamar\u2019s Damn album &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Indie Playbook Presented by Focused Noise","author_url":"http:\/\/focusednoise.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6412641\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/19986057"}