The Black Hoody
The Black Hoody
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Lessons from entertainment executives, managers, and agents on how they run their businesses. Hosted by Luke Girgis
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Focuses on the entertainment and hospitality industries with episodes detailing business strategies, revenue models, and operational efficiencies, such as the episode featuring Emilio Savone, which covers profit margins in comedy clubs, ticketing innovation, and overcoming industry challenges.

Lessons from entertainment executives, managers, and agents on how they run their businesses. Hosted by Luke Girgis
Barry Katz discovered and managed Dave Chappelle, Bill Burr and Louis CK before anyone knew their names.
In this episode, we discuss how he spots talent before it breaks, the negotiation strategies that built comedy empires, and the brutal realities of artist management (including how to survive getting fired).
This is episode two of The Black Hoody Podcast with Luke Girgis, interviews with entertainment executives, agents, artists and managers building remarkable businesses.
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