Empowering Authenticity: Shawn Cotton Talks Say Cheese TV, Community Impact, and Building Your Brand | Get Yo Ass Up Show
Get Yo Ass Up Show With Tony The Closer
Tony The Closer Robinson
5 • 910 Ratings
🗓️ 17 October 2022
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
Bailing people out of jail, betting on himself, and still wearing Crocs, Shawn Cotton joins your boy Tony for this episode of Get Yo Ass Up!
Founder and CEO of Say Cheese TV, Shawn Cotton shares his start on social media and what makes his platform of “what the f*ck news” so unique. And never forgetting to pour back into the community, listen in as Tony and Shawn talk drill music, bringing back the balance in rap music, and why you can’t lose if you tell your story.
KEY POINTS:
- How Shawn Cotton gives, even when he’s broke
- The hustle and birth of Say Cheese TV
- Why Say Cheese reports on both sides of the community
- Keeping it authentic while staying away from the ugly
- Best practices for content creation
- “Everything is about the branding! You got to expose yourself!"
QUOTABLES:
“We got to report both ends. This world ain’t just sweet. We posted when a kid made a million dollars selling lemonade on the corner. But we're gonna post the traumas that go on in New Orleans, Chicago, and Philly. And I think that's what makes Say Cheese, Say Cheese - it’s not a facade with us.”
“You got to be vulnerable. You got to be open. You gotta let people in. If you expose yourself, what can people say? Expose yourself!”
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Get Your Ass Up podcast. I'm Tony the Closer. I'm here to inspire |
| 0:17.0 | and motivate you to never give up on your dreams. As a former NFL athlete who |
| 0:21.0 | overcame personal setbacks like going to jail and bankruptcy. |
| 0:24.2 | I turned my life around to become one of the top salesman in the world. |
| 0:27.7 | In this podcast we'll feature celebrity guests, successful entrepreneurs, and my incredible |
| 0:31.9 | network to give you real world advice on how to achieve |
| 0:34.2 | success in all aspects of life. Whether you're looking to build a successful business, |
| 0:38.4 | achieve financial freedom, or simply need some motivation to keep pushing forward, |
| 0:42.0 | we've got you cover. |
| 0:43.0 | Man, we've have amazing celebrity guests on here like Dame Dash, TI, my boy Joe Hayden and Eddron |
| 0:48.9 | James, Andre Berto or more, sharing their stories and insights on how to reach their full |
| 0:53.3 | potential listen so are you ready to get your ass up and achieve your dreams hit that |
| 0:57.4 | subscribe button right now so you never miss an episode of the get your |
| 1:00.3 | ass up podcast and me your boy Tony the Cl let's dive in, let's change your life together, let's go! |
| 1:06.0 | When LeBron lost in the championship, they reported it right? |
| 1:12.0 | When LeBron James Wynne, you reported. |
| 1:15.0 | Like, we got to report both ends. |
| 1:17.0 | I get a lot of flax for, you know, posting trauma, |
| 1:20.0 | by the things. |
| 1:21.0 | You know, I'm not going to sit here and act like, |
| 1:22.0 | Say Cheese doesn't play a part of what's going on but we report what's going on. |
| 1:25.6 | We're going to give you the good, we're going to do you the bad. |
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