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Started from the Bottom
Started from the Bottom
Pushkin Industries

Every week on Started from the Bottom, host Justin Richmond interviews successful people who grew up on the outside – people of... more

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Episodes

Busayo Olupona: How she Pivoted from Attorney to Fashion Designer

Ready-to-wear designer Busayo Olupona talks about what it was like to leave her six-figure salaried job as a corporate attorney... more

13 Jun 2023 · 50 minutes
Keith Corbin: His Culinary Journey After Prison

Keith Corbin never thought cooking could be his way out of the hood. After a stint in prison, Keith needed... more

06 Jun 2023 · 42 minutes
Freddie Wong: From YouTube to His Own Production Company

Freddie Wong is a YouTube OG. As YouTube transformed from a backwater website to a behemoth media platform, Freddie's career... more

30 May 2023 · 34 minutes
Jing Gao: Bringing Chinese Flavor to Supermarket Shelves

FLY BY JING founder Jing Gao never intended to make hot sauce for a living. But after living in China... more

23 May 2023 · 43 minutes
Jessica O. Matthews: What Does it Take to be an Inventor?

At 19, Jessica O. Matthews invented the SOCCKET, a soccer ball that stores kinetic energy, and then converts that power... more

16 May 2023 · 35 minutes
Zainab Salbi: From Under Saddam’s Thumb to Building a Successful Nonprofit

Zainab Salbi grew up in Iraq, where her family lived in terror of Saddam Hussein. Then she came to America... more

09 May 2023 · 44 minutes
Tremaine Emory: How to Become a Creative Director in Fashion

When Tremaine Emory became the Creative Director at Supreme, he joined an elite but tiny group of Black people calling... more

02 May 2023 · 38 minutes
Suze Orman: From Waitress to Financial Guru

Suze Orman has spent the past few decades sharing her financial wisdom with the public. But before Suze became an... more

25 Apr 2023 · 30 minutes
Nely Galán: Self-Made Media Mogul

When producer and author Nely Galán became Telemundo's President of Entertainment, she became the first Latina to head an American... more

18 Apr 2023 · 44 minutes
Larry Miller: From Prison to the Nike Boardroom

Convicted of murder at age 16, Nike executive Larry Miller kept his crime and incarceration a secret for over 40... more

11 Apr 2023 · 41 minutes
Started from the Bottom
Busayo Olupona: How she Pivoted from Attorney to Fashion Designer
Started from the Bottom