In this week’s episode of Earn Your Leisure, we sit down with Crystal Etienne (chatgpt://generic-entity?number=0), founder of Ruby Love (chatgpt://generic-entity?number=1), to break down how one idea turned into an $80 million FemTech company.

Crystal walks us through the early days of building her first prototype, the connection between diet and the menstrual cycle, and the exact steps it took to launch a FemTech brand in a market that many investors initially overlooked. She shares how Ruby Love scaled to over $1 million in revenue in under 15 months, raised $15 million in venture capital, and what founders don’t realize about control, board seats, and product-market fit after taking VC money.

We also get into the hidden challenges of raising capital, why scaling too fast can hurt your business, and the biggest mistakes founders make when chasing venture funding. Crystal opens up about changing the company’s name, launching products while running out of cash, creating a fund to invest in Black women, and why—if your goal is generational wealth—selling your company might be the smartest move. Plus, a real conversation on lifestyle costs, $8 million estates, and why Long Island is one of the toughest real estate markets in the country.

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In this Market Mondays clip, Rashad Bilal, Ian Dunlap, and Troy Millings’ dive into the incredible intersection of biotech and artificial intelligence, sharing insights from a recent conversation with Nvidia’s team and breaking down the hottest sectors in healthcare innovation. Discover why Nvidia is more than just a chip maker, how advancements in AI are revolutionizing everything from hospital visits to genomics, and which bNasech stocks and ETFs are topping their watchlists for long-term growth.

Ian Dunlap shares why Nvidia is the “BlackRock of AI,” highlighting the company’s massive investments and unique partnerships that are set to change medicine as we know it. Get his top three biotech picks: IBB ETF, Gilead Sciences, and Amgen—plus find out why Amgen stands out as one of the best-run companies in the biotech space.

Troy Millings’ offers an alternative trio of biotech leaders, focusing on companies that dominate niche areas: Eli Lilly (Lily), Biogen (BiIB), and Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX). He explains the value of investing in firms that are laser-focused on solving specific medical challenges—like Biogen’s advancements in neurodegenerative drugs for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s and Vertex’s leadership in cystic fibrosis care.

The discussion also dives into how AI has dramatically reduced timeframes in medical research—think genome sequencing dropping from years to hours—and what this could mean for the future of healthcare innovation and investing.

Get insider stories from Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings’ about their dinner with Nas and Peter, who both value learning as the pathway to staying ahead—even when you’re already a legend. Their takeaway: Never take this high-level information for granted and always be ready to soak up what the experts are sharing.

Whether you’re interested in AI, biotech innovation, or simply want actionable investment ideas, this clip is packed with value and market insights that you don’t want to miss!

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Artificial Intelligence didn’t start in Silicon Valley—and it didn’t start recently. Long before today’s AI boom, a Black scientist laid critical groundwork that modern AI systems still rely on. In this video, we uncover the overlooked history behind AI and why the title “Father of AI” deserves a deeper, more honest conversation.

We break down the legacy of David Blackwell, a pioneering mathematician and statistician whose work in probability theory, game theory, and decision-making under uncertainty directly influences how machines learn, optimize, and make decisions today. From Markov decision processes to statistical inference, Blackwell’s contributions shaped the mathematical foundation of artificial intelligence—yet his name is rarely mentioned. This is the history many were never taught.

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