I spoke at the FIRST Compound Exchange Mastermind [RECAP]

A recap of the FIRST Compound Exchange mastermind dinner. Two young entrepreneurs relocated from California to Minnesota, and Chef Foluke served a menu featuring fresh spring salad with mixed berries, feta, and candied pecans. The evening mixed street-style storytelling, entrepreneurial motivation, and community gratitude.
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Yeah, yeah, run it up, Blondo. Run it up, Blondo. Hey, bitch, I'm from Texas where we still riding swingers and put diamonds in our niggas. Put drink inside my lemonade till it look like a Pepsi. See, I come from the D where we got checks and we be flexing. If you ain't from my state, then you should know don't fuck Hey, we always trap, we keep our weapons. My mama from the age, she slowed it down for me at 7. Used to think Pimp C was the guy before he went to heaven. I knew what pushing P was before Gunna even said it.
We're excited to have every single one of you. Make your way inside. If you have a black wristband, you're sitting on the couch or forward. If you do not have a black wristband, find a seat behind the couch. Let's get rolling, baby.
We hired these guys in. They came to the community. That's just coincidence, but we hired them in, and they're two young dudes that are like they want they want to change, but they like want to they want to grind. Dudes literally moved here from California to Minnesota together into an apartment like a month ago in Austin. You have to be in that season of life. You don't have to be, but in most cases, if you want to get the most out of yourself, then they have to be like very committed. This has to be priority. I know a lot of people.
Come into this high ticket space and they're thinking like, hey, see, Zero taught me keep my weapon and never trust a nigga or a bitch because it's expected. No killers from the country, they ride horses and throw cell phones.
Got niggas said we do have a dinner to host, so if you came and you got GA or masterclass tickets but you're not at the dinner, it is time to roll out. So say your farewells, let's go out the front door. I mean, yeah, we appreciate y'all so much and we'll see y'all next time. Let's go, baby! Our Lord, we thank you for your love. We thank you for your presence. We thank you for community. We thank you for the ability to toil and grind and build together. I thank you for connection. I thank you for the opportunity to gather here tonight with such a group of amazing men where we can share food, share laughs, share knowledge, and just help build each other up and make an impact. And I'm so thankful for the men at this table today. I'm so thankful for the woman that you placed in our lives to help put this together, all the brains and hands and—
All right, yo boys, real quick. It is my pleasure to introduce the chef of the night. This is Chef Foluke. Ola oyi. Give it up for Chef.
Thank you.
So she's gonna come out in between each dish and tell us a little bit about it, so.
Darvinette II is a fresh spring salad with mixed berries, feta cheese, candied pecans, some red onions, and cucumbers. Also in the middle of the table for the appetizers, we have bellini with crème fraîche. Like, the beef is grass-fed. One thing that I take pride in, also my team take pride in, is not only that the food tastes good, but it also makes you feel good after you leave. So I really hope y'all enjoy dinner Tonight. Yeah, that's it.
Thank you. We got Beyoncé, Trey the Truth, and we can't forget Devin. Big shout out to them boys, and I can't forget back to Texas. I've been feeling like Luka. How about that shit? A blessing. Number one rule in Texas, keep it solid. Ain't no telling. Hey, and always keep your fucking weapon.










