S12 E17: Jontae James, OtakuCash

About this episode

Jontae James shares his journey from athletics to founding OtakuCash, a financial company aimed at helping creators.

Jontae James has a lengthy background in athletics, with the dream of going to the NBA. He played in college, on a full ride scholarship, and played in the NBA summer league. Once he had determined that his career was coming to an end, he started to look into what is next, based on his first principles of helping people and servant leadership. Outside of tech, he is married with a 3 year old daughter. He loves anime, and enjoys fashion and a good wine tasting. As we mentioned, Jontae is passionate about helping people, and specifically helping creators. He noticed that creators income if fragmented and unpredictable. He set out to create a financial company that helps creators grow within their lifecycle. This is the creation story of OtakuCash . Sponsors Unblocked TECH Domains Mezmo Braingrid.ai Links https://otakucash.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jontae Our Sponsors: * Check out Cash App and use my code CASHAPP10 for a great deal: https://click.cash.app/ui6m/mt82fpxl #CashAppPod. Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App’s bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. See terms and conditions at…

People in this episode

Host: Noah Labhart

Guest: Jontae James

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• financial technology
• creator economy
• athletics
• servant leadership

Keywords

• Jontae James
• OtakuCash
• financial services
• creators
• NBA
• servant leadership
• anime

Sponsors

Cash App, Plaud AI

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OtakuCash

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