On December 15th Hip Hop artist Jeezy releases his brand new studio album, "Pressure." The artist and entrepreneur kicks off his nationwide tour at the end of the month. He stops by Cheddar to discuss his projects on the stage, and in business.
Jeezy says his music has always been motivating and inspirational, and with his latest album, he drew from real-life circumstances. Jeezy wants to inspire his listeners to believe that anything is possible.
The artist has partnerships with brands including Tequila Avion, American Cut Steakhouse, and Defiance Fuel water. Jeezy shares he is also investing in Bitcoin. The artist says the secret to his success is having a great team by his side.
Jess Hunichen and Emily Ward, co-founder of Shine Talent Group join Cheddar News to talk about The BodCon conference and how it empowers men and women to feel confident.
FIT:MATCH is looking to change the game when it comes to the way retailers size clothes. The company's augmented reality technology takes a look at body shape data rather than generalized, traditional sizing parameters to determine how a piece of apparel will fit wearers. Haniff Brown, CEO and founder, joined Cheddar to discuss the patented ar-powered apparel technology and partnering with pop superstar Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty lingerie line. "We launched in Vegas with Savage on January 22 and we've been having goosebumps at some of the testimonials, where customers are saying this is such an easier process versus going into a fitting room and having an associate have to touch and get handsy with a cold tape measure," Brown said.
TerraZero's chief experience officer Brandon Johnson and chief metaverse officer Ryan Kieffer joined Cheddar News to discuss the technology company making the first-ever Metaverse mortgage.
Alia Kemet, vice president of creative and digital at McCormick, joins Cheddar News to discuss Frank's RedHot releasing an edible NFT ahead of the Super Bowl.
A new analysis shows that sales in the metaverse real estate land topped $500 million in 2021. The recent surge in sales came as a result of Facebook's decision to rebrand itself as Meta in hopes to focus more on the metaverse. According to investors and analytic firms, those numbers could jump even higher and reach a billion bucks by 2025. Ceo of Republic Realm, Janine Yorio, joined Cheddar to discuss more.
In January alone, the gaming sector has seen three major acquisitions. Yesterday, Sony added to the flurry of M&A activity in the gaming space, snatching up game developer 'Bungie' for $3.6 billion dollars. Renee Gittins, executive director at the International Gaming Developers Association, joins Cheddar News to discuss.
