#107: Beyoncé’s Dad Shares His Success Blueprint: Mathew Knowles Interview
The Founder Podcast
Chris Lee
5 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 7 June 2024
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to a new episode of The Founder Podcast. In today’s conversation, we’re joined with Mathew Knowles, the visionary behind Destiny's Child and Beyoncé's meteoric rise. Mathew shares his journey from corporate America to becoming a powerhouse in the music industry, offering invaluable lessons on success, brand building, and resilience. Tune in to hear Mathew's thoughts on family, fame, and the future of music.
Highlights:
"You have to build a brand before you can cash in on it."
"Being talented isn't enough; you need star power, hit songs, and a strategic approach."
"It's the crazy ones that typically break the mold and do incredible things."
Timestamps:
00:00 - Transitioning from Corporate America to Music
02:27 - Proudly Known as Beyoncé’s Dad
04:11 - Stepping Off the Fortune 200
07:56 - Building a Brand in the Music Industry
13:24 - Targeting the World Market
17:43 - The Evolution of Destiny's Child
31:23 - Handling Family Dynamics in Business
41:56 - Risk-Taking and Financial Struggles
45:18 - Understanding the Realities of the Music Industry
52:20 - Public Speaking and Empowering the Next
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| 0:00.0 | you know in 2011 that that Beyoncé decided to go a different way as far as having you as a manager or whatnot how were you able to handle that I'm sure that was really tough for you both as a manager and as a father. Well it was it was certainly tough Chris. |
| 0:18.0 | Does it get old being referred to as Beyoncé's dad or is that totally cool and you're just super proud of her? I'm cool with it. to be |
| 0:25.0 | to as a dad or is that totally cool and you're just super proud of her. I'm cool with it. I have a lot of gratitude, Chris, to be able to have architect |
| 0:31.0 | Beyonce's career and be her father, I'm quite grateful. |
| 0:35.7 | I mean, so when someone says that, it's an honor. |
| 0:38.8 | What are some conspiracy theories that you feel are true that surround the music industry? |
| 0:45.0 | Well, I like how you really framed at Critz because those of us in the music industry we... |
| 0:53.0 | What would it be like to be the father of one of the greatest musicians of all time? |
| 0:58.0 | In this episode we dive in with Mr Matthew Knowles, father of Beyonce, the man that literally put Destiny's |
| 1:05.9 | Child on the map and then later launched Beyonce into her solo career. |
| 1:11.3 | We'll learn how he took the principles of being successful in the |
| 1:14.3 | business world and applied them in the music industry and took Beyonce's career |
| 1:19.0 | and launched it to outer space. You're not going to want to miss this episode. You also find out how he |
| 1:24.4 | really feels about his son-in-law Jay-Z. So let's dive in. |
| 1:28.3 | Welcome to another episode of the founder podcast. Today I'm super excited to have Mr. |
| 1:34.8 | Knowles, Matthew Knowles, sometimes referred to as the father of Beyonce. |
| 1:41.1 | This guy has an illustrious career in the music industry, sold three |
| 1:45.0 | different businesses, has all kinds of stories to success, is currently a public |
| 1:49.6 | speaker, he has been everywhere anywhere, so honored to have you welcome to the show Mr. Knowles |
| 1:57.0 | Well Chris I I was saying earlier you have many names. |
| 2:03.0 | Dr. Knowles, because I'm in the classroom a lot, I got my PhD. |
| 2:08.0 | So Dr Knowles, Professor Knowles, Mr Knowles, |
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