281: Ben Baller On Being An Innovator Of Culture

The Pomp Podcast

Anthony Pompliano

Business, Investing

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2020

⏱️ 105 minutes

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Ben Baller is a musician, actor, and jeweler. He founded IF and Co, which creates extravagant diamond-encrusted jewelry. Baller has attracted many client celebrities, such as Kayne West, Drake, Nas, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Snoop Dogg, Black Eyed Peas, and Mariah Carey. He even created a diamond-encrusted belt buckle for Michael Jackson. In this conversation, we discuss the wild stories from Ben's days at Priority Records and Aftermath, how he became the number one jeweler in the world, why Ben is an entrepreneur and innovator, the story behind the $10 million ring he created for a Middle Eastern Prince, and why Ben was born to talk shit. This episode is an unedited view into the life and mind of one of culture's most important people. Please be prepared for foul language and powerful ideas. =============================== TaxBit is a refund-maximizing, cryptocurrency tax software you can depend on. Visit taxbit.com/invite/pomp and receive 10% off your tax plan today by signing up for a free trial. =============================== Pomp writes a daily letter to over 45,000 investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy to understand language, while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at pomp.substack.com

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0:00.0	This is Anthony Pompliano. Most of you know me as Pomp. You're listening to the Pomp podcast. Simply the best podcast out there. Let's kick this thing off. Ben Bala did the chain. That's right. Ben Baller is a musician, actor, and jeweler. He founded If and Co, which creates extravagant diamond-encrusted jewelry.
0:21.9	Baller has attracted many clients celebrities such as Kanye West, Drake, Nas, DJ Jazzy Jeff,
0:29.3	Snoop Dog, Black Eyed Peas, and Mariah Carey.
0:32.3	He even created a diamond-encrusted belt buckle for the late Michael Jackson.
0:36.9	In this conversation, we
0:38.6	discussed the wild stories from Ben's days at Priority Records and Aftermath, how he became the
0:44.1	number one jeweler in the world, why Ben is an entrepreneur and innovator, the story behind
0:49.5	the $10 million ring he created for a Middle Eastern prince prince and why Ben was born to talk shit.
0:56.0	This episode is an unedited view into the life and mind of one of culture's most important
1:00.6	people. Please be prepared for foul language and powerful ideas. Before we get into the episode,
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