Aspire with Charlamagne Tha God: From Broke at 30 to Millionaire Mogul— The Steps You Can Steal

Aspire with Emma Grede

E13 Media

Entrepreneurship, Society & Culture, Business

4.6 • 877 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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In this raw and deeply honest conversation, Charlamagne tha God joins Emma Grede to reflect on his remarkable journey—from a troubled youth in South Carolina to becoming one of the most influential voices in media. Charlamagne opens up about his early run-ins with the law, the wake-up calls that changed his path, and the mindset that helped him build an empire across radio, books, podcasts, and TV. He shares hard-earned lessons on purpose, peace, and perseverance, discusses the role of therapy and plant-based medicine in his healing, and speaks candidly about masculinity, marriage, and fatherhood. With signature wit and wisdom, Charlamagne reveals how his greatest success lies not in controversy, but in clarity—and why doing right by his family is the most powerful move he’s ever made. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	So as you know, my goal with this show is to bring you the stories and the steps straight from people who've built, shifted and shaken culture so that you can take what you need and run with it.
0:19.9	And you can't say culture leader without
0:21.9	bringing up today's guest, Charlemagne the God. He is a radio icon, bestselling author,
0:27.5	empire builder and an unapologetic truth teller. But here's what really gets me about Charlemagne.
0:33.4	His journey is the ultimate reminder that you don't need a shiny start to come out on top.
0:38.5	You just need grit, honesty and the guts to face your staff head on.
0:42.6	In this episode, we talk about all of it, dealing with your mess, taking radical responsibility
0:47.3	and being brutally honest with yourself and learning to grow without losing who you are.
0:52.8	And he does not hold back.
0:54.9	And neither do I, of course.
0:56.4	And yes, we're also going to get into what it's like raising four daughters
0:59.5	and the values that he's trying to instill in the next generation.
1:03.3	So if you're ready for a conversation that is real, raw and actually useful, this one's for you.
1:08.6	Stay tuned.
1:22.0	Charlemagne, welcome to Aspire.
1:23.8	Emma, thank you for having me on Aspire.
1:28.3	Honestly, I'm so excited to have you here. I want to set the tone for this conversation because every time I try to film one of these, I really want the audience to walk away with something
1:34.0	tangible and something that they can use. And you are at 46 years of age, so unbelievably successful.
1:40.3	You have one of the biggest radio shows in the country, which I just had the great pleasure of being on.
1:45.2	You've got multiple, multiple bestselling books. You're a podcast host. You do so much. But I kind of want to take it back. Yeah, God is good. And you say that all the time, which I absolutely love. But I want to take it back a little bit and understand more about your childhood where you come from. But I also really want to understand
2:02.3	what you wish you knew when you were 18 years old. What did I wish I knew when I was 18?
2:09.1	I wish I knew when I was 18 that everything was going to be right, you know, that everything is part of this process called life.
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