Black Entrepreneur Blueprint: 185 - John W. Barfield - Black Titan - From Janitor To Billionaire

BLACK ENTREPRENEUR BLUEPRINT

Jay Jones

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🗓️ 29 January 2018

⏱️ 29 minutes

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"Black Titan - From Janitor To Billionaire"

Join us today as we honor one of the most under-recognized Black business titans; Mr. John W. Barfield founder of the Bartech Group, who passed away at the age of 90 on January 2, 2018. Mr. Barfield discusses his meager beginnings and how he built a two-billion-dollar empire. A must listen.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Black Entrepreneur Blueprint Show.
0:21.4	I am your host, Jay Jones.
0:24.4	Black Entrepreneur Blueprint was created specifically to educate and inspire black entrepreneurs to launch, build, and grow successful businesses.
0:35.6	Join us as we help build an economic power base in the black community by promoting business
0:41.4	ownership.
0:42.8	If you are currently an entrepreneur or want to be an entrepreneur, we invite you to join
0:48.6	us every week here at Black Entrepreneur Blueprint.
0:58.8	Thank you. Black Entrepreneur Blueprint. Welcome to the Black Entrepreneur Blueprint, episode number of 185.
1:04.2	I'm your host Jay Jones, and today we have a dynamic and informative show as usual, guys.
1:10.1	Today, in memory of one of the great black
1:12.9	entrepreneurial titans mr. John W. Barfield who's a billionaire who passed away on
1:20.0	January 2nd at the age of 90 years old we're going to be playing an interview that mr.
1:26.1	Barfield did and I'm also going to do some commentary at the end of the interview.
1:30.5	It's about a 12 to 13 minute interview.
1:33.3	And if you don't know who John Barfield is, he was a janitor that became a billionaire with his company called Bartek.
1:41.7	And it's a tremendous story.
1:43.3	John Barfield once again passed away at the
1:46.2	age of 90 on January 2nd, 2018. And we want to honor this Black Titan. So hold tight. And we're
1:53.5	going to be listening to an interview done by American Black Journal, Mr. Stephen Henderson,
1:59.6	interview John Barfield. And after that interview,
2:02.6	I just want to give you a couple of takeaways and some insight into the man and his
2:07.4	entrepreneurial journey. Hold tight for John Barfield.
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