Let's Make the World a Better Place with Freddie Figgers
Hello Somebody
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.8 • 768 Ratings
🗓️ 11 February 2021
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
SNT illuminates tech wizard and modern-day historical figure, Freddie Figgers. The Black community has a lot of historical greats, some that flourished during times when solely because they were Black, nary a soul heard about their patents and their brilliant minds. Let’s not do that with Mr. Freddie Figgers. SNT inspires you to learn more about this patent-holding African-American miracle maker who is making the world a better place with one ground-breaking invention at a time. #HelloSOMEBODY!
Figgers Communications: https://figgers.com/news/inventor-freddie-figgers-becomes-one-of-americas-youngest-telecommunications-leaders/
The Figgers Foundation: https://figgersfoundation.org/
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Hello Somebody, a production of the Black Effect Network on I Heart Radio. |
| 0:10.8 | Before we begin, I want to give a big thank you to my team, the team that makes this show happen every week. |
| 0:18.1 | Thank you, Grace and Co. for graphics, Pepper Chambers, the hot one for writing. |
| 0:24.4 | Angelo Greco and Anna Mesa for social media. Tiffany Hale for everything. |
| 0:31.1 | Erica Eklund for Patreon support and production by the folks at large media. |
| 0:38.2 | That's L-A-R-J media. |
| 0:42.6 | Also, I want to tell you about the special Hello Somebody family over on Patreon. |
| 0:48.8 | If you go to patreon.com forward slash hello somebody, you can become a member and join us over there for special |
| 0:57.2 | video content asking me anything experiences and all kinds of surprises all the proceeds go to making |
| 1:06.0 | this production happen every week and we would love your support so come on and join and become a patreon family member |
| 1:15.9 | on this episode of hello somebody i am excited to talk with Mr. Freddie Figures. |
| 1:30.5 | Freddie founded the only black-owned telecommunications company in America. |
| 1:35.5 | Figures communications manufacturers smartphones, earbuds, and even televisions, baby. |
| 1:41.7 | He's an inventor, an entrepreneur, engineer, and philanthropist. |
| 1:46.3 | Freddie started his journey in the world of entrepreneurship at a young age when he got |
| 1:51.3 | his first patent at aged 24. |
| 1:54.8 | We started talking about the genesis of his journey. |
| 2:00.9 | You are an inventor, a creator, you have several patents, and are really a self-taught |
| 2:06.9 | tech wizard. |
| 2:09.1 | Undescore, underline, bold, exclamation point wizard. |
| 2:12.9 | Tell me a little bit about yourself and what motivates you to try to solve problems because you |
| 2:19.2 | very much are a problem solver that's what you do yes oh gosh it goes back to my my childhood |
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