Noadvisory Podcast

Waffles So Good You’ll Forgive The Shrimp You Didn’t Order

Send a textWe jump from winter jokes and birthdays into sharp headlines about ICE raids, a wild car-resale scam, and a contraband-smuggling nurse, then settle into a deep, grounded talk on fear, intimacy, and how repetition rewires safety in the body. Mattie owner of The Wafflery shares the long road from an old-school diner to a Charlotte brunch staple and why grits, biscuits, and community matter more than hype.• ICE detains staff after dining at a family-run restaurant• Facebook Marketplace car-flip scam and spare-key thefts• Jail nurse smuggling scheme, cash app trails, policy fallout• What Would You Do: stolen heirloom ring proposal dilemma• Fear as a learned pattern and why avoidance gets rewarded• Vulnerability vs intimacy, and practicing repair over performance• College vs trade pathways and real-world ROI• Building The Wafflery CLT: diners, womels, and grit about grits• Late-night restaurant realities, partnerships, and hiring A-players• Organic marketing, creator collabs, and new locationsPlease, please, as soon as you see it up there, I'm gonna post it maybe once or twice. Engage with that post. Tell me what you want to talk about so that we can have these conversations.Follow us on social media www.instagram.com/noadvisorypod

You Hit A Monk? Bro, That’s A Flag On Humanity

Send us a textA peace walk through winter, a secret siphoning of $150, and a freestyle that lights the room this one swings from wild to wise without losing the thread. We start by unpacking the Buddhist monks’ 2,000-mile Walk of Peace, the discipline behind it, and how to show respect when they pass through your city. That lens of presence and etiquette sets up a sharper look at a viral ICE confrontation in California and what happens when neighbors, cameras, and authority collide.Then we get personal. A messy money reveal $150 a month moving to an ex without consent opens a raw talk about boundaries, shared accounts, and what “our money” really means. From there, Lex’s Triggered segment goes deep on vulnerability and intimacy: why exposure activates fear, how closeness can feel unsafe, and the nervous system signals we tend to ignore. We trade quick fixes for regulated exposure, name what our bodies expect when closeness shows up, and practice simple moves that make staying possible.The energy flips with Words of the Week wanton, Dionysian, languid, sempiternal because better language makes better choices. Then DMV artist Maurice Lydell slides through to chart his evolution from bar-heavy purist to anthem builder. We talk touring where the love is, learning from 50 and Missy without losing your voice, handling writer’s block by living more, and building a street-luxe brand around a single, powerful word: No. He closes with grounded advice to creators work without guarantees, expect losses before wins, and walk into every room like you belong before we tee up his single GMFB and a live bar session that brings the house up.If you felt this mix of real talk and raw energy, follow the show, share with a friend, and drop a review with your favorite moment. Your turn: what’s one step you’ll take toward peace or boundaries this week?Follow us on social media www.instagram.com/noadvisorypod

How A Charlotte Radio Host Turned Late Nights, HBCU Lessons, And Mentorship Into A Movement

Send us a textThe mic was never the plan—it was the door that opened when he showed up every day at 10 a.m. and refused to leave. Our guest, a Charlotte radio mainstay and professor, takes us from graveyard shifts with seven listeners to a classroom where students cut tracks, edit live, and learn the business without the fairy tale. He explains how an HBCU experience, club hosting, and a stubborn sense of self shaped an on-air identity that doesn’t mimic the legends—because it didn’t need to.We get into the real mechanics of breaking artists in Charlotte: why short tracks rule, how sameness took over, and where quality still wins. He names names, gives flowers, and pulls back the curtain on payola temptations—and the safer, smarter routes through DJs and mix shows. Then we zoom out. Radio’s future looks a lot like podcasting, and he thinks big platforms will buy great shows for programming. Consider this your guide to surviving the transition: own your voice, own your feed, and build receipts.The room doesn’t shy from heat. We debate the ICE shooting in Minneapolis—fear, flight, and the messy space between authority and trauma. We touch Venezuela, oil leverage, and why history keeps rhyming. For a breath, we detour into Love Cabin chaos, because culture shapes how we see everything else. Words of the Week turns into a pocket toolkit—chthonic, peripatetic, lachesism, nyctophilia—language you can actually use. Triggered closes with therapy-grade clarity on vulnerability: your nervous system, childhood scripts, and why public crying can be validation while private honesty feels like risk. We finish on parenting, boundaries, and the non-negotiable work of protecting kids.If you love artist development, media strategy, real talk on ethics, and tools for building stronger relationships, this one’s for you. Follow the show, share it with a friend who’s chasing the mic, and drop a review with your favorite takeaway so we can keep bringing you voices that matter.Support the showFollow us on social media www.instagram.com/noadvisorypod

How Influence Society Turns Support Into Opportunities

Send us a textThe room was hot, the jokes were flying, and then the story landed: a no‑show “support” group sparked a Thread post that filled a room with twelve hungry creators. That moment became Influence Society—a Charlotte‑born, no‑gatekeeping collective where members share contacts, swap media kits and rate cards, and actually get each other in the room. We dig into how they structure rollouts, set expectations with venues, and decide when not to post, especially when comps don’t match deliverables. If you’ve ever wondered how to pitch better, negotiate fair value, or avoid messy lounge collabs, this is a blueprint built from trial, receipts, and honest debriefs.We also get personal. These women juggle nursing shifts, a salon lease, boxing classes, and parenting while building audiences with under 1,000 followers—proof that engagement and consistency beat vanity metrics. They walk us through joining criteria (content over follower count), why the group “sweeps” inactive members, and how sharing an airline collab lead in the chat opened paid doors for others. The vision is bold: expand to Dallas and beyond, become the directory brands trust, and get creators paid—because salmon bites and sugary cocktails don’t cover editing hours.Then we pivot into intimacy and vulnerability. Intimacy isn’t just sex; it’s emotional, intellectual, experiential, and psychological connection. Fear often looks like humor, low‑maintenance posturing, or hyper‑independence. The talk gets real about men’s mental health, generational conditioning around crying, and why awareness comes before fixing. In a world of surface‑level connections and endless pitching, that kind of depth might be the competitive edge creators need most.If you’re building a creator career in Charlotte (or any city), this conversation delivers tangible tactics and the emotional tools to sustain them. Subscribe, share with a friend who hates gatekeeping, and drop a review telling us the one contact you wish more creators would share.Support the showFollow us on social media www.instagram.com/noadvisorypod

A Travel Agent Explains How To See The World Without Going Broke

Send us a textThe jokes land fast, but the pivots are sharper. We start with pop culture  and slide into a jaw‑drop NC headline—one woman burned last year, shot at this year—then wrestle with the viral video of a teen shattering his mom’s windshield and the fallout that followed. It’s messy, human, and honest, the way real life is before it becomes a tidy post. That energy sets the stage for a gut‑punch scenario: a daycare hands your child to the wrong person. Do you flip tables or make calls? Both? The fear sparks a practical checklist you can actually use.Then we zoom out to the mind behind the reactions. Using Freud as a simple scaffold, we map hive minds through id, ego, and superego—why trends feel like needs, why a weakened ego avoids hard choices, and how shame polices milestones. We call out autopilot living in the small stuff: chasing status cups, performative rest, “new year, new me” scripts. The alternative is quieter and braver: choose consciously, communicate clearly, and stop tying your worth to constant usefulness. Therapy, boundaries, and better words help; yes, we teach a few you’ll actually use.Finally, we trade outrage for itineraries. Travel agent and artist Sean Wesley shows how to see more for less without getting scammed or stuck. We unpack last‑minute cruise math, adult‑only lines, onboard credits, balcony vs ocean‑view, port timing, and why a good agent often saves you more than going it alone. Resorts, excursions, safety, host agencies, commissions—it’s the inside playbook. Group trip sanity checks included: separate rooms, clear budgets, smart excursions, and realistic expectations.Come for the laughs, stay for the tools: how to think past the herd, talk like you mean it, and travel like you planned it. If this hit home—or helped plan your next escape—tap follow, share with a friend, and leave a quick review so more listeners can find us.Support the showFollow us on social media www.instagram.com/noadvisorypod