Troy Carter
44 statements across 7 episodes · 8 bullish · 10 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement May 1, 2017 by Troy Carter · said 7 times in 5 episodes since 2019 · across every show →
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2025 1 mention in 1 episode
2020 3 mentions in 1 episode
2019 3 mentions in 3 episodes 1 per episode
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May 1, 2017 positive
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May 1, 2017
May 1, 2017
Carter: Label Wanted Lady Gaga's Songs For Britney Spears
“And, you know, I think we worked on the music for almost nine or 10 months, and then we took it to the record label, and the record label said, oh, those songs are great, let's give this to the Pussycat Dolls, let's give this to Britney Spears.”
May 1, 2017
Carter: An Artist Manager Functions as the CEO of the Artist's Business
“The manager's sort of, you know, is like the hub of an artist's career. So, you know, I go out and I hired a booking agent who books the shows. I hired a publicist who does interviews and television. I bring in the record label who distributes the music. So it…”
May 1, 2017
Carter: House faced foreclosure and family pawned wedding rings after business collapsed
“My, House was under foreclosure, and my wife and my mother-in-law ended up pawning their wedding rings to, you know, to save the house, you know, and even down the, you know, the kids were in private school, and having to tell, you know, The head of school ask…”
May 28, 2018
May 28, 2018
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May 28, 2018 negative
Eve Left Carter's Firm to Sign With His Mentor
“She came into my office, you know, she sat down on the couch, and she said, I think I want to go in another direction. Wow. And I said, well, what do you mean? She said, well I think I'm gonna find new management. I said, well, why? She said, well, I think I w…”
May 28, 2018
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May 28, 2018
Sanctuary Group Bought Carter's Management Firm for $2.275 Million
“It was a two million dollar check. It was two point, actually, the actual number was two, two million 275,000 dollars was the actual number, because I remember when the wire went through, and I called and checked the automated bank machine about 10 times to ma…”
May 28, 2018 neutral
May 28, 2018
An Artist Manager Operates as CEO of the Artist's Business
“The manager's sort of, you know, is like the hub of an artist's career. So, you know, I go out and I hired a booking agent who books the shows. I hired a publicist who does interviews and television. I bring in the record label who distributes the music. So it…”
May 28, 2018
May 28, 2018 neutral
Dec 12, 2019 positive
Dec 12, 2019
Carter: Childhood poverty fundamentally changes an entrepreneur's relationship to risk
“I'll talk to some of my friends who, you know, are successful entrepreneurs or business owners and, But grew up, you know, middle class or whatever, right? So, it's a different set of worries when it comes to running a business, or being an entrepreneur, or ev…”
Dec 12, 2019 positive
Carter: Will Smith relied on his conservative manager to mitigate extreme risks
“Will had this thing where his manager, JL, is the most stable person I know, like just very, very conservative, so, and those two have been together for over thirty-something years, so Will had this thing where Will would jump out the window, and JL's figuring…”
Jun 6, 2020
Troy Carter was attacked by hotel security during a YPO retreat
“Recently I was on a trip probably five months ago with my YPO forum, which is, you know, Young Presidents Organization, and we did a retreat to Mexico City, and it's 10 of us, We get out of our SUV to pull up to the hotel. All of the guys go in the back to get…”
Jun 6, 2020 neutral
Troy Carter viewed 2020 protests as a multiracial coalition of the left-behind
“I think what we've seen that's different with these protests, this is what I consider just a merger of the left behind, where this, these are white, black, Asian, Hispanic people that have been, you know, saddled with student debt, people who, Can't pursue the…”
Jun 6, 2020 positive
Jun 6, 2020 bearish
Jun 6, 2020 negative
Jun 6, 2020 positive
Black founders need equal capital access and standard ROI expectations, not charity
“Like those black businesses should be held to the same standard of return on capital. It's just the opportunity to have access to that capital. Have access to the support and training that Y Combinator companies may get, or that, you know, first-round capital …”
Feb 25, 2021 negative
Feb 25, 2021
Feb 25, 2021 bearish
Feb 25, 2021 negative
Jul 24, 2025 negative
Troy Carter: Transactional celebrity brand partnerships usually fail
“You know, making sure that is not transactional. You know, if it was me sitting in that seat, I would want somebody who's in love with my product and mission aligned with the vision of the company. And if you didn't have to pay them that they still would promo…”
Jul 24, 2025
Carter: Early business collapse led to home foreclosure and pawned wedding rings
“It w, it was over. You know, I didn't have the cash flow, and the phone started ringing, and it was the landlord of that building saying, you know what, rent hasn't been paid. You know, all, all of my vendors, you know, started calling me. My house was under f…”
Jul 24, 2025
Carter: Behind-the-scenes advisor input moves the needle more than forward-facing promo
“Even with my business, we set aside advisory shares, you know, so it's certain artists I call, some product people I call, and they're just incredibly helpful, you know, and so, and sometimes you may need somebody to do something forward facing, but a lot of t…”