About The Real Talk

From the basement
to 250,000 listeners.

Marcus started The Real Talk in 2022 with a $200 microphone, a closet full of clothes for soundproofing, and a conviction that the conversations people were having in private deserved to be heard in public.

A Detroit native and entrepreneur, Marcus has spent 15 years building businesses, losing businesses, and figuring out what actually matters. The Real Talk is his way of passing on what he's learned — the unfiltered version.

Every episode is personal. Marcus doesn't read from a script, doesn't stick to a run sheet, and doesn't let guests off the hook with easy answers. That's the whole point.