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Ryan Leslie Reflects On Attending Harvard University — 'I Got In When I Was 14 And Was A Freshman At 15'

Jadakiss’ response to Ryan Leslie’s educational background just might be all of us right now.

Shanique Yates

Apr 7, 2023

Ryan Leslie Explains How He Sold 17,000 Copies Of An Album Yet Raked In $2M Thanks To Automated Texts

Ryan Leslie was not afraid to do the unordinary to push his artistry and his pockets to the next level. The singer-turned-entrepreneur has never shied away from sharing some of the tips and tricks that have led him to the pinnacles of success he’s achieved today. During a previous interview on the Earn Your Leisure podcast, he was back with even more gems.

Shanique Yates

Dec 28, 2022

Exclusive: Ryan Leslie Says He Has An 'Elite' Plan To Help You Become A Millionaire Within One Year

For Ryan Leslie, being a millionaire seems to come easy. After all, this is the man whose career was launched into the stratosphere when he worked on various Bad Boy Records projects while attending Harvard University. Remember Cassie’s “Me + You”? That was a Ryan Leslie creation. But, as he previously told Complex Magazine, he really started making his bones when he got a mentor to teach him the ropes about investing. “I remember a conversation I had with my mentor,” he said. “I said, ‘Hey look, man. I took your advice and man, $100,000 to $350,000. I’mma cash out and get something nice for my mom.’ And he gave me the ultimatum at that time– he said, ‘Ryan, listen. You can go ahead and cash out, give something nice to your mom. We’ll shake hands and I’ll never teach you anything again. Or, you figure out a different way to give something nice to your mom and hold onto that investment, and we’ll check in every single year around tax time and we’ll see what it grow[s] to.’ And when...

Ryan Leslie Says He Turned A $100K Investment Into $16M Thanks To Advice From His Mentor

Ryan Leslie could teach us a thing or two about investing in stocks! The iconic singer/songwriter/producer, responsible for hits like Cassie’s “Me & U,” is also quite the entrepreneur and businessman with an eye for investments. Leslie must’ve known that Apple would become the tech giant that it is today, having first invested in the company back in 2009. In 2018, Apple became the first trillion-dollar company. According to Complex, the “Addicted” singer’s initial stake of $100,000 reached millions of dollars thanks to a wise lesson from his mentor. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Earn Your Leisure (@earnyourleisure) Leslie detailed exactly how during an episode of the “Earn Your Leisure” podcast stating: “I remember a conversation I had with my mentor. I said, ‘Hey look, man. I took your advice and man, $100,000 to $350,000. I’mma cash out and get something nice for my mom.’ And he gave me the ultimatum at that time– he said, ‘Ryan,listen. You can go ahead and cash...

Shanique Yates

Sep 10, 2021