IMKW - Inquiring Minds Wanna Know

Welcome to another inspiring episode of Inquiring Minds Wanna Know! Your host, T Lock, dives into one of the most essential life skills—resiliency. In this episode, T Lock shares powerful stories, practical tips, and a heartfelt message on why resiliency is key to thriving in 2025 and beyond. Whether you’re looking to overcome personal challenges or push through professional obstacles, this episod...

Episode Summary: In this episode of *Inquiring Minds Wanna Know*, T Lock keeps it real about using artificial intelligence (AI) to give your business a serious boost in 2025. After some candid updates about the ups and downs of podcasting, T Lock dives into the good, the bad, and the game-changing ways AI can make a difference. Whether it’s streamlining tasks or staying unique in a copy-paste worl...

Hey everybody, It's been a long time coming, but I now feel that it's time to get back in the swing of things. It feels good to be back, and I'm so excited to continue my journey of meeting local businesses owners and artists, sharing some great tips for business, and really empowering you with the leadership skills that will help you grow your relationships and build your network. Stay tuned for...

Hey guys, I'm T Lock and thanks for stopping by my podcast, Inquiring Minds Wanna Know! Today, we dig into different leadership styles, and how to find your own.  The information given in this episode from the article "10 Common Leadership Style (Plus How To Find Your Own)" on indeed.com. Even though there are 10 styles referenced in the article, I focus on the 5 common styles that...

Welcome to another episode of IMWK!  There is one word that has been buzzing through the news the last few months, a word other than 'pandemic' or 'coronavirus'...that's right we are talking about 'crypto' or professionally known as Cryptocurrency. In this episode, I give my best attempt to take the 'tech heavy' verbiage of cryptocurrency out, and break...

Happy Friday, and thanks for stopping by IMWK. Today's episode is for the people out there who are ready to take the plunge into entrepreneurship, but don't know where to start.  After this episode, my hope is that you'll leave with some great ideas to help you start, structure, and plan for the success of your business.  This episode references a lot of material from the article wr...

Blessings to all of your and thank you for tuning in to Inquiring Minds Wanna Know. For those of you that don't know, May is national Mental Health Awareness month.  Mental Health Awareness Month brings attention to how important mental health is, how poor mental health can impact you and your family, and also brings awareness to tools and strategies to achieve a health mental well being.  Th...

Welcome IMWK community! We are rounding out National Financial Literacy Month!  We've had great conversations about being 'empowered' to take control of your finances with Eva Palacios.  We've tasked ourselves with taking an inventory of our skillset to identify whether we are a 'manager' or a 'leader.'  To finish with a bang, it's only right that I bro...

Happy Friday to all.  Thank you for stopping by!  Welcome to another episode of Inquiring Minds Wanna Know! Today, it's just me speaking to you guys!  I cover the topic of Leadership vs Management.  I took on the challenge of trying to shape and give vision to how it applies to all parts of life, business and personal.  Take a listen while I leverage an article put out by smarp.com, explainin...

It's National Financial Literacy Month! For those of you that don't know, financial health and literacy is very dear to me.  I've seen the tribulations individuals and families endured due to lack of educated financial decisions.  Businesses wiped away as they lacked preparation for a downturn in their business.  People being denied credit as they never took the necessary steps to p...

Welcome back IMWK community! For those of you that doesn't know, the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is one of my favorite shows of all time, and it's streaming now on HBO Max.  So, of course I had to binge watch it from start to finish.  One fo the episodes that stood out, was the one with Carlton accidentally takes drugs from Will's locker.  In thinking that it was just vitamin E, Carlton...

Welcome back to IMWK Podcast.  I had a very special guest on this episode, one who everyone should get familiar with.  Due to the success of IMWK, T Lock Entertainment is branching out into a new podcast called 'Dad's Who Game' with co-host Hasan. This podcast is exactly what it sounds like, a conversation between to fathers (one of them soon to be), who love video games and talking...

This episode is one for the books! This episodes guest is one who I've been wanting to sit down with, even before this podcast was a thought.  He is currently featured on NBC's number one show of ALL TIME!  He's performed and written for numerous comedic shows and skits.  The list goes from Wild N' Out to HBO's All Def Comedy.  He's an actor, comedian, content creator...

Hey yawl!  This weeks epiode talks about the BIG NEWS!  That gigantic stimulus package approved by Joe Biden that includes $1400 payments to American and $3600 payments per child.  This is HUGE!  My question is, what are YOU going to do with that stimmy? Hmmmmmmmm?? I cover the 4 things that I think you should do if you're eligible for these payments.  They are: Pay off your debit Start a bus...

I am back guys.  Took last week off as I headed to Miami with my guys Aces and Ceez from Flood Society.  I will tell you, there is nothing like it!  While I was out, my lovely wife, LaRae, had finally hit the milestone that we've been waiting for.....100lbs LOST!! I couldn't be more proud to be her husband.  Take a listen as we go over what kept the motivation going, what obstacles came...

What's goin on yawl!  I'm so happy you stopped by!  Continuing Black History Month, I decided to invite a very special person to the show!  There are many aliases that she goes by, but to me she's baby sister Jazzy!  You can call her MissDT. From music artist to brand ambassador, this MissDT has been an inspiration to many women around the world.  With so many projects in motion, I...

There are so  many things we allow to control our energy.  From the news to social media, there are jillion's of post, pictures, and articles are written to divert your emotions into uncertainty, anger, hopelessness.  Now more than ever, we have to protect our energy. As we continue through Black History Month, I got a chance to sit down with one of Tacoma's young leaders, Jai Dash.  Das...

What's up IMWK family and welcome to the first episode of Black History Month 2021.  Each week, I will have the pleasure of spending time with great black business entrepreneurs and community leaders.  We will speak about who they are, what they do, and their thoughts on what Black History Month means to them, Black leaders from past to present, and ideals on how we can close the wealth gap,...

Valentines Day is just around the corner.  Some people are serial procrastinators and will buy their gift on the day of, even though Valentines Day hasn't changed for quite some time now.  February is also Black History Month, in which we will be hanging out with local black owned businesses, checking out how Black History Month has impacted their life, and see how we can support their busine...

What's up guys!  We are almost a month into 2021 and people are full steam ahead.  There are many Americans who have lost their jobs with no additional options at this point.  Some are thinking of school, some may use this time to take a break, and others may be thinking about starting their own business.  I decided to bring my friend and entrepreneur Ciera Martin of the 'Random But Rele...

With Martin Luther King Day coming up January 18th, 2021, I decided to hang out with my friend, and fellow Flood Society member, to talk about what Dr. Martin Luther King's dream was, and if we are living it today.  You do not want to miss this episode as we dive in to our favorite things about our new album Streets of Faith, but we get transparent on our thoughts on the current state of incl...

You must have heard the buzz about this brand new app that has been connecting people with top executives from all lines of business.  From real estate to A&R's from the music industry, the "Who's Who" of the world have found their way to this app.  Listen in as I show you how you can get into Clubhouse and become impactful, while growing your follower list.  Thank you for...

A lot of people are coming into 2021 with uncertainty.  People are wondering if they are going to get laid off, close completely, or just simply if we will ever get back to what we know as normal.  For the people who have suffered unemployment through this pandemic, here is something that you can add to your income portfolio.  Meet my wife, LaRae Lockhart, who is a stay-at-home super mom an amazin...

Merry Christmas!  I just wanted to check in, wish the IMWK community a Happy Holiday season, and find out this....what's your holiday tradition?  I share a little bit about what my family does for Christmas, and ask the burning question we all wanna know.....which one of your family members puts their fingers in the puddin'?  We also find out one of my favorite gifts that I got for Chris...

Today's episode begs the question....what kind of giver are you??  This is the first episode of Inquiring Minds Wanna Know.  In this episode, we explain the goals of the show and what we're trying to accomplish.  The question of this episode is "What Kind of Giver Are You?"  This isn't from a spiritual standpoint, but really, are you a procrastinator?  Do you have it plann...