J Hondo :
First and foremost, Wayne’s company is his business, and ultimately, he has the right to decide who he believes is a good investment and who he wants to continue working with. That’s not personal—that’s business.
If someone is going to be part of a podcast or any business venture, there should be more being brought to the table than simply being present or having a recognizable face. There should be skills, investment, contribution, and a willingness to help build the vision. From what I’ve seen, there hasn’t been a financial investment from them into the podcast, so I don’t understand the expectation of being entitled to half of something they did not help financially build.
I stand with Wayne on this. You can call him whatever you want, but at the end of the day, it is his business, his investment, his vision, and his responsibility to decide how he wants to operate it. If the roles were reversed, would you honestly allow someone else to dictate how you run a business that you created and invested your own time and resources into?
And honestly, the disrespect is what bothers me the most. You can disagree with someone, you can walk away, and you can choose not to participate—but there is still a way to handle yourself with respect and gratitude, especially when someone gave you an opportunity in the first place.
Nobody is saying you can’t have expectations or negotiate what you believe your contribution is worth. But there is a major difference between negotiating and feeling entitled to something you haven’t invested in.
At the end of the day, if you don’t agree with the terms, you have every right to walk away. But you don’t get to take someone else’s business, vision, and investment and dictate how they should run it.
Call Wayne what you want, but I’m looking at the bigger picture: If this were your business, would you let someone else tell you how to run it?
2026-09-08 18:51:57