The 85 South Show with Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly and Chico Bean - Introducing: If You Knew Better with Amber Grimes

Episode Date: March 14, 2026

You can’t rewrite the past — but you can learn from it. Amber Grimes did exactly that, going from college dropout to Executive Vice President in the entertainment industry with no map, just mistakes and lessons that turned into power moves. If You Knew Better is where Amber shares that wisdom — alongside artists, creatives, and culture-shifters who open up about the missteps they made, the mindsets that changed everything, and the game they wish they knew sooner. Together, they unpack the highs, the lows, and the pivots in life, career, and relationships — so you either don’t have to go through it, or can move smarter when you do. Every episode delivers real talk, hard-won insight, and practical gems to help you grow into the version of yourself that knows better… and does better. Listen here and subscribe to  If You Knew Better with Amber Grimes on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is Amber Grimes. Check out my podcast, if you knew better, on the Black Effect Podcast Network. Each and every Tuesday, if you knew better, is where I share wisdom alongside artists, creatives, and culture shifters who open up about the missteps they made, the mindsets that changed everything, and the game they wish they knew sooner. You take so much accountability. It's important. For your actions. It's important. If I knew better, that's the main message throughout my life. I have accepted less than I deserve.

But if I don't heal that, then I continue to accept less than I deserve. The real work in life is on yourself. Your life doesn't change when you get more. It changes when you become more. Each week will unpack the highs, the lows, and the pivots in life, career, and relationships. So you either don't have to go through it or can move smarter when you do. You grow up in survival mode. Your risk tolerance is far too high for you to be making decisions with money.

I repeat that. you, your risk tolerance is far too high for you to be making investment decisions, right? You should probably do this with your love life too. Every episode delivers real talk, hard won insight, and practical gems to help you grow into the version of yourself that knows better and does better. Every Tuesday, listen to If You Knew Better with Amber Grimes from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the Iheart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.