
Smith Says: Purpose Over Popularity
Hosted by Smith and Smith Francois and Smith François · Smith Says International
5.0from 180 ratings
- 63
- Episodes
- 17
- Transcribed
- 180
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About Smith Says: Purpose Over Popularity
Smith Says is a weekly podcast hosted by Smith François, founder of Smith Says International. Each episode empowers entrepreneurs, community leaders, and believers to live with purpose, faith, and passion. From real stories to practical insights, Smith Says helps you build a purposeful life one Monday at a time.
- Publisher
- Smith Says International
- Category
- business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 20 Oct 2025
- Latest episode
- 26 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
17 of 63 episodes have a transcript.

26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
AI, Racism & Survival in America: No More Excuses? Mr. James White

23 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
From Persecution to Purpose: Mimi’s Journey of Faith, Resilience & Empowering Women

19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
84 Years of Racism: Dr. White on Black History, Haiti, Jamaica & the Fight for Justice
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AI, Racism & Survival in America: No More Excuses? Mr. James White
Published 26 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] You already know your phone. Your phone is a PhD, you said. How are you surviving in America right now? You're asking me, myself? Well, what I know right now is that the phone, as I said, it is a PhD and whatever you need is out there. What I do whenever I have any doubts about things or whenever I have a question or sometimes I'm just brainstorming, I know that there's a system that I can go to that will give me immediate feedback. I probably use AI every day, maybe two or three times a day. I'll wake up because I'm always waking up with questions and ideas and what have you. And the first thing I go to is AI because it's almost like There's a reliable source that I can go to to get another perspective. […]
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- James A White Sr
- Di Tadesa
- Mimi
- Dr White
- Bob Cross
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- 179 ratings
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- 1 ratings
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Who hosts Smith Says: Purpose Over Popularity?
Smith and Smith Francois and Smith François host the show. Published by Smith Says International.
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