The Show at JHS Talent Management

 

At JHS Talent Management, we believe in more than just signing great talent—we believe in empowering artists, musicians, and creatives with real industry insights, unfiltered conversations, and a touch of humor.

That’s why we created The John Henry Soto Show! 

What’s the Show About?

Think of it as a backstage pass to the industries that fuel creativity and wellness—Film, Music, and Health. Each week, we tackle the tough questions that no one else wants to ask. The shady deals, the industry myths, the crazy trends… we break it all down with honesty and a whole lot of laughs.

Who’s on the Mic?

 John Henry Soto – That’s me! A filmmaker, musician, and digital marketing expert who loves calling out nonsense and helping creatives thrive.

 George Batista – My co-host, a musician and wellness expert who makes sure we’re all staying healthy while rocking out. (Yes, it’s possible to do both!)

Together, we dig deep into the realities of the entertainment and wellness industries, all while keeping the vibe fun, fresh, and sometimes a little outrageous.

When & Where?

 LIVE Every Sunday
 7 PM Central | 8 PM EST
 Only on RUMBLE!
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Why You Should Tune In

 Insider Industry Talk – No fluff, no sugarcoating, just the truth.
 Hilarious & Unfiltered – We keep it real AND entertaining.
 Guest Experts & Special Features – You never know who’s stopping by!

At JHS Talent Management, we’re building more than just a roster—we’re building a community of artists who want to succeed on their terms. If you’re in Film, Music, or the Health & Wellness space (or just love hearing behind-the-scenes stories), this show is for you.  And don't forget Brian Pierce whos' running the company behind the scenes helping artists connect with us!  Interested in learning more? Email Brian at  brian@jhstalentmanagement.com  

So grab a drink, jump into the chat, and get ready for a show that’s as informative as it is unpredictable. See you Sunday! 

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Big Tech's Grip: The Debate over Content Suppression

In the digital age, big tech companies have become the gatekeepers of information, wielding immense power over content that reaches billions of users worldwide. While these platforms have undoubtedly revolutionized communication and access to information, concerns have grown about their role in suppressing content. Allegations of political bias, censorship, and monopolistic practices have ignited debates over free speech, privacy, and the future of a truly open Internet. In this article, we will explore the contentious issue of big tech's content suppression and its potential implications for society.

The Dominance of Big Tech

Tech giants such as Facebook, Google (including YouTube), Twitter, and Amazon have come to dominate the digital landscape. These companies possess an unparalleled ability to shape the flow of information and control access to content on their platforms. Their algorithms and content moderation policies determine what content users see, while their market power enables them to influence the narratives and opinions circulating online.

Content Suppression and Political Bias

One of the primary concerns surrounding big tech companies is the perception of political bias in their content moderation practices. Critics argue that these platforms disproportionately target certain political ideologies, leading to the suppression of conservative or alternative viewpoints. Such allegations have fueled accusations of partisan censorship and have raised questions about the platforms' commitment to fostering open and inclusive debate.

While tech companies have repeatedly denied explicit political bias in their policies, the opacity surrounding their content moderation processes has created an air of suspicion. Calls for greater transparency and external oversight have intensified, with many advocating for independent audits to ensure fair treatment of diverse perspectives.

Censorship and Freedom of Speech

The issue of content suppression ties closely with the concept of freedom of speech. Advocates for a free and open internet argue that big tech's growing influence compromises this fundamental right. When platforms remove or restrict content, they may inadvertently stifle public discourse, preventing essential discussions on controversial topics. Critics claim that by acting as de facto arbiters of truth, tech companies are infringing upon individuals' right to express their views without fear of censorship.

At the same time, supporters of content moderation argue that it is necessary to maintain a safe and healthy digital environment. They point out that limiting the spread of misinformation, hate speech, and harmful content protects users and fosters an online space conducive to constructive dialogue. Striking the right balance between moderation and free speech remains a formidable challenge, as it often involves complex moral, ethical, and legal considerations.

Monopoly and Alternatives

Another aspect of content suppression involves the dominance of big tech companies in the market. The concentration of power in a few hands raises concerns about monopolistic practices, which can stifle competition and innovation. Some argue that the lack of viable alternatives further exacerbates the issue of content suppression, leaving users with limited options for expressing their opinions and accessing diverse perspectives.

Regulatory Efforts and Policy Considerations

In response to mounting concerns, policymakers around the world have grappled with ways to address big tech's content suppression practices. Some propose stricter regulations and antitrust measures to curb the companies' monopolistic power, while others advocate for clearer guidelines on content moderation to ensure fairness and accountability.

Tech companies themselves have started taking steps to address these concerns. Initiatives for enhanced transparency, external oversight, and user appeals have been launched to make the content moderation process more understandable and inclusive. However, the implementation and effectiveness of these measures remain subjects of ongoing scrutiny and debate.

Conclusion

The issue of big tech suppressing content is a multifaceted and contentious matter that touches upon fundamental principles such as freedom of speech, privacy, and market competition. As society continues to grapple with the digital revolution's impact, striking a balance between content moderation and free expression will be crucial. Ultimately, finding solutions that respect diverse perspectives, encourage healthy debate, and ensure accountability is essential for creating a more equitable and open digital landscape.

Twitter CEO canceled.... here's why it happened..

 

Twitter failed as a viable platform because in its inception it was intended to allow everyone to express themselves freely. When it was realized that the majority of the people on there were becoming even more suspect to the intention of some political parties, it had to be stopped and redirected back to the original agenda. If you look at those numbers, the majority were interested in stories about corruption and demanded honesty from political figures. Many political leaders couldn't deliver and those that did speak their truth, whether you agreed or not, received the most attention, shares and exposed accountability that was covered up by mainstream media.  This was a no no and needed to be stopped and they did stop it by pushing buzz words such as misinformation, fact checker, social justice, white privilege and distribution of wealth. Well, it seems some are starting to pay closer attention and asking questions.  The majority is actually much bigger because of the condemnation of free speech.  As usually, the ones who do not want anyone to hear any other opinions but the ones that move their criminally charged agenda forward, have failed again. 

Twitter was a beautiful platform that allowed and even forced a person to be creative with their views and freely express it. It will be missed. I know it's still here but in the eyes and hearts of freedom lovers, it's dead and has been for a while.

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Kick-Ass Successful Actions

The core of my upcoming book are these 10 actions for success that I wrote in 2013.  I was coming out of two of the roughest years of my life and I thought to myself, what are the basic components I use in my life that I've always followed that bring me happiness?  Then I tried to find out, what are the components of my life that when I violate them, my survival goes down and it brings me misery?   After asking myself these 2 questions, I started coming up different items which eventually ended up being this list.  I'm sure more can be added but these work just fine for me and I feel they cover every important aspect of life.  Of course, I'm not perfect.  I try to follow these!  I don't always succeed but having them has made a big difference in my life and has brought me comfort.  I would like to share them here with you now.

My 10 Successful Actions.

1. If you're unhappy with your current situation, change it. Something can be done about it.

2. Don't hate anyone for being successful even if the work isn't your cup of tea.

3. Surround yourself with people that will motivate and inspire you and always motivate and inspire others. Those that don't find value in what you're doing don't matter so don't pay any attention to them. They will go away eventually when they realize they can't win.

4. Don't be afraid to promote your work and do it often. If you believe in what you're doing, that will communicate to others. Remember, this is Show Business so showing your business is part of the game. Can you name that famous person that never promoted anything? Me neither.

5. If you're having problems or feel stuck, ask someone you trust for some
help or advice. But never ask someone to give you work because you have a
relationship with them. And always make yourself available to help
someone.

6. Take time every day to do some personal enhancement. It can be a new
course, read a book on your art or life, a seminar. Learn something new
every day.

7. Find a solid platform for life that works for you and that you're willing to die
for. It can be a religion, a faith, belief or a philosophy of life that gives you
tools to improve your conditions and help you reach your goals.

8. Be true and honest with your partner. Get them on your side and helping you
achieve your success. At the same time help reach their goals too. You
should never have to convince a partner or anyone to help you succeed.

9. Use your time wisely. We have 168 hours in one week. After we sleep, eat
and commute we are left with anywhere between 50 and 70 hours. With
that time you need to spend time with family and work on your goals. It's
plenty of time. If you're working more hours or you feel it's not enough
time, then please refer back to # 1 on this list.

10.Take care of yourself. Eat foods that will give you energy and take good
quality supplements if needed. You need to be able to control the body at
will and make it do things. Sometimes you might be tired and want to veg
out as some say but the only goal a vegetable has is to be cut up in a salad
then devoured. Don't be devoured! Move!

Chasing Butterflies with Someone Else's Net.

How many epiphanies can one man have before finally getting comfortable with not giving a shit about epiphanies?  Well, apparently a lot!  I for one have had more AH HA moments than I can count but it's always lead me to the next AH HA moment.  But I guess that's part of living a life of purpose and always having to readjust your big boy pants and keep moving.  Purpose!  I'm not really sure how someone goes through life without purpose but believe me, it happens.  I know this to be a fact because it seems to keep happening to me!  I'm not saying I don't have a purpose but I seem to get sidetracked by someone else's purpose and when I've finally had enough, I get the AH HA moment which has become quite famous in my home.  I run around the house yelling, "AH HA!!  I GOT IT!!" My wife just looks at me now and says, "You said that before and I always agree with you so why don't you just keep doing that!"

Well, last week I had another one!  Ok Ok!!  I'm sorry but this time it's different!  I swear!  This time I'm remembering it clearly and documenting it here in this blog so the world can read it and call me out on it next time I try to bring to fruition someone else's dreams.  Now don't get me wrong, I want to help others find their way but not at the expense of my happiness or the risk of losing opportunities.  Those lost opportunities are also people I could've helped and didn't because I was chasing butterflies with someone else's net.

This is my advice.  Wake up in the morning and think about the one thing you would want to do that day.  Now don't get cute and say sleep or coffee.  Really think about it and find out what's the one thing that you would love to do more than anything else.  When you find what it is, write it down on a piece of paper and stare at it.  Really look at it.  What will you feel?  Are you in pain by it or happy because it's what you're getting ready to spend your day doing?  It's at this moment when you will either make the biggest decision in your life or just put it aside and make excuses because you have bills to pay.  The hard fact is that most people won't even write it down.  The thought alone is painful enough.  All I can say is that you're heading towards a life of pain and struggle if you don't at least take a look at it.  You don't have to radically change your life (although it might be a good idea) but you can start making a plan to move towards your goal and passion.  Save the piece of paper and work on it.  Find people who do what you want to do and ask them for help.  You'd be surprised how many are willing to help.  I know I would be flattered if I were asked to help someone find a life living and working in their passion.  I hope the best for all of you.  JHS

Two IMPORTANT Items to apply on your Journey...

If you’re about to venture on an exciting trip, like the one I’m currently on, but you’re terrified, well, join the club! But also remember that it’s not you that’s afraid. It’s the idea that others will know you're afraid and might try to discourage you. This sometimes comes as a playful dig to you by someone that loves you but it still creates the same effect. It creates doubt which leads to fear. Just know that the fear is exterior to you as a spiritual being so that means it’s not part of you. Someone else created that fear and you accepted it as your own. It’s created somewhere else. If you eat some nasty fast food and get a stomach ache then that’s you because you allowed it to enter your body. You have control to NOT let fear enter your body or your mind in this case. Here are two simple tools that I follow every single day. The first thing that I apply is that I’m organized with my daily goals and I keep moving forward no matter what enters my space or like Dory sings in Finding Nemo, Just keep swimming Just keep swimming. If you’re moving forward at all times then someone who's trying to prevent you from succeeding will just have to either move over or you can run them over and they’ll become roadkill and then you can look in your rearview mirror and giggle. Yes, I intended that to be rather cruel and dramatic because it is and you shouldn’t put up with anyone trying to prevent your happiness. Family members and close friends tend to be the biggest culprits in this area. Look for it, stay organize and keep moving! The second thing I apply is to stay focus on your daily goals. You should have at least one item that you want to accomplish every single day towards a goal. That’s right. 7 days a week 365 days a year. It can be as simple as emailing someone with an idea or just studying a book, article or film for an hour. It’s not impossible to do and once you start you’ll be amazed at how much time you have to spend with your true friends and supportive family.  This is not always easy but necessary if you want to have the kind of life that YOU control. Your job as a living breathing spiritual being is to find solutions to problems and not make excuses. You will always have problems but how you confront them will judge how well you do in life. People who make excuses for a living never reach their full potential of ability or happiness and that is tragic. A person’s happiness can be measured by how far they can see into the future and then reach for it. Just standing idle staring at it will not get you there. So move!  Thank you for your time.  JHS
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I Grew up in the Ghetto and I don't use it as an Excuse to not Produce....

I know that's a long title but like I said I have no excuses to NOT produce so I produced a nice long title for you.  You're welcome.  So why am I writing about growing up in the South Bronx during one of the darkest days of that community?  70s 80s and 90s.  Well, because it goes hand in hand with just about anyone who's looking for excuses to not have to work hard to produce and just "Take it easy."  In my case, I could have used the excuse of growing up poor and in a violent neighborhood or not getting a good education etc... and you what, people around me would have supported that viewpoint and never push me to reach for more.  Shame on them!  Accountability was lost when I was growing up.  We just weren't expected to live long enough to achieve anything so they tried to make us feel better by excusing our laziness and lack of effort and candy coat their excuses by calling it "support".  That's so messed up.  So today, when someone throws a line out at me like, "Don't work so hard." or "Take it easy." it drives me a little batty because I remember what it took to get out of the South Bronx and extinguish the ghetto mentality that was instilled by a scared community.  And the sacrifices.  A lot of sacrifices.  Now, don't get me wrong, There's a big part of the South Bronx in my heart and I have a lot of love and admiration for the neighborhood.  I just refuse to use that experience as an excuse to not try to reach for the stars. Ok, maybe that's a little corny but it's heartfelt and really the main reason why I don't let anyone get away with making excuses that sound super lame.  I hear it all the time and I make sure I comment on it because I feel it's my responsibility to help them see what I've worked so hard to see.  And that is, the control you have on your future is based on the actions you decide to take today and not the hand you were dealt.  Take a really close and honest look at the actions you take towards your future.  Are they exactly what you should be doing?  If things don't work out are you using a million excuses to justify those actions?  And lastly, can you see movement towards your goals or are you sitting in your excuses.  You need to seriously look at that.  I want you to have a chance.  A chance to create exactly what you want.  You deserve it and you can do it.  Thank you for your time.  JHS
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The Admiration of it All...

To find happiness, you must admire living.  That means all of it.  The bad and the worst not to mention the so messed up that you want to kick kittens.  (Don't kick kittens)  It's so easy to walk around and love life when things are great.  Admiration of the struggle can feel just as good as loving everything because your lover is loving you lovely.  The present moment is where people fall behind.  They forget that life is based on a series of moments back to back to back and so on.  It never stops.  Not even after you're dead.  A dead corpse is decaying one moment to the next and who knows how long that process goes on a molecular level.  So the key is to always be in this moment and that moment that's about to arrive.  If you're walking into your office, then walk into it as if it's the first time.  Admire that moment.  This is not easy and most of you will roll your eyes when you read this but just admire that you read this, admire the moment and admire your sarcastic rolling eyes.  Because that moment existed whether you were aware of it or not. It happened.  And you know what, I admired the moment you rolled your eyes.  Thank you.  JHS
The photo is a mold of my hand holding my wife's hand.  
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I'm Walking here!!! I'm F#$%ing walking here!!!

The moment when you have to explain to someone what you're working on and how it will lead to money is the single most depressing moment to me.  Not because I don't have a clear view of what I'm striving for but because the person asking, 9 out of 10 times are so blind to who I am and what I stand for that it's depressing.  Especially, family and close friends.  Well, here's the punchline.  It doesn't matter.  The bottom line is that if your work is so amazing, then it will speak for itself.  The only time you need to explain yourself is when you're not creating content that's clear enough or creating the impact and earning you a living.  But why explain anything anyway?  Fuck them!  Some will never get it!  It's all the person's viewpoint and the ability to perceive what's happening in the environment and not everyone has this ability.  One person's viewpoint might linger in an endless stream of not knowing and unfortunately, there's no saving them but the other guy might fully duplicate and perceive the intention simply by walking into your space.  No words needed.  It's not even fair to go into an explanation for some because they might hurt their cerebrum and who knows what kind of damage you can do. 

But, this journey is confusing for those that are not on it and that's totally fine.  Keep trucking and if someone asks you to explain why you're doing this or what are you doing, just yell, "I'm Walking Here!!  I'm F#$%ing Walking Here!!"  then just walk away.  It will make a great story for them and you'll save valuable time to use to grow your business. JHS 

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