Episode 63

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23rd Oct 2025

Equity, Ethics & Big Deals: Jennifer Justice on Building Businesses that Serve People

How do you combine integrity and ambition—and still close massive deals? Jennifer Justice’s career spans Wall Street law firms, the rise of hip-hop, 17 years repping Jay-Z, and building Roc Nation before launching The Justice Dept. to champion women, equity, and ethical dealmaking. In this conversation, JJ breaks down the system, the glass ceilings, and the practical playbook for asking (and getting) what you’re worth—without selling your soul.

What We Cover

  • Origin story → Operator: From small-town Washington to Cornell Law to hip-hop’s deal tables.
  • Roc Nation years: Structuring cross-industry deals (music, film/TV, branding, sports) and why artists needed true business partners—not just agents.
  • Pay equity reality check: How identical roles routinely paid women far less—and how to fight (with counsel).
  • Values as a filter: Why centering equity attracts the right clients and deals.
  • The “ask” muscle: Why most women never actually ask for full value—and how to change that now.
  • Founder advice: Stop doing everything. Know your role on the “team,” hire the rest, and scale.
  • Holding integrity as you rise: Self-correction > self-flagellation; keep your North Star and course-correct fast.

Guest: Jennifer Justice (JJ) — CEO & Founder of The Justice Dept. (business strategy, corporate development & investment advisory) focused on helping female founders, execs, talent, and brands grow companies—and wealth. Former entertainment attorney for Jay-Z (17 years) and Beyoncé (1 year); ex-GC & EVP at Roc Nation; named to Billboard’s Women in Power list (3x). Host of Taking Care of Lady Business.

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JJ’s Quick Frameworks & Prompts

  • Know Your Non-Negotiables: Sit with what you truly want (be honest).
  • Value Reality Check: Separate household wealth from your earned value. What would your lifestyle be on your income alone?
  • Ask → Assess → Act: Ask for what you deserve. If the answer is no, you’re asking the wrong person—move to the next door.
  • One Foot In, One Foot Out: If you must take the job, keep searching for the place that matches your value.

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A thought leader in the coaching world, Keren Eldad (“Coach Keren”) specializes in taking high achievers out of the futility of constant pursuit and into the greatest levels of success and fulfillment. Her coaching clients include Olympic athletes, politicians, Hollywood stars, supermodels, Special Forces operatives and serial entrepreneurs, as well as renowned global organizations such as Estée Lauder, J.P. Morgan, and Nike… She is also the founder of THE CLUB, a community of leaders, entrepreneurs and coaches who encourage and support each other to reach their fullest potential and make their greatest contribution.
Recognized as a Top Ten Executive Coach by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), Real Leaders Magazine, & Goop, Keren maintains gold-standard coaching credentials on top of her advanced academic degrees from The London School of Economics and the University of Jerusalem. She is also a former C-suite executive, who has lived and worked in 17 countries and on four continents, and now coaches leaders all around the globe in four languages: English, Spanish, Hebrew and French. With half a million views on her TEDx talks, and speaking engagements all over the world, Keren’s message seems to transcend borders. She hopes it resonates with you.
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