Ard Adz On Quitting Music, Jewellery Business, Making £2 Million, & More | CEOCAST EP. 134

Ard Adz is a rapper from the United Kingdom who has been in the music industry for over 15 years. At the beginning of 2024, Ard Adz has made the choice to quit his music career in order to peruse his love for business. Stay tuned throughout this episode to hear his story. If you liked this episode, then you will enjoy the episode with artist 'Rimzee'. You can watch that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAjaIiv0xfQ&t=71s Sponsors: Fireaway Pizza: https://fireaway.co.uk/ Follow me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ceocast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raheemka/ YouTube: @MrCEOX Follow Ard Adz: https://www.instagram.com/ardadz/ https://www.instagram.com/57jewellers/ Listen on the go: https://open.spotify.com/show/2HU7OJ8qn0cSEU7Ok334Pn https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ceocast/id1493736134 About us: CEOCAST is a podcast platform showcasing businesses, leading industries and successful entrepreneurs and individuals. If you'd like to be on the next episode of ceocast be sure to message us on Instagram or email us at: info@theceocast.com Work with us/collaborations: collaborations@theceocast.com Timestamps: 00:01 - Intro 11:30 - Why Ard Adz didn’t want to take a deal 13:20 - Rules of being signed as an artist 14:04 - When Ard Adz’s almost took a deal 17:07 - Ard Adz was broke 20:10 - When Ard Adz started to make money 21:28 - Understanding independent artists 24:22 - Ard Adz’s fights at his shows 24:47 - Why Ard Adz quit music 31:45 - Ard Adz setting up multiple businesses 34:42 - Ard Adz starting his own jewellery business 42:08 - Diamond watches vs plain watches 46:16 - Ard Adz putting his face to the business 46:58 - Ard Adz revealing how much money he’s made 48:33 - Michael (Ard Adz business partner) explains the vision for the jewellery business 50:52 - Michael’s story being in and out of prison 01:04:40 - Michael’s story converting to Islam 01:17:10 - What Ard Ardz wants his future to look like 01:18:30 - Ard Ard’s beautiful message to his children