Shorty Roc with Invest Fest co-founder Troy Millings at The Khaliseum's media wall. Screenshot: Shorty Roc / The Khaliseum
They call it the Super Bowl of business, and The Khaliseum showed up ready to play. From August 7 to 9, 2026, Shorty Roc (@shortyrocnyc) and the full @thekhaliseum TV, Radio and Podcast Network crew set up inside the Georgia World Congress Center for @investfestival, the annual wealth-building festival created by the founders of Earn Your Leisure. Cameras were rolling and mics were hot all weekend, and the team came home with a stack of exclusive interviews.
A Record Weekend for Invest Fest
This year's festival was the biggest yet. More than 31,000 people came through the doors, a record turnout, Black Enterprise reported. BizBash counted 166 speakers across three stages and 386 exhibitors in the marketplace, along with a youth summit and a live pitch competition. Serena Williams, Steve Harvey and Nick Cannon were among the headline names on stage.
The Khaliseum's own cameras caught the scale of it, from crowded marketplace aisles to packed stage sessions. In a separate recap, Shorty Roc pointed to 400-plus businesses on site, Cash App accounts for more than 350 kids and a $15,000 prize for a high school entrepreneur's business.
Sitting Down With Troy Millings
The standout conversation of the weekend was with @troymillings, who co-founded Invest Fest and the Earn Your Leisure podcast with Rashad Bilal. Shorty Roc and Millings went straight at the topic everyone was talking about: the public back-and-forth between the festival and Atlanta City Hall. In the clip The Khaliseum shared, Millings answered the critics, called Invest Fest the Super Bowl of business, and said it is a "we" mission, not a solo one. Atlanta, he said, feels like home.
The timing was perfect. Days before the festival, the founders had said Mayor Andre Dickens was not supporting the event. Then, on stage during the festival, Dickens joined Bilal and Millings and the two sides talked about bringing Invest Fest back in 2027, TheGrio reported.
Steve Harvey at the Miss Universe red carpet in 2017. Photo: Avito C. Dalan, Philippine News Agency / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
The Team Behind the Coverage
A weekend this big takes a whole crew. Shorty Roc gave credit to the Khaliseum staff and media correspondents who worked the floor: @diamondpmc, @mzzwaters, @yurshey_ and @kickinitwithyamahhhh. They worked the hallways, the side conversations and the stage energy, and caught the kind of moments you only get when you are on the ground. Their interviews ranged from founders and investors to rising entrepreneurs like Ty Boone, who told The Khaliseum she is rebranding her shoe company, House of Hills, after what she learned at the festival.
Nick Cannon at Essence Fest in 2025. Photo: Cameron Woods / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Why It Matters
Invest Fest is where the culture talks about money, ownership and building something that lasts, and The Khaliseum belongs in that room. Shorty Roc and the team did not just cover the festival. They took part in it, turning a record weekend into conversations fans can watch again and again. Salute to Shorty Roc and every member of The Khaliseum Media Team who put in the work at the Georgia World Congress Center.
Watch on YouTube
We Run The City TV interviews Troy Millings, Sway The Pro, Miasia Symone, & More at Invest Fest. The full episode is for Khaliseum channel members on YouTube.
From Our Cameras
Inside Invest Fest.
Conversations on the festival floor.
Main stage energy at the Georgia World Congress Center.
Friends of The Khaliseum on the floor.
Invest Fest style, captured by The Khaliseum.
Screenshot: Shorty Roc / The Khaliseum
More from Invest Fest: Troy Millings on the Super Bowl of business and Ty Boone on rebranding House of Hills.
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