ARKTIK Ledger Live
Whole-Ladder briefings on education, justice, and stability.
About the Host
J. Michael F. Morris – Founder, ARKTIK
Before ARKTIK was an education and stability firm, it was a label.
In 2013, ARKTIK began as A.R.K.T.I.K. Global Entertainment—an independent label, publishing firm, distribution house, artwork shop, and studio. J. Michael was “The Arkitek” (ASCAP), registered as both artist and publisher, pushing projects into 34 countries while learning the fine print the hard way.
In 2014, he recorded a studio session with voice actor Tom Kane for CBS’s “We Are Men” while Kane was in Sioux City for May the Fourth. On paper, that looked like momentum. In reality, it still wasn’t enough to stabilize a household.
That same year he took a job with Microsoft Xbox via Stream as a phone agent, rose into connectivity, and within two years became an Operations Analyst and business liaison on the UnitedHealth Group contract—seeing from the inside how large systems move, stall, and fail.
In 2018, during inpatient physical rehab at Kingwood Hospital in Houston, he was accepted into Full Sail University’s Audio Engineering program and later began a Bachelor’s in Film. Studio work, corporate operations, healthcare, and formal media training converged into one lane:
A Whole-Ladder ecosystem—ARKTIK Education and ARKTIK Press—documented by default, built to stabilize families and fix systems under pressure.
ARKTIK Ledger Live is where that ecosystem speaks in public.
What ARKTIK Ledger Live Is
Not a talk show that chases headlines.
Not a partisan fight club.
Not content for content’s sake.
ARKTIK Ledger Live is:
A working ledger of what’s really happening at the intersection of households, institutions, and capital.
A structured briefing format that treats stories like data and people like image-bearers with Civic Dignity.
A way to move from individual cases to repeatable, documented 90-day plans that courts, schools, shelters, and creators can actually use.
Segment Structure (Show Format)
1. Whole-Ladder Briefing
A founder’s briefing on one live issue: truancy, courts under strain, McKinney-Vento, creator royalties, AI and rights, transportation, or healthcare friction. Pattern recognition, not punditry.
2. Case Files (Anonymized)
Real, de-identified stories from:
Households under court or school pressure
Creators caught in broken deals
Front-line staff trying to hold too many pieces at once
What happened. Where the system failed. What a 90-day ARKTIK plan would do differently.
3. Stability Lab
Walkthroughs of:
ARKTIK 90-day education and stability plans
Truancy Shield frameworks
Family Concierge Assessments
How to document plans so they actually count for districts, courts, and agencies
This is where you show you’re not just talking; you’re designing.
4. Creator Ledger
A recurring segment focused on artists, songwriters, producers, performers, and small labels, especially in light of current congressional hearings with NAB, performance royalties, and AI.
Explaining what DC and industry bodies are doing in plain language
Showing where working creators get crushed, not paid
Introducing the ARKTIK Creators Alliance and Whole-Ladder Creator Accord work as it emerges
5. Field Notes & Foresight
Short, direct closes:
What leaders, creators, and families should watch next
How courts, schools, ministries, and investors can align their next 90 days to avoid predictable damage
Who ARKTIK Ledger Live Is For
We’re building this for people who actually carry weight in the system:
Parents and caregivers trying to keep kids stable through school, court, and health events
Educators and microschool leads who need realistic tools and documentation
Judges, magistrates, coordinators, and case managers who want fewer no-shows and better prepared families
Creators, artists, songwriters, producers, and small studios/labels who need Whole-Ladder agreements and revenue engines
Philanthropy, investors, and executives looking for operators who can turn money into real-world stability and measurable outcomes
If you sit on any rung of the ladder—from floor to ceiling—and you are tired of optics without structure, this show is built for you.
Who ARKTIK Ledger Live Is For
We’re building this for people who actually carry weight in the system:
Parents and caregivers trying to keep kids stable through school, court, and health events
Educators and microschool leads who need realistic tools and documentation
Judges, magistrates, coordinators, and case managers who want fewer no-shows and better prepared families
Creators, artists, songwriters, producers, and small studios/labels who need Whole-Ladder agreements and revenue engines
Philanthropy, investors, and executives looking for operators who can turn money into real-world stability and measurable outcomes
If you sit on any rung of the ladder—from floor to ceiling—and you are tired of optics without structure, this show is built for you.
How to Watch / Listen
Full Video Episodes
Audio-Only Podcast
Clips and Briefings
Help Us Build the Next Phase
Become a Founding Subscriber
ARKTIK Ledger Live is independent, founder-led, and built without venture or political money. If this work is valuable to you, you can help underwrite it.
Monthly or annual support via [Stripe/Patreon/ or your chosen platform]
Early access to certain episodes and briefings
Priority Q&A for live sessions
Institutional & Creator Partnerships
For courts, districts, agencies, ministries, creators, and investors:
If you see a direct line between what you hear on ARKTIK Ledger Live and the problems you’re responsible for solving, we’re open to tightly scoped partnerships.
Underwriting specific segments (e.g., Creator Ledger, Stability Lab)
Commissioning private Whole-Ladder briefings for your leadership team
Co-developing pilots (e.g., truancy tracks, Creator Revenue Engines, court-linked 90-day plans)
Commission a Whole-Ladder Briefing
For select partners, we produce private, closed-door ARKTIK Ledger briefings that apply the show’s patterns to your specific court, district, network, or portfolio.
A 60–90 minute virtual briefing
A short written memo with 90-day recommendations
Optional follow-up to scope implementation work