The Unconventionalists with Mark Leruste

#163 From homeless to award-winning CEO: the inspiring true story of JeVon McCormick

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In this week's episode of The Unconventionalists podcast, Mark Leruste sits down with JeVon McCormick to talk about his incredible but true story of going from being abused, neglected and homeless as a child to becoming the award-winning CEO of a multi-million dollar publishing company that was recently ranked the #1 Top Company Culture in America by Entrepreneur Magazine.

As always I can’t wait to hear what you got out of today’s conversation, so please get in touch and let me know!

Be true, be brave, be kind and let it rip.

Mark


Warning: This episode contains curse words, explicit language, descriptions of abuse and triggers that may cause a traumatised person to relive a past experience, especially related to abuse or sexual assault. Viewers discretion is advised.


IN THIS WEEK’S EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN

  • Why JeVon stopped editing himself after the murder of George Floyd and why he stopped trying to fit in the playbook of corporate America   
  • How you can take all the stories that you are ashamed about and turn them into an inspiring message  
  • Why there’s always positivity you can take away from any situation, no matter how dramatic or tragic that event may be
  • And why embracing the fact that not everyone is going to like you is the most freeing feeling in the world


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