Join us on this week’s Black Doctors Talk Podcast which features our guest, Dr. Jeffrey Coleman, Jr. who speaks to us as an U.S. veteran and current Senior Program Manager at a major corporation. Dr. Coleman’s story is one that is very unusual but not surprising. It is a story of a young man who struggled to find his identity and purpose in life. While going through many obstacles and making some choices that led to him being an eighth grade dropout, he found his way to creating a life that he would have never dreamed. Dr. Coleman speaks to us on the power of possibilities, starting over, and determination.

His journey to the doctorate is one that started with someone simply planting a seed that he decided to nurture. While serving in the military, Dr. Coleman received all of his degrees including his doctorate of which a portion was completed while he was deployed in the Middle East. With distractions being numerous, his commitment to focus on his education and completing what he started was a priority. Now retired, Dr. Coleman has so much life ahead of him and has great aspirations for the future to create opportunities for others through mentoring and teaching.

Dr. Coleman earned a Doctor of Business administration with the focus in Leadership from Capella University; Master’s in Procurement/Acquisitions and Contract Management from Webster University; and a Bachelor's in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services from Hawaii Pacific University. He is a loving husband and father who currently resides in the Metro Atlanta area.