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Create Your Life Series episodes

May 04, 2018 CYLS 116: The Road To Sirius XM with guest Host Todd Wahnish
The Create Your Life Series celebrates accomplishing it’s two-year long goal of making it onto Sirius XM. In this episode guest host Todd Wahnish interviews Kevin about the journey and what is next for the show. Listen in for Kevin’s experience with dating shows and for surprise dancing in the studio!
51 min
April 27, 2018 CYLS 115: 10 Secrets You Should Know Before Starting Your Podcast With Kevin Y. Brown
In this episode, Kevin provides his top secrets got the Create Your Life Series nationally syndicated to 100 million impressions per episode. He provides an in-depth overview of what to do before you start and actionable steps to take once you get started.
14 min
April 20, 2018CYLS 114: New Daily Routines And 10 New Ways To Remain Consistent with Callers and Kevin Y. Brown
About our Guest:
Kevin Y. Brown motivational speaker, author and host brings you insights into the ins and outs of entrepreneurship each week with the Create Your Life series.

Episode Summary:
Kevin is completely transparent, sharing his battles with consistency and how it has become his friend over the years. He explains how his drive to stay consistent has helped him grow his team and create a solid foundation for his personal and team growth. He also gives his 10 ways to achieve with consistency daily and friendly callers across the nation tell their methods for fighting the battle of consistency.

Kevin shares good vibrations with friendly callers across the nation who tell their methods for fighting the battle of consistency. Insight from this episode:
How to win the war with ourselves
How to not take life for granted
Why Kevin chose a new and improved morning routine
The importance of depending on your community for support
The importance of self-care
How to take feedback from others and not lose site

Quotes from the show:

“Sometimes I have to take a step back, take a pause and do some self-care...I’m lucky enough to have people I can call who can step in when I am not up to par,” - caller Tenisha, Queens, NY episode #114

“I think self-care is important and a lot of people don't make time for that because they are so busy working and living their lives and supporting themselves. You have to do self care...just take some time by yourself, a time to reflect on things. - caller Tenisha, Queens, NY episode #114

“Sometimes we wait and wait, even waiting on someone else to make the decision...when in reality we need to just jump out the window and make the decision for ourselves.” - Kevin Y. Brown episode #114

“Being consistent means you are sometimes going to have to operate without all of the information.”- Kevin Y. Brown episode #114

“Being an entrepreneur still applies to life. So whether you are starting a new company or if you say hey, I’m going to create a different type of life for myself, you are still in startup mode. You yourself as a person are a startup to an extent.” - Kevin Y. Brown episode #114
“You have to do self care and it doesn’t necessarily mean spending a bunch of money” - caller Tenisha, Queens, NY episode #114

“Follow your gut and understand it.” - Kevin Y. Brown episode #114

“Don’t prioritize your schedule, schedule your priorities.”- Kevin Y. Brown episode #114

“Forgive yourself for the times you are going to fall off the wagon.”- Kevin Y. Brown episode #114

“Ask yourself, Why am I doing this, why is it important for me to remain consistent.”- Kevin Y. Brown episode #114

“Getting a seat at the table for the conversation is cool, but I want to reach the goal. Do it until it’s done” - Kevin Y. Brown episode #114

“Learn to Forgive Yourself, We all fall short of glory at some point” - Kevin Y. Brown episode #114

“Get out there, achieve and be great in life.” - Kevin Y. Brown episode #114

Kevin Y. Brown’s top ten (at least) ways to stay consistent:
Have a morning ritual.
Schedule it.
Do things even when you don't feel like it.
Forgive yourself.
Take responsibility for the process, not the results.
Allow yourself to grow into who you want to be.
Post your goals and your reminders in your environment.
Tell your friends and social media community what you are up to.
Keep your eye on your why.
Set specific goals.
Set boundaries.
Celebrate your wins.
Focus on progress and not perfection.
Don’t have an all or nothing mindset.
Have a night routine.

Stay Connected:

Create Your Life Series:

https://www.facebook.com/cylseries/
https://www.instagram.com/cylseries/

Kevin:
www.kevinybrown.com
www.instagram.com/kevinybrown
www.twitter.com/kevinybrown
www.facebook.com/kevbrown001

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34 min
April 13, 2018CYLS 113: Strategies To Growing Your Meetup Group To 16,000 Members With The Product Guy Jeremy Horn
Episode Summary
Jeremy shares how his path of computer programming at five years old has helped him stay ahead of the curve and what is coming in the future of artificial intelligence. He also shares his secrets of building a 16k plus meetup group.

Kevin Y. Brown
Kevin Y. Brown is a National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) Center For Public Trust (CPT) “Being A Difference” award recipient, international speaker, entrepreneur, and author. The former MTV Networks host and NYC fashion marketer has created an international following as a speaker on personal excellence, effective communication, and leadership. Kevin has been featured by Black Enterprise magazine as a “Modern Man of Distinction” and highlighted in various publications for his self-help speaking work and helping students graduate college debt-free. Recognized for his commitment to empowering foster care youth and as a foster care system alumnus, he has also delivered the keynote address at the International Foster Care Organizations Conference in Sydney, Australia and Osaka, Japan. Kevin is currently the creator/host of Sirius XM’s “Create Your Life” series, a fellow in the New York Chapter of the Startup Leadership Program, and an active member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Jeremy Horn
Jeremy Horn is an award-winning, product management veteran with 2 decades of experience leading and managing product teams. Jeremy has held various executive and advisory roles, from the founder of several start-ups to driving diverse organizations in online services, consumer products, and wearables. As founder of The Product Group, he has created the largest product management meetup in the world (16k+ members in NYC) and hosts the annual awarding of The Best Product Person. Accelerating the next evolution of product management, Jeremy acted as creator and instructor of the 10-week product management course at General Assembly and The New School, and mentoring at Women 2.0 and Lean Startup Machine (where is has been a judge).

Insights From the Episode
The power of being ahead of the curve and changing with the times and technology
The importance of vision
New roles in agriculture, artistry, and writing being needed
The importance of AI technology and how it is creating new job opportunities
Insights into Product Management
The secrets of a great Product Manager
Insights into the keys to a strong project manager
Insights into Lean Methodology
The importance of Road Mapping
Insights into companies generating revenue over time
Keys to product success
Insights into Product Meetups
Strategies to grow a meetup to 16k
How to set goals and achieve them

Quotes From the Show
"Roadmapping is critical, its how you keep yourself on track, it's how you communicate with what you're doing internally and externally." - Jeremy Horn, Create Your Life Series, #113
“When you think about AI, it can solve more problems at a greater scale than ever before.” - Jeremy Horn, Create Your Life Series, #113
"Don't be a victim of death by comparison." - Kevin Y. Brown, Create Your Life Series, #113
“AI is creating new opportunities for people who would not have had opportunities for jobs.” - Jeremy Horn, Create Your Life Series, #113
“I didn’t pick product management as much as...i just realized I was doing it.” - Jeremy Horn, Create Your Life Series, #113
“The best reason to go into product management...is you want to help people.” - Jeremy Horn, Create Your Life Series, #113
“You are really in it to solve problems and generate revenue for the business.” - Jeremy Horn, Create Your Life Series, #113
“A product managers will have a road map...at the end of the day you have to be a people person.” - Jeremy Horn, Create Your Life Series, #113
“Don’t build anything just do a quick tiny slice and throw it out there, if it doesn't work, try something else.” - Jeremy Horn, Create Your Life Series, #113
“Make sure you can be very adaptive.” - Jeremy Horn, Create Your Life Series, #113
“Even Apple does research...market testing and experiments.” - Jeremy Horn, Create Your Life Series, #113
“The meetups are laidback roundtable style..diving into product problems.” - Jeremy Horn, Create Your Life Series, #113
“You always want objectives to be measurable you always want the results to be verifiable but someone else, not opinionated.” - Jeremy Horn, Create Your Life Series, #113

Key Components to a Company Like Apple Consistently Being Able to Put Products Out
User testing
Experiments

Three Things Why One Products Sells vs. Another
Who has the better marketing
Who has a better market fit with the right movers in the industry faster
Who executes faster

Resources Mentioned
Google Cloud
Python Cloud

Favorite Quote
“Just do it” - Nike

Favorite Book
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende

Keys to Create Your Best Life
Don’t forget to prioritize your happiness
Don’t overthink it
Build relationships

Stay Connected
Create Your Life Series
https://www.facebook.com/cylseries/
https://www.instagram.com/cylseries/

Kevin Y Brown
www.kevinybrown.com
www.instagram.com/kevinybrown
www.twitter.com/kevinybrown
www.facebook.com/kevbrown001

Jeremy Horn
http://theproductguy.com/
http://twitter.com/theproductguy
https://www.facebook.com/theproductguy
https://www.linkedin.com/in/theproductguy
www.theproductgroup.org
www.theproductmentor.com

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This episode was produced and managed by Podcast Laundry (www.podcastlaundry.com)
56 min
April 06, 2018CYLS 112: Secrets to Successful Business and Product Launches with Lenore Kantor
Episode Summary
Lenore tells the difference between those who want to launch a company and those who succeed in launching a company. She shares the importance of finding your market, appreciating feedback, being around creative people, and branding yourself personally and professionally at the same time.

Kevin Y. Brown
Kevin Y. Brown is a National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) Center For Public Trust (CPT) “Being A Difference” award recipient, international speaker, entrepreneur, and author. The former MTV Networks host and NYC fashion marketer has created an international following as a speaker on personal excellence, effective communication, and leadership. Kevin has been featured by Black Enterprise magazine as a “Modern Man of Distinction” and highlighted in various publications for his self-help speaking work and helping students graduate college debt-free. Recognized for his commitment to empowering foster care youth and as a foster care system alumnus, he has also delivered the keynote address at the International Foster Care Organizations Conference in Sydney, Australia and Osaka, Japan. Kevin is currently the creator/host of Sirius XM’s “Create Your Life” series, a fellow in the New York Chapter of the Startup Leadership Program, and an active member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Lenore Kantor
Lenore Kantor is a strategic advisor to companies and individuals who are managing growth, innovation and change. Lenore founded Launch Warrior to help emerging and established businesses and founders in the technology, creative, financial and professional services sectors to increase revenues, establish market leadership and achieve results by aligning their vision and values with their brand, messaging, strategy and culture. Lenore helps clients to clarify their positioning develop their leadership, manage corporate changes and go to market successfully.

Insights From the Episode
Secrets of the Launch Warrior beginnings
The importance of having an internal drive to become an entrepreneur
The importance of industry credibility
The importance of getting a variety of experience while working in the corporate world
How to choose the best clients for your business
How to outsource chief marketing roles
Strategies for breaking down barriers for a successful launch
How to get past procrastination
How to stay motivated when times are challenging
The importance of bonding and networking with like minded individuals
How to balance your spiritual and professional life
The importance of goal setting

Quotes From the Show
“I do believe people have these moments in their life where they realize something is not...the way they thought it would be.” - Lenore Kantor, Create Your Life Series, #112
“Having navigated the corporate world I have a lot of experience managing teams, ...building brands, working with organizations.” - Lenore Kantor, Create Your Life Series, #112
“Everyone has different experiences in life. Then you need to look back and reflect and see what was the through line...the thing that made sense and tied everything together.” - Lenore Kantor, Create Your Life Series, #112
“What I found early on was there were people I really liked and I wanted to help but they didn’t want to invest in their business. If they don’t want to invest in their business...it's kind of hard to grow if you are not looking to do the things you need to do to make your business better.” - Lenore Kantor, Create Your Life Series, #112
“I’m often working with teams...around what are you trying to achieve for the company, what are your priorities and goals, what are you trying to get to. Then what resources do you have and what are your strengths so the two can come together so there can be a better focus and you can be more successful.” - Lenore Kantor, Create Your Life Series, #112
Perfectionism holds people back. “People think unless its perfect I don’t want to go live...nothing is perfect, you can spend forever and it will never be perfect. There needs to be a willingness to take a risk, to try… stick your toe in the water, try it and see how it goes.” - Lenore Kantor, Create Your Life Series, #112
“The more clear you can be for your organization around what you are really trying to achieve... is that realistic? If that is what you want to achieve then you actually have to say...what is it going to take to get there and am I prepared to make the investment necessary.” - Lenore Kantor, Create Your Life Series, #112
“Progress is better than perfection.’ - Kevin Y. Brown, Create Your Life Series, #112
“Free advice is what it’s worth, its free.” - Lenore Kantor, Create Your Life Series, #112
“Passion can get you really far...but at the same time you need to know what it takes to get people to engage in using whatever you are building.” - Lenore Kantor, Create Your Life Series, #112
“ Correction is direction, feedback is love. by Dr. Rafael Moffitt” - Kevin Y. Brown, Create Your Life Series, #112
“Everything is a lesson and an opportunity to learn.” - Lenore Kantor, Create Your Life Series, #112
“Try to keep your vision and try to stay positive when you can. The more positive and focused you can be, the more clarity you will have and the better opportunities to manifest what you want.” - Lenore Kantor, Create Your Life Series, #112
“It’s really important to try and set goals...it will look different for different people.” - Lenore Kantor, Create Your Life Series, #112

Resources Mentioned
Evernote
Smartsheet
17 hats
Dubsado

Favorite Book
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert

Keys to Create Your Best Life
Work on yourself
Treat people with gentleness and kindness
Try and tap into what you really want to create for yourself

Stay Connected
Create Your Life Series
https://www.facebook.com/cylseries/
https://www.instagram.com/cylseries/

Kevin Y Brown
www.kevinybrown.com
www.instagram.com/kevinybrown
www.twitter.com/kevinybrown
www.facebook.com/kevbrown001

Lenore Kantor
https://launchwarrior.net/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/launch-warrior
https://www.facebook.com/launchwarrior/
https://twitter.com/Launch_Warrior

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51 min
March 30, 2018CYLS 111: Co-Founder Conflict And The Power Of Pivoting with Greg Alkalay
Episode Summary
Greg discusses his bold, entrepreneurial leap and growth in digital children's media. He tells about "licking the frog," first thing every morning, balancing work with parenting, and creating his own distinct media platform. He shares his three jewels for those looking to create their best life.

Kevin Y. Brown
Kevin Y. Brown is a National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) Center For Public Trust (CPT) “Being A Difference” award recipient, international speaker, entrepreneur, and author. The former MTV Networks host and NYC fashion marketer has created an international following as a speaker on personal excellence, effective communication, and leadership. Kevin has been featured by Black Enterprise magazine as a “Modern Man of Distinction” and highlighted in various publications for his self-help speaking work and helping students graduate college debt-free. Recognized for his commitment to empowering foster care youth and as a foster care system alumnus, he has also delivered the keynote address at the International Foster Care Organizations Conference in Sydney, Australia and Osaka, Japan. Kevin is currently the creator/host of Sirius XM’s “Create Your Life” series, a fellow in the New York Chapter of the Startup Leadership Program, and an active member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Greg Alkalay
Greg Alkalay is the Co-Founder and CEO of batteryPOP, the online and mobile video network exclusively for 6-11 year olds, where kids are in command of what “POPS.” Recently named among Café Mom’s Top 10 Mom-Approved Sites, the network features curated and unique content ranging from cartoons, live action series, and exclusive interviews covering top trending celebrities and topics for kids. A Princeton University graduate, Greg’s passion for youth entertainment is further inspired by the enthusiasm of his own two children, Harper (3) and Dylan (6 months).

Insights From the Episode
Strategies to monetize content
The importance of connecting with the kid audience at eye level
How the audience is calling the shots
Secrets to the kid creative process
How to decide to become an entrepreneur
The importance of emotional and financial support
How to freelance to support the business
The importance of partnerships
How to stay motivated in the down times
Insights into moving past personal roadblocks
Secrets to balancing life and work
The importance of accelerator programs
How to set goals
How to Deal with challenging moments

Quotes From the Show
“We facilitate great content and get it in front of kids where ever they are.” - Greg Alkalay, Create Your Life Series, #111
“There is no filter when it comes to kids, they will tell you if something is good or if it is really not good. If they ask to watch five times in a row, you know you have a great piece of content” - Greg Alkalay, Create Your Life Series, #111
“When it comes to kids content, you need a human being to be apart of the process.” - Greg Alkalay, Create Your Life Series, #111
“I took that leap, it was plenty scary. There is this myth of entrepreneurship that you drop everything and walk off a cliff and either you land on the next cliff and keep climbing up or you fall and plummet. I had support, so I wasn’t diving into an abyss, I knew I would be ok if I took a run at this.” - Greg Alkalay, Create Your Life Series, #111
“Having a support network is very important.” - Greg Alkalay, Create Your Life Series, #111
“Partnerships are the lifeblood of entrepreneurship, I think going at it alone is a very difficult approach.” - Greg Alkalay, Create Your Life Series, #111
“Look for someone who compliments your skillset. You don’t necessarily need to be working with your best friend, unles you really have different approaches to business.” - Greg Alkalay, Create Your Life Series, #111
“It’s not about being comfortable, it's about finding someone to fill the roles you are not good at.” - Greg Alkalay, Create Your Life Series, #111
“Focus is a very tricky thing. When you are running a small business you’ve got a million things to deal with at once. And how do you pick that one thing that is more important than something else.” - Greg Alkalay, Create Your Life Series, #111
“The two things I am most passionate about in this world are my family and this business I started.” - Greg Alkalay, Create Your Life Series, #111
“We want to grow this business and it comes down to, are we making money?" - Greg Alkalay, Create Your Life Series, #111
“We were all kids at one point, everybody has a take on this.” - Greg Alkalay, Create Your Life Series, #111
“Keep dreaming and keep working, everything is going to be alright.” - Kevin Y. Brown, Create Your Life Series, #111

Resources Mentioned
Slack

Favorite Quote
“Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.” Mark Twain

Favorite Book
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Keys to Create Your Best Life
Find somebody who wants to go through it with you
Have a plan for success but more importantly have a plan for failure
Get sleep when you can

Stay Connected
Create Your Life Series
https://www.facebook.com/cylseries/
https://www.instagram.com/cylseries/

Kevin Y Brown
www.kevinybrown.com
www.instagram.com/kevinybrown
www.twitter.com/kevinybrown
www.facebook.com/kevbrown001

Greg Alkalay
[email protected]
https://www.batterypop.com/
https://twitter.com/galkalay75?lang=en
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregalkalay/
https://www.facebook.com/Batterypop/

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54 min
March 23, 2018CYLS 110: Leaving The Money And Titles Behind To Chase Your Dreams with Nicole Valentine
Episode Summary
Nicole gives us the secrets to her transition from corporate America to entrepreneur, the ups, and downs of being in business, war stories of being a non-technical founder, secrets to picking the right business partner and superhero names.

Kevin Y. Brown
Kevin Y. Brown is a National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) Center For Public Trust (CPT) “Being A Difference” award recipient, international speaker, entrepreneur, and author. The former MTV Networks host and NYC fashion marketer has created an international following as a speaker on personal excellence, effective communication, and leadership. Kevin has been featured by Black Enterprise magazine as a “Modern Man of Distinction” and highlighted in various publications for his self-help speaking work and helping students graduate college debt-free. Recognized for his commitment to empowering foster care youth and as a foster care system alumnus, he has also delivered the keynote address at the International Foster Care Organizations Conference in Sydney, Australia and Osaka, Japan. Kevin is currently the creator/host of Sirius XM’s “Create Your Life” series, a fellow in the New York Chapter of the Startup Leadership Program, and an active member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Nicole Valentine
Nicole Valentine, the ”Small Business Champion”, is an entrepreneur, media personality, tech founder, business fitness coach, deal lawyer and strategist, passionate about helping you live your journey with confidence, courage & joy. She is the creator, executive producer and host of TV Special, “Empower Lunch”, which aired in over 90 million US homes on RLTV and ABC Networks.

Nicole Valentine is the Founder of Winly Playbook, a business strategy, data and productivity platform and small business community focused on executing daily wins. She is the CEO of Synergy Business Development, a New York based business growth consultancy. She mentors New York small businesses through government agencies (SBS & MTA) and advises through organizations and corporations (Black Women Talk Tech & American Express OPEN Forum).

Insights From the Episode
How to grow up in an entrepreneur family
Secrets to creating your own destiny
The importance of preparing before becoming an entrepreneur
The importance of having a good reputation in the business
How to supplement and earn money while building a business
The importance of technology in business
The secrets to overcoming internal hurdles
Strategies to start fresh everyday
The importance of overcoming roadblocks and hurdles
How to see the Big Picture
The importance of a team and partnership in business
The importance of a strong circle of friends
Secrets to goal setting: Vision Boards
Strategies to start and win at your business
Power of being open and humble
Secrets to the time frames it takes to grow a real sustainable business
Secrets to being strong and following your dreams

Quotes From the Show
“When you start your business you say who is your client? Everybody.” - Nicole Valentine, Create Your Life Series, #110
“You have to go inside and think...how can I live my life to my best ability.” - Nicole Valentine, Create Your Life Series, #110
“When we are creating our own lives. How do you want to be remembered?” - Nicole Valentine, Create Your Life Series, #110
“The life I want to live is one of purpose, of passion of pushing people to their next level. Because I see what they can become.” - Nicole Valentine, Create Your Life Series, #110
“It takes about a good three years to really have a business model that works.” - Nicole Valentine, Create Your Life Series, #110
“It’s important to invest in your dreams.” - Nicole Valentine, Create Your Life Series, #110
“You think you have enough money, but when you are starting a business sometimes you spend more than you may think.” - Nicole Valentine, Create Your Life Series, #110
“I don’t believe that you have to starve as an entrepreneur or small business owner… you just have to have the right preparation and positioning for your next level” - Nicole Valentine, Create Your Life Series, #110
“If you show up for your clients if you stand up for your clients and make sure that they are served they will continue to come back to you” - Nicole Valentine, Create Your Life Series, #110
“Don’t begrudge the movements that you make that seem like detours. There may be times when you have to think about how to transform your business so it can be sustainable.” - Nicole Valentine, Create Your Life Series, #110
“It’s one thing to have the tech tool in front of you. It’s another thing to have the tool be transformative for the user.” - Nicole Valentine, Create Your Life Series, #110
“If you are a small business or entrepreneur and you’re doing what you’re doing alone, then you’re not going to go far.” - Nicole Valentine, Create Your Life Series, #110
“Keep our village tight.” - Nicole Valentine, Create Your Life Series, #110
“A bad partner can destroy your business.” - Nicole Valentine, Create Your Life Series, #110
“Someone is always watching what you are doing...when you get that random phone call, then you know what you are doing..that you’ve planted the seeds.” - Nicole Valentine, Create Your Life Series, #110
“I’m in a good place. I’m in a place of love.” - Nicole Valentine, Create Your Life Series, #110

Resources Mentioned
Winly Playbook

Favorite Quote
“Travel light, live light.” Yogi Bhajan
Favorite Book
Things Fall Apart by Achebe Chinua

Keys to Create Your Best Life
Love yourself
Forgive yourself
Be your authentic self

Stay Connected
Create Your Life Series
https://www.facebook.com/cylseries/
https://www.instagram.com/cylseries/

Kevin Y Brown
www.kevinybrown.com
www.instagram.com/kevinybrown
www.twitter.com/kevinybrown
www.facebook.com/kevbrown001

Nicole Valentine
https://www.winlyplaybook.com/#bnr
http://www.nicolevalentine.tv/
https://www.facebook.com/NicoleValentineTV/
https://twitter.com/NValentineTV
https://www.instagram.com/nicolevalentinetv/

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58 min
March 16, 2018CYLS 109: Gentrification Solutions and Personal Finance Strategies with Jerrod Delaine
Episode Summary
Jerrod talks about the process and hidden expenses of home buying in New York City, managing your finances and tips to get and keep your credit up. He shares his strategies to work-life balance and some amazing quotes to live by.

Kevin Y. Brown
Kevin Y. Brown is a National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) Center For Public Trust (CPT) “Being A Difference” award recipient, international speaker, entrepreneur, and author. The former MTV Networks host and NYC fashion marketer has created an international following as a speaker on personal excellence, effective communication, and leadership. Kevin has been featured by Black Enterprise magazine as a “Modern Man of Distinction” and highlighted in various publications for his self-help speaking work and helping students graduate college debt-free. Recognized for his commitment to empowering foster care youth and as a foster care system alumnus, he has also delivered the keynote address at the International Foster Care Organizations Conference in Sydney, Australia and Osaka, Japan. Kevin is currently the creator/host of Sirius XM’s “Create Your Life” series, a fellow in the New York Chapter of the Startup Leadership Program, and an active member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Jerrod Delaine
Jerrod Delaine has worked in real estate private equity, consulting, not-for-profit advising and project managing. His efforts have included asset management, acquisitions, construction and development due diligence. He is currently the Director of Development for Carthage Real Estate Advisors LLC. Carthage is a Harlem based development firm focused on affordable and market rate residential development.

Insights From the Episode
Insights into what gentrification is
Addressing limited housing resources
Getting involved in the real estate game
Understanding emotions vs. the reality of real estate
The importance if building bonds, networking and forming strong relationships in graduate school
The importance of building your credit and saving to purchase a home in New York
The secrets to keeping your revolving credit lines down
PMI: what it is and how it works
The hidden fees a home shopper can run into
Building wealth off of credit
Programs for first time home buyers
Strategies for home buying
Balancing family and work life
Self-care rituals

Quotes From the Show
“We have to work at how to preserve our resources..one of the primary ways is ownership” - Jerrod Delaine, Create Your Life Series, #109
“Real estate is an emotional thing...the place where your home is” - Jerrod Delaine, Create Your Life Series, #109
“The world is changing around us literally” - Jerrod Delaine, Create Your Life Series, #109
“America is built on ownership, all of the laws, rules taxes it all benefits those who own this place” - Jerrod Delaine, Create Your Life Series, #109
“What is great about this business is you can make a couple good decisions and see exponential benefits” - Jerrod Delaine, Create Your Life Series, #109
“Real estate is about forming relationships...but that is in a lot of other industries too” - Jerrod Delaine, Create Your Life Series, #109
“You need to have that money saved up and ready for this journey you are running down” - Jerrod Delaine, Create Your Life Series, #109
“Even some of the biggest companies in the world, in real estate, use leverage” - Jerrod Delaine, Create Your Life Series, #109
“We can do more together, than we can as individuals” - Jerrod Delaine, Create Your Life Series, #109
“Failure is not an option, be desperately dedicated” - Jerrod Delaine, Create Your Life Series, #109
“The other part of gentrification in our neighborhood is we don’t own a lot of businesses in our community and support those businesses” - Jerrod Delaine, Create Your Life Series, #109

Resources Mentioned
I-Phone
Evernote
Real Estate Development: The Process by Jerrod Delaine
Real Estate Development-Gentrification by Jerrod Delaine
Real Estate Development: What is it? by Jerrod Delaine

Favorite Quote
“Desperately dedicated” - Jerrod Delaine
“Cherish this moment, the next one is always better” - Jerrod Delaine

Favorite Book
I Will Teach You How To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi
Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
Richest Man In Babylon by George S. Clason

Keys to Create Your Best Life
Figure out your goals. What will make you happy and are you working toward it?
Figure out how you can build for your family.
Give back.

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52 min
March 09, 2018CYLS 108: A Nude Perspective on Tech and Beauty with Atima Lui
Episode Summary
Atima Lui discusses creating tech that redefines the standard of beauty for the world, secrets to staying confident, and the importance of sharing vision while leading the industry.

Kevin Y. Brown
Kevin Y. Brown is a National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) Center For Public Trust (CPT) “Being A Difference” award recipient, international speaker, entrepreneur, and author. The former MTV Networks host and NYC fashion marketer has created an international following as a speaker on personal excellence, effective communication, and leadership. Kevin has been featured by Black Enterprise magazine as a “Modern Man of Distinction” and highlighted in various publications for his self-help speaking work and helping students graduate college debt-free. Recognized for his commitment to empowering foster care youth and as a foster care system alumnus, he has also delivered the keynote address at the International Foster Care Organizations Conference in Sydney, Australia and Osaka, Japan. Kevin is currently the creator/host of Sirius XM’s “Create Your Life” series, a fellow in the New York Chapter of the Startup Leadership Program, and an active member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Atima Lui
Atima Lui is a Harvard business school grad who started the company Nudest.

Nudest is a company building patent-pending skin tone matching technology for humans of every color with computer vision and machine learning. Nudest is a technology solution to make it possible for people to find products that match their skin tone. With a team consisting of software engineers Nudest’s website was created to offer the products which are “changing the definition of nude.” The patent-pending Nude Meter is available now on nudest.co.

Insights From the Episode
Nude doesn’t match 84% of the global population
Love thyself techniques
The importance of surrounding yourself with positive, supportive and encouraging people.
Finding resources to inspire you.
The importance of commiserating with a group of like-minded peers.
Having goals that are clear about where you are heading.
The importance of motivation is crucial.
Staying focused on your number one goal.
The importance of getting feedback from your target market before moving ahead
Knowing when to pivot
Addressing your mental health needs
Secrets to staying confident in yourself
The importance of expressing the overall vision to the team
The importance of celebrating every little thing as a team
Secrets to working with family
Shades of a product
Insight on the ratio of working vs. planning

Quotes From the Show
“Some of the best start up ideas seem like a no brainer.” - Atima Lui, Create Your Life Series, #108
“I think that when you are a little start up it is a big deal when you have a big company willing to negotiate with you... Just getting that seat at the table is massive and worthy of celebrating.” - Atima Lui, Create Your Life Series, #108
Atima Lui spent her youth “subconsciously consciously taking in imagery of what beauty is supposed to look like.” - Atima Lui, Create Your Life Series, #108
"Learning my past, learning all of the people from whom i have benefitted and the shoulders that I stand on that is a big part of feeling proud and black” - Atima Lui, Create Your Life Series, #108
"I have had to cut out some friends who are more about competition over community” - Atima Lui, Create Your Life Series, #108
“I am around people who see my success as their success” - Atima Lui, Create Your Life Series, #108
“Look inside yourself for what you are supposed to do with your life” - Atima Lui, Create Your Life Series, #108
"If you’re going to have a life partner…that person needs to be radically supportive of you, not just when it’s convenient for this person’s career… this person needs to see your success as their success, be willing to sacrifice for you to get where you need to be” - Atima Lui, Create Your Life Series, #108
“You have to create a standard and everybody else who comes into the arena they need to live by it, you also have to offer an experience and make people want to show up and that's a part of being authentic as well” - Kevin Y. Brown, Create Your Life Series, #108
“Somebody might reject you right now, that's because they don’t know who you are, it will come full circle and they’ll be asking for your help or to work with you or they will have respect for you or they’ll find out not too long after.” - Kevin Y. Brown, Create Your Life Series, #108
“Rejection is not final, the real key is not to internalize it" - Kevin Y. Brown, Create Your Life Series, #108
“Everything is not for you, but something is and that something nobody can take away” - Kevin Y. Brown, Create Your Life Series, #108

Resources Mentioned
Shopify

Favorite Quote
“Done is better than perfect.” Sheryl Sandberg

Favorite Book
Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg

Keys to Create Your Best Life
Not to look outside yourself, but to look inside yourself for what you are supposed to do with your life.
If you are going to have a life partner, that person needs to be radically supportive of you.
You want to find something that you are incredibly passionate about. The entrepreneur life is incredibly hard, so you have to do something that makes you happy so you can go back and say, I’m enjoying this. That way, as they say, you will never work a day in your life.

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Atima Lui
https://shop.nudest.co/pages/about-us
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https://www.facebook.com/nudst.co/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/atima/

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56 min
March 02, 2018CYLS 107: Chasing Curiousity While Affirming Your Future With Jonathan McCrory
Episode Summary
Jonathan shares secrets of his journey of going from actor to behind the scenes to becoming the director of theater at the National Black Theater at 25. He shares his mission of helping other creatives and secrets to make sure that his work is growing.

Kevin Y. Brown
Kevin Y. Brown is a National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) Center For Public Trust (CPT) “Being A Difference” award recipient, international speaker, entrepreneur, and author. The former MTV Networks host and NYC fashion marketer has created an international following as a speaker on personal excellence, effective communication, and leadership. Kevin has been featured by Black Enterprise magazine as a “Modern Man of Distinction” and highlighted in various publications for his self-help speaking work and helping students graduate college debt-free. Recognized for his commitment to empowering foster care youth and as a foster care system alumnus, he has also delivered the keynote address at the International Foster Care Organizations Conference in Sydney, Australia and Osaka, Japan. Kevin is currently the creator/host of Sirius XM’s “Create Your Life” series, a fellow in the New York Chapter of the Startup Leadership Program, and an active member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Jonathan McCrory
Obie award winning and Adelco nominated Harlem based artist who has served as director of Theatre Arts at Dr. Barbara Ann Teer’s National Black Theatre since 2012. He's also directed numerous productions including Dead and Breathing, HandsUp, Hope Speaks, Blacken The Bubble. He was awarded the Emerging Producer Award by the National Black Theatre Festival and Winston Salem North Carolina and the Torchbearer Award by Theatrical Legend Woody King Jr. He is a founding member of the collaborative producing organization Harlem 9, Next Generation National Network and The Movement Theatre Company. He sits on the National Advisory Committee for Black Theatre Commons and How Round. Was a member of the original cohort for Art Equity and is a proud emerge N.Y.C. Alumni A Washington D.C. native, and he attended the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in New York University,Tisch School of the Arts.

Insights From the Episode
Secrets to meaningful connections
Secret to bridging the gap between the old and the new and still staying in alignment with Dr. Teer’s vision.
How to deal with adversity of people who want things to stay the same
How to go about setting and accomplishing goals
Strategies on self care rituals
How to gauge and make sure that the work you are doing is improving
Rubrics/benchmarks to measure success
Jonathan sees success of the work that is being accomplished by the human transformation of the people he is able to touch, and what they are able to accomplish.

Quotes From the Show
“Don’t Get Goal Jacked” - Jonathan McCrory, Create Your Life Series, #107
“I like joy, I love to smile, it was a gift given to me by mother and grandmother and my dad and all of those lineages coming together really helpled to cultivate a space where i got to learn black boy joy” - Jonathan McCrory, Create Your Life Series, #107
“When you lead after voicing it with an intentionality of manifesting the resources from the universe provide it” - Jonathan McCrory, Create Your Life Series, #107
“The algorithim to success: you have to uplift from the muck to become the diamond” - Jonathan McCrory, Create Your Life Series, #107
“What you do not know is something you have to be generous in starting to know” - Jonathan McCrory, Create Your Life Series, #107
“Your POV is limited because of the beautiful live you have been able to live” - Jonathan McCrory, Create Your Life Series, #107
“The quest for greatness and purpose and for being energized is to dismantle those blind spots to a space where your pov has a 360 reality to it and then you start to become awakened to humanity” - Jonathan McCrory, Create Your Life Series, #107
“The more specificity you have the more universal you will become” - Jonathan McCrory, Create Your Life Series, #107
“If we are to be our ancestors wildest dreams…inside of that conversation is we are the vessels to manifest unfinished works” - Jonathan McCrory, Create Your Life Series, #107
“Whatever’s not serving me I send it back to the sender” - Jonathan McCrory, Create Your Life Series, #107
“I strive for excellence and excellence is a moving target” - Jonathan McCrory, Create Your Life Series, #107
“When I think I know excellence, there is another realm of excellence” - Jonathan McCrory, Create Your Life Series, #107
“I will spend the entirety of my life trying to achieve with joy, curiosity and anticipation” - Jonathan McCrory, Create Your Life Series, #107

Resources Mentioned
Inside Timer App-Apple
Inside Timer App-Android

Favorite Book
The Alchemist

Favorite Quote
“I’m my ancestors’ wildest dreams.”-Unknown

Keys to Create Your Best Life
Understand that this walk might physically be lonely by you’re never spiritually alone.
Through silence you will interrupt the noise.
When you wake up in the morning, look in the mirror and honestly tell yourself you love yourself.
There’s nothing to fear inside of the darkness. You are light.

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Jonathan McCrory
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Email [email protected]
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54 min

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