Create Your Life Series

CYLS 163: The Hope Dealer: Secrets to Successfully Investing in America’s Future with Frank E. Brady

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Episode Summary

Frank talks about his journey and his continuous efforts to use his work to give back to his community. Frank also talks about how to maintain balance in a busy life and the importance of having a strong support network to help you do so.

 

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. 

 

Frank E. Brady

Frank E. Brady is an educator, entertainer and empowerment speaker. He is a poet, a performer and a mentor. He is the director of The Future Project, a nonprofit organization that empowers high schoolers to turn their passions into projects that impact their schools and communities. He has appeared on BET, NBC, SOUL TRAIN, NPR and, most recently, the Huffington Post. He is a frequent performer on the national poetry circuits and has worked with some of Hollywood’s biggest entertainers. He was recognized as a black man of distinction by Black Enterprise and Black Enterprise’s man of the year.

 

Insights From the Episode

  • Strategies for “serving your way to the top”
  • How to utilize influence and flip it from negative to positive
  • How to get out of unhelpful patterns in your life
  • How to leverage your opportunities

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    Quotes From the Show

    • “I just stayed the path and the course and cultivated my gift and my talents and my skill set to continue to leverage those opportunities to get on different stages, to get on different platforms while always maintaining a mindset of how do I use my talents to give back.” - Frank E Brady, Create Your Life Series, #163
    • “The storms of life will try you and as you’re going through the storms and the situations of life you have to be willing to just learn on the fly and learn what your relationship is to what you go through.” - Frank E Brady, Create Your Life Series, #163
    • “We all need personal boards of directors that can help us with different things.” - Frank E Brady, Create Your Life Series, #163
    • “That’s the worst place to stay at when you’re going through stuff is in your own head.” - Frank E Brady, Create Your Life Series, #163
    • “You can’t complain when you get what you ask for.” - Frank E Brady, Create Your Life Series, #163

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      Resources Mentioned

      • Google suite

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        Favorite Book

        • The Bible

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          Favorite Quote

          • “The dream is for free, but the hustle is sold separately.” - Unknown, attributed to a variety of people

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            Keys to Create Your Best Life:

            • Don’t allow your pain to stop you from walking into your power; let it make you
            • Your past doesn’t determine where you’re going, it’s the setup for where you’re going
            • Don’t allow what people say about you to determine your future and your trajectory

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