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We continue our Alchemy of Leadership series with a conversation about leadership with Ethan Wyss, a recent college graduate serving as Business Relations Ambassador for the Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment Organization, where he is being fast-tracked for Senior Leadership. HB Sports and Entertainment is responsible for such teams as The New Jersey Devils, The Philadelphia 76ers, New Orleans Pelicans, The Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, as well as other established professional sports teams, and entertainment acts and events. In this episode, we address the subject of leadership from the perspective of a young, up-and-coming Business Development Executive that represents the millennial generation.  This affords other generational leaders to hear from Ethan Wyss, about what values are important for Senior leadership to possess, the organizational support and developmental programs he requires to excel in his career, and the importance of being properly prepared to lead. Regardless of your Seniority within your organization, this is an episode you don't want to miss because this conversation provides you with invaluable insight into deepened relationships with those poised to take the mantle of leadership. 

We kick off our Alchemy of Leadership series with the founder & Chairman of White Thorne Holdings, Steve Beaman, a Self-taught, self-made millionaire. Who has traveled from the depths of financial despair to the heights of financial prosperity, professionally, and from the heights of happy marriage to the depths of divorce and destruction, personally. Steve has seen it all. Father of six children, bible-believing Christian, and formerly a founding partner with Chicago  Investment Analytics a Wall Street  Research firm sold to Charles Schwab in  2000, Steve spearheads White Thorne Holdings, a small business incubator, and business think-tank. The Company was created using Steve’s money to build and develop companies that serve the small to the mid-size business community and presently holds several small businesses including The Elevare Club, Kashify, Merchant Master, LLC., JobFormance, LLC, and  Acciva Ltd, LLC These four companies work with the small business community to help them succeed. 

Throughout this series, we interview/discuss with experienced and up-and-coming leaders who recognize that people are at the heart of leadership, because of their unique talents, and abilities, and they are mining the gold of wisdom in groups and individuals, capturing creative brilliance, in order to produce extraordinary results.

This is an opportunity for our listeners to learn from those leaders/alchemists that are integrating their craft, skill, and imagination to take the process of taking leadership development from ordinary and turning it into something extraordinary.

It's hard to hear the truth with so many people talking, join your host as he engages in unfettered conversations with folks from around the world sharing their perspectives on how business, technology, world events, and political policies are impacting their families and communities. If you want to turn your thoughts into actions, then listen to that brother of light, dropping wisdom in your left ear, and knowledge in your right. 

It's hard to hear the truth with so many people talking, join your host as he engages in unfettered conversations with folks from around the world sharing their perspectives on how business, technology, world events, and political policies are impacting their families and communities. If you want to turn your thoughts into actions, then listen to that brother of light, dropping wisdom in your left ear, and knowledge in your right. 

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In this episode, Gene Folkes sits down with Actor, Model, Producer, and former NBA player Kenyon Glover to discuss Mr. Glover's journey in battling depression, overcoming four suicide attempts, the challenges of maintaining mental health due to a tumultuous childhood, and how systemic and institutional factors fail to address the mental health concerns of black men and men in general in this country.  For anyone who has ever struggled with mental health issues, this is a must-listen episode.
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In this episode, we sit down with a discussion about the Entrepreneurial journey of Aaron Johnson, founder, and CEO of Aaron Johnson Fit Club. To connect with Aaron, visit https://aaronjohnsonfitnessclub.com/