From Execution to Excellence! Entrepreneur Jane Bond

Ayesha shares with us what it was like growing up in the hood of Philadelphia and dreaming of wealth. From a very young age Ayesha decided that she wanted to be wealthy and took on the pursuit of understanding and building a relationship with money to get to her ultimate goal and that was to become financially free.  While attaining her Economics and Marketing Degree from Temple University she was introduced to the financial services industry—via banking. Now a private wealth advisor with a Fortune 500 company that is among the top 25 largest asset managers in the world. Ayesha has also held various roles within her organization over the years, including financial advisor, district manager and the first female African-American Field Vice President in the firm’s history. Her passion is disciplined investing. In addition to investments in equities, she primarily invests in real estate throughout the city of Philadelphia and the suburbs. Following the financial crisis of 2008 added more than 40 doors to her real estate portfolio. Her goal is to teach our youth how to become financially free through financial literacy.

You can follow Ayesha @Ayeshaselden 

Vincenzo, shares with us his story of being fearless at the age of fifteen by taking the train from Milwaukee into Chicago to work for free at the world-famous Spiaggia, restaurant as a line cook to hone his skills.

With the challenges of an ailing father he ultimately had to stay put in Milwaukee. Later on, through all the hard work, tears and heartbreak Vincenzo found himself in Naples, Fl. as a Chef at well known Campiello restaurant.  After several years as the head chef Vincenzo was able to open up his own restaurant.

A Sicilian native, Vincenzo Betulia grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin after his parents moved there from Sicily when he was 2 years old. He began his career there at age 14 with an after-school job in Paul and Joe Bartolotta’s Ristorante Bartolotta. By age 15, he held a prized spot on the pizza line. He ultimately attained the chef position, became a Bartolotta protégé, and helped open two additional Bartolotta restaurants in Milwaukee.

While attending the Kendall Culinary School in Chicago, Chef Vincenzo further honed his skills at Bartolotta’s acclaimed Spiaggia. In Chicago, and later in Milwaukee, he worked with Michael White, a fellow Kendall alum and Bartolotta protégé. On a vacation in Naples, Florida, Chef Vincenzo fell in love with the area and secured a chef's position at Campiello, a staple in the Naples dining scene.

He worked his way up to head chef, a position he held for nine years, before opening his namesake restaurant, Osteria Tulia in January 2013, and Bar Tulia, an Italian gastropub and craft cocktail bar, in December 2014. A culinary trendsetter and major force in the Naples dining scene, Chef Vincenzo has opened his third restaurant, The French, a French rustic brasserie, in the fall of 2016.

Ash Cash Exantus shares with us what it was like growing up in Harlem at the height of the crack era.  Being blessed that he did not fall prey to the insanity he was able to rise at the young age of 24 to the position of CEO at one of the largest banks in America. 

Ash "not so humbly" retired from banking on his 30th birthday to become an author, speaker, & financial literacy advocate. Not fully prepared for entrepreneurship, he found himself back in the workforce within a year due to unforeseen family emergencies & financial hardships. This would become his biggest lesson in life.

A 15-year banking executive, personal finance expert, motivational speaker, and the author of many books, including four Amazon.com bestsellers. Dubbed as the Financial Motivator, he uses a culturally responsive approach in teaching financial literacy, wealth building and entrepreneurship. He is the founder and Chief Financial Educator at MindRight Money Management, a Financial Education and Media company that blends psychology and personal finance with music, pop culture and relevant news to help people manage their money better in order to live the life that they want.  He is also a Financial teacher as well as a Leadership Council member of the World of Money Financial Institute, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to empower youth with an immersive financial and technology education, creating financially responsible adults one child at a time.

Ash has established himself as a thought leader and trusted voice with Corporate America, Colleges, Churches, and Community based organizations. Through his message of fiscal responsibility, entrepreneurship, and wealth empowerment, he has become a regular speaker at national conferences across the country. Ash has been featured on popular, national media outlets such as CNN, The New York Times, WSJ, American Banker, CNBC, TheStreet.com, Black Enterprise, Essence Magazine, Ebony, BET, Pix11 Morning News, and countless others. He is the host of The Ash Cash Show podcast which is available on iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Google Play, and Stitcher.

Above all of his credentials, accolades, and titles, Ash is simply known for helping people maximize their full potential. For more information about Ash Please visit

www.IamAshCash.com

Jermain Miller Author of Wake Up & Win!!

He comes to us with the wisdom and mindset of Laws for Success!

He shares with us the tribulation and impact of losing his grandmother to cancer his only caretaker at the time, which left him to fin for himself. After dealing with insurmountable challenges as a young man, like homelessness and incarceration Jermain Miller, is now the Founder of MiLL Real Estate and CEO of Jermain Miller Consulting. 

Prior to him launching MiLL RE in 2015, Jermain carved his way to being one of the top real estate professionals in NYC after being homeless and starting with only 93 cents in his bank account. Because of a hunger and desire to succeed, his dedication to white glove client service and turnkey elegance coupled with his passion to help others, MiLL RE became an extension of his esteemed reputation built over years in New York City. 

In late 2017 after living the dream of becoming a business owner as well as opening 3 real estate offices in less than 2 years, Jermain launched Jermain Miller Consulting which helps motivate, train, coach and strategize with people as well as corporations on how to be the greatest versions of themselves through the science of personal achievement, definiteness of purpose and by living their dreams.

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Buy his book: Wake Up & Win on www.amazon.com

Peter Jean-Marie is our youngest guest to join us on from Execution to Excellence and we are proud to have on the show!

He shares with us how he was told by his now former manager he could never and would never become a designer in front of customers and colleagues. But took it in stride decided to dream big and not go home! He also talks about his challenges of being a young black man in a city that is predominantly white making a name for him self in fashion industry.

Peter Jean-Marie started modeling at the age 16 landing his first gig with Gap. From there moved on to designing a range of blazers and marketing via social media. In 2016, he won a competition at the Miami International Mall by designing a dress made out of chocolate . 

In 2018 he launched a "Dream Big" campaign to manage his own business. His Dream Big campaign launched on November 2018 at Coastland Center with a pop-up store selling luxury, hand-made neckties from imported fabrics. After the weekend, Jean-Marie commented "**In the first two days, I autographed and gave away 100 signed boxes to my first 100 customers, made over $2,000 in sales, and completely sold out of one collection. This is a great beginning. His future plans include fashion ranges for men and women. 

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Jane speaks with DeAnne Connolly Graham who is the first black woman to Chair the Miami Beach Chamber's Women's Business Council. DeAnne tells us about growing up in Connecticut and the challenges she faced with being mixed-race within the black community. DeAnne also shares with us the ugliness of being abandoned by family and friends after getting pregnant as a young female and left to fin for herself with a non-deserving partner. Fighting her way out of that spiraling downward relationship she takes her young child and flees to Florida where she learns to stand on her own two feet and flourish. DeAnne now describes herself as a being a servant leader and what it takes to be in that space. She also talks about her battle with stage four breast cancer and living through the harsh treatments. All the while remaining a true champion and advocate for women and youth educational advancement a Servant Leader.

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Jane speaks to us about the life lessons we have to learn and go through to make it in life. How important it is to cherish and prioritize family and friends. How precious time is when it comes to achieving goals and thinking big.

Actor, writer, director, producer, teacher, and coach Susan Batson has been called an "alchemist" by the New Yorker. In private consultation on film sets all over the world and in her New York acting studio, Susan Batson has enjoyed the privilege of working with Nicole Kidman, Juliette Binoche, Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Tom Cruise, Kerry Washington, Zac Efron, Chris Rock, Jamie Foxx, Sean Combs, Liv Tyler, Jennifer Connelly, Kirsten Dunst, Laverne Cox, Common, Janet Jackson, Rihanna and countless other actors searching for truthful connections between themselves and the characters they play. Nicole Kidman, who has worked closely with Susan for more than twelve years, hails her as a uniquely insightful acting coach with "a hell of a lot of pure talent," while Oscar winner Juliette Binoche praises Susan's ability to "shake you like a tree and get the fruits down." Susan Batson was publicly thanked by Kidman after receiving her Oscar for The Hours (2002), and by Tom Cruise in his Golden Globes acceptance speech for Magnolia (1999). ⁣A true soldier for the Arts!

Susan Batson is the author of the book "Truth: Personas, Needs, and Flaws In The Art of Building Actors and Creating Characters" and has been profiled in the New Yorker, the New York Times, Variety, the Hollywood Reporter, and Backstage.

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