I Am Black Success®

There are more amazing Black men and women, who aren't poor, aren't criminals, aren't threats to our society, than those who are. Yet, the media's representation of Black people paint a different picture. If we are to alter the media's distorted portrayal, we must among other things, increase the number of Black tv owners, producers, journalists and experts who are the creators of content.

I’m excited today to share in a conversation this week with Tunisha Brown, Founder and Editor-In-Chief of IMPACT Magazine and IMPACT TV, a platform that reaches hundreds of thousands daily.

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About I Am Black Success®
I Am Black Success® is a podcast featuring conversations with trailblazing Black leaders, entrepreneurs, creators, and changemakers. With 200+ episodes, the show documents Black stories and explores the strategies, lessons, and tools that fuel excellence, leadership, and legacy.

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Leading in purpose and with authenticity provides the strength, endurance, and desire to succeed in all areas of life.

OUR GUEST: TRACY L. WILLIAMS, MS

Tracy L. Williams is a nationally recognized leader committed to equity, social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion with expertise creating and executing strategies that uplift women and underserved populations through entrepreneurship, philanthropy, nonprofit, and corporate sectors. 

CONNECT WITH TRACY L. WILLIAMS

LinkedIn:    Tracy L. Williams
Twitter:       @ellephantparade
Instagram: @ellephantparade

Special thanks to Shawn Dove and to Proctor & Gamble for fueling and sponsoring this #TalkAboutBias series. 

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Please help us by SHARING this podcast with others. We believe that these inspiring stories are going to move other aspiring Black trailblazers to make significant changes that have generational impact for many others, both now and well into the future. 

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And connect with host Stephen A. Hart at Twitter and LinkedIn 

#BlackExcellence #BlackSuccess #BlackMen #BlackWomen #BlackEntrepreneur #BlackLeader #BlackPodcast

If someone Googled you today, would your LinkedIn help you or hurt you? 

Most decision makers search before reaching out, and LinkedIn is often the first result. If your profile is outdated or unclear, you are losing trust and opportunities. Our LinkedIn Profile Optimization rewrites and refreshes your profile with clear positioning, credibility markers, and stronger visuals. Book yours at ExpertsOnLinkedIn.com. Black History Month: $200 off with code BH200.

About I Am Black Success®
I Am Black Success® is a podcast featuring conversations with trailblazing Black leaders, entrepreneurs, creators, and changemakers. With 200+ episodes, the show documents Black stories and explores the strategies, lessons, and tools that fuel excellence, leadership, and legacy.

Stay connected:
 Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts
 Watch full episodes on YouTube
Learn more at iamblacksuccess.com 

How is society being biased, specifically against the segment of citizens who count themselves among the formerly incarcerated?

Bishop Darren Ferguson is a preacher, teacher, singer, motivational speaker and social activist. In this conversation, Bishop Ferguson shares his own experiences going from prison to the pulpit and beyond. 

OUR GUEST: BISHOP DARREN FERGUSON

Born and raised in the village of Harlem and in the Bronx, NY, Darren A. Ferguson is known as a leader for this generation – a preacher, teacher, singer, motivational speaker and social activist. He serves as the 7th Pastor in the 102-year history of Bethel Baptist Church in Orange, NJ. He was recently appointed as the Reentry Coordinator for the City and will provide both services for returned citizens as well as create both Credible Messenger and Rites of Passage programs for the city.

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Special thanks to Shawn Dove and to Proctor & Gamble for fueling and sponsoring this #TalkAboutBias series. 

Please help us by SHARING this podcast with others. We believe that these inspiring stories are going to move other aspiring Black trailblazers to make significant changes that have generational impact for many others, both now and well into the future. 

Blazer Nation, join our community at iamblacksuccess.com 

And connect with host Stephen A. Hart at Twitter and LinkedIn 

#BlackExcellence #BlackSuccess #BlackMen #BlackWomen #BlackEntrepreneur #BlackLeader #BlackPodcast

If someone Googled you today, would your LinkedIn help you or hurt you? 

Most decision makers search before reaching out, and LinkedIn is often the first result. If your profile is outdated or unclear, you are losing trust and opportunities. Our LinkedIn Profile Optimization rewrites and refreshes your profile with clear positioning, credibility markers, and stronger visuals. Book yours at ExpertsOnLinkedIn.com. Black History Month: $200 off with code BH200.

About I Am Black Success®
I Am Black Success® is a podcast featuring conversations with trailblazing Black leaders, entrepreneurs, creators, and changemakers. With 200+ episodes, the show documents Black stories and explores the strategies, lessons, and tools that fuel excellence, leadership, and legacy.

Stay connected:
 Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts
 Watch full episodes on YouTube
Learn more at iamblacksuccess.com 

Healthy manhood is the solution to ending all forms of gender-based violence and discrimination and can improve the mental and physical health for men and boys.

OUR GUEST: TED BUNCH

Ted Bunch is an educator, author, activist, and lecturer working to end all forms of violence and discrimination against women and girls. Bunch is Chief Development Officer of A Call to Men and is internationally recognized for his efforts to prevent violence against women while promoting a healthy, respectful manhood. He is a leading voice on male socialization, the intersection of masculinity and violence against women, and healthy, respectful manhood.

Special thanks to Shawn Dove and to Proctor & Gamble for fueling and sponsoring this #TalkAboutBias series. 

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Please help us by SHARING this podcast with others. We believe that these inspiring stories are going to move other aspiring Black trailblazers to make significant changes that have generational impact for many others, both now and well into the future. 

Blazer Nation, join our community at iamblacksuccess.com 

And connect with host Stephen A. Hart at Twitter and LinkedIn 

#BlackExcellence #BlackSuccess #BlackMen #BlackWomen #BlackEntrepreneur #BlackLeader #BlackPodcast

If someone Googled you today, would your LinkedIn help you or hurt you? 

Most decision makers search before reaching out, and LinkedIn is often the first result. If your profile is outdated or unclear, you are losing trust and opportunities. Our LinkedIn Profile Optimization rewrites and refreshes your profile with clear positioning, credibility markers, and stronger visuals. Book yours at ExpertsOnLinkedIn.com. Black History Month: $200 off with code BH200.

About I Am Black Success®
I Am Black Success® is a podcast featuring conversations with trailblazing Black leaders, entrepreneurs, creators, and changemakers. With 200+ episodes, the show documents Black stories and explores the strategies, lessons, and tools that fuel excellence, leadership, and legacy.

Stay connected:
 Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts
 Watch full episodes on YouTube
Learn more at iamblacksuccess.com 

Whatever your focus - whether you’re a leader, a career professional or a business owner, you’ve got to have a base line code or model that you follow and live by. In today’s episode ALLAN HOUSTON and I discuss an unshakeable value system he’s developed for winning in life called FISLL.

This acronym stands for Faith, Integrity, Sacrifice, Leadership and Legacy.

OUR GUEST: ALLAN HOUSTON

Allan Houston lives his life with the determination to apply his success as a professional athlete to help others. After winning a gold medal as a member of the U.S. men’s basketball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and nine seasons with the NY Knicks, Houston created the Allan Houston Legacy Foundation (AHLF) which has served thousands of participants across the country through programs that promote youth mentoring, responsible fatherhood, and entrepreneurship. In addition, he has served as a spokesperson for the National Fatherhood Initiative, an international ambassador for the NBA, and an analyst for ESPN.

Allan Houston conceptualized FISLL (Faith, Integrity, Sacrifice, Leadership, and Legacy) based on principles learned from his parents and other models of leadership in his life. Through these Fundamentals of Life, he aims to share the keys that helped him grow as a student, an athlete, and most importantly, a son, father, and community leader. These life principles serve as a foundation for a healthy mind, body, and spirit, the essential needs for a Life in 3D, inspiring the book, The Fundamentals of Life: Life in 3D. This book is available in print and eBook wherever books are sold.

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Please help us by SHARING this podcast with others. We believe that these inspiring stories are going to move other aspiring Black trailblazers to make significant changes that have generational impact for many others, both now and well into the future. 

Blazer Nation, join our community at iamblacksuccess.com 

And connect with host Stephen A. Hart at Twitter and LinkedIn 

#BlackExcellence #BlackSuccess #BlackMen #BlackWomen #BlackEntrepreneur #BlackLeader #BlackPodcast

If someone Googled you today, would your LinkedIn help you or hurt you? 

Most decision makers search before reaching out, and LinkedIn is often the first result. If your profile is outdated or unclear, you are losing trust and opportunities. Our LinkedIn Profile Optimization rewrites and refreshes your profile with clear positioning, credibility markers, and stronger visuals. Book yours at ExpertsOnLinkedIn.com. Black History Month: $200 off with code BH200.

About I Am Black Success®
I Am Black Success® is a podcast featuring conversations with trailblazing Black leaders, entrepreneurs, creators, and changemakers. With 200+ episodes, the show documents Black stories and explores the strategies, lessons, and tools that fuel excellence, leadership, and legacy.

Stay connected:
 Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts
 Watch full episodes on YouTube
Learn more at iamblacksuccess.com 

Desiree joins Stephen to discuss how to take care of yourself… know your limits… give yourself permission to not be ok… and seek the resources you need to be the best you.

OUR GUEST: DESIREE S COLEMAN

Desiree S. Coleman works to create equitable and empowering conditions for women & organizations. She is a consultant who has helped numerous groups redefine their diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) practices. Likewise, she has mentored and coached countless women to rediscover the Queen Within. Inspired by her daughters, Desiree speaks, writes, and curates events to empower women to be their best selves. She holds a Master of Public Administration from Syracuse University, is a Loyola Academy trustee and is the recipient of the 2019 Rising Star Award from Investment News.

 
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Please help us by SHARING this podcast with others. We believe that these inspiring stories are going to move other aspiring Black trailblazers to make significant changes that have generational impact for many others, both now and well into the future. 

Blazer Nation, join our community at iamblacksuccess.com 

And connect with host Stephen A. Hart at Twitter and LinkedIn 

#BlackExcellence #BlackSuccess #BlackMen #BlackWomen #BlackEntrepreneur #BlackLeader #BlackPodcast

If someone Googled you today, would your LinkedIn help you or hurt you? 

Most decision makers search before reaching out, and LinkedIn is often the first result. If your profile is outdated or unclear, you are losing trust and opportunities. Our LinkedIn Profile Optimization rewrites and refreshes your profile with clear positioning, credibility markers, and stronger visuals. Book yours at ExpertsOnLinkedIn.com. Black History Month: $200 off with code BH200.

About I Am Black Success®
I Am Black Success® is a podcast featuring conversations with trailblazing Black leaders, entrepreneurs, creators, and changemakers. With 200+ episodes, the show documents Black stories and explores the strategies, lessons, and tools that fuel excellence, leadership, and legacy.

Stay connected:
 Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts
 Watch full episodes on YouTube
Learn more at iamblacksuccess.com 

Inspired by the loss of her aunt, this Black physicist Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green is on a quest to cure cancer in a revolutionary new way.

Dr. Green is one of the first African American women in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in physics, holds the distinction of being only the second African American woman and is the fourth African American to receive a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).

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Please help us by SHARING this podcast with others. We believe that these inspiring stories are going to move other aspiring Black trailblazers to make significant changes that have generational impact for many others, both now and well into the future. 

Blazer Nation, join our community at iamblacksuccess.com 

And connect with host Stephen A. Hart at Twitter and LinkedIn 

#BlackExcellence #BlackSuccess #BlackMen #BlackWomen #BlackEntrepreneur #BlackLeader #BlackPodcast

If someone Googled you today, would your LinkedIn help you or hurt you? 

Most decision makers search before reaching out, and LinkedIn is often the first result. If your profile is outdated or unclear, you are losing trust and opportunities. Our LinkedIn Profile Optimization rewrites and refreshes your profile with clear positioning, credibility markers, and stronger visuals. Book yours at ExpertsOnLinkedIn.com. Black History Month: $200 off with code BH200.

About I Am Black Success®
I Am Black Success® is a podcast featuring conversations with trailblazing Black leaders, entrepreneurs, creators, and changemakers. With 200+ episodes, the show documents Black stories and explores the strategies, lessons, and tools that fuel excellence, leadership, and legacy.

Stay connected:
 Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts
 Watch full episodes on YouTube
Learn more at iamblacksuccess.com 

You are a product of your choices, NOT a victim of your circumstances. Your biggest challenges can be transformed into the foundation for extraordinary personal growth.

JT McCormick is the President and CEO of Scribe Media and a bestselling author of the book I Got There: How a Mixed-Race Kid Overcame Racism, Poverty, and Abuse to Arrive at the American Dream

JT’s story is truly enthralling. It grips you the moment you hear about him... born the mixed-race son of a drug-dealing pimp father and a orphaned, single mother on welfare, who was raised in the slums of Dayton, Ohio, suffered incredible abuse and racism, and had multiple stints in the juvenile justice system. He barely graduated high school and you have no college degree.

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Please help us by SHARING this podcast with others. We believe that these inspiring stories are going to move other aspiring Black trailblazers to make significant changes that have generational impact for many others, both now and well into the future. 

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And connect with host Stephen A. Hart at Twitter and LinkedIn 

#BlackExcellence #BlackSuccess #BlackMen #BlackWomen #BlackEntrepreneur #BlackLeader #BlackPodcast

If someone Googled you today, would your LinkedIn help you or hurt you? 

Most decision makers search before reaching out, and LinkedIn is often the first result. If your profile is outdated or unclear, you are losing trust and opportunities. Our LinkedIn Profile Optimization rewrites and refreshes your profile with clear positioning, credibility markers, and stronger visuals. Book yours at ExpertsOnLinkedIn.com. Black History Month: $200 off with code BH200.

About I Am Black Success®
I Am Black Success® is a podcast featuring conversations with trailblazing Black leaders, entrepreneurs, creators, and changemakers. With 200+ episodes, the show documents Black stories and explores the strategies, lessons, and tools that fuel excellence, leadership, and legacy.

Stay connected:
 Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts
 Watch full episodes on YouTube
Learn more at iamblacksuccess.com 

Why is our mindset towards money so important?

When should we start a business?

When do you begin paying yourself as a business owner?

Ash Cash is one of the nation’s top financial educators. He was dubbed as the Financial Motivator, and he uses a culturally responsive approach to teaching financial literacy. He is also a speaker, bestselling author of many books and the Founder & CEO of MindRight Money Management® a financial education company that blends psychology & personal finance. Ash is best known for helping people maximize their full potential by giving them the inspiration, tools, & resources needed to live their best lives.

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Please help us by SHARING this podcast with others. We believe that these inspiring stories are going to move other aspiring Black trailblazers to make significant changes that have generational impact for many others, both now and well into the future. 

Blazer Nation, join our community at iamblacksuccess.com 

And connect with host Stephen A. Hart at Twitter and LinkedIn 

#BlackExcellence #BlackSuccess #BlackMen #BlackWomen #BlackEntrepreneur #BlackLeader #BlackPodcast

If someone Googled you today, would your LinkedIn help you or hurt you? 

Most decision makers search before reaching out, and LinkedIn is often the first result. If your profile is outdated or unclear, you are losing trust and opportunities. Our LinkedIn Profile Optimization rewrites and refreshes your profile with clear positioning, credibility markers, and stronger visuals. Book yours at ExpertsOnLinkedIn.com. Black History Month: $200 off with code BH200.

About I Am Black Success®
I Am Black Success® is a podcast featuring conversations with trailblazing Black leaders, entrepreneurs, creators, and changemakers. With 200+ episodes, the show documents Black stories and explores the strategies, lessons, and tools that fuel excellence, leadership, and legacy.

Stay connected:
 Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts
 Watch full episodes on YouTube
Learn more at iamblacksuccess.com 

We've decided to optimize the messaging for Trailblazers.FM to become a podcast focused on exploring successful Black entrepreneurs. 

We will still feature the legendary creators, best-selling authors, and passionate leaders you have always enjoyed, but we are now able to truly double down and deliver even more targeted content for our self-driven entrepreneur community, so that whether you’re running a brick and mortar or you’re operating a side-hustle, you’ll have top tier Black representation and digital mentors on the Trailblazers.FM platform,  who have done something similar to what you’re working to create and/or that you’re doing now.

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Please help us by SHARING this podcast with others. We believe that these inspiring stories are going to move other aspiring Black trailblazers to make significant changes that have generational impact for many others, both now and well into the future. 

Blazer Nation, join our community at iamblacksuccess.com 

And connect with host Stephen A. Hart at Twitter and LinkedIn 

#BlackExcellence #BlackSuccess #BlackMen #BlackWomen #BlackEntrepreneur #BlackLeader #BlackPodcast

If someone Googled you today, would your LinkedIn help you or hurt you? 

Most decision makers search before reaching out, and LinkedIn is often the first result. If your profile is outdated or unclear, you are losing trust and opportunities. Our LinkedIn Profile Optimization rewrites and refreshes your profile with clear positioning, credibility markers, and stronger visuals. Book yours at ExpertsOnLinkedIn.com. Black History Month: $200 off with code BH200.

About I Am Black Success®
I Am Black Success® is a podcast featuring conversations with trailblazing Black leaders, entrepreneurs, creators, and changemakers. With 200+ episodes, the show documents Black stories and explores the strategies, lessons, and tools that fuel excellence, leadership, and legacy.

Stay connected:
 Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts
 Watch full episodes on YouTube
Learn more at iamblacksuccess.com