3 Common Cracks in the Black Business Model:

1.    Absence of Proper Planning, Preparation

2.    Having the right team around you (accountant, attorney, inspectors, SME)

3.    Lacking Business Savvy (Integrity, Ethics, Professionalism-who we hire), Customer Care-Service)

4.    Inclusivity is not Selling Out.  This is a notion/mindset that must be transformed.  Being afraid to create a product/business that solves for a universal need can be a barrier.

Bonus:  A large majority of black people start businesses like Crab Shacks, Wing Trucks, Nail Salons, Hair Shops, Mobile Detailing, Lawn Care…) 

We create for our people and we don’t present our self to be seen or taken seriously by anyone else.  

It is okay if you want to create a Niche and target one group of people…but still do that exceptionally well.  Raise their thinking, enhance their experiences with your business/product.

In this episode, Tim and I have a candid conversation about him overcoming drug addiction and how he now helps others.  Tim tells us how he finally took back his life becoming the leader he always knew he could be.  Tim is now an author and rehabilitation coach for others struggling with drug addiction.  Take a Listen!

There are an awful lot of people running around believing and claiming to be someone who “keeps it real” but in most cases they are doing anything but “keeping it 100.”  In honor of keeping it 100 tonight, let us all recognize that getting to the truth is journey, not an easy one either.  It takes time, and it starts with being honest with SELF-FIRST.  Generally, people are much more comfortable telling someone else about themselves or their life or behaviors; but cannot manage to do the same truth-telling to themselves.

Your present awareness of who you are can and will shift, for good or bad, as you change, grow up and experience things in life.  Going through an “Identity Crisis” doesn’t make you a bad person, it means you’re human.  However, you become a leader in your own life when you can see those identity shifts in yourself, and take action that re-align your identity, and self-awareness with the greatness that you are.  

You are not what you have been through.  In this episode I reveal 7 signs that reveal you are in the middle of an Identity Crisis.  Take a listen and let's learn and heal together.

The saying stands true.  If you are hurting in any way, on any level, you can guarantee you are hurting others whether you recognize it or not.  Healing is so important.  It's not a cliche or fad, it is a necessary work that is a journey not a destination.  On today's episode I sit down with my Sister (Hey Sissy!) and we talk about hurt, the pain she is has endured and the pain she has dealt.  Me and Sissy can talk about anything, and this time we let you guys listen in-Ha!  

Who am I?  Where did I come from?  Why is leadership my thang?  What is driving my passion to help heal the world by destroying bad boss behavior, one boss at a time?  How did I get here, finally starting my own business and now sharing with you?  Take a listen to this podcast, the final of this 3 part series that answers all of those questions and more.

Who am I?  Where did I come from?  Why is leadership my thang?  What is driving my passion to help heal the world by destroying bad boss behavior, one boss at a time?  How did I get here, finally starting my own business and now sharing with you?  Take a listen to this podcast, the 2nd of this 3 part series that answers all of those questions and more.

Who am I?  Where did I come from?  Why is leadership my thang?  What is driving my passion to help heal the world by destroying bad boss behavior, one boss at a time?  How did I get here, finally starting my own business and now sharing with you?  Take a listen to this podcast, the first of a 3 part series that answers all of those questions and more.

Ever wonder why people get so defensive (or mad) when you talk to them about something they did that offended you? We can’t control others’ reactions or actions.  All we can do is “control” us and try to tailor our delivery in the best possible way.  Gaining insight around this widespread issue will help us all better tailor our reactions to this type of behavior. I know for me, this is a huge pet peeve, issue, annoyance, etc.  Being defensive when confronted, playing the blame game, or the I'm going to be madder than you game are all toxic behaviors.  Take a listen to this show I talk with my two brothers, Amere & Speak about this topic and how we can disarm a defensive responder.

I self-published my first book a few years ago entitled, 'Bosses Who Kill'.  I initially planned for my second episode to speak on excerpts from my book.  However, George Floyd was murdered just two days before my recording session; and I just couldn't not talk about it.  I am a firm believer that the new age serial killers show up as leaders in every workforce you can imagine, teachers, police, doctors, nurses, athletes, sport franchises, etc, etc.  People, who have been given authority over other humans but have no idea how to lead.  I've been sick of it for years now, so much so I wrote a book about it.  Yet, we are still here, standing by watching people in leadership kill other people-literally, figuratively, emotionally, and so on.  When does it stop?