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Episode Title:
Uncover Your Potential: Mental Wellness, Love, and Joy with Kiaundra Jackson

Episode Summary:
In this enlightening episode of Strategic Moves, host Kenn Dowell sits down with Kiaundra Jackson, a renowned Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and relationship expert. Recognized by Beyoncé's BeyGOOD fund, Oprah’s Magazine, and Forbes, Kiaundra shares her profound insights into the intersection of mental health and meaningful connections. Whether you are navigating the complexities of dating, marriage, or personal growth, this conversation provides the motivation and practical tools needed to uncover your true potential and live a life worth celebrating.

Key Topics Covered:
Mental Health & Relationships: Understanding how personal wellness dictates the health of your connections.
Navigating Love and Dating: Expert advice for singles and couples on building lasting, joy-filled relationships.
Overcoming Life’s Hurdles: Practical strategies for dealing with breakups, anger, and emotional challenges.
Entrepreneurial Impact: Insights into Kiaundra’s journey as a bestselling author and a Forbes-recognized "Next 1000" business leader.

Guest Bio:
Kiaundra Jackson is a trusted Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, award-winning speaker, and bestselling author. She has been featured on OWN's Love Goals and in major publications such as Essence, Inc. Magazine, FOX, and CBS. Her business was notably recognized by the BeyGOOD Social Impact Fund for its excellence and community contribution. Kiaundra is dedicated to providing accessible mental health tips and relationship advice to help individuals uncover their true potential.

Why This Conversation Matters:
This conversation matters because it highlights the "strategic moves" necessary to maintain mental wellness while building successful personal and professional lives. It connects the clinical expertise of a licensed therapist with the broader cultural conversation surrounding love and community impact. By offering free, actionable advice for everyone from singles to married couples, Kiaundra Jackson provides a roadmap for emotional intelligence and long-term fulfillment.

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Episode Title:
How To Stop Cold Callers From Ruining Your Day...Forever! By Mark Akins

Episode Summary:
In this insightful episode of Strategic Moves, host Kenn Dowell sits down with Mark Akins, a sales professional from Brewer-Garrett with a passion for conquering the challenges of his field. Mark addresses the common dread and anxiety associated with cold calling, challenging the perceptions that often hold success ransom. By sharing his journey through frustration and resentment to ultimate confidence, Mark provides a roadmap for taking control of cold call conversations. This discussion moves beyond simple sales tactics to explore personal growth, the power of music and poetry, and the purpose of making a significant difference in people’s lives.

Key Topics Covered:
Challenging Perceptions: How shifting your mindset can fundamentally change the outcome of cold interactions.
Overcoming Sales Anxiety: Strategies to stop fear from holding your professional success ransom.
The Art of Persuasion: Learning to enjoy the cold-calling experience and avoiding the frustration of rejection.
Creative Inspiration: The role of music, poetry, and laughter in maintaining a positive and productive career.

Guest Bio:
Mark Akins is a dedicated sales professional and associate of Brewer-Garrett, specializing in finding unique solutions for complex facility and position-based goals. Beyond his sales expertise, he is a creative writer, poet, and musician who believes in the power of laughter and personal connection. Mark is committed to community empowerment and helping others exceed their professional goals through conversation and understanding.

Why This Conversation Matters:
This conversation matters because it rebrands a traditionally negative professional task into an opportunity for personal transformation. It connects the "strategic move" of changing one's internal perception to the external reality of career success. By blending professional sales advice with creative philosophy, Mark Akins provides a holistic approach to thriving in high-pressure environments, making this episode essential for anyone looking to reclaim their day from the stress of cold interactions.

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Episode Title:
Judge Michael J. Ryan: The Story You Never Knew...Until Now!

Episode Summary:
In this episode of Strategic Moves with Kenn Dowell, Kenn sits down with Judge Michael J. Ryan to discuss his powerful life journey from hardship to success. The conversation explores overcoming adversity, personal resilience, and using life experiences as a foundation for growth, with a focus on how these issues affect Cleveland, the Black community, civic leadership, and personal transformation.

Key Topics Covered:
Overcoming poverty, foster care, and instability
The impact of domestic violence and addiction on families
Turning adversity into purpose and leadership
The inspiration behind Judge Ryan’s book
Building a mindset of “No Excuses” and achieving success

Notable Moments:
00:00 Judge Michael J. Ryan: The Story You Never Knew...Until Now!
01:10 Introducing the guest called "Judge Micheal J.Ryan
13:58 Judge Micheal J.Ryan was discuss how he grew up Longwood
32:40 Sharing his wife story how she was dancing at the club without tell her to dance.

Guest Bio:
Judge Michael J. Ryan is a respected legal professional and author whose life journey from the housing projects to the courthouse serves as a powerful example of resilience and determination. His work focuses on inspiring individuals to overcome adversity and reach their full potential, regardless of their background.

Why This Conversation Matters:
This conversation matters because it highlights how individuals can rise above extreme hardship and systemic challenges to achieve success and leadership. It connects directly to questions of resilience, personal accountability, representation, and how lived experiences can shape stronger communities and future leaders.

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Episode Title:
How Can You Stop Gentrification? The Uncomfortable Truth With Julius Cartwright

Episode Summary:
In this episode of Strategic Moves with Kenn Dowell, Kenn sits down with real estate expert and industry leader Julius Cartwright to discuss the realities of gentrification and its impact on communities. The conversation explores property value growth and displacement, wealth-building versus community loss, and the complexity of urban development, with a focus on how these issues affect Cleveland, the Black community, economic power, and long-term community stability.

Key Topics Covered:
Understanding gentrification and its impact on neighborhoods
Property value increases vs. community displacement
Wealth-building opportunities through real estate
Lack of awareness and timing in property selling decisions
The role of developers, investors, and policy in urban change

Guest Bio:
Julius Cartwright is a seasoned real estate broker, entrepreneur, and industry leader with over two decades of experience in property management, development, and sales. As a former President of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB), he has played a significant role in shaping real estate opportunities within minority communities. Through his company, Upscale Select Builders, Inc., and other ventures, Cartwright has led large-scale property acquisitions, developments, and community-focused initiatives across Cleveland.

Why This Conversation Matters:
This conversation matters because it addresses one of the most pressing urban issues—gentrification—and its direct impact on economic equity and community stability. It connects directly to questions of wealth, ownership, timing, and access to information, highlighting how communities can either benefit from or be displaced by rapid development and rising property values.

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Episode Title:
The Unlikely Superhero: Cuyahoga County Council President Pernel Jones

Episode Summary:
In this engaging episode of Strategic Moves, host Kenn Dowell sits down with Pernel Jones, the President of the Cuyahoga County Council. Moving beyond his political title, Jones reveals his lifelong passion as a comic book collector with a massive collection of nearly 40,000 issues. The discussion bridges the gap between the world of superheroes and the realities of local government, exploring the Council's critical role in managing the county budget and protecting vulnerable populations, including seniors and those with disabilities.

Key Topics Covered:
Comic Book Passion: Collecting 40,000 issues since age five.
Legislative Leadership: Leading the legislative branch of Cuyahoga County.
County Budgeting: Managing finances and governmental laws.
Health & Human Services: Supporting vulnerable populations and seniors.
Executive Partnerships: Navigating transitions within county government.

Guest Bio:
Pernel Jones is the President of the Cuyahoga County Council and a dedicated public servant. He leads the 11-member legislative branch, focusing on the county's financial health and the delivery of essential services to its residents. Outside of the courthouse, he is one of the region's most prolific comic book enthusiasts, maintaining a protected and archived collection that dates back decades.

Why This Conversation Matters:
This conversation highlights the human side of political leadership, showing how personal passions like comic books can foster a unique perspective on service and community. It provides a clear "blueprint" for understanding how local government functions as an "octopus" of departments designed to help citizens remain independent and supported during life's transitions.

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Looking for reasons to join the NAACP? Look no further than President Kayla Griffin, Esq.! In this video, she shares with us the importance of the NAACP and why it's important for you to join now.  President Griffin shares with us why the NAACP is so important, and what you can do to support the organization. She covers topics like social justice, the history of the NAACP, and the work the NAACP is doing today. If you're interested in learning more about the NAACP or want to join up and help support their work, then this is the video for you!  Meet the new president of the Cleveland NAACP CLEVELAND - As a little girl, Kayla Griffin knew she had the qualities that would prepare her for the role she has today.  "I've always wanted to protect others that were innate in me. And for as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be an attorney and do justice work," Griffin said.  Her time on the high school basketball court set her up for a future in the court of law.  "My father was my basketball coach and he trained me just as hard at home as he did on the court. We had a very strict home when it came to discipline," Griffin said.  After she graduated from Cleveland State, she got a job with the City of Cleveland and that's when she noticed there was something lacking when it came to how issues were addressed in our communities.  So she got involved with the NAACP.  "When you understand that you're connected to something bigger and greater than you and you understand the legacy and the resources that they have, that we can plug into, it really reshapes and reframes how you do the work," Griffin said. "There's definitely a weight and a responsibility that comes with the position."  On top of her to-do list are voting and civic engagement.  "I work as a voting rights specialist. I'm the state director for an organization called All Voting is local," Griffin said. "We're on the precipice of like a shift in our regime where we can really see democracy crumble or we could see our country stand up to the values and the ideas that it was founded on."  Cleveland has one of the lowest voting rates in the state and Griffin said voting is the front door to democracy, so getting people to vote is her main focus.  Kayla Griffin is All Voting's Local's Ohio Campaign State Director.  Griffin previously served as the special project director for the Division of Recreation for the City of Cleveland, implementing youth and young-adult violence prevention, intervention, and opportunity initiatives.  With a background in community organizing, Griffin advocates for voter rights and election protection as the chair of the Norman S. Minor Bar Association community engagement committee and serves the Cleveland Branch of the NAACP as the criminal justice and legal redress chair.  Griffin holds a Juris Doctorate and a Master of Public Administration from Cleveland State University and a bachelor's degree from Kent State University.

Dr, Greg Hall is a life save that is what he did for me nice conversation learn a lot about men's health. Greg Hall, MD, is an internal medicine physician practicing at UH Richmond Medical Center. This new role through the Cutler Center, which helps men navigate the health system to access the resources and experts they need, will complement his role as a primary care physician (PCP). Dr. Hall will help to coordinate, develop, and implement protocols to ensure the delivery of highly-specialized, quality care through the Cutler Center's medical team. "We want to change the mindset of men and improve their health outcomes. We can do better at coordinating care across our primary care physicians and specialists provide more preventative screenings and offer chronic disease management," said Lee Ponsky, MD, FACS, Executive Director of the UH Cutler Center for Men. "Greg's leadership in the community and his clinical background will help to shape the UH network of providers as well as our partnerships and outreach." The UH Cutler Center for Men program helps men get to the experts and resources they need for a lifetime of physical, lifestyle, and emotional health. Thanks to the generous donation from Sandy and Sally Cutler, their visionary approach to health care will provide a virtual sandbox for emerging technologies and consumer-centered design; it will streamline, customize and take the headaches out of care for men, setting UH on a path to leadership in men's health and wellness. I have been seeing Dr.Hall and his family for over 30yrs. He helps me to make some tuff decisions about my health that changed my life Dr. Hall will assist in building the Cutler Center for Men provider network to ensure a team-based approach across primary care physicians and experts in cardiovascular, sleep, integrative health, digestive health, and other specialty areas across the system. He will champion men's clinical care and represent UH within the community and to external partners. Dr. Hall will manage community events as well, bringing together men to share perspectives to better understand the unique obstacles they face, and guide the development of a roadmap for change. "I am thrilled for the opportunity to get in at the ground floor of the UH Cutler Center for Men. This position will allow me to funnel my past experience into a focused effort toward men in the region," said Dr. Hall. "Breaking down barriers to health disparities and those in underserved populations is a personal and professional passion of mine. This is about motivating men to prioritize their health, and we can reach them wherever they are, any stage, any age."

Sheila Wright is the Co-Founder, President, and Managing Partner of Frontline Development Group, LLC. She worked for ten years under the direction of Albert B. Ratner, former CEO and Chair Emeritus of Forest City Realty Trust. She serves as Board Chair of Karamu House, the oldest black-producing theater in the country… CLEVELAND, Ohio – Six houses set to go up in Cleveland's East Side neighborhood may seem like a relatively modest development. Still, it's part of grander ambitions for the city's long-distressed Hough neighborhood. Developer Sheila Wright said at a groundbreaking ceremony Sunday that she hopes to start construction on the homes at East 65th Street and Linwood Avenue, north and west of League Park, before the end of the year. The homes will have two layouts: 1,800 square feet and 2,200 square feet. The development is dubbed "Allen Estates," after Carolyn Watts Allen and Robert Allen. Both built homes in Hough in the 1990s and advocated for the neighborhood. All are set to be owned by Black residents. Wright and her business partner Angela Bennett, who make up Frontline Development, are planning to move in, and other homeowners are already lined up. Pricing is still undetermined but Wright said the aim is to make the houses affordable. It's the first real estate project for Wright, known for her philanthropic and civil rights work in Cleveland, but she aims to make it a jumping-off point to improve Hough, which has long suffered from high crime rates and poverty. "We said we need homes and other people might too. And we hope to use this development and use our company as an opportunity to build wealth," Wright said from the stage Sunday. The estimated $2.1 million development is part of phase one for the area. While Wright and Bennett aren't ready to publicly divulge all details, Wright said Sunday that she envisions 15 homes, 46 brownstones and two buildings with apartments and retail on the first floor. That's on top of a series of projects set for west of Hough in the MidTown neighborhood, including a new headquarters for the Cleveland Foundation at East 66th Street and Euclid Avenue and a nearby "innovation district," where researchers and college students can collaborate on projects, likely in the medical technology field. New and old residents hope the projects revitalize Hough.

Strategic Move with Kenn Dowell is a place where art, culture, business, and politics intersect. I’m your host Kenn Dowell. As a political consultant as well as a government, public, and community relations specialist for more than 20 years here in the great city of Cleveland, Ohio, I’ve met and built relationships with some absolutely amazing and interesting people. Because I want to help you make your next move, “A Strategic Move,” this show is an opportunity for me to introduce you to some of these people, talk about some of the exciting things happening across the region and even eat at some great places.

Episode Title:
What Does Kayla Griffin Know That You Don’t? NAACP Leadership, Voting Power & Civic Engagement Explained

Episode Summary:
In this episode of Strategic Moves with Kenn Dowell, Kenn sits down with Kayla Griffin, Esq., President of the Cleveland NAACP, to discuss the importance of civic engagement, voting rights, and the role of the NAACP in advancing social justice. The conversation explores leadership and responsibility, voter participation and democracy, and community empowerment, with a focus on how these issues affect Cleveland, the Black community, civic leadership, and political power.

Key Topics Covered:
The role and legacy of the NAACP
Importance of voting and civic engagement
Challenges facing democracy and voter participation
Leadership responsibility in social justice work
Community empowerment and youth initiatives

Guest Bio:
Kayla Griffin, Esq., is the President of the Cleveland NAACP and a dedicated advocate for voting rights and community empowerment. She serves as the Ohio State Director for All Voting Is Local and has worked extensively in public service, including with the City of Cleveland, focusing on youth violence prevention and community initiatives. With a background in law, public administration, and community organizing, Griffin is a leading voice in advancing civic engagement and protecting democracy.

Why This Conversation Matters:
This conversation matters because it highlights the critical role of civic engagement and voting in shaping the future of communities. It connects directly to issues of representation, democracy, and accountability, emphasizing how organizations like the NAACP continue to play a vital role in protecting rights and empowering marginalized communities.

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