Kevin kicks off this episode with an intro to the other half of his power couple, Devona, as she asks him 73 questions that dives deep into his life, family and purpose. 

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[1:04] Intro to the 73 Questions

• Introduction to Kevin’s wife Devona

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[11:30] Back to the questions

Shontay Lundy is the Creator and the founder of Black Girl Sunscreen, and is truly a woman of the sun AS she’s from NY, lived in Miami, and currently resides in LA. In 2016, Shontay created the revolutionary sunscreen brand because she wanted to create healthy sun-care protection for black women. Shontay comes from humble beginnings AND  in this episode we share her principles for success and pull back the curtain on how to build a successful product based company 

3 Black Boss Values

• Never get too high and never get too low
• Trust your intuition
• Self discipline

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[3:39] Shontay shares her processes on how to maintain the balance on work and life

• She hires staff that supports her during busy seasons
• When working in the office, she takes a break for 30 minutes to go for a walk, bond with team, make tik-toks etc

[6:31] Shontay discusses her upbringing

• She wasn’t able to embrace her childhood until she was an adult
• Grew up in a rough area, a lot of drug use and prostitution
• She learned self discipline at a young age, instilled by her grandparents
• Worked for anything she wanted going up

[15:28] Black Boss Valuable Minute 

• Kevin shares how you can become a member of the Black Boss Club AND also how you can save 10% off your first purchase at the Black Boss Store.

[17:44] How being around predominantly white people shaped Shontay’s experience

• Adversity shaped her
• The world is not all one, so it prepared her for interacting with different races and cultures

[23:50] Shontay opens up about beauty growing up as a young black girl

• Questions her own beauty, why is my hair this texture? Why doesn’t my hair move? Why am I wearing beads?
• Being a dark-skin woman, boys didn’t like her growing up

[34:51] Is higher education necessary for entrepreneurs?

• With graduate programs, it does it expose you to a network of investors and influential individuals with access to capital that others may not

[39:56] Shontay’s defining moment pushing her  to leave the car rental business

• Just started to hate it
• It was consuming a lot of her time, 50 + hours
• She likes to be around positive people, but in corporate america she didn’t have that control
• Became very unhappy, things weren’t professional, she couldn’t take it anymore

[46:35] Sourcing Products + Right Way to Distributing

• Black Girl Sunscreen - entered a untapped market, had to change the mentality of being black and protecting skin from sun
• Looked up beauty supply and skin estheticians in local area for a feel
• Did pop up events geared towards business owners - spoke about vision
• Ecommerce is great, but national distributors purchase larger quantities

[1:03.34] Shontay’s advice to her younger self and future black bosses

• Keeping composure throughout the entrepreneur journey
• There’s always a solution
• If it doesn’t feel good, don’t do it
• Stop worrying about what other people are doing

Resources

Connect with Shontay Lundy

• Instagram - blackgirlsunscreen
• Twitter - blackgirlsunscreen
• Facebook - blackgirlsunscreen
• Youtube - blackgirlsunscreen
• Instagram - shontaylundy
• Twitter - shontaylundy
• Website - https://www.blackgirlsunscreen.com/

Have you ever reached rock bottom? Have you experienced pain that you never want to experience again? Instead of letting it break you, there’s a way you can use it to push yourself. In this episode Kevin shares how to use that pain as motivation to be successful, how to be a black boss.

3 Black Boss Values

• Pain, sacrifice and suffering gives us purpose
• Use your rock bottom as a way to push yourself to reach success
• Find a community that will hold you accountable to your goals

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[1:35] There’s two types of people

• Those who crumble and fold
• Those who work hard to get out of this painful place

[3:10] The financially broke

• What are they gonna do? Fold or move up
• Make the decision to commit and do what it takes to be successful
• From rags to riches

[4:24] Pain gives us purpose

• What pain can you use to keep you on your toes
• What pain will stop you from getting back to that negative space

[7:25] Kevin’s life defining moment

• Kevin was extremely overweight, and was very unhealthy
• Lost his confidence, didn’t smile in pictures, wasn’t himself
• Hiking a mountain with his wife and friends, barely made it to the top 

[9:28] Black Boss Valuable Minute

• Kevin shares how you can become a member of the Black Boss Club AND also how you can save 10% off your first purchase at the Black Boss Store.

[11:00] You need a community

• You can’t get through hard times alone, find a community
• Who around you can help hold you accountable?

This Black Boss is a leading business consultant, former NFL player, speaker, entrepreneur and founder of High Stakes Training. He’s been featured in Forbes, CNN, Huffington Post, ABC.

3 Black Boss Values

• There’s a difference between WEALTH and being RICH
• If you don’t progress, you die
• The real form of wealth is efficiency 

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[2:50] Bret Lockett’s top belief system that pushed him into the NFL

• Mentality started at a young age - He built the confidence
• Never settled for anything other than his best
• He was bullied and used that as fuel to push him to prove everyone wrong

[7:39] How Bret made his decision to retire from the NFL

• Several injuries throughout his 4 years
• Didn’t have film, had to go to rookie tryouts as a veteran… still didn’t get picked up
• Played for the UFL to get film, never got paid 
• Met influential people, realized he was intelligent enough to do something else

[14:51] Black Boss Valuable Minute 

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[17:51] Invested in himself in other ways - but what next?

• Bret had to find his WHY after football, tried to make investments for money but what was the WHY
• Unleash the Power Within - Tony Robbins, opened him up to personal development

[23:01] Diving deeper into self

• Bret stopped watching football, stopped talking to NFL friends because of the hurt
• Had to work through inner problems, resolve demons 
• Realized he wasn’t as successful in the NFL because he was focused on “living that life”

[27:44] Cheated most of his life through high school

• Had to put a lot of time and effort in college, because he didn’t learn the fundamentals in high school 
• Relearning

[30:21] The difference between wealth and being rich

• Wealth = assets that make you money while you sleep
• You can live off of your assets 
• Rich = You just have cash, cash in the back
• Can’t live the rest of your life off of that income

[33:55] What made you choose the entrepreneur route over corporate America?

• Bret did actually start as an employee working for New York Life Insurance
• Asked himself - am I capable of working with companies better than my current company? The answer was yes.

[37:04] Bret’s key to conquering fear 

• Most people operate in fear but if you operate in love, abundance and success you can achieve it
• Have to have courage

[39:20] Bret’s key to conquering the mind

• The brain is meant to keep you safe, keep you the same - you have to conquer the mind

[42:44] Goals shape your experience

• You have to have a goal, that’s what motivates you
• If you don’t progress, you die

[45:00] What advice would you give to an entrepreneur who isn’t getting the results?

• Identify - what is your expertise? What are you good at? What are your talents?
• If you can identify your talents, you can identify what industry you belong in
• Do your research

[52:17] If you’ve come across a hurdle, how do you overcome it?

• If you’re doing the same thing over and over, and not achieving results - you’re gonna go crazy
• Need to identify your story, identify what is not working
• Use your networks in that space and ask for advice

[59:42] What most successful people do with their finances?

• The real form of wealth is efficiency 
• Real wealthy people operate on conveniency, efficiency and simplicity 
• Small shift in mentality
• Develop a skill that is going to make you money for the rest of your life

[1:12:06] Only way to learn is through repetition

• Take action
• Have to be able to change your state, and do it with confidence
• Build momentum, do the same thing consistently

Resources

Udemy - https://www.udemy.com/

Connect with Bret Lockett

• Instagram - bret_lockett
• Twitter - bretlockett26
• Website - bretlockett.com

 

The key to advancing faster as an entrepreneur is to invest in yourself. In this episode, Kevin discusses the difference between an expense and an investment. He shares how investing in himself is what separated him from his entrepreneur peers and offers tips on how you too can get ahead.

3 Black Boss Values

• People who pay, pay attention
• Think in abundance, never think in lack
• If you want to go further faster, invest in yourself

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[1:07] Kevin’s personal story

• His dad’s mentality - never saw things as investments, only expenses

[1:53] Expense vs. Investment

• Expense - taking money away from you, the cost spent on something
• Investment - spending money for profit or material result

[3:40] Invest in Yourself

• Putting financial resources towards something that will give you a ROI
• Kevin would not be where he is today without investing in himself

[9:30] Black Boss Valuable Minute

• Kevin shares how you can become a member of the Black Boss Club AND also how you can save 10% off your first purchase at the Black Boss Store.

[11:30] People who PAY, Pay attention

• Grant Cardone anecdote
• If you pay for it, you’re more likely to feel invested and pay attention to it
• If you want to go further faster, pay 

[15:22] Black Bosses think in abundance

• We always make the SMART decision to invest in ourselves
• Do your research, do your due diligence and make a smart investment

Kenyatta Griggs is an author, speaker, and CEO of Hip Hop Motivation. Hip Hop Motivation is a personal development company that targets the culture of Hip Hop through all forms of self-help literature and entertainment like the film and book series “The Secret To Ballin Journey”, “Culture Vultures: Conversations with Damon Dash”, as well as the Audio Play “Think & Ballout”. Kenyatta has been a successful barber and salon owner for over eighteen years in Los Angeles, California.

3 Black Boss Values

• Bet on yourself - invest time, money and self development into you
• The universe is a magnet - what you think about and put energy into comes back to you (whether it’s positive or negative}
• Client Referrals are EVERYTHING. Focus on client experiences as you never know who they may know.

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[3:54] Kenyatta talks about the connection between black people and hip hop

• Hip Hop represents Black Culture
• Our way to express ourselves and be musical without classic training

[8:13] How this new era of technology can help but also hurt black entrepreneurs

• We have access to more resources but it can also be a distraction and/or hinder creativity
• Depends on how you use it

[13:30] Kenyatta shares his first entrepreneurial endeavor

• He is a barber by trade, and was then chosen by the shop owner to take over the business
• He was scared, didn’t know if he could do it but pushed himself to gather the resources to take over the business

[18:11] Black Boss Valuable Minute

• Kevin shares how you can become a member of the Black Boss Club AND also how you can save 10% off your first purchase at the Black Boss Store.

[19:59] Linked up with Damon Dash through a client referral

• He shares his positive experience with client referrals and how he managed to leverage that to expand his business
• Always treat your clients with the utmost respect, you never know who knows who and how that can help you grow your business

[25:25] Learning your own value as an entrepreneur

• Kenyatta shares his struggles to measure his worth in dollars as his business grew
• Biggs and their crew found out he was charging an undervalued rate for an onset barber - told him to raise his price or he can’t be around him anymore

[32:59] Face to face with death - Kenyatta recalls how he got shot 6 times

• He got shot 6 times within an hour of coming up with the idea for his book

[38:58] Kenyatta reviews his perspective on Nipsey Hussle's wrongful death

• He believes that we all have a life mission and purpose on this earth, Nipsey lived out his
• His purpose and what made him great was his connection to the hood and how he lifted his people

[47:47] Self development and your formative years go hand and hand

• Sometimes you have to relearn and retrain your brain as some principles you learned as a child may no longer fit you as an adult.
• Kenyatta had to relearn himself as the mentality from his childhood no longer fit his adult self

[1:25.24] Kenyatta’s closing advice to all black bosses

Resources

• The Secret To Ballin Journey 
• Culture Vultures: Conversations with Damon Dash
• Think & Ballout

Connect with Kenyatta Griggs

• Instagram - hip_hop_motivator
• Website - www.myhiphopmotivation.com
• Email - [email protected]

Kevin discusses the steps that black people need to take to redefine black culture and change the narrative in America. Whether it’s through education, perseverance or community, black people must put themselves first and be the change they want to see in the culture. 

 

3 Black Boss Values

• Stop making excuses and be the change you want to see
• Black people need to support each other, instead of tear each other down
• Educate yourself, seek knowledge and tune into positivity

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[1:17] Perception of the black community

• People view us as negative, violent, ghetto etc
• They don’t see us in corporate america, they see us on the streets selling drugs
• If we aren’t singers, rappers, actors or athletes than we can’t be successful
• They’re wrong

[3:17] We didn’t have black business role models growing up

• Damion John was the first - with Fubu
• There were celebrities and singers that leveraged their talents to be entrepreneurs but not regular black folk

[4:56] Let’s challenge the status quo

• Time to uplift, empower and support each other
• Time to be the best version of ourselves

[6:38] So many resources to educate ourselves

• Pick up a book, listen to a podcast
• It starts now with you
• No excuses

[8:03] Black Boss Valuable Minute

• Kevin shares how you can become a member of the Black Boss Club AND also how you can save 10% off your first purchase at the Black Boss Store.

[9:35] People just like you have started from the bottom and made it to the top

• Think about the slaves who fought their way out of slavery and worked their way to success
• Take accountability, make the decision to be successful

[16:13] Every successful person takes action

• Focus on financial literacy, focus on education
• Stop making excuses and be the change you want to see
• Let’s break the stereotype of black people spending their money on jewelry and clothes

[17:42] There’s a time and a place for rap music

• Stop listening to degrading and negative rap music
• Tune into positive music, positive content and inspirational movies
• Watch shows or pay attention to things that expand your mind, not destroy it

A former music industry icon, Garrain Jones is a Transformation Coach and globally recognized speaker. After overcoming homelessness and a life of hardships, his goal is to help others lead amazing lives full of abundance.

3 Black Boss Values

• Change your mindset, change your life
• Success leaves clues
• The power of positive thinking

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[2:25] How did Garrain prevail in rough times?

• You can either keep going and float or stop and drown. 
• Garrain chose to keep going.

[11:41] How did Garrain become homeless?

• Starts from my mindset - from childhood to adulthood Garrain always felt unworthy
• Made poor choices, wasn’t motivated 

[13:52] Garrain discusses the exact moment where he realized he needed to change

• Change your mindset, Change your life
• How a homeless persons advice changed Garrain’s life as a whole

[19:29] Steps to Change

• Garrain did the opposite of what he was currently doing
• “I did what successful people did“

[21:35] Black Boss Valuable Minute

• Kevin shares how you can become a member of the Black Boss Club AND also how you can save 10% off your first purchase at the Black Boss Store.

[23:06] Time is Valuable

• There is always time, and you have it even more now

[26:30] Passion to Help Others - Network Marketing

• Garrain said yes to anything his soul was connected to - transformation, helping others, motivating others which led him to Network Marketing

[31:40] Steps Garrain took to be successful in network marketing

• Become a product of the product
• Shared his journey through the platform
• Worked harder than anyone else

[40:00] Hit with Karma: Garrain discusses how he ended up in a prison in France

• Met the wrong people, and drove certain things over a few borders
• Turns out it was Heroin - ended up doing 2 of 12 years in Jail, locked up in France

  [44:12] Moments leaving prison - What’s next?

• Feeling lost, dead, alone need a recharge
• Back to LA - sleeping on people’s couch, persuading women
• Took 6 years of - what am I doing?
• Garrain was signed to a record label making music but never got paid

[49:12] Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life

• Book - Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life
• Living his dream life now
• Has everything he wants in all aspects of his life

[56:10] The way you treat other people is the way you treat yourself

• Self development unblocked my heart - connected back with daughter, allowed love back in
• Made of list of 62 attributes to find in a soulmate, started seeing a friend as the one

Resources

• Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life by Garrain Jones
• When God Winks by Squire Rushnell
• The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale

Connect with Garrain Jones

• Instagram - garrain.jones
• Website - garrainjones.com 

Going over his values and drive to create this movement, Kevin shares what it means to be a black boss and how we ALL have the drive and DNA to be successful black people.

3 Black Boss Values

• We have what it takes to be successful in our DNA
• Building a legacy for future generations
• Togetherness and community

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[1:13] Traits of a black boss

• Someone who is confident
• In control of their destination
• Know who they are and have STRONG belief systems
• Building a legacy for their future generations

[3:48] Being successful is in our DNA 

• We have the strength to do whatever it takes to succeed
• Our history has proven that we can be great and overcome any obstacle 

[6:21] Black Boss Valuable Minute

• Kevin shares how you can become a member of the Black Boss Club AND also how you can save 10% off your first purchase at the Black Boss Store.

[7:55] We refuse to accept negative stigmas about black people

• It’s time for us to change the status quo
• We need to create a community of black bosses who strive together and support each other

[9:13] Belief in diversity

• Kevin shares his success principles on how diversity has led him to a successful business
• We can all work together

The Black Boss Show is a show dedicated to empowering black entrepreneurship. We are on a mission to redefine black culture. We’re no longer entertaining the thought of only being an athlete, musician, entertainer, or employee for some big company. The Black Boss show exists to educate, motivate, and inspire African American's to create successful businesses, make an impact in the world, and create generational wealth for their families.

Black Bosses are Go-Getters, High-Achievers, Creators, Founders and CEOs.

If you’re ready to create a legacy, make your last name mean something, and break the generational “broke” family curse, this show is for you.