"The Network" with Michael Prejean

"The Network" with Michael Prejean

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"The Network" with Michael Prejean episodes

  • THE NETWORK | Episode 9: "24 with a CPA" with Joseph Robins of J. Robins CPA, LLC

    Joseph B. Robins, CPA joins The Network to weave his journey for us.  He earned his CPA at the age of 24, becoming the youngest CPA in the state of Louisiana at the time.  He is determined to keeps his gifts and talents at home, in Baton Rouge LA, to better his community.  

    Instagram: @jrobinscpa

    Facebook: @jrobinscpa

    Website:  www.jrobinscpa.com 

    Current reading/Recommended Reads:

    • The Mis-Education of the Negro, Carter G. Woodson
    • The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable, Nasim Nicholas Taleb
    • The Mamba Mentality, Kobe Bryant
    • Proverbs & The Old Testament (NASB)

      • Currently listening/Recommended Music:

      • NBA Youngboy
      • Fredo Bang
      • "Forty" Neal Forty
      • Jhene Aiko
      • Roddy Rich
      • "Jesus is Born" Sunday Service Choir
      • Kirk Franklin
      • Frankie Beverly & Maze Pandora
      • Smooth & Classical Jazz

        • Finally, "You Didn't Ask," but..."Stop bullshitting."

        1 hr 13 min
      • THE NETWORK | Episode 8: "Generational Abundance through Financial Re-education" with Money Marcus Castille

        Former educator turned the Neo of full time financial advisor, Marcus Castille joins "The Network" to share his passion for creating generational abundance through financial re-education.  

        Facebook:  Marcus Castille

        Instagram: @money4marcus

        Twitter:  @money4marcus

        Phone: 409-466-5948


        Current reading/Recommended Reads:

        • The Automatic Millionaire, David Bach
        • Awaken the Giant Within, Tony Robbins
        • Outwitting the Devil, Napoleon Hill
        • The Bible

          • Currently listening/Recommended Music:

          • Housefire
          • United Pursuit
          • Refiner

            • Recommended Podcasts:

            • Dave Ramsey
            • FI (Financial Independence)

              • Finally, "You Didn't Ask," but..."The stock market is not your enemy.  It's a place where you can leverage."

              36 min
            • THE NETWORK | Episode 6: "Wine Alley's Finest" with XULA History Dept. Chair Dr. Sharlene Sinegal Decuir

              Dr. Sharlene Sinegal Decuir is an Associate Professor and History Department Chair at Xavier Univerity of Louisiana (XULA), the nation's only historically black and catholic university.  Dr. Sinegal Decuir opens up and shares her personal experiences with "The Network," detailing how she found herself, the challenges she faced on her way to tenure and what America must do to stop repeating its mistakes.   

              Instagram: @sharlenesinegal

              Twitter:  @drsdecuir

              Website:  www.sinegal-decuir.com or xula.com (Dr. Sinegal Decuir can be found under History Dept.)

              Current reading/Recommended Reads:

              • How to be an Antiracist, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History or Racist Ideas in America, Ibram X. Kendi
              • Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans, Harriet A. Washington
              • The New Jim Crow:  Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, Michelle Alexander
              • At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape and Resistance: A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power, Danielle McGuire
              • Gender & Jim Crow: Women and the Politics of Jim Crow in North Carolina, Glenda Gilmore
              • White Fragility: Why it's so Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, Robin Diangelo
              • Slavery by Another Name: The Race Enslavement of Black America from the Civil War to WWII, Douglas Blackmon
              • Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority, Tom Burrell

                • Currently listening/Recommended Music:

                • Country:  Kane Brown, Darius Rucker, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs
                • Old School/90s R&B: Tevin Campbell, Monica, XScape, Mary J. Blige etc
                • New School:  Megan the Stallion, Cardi B

                  • Recommended Podcasts:

                  • The Network with Michael Prejean (!shameless plug!)

                    • Finally, "You Didn't Ask," but..."Save your money & pay your bills on time.  Speak and live your own truth.  Be the bearer of your own bones.  We are allowed to make mistakes, learn from them."

                    40 min
                  • THE NETWORK | Episode 5: "From Lebeau to Lead Counselor" with Educator and Grambling State University graduate, Mamie Prejean

                    Grambling State University graduate and career educator Mamie Miller Prejean joins "The Network" to discuss her passion for education, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the journey from Lebeau to Lead Counselor.   

                    Instagram: @mamie_jeanine1 

                    Twitter:  @mamiep5 

                    Website:  https://mamieprejean.inteletravel.com/booktravel.cfm 

                    Current reading/Recommended Reads: 

                    • Black girls must die exhausted by Jayne Allen 
                    • Jon Gordon books 

                      • Currently listening/Recommended Music: 

                      • All Genres!  Country to Gospel to UGK 
                      • Adekunle Gold 
                      • Highnote soundtrack 

                        • Recommended Podcasts: 

                        • 1619
                        • Little Rock 9 
                        • Plaid Skirts & Basic Black podcast (Girls Worth Fighting For) 

                          • Finally, "You Didn't Ask," but..."It's time for you to step out of your bubble."

                          43 min
                        • THE NETWORK | Episode 2, Part 2 "God rewards Perseverance" w/ Dr. Jeremy Simms Alexander, owner of Miles for Smiles Mobile Dentistry

                          Dr. Jeremy Alexander joins "The Network" to tell his story of perseverance.  From writing his own letter of recommendation for dental school, to being the first person in his class to open his own practice, to filing bankruptcy, and now Miles for Smiles, Dr. Alexander has learned lessons only the way God can teach them.

                          Web:  www.milesforsmiles.com

                          Facebook:  Miles For Smiles

                          Instagram: @milesforsmiles318

                          Twitter:  @miles4smile

                          Recommended Author:

                          • Myles Munroe

                            • Recommended Music:

                            • Kirk Franklin Kidz Bop!

                              • Recommended Podcasts:

                              • Chris Hogan Show

                                • Finally, "You Didn't Ask," but...God rewards Perseverance, period!

                                39 min
                              • THE NETWORK | Episode 1: "I Love, Love" with Poet/Author/Spoken Word artist Leigh Arie Prejean aka @bloomingscribe

                                Educator by trade, Poet/Author/Spoken Word artist by birth.  Leigh Arie Prejean joins "The Network" to discuss her journey as a blooming scribe.  Follow her on Instgram x Twitter:  @bloomingscribe

                                Recommended Books: 

                                • “Conscious Loving” - Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks
                                • "Girl, wash your face" - Rachel Hollis
                                • “Their Eyes Were Watching God” - Zora Neale Hurston
                                • Any book written by Alex Elle

                                  • Recommended Music: 

                                  • Any Black Lives Matter playlist
                                  • Verzuz Spotify playlist - specifically Fred Hammond and Kirk Franklin

                                    • Recommended Podcasts: 

                                    • Hey, girl- Alex Elle
                                    • Therapy for Black Girls - Dr. Joy Harden Bradford
                                    • Unpack n’ Bounceback - Skye Townsend and Reyna Biddy

                                      • Finally, "You Didn't Ask," but being the kind of person that doesn't forgive ain't it!

                                      44 min
                                    • "You Didn't Ask, but if you want to be well...go to bed!|

                                      Bonus content 003 

                                      You didn't ask, but here are 5 reasons why good sleep is important 

                                      • Poor sleep is linked to being overweight 
                                      • Good sleep improves concentration & productivity 
                                      • Poor sleepers have a greater risk for heart disease and stroke 
                                      • Poor sleep is linked to depression & good sleep is linked to improved moods 
                                      • Good sleep can improve your immune function.  You didn't ask, but there it is!
                                        • 4 min

                                      About "The Network" with Michael Prejean

                                      From the publisher's feed

                                      "The Network" is THE educational podcast designed to help our community navigate the four areas of life that I like to call the Funky 4 Corners. I’ve had the opportunity to interview some of my favorite people with one goal in mind: To help the spiritual, physical, mental and financial health of our people as we navigate this thing called life.