Welcome to the first-ever episode of the Dear Black CEO podcast with your host, Karl Sona! Here we are committed to one thing: helping you redefine yourself by your gift instead of your job title so that you can create YOUR ownership and YOUR time freedom on YOUR terms. Listen in on our conversations with black executives, entrepreneurs, and founders every single week as we deconstruct their best strategies for successfully breaking the handcuffs of corporate jobs and transitioning into running the business of your dreams.

Get ready to ditch the pressure of trying to fit into a mould of what it means to be successful and step into using your unique gifts unapologetically.

 

[00:01 – 05:25] Opening Segment

 

• Before we get into the episode today, I want you to know that you can gain the security, ownership, and time Freedom You Want by building a business around a solution that only you can provide. 
• • Head over to Karlsona.com/giveassessment to download your free quiz that will help you figure out what you're uniquely qualified to do.
• I share a brief introduction to the Dear Black CEO podcast.
• I talk about what you can expect from the Dear Black CEO podcast.
• What does it mean to succeed?
• I share the story of my family and my background.

 

[05:26 – 16:44] What Success Really Means to You

 

• Education is the key.
• Get ourselves better educated for the people that look like us.
• I share the story about my degrees and career in the medical world.
• The insecurity of being different.

 

• If you are a black business owner looking to grow your revenue, listen up. There is a major revenue-generating opportunity for you, and The Kas company is here to help you to secure the bag. The Kas Company is a black-owned alliance agency specializing in finding and brokering partnerships between black-owned companies and big brands looking to diversify their supply chains.

 

• • See the link below to book your free consultation today.
• I talk about how he pivoted to sales in the corporate game.
• The shift in my definition of success.

 

[16:45 – 22:56] Owning a Seat at the Table as an African American

 

• The possibility of a sinister agenda behind corporate jobs.
• The amplifying aspect on the people of color.
• Create ownership and a seat for yourself at the table.
• The culture of how black Americans are positioned.
• Four biggest challenges that African Americans face by Byron Allen.
• The deliberate shift in identity and mindset through this 
• The vision of the Dear Black CEO podcast
• I invite you to listen to The Next Episode to learn a little more about how Dear Black CEO can help us move towards a more economically inclusive world for black and brown people of color.

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“For me and my life, the only choice was to succeed, whatever success was.” – Karl Sona.

“Success for me is the service of other people.” – Karl Sona.

 

“If I didn't find a way to create ownership and to make a seat for myself at the table, then I would always be stuck on this corporate plantation and building somebody else's dream.” – Karl Sona.

 

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Let’s connect! Find me on LinkedIn, or check out my website http://karlsona.com/giftassessment. And The Kas Company to find out more about my coaching program.

 

You don’t have to be anyone other than who you are to be a world-class CEO!