Convex Visions

In episode 8, I dissected both of Rick Ross's books "Hurricanes" his Memoire and "Perfect Day To Boss Up" his most recent project. Both books were beautifully written. A lot of knowledge was given at the expense of the boss, furthermore, it's up to us to be practitioners of what he was preaching in those books. The principles themselves are top tier, but we have to do our best to see them through. There were a couple of points that bridged the gap between the two books, how his big homies being locked up prompted him to go all out for rap, Dj Sam Sneak being a brand ambassador for him before he brought him on the team, and the correctional officer debacle.

In episode 7, I sat down with my guy Brandon and we discussed, business, politics, and mindset development. All areas that people in urban communities need to acquire knowledge on. Ultimately, this will increase the mental awareness and agility of our people who have been oppressed and socially engineered into the bottom of the totem polls.

In episode 6, I exploit the term "Close Haters", which is people who have witnessed you struggle and may have been apart of your support system, but as your dreams materialised they started to hate or they fell into the entitlement trap. This causes intense disagreements and conflict within your inner orbit and now these individuals don't get chance to enjoy your dreams with you. Some of us deal with "Close Haters" differently, you have people who treat those people aggressively and then you have others who take a more passive approach. The case is, some of have these people in our circle, but we're too blinded by love to identify them.

In episode 5, I posed a question "Are you mature enough to double back and save those who weren't supportive of your vision initially?" After expressing my sentiments I opened the floor for callers to come in and give their perspective on the subject. All in all, the bottom line is there will be people who support your every endeavour and there will be others who will be more prudent, but your vision is your vision, whether people support you or not It shouldn't affect you supporting yourself. Lastly, once you materialise your vision those who were indecisive will be at the mercy of your discretion. "PROTECT YOUR VISION."

In this episode 4, I talk about how essential visionaries are from the trenches and the impact they have on these harsh environments. These individuals have the ability to see past the rat race, social comparisons, and all the other things that usually prevent people from constructing visions and seeing them through. Visionaries give life to the dead not literally, but figuratively, by inspiring the people around them to dream. They also understand the importance of producing results to persuade those who are nearsighted.

In this episode, I try my best to pinpoint the perspective of the weak mind. They hate anything that looks like or have the potential to be successful because they themselves fear success, and the best way to cope with their mediocrity is the create other weak minds. So they prey of those who are chasing greatness, projecting their fears on to those individuals who are in pursuit for more. What's crazy is, this method works for some. As a culture we suffer because some people need to satisfy their ego. That my friend is the greatest intent behind the crab in the barrel mentality.

In episode 2, I talk about the importance of character. People of society have a bad habit of accepting what's most apparent to us, instead of searching beneath the surface of the facade an individual may showcase. Adversity reveals the true essence of an individual, anybody can portray to be good when things are going well, I call that "Front Running." Ultimately character can put people in places, build relationships, or create opportunities that money can't and that's what I wanted to depict with this episode.

For me it's always been and will always be about Savant Talk. Someone may ask, "What is "Savant Talk"? and to answer that question it is engaging in or cultivating conversations that are about progression, security, solutions, empowering others, furthering the culture, and bridging that gap between corporate and street personnel. I coined this phrase which states "Savant Talk Over Small Talk" because that's what I vow to impart to you all with my content. I hope you all can get on this journey and grow with me on my quest to ultimate poise. 

In this episode, I sat down with Brandon Powell, Wide Receiver of the Atlanta Falcons. He indulged in a little retrospection when I asked him to expound on his early career. He pinpointed the people who served as shapers in his life who made his transitions to newer levels easier than most. Finally, as a third year player on the professional level Brandon delivered insightful information on being a football player in totality and giving sound advice to the youth.

In this episode, I dissected a phrase that was introduced to me by one of the most influential people ever in my life. Coach George "Tic" Price. What he presented me upon with this semantic was unlimited opportunity. Because of this term I started to be more audacious, courageous, and calculated with my goals and objectives. My goal with this episode is to propel individuals to unlock the chains of tradition, deter from the conventional methods in their environments, and ultimately aim higher.

In this episode I sat down with the Founder of The brand " Deck Life" Lewayne Grant. This is a brother who I consider to be a foxhole friend, considering the fact that we've endeavoured the severities of the trenches together. He recently just launched his self-improvement brand that endorses reading, exercising, meditating etc. It's amazing what happens when a person becomes fixated on challenging the challenge, they began to unlock the chains of tradition, ultimately propelling themselves to their culmination point. We dissected this topic thoroughly in this interview.

In this episode, I sat down with one of my favorite college coaches Brian Burton and we dissected our player-coach relationship. My aim was to give less experienced college coaches a feel for what it takes to be a transformational leader and shaper on the collegiate level. As for me I wanted to be powerfully vulnerable in expressing my real life application of the principles, lessons, and skills my coaching staff taught me. I hope players who listen and view this podcast episode understand the importance of being radically open

In this podcast episode, I sat down with Shelby Parris. We discussed the game of basketball and how it closely resembles life. We each expounded on personal experiences and pinpointed how our background in hoops propelled us into the actions and decisions we've made in our repsectable realms. Shelby autonomously studies epigenetics which states that our environment has the ability to alter us on a cellular level. As a former athlete, his brand has reached a distinctive level because of his familiarity with old fashion toil and competition. One of his main objectives is to introduce people to his sports history so they could get a better understanding of why he does the things he do.

In this episode, I pay my respects to Chadwick Boseman, A guy who was considered a hero, pillar, and a catalyst for change. I then extended this episode with dissecting this quote "The Past is Now, and The Present is The Future". Basically there is a cause and effect element to this ideology. The things that we did or didn't in the past do is what shapes our current situations, and the things that we choose to immerse ourselves into or we neglect in current junctions shapes our future.

In this episode I discussed money and how it's a depreciating asset standing alone. In my city getting money right now is quite ubiquitous, so this episode is more of a message to compel those individuals to allocate their funds with the intentions of amassing more and empowering others. I also encourage them to not  spend so aimlessly on transitory items and temporal moments.

In this episode I sat down with Avery Williams, a guy who has been instrumental in my development as an adolescent. His demand for respect, refusal to relent, and tenacious mindset propelled me to transcend the trenches. He has made a quantum leap from an ex-con to a serial business owner.

In this episode I highlight and expound on some of the principles, ideas, and notions transcribed in Curtis "50 cent" Jackson's most recent book, "Hustle harder, Hustle smarter." The rhetoric implemented in this project was simply intriguing and has the potential to spark meaningful conversation. 

In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down with founder and CEO of Green Sports Management, Daniel green, a guy who demonstrates character and integrity within the representation of his clients. Daniel emphasised how he and his team are working synergistically to propel his clients to successful contracts and careers of longevity. Based on the context of this interview I like to think of Daniel and his myriad of clients as a player agent symbiosis. The relationships between his team and his clients are mutually beneficial ones. I asked to be educated on what it's like to be an agent, and Daniel excelled and doing so, providing the convex business podcast with insightful information.

In the first segment I briefly go into detail on Lebron James and his newest endeavour "More Than A Vote". A movement that he is co-operating with his colleagues to advocate against voter suppression. I believe this will definitely spark a colloquy between athletes across all spectrums. In the next segment I narrow in on the lack of cohesion between NBA players when it comes to the idea of resuming the season while in the midst of battling racial issues.

In this episode, I talk about the possibility of top tier athletes attending HBCU'S after a catalytic tweet surfaced depicting the mindset of top guard Mikey Williams. The attention currency and economic value from engaging in a move like this could enhance historical black colleges in totality. I'm talking exponential growth. It's out there circulating so now there's pivot, before, the ideology of something like this seemed far-fetched, but now I'm confident especially with racial tension brewing around the country that one distinctive athlete would take this initiative and start the trend for premiere black athletes committing to black colleges. I think this will definitely inspire more action within the black culture.

Darryl Reynolds is a guy who has been instrumental to the Villanova program, whether he was a leader and the cornerstone of a national championship team, or a mentor, shaper, and influencer as a coach for a separate national championship run. Darryl has had the privilege to walk the same halls at Lower Merion as one of the greatest basketball players ever, Kobe Bryant. Darryl knew that attaining the mamba's playing abilities may have an insurmountable task, so he focused on a more capable task, being who Kobe was off the floor. The character that he developed as a result has provided him with a myriad of opportunities and positioned him in the presence of pillars like Jay Wright and Larry Brown to name a couple, and finally his media presence on “Stay Tuned Network" has allowed him to entertain and educate the people who follow his work.

In this episode I sat down with Tyren Johnson an individual that surmounted humble beginnings and procured his dreams of becoming a professional basketball player. His creative skill along with inspirational motives propelled him to establish a distinct brand that goes by the name of "TRUF" (Take Respect Until Freedom) where he intends to inspire people to be the best version of themselves. This interview introduced me to a rather unconventional way of thinking it was a pleasure to record.

Jovanta Ham is a hood scholar who transcended the trenches. He went on to obtain two degrees, yet he still felt like he needed to challenge himself. So he set out to write a book, in which he did in three-months. In current junctions, that book is now a best-seller. Along with that he decided to create an app that would provide a platform for black business owners to market and sell their products. His primary focus is now leveraging the capital he'll accumulate from selling shares to expand. I personally admire his due diligence and his thirst to give young boys from the hood a context shift.

Former Division I player, Trevond Barnes was presented with an opportunity of a lifetime, until it was taken away by a freak injury. Instead of having a pity party for himself Trevond decided to create a a brand, More To The Game (MTTG) that shows athletes how they can have a life and passion outside of the sports they play. Trevond does his to provide a platform for under appreciated athletes.

In this episode, I sat down with the owner and creator of the "Sporcasso" brand. He explained his whole purpose behind this momentous movement and how he intends to provide a platform for underrated athletes. Nobody truly ascends alone, along the way he has built some significant connections that has propelled him to a higher level. Those relationships have been mutually beneficial because the value he has to offer those connections is supreme.

In this episode I sat down with Brendan Langley A guy who is super athletic, creative, and intelligent. Those attributes landed him a spot on the Denver Broncos Roster in the past, but in current junctions he's a talented creative director who has accumulated over 298 thousand streams and is being recognised in 74 different countries. This episode was compelling to say the least I hope you enjoy.

In this episode, we sit down with a guy who's an unbelievable winner, great leader, and relentless worker. We scratch the surface of his early life and playing career, then we key in on his grad assistant position at Oklahoma State, where he's been a great asset to the program. He's fully accepted his role as being the buffer for Cowboys, although it has required him to release from his comfort zone. I decided to name this episode "Purpose Over Career", because he made a decision to pass on professional opportunities to add value to the younger hoopers that he encounter. Now he spends his days passionately pouring himself into his players with hopes of developing them to sustain a life beyond hoops.