Getting Deals Done with Patrick A. Howell

How does a passion for comics, James Bond films and music become a career for a senior executive in Hollywood?  In this episode, we learn the fine art form of Getting Deals done under the mega wattage of tinsel town's bright lights.Michael Stradford is a senior Warner Brothers executive who is a producer and executive director on projects as Matt Reeve's Batman and the Dwayne Johnson's Black Adam.  he has pioneered myriad forms of media including music, radio, DVD, film, television and interactive entertainment on films as Spiderman, Men in Black, Lawrence of Arabia, Bad Boys, Bugsy and the Larry Sanders Show. he has worked in collaboration with many of Hollywood's biggest stars and creators including Warren Beatty, Paul Newman, Spike Lee, Kevin Smith, Pierce Bronson and Robert Dinero."Whoever you are at your core, success will bring it out.  You may kind of veer off the path initially until you get your equilibrium back but at your core, whoever you are is just going to be magnified.”   Michael Stradford• How preparation and diligence will take a career to its highest potential • Celebrating the career, tireless work and persistent verve of a Hollywood trailblazer who has worked from behind the scenes to make the world a better place, one film at a time, one deal at a time.• How to leverage the lessons you learn at home into your dream career. CREDITS: Guest:  Michael Stradford Creator and Host:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer and Narrator:  Tori ReidWriter:  Patrick A. Howell and Tori ReidPostproduction:  WeEdit PodcastsPostproduction Assistant:  Alana ColemanIntern School Affiliation:  Norfolk State UniversityPremier Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger Levert

Who's behind films like “Schindler's List” and “Scent of a Woman” or “American Gangster” and “Inside Man?” How about “Erin Brockovich” and “Yentl?” Even “Do The Right Thing” and “Rocky III and IV” or “Ray?” The trailblazer and film publicist … Roz Stevenson. April is Black Women's History Month and for every Maya Angelou, Angela Bassett, and Ava DuVernay, there are millions of women who have done the work for centuries without any notoriety. Roz Stevenson is one such woman and talent. She's been creating notoriety for many of Hollywood's premier film and A-list talents for the past 5 decades. A master of branding, marketing and publicity as the former CEO of Roz Stevenson Public Relations, she has been dedicated to marketing to the African American film goer and multiethnic audience. She has made a difference in the world by working from behind the scenes to change America's premier export into one that is more universal, lucrative and harmonious. Award-winning directors as Ava DuVernay and Lee Daniels, as well as Award-winning luminaries and talents as Samuel L. Jackson all sing her praises as respect for her runs deep.In an age where YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and others have made every user a purveyor and self-publicist, we have so much to learn from Roz Stevenson, her ‘more than a hundred successful movie campaigns' and her book “Look at God! My Hollywood Walk of Faith”.   "(I do feel that I've changed the Hollywood Industry" I feel that so many times that somebody like a Chuck Berry, when we would see me, it was such a joy."  Roz Stevenson, Hollywood Publicist This Week on Getting Deals Done • How institutional racism was overcome with kindness, a pleasant penchant and a heart for harmony; how an incredible faith has leveraged a career into one that has impacted an industry and the way the world sees itself through film• How tact, diplomacy and understanding helped change the Hollywood industry to be more inclusive, diverse and profitable• How Roz Stevenson's Book "Look at God - My Hollywood Walk of Faith", gives some invaluable pointers on how we promote ourselves on social media today • Celebrating the career, tireless work and persistent verve of a Hollywood trailblazer who has worked from behind the scenes to make the world a better place, one film at a time, one deal at a time. Credits:Guest:  Roz StevensonCreator and Host:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer and Narrator:  Tori ReidWriter:  Patrick A. Howell and Tori ReidPost production:  WeEdit PodcastsPost Production Assistant:  Alana ColemanIntern School Affiliation:  Norfolk State UniversityPremier Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger LevertDigital Marketing and Graphics by Octavia JohnsonPhoto Credit for Roz Stevenson:  UnknownThank you to Special Consultant:  Clifton Taulbert Music:Intro and Outro - "Earth Light It Up" by Xavy Rusan/Tilden ParkCommentaries - "Soul Jazz Legacy" by SINYVivreau Ad Music - "That's What Left Us Behind" by Christian AndersonConnect with the Guest:Look at God! My Hollywood Walk of Faith by Roz StevensonConnect with Patrick A. Howell Patrick A. Howell Patrick A. Howell on LinkedINa Victory & Noble production@ 2022 Victory & Noble LLC  All Rights Reserved

Millennials and Generation Z will alter the very nature of reality with enterprises in industries as varied as crypto currency, cannabis, space travel, the metaverse, artificial intelligence and investors who are increasingly applying nonfinancial metrics of Environmental, Social and Governance considerations in how they deploy their capital. The nature of capitalism itself is evolving from a ruthless 0 sum game to one where all participants are ennobled. Dr. Candace Steele Flippin is the author of “Generation Z in the Workplace” as well as “Millennials in the Workplace” and as a Gen X'er is a bridge between Millennials and Baby Boomers.Dr. Flippin's forthcoming book is "Get Your Career in Shape", purposed with developing women's professional development and leadership. She has appeared on CNBC, TEDx and Forbes as a speaker, leader and thought leader. Her unique background as a researcher and executive to provide practical insights on the future of work. She is also on a mission to help millions of women achieve the success they need, want, and deserve. Dr. Candace Steele Flippin believes in the American Dream and she explains how after an international pandemic it is stronger than ever.  "We all have phrases or quotes that have motivated us throughout our careers... Quote number 1 is “Control your own destiny – or someone else will.”  Dr. Candace Steele FlippinThis Week on Getting Deals Done: • As an engaged scholar, Dr. Candace Steele Flippin is the author of the best-selling book Generation Z in the Workplace and Millennials in the Workplace.• Her new bestselling book Get Your Career in SHAPE, released in March 2022, was based on her popular TEDx Memphis Talk, What Women Really Want… at Work.• Dr. Steele Flippin is an accomplished communications strategist recognized for driving transformation in the industrial technology, financial services, medical device, and biotech industries. Credits:Guest:  Dr. Candace Steele FlippinCreator and Host:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer and Narrator:  Tori ReidWriter:  Patrick A. HowellDirector:  Tori ReidPost Production:  WeEdit PodcastsSound Mastering:  Brian K. Jackson at Maven SoundzAssociate Producer:  Kapri K. EcholsStudent Intern:  Alana ColemanIntern School Affiliation:  Norfolk State University Premier Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger LevertDigital Marketing and Graphics by Octavia JohnsonPhoto Credit for Dr. Candace Steele Flippin:  UnknownMusic:Intro and Outro Vivreau Ad Music - "That's What Left Us Behind" by Christian AndersonHilton Arden West Ad Music - "Expand (Goodbyes)" by PulsedConnect with the Guest:Candace Steele Flippin websiteBeyond the Gap, podcastGet Your Career in Shape, bookGeneration Z in the Workplace, bookMillennials in the Workplace, bookConnect with Getting Deals Done:Patrick A. HowellGetting Deals Done a Victory & Noble production2022 Getting Deals Done (c)2022 Victory & Noble LLC  All Rights Reserved

Delilah Panio's expertise is helping entrepreneurs access capital to dreams builders, entrepreneurs and business impresarios. As VP of Capital Formation for the Toronto Stock Exchange, she works with US companies considering listing financing in the Canadian capital markets (TSX). By the end of 2021, the total market capitalization of those companies listed on the TSX and TSXV (TSX Venture Exchange) reached CDN $4.0 trillion the first time ever. Delilah is also passionate about a key growth factor in those markets - women.Delilah is the founder of Fortuna Funding (a consulting firm), working work with early-stage companies on their business and funding strategy and on getting investor-ready. As a capital markets expert, she has advised many companies on the going public process and can provide an understanding of private and public financing options in Canada and the United States.Credits:Guest:  Delilah PanioGuest Affiliation:  Toronto Stock ExchangeProducer:  Victory & NobleCreator and Host:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer and Narrator:  Tori ReidWriter:  Patrick A. HowellDirector:  Tori ReidPost Production:  WeEdit PodcastsAssociate Producer:  Kapri K. EcholsPremier Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger LevertDigital Marketing and Graphics by Octavia JohnsonPhoto Credit for Delilah Panio:  UnknownMusic:Intro and Outro Vivreau Ad Music - "That's What Left Us Behind" by Christian AndersonHilton Arden West Ad Music - "Expand (Goodbyes)" by Pulseda Victory & Noble production@ 2022 Victory & Noble LLC  All Rights Reserved.

This is the debut of the Getting Deals Done Mastermind Forum where we look at a larger cosmic picture and identify  opportunities based upon information gleaned from past episodes.  In this case, we note trends by Fortune 500 companies as Viasat Satellite Communications and Newport Beach's Alhambra Technologies with manufacturing in Bahir, Ethiopia. The Africa insurance market reached a value of US $70 Billion in 2020. Revenue in the eCommerce market is projected to reach US$43,885m in 2022. Agriculture takes up 15 percent ($100 billion annually) of the whole continent's GDP and is also the largest economic sector. African infrastructure saw a raise in compound annual rate at 17%. Banking, Oil and Gas, and Telecommunication also showcase markets with astronomical potential.  The new BRIC are centrally located on the continent where all civilization, technology and visions began.On this Mastermind Forum episode of GDD:•  Fortune 500 companies HQing operations in Africa•  Africa nations identified by the International Monetary Fund as "emerging growth"•  A new vision for Africa by her tribes people and as a spirit of renewalCREDITS:Mastermind Forum:  AfricaProducer:  Victory & NobleCreator and Host:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer and Narrator:  Tori ReidWriter:  Patrick A. HowellProducer:  Kapri K. EcholsPost Production:  WeEdit PodcastsPremier Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger LevertMarketing Sponsor:  Afrobiz / World African NetworkMusic:  "Under the Fountain" by S&D Productionsa Victory & Noble production@ 2022 Victory & Noble LLC  All Rights Reservedn

The best storytelling the world has ever known requires several tentpoles:  Authenticity, Outcome, Consistency, a Clear Agenda, a Flair or Perspective and Involving the Audience in the world of the Story. This coming year, Master storyteller Tim Reid will demonstrate a certain mastery of not only the artform but the business of storytelling with his new Legacy of a People platform (LGCYTV) set to debut globally. In this episode of “Getting Deals Done”, Mr. Reid's Legacy Platform is clearly demonstrative of a basic storytelling principle: Storytelling is nothing more or less than being able to use words, music, images and ideas to shape the viewers' imagination as they shape reality with their very being. “When the media defines something, you have to question: Is it the definition that you want applied to your culture? I'm trying to determine who's leaving the legacy, and if the legacy that is being left is a positive one.” - Tim ReidCredits:Guest:  Tim ReidProducer:  Victory & NobleCreator and Host:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer and Narrator:  Tori ReidWriter:  Patrick A. HowellDirector:  Tori ReidPost Production:  WeEdit PodcastsAssociate Producer:  Kapri K. EcholsPremier Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger LevertDigital Marketing and Graphics by Octavia Johnson Show Intern Affiliation:   Norfolk State UniversityPhoto Credit for Tim Reid:  UnknownMusic:Intro and Outro - “Wildlife Explorer” by Marc TorchVivreau Ad Music - "That's What Left Us Behind" by Christian AndersonHilton Arden West Ad Music - "Expand (Goodbyes)" by Pulseda Victory & Noble production@ 2022 Victory & Noble LLC  All Rights Reserved.

Mobolaji Olambiwonnu, an auteur, has helmed “Ferguson Rises” is a documentary film about the inspiring story of the residents of Ferguson, Missouri, a small town that has suffered the loss of “gentle giant” Mike Brown.  The film won the Tribeca Film Festival Audience Award, debuted to a worldwide audience on PBS, and Mobolaji has been traveling the nation and world to talk about the film which has been mentioned in an extremely competitive field as a prospective Academy Award nominee. How did the film get made?  What was the director's driving force?  Why did Grammy Award singer Aloe Blacc come on board as a producer as well as contribute his song, “the other side” to the film?  How is one man's quest making a difference in the world?  As the film is a powerful story that has went on to become a flashpoint for a modern-day civil rights movement, it exemplifies “Getting Deals Done's” slogan of “Doing business. Changing Power. Changing Systems.  And making the world a better place one deal at a time.”“We have to be able to tell these stories, and it's not going to come from folks who don't see through their own biases. It has to come from within our culture.”  - Aloe Blacc"There is always the possibility for finding purpose in your pain."  - Mobolaji OlambiwonnuCredits:Guest:  Mobolaji OlambiwonnuGuest:  Aloe BlaccProducer:  Victory & NobleCreator and Host:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer and Narrator:  Tori ReidWriter:  Patrick A. HowellDirector:  Tori ReidPost Production:  WeEdit PodcastsAssociate Producer:  Kapri K. EcholsShow Intern Affiliation:  Howard UniversityAdvertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger LevertMusic:  "Holdin' onto Magic" by Easy Wheelersa Victory & Noble production@ 2021 Victory & Noble LLC  All Rights Reserved.

Viasat's satellite systems is a global communications company with a market cap of $4.12B based in Carlsbad, California. In our interview, CEO Richard Baldridge views his role more as a chief enabling  officer versus chief visionary  officer.  Viasat's prized commodity is not its multi-billion dollar satellite communications assets and ground infrastructure but the priceless quality of the lives of more than 6,000 employees—over 2,500 that work from the Carlsbad campus—who Rick seems to have a profound understanding of his role to serve, lead and inspire to their highest possible frequency. It is also Rick's decades old and ongoing intergalactic achiever's mindset to evolve his own understanding, consciousness and compassion.Viasat is a provider of high-speed satellite broadband services and secure networking systems covering military and commercial markets.  Viasat believes everything and everyone in the world can be connected. But what is the spirit ennobling that global communication ?The Viasat opportunity is the 3.6 billion people (47% of earth's population according to the GSMA) who do not have internet services in urban and the most remote areas of the world."We often do things that other people don't think we should.  But we doubled down in that space and made real progress over that period.  We are ready now that people are travelling again. We are well positioned to help people travel and stay connected."  - Rick Baldridge, CEO, Viasat Satellites Credits:Guest:  Rick BaldridgeProducer:  Victory & NobleCreator, Writer and Host:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer and Director:  Tori ReidAssociate Producer: Chris PhillipsPost Production and Sound Engineering:  WeEdit PodcastsMarketing Partners: Coast News in Encinitas  (North County San Diego)Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger Leverta Victory & Noble Production@ 2021 Victory & Noble LLC  All Rights Reserved

Bruce Craven is a novelist, screenwriter and maverick who lives in the Palm Springs Desert.  His last book, “Win or Die: Leadership Secrets from Game of Thrones”, Bruce Craven brilliantly analyzes the journeys of the best and worst leaders in Westeros, so that leaders can create their own narratives of success.  His newest idea is “outlaw leadership” as an essential component of American leadership and business success.  He analyzes the disparate styles of Willie Nelson, Toni Morrison and Frederick Douglass - their style of going against the grain, having their own unique brand of leadership and being unafraid to carve out and follow their own paths.  But there are others - the Henry Fords, Muhammad Alis, Madame CJ Walkers, Vera Wangs, Oprah Winfreys, Lebron James, Colin Kaepernicks, Robert Smiths, Joe Bidens, Kamala Harris and Mellody Hobsons American figures who have fought against adversity and served as pistons in the engine of American ingenuity.  “Outlaw leadership is American leadership, I think Americans, if they don't understand how much that outlaw spirit has influenced us, they're missing something important on how we've developed as a people.”  Bruce Craven Credits:Guest:  Bruce Craven Producer:  Victory & NobleCreator and Host:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer and Narrator:  Tori ReidWriter:  Patrick A. HowellDirector:  Tori ReidPost Production:  WeEdit PodcastsPost Production Assistant:  Kapri K. EcholsShow Intern Affiliation:  Howard UniversityPost Production Sound Engineering: Maven Sounds and Brian JacksonMarketing Partners: Coast News in Encinitas  (North County San Diego)Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger LevertMusic: Holdin' onto Magic by Easy Wheelersa Victory & Noble Production@ 2021 Victory & Noble LLC  All Rights Reserved

Films and television shows with Bill Duke have grossed more than $1.5 billion.  After a Bill Duke box office overview, that's the tally in the line notes  below. He has more credits behind the camera as a producer and director than as an actor. But the bottom line has always been artistic achievement and continual refinement craft - not riches. In the game of business that is Hollywood, however, score is kept with bottom line tallies. So, let's take a look at the numbers, their correlating cultural assets and some analysis: Films (annotated list) in which Bill Duke directed, produced or acted In:Car Wash, 1976:  17 million USDAmerican Gigolo, 1980:  52.7 million USDCommando, 1985:  57.5 million USDPredator, 1987:  98.3 million USDAction Jackson, 1988:  65 million USDBird on a Wire, 1990:  138.7 million USDRage in Harlem, 1991:  10.4 million USDDeep Cover, 1992:  30 million USDMenace to Society, 1993:  16.6 million USDSister Act II, 1993:  57.3 million USDHoodlum, 1997:  23.46 million USD  (nominated for a Palme d'Or)Payback, 1999:  161.6 million USDThe Limey, 1999:  3.2 million USDExit Wound, 2001:  80 million USDRed Dragon, 2002:  209.2 million USDNational Security, 2003:  65 million USDGet Rich or Die Trying, 2005:  46.4 million USDX Men Last Stand, 2006:  460.4 million USDTotal - $ 1.603.49 billion in box office receipts Nearly 80% of Bill Duke's films are qualified with "A" movie status and over 70%  are profitable. That means that Bill Duke either picks his roles very carefully or attracts the right projects with a professionalism, network and business acumen that is first rate and rare in Hollywood. But these attributes are the same for any Master in every endeavor. He has appeared in behind the camera more than in front of the camera. That means his aim has been consistent refinement of his craft until his very being is emblematic of the industry in which he works and his knowledge base is essentially institutional. This is to say nothing of his television slate of shows which include Kojak, Charlie's Angels, the night time soap opera  Dallas, Benson, Knots Landing, Hill Street Blues, Miami Vice and  Black Lightening. In every decade since the 1960's, Bill Duke has managed to operate in American culture and the Hollywood industry at the highest levels, an outsized influence in our global culture. He is show. He is business. His strength, longevity and excellence all seem to owe to a debt to his ongoing quest for self-evolution and the golden anchor to his wealth:  wisdom. Bill Duke is as bankable a Hollywood star as any in the history of the industry. However, he owes his success to his strength as a Spirit Star. Or, in Africa - since the invention of the story and the beginning of societies that uses the story as its basic technology - he is a global griot with a legacy going back to the ancestors. Credits:Guest:  Bill DukeShow Creator and Host:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer:  Tori ReidDirectors:  Tori Reid with Patrick A. Howell Writers:  Patrick A. Howell and Lauren Young Post Production Editing by:  Hanic and We Edit ProductionsPost Production Assistant:  Lauren YoungAdvertising Sponsors:  Vivreau Water Systems and Hilton Sacramento Arden WestGraphics:  Henny ValleePhoto credit for Bill Duke:  UnknownMusic:"Earth Light It Up" -  Xavy Rusan / Tilden Park"In the Wizards Home" -  John Abbot “Bees” -  Farrell Wooten “In the Red Soul” -  Bonnie Grace a Victory & Noble production@ 2021 Victory & Noble LLC All Rights Reserved

AJ Moyer is the CEO of C3 Bank in sunny San Diego, California.  Mr. Moyer alternates with ease from the mindset of a macroeconomist to that of a regional banking manager intimately familiar to the pulse of a fickle local economy and unpredictable macro-conditions.  Like a surfer who has taken down gnarly waves in Fiji, Costa Rica and Western Samoa, he is clear on his mindset's focus and by extension C3 bank's footprint in North San Diego and Southern California. He knows how to ride the ebbs and flows.AJ Moyer's cautious optimism is aligned with leading national economic indicators.  2021 Q1 National unemployment statistics are down and jobs are up; average hourly earnings are up; and real gross domestic product (GDP) has increased.  All indicators including consumption, investment and interest rates point to an ongoing recovering market and economy.  There is an absolute inverse correlation between diminishing COVID-19 statistics and the collective economic fortunes of all. "That's how we operate our business, with cautious optimism.  So, we are prepared for any type of scenario." -  AJ Moyer, CEO C3 Bank and global surferThis Week on Getting Deals Done:• How a 40 year old bank has come through the COVID 19 era to buoy local small businesses with $175M in PPP support and own nearly 10% of the market share competing with Fortune 500 banks• How small business banks are arteries of the capital markets • Helmed by a team of seasoned entrepreneurs with nearly 200 years of relevant entrepreneurial and C level executive experience, C3 Bank enjoys the benefit of specialized entrepreneurial knowledge and a niche serving North San Diego small businesses after the Great Recession and international pandemic, growing market share and developing community from a distinct business IQ• The importance of developing a strategic mastermind with your small business banker as with your corporate securities attorney and accountant to ensure survival and business accelerations for the astute small business owner• An astute California market and post COVID 19 market analysis with boots on the ground of C3 Bank and insights by CEO AJ MoyerCredits:Guest:  AJ MoyerProducer:  Victory & NobleCreator and Host:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer and Narrator:  Tori ReidWriter:  Patrick A. HowellDirector:  Tori ReidPost Production:  WeEdit PodcastsPost Production Assistant:  Kapri K. EcholsShow Intern Affiliation:  Howard UniversityMarketing Partners: Coast News in Encinitas  (North County San Diego)Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger LevertMusic:Episode music:  "Wildlife Explorer" by Marc TorchVivreau Water Systems Ad:  “That's What Left Us Behind”  by Christian Anderson Hilton Arden West Ad:  "Expand (Goodbyes)" by Pulsed a Victory & Noble Production@ 2021 Victory & Noble LLC  All Rights Reserved Connect with the Guest:AJ MoyerC3 BankConnect with Getting Deals Done:Patrick A. Howell

Ana Guerrero, Chief of Staff to the City of Los Angeles, America's second largest city and California's largest city talks candidly about the mechanizations of power and how purpose, influence and knowing who you are can put you smack dab in a privileged position to make an impact in your community and the world.  As Chief of Staff for Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, she is vaccinating a city, building parks, marshalling historic protests into groundbreaking legislation, sheltering and feeding the poor, finding and jobs for the youth. She speaks about her humble beginnings as the child of migrant workers and Getting Deals Done explores how her Dreamer parents made their dream a reality in the City of Angels. Ultimately, we discover power is not about the 48 Laws of Power or even Machiavellian pursuits, but the opportunity to help others. Oh, and she and host Patrick trade tips on cigars and that sweet puissant scent of success.    “I've always been very interested, as an adult, in making sure that I am doing work that is helping all kinds of people to find their voice, and find their power. Because that is what allows you to thrive. Knowing what your personal source of power is and how to wheel power in a way that allows you to advance your agenda, and achieve your goals.” - Ana GuerreroThis Week on Getting Deals Done:• How authenticity, serving the community and power of the people can evolve a station of poverty into the halls of power, prestige and privilege • How serving others, working hard and looking out for your community are the ultimate acts of power; the reality of power versus urban myths  • How her untraditional path to power as a Latina, night school graduate, civil rights advocate, teenage mother,  woman and community advocate have served a community with an unconventional rise to power • She discusses her brand of leadership, and for the first time in city history, a majority (54%) of the more than 300 commissioners appointed by the Mayor to help run the city are womenNext show: AJ Moyer, CEO of C3 Bank, one of America's fastest growing small business banks, helmed by a team of seasoned entrepreneurs with nearly 200 years of relevant experience. The show features an astute California market and post COVID 19 market analysis. - May 31st (Memorial Day)Credits:Guest:  Ana Guerrero Producer:  Victory & NobleCreator and Host:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer and Narrator:  Tori ReidExecutive Producer:  William BroughtonWriter:  Patrick A. HowellDirector:  Tori ReidPost Production Editor:  Kapri K. EcholsShow Intern Affiliation:  Howard UniversityPost Production:  Brian K. Jackson at Maven SoundzMusic:  S&D ProductionsSong Excerpted:  Under the FountainAdvertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden West Ad Voiceover Artist:  Ginger LevertPhoto Credit for Ana Guerrero:  Unknowna Victory & Noble production@ 2021 Victory & Noble LLC  All Rights ReservedResources Mentioned:Los Angeles City Hall Connect with the Guest:Ana GuerreroConnect with Getting Deals Done: Patrick A. HowellGetting Deals Done 

Clifton L. Taulbert is an American businessman, entrepreneur and noted author (Pulitzer prize nominated as well as a film adaptation from his seminal work “Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored”). Mr. Taulbert was born on the Mississippi Delta during segregation, taking life lessons from the rural Southern community that would instruct his follow up book, “Eight Habits of the Heart: Embracing the Values that Build Strong Communities''. Mr. Taulbert, an internationally renowned speaker on these values, is now a highly sought after global business and community leader in Tulsa Oklahoma; a powerful symbol of the historic Black Wall Street - an epicenter of black wealth in the 1920s where Black Wall Street's Greenwood Avenue featured luxury shops, restaurants, movie theaters, a library, and pool halls, before the terrorist attack of the Tulsa Race Massacre exactly 100 years ago. Black Wall Street's and Clifton Taulbert's mastery of resilience and perseverance are skill sets that every entrepreneur impresario must master en route to sweet success.Today, he is the President/CEO of the Freemount Corporation (a human capital development company) serving clients nationally and internationally, and President/CEO of Roots Java Coffee, a national coffee brand, importing coffee from Africa.“Being a good person is the best gift you can give your children, your cousins and your Aunt Minnie that you only see once a year.  Being principled, really speaks to your better self.” - Clifton L. Taulbert This Week on Getting Deals Done: •  The Importance of an Entrepreneur's Resolve and How It Moves Mountains •  How Obstacles are the Starting Point of the Entrepreneur's Journey to Success•  Why Personal Value Systems are an Extension of Business Practices•  Community Values are the Toolbox that Create Successful Entrepreneurs •  How Leadership Values Imbue an Organization with Longevity and Prosperity Next Show: Ana Guerrero, Los Angeles Mayor Chief of Staff - from marginalized immigrant and farmer's daughter to operating the center of Los Angeles power and influence - May 17thCredits:Guest:  Clifton L. Taulbert Producer:  Victory & Noble Creator and Host:  Patrick A. Howell Executive Producer and Narrator:  Tori Reid Executive Producer:  William BroughtonWriter:  Patrick A. Howell Director:  Tori Reid Post Production Editor:  Kapri K. Echols Recording Engineer:  William BroughtonShow Intern Affiliation:  Howard University Music: Special homage was paid to Hal Singer (Oct 8, 1919 - Aug 18, 2020) jazz saxophonist and the last male survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Songs Excerpted:  Blue Stompin' by Hal Singer Autumn Leaves by Hal Singer Quintet Resources Mentioned:Eight Habits of Our Heart Entrepreneurial Thinking and Your ResolveConnect with Clifton L. Taulbert:www.cliftontaulbert.comClifton L. Taulbert on LinkedINConnect with Getting Deals Done: PatrickAHowell - Author, Financier, American AuthorsGetting Deals Done | Facebook

William “Bill” O. Passo shared the principals that won him a role as a captain of industry with the Tenant In Common, 1031 Exchange and Delaware Statutory Trusts programs. He helped form all the real estate investment vehicles in the 1990s and later became a multi millionaire at the helm of a multi-billion dollar company he built, Passco Companies, with his business creativity and moxie.He attests to the tenets of Napoleon Hill's “Think and Grow Rich” as they have created for him an uncommonly decent and rich life. “There's an expression in Think and Grow Rich that says, ‘When riches come, they come so quickly and in such great abundance that you can't recall when you didn't have them. That's me.” -  William “Bill” O. Passo This Week on Getting Deals Done: • Making Your First Million and Billion Dollars as You Help Others Develop Their Talents • Becoming a Captain of Industry and Applying Business Metaphysics to Create Industry• How Risk, Decision Making and Discomfort are the Friends of Free Enterprise Entrepreneurs • How Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich is a Fulcrum for Business Success • His Work Captaining the Delaware Statutory Trusts, Tenant in Common and 1099 Exchange Real Estate Investment  New episodes every two weeks; next show - Monday, May 3rd featuring Clifton Taulbert, and the Legacy of Tulsa's Black Wall Street. Show Credits: Guest:  William “Bill” O. Passo Producer:  Victory & NobleCreator and Host:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer and Narrator:  Tori ReidExecutive Producer:  William BroughtonDirector:  Tori ReidWriter:  Patrick A. HowellEditing:  Rebel Talk NetworkPost Production Assistant:  Kapri Echols Show Intern Affiliation:  Howard University Music:  S&D Productions Song Excerpted:  Under the Fountain Show Consultant:  Stacy Stemen, SVP Passco Companies  Photograph of Mr. William O. Passo:  Passco CompaniesGraphics:  Henny ValleSocial Media:  SociNovaMarketing Partner:  Rebel Talk NetworkAdvertising:  DealBox.ioResources Mentioned: Passco | A Real Estate Investment CompanyThe Napoleon Hill Foundation (naphill.org)Connect with Getting Deals Done:Getting Deals Done PodcastPatrickAHowell - Author, Financier, American AuthorsPatrick A. Howell (@getting_deals_done) • Instagram photos and videosGetting Deals Done | Facebook

Show host and creator Patrick A. Howell keynotes this trailer episode.  Every deal has a beginning, middle and end.  This is the beginning of a mastermind with masterclass talent from around the world.  New episodes every two weeks, beginning April 19thShow Credits Producer: Victory & NobleCreator and Host: Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer: Tori ReidExecutive Producer: William BroughtonEditing: Rebel Talk NetworkWriter: Patrick A. HowellPost Production Assistant: Kapri EcholsMusic: Stereo MixtrumentalSong Excerpted: January Show Graphics: Henny ValleSocial Media: SociNovaMarketing Sponsor: Europe and Africa, Ubiz News and WAN (World African Network)Marketing Partner: Rebel Talk NetworkAll Rights Reserved - Victory & Noble LLC (c) 2021