Lucky to Lead

Antwi joins us from Toronto, Canada. Antwi stays busy running his clothing brand Noir et Noire, Assistant General Manager of the Niagara River Lions of the Canadian Elite basketball League, and (HOT TAKE) General Manager of a Baseball clubhouse. While Antwi shared his roles, what we loved most was his journey and curiosity along the way. One of his favorite resources was The Leader Who Had No Title by Robin Sharma. We look forward to having him join us on the show again to catch up on how his leadership is holding up as he gets comfortbale in his new roles!

Michael joins us from Sleepy Hollow, New York to talk about mentorship, and the role is plays in strong leadership. We explored the power of relationships, professional growth, and why leadership has become something that feels unachievable for some. Roniel is proud to have called Mike a leader for a long time. Enjoy.

The guys welcomes Marino Castro to the show to discuss toxic masculinity, LTGBQIA, relationships, and much more. Marino is a New York State Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Co-Founder of Ample Space. We are lucky to have him.

Jon Birsner joins us as the newly appointed head lacrosse coach of Culver Academy. We spoke about his journey from the United States Navy to VMI to his new role. Some of the highlights include "journey over outcomes" and Twitter is a great source for inspiration.

Hillary joins us from Rhode Island where she is (que the resume) full time in medical sales, cohost on @fempirepod, founder @whole_rx, dog mom to Henry, and all around superstar. We dove deep into her experiences as a woman in the workplace, her leadership inspirations, and how she continues to grow as a leader everyday.

David and Ronnie sit down to recap the first 9 episodes. They share some feedback from our listeners, themes, and relive some of their favorite moments from the podcast. The guys also talk about future episodes breaking down current and past leaders. Enjoy a new shorter version of Lucky to Lead.

Proud to support Black Poetry and Jaylene Clark Owens of Harlem, New York. After meeting with Officer Wendy Yancey of Sleepy Hollow, this poem spoke volumes to her experience and intersectionality as a Black Female Officer. Enjoy. Jaylene Clark Owens is an AUDELCO and Barrymore Award winning actress. She is a member of The Wilma Theater's resident acting company, HotHouse. Jaylene is also a highly acclaimed spoken word poet. She is the Executive Director of Harlem KW Project, LLC, which is the company she started with three other women to write the play, Renaissance in the Belly of a Killer Whale. Jaylene's debut book of poetry, "AfroPoetic", is now available on Amazon! It tells her experience living in the United States as a Black Woman. Catch her live Wednesdays at 9PM on Theatre Horizon's Facebook page for her video podcast, #PoppaPank! She can be found on iInstagram @JayleneClarkOwens

Wendy joins us from Sleepy Hollow, New York, where she is the first Black Female police officer in the department history. She breaks down her approach to leadership in and out of uniform. We speak to her identity as an officer, woman, black American, Puerto Rican, coach, mother, and so much more. At Lucky to Lead conversation is action. We are proud to say Black Lives Matter. Officer Yancey enhanced our action by being our guest at a crucial time. Thank You for listening and engaging. We encourage you to go put conversation into action, now. Register to vote. Support local Black owned businesses. Educate yourself and those around you.

Joe joins the show from Greenville, SC. We dove into his approach to coaching, his WHY, and his faith. We go in and out of stories and why we are lucky to lead. We will definitely get Joe back for another episode!

Finally, Andrew joins us on Lucky to Lead. The friend of the show and coach, father, son, board member, and all around leader shared some lessons from his journey. We listened to his approach to listen more than you talk and how communication has been inegral in his success. Andrew will be on again, there is more to unpack.

Anthony joined us from Chicago. Grateful to him for sharing his leadership journey. We dug into the pivitol moments in his career, The idea of "risk", and his greatest leadership inspiration, his Mother. Proud to call him a friend of the show but more proud to call him a friend.

We are so proud to be joined by Jerry Davis, Houston Council Member- District B. Jerry shared stories from growing up in Houston with two brothers and how his leadership style came together. We loved our conversation with Jerry and are sure we will have to sit down again. We could have talked for hours!

Skye joins us from our backyard, Houston. She is a tenured Construction Management Specialist and now is a founder of her own start up venture, Sawdust & Glitter. We are so excited to hear Skye's perspective on leadership from her time at Prairie View A&M University as an athlete on the court, to her time at Rogers OBrien and WeWork as a Constuction Manager. Shout out to Skye's mother for letting her follow her dream to be an icecream truck driver!

Eric joins us from New Jersey, where he serves as dad to 2 daughters and Assistant Coach at Rutgers Lacrosse. We dive into his experiences as head coach of Air Force. He shares stories from some of his fromative years as a player in high school, onto college, and on to the professional ranks. We quickly dig into what shaped coach Seremet's core values and philosophies!

Nathan Lenahan joins us from Fort Worth, Texas where he serves as father to 4, husband to his wife Jamie (Jam Master), and COO of Smart City Locating. Nathan opens up about his leadership journey, from his first days in the Army to his transition into Smart City as COO. In his words, "It's about people".

Me (Roniel Bencosme) and my co-host (David Cohn) break the seal on our first episode (episode 0). We select our podcast name... LUCKY TO LEAD, we share who our leadership influences are, and we discuss what makes them special. We look forward to learning more about each other and each of our guests.