Podcast appearances and mentions of Craig M Chavis

Anyone who dares to abandon the status quo, follow the road not taken, and discover the person they are truly meant to become will enjoy this episode. Award-Winning Author, Business Strategist, and Serial Entrepreneur Craig M. Chavis Jr. and host Jeff Smith explore how to overcome the fear of failure with tips for everyone to apply to further their entrepreneurial journey. Don't forget to register for your in-person or virtual ticket to the NACCE Annual Conference on October 3-6. This year, our lineup of mainstage topics ranges from healing social unrest to innovation and inclusion in the classroom to policy change, giving you a great opportunity to hear from some of the top minds in the industry.

Craig M. Chavis Jr. is an award-winning author and business strategist that specializes in helping entrepreneurs develop proactive, profitable, and proven business models.  At the core of Craig's coaching philosophy lies the mantra – Become the Entrepreneur of Your Life. Through this lens, he coaches through an alternative and holistic perspective cultivated from over a decade of first-hand experience launching and managing multiple businesses in Ghana, Costa Rica, Peru, and the United States of America. He is a serial entrepreneur, a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, a former division-1 collegiate athlete, and received his BSBA from Samford University and MBA from the University of Tampa. Craig is also a super foodie, world traveler, and lifelong learner. THINGS WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODEThe role that misinformation and disinformation plays in keeping people from creating wealth and how exposure to wealth really opened Craig's eyes to the discrepancies of how rich kids grow up with a mindset that is tuned to wealth creation. How intellectual curiosity and learning how to ask better questions fueled Craig's entrepreneurial mindset and helped him to recognize patterns that have helped him stay nimble in business and to strategically plan for the future.How serving in the Peace Corps prepared Craig to be the entrepreneur of his own life, why it's a great path to entrepreneurship, what parents can do to foster an entrepreneurial mindset and how technology can either be a hindrance or an effective tool in developing entrepreneurial skills and thought authority in a teen's area of interest. So listen in as we discuss all these topics and so much more. CONNECT WITH CRAIG CHAVIS, JR.If you enjoyed today's episode, we encourage you to connect with Craig. He can be reached at the following social media addresses. Website: https://www.cre8ivecraig.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cre8ivecraig/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cre8ivecraig CONNECT WITH DARA AND JULIANWe'd love to hear from you as well! Tell us what you loved about this episode and what you feel like we could improve upon. We are here to serve so please let us know how we can best help you and your teen. You can e-mail Dara at daragoncalves@skippinglunchlinespodcast.com or DM me on IG at    https://www.instagram.com/skippinglunchlinespodcast/

Craig M. Chavis Jr. is an author and coach that specializes in helping working professionals launch profitable businesses and successfully transition into full-time entrepreneurship. He is a serial entrepreneur, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, former division-1 collegiate athlete, and received his BSBA from Samford University and MBA from the University of Tampa. Craig is also a super foodie, world traveler, and lifelong learner. Check out Craig's book: Burdens of a Dream. It is a story of hope written to inspire anyone who has arrived at a personal or professional crossroads within their life. https://www.amazon.com/Burdens-Dream-Actionable-Creative-Entrepreneur/dp/1647460212/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3H5TIM1DQNF6E&dchild=1&keywords=burdens+of+a+dream&qid=1598231450&sprefix=burdens%2Caps%2C262&sr=8-2 https://www.cre8ivecraig.com/ https://www.instagram.com/cre8ivecraig/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/cre8ivecraig/ https://www.facebook.com/cre8ivecraig to reach the host: https://www.facebook.com/catalystforchangestories catalystforchange20@gmail.com YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWXiilXqrHS4YhmkVc8hBg/

Craig M. Chavis, Jr. is an author and coach that specializes in helping working professionals launch profitable businesses and successfully transition into full-time entrepreneurship.   We discuss:   Planting the seeds of becoming an entrepreneur [1:55]  None of us are self-made [5:18]  A mentorship that turns things around [6:52]  The most important variable in the PIE formula [9:07]  The entrepreneur of your life [11:05]  Bucket number one and Bucket number two [12:40]  The roadblocks to creating something from nothing [17:04]  The best form of security there is [19:06]    He is a serial entrepreneur, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, former division-1 collegiate athlete, and received his BSBA from Samford University and MBA from the University of Tampa. Craig is also a super foodie, world traveler, and lifelong learner.   Learn more about Craig at https://www.cre8ivecraig.com/ (https://www.cre8ivecraig.com/) and https://www.burdensofadream.com/ (https://www.burdensofadream.com/).   Brief Description of Gift   A signed hardback copy of Craig’s book - Burdens of a Dream   URL for Free Gift   craig@cre8ivecraig.com 

Craig Chavis has 29 years of experience with the research, testing, selection, architecture, design, and implementation phases of contact center and real-time communications hardware and applications solutions. This includes 9 years in customer facing roles as a sales engineer and solutions architect. Those roles included responsibilities for the requirements analysis, architecture, solution recommendation, technical assessment, and design phases of small, medium, and enterprise scale projects. We discuss: A journey from on-premise to a [private] cloud space [1:35] How to become aware of the gaps in your business [4:36] The right time to get downsized [6:24] Resisting the temptation to saying “yes” to headhunters [8:05] The butterflies for being your own business person [10:44] The big thing about being in business [12:04] The answers to the questions you don’t know about your business [13:27] Not yet a consultant but still an employee [16:40] The game is years long, not months long [18:14] Learn more about Craig at cchavis@chaveconsulting.com.

Register Your Profile On our internal Client Portal for future communications & collaborations - https://blackequitypodcast.stptai.com/ Sign up to our Patreon community here - https://www.patreon.com/BlackEquity Honored to have Craig M. Chavis Jr. stop by Black Equity to have a conversation about Business Principles, his take journey in international business , his book “Burdens of a Dream: 33 Actionable Nuggets of Wisdom for the Creative Entrepreneur.”   Craig is an award-winning serial entrepreneur, creative strategist, and author that specializes in helping working professionals launch profitable businesses and successfully transition into full-time entrepreneurship.   He supports women and minority-owned businesses through his board position at Women in Technology International and serves as an advisor to many entrepreneurs through his role as a mentor with organizations such as SEEDSPOT, Forward Cities, and Wild Goose Creative. Join us on Black Equity Premium to gain early access to this conversation. After listening to the episode email us at blackequitynetwork@gmail.com to partner or collaborate with Craig M. Chavis Jr. Resources : Website - Cre8ive Craig Masterclass - Simply Scalable: 12 Steps for Building a Business That Works for You Book - Burdens of a Dream  Register Your Profile On our internal Client Portal for future communications & collaborations - https://blackequitypodcast.stptai.com/ Love Black Equity Podcast? You may love our other favorite podcasts as well. Melanin Blvd Podcast - https://apple.co/2DcsgfZ Only Black Cosmonaut - https://apple.co/30RZbPa Mediocre To Masterful - https://apple.co/300JnKP Hillard Guess’ Screenwriter’s Rant - https://apple.co/3hHfHbL Give them a listen & let us know what you think --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/blackequity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/blackequity/support

An interview with author and entrepreneur Craig M. Chavis about his book “Burdens of a Dream: 33 actionable nuggets of wisdom for the creative entrepreneur.” He shares personal stories of struggle and success about his several business endeavors. He now dedicates his time to helping others take charge of their lives by doing what they want. For more information on Craig follow him on Instagram @cre8ivecraig; www.cre8ivecraig.com; and www.burdensofadream.com

Join Kody Bateman for episode 72 of his Relationship Marketing podcast with guest Craig M. Chavis Jr. Craig is an award-winning serial entrepreneur, creative strategist, and author that specializes in helping working professionals launch profitable businesses and successfully transition into full-time entrepreneurship.Craig Chavis Jr is a newly published author, entrepreneur, and business coach based out of Columbus, OH.His personal mission is to help 1,000,000 people become the entrepreneurs of their lives, he's accomplishing this goal through his online platform and book Burdens of a Dream.His book Burdens of a Dream is his memoir that's all about answering your calling to abandon the status quo, follow the road not taken, and discover the person you're truly meant to become. Craig guides readers through the ups and downs of his journey of entrepreneurship through 33 powerful life lessons. Craig reveals how he transformed from a collegiate athlete into a businessman, left everything behind to serve citizens of a foreign country, and found joy in life after a sudden and unexpected betrayal. Through candid stories and practical advice, he provides the vital spark of hope that will reignite your inner creative genius.