Podcast appearances and mentions of Reginald Lewis

Jake Tapper is in the crosshairs this week as Dennis wonders, “What did he know and when did he know it?” Then we talk to Rene “Butch” Meily about his book, From Manila to Wall Street: An Immigrant's Journey With America's First Black Tycoon  which chronicles his time with Reginald Lewis, the first Black American […]

In this powerful episode of Inside Personal Growth, host Greg Voisen welcomes Butch Meily—author, PR veteran, and President of the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation—to discuss his new book, From Manila to Wall Street: An Immigrant's Journey with America's First Black Tycoon. Butch shares heartfelt insights into his journey from the Philippines to New York, his complex working relationship with Reginald Lewis, and the cultural, professional, and emotional transitions that shaped his life. The conversation explores identity, ambition, sacrifice, and the deeper meanings of legacy, loyalty, and personal growth. Butch opens up about the costs of climbing the corporate ladder, the spiritual lessons learned along the way, and how he ultimately found purpose in social impact work—supporting disaster recovery and mentoring startups. This episode offers a rare window into a fascinating life shaped by grit, curiosity, cross-cultural experiences, and meaningful human connection. Topics Discussed: -The immigrant experience and cultural adaptation from Manila to the U.S. -Working with Reginald Lewis, a trailblazing African-American tycoon. -Balancing ambition with personal sacrifice—career vs. family life. -Reflections on race, identity, and representation on Wall Street in the 1980s. -Shifting from corporate success to social impact and disaster resilience. -The role of spirituality, impermanence, and self-awareness in personal growth. -Mentorship, legacy, and the pursuit of meaningful work later in life. Watch on YT: https://youtu.be/XILYJSIbnB8 Our Guest, Butch Meily: ➥ Book: From Manila to Wall Street: An Immigrant's Journey With America's First Black Tycoon ➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/6XVIq6B ➥https://www.butchmeily.com/ ➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/butchmeily/ ➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rene-butch-meily-7a872 Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen: ➥ https://gregvoisen.com ➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/ ➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/ ➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/ ➡️Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/lvoisen/

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWowzer, right in the kisser! Today we're digging into hand-to-hand combat in speculative fiction. We traded blows and barbs, talked shop and fought it out until the buzzer sounded. And we mostly stayed on the topic of fiction when not telling lies and war stories! This time we've got Dan Kemp, Doc Spears, Jesse James Fain and Reginald Lewis on to talk nerdy with us. This was a fun interview, so check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Join us for a fun show! We're just a couple of nerdy Army veterans geeking out on things that go "abracadabra," "pew," "zoom," "boop-beep" and rhyme with Science Fiction & Fantasy. Co-Hosts: JR Handley (Author) (Grunt)Nick Garber (Comic Book Artist) (Super Grunt)Madam Stabby Stab (Uber Fan) (Horror Nerd)We work for free, so if you wanna throw a few pennies our way there is a linked Buy Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling!Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley Our LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/blastersandbladespodcast Today's SponsorJoint Task Force 13 Series by Three Ravens Publishing: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QJK1KQL Coffee Brand Coffee Affiliate Support the Show: https://coffeebrandcoffee.com/?ref=y4GWASiVorJZDb Discount Code: PodcastGrunts Coupon Code Gets you 10% offFollow Dan Kemp on social mediaDan's Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Dan-Kemp/author/B0BCX1SLDW Dan's Website: https://www.dankempauthor.com/ Dan's Twitter: https://x.com/WiseguyThreeOne Dan's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085451952449 Dan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daniel.g.kemp1/ Follow Doc Spears on social mediaDoc's Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Doc-Spears/e/B08YC2Y6MV Doc's Website: https://www.docspears.com/ Doc's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.spears.3994 Doc's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/john_spears7/ Forge Tactical Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Forgetacticalllc Forge Tactical Website: https://forgetactical.com/ Galaxy's Edge Website: https://galaxysedge.us/ Galaxy's Edge Fan Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GalaxysEdgeFanClub Follow Jesse James Fain on social mediaJesse's Amazon: http://amazon.com/author/jessejamesfain Jesse's Website: https://outlawauthor.com/ Jesse's Twitter: https://x.com/JesseJamesBooks Jesse's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JesseJamesFain Jesse's Substack: https://jessejamesfain.substack.com/ Follow Reginald Lewis on social mediaReginald's Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Reginald-Lewis/e/B09MZMVWWV/ Reginald's Website: https://reginaldlewis.net/ Reginald's Twitter: https://twitter.com/fistsoffiction Reginald's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reginaldlewisauthor/ Reginald's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fistsoffiction/ Referenced in this episode!Brandon Sanderson on fighting: https://youtu.be/pu4hW5Qs_cM?si=-7Zc-JKQ6IvGxEs2 #scifishenanigans #scifishenaniganspodcast #bbp #blastersandblades #blastersandbladespodcast #podcast #scifipodcast #fantasypodcast #scifi #fantasy #books #rpg #comics #fandom #literature #comedy #veteran #army #armyranger #ranger #scififan #redshirts #scifiworld #sciencefiction #scifidaily #scificoncept #podcastersofinstagram #scificons #podcastlife #podcastsofinstagram #scifibooks #awardwinningscifi #newepisode #podcastersofinstagram #podcastaddict #podcast #scifigeek #scifibook #sfv #scifivisionaries #firesidechat #chat #panel #fireside #religionquestion #coffee #tea #coffeeortea #DanKemp #DocSpears #JohnSpears #JesseJamesFain #OutlawAuthor #OutlawAuthorJesseJames #ReginaldLewis #TheMatrix #MortalKombat #TheOne #JetLee #WarCraft #KingArthurLegendOfTheSword #GuyRichie #TheLastAirbender #TheRaid #MisterNobody #Extraction #WilliamEwartFairbairn #EricAnthonySykes #Shanghai #ShanghaiMunicipalPolice #Fairbairn #Applegate #OSS #WWII

The Blasters & Blades Podcast Today is Veteran's Day in the United States, or Remembrance Day if you're from anywhere else. Because we're a veteran owned and focused podcast, we decided to gather some veterans to talk about our service and how we're represented in fiction. We gathered an amazing crew of crusty veteran creatives for this panel! That's right, we had David Hensley, John Epple, Reginald Lewis, Rick Partlow and Shane Gries come on to talk shop with us. This was a fun interview, so check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Co-Hosts: JR Handley (Author) (Grunt) Nick Garber (Comic Book Artist) (Super Grunt) We work for free, so if you wanna throw a few pennies our way there is a linked Buy Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling! Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley Our LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/blastersandbladespodcast Today's Sponsor The Gary Sinise Foundation: https://www.garysinisefoundation.org/ Taken to the Stars Series by Rick Partlow: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGQCQCNN Ghostship Derelict by David Hensley & JR Handley: https://www.amazon.com.au/Ghostship-Derelict-Dagdan-Federation-universe-ebook/dp/B0CZNX7J51 72 Hours to Graceland by David Hensley: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKP6JDP4 The Last World Series by Shane Gries: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0DL2FD3V4 The Guardian Saga by Reginald Lewis: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTHR4B1H Coffee Brand Coffee Affiliate Support the Show: https://coffeebrandcoffee.com/?ref=y4GWASiVorJZDb Discount Code: PodcastGrunts Coupon Code Gets you 10% off Follow David Hensley on social media David's Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Dave-Hensley/author/B0BK1FYWZK David's Website: https://davidwhensley.com/ David's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dhensleywrites David's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Davidhensleywrites/ Follow John Epple on social media John's Website: https://my.bio/evilginger15 John's Twitter: https://twitter.com/seclusionstudio John's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.epple.73 John's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@johnepple854 Follow Reginald Lewis on social media Reginald's Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Reginald-Lewis/e/B09MZMVWWV/ Reginald's Website: https://reginaldlewis.net/ Reginald's Twitter: https://twitter.com/fistsoffiction Reginald's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reginaldlewisauthor/ Follow Rick Partlow on social media Rick's Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Rick%20Partlow/e/B00B1GNL4E Rick's Website: https://rickpartlow.com/ Rick's Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/dutyhonorplanet Rick's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rickpartlow534/featured Follow Shane Gries on social media Shane's Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Shane-Gries/e/B08NWLPBC7/ Shane's Twitter: https://x.com/Shane88736787 Shane's Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1520471811751445 Shane's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ke11yshero/ #scifishenanigans #scifishenaniganspodcast #bbp #blastersandblades #blastersandbladespodcast #podcast #scifipodcast #fantasypodcast #scifi #fantasy #books #rpg #comics #fandom #literature #comedy #veteran #army #armyranger #ranger #scififan #redshirts #scifiworld #sciencefiction #scifidaily #scificoncept #podcastersofinstagram #scificons #podcastlife #podcastsofinstagram #scifibooks #awardwinningscifi #newepisode #podcastersofinstagram #podcastaddict #podcast #scifigeek #scifibook #sfv #scifivisionaries #firesidechat #chat #panel #fireside #religionquestion #coffee #tea #coffeeortea #DavidHensley #JohnEpple #ReggieCamp #ReginaldLewis #RickPartlow #ShaneGries #VeteransDay #RemembranceDay #starwars #jedi #georgelucas #lucasfilms #startrek #trekkie #firefly #serenity #browncoat #wheeloftime #wot #robertjordan #brandonsanderson #gameofthrones #got #grrm #georgerrmartin #CSLewis #ChroniclesofNarnia #Velociraptor #UtahRaptor --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blasters-and-blades/support

Loida Lewis is the first Filipina lawyer to pass the New York State Bar and is a businesswoman, philanthropist, and leader in the global Filipino community. After her husband's passing, she took over TLC Beatrice International, driving the company to continued success. A former General Attorney for the US Immigration and Naturalization Service, Lewis co-authored How to Get A Green Card, now in its 12th edition. Through the Reginald F. Lewis Foundation, her philanthropic work includes scholarships and micro-financing for Filipino families. She co-founded three major organizations advocating for legal defense, governance, and the Filipino diaspora. Lewis is also a proud mother of two Harvard cum laude graduates. In this episode, she shares her journey of immigrating to the U.S., where she supported her husband, Reginald Lewis, in his historic $1 billion acquisition of Beatrice International Foods. Loida also became the first Asian woman to pass the New York bar in 1974. Following Reginald's death in 1993, she took over as CEO of TLC Beatrice, leading the company to profitability.

In Episode 21 of the Brand Slam podcast, hosts Steve Rosa and Joe Kayata attend the Association of Leadership Programs (ALP) National Conference in Providence, Rhode Island. There, they engage with the event's keynote speaker, Reginald Lewis, Executive Director of the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership and Adjunct Professor at Seton Hall University. Lewis highlights the core principles of servant leadership, stressing the importance of being a great listener, demonstrating empathy, fostering others' growth and building community. He also underscores the need for leaders to envision a better future despite daily challenges.  Emphasizing the crucial link between strong leadership and business success, Lewis provides actionable steps and real-world examples of how servant leadership can help businesses thrive. He also demonstrates how this approach aligns with modern consumer demands for authenticity and social impact, proving its effectiveness in today's business landscape.  Interested in a particular topic or want to be a guest? Contact us at brandslam@addventures.com.   

Reginald Lewis, Senior Pastor of Open Bible Sturgis Church and Mornings with Carmen listener, shares what it looks like to be close enough to the fire that some may be snatched out. Sergey Rakhuba, president of Mission Eurasia, outlines the major role that the Church is playing to meet the needs of the Ukrainians- in the midst of their emotional trauma. Faith Radio podcasts are made possible by your support. Give now: Click here

In today's deep dive, we'll listen to a conversation with saxophonist Reginald Lewis about the importance of Black Music Appreciation Month.

John Hope Bryant welcomes Michael Milken in this episode of "The Founders Series." Michael is a transformative figure in modern finance, making the perfect guest for an all-encompassing discussion on innovation, mentorship, and the power of human potential. Milken shares his journey, starting with how he revolutionized Wall Street with his innovative approaches, creating a clear shift in the financial industry. He recounts his transition from a passion for space exploration to finance after the Watts Riots, driven by the belief that skin color should not determine access to capital. For 60 years, Milken has worked tirelessly to eliminate racial barriers to capital and opportunity. He highlights key milestones, such as mentoring Reginald Lewis, the first African American to build a billion-dollar company on Wall Street. Milken also discusses the creation of K-12 online schools to provide quality education in underserved areas, emphasizing the power of compounding in wealth creation, as described by Einstein. Milken shares his investment philosophy, stressing that the best investment is in oneself, with knowledge and health as the foundations of wealth. He advises young professionals to seek experience and mentorship early in their careers rather than chasing the highest-paying jobs. Recognizing global talent, Milken believes that with the right opportunities, individuals worldwide can flourish. Drawing parallels with athletes like Tom Brady and LeBron James, Milken highlights the importance of maintaining health for long-term success. He encourages using life's challenges to one's advantage, as adversity often precedes success. With a record of financing over 3,000 companies, Milken underscores the importance of individual impact in business success. Join John Hope Bryant and Michael Milken for a compelling conversation that explores finance, education, mentorship, and the relentless pursuit of breaking down barriers to create a more inclusive and prosperous world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Special guest, Reginald Lewis, the soul-matcher, returns to work with two women in the latest R Spot episode. Iyanla welcomes a caller who constantly accepts less than she deserves, which results in repeating the same patterns. Then, the next caller is a woman who isn't up front with her intentions when it comes to using dating apps. Do you want to be on the podcast? Follow Iyanla on social media for the latest call-in information!instagram & twitter: @IyanlaVanzantfacebook: @DrIyanlaVanzantSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Iyanla brings special guest, Reginald Lewis, the soul-matcher, to help sort through some issues in a very tumultuous relationship. This week's caller is a woman who's been with her boyfriend since they were teenagers, and she still thinks he's the one even after she ran him over with her car. Do you want to be on the podcast? Follow Iyanla on social media for the latest call-in information!instagram & twitter: @IyanlaVanzantfacebook: @DrIyanlaVanzantSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Equity & Access_ Funding the Future of Education & Behavioral Health"Welcome to the EntrepreneurshipXposed Podcast with Beez (IG: @BusinessBuilderBeez) where we Xpose the ins and outs of Entrepreneurship.....with a twist of Business Acquisitions!

In this episode, our guest, Greg Weston, shares his journey from humble beginnings in New Rochelle, NY, to becoming a corporate lawyer in Manhattan. He explores the influence of Percy Sutton and Reginald Lewis, who were not only distinguished lawyers but also trailblazers in politics, business, and communications. Greg delves into how the field of law can serve as a springboard for a variety of career endeavors and offers advice for aspiring lawyers at the outset of their careers. Additionally, he reflects on the pivotal role his community played in shaping his early life and values.

Episode 161: This week on the “Dan's Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Loida Lewis, the Filipino-born businesswoman, author and widow of TLC Beatrice founder … Read More

A young girl is born in the Philippines, earns a law degree to practice there and in New York, falls in love with Reginald Lewis (the first African American to acquire a multi-billion-dollar multinational corporation) and becomes a leading philanthropist. Loida Lewis, author of “Why Should Guys Have All the Fun? An Asian American Story of Love, Marriage, Motherhood and Running a Billion Dollar Empire,” joins Tavis to share her story.

How Austin Smoak raised money from investors to buy a very profitable roofing business that he found on BizBuySell. Topics in Austin's interview: How Goldman Sachs prepared him for business ownership Passively owning franchises Why he recommends local brokers over proprietary search Finding “business-buyer fit” His plan to scale via roll-up His philosophy on change management Pros and cons of being funded by a family office The scope of his residential roofing business The roofing industry in Florida How he uses digital marketing Links and how to contact Austin: LinkedIn Grove Oaks Capital Axial Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?: How Reginald Lewis Created a Billion-Dollar Business Empire by Reginald Lewis and Blair S. Walker Get a complementary pre-acquisition HR & PEO review for your target business:Contact mark@aspenhr.com or visit Aspen HR Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund TeamConnect with Acquiring Minds: See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel  Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn  Follow Will on Twitter

Many greats have taught leadership such as Reginald Lewis, Jack Welch, Peter Drucker, Earl G. Graves, Sr., Condoleezza Rice, and Abigail Johnson. However, the definitive master of leadership was and is Jesus Christ. The principles guiding His tenure here on earth are both timeless and priceless.

Reginald Lewis, The Soul Teacher, is an internationally acclaimed expert intuitive, life coach, psychic medium, channeler, mystic, visionary leader, and master healer. Known for his deep compassion, sincerity, integrity, uncanny insight, and vast wisdom, he's been dubbed “The Truth.” Reginald imparts profound healing, love, knowledge, wisdom, and universal truths from Spirit as a multi-dimensional channel, lightworker, and spiritual teacher. He serves to enlighten seekers on a path of self-discovery, personal development, and spiritual growth, illuminating the way forward for humanity to awaken to its true divine nature and ever-expanding connection to Source/Spirit/God/All-That-Is. With a diverse background and skillset, Reginald has an ever-growing private practice, following and demand. He is highly sought after by the public and a wide range of clientele, from civilians, service members, government officials, entrepreneurs, CEOs, and corporations to celebrities and many other high-profile figures. Reginald has consulted and counseled thousands of individuals seeking his guidance, providing them with much-needed answers, clarity, peace, a sense of direction and purpose, and a broader perspective in life. He uses his God-given gifts and talents to inspire, educate, empower, heal, spiritually uplift, enlighten, and assist others. A trailblazer, Reginald is transcending barriers, changing lives, and helping to define the future of spirituality for a new millennium. A fresh face in the media and magnetic presence, Reginald has regularly appeared on nationally syndicated television in front of millions of viewers on programs such as Steve Harvey's daytime talk show “Steve” and more. He also hosted his online radio talk show, “Enlightenment for Your Soul.” Reginald's work has been featured on Discovery Plus, Travel Channel, NBC, VH1, BET, Vibe, WE tv, Billboard, CBS, iHeartRadio, and many other popular entertainment sites, blogs, and publications. __________________________________________________ Work with me here: Thelovelyalea.com Listen to my new podcast THE PURSUIT OF MAGIC on Apple or Spotify Get my free MAGIC MENTOR guide at thelovelyalea.com/magicmentorguide Get my Energy meditations here: thelovelyalea.com/shop Become a Patreon Member to get behind the scenes, extra content, and workshops. Become a $10 member for our monthly readings and a $25 member to be a part of our mystery school community! patreon.com/thelovelyalea Follow me on Instagram instagram.com/thelovelyalea ( Remember I will never DM you for readings - watch out for Scammers ! ) Buy my Manifest Courses at manifestthem.com and my workshops at Spiritualshitschool.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thelovelyalea/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thelovelyalea/support

Reginald Lewis The Soul Teacher™ is an internationally acclaimed expert intuitive, psychic medium, conscious channel, visionary, mystic, soul coach and healer. Known for his compassion, sincerity, integrity, a high degree of accuracy, insight, and wisdom.AS seen on the Steve Harvey Show; Reginald is highly recommended by public figures across the nation for his ability to unlock your potentials. Specializing in personal healing, consciousness, and spiritual enlightenment.Reginald Lewis will be here in Las Vegas for his show @ the Palms CasinoBrunched By An AngelNov 12 – 13, Dec 10 – 11 & Jan 14 – 15 | 10am & 1:30pm | KAOSBrunched By An Angel is the first-ever brunch show that will allow guests to brunch with their dearly departed. Created and brought to life by four-time Emmy Award winning Executive Producer Shane Farley.The two-hour show is limited to only 272 guests to ensure an intimate experience, as well as produce the best odds for anyone that has ever hoped to get a reading from a celebrity medium. Each show will begin with a musical set and brunch, followed by a live gallery read whereby Lewis, Mans and Allan will connect directly with audience members.Tickets start at $75 (plus fees and taxes)Reginald Lewis Link TreePurchase Brunched by An Angel TicketsSubscribe to Visit Vegas Places with Coyal and never miss an episode.Plus get behind the scenes coverage with business owners and chefs.Have you thought about hosting your own podcast show? If so, I have provided links below to get you started in the right direction. Start with some gear that you already have, and a quiet space. Now you are officially ready.Riverside FM - provides quality recording and virtual capabilities for long distance guest.Access RiversideFM hereBuzzsprout - is hands down the easiest and best way to launch, promote, and track your podcast. Your show can be online and listed in all the major podcast directories (like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and more) within minutes of finishing your recording.Access Buzzsprout Here Visit Vegas Places with Coyal. Real Vegas, Real Topics, Real Business with Real Owners. Covering topics on economics, entrepreneurship, health, well-being and FOOD! Thank You for tuning in and make sure to VISIT VEGAS PLACES!Follow our social media platforms:https://www.instagram.com/visitvegasplaces/https://www.youtube.com/c/CoyalHarrisonIIISupport the show

Russell Fugett joins Tiffany this week to discuss his great family legacy and how it's inspired his entrepreneurship and generational wealth journey. About Our Guest Russell Fugett is a phenomenal person. His two times great-grandfather escaped slavery and was a blacksmith and filed a US patent. Then his uncle Reginald f Lewis is the person who wrote, Why should white guys have all the fun?  So I'm super excited to have Russell on the line today so we can talk about entrepreneurship and generational wealth. Purchase Why Should White Guys Have All The Fun by Reginald Lewis here. Connect with Russell Fugett Instagram:@russellfugett Facebook: JRussellFugett LinkedIn: russellfugett Connect with Tiffany on Social Media Facebook: Money Talk With Tiff Twitter: @moneytalkwitht Instagram: @moneytalkwitht LinkedIn: Tiffany Grant 

Whenever we have the opportunity to spend time with Eric Collins, it's always GOLD.So when the venture capitalist and champion of underrepresented entrepreneurs rocked up at the Joy Book Club to discuss his new book We Don't Need Permission: How Black Business Can Change Our World, we knew the chat was going to be one we would want to share on the podcast. But, wow! This episode is EPIC. The experiences and stories Eric shares about his past and background, including the Tuskegee syphilis trials and the Greensboro lunch counter sit-in, could not be more relevant given it's Black History Month right now. And the reasons why he decided to write his book as a manifesto for underrrepresented entrepreneurs will have you wanting to knock on the door of government and ask why more isn't being done. It's powerful stuff.Here's why you need to tune inDiscover the shocking statistics for investment in businesses run by women and people of colour and learn more about the kind of businesses Eric and his team at Impact X invest in. You'll be called to think bigger about your business or idea and hear Eric dishing out advice to two very lucky TechPixies. Here's what to listen out for:[03:07] Why does Eric invest in underrepresented groups? [05:05] Eric delves into black history. [08:40] Why Eric wrote a manifesto, not a memoir. [14:32] Hear the stories of Madam C. J. Walker and Reginald Lewis[23:39] Advice to bear in mind when pitching to a venture capitalist.[40:52] How do you get a ‘yes' from an investor?[43:13] TechPixie Chinyelu Eneda shares her business idea.[51:53] TechPixie Claudia Murray gets advice on her business idea.It's time to create a movement. Love our podcast? Leave a review and get hold of our Quick Start Podcast Guide.For details of links and resources mentioned in this episode, please visit TechPixies.comShout-out to talented TechPixie Sophie Rose Simmons for doing this awesome voiceover for the pre-roll to the Sparkle and Thrive Podcast.

This has been an episode nearly 12 years in the making. We are so excited to share with you a conversation with Reginald Lewis The Soul Teacher - Celebrity psychic medium, spiritual life coach & healer. In this episode we asked Reginald questions sent in by our patreon members and he shared with us his experience and insights about growth, healing and tapping into your highest self. With meditation as his medication and the ability to run on a whopping 3 hours of sleep, it's safe to say that Reginald is operating at a higher vibration and we are honored to have had him share some of his wisdom and experiences with life beyond this world with us! We already can't wait to have him back, maybe next time for a reading...?  You can find Reginald at- reginaldlewis.com thesoulteacher.com @reginaldlewis on instagram Tiktok & Twitter Reginald Lewis the Soul Teacher on youtube @Reginald Lewis The Soul Teacher

This has been an episode nearly 12 years in the making. We are so excited to share with you a conversation with Reginald Lewis The Soul Teacher - Celebrity psychic medium, spiritual life coach & healer. In this episode we asked Reginald questions sent in by our patreon members and he shared with us his experience and insights about growth, healing and tapping into your highest self. With meditation as his medication and the ability to run on a whopping 3 hours of sleep, it's safe to say that Reginald is operating at a higher vibration and we are honored to have had him share some of his wisdom and experiences with life beyond this world with us! We already can't wait to have him back, maybe next time for a reading...? You can find Reginald at-reginaldlewis.comthesoulteacher.com@reginaldlewis on instagram Tiktok & TwitterReginald Lewis the Soul Teacher on youtube

Join us as we explore the life and the success of America's first black billionaire, Reginald Lewis.

8x Pro Bowler and Super Bowl Champion, Bobby Wagner sits down with Assemblyman Wineberry to discuss a common link that brought them together, a book written by a man named Reginald Lewis. Bobby also talks about how he acted as his own agent when negotiating his massive $50,000,000 contract with the L.A. Rams. They talk the importance of entrepreneurship, specifically in the black community and how important financial literacy is. They talk a little football and Bobby speaks about what you can expect from him in his new role with the L.A. Rams. Mr. Wineberry confirms that there is a feature film based on the book, set to star A-List actor, Jamie Foxx. The Spot SoDo IG : https://bit.ly/3E0Rdq9Shot, Edited, Engineered, Mixed and Produced by Rob Nova : https://bit.ly/3BYJpnXFilmed and Recorded at The Spot SoDo in Seattle, WA. A mixed media hub that offers Music Production, Recording, Mixing and Podcast Production. www.thespotsodo.com

Randi and I went to Malik Books at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza where we bought two copies of Reginald Lewis' book. In this episode, we read the prologue together and discuss his story. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/isee109/support

"Like smoke through a keyhole"...That's how University of Oklahoma Coach Barry Switzer described the running style of his All-American runningback Joe Washington.Both Joe and his brother Ken were leaders in vaulting the Port Arthur Lincoln High School Bumblebees to Southeast Texas' dominating high school sports power in the early 1970s.Hear Joe and Ken talk about:Moving from Bay City to Port Arthur,Being raised by and playing football for their father, Texas High School Hall of Fame Coach Joe Washington;Big games played by the Bees in the early 1970s;Some of Joe's and Ken's favorite plays, and keys to their success;Port Arthur Lincoln track legend Robert Perry and basketball legend Earl "The Pearl" Evans;Meeting their lifelong sweethearts while students at Lincoln High School;and much, much, more!!The podcast brings up a wide range of names from Southeast Texas, including Coach Joe Washington, Phyllis Washington, Melvin Brown, Coach Dealey, James Gamble, Leroy Leopold, Richard Dick Williams, Cordell Lindsey, Carl Jackson, Wayne Williams, Ellis Wise, Johny Hamilton, Anderson Harrison (teacher), Henry Mayes, Jayne Smith, Roberta Simpkins Moss, Clayton Clark, Jeff Bergeron, Larry Mayer, Glen Como, Anthony Bryant, Anders Harrison (player), Gary Newman, Marvin Moore, Sam Graham, Ronnie Ford, Gary Drake, Chucky Baker, Charles Alexander, Marvin Charles, Reginald Lewis, Calvin Jerry, Nathaniel Mack, Burks Washington, Alphnse Thomas, Joseph Threats, Brent Guidry, Harold Jones, Carlton Richards, Judge Brad Burnett, Wade Phillips, Robert Perry, Earl "The Pearl" Evans, Meadow Lark Arceneaux Washington, Leroy Arceneaux, Charles Getwood, Clifford Landry, Laurence Ann Roberts Washington...and more!!Also included is renowned recording artist Carlos Santana!This ain't no Jive--it's straight from the Bee Hive...Right here on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

The Blasters & Blades Podcast Just a couple of nerdy Army veterans geeking out on things that go "abracadabra," "pew," "zoom," "boop-beep" and rhyme with Science Fiction & Fantasy. Co-Hosts: Doc Cisca (Uber Book Fan) (Army Medic) JR Handley (Author) (Grunt) Nick Garber (Comic Book Artist) (Super Grunt) We work for free, so if you wanna throw a few pennies our way there is a linked Buy Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling! Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley Our Website: https://anchor.fm/blasters-and-blades Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blastersandbladespodcast Our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BlastersandBladesPodcast Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/SF_Fantasy_Show Today's Sponsor: Liberty Station by Terry Mixon: https://www.amazon.com/Liberty-Station-Book-Humanity-Unlimited-ebook/dp/B013OKRSHA Follow Reginald Lewis on social media Reginald's Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Reginald-Lewis/e/B09MZMVWWV/ Reginald's Website: https://reginaldlewis.net/ Reginald's Twitter: https://twitter.com/fistsoffiction Reginald's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reginaldlewisauthor/ Reginald's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fistsoffiction/ #scifishenanigans #scifishenaniganspodcast #bbp #blastersandblades #blastersandbladespodcast #podcast #scifipodcast #fantasypodcast #scifi #fantasy #books #rpg #comics #fandom #literature #comedy #veteran #army #armyranger #ranger #reginaldlewis #avatar #childrenofmen #serenity #dungeonsanddragons #d&dmovie #dungeonsanddragonsmovie #jasonandtheargonauts #dragonheartanewbegining #lawabidingcitizen #clampx #ninjascroll --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/blasters-and-blades/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/blasters-and-blades/support

Reginald opens our eyes to what it means to be a seer and medium and how he has found his life's purpose in utilizing these gifts as a healer for others. These gifts have strung through layers of his ancestry, shared by family members through their history. Reginald also studied reiki, qigong and integrative medicine. I am mesmerized by conversation with him, learning his process, how he tunes out and zooms in on his abilities when he wants to and how through it all, he sees himself as a humble servant to humanity.

The BADDEST Black Business Moves There have been some BAD (“not bad meaning bad, but bad meaning good) business moves in the history of Black business. Savvee will put his spin on two players: Robert Johnson and Reginald Lewis! Click to buy this episode's featured book Black People Invented Everything: The Deep History of Indigenous Creativity Tags: entrepreneurship, Black business, BET, Reg Lewis, Reginald Lewis, TLC Beatrice, hostile takeover, Viacom, leveraged buyout, perseverance, courage, David Wilson, African-American, Black history, entrepreneur, Bob Johnson, Robert Johnson, Sheila Johnson

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The podcast stops in Maryland (our 4th visit) to hear from the great Tina Queen, CAA who is the AD at Reginald Lewis High School in Baltimore. Tina has an incredible background as a college athlete and coach and she shares her story plus some Best Practices for AD's and Coaches on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/educational-ad-podcast/message

Brian C. Patterson, Managing Partner & Business Attorney at Gunderson Dettmer LLP, had the chance to grow up in multiple diverse communities and believes it helped him develop patience and a broader understanding for all types of view points. Since his diverse exposure growing up, he has turned his experiences into his superpower of helping others navigate high pressure and at times chaos with a sense of calm. He's also made it a focus to help underrepresented leaders find success in silicon valley thanks to the lessons he's collected over the past two decades. Listen to Brian's story to learn how you can develop your career outside the lines of your day to day job.Episode References:- New Edition 'Can you stand the rain' - 'Why should white guys have all the fun' by Reginald Lewis 3 Stories Brian would want to hear:1) Malcolm X  2) Reginald Lewis 3) Kobe Bryant Connect with Brian at:LinkedIn 

In this episode, Jordyn Shubrick '22 interviews Ambassador Harry Thomas '78. In their conversation, they talk about Harry's career, reflecting on some of the most memorable moments from his days serving as the US Ambassador. Their conversation showcases the enduring impact that friendships forged at Holy Cross can have on the world. Interview originally recorded on December 16, 2020.  Due to the ongoing effects of the pandemic, all interviews in season 2 are recorded remotely. --- Harry: And when you look at it representing your country, are you going to do the right thing? Easy to do the wrong thing, but are you going to do the right thing? Are you going to tell the truth? Are you going to represent our values of democracy, of free markets? Of very important freedom of speech and freedom of religion. The other thing that Jesuits I think are best at teaching us is to question authority. Don't take things for granted. Maura: Welcome to mission-driven, where we speak with alumni who are leveraging their Holy Cross education to make a meaningful difference in the world around them. I'm your host Maura Sweeney from the class of 2007, director of alumni career development at Holy Cross. I am delighted to welcome you to today's show. In this episode, we hear from Harry Thomas from the class of 1978. A member of the Holy Cross board of trustees, Harry served a long and successful career in the foreign service working in US embassies around the world before advancing through the ranks of the state department to serve as US ambassador to Bangladesh, the Philippines and Zimbabwe. A native of Harlem, Harry made his way to Holy Cross in search of a close knit community. Little did he know that his friendships from Holy Cross would continue to make an impact around the globe through his work in the foreign service. Despite all of his accomplishments, Harry is most proud of delivering the commencement address at Holy Cross in 2016. He's joined by Jordyn Shubrick from the class of 2022. In their conversation, they speak about their shared experiences as throwers on the Holy Cross track team. They also talk about Harry's career, reflecting on some of the most memorable moments from his days serving as the US ambassador. Their conversation showcases the enduring impact that friendships forged at Holy Cross can have on the world. Jordyn: Hello and welcome everyone. My name is Jordyn Shubrick, currently a junior at the college. And today I'm here with Mr. Harry Thomas class of 78. How are you, Harry? Harry: Hey, how are you Jordan? So good to see you. Jordyn: Yes. Nice seeing you too, along here on Zoom, but that's the price we pay for being in a virtual space, but all good things. Harry: Yes it is. Jordyn: Yeah. So just to kick things off, I love to hear the stories of why people chose Holy Cross. So why did you choose College of the Holy Cross? Harry: Well, I went to a large high school, 6,000 boys and two girls in New York city. And I did not thrive there. I thought it was too large so I was looking for a small college. And I visited Holy Cross during a Black Student Union weekend, met a lot of great people and felt that the environment would be perfect for me. And then I had to convince my parents. Jordyn: And how was that process of convincing your parents to go to Worcester, Massachusetts? Harry: Not easy. In fact, my father said, you know how it was, my father said, "No, you're not going. Too expensive." And that was it. And a couple of weeks later he said, "Yes, you can go." And it took many years before I found out that my mother had told him that he should let me go and they agreed. And it wasn't an easy decision because it cost them their life savings. Jordyn: Right. No, definitely. I think especially with Holy Cross being such a Jesuit school and all the values, but that price point is a lot. It is, it very much is, but I think it's so important to hear the stories of why people chose Holy Cross, because there's so many different unique experiences. But with that said, I know your time at Holy Cross you were an athlete. How was that being a student athlete on the Hill? Harry: Well, yes. I was on the track team. I threw the shot put in 35 pound weight, not as well as you, but I did have a few personal bests at Brown. It was good. A lot of people were into sports. We were very good in track and field and a lot of other sports. I also had a job working in Hogan and I look back on it and having so much time devoted to academics, athletics and working helped me focus. You couldn't afford to be too far behind. You had to keep up or you'll never catch up. And I definitely did not want to visit Father Fahey who was the Dean at that time and have to go home to my parents. That was a non-starter. Jordyn: Right, definitely. So I know you talked about having a job, but being an athlete and a student. How were you able to balance your time given that there is so much to do as a college student? You're growing into your own person, but... Harry: It was difficult. It really took, I would say into my third, fourth semesters to really learn how to do it, because as much as you say that you are disciplined, you're free for the first time. And you're interested in going to a lot of parties, hanging out with your friends and also keeping up with athletics, but also I had to work. And I had to because even though my parents paid, that meant they weren't giving me any spending money. So I wasn't on athletic scholarships so I had to work. So it was a lot and I was tired often and I did not initially utilize the weekends to study. I later learned that Saturday and Sunday mornings were a really good time to study, to write your papers and catch up, but I did not know that at the beginning. And it took time. Jordyn: Right. Definitely a big learning curve I would say. Everyone's faced with when they hit the Hill, then you got to learn how to navigate through that new space. But as you're talking, I wonder what was your biggest driver to push you both academically while you were on the Hill? Harry: Well fear. Fear of my parents, very honest. That I had to show them my transcript or whatever, I guess, report card every semester. There was no PII in those days, even if there were, I was going to have to show it to them. And they both were college graduates. In fact, my mother had a master's. So yes, my mother had a master's from NYU in social work. She had gone to Allen, HBCU undergraduate. My father went to Morris Brown after getting out of World War II. So that was extremely important in our family. And I had many members of my family I've come from a large family. My mother's one of eight, my daddy one of 10 and many in going to college and university, even grand uncles. My father's elder sister graduated from Claflin University in 1939 and a great uncle who graduated from Allen in 1916. Harry: So I was not the first. You couldn't pull a, this is so hard. So they're like, no, we did this. So that was extremely important. Luckily, even though I wasn't so fond of my high school. It was one of the three top academic high schools in New York city. So in terms of science, it was an engineering school. So sciences and math, I was really prepared. Even though I did well on the English part of the SAT and all that, in terms of learning how to write and write clearly and concisely and orally communicate, I really improved those skills through the rigors of the courses I took at the Cross. Jordyn: Right. Yeah, definitely. Holy Cross is reflection time, write papers, you have to be able to definitely be able to convey your ideas on both paper and as you speak. But as I'm starting to listen to you more and more, were there any mentors that helped you throughout your time at Holy Cross? I know you say your parents were a big influence as well. Is there any people that come to mind? Harry: So many. As they say, it takes a village and when I would go home, neighbors would give you $5, $10, a dollar and just encourage you. And that made you feel very good. Before we started at Holy Cross, Stan Grayson who is class of '72 had a bunch of us to his apartment in Manhattan. An apartment in Manhattan, I was impressed with that. How do I get one of these? But even from there on Stan was one of my closest friends and he was the groomsman in my wedding. Was able to assist me whenever I needed. There wasn't instant communications in those days. You had to call somebody which you had to pay for or writing letters as we did. But this, all we do so it was okay. But also, I remember Clarence Thomas coming to campus and talking to the Black Student Union about how we should perform. Ted Wells... Harry: So you never felt alone. Father Brooks took a great interest in all of us. Father Honore, who was the only black Jesuit, had us down every Friday to Loyola where the Jesuits lived and remember the drinking age was 18. So he taught us how to eat properly with all those forks and knives, the finger bowl, you're laughing, but those things were hard. We didn't know. But he also gave us wines, bourbon just to know. He wanted us to graduate. And there was another priest who's late now also in Campion house who would have us over. And I remember when we were about to graduate, he gave us a line book. All of this was education. There were all kinds of people there to encourage you on campus and so many programs. And we thought that in those days, just men who were graduates that those guys did it, so we could do it. We just had to figure out how they did it. Harry: They were impressive. And Eddie Jenkins also was great football player, was somebody who would come back and talk to us. And just those, whether they were formal or informal, gave you beliefs that you could do it. Of course, we were trying to change the world also. We were very activist as students are today and protest marches and things like that coming out of the civil rights move, we thought that was part of it. So yeah, and that was another great reason I chose Holy Cross because my high school was too large to have mentors and a lot of close friends. So I was able to get that at the Cross. Jordyn: Yeah, the community. Community is what it is, and I definitely think that's a very important part. And as I hear you speak, you speak about the people in part in the community which is great to hear. Switching gears a little bit, what did you major in when you were at Holy Cross? Harry: Political science. Jordyn: Oh, very nice. How was that? I'm a sociology major, so I don't take too many political science classes. Harry: I had a few Sociology courses with Dr. Imse, who's a great teacher. But political science was something I thought I wanted to go to law school and I thought that was the major that would help prepare my analytical thinking. But by the time I was a senior, I decided that I had no interest in the law. And I remember Stan Grayson telling me that the people who do best are those who love the law and I reflected, "Well, no, I don't love the law. And so let me change up." Jordyn: Right. Yeah, of course. Any favorite professors you had that sticks out in your mind? Harry: Oh yeah. Tony Kuzniewski who is later also Father Kuzniewski. He was a chaplain for athletic teams for years. But in those days he was a seminarian and he looked younger than anybody on campus. He's always mistaken for a student and I look, years later, he was prematurely gray. It was like, the hair was white, but I just remembered him looking younger than me when I was at junior or senior. But he was really good. We took a course on immigration and I was praising the Statue of Liberty and he said, "Don't you dare praise the Statue of Liberty. My ancestors were not wretched refuse." I was like, "Ooh, there are many ways to look at this." So it was one of the life lessons. You have to look at things very differently in terms of what you look. Harry: The other great professor for me was Blaise Nagy, who was in Latin and Latin literature. I took Latin for two semesters and Latin lit. I took him four times so maybe he was my favorite. He was young also. So when you're young, you want young people and he had long blonde hair and he was handsome and we used to call him Blaz Nagy, because we thought that sounded cool. And I think he retired a few years ago, but man, he was great. He was demanding, but he also explained things. If you messed up he would embarrass you in public. Has happened to some people. But I'm from New York, we can take that. We're just used to go on back at somebody. You want to go back and Blaz, but yeah, he was fantastic. Harry: And as I said, Dr. Imse, he wasn't sociology was philosophy. His course was depth. Now think about it. First thing he said is a person only dies once, but an athlete dies many times. I never forget that. An athlete dies when you pour in a meat, when you fail in a game, after you are no longer an athlete and what are you going to do with that? So those were shocking thoughts when you're 18 or 19. I wanted to go to, which I never was good enough to go to, I wanted to go to the Penn relays. You have dreams of the Olympics, no matter how unrealistic they are, but those are the dreams, right? I wasn't that good, but those things, his message on depth has helped me in so many parts of my career. Harry: You're going to fail, you're going to go up against road blocks and how do you restart? How do you get back up? And how do you get back up with thought because in my day it was like, just brush it off and get up and go. And we know mentally, we didn't even talk about mental health. That was seen as weakling, but we know that is something that's needed now. And thank goodness that we had Dr. Imse who... He was the first professor that was telling us to reflect, take time on these things. So that was important. Very important. Jordyn: Yeah, definitely. Sounds like he pushed you a lot, challenged you in different ways. I think reflecting does something, really makes you look at yourself in a different way, but also who you are becoming. And that, it sounds like what Dr. Imse and your other professors helped you do. Helped you grow throughout your years at Holy Cross. And I know you touched upon it a little bit, but as you think about your career as an ambassador, what are some of the life lessons you learned at Holy Cross that were able to transfer over in your career? Harry: Well, first of all, I wish I had taken languages wth Fr. Honore because I wouldn't have had to work so hard once I joined the foreign service, so trust me, but Honore, we only had ABCDF in those days and Honore was, a 90 was a C. Nah, not for me. So I wish I had more courage. But I think the Jesuit values is something I take very seriously and honor duty, honor country, which is West point's motto, that's important to me. We were known as the Catholic West point believe it or not. When you look at it, representing your country, are you going to do the right thing? easy to do the wrong thing, but are you going to do the right thing? Are you going to tell the truth? Are you going to represent our values of democracy, of free markets? Of very important freedom of speech and freedom of religion. The other thing that Jesuits, I think were best at teaching us is to question authority. Don't take things for granted. Harry: There were conservative and liberal Jesuits and some of the conservative ones, I really didn't like. Their opinion was different than mine, but they taught me to look at somebody else's opinion who differs with you and listen to them. Don't just try to get to change their mind because that's not going to work more often than not, but listen and try to understand where they're coming from. And instead of just jumping in and say, "Hey, you should do ABC and D." And that was part of reflection, you had to reflect and do that. But I take that the ethics and honesty, which I credit my parents for also, but from the Jesuits. They were tough. A lot of these guys were World War II veterans, like father Brooks and others. Harry: So that was extremely important. Father Markey was there. He was a Dean of men, you didn't want to see him. He was one of our greatest basketball players. But yeah, I can't undervalue the importance of ethics and honor and doing the right thing, that my parents and the Jesuits and the professors put into me. And we were honest, there were no locks on the doors in our day and no locks on anywhere. And sometimes your friends might come and take a bite of your sandwich or beer, but we just trusted people. And there was that value of trusting people and opening your eyes. Jordyn: Right. Yeah, no, definitely. And I think you hit on it perfectly, trust. I think that's so big, we talk about it nowadays. Just being able to trust in the community you're with, I think it's so important. But this question popped into my head, but the black student union. Some of the values and different things. Talk a little bit about how that was for you being on campus and like you said, you have Eddie Jenkins and Stan Grayson, you have all these wonderful people, part of the Black Student Union, and now you're being able to add to this legacy. How did you see yourself in the black student union at your time on the Hill? Harry: Well, we were young and we were advocates. We argued among ourselves a lot about different strategies, protest marches, which we did. Remember we didn't have presidents and vice, we were ministers. We were like black panthers, we were in college and that was pretend if I look back at it. But we took ourselves and those things very seriously. So we were advocating for things like more black professors, more courses that we could relate to, even food in Kimball, which I think was bad for everybody in those days. Except once a month, somebody gets steak and then once a Sunday steak and eggs, but on track team before meets you got steak. I don't think they will feed your steaks now, they look at nutrition, but everyone gets a good meal. But we really took ourselves seriously. And so many of us were involved through the Black Student Union with other things as big brothers, big sisters. And those programs that you saw are a lot of BSU members in. Several on the radio and those things, that was really important. I wish that I had joined more organizations, that I learned more things because Holy Cross offers a lot of organizations. Harry: And then one of the things I would encourage current students to do is don't listen to the thought police, follow whatever you want to do, especially things that you have never done before. My close friend, Dr. Keith Crawley from my class at position, was the first black guy I ever saw the golf club. We're like, "Oh, we don't do that." My game would have been a lot better now. But really there were clubs on economics and trade and business. I wish I had done that. One of the things I'd love to see, and at Yale where I am a senior fellow, each college has its own endowment and the students with fund managers manage it. So they learned at young age, not everybody's going to go to Wall Street, but they learn a lot of finance and nowadays with FinTech and other things being an opportunity, Holy Cross is much smaller than Yale, but some way for... We need financial literacy in minority communities first, but also about businesses. My father was a small business person and I had to work in his store all weekends and all this stuff. So I definitely want to go into business. Harry: I don't want to be a small business person, but I wish I had learned more about economics and trade, international trade those things and that was open to me, but I chose not to do it. So I encourage people to try something different. Jordyn: Yeah, definitely. I think I'm experiencing that now. Junior year you're halfway through and you're like, where's the time going? It's going by so fast. So definitely trying new things is definitely how you're going to grow, right? In those uncomfortable situations, that's when you grow the most and I think that's so important. And as we think about the Holy Cross' mission, men and women form with others, how did you see that not only at your time at Holy Cross, but throughout your career? Because I think it's such an impactful statement that it really just can carry someone throughout their challenging moments, but also in those great moments. So how did you see that mission go along with you as you grew up? Harry: Well, one of the things I learned from Father Brooks and others was don't brag when you do charity. Do it because it's the right thing or because you want to do it, but just don't tell people I'm good at this, I'm doing it. It's like me saying, I'm a good father. Well, I'm supposed to be, right? What, I want to metal for that? I signed up for this. So it's the same thing. But let me tell you Jordyn, when I was ambassador to Bangladesh and their was I visited a school for boys who had been trafficked to the middle East to be camel jockeys. And they've been rescued and brought home. Their parents didn't want them because they had been raped and these boys were five, 10 years old. And it was embarrassment to the family. There was an American woman that had an orphanage that I visited for these boys and they were overcrowded, no latrine. Harry: And I asked my classmates many of whom I met when I lived in Clark. These were all whites and dear friends of mine for funds. And they gave funds for school rooms and bathrooms. In fact, there wasn't enough initial money for the bathroom and my friend Nina Riccio on her mother built a latrine. And when I visited, they named it after her. So she still has the pictures, I think. And when I went to the Philippines, there was a place called smokey mountain where kids climb up a hill that produces gas from the refuse to get their food. The stench is unbelievable. And we work with them to have a field of dreams and baseball, softball for girls and provide tutoring. But again, I asked my friends from Holy Cross, the send baseball equipment and they did, bats, balls, gloves. Harry: And even though one of the owners of the San Francisco Giants lived in the Philippines, our outreach to him did not succeed, but my classmate who lives in San Francisco Lori Stasukelis got with the San Francisco Giants and they sent out equipment and we brought Ken Griffey Jr. there of course too to tease them. But now I moved to Zimbabwe and a Zimbabwean playwright wanted books. He wanted books on black literature, black plays. He envisioned building in a park right across my office, a theater in the park where he was using trailers. And I said, "This thing looks terrible, but let's try." And reached out to my friends most of whom this time were African-American and family and they gave the books. They gave hundreds of books that he started a library with the train playwrights. When my wife was trying to work with kids who live... There are kids will live in game parks without much clothing. Again, it was our friends from Holy Cross and along with my family who shipped clothing for these kids. So I know in so many ways I could always reach out to my school mates from Holy Cross to help people that they've never met and never will meet. Jordyn: Right. Wow. That's just amazing to hear that story. I think this is great to have this opportunity to get to know you better, but also hearing about how Holy Cross has evolved over the years, but that foundation of community and helping people will always be there. Always. Yeah, I think that's great. So as we're continue to talk about your amazing career, what is one of the most memorable moments you can think about? And I know there's a lot, because you did great things, a lot of different things. So if you could pinpoint one or a couple, I would love to hear about that. Harry: Well, I'll try to give you three briefly. One was working at the White House on 9-11. Maybe I shouldn't even be here today if that plane going into the White Houses as planned and surviving that and then going with Secretary Powell to Kabul, Afghanistan within five months and seeing that embassy maintained, reopened, and being scared on the helicopter ride from Bagram Airport to Kabul, but seeing the embassy had been maintained and Powell wanting to give people rewards and the Afghans said, "Okay, but there are no women deserving." And he goes, "Okay, that's cool. No women, no rewards." They produced all the women who had worked, so don't compromise on things like that. And that was secretary Powell, but I worked for Dr. Rice in the White House. Wonderful person. In the Philippines, our United States Agency for International Development, which is our lead humanitarian agency, their director came to me and said that there were over 4,000 women dying each year from bleeding in the uterus after they give birth. Harry: In America and the developed world they get a drip that prevents the bleeding and costs a dollar a day, but people couldn't afford it. They had a dollar, they spent it on the other things. And we know what happens to boys and girls who lose their mothers at a young age, their lives are wrecked. And most of these would not be first time parents. So we work with an American pharmaceutical company and the Philippine government and we came up with a shot, a syringe that could go in the fatty part of anybody's body, woman after she gave birth, they chose to use midwives. And now we're saving several thousand people's lives each year. A fun thing was in June, 2012 we brought the president of Philippines to meet president Obama. And the night before, we were very worried about China and the Philippines going to war. Harry: And we did something that you don't see a lot. But we were in the Mandarin Oriental hotel in DC for a meeting and we cleared out the kitchen and we met with the president of the Philippines and some of his cabinet in this kitchen. And when I was there in the kitchen, I learned that the New York Football Giants who were world champions were coming to the White House that day. And they were like, "Oh wow, that's sweet." So, went upstairs and there were two of my Filipino American friends waiting for me and we have a drink and we spied Linda Johnson Rice of the then Ebony magazine, the publisher. And one of the women with me Lloyda Lewis, her husband Reginald Lewis was the first African American billionaire. Harry: And he had been in the magazine but she had never met him. Today if you go to the African-American history museum, you will see her name right next to Oprah as a largest donor. You go to Baltimore and you see the Reginald Lewis museum African-American history that she built. So I went over to Ms. Johnson rice and said, "Hi, my name is Harry Thomas. I'm the US ambassador to Philippines." And she just goes, "That's nice." Put her book up in front of her face and totally diss me. So what could I do, but slink away. And so the next day when we were doing the pre-brief with President Obama, he said, "Harry, why are you smiling so much?" I go, "Because Mr. President, the Giants are coming." And he says, "You want to them?" And I said, "Yes, sir." He says, "Okay, after the meeting, you can meet them." Harry: Now I didn't care what they said in the meeting. I wanted to meet my Giants. And after the meeting, he said, "Come on." And he grabbed my hand. I had to run out of the oval because you can't bring electronic equipment. I had my iPad in there, so I had to run and get that and he took me out, grabbed my hand, President of the United States and took me out to the garden and were next to Attorney General Holder and General Odierno and put me in the front row. So another life lesson, somebody disses you, but the person next to you, the most powerful man in the world had time to be kind to you. So we always have time to be kind to people. Jordyn: Wow. What a remarkable... That's amazing. President Obama. Had you met him before? Was that your first time? Harry: No, I had read him several times before, but it's always intimidating when you meet any president. You're never quite calm. I remember when I worked for president Bush, you'd go into the oval office, my feet always felt they were burning. No matter how many times I went in and after 9-11, because I was working on South Asia, I was in there a lot. And Dr. Rice would always leave you in there alone, brief the president United States one-on-one. And that would be a little nervous. So I can't tell you especially the first time you going there, you're not paying attention. You're like, "I'm from Queens and I'm here. I was born in Harlem, I'm here and I'm not cooking and cleaning." So it was always special. So I truly feel blessed. Jordyn: Yeah. That's amazing. I mean, I get nervous track meets you get in the circle, you just get stomach drops, but being in the White House, I don't know how that feeling feels, but I'm assuming it's a little bit of the same. Harry: Yeah. You know the anxiety before meet even when you wake up, even when you try to go to sleep early, you wake up that day, you have anxiety, even though you're trying to pump yourself up and be calm. It doesn't matter how many practice, that first throw relaxes you, kind of, right? Jordyn: Right, exactly. Harry: When the meet's over is when you're like, "Ah, yeah. It's Miller time." So that's the same thing and that never has you just got to do it a little better as you get along, but that anxiety. When you talk to Ken Griffey Jr. And others they said big moments, they always had anxiety. They had to hold themselves back from swinging at a pitch quick because they were so anxious and amped up. And I was like, "Wow, that happened to Ken Griffey?" I couldn't compare myself but I was like, man. Jordyn: Yes, of course. That is great. Great to hear that story. So thank you for sharing that. I think you touched on it before, you said you wish you took languages at Holy Cross. So how are you able to get over those challenges? Because they say it's not easy to learn a language past a certain age, it's better to learn them be the young. So how were you able to learn three, right? Three languages. Harry: Yeah. Again, fear. Fear of failure. In the foreign service, you have to pass these exams to keep your job. And again, I wasn't going home. But of course, when you're taking a language, especially the first one was Spanish, you really have to know English. The 14 tenses, all of that helps you, small classes... Every time I took a language, Hindi, Bengali, I studied a little Tagalog. They give you a book like you have when you were in kindergarten and with a pencil and you're starting over like a kindergartener only lower really, and so you had little books, but that's where you have to start and you quickly learn. The nouns are easy, so that's what people concentrate on. But you learn to concentrate on the verbs. But you're right about age. It's hard to have a natural accent once you get past 12 and in another language, unless you're a singer or you have good ear. So that's why you can hear a lot of singers or even rappers do songs in foreign languages. Harry: They may not have the exact, they'll have a Spanish accent, they may not have a Peruvian accent or Uruguayan accent because all Spanish, just like Americans have different accents in English, right? But they can be understood. It's like this, Jordyn, if I parachute in your hometown of Springfield, spend a weekend going around talking to people, how much do I know about Springfield? I don't know jack, right? Jordyn: Right. Harry: So in my job, I really had to live in a country and learn and be able to tell people in the United States what was going on. So if I didn't speak their language, understand their culture, how was I going to do it? So, and I speak your language in Springfield, but I don't know your culture. I know New York, but Springfield a couple of hundred miles away I just don't. So imagine that when you go to a foreign country. So you've got to know their language, it's disrespect if you're unwilling to learn somebody's language, you're living in their nation. Jordyn: Yeah, wow. Harry: And culture is so different. I saw Maura had up her Christmas lights, I'm sure y'all do also. My wife's family starts celebrating Christmas September 1st. In the Philippines that's when they do it, September 1st, they start playing Christmas music. That's okay. That's just their culture. Jordyn: Right. Harry: It's cool. When I lived in Arizona and I was at Arizona State, I told the young women that, and they were like, "That's weird." I said, "It's 95 degrees and y'all are wearing boots." They go, "This is the only time we can wear boots." Well, I don't care not a big deal, but it's okay. That's what you got to do, right? Jordyn: Right. Yeah. Harry: So you have to learn what drives people and understand that you don't speak their language, you'll fail. Jordyn: Yeah. And I'm quite sure you know just learning different cultures that was probably a great experience in itself. Learning the language, but also being around the people. I would love to hear a little bit more about how you really immerse yourself in different cultures and what you got out of that. Because of course I feel like right now my view is probably a little bit one dimensional as that like you said, Springfield, Massachusetts now Holy Cross. I really haven't immersed myself in a different culture, but you've been able to do that in so many different places across the globe. Harry: Well, I was no different than you when I was your age so don't be hard on yourself. Worcester was a culture shock, Holy Cross was a culture shock, trust me. But in the State Department we have these books called culture shock and they try to teach you before you go to a country, right? Many countries you can only eat with your right hand, many countries you have to take your shoes off, different gestures. If you call somebody the way we wave at somebody like that with our hand up, that's an insult. You have to learn to call people like this. Putting your feet up can be an insults in other cultures. So those are relatively easy, it shouldn't be difficult to learn. But what they eat and what they think, eating foods that I had never eaten before or thought about initially, it doesn't bother me now, but initially that could be a challenge. And drinking water from some places that you thought weren't so clean, but I did it, but that was a challenge. And it can be very hard for women. Places where they don't want to see women in pants or short shorts or going past religious houses on Fridays and things like that, days of prayer. Harry: So you have to learn these things and also protect yourself, but understand people. So yeah, every place I go, I served, there things were very different than the United States, which is why I'm so happy I'm home from the holidays now especially, but there was always some Americans saying that was weird. And I'm like, "What do you expect? Why would you expect Zimbabwe to be like Springfield? Duh. And why did you come if you did? And why are you complaining?" That wasn't most people. When I was a junior officer, we had to visit people in jail, Americans in jail, mostly for drugs, and it was never pleasant going to jail. And one day after they threw five nuns out the building and burned one. So, in Lima, it was dangerous, but we had to learn that culture of that jail to get through those guards and everything else. So, you're constantly learning and it's easy because if you respect people as especially now, your generation wants to learn from others, everybody's equal, everybody's woke. Well, that means listening to them, right? Jordyn: Right. Harry: We had a Black Student Union, but Holy Cross by many schools has a Caribbean Students Union, African Students Union, there's Asian students and Latin X students. And they're not all the same. I have a student at Yale who was from Puerto Rico and she didn't have other students who were Puerto Ricans from Puerto Rico. It was very different. And she had never seen a Puerto Rican professor at Yale who was from Puerto Rico. So she didn't feel aligned. This year we brought some speakers to Yale, a woman, Maria Russell was a Time Magazine person of the year, lived on the same floor with Michelle Obama at Princeton and yeah, a friend of mine and she, human rights activists, but they asked us to bring her there because they said everybody you're bringing from Asia is from Japan, China, Korea. That's not all Asia. So you have to understand that. And although there's an African Students Union at Holy Cross, I hope they're United to say that Africans from 54 Sub-Saharan countries, are the same, that's folly. Harry: And I can tell you having worked in the Foreign Service and now living in Florida, Cubans, Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Ecuadorians, Colombians are very different and they... I just got an email from a friend of mine from Bangladesh who lives in New York. And she's been shocked by some of the racism she's experienced this year after immigrating from Bangladesh. But she says, "Why do people lump us with blacks? We're not black. We weren't brought here as slaves. We came here for a better life. Y'all were brought here. People need to apologize, but we have our own identity." And you look at that. Ooh, but she's right. Jordyn: She is. Harry: She's right. So it's a challenge for people. People don't like strangers, no matter who they are, they don't like new people moving in their community no matter who they are. Jordyn: Yeah. And I think with everything going on in the world right now, what we saw in the summer, the racial injustices, I think what we're starting to also see and what's coming to the conversation is how diverse people are in different... You may identify as one way, but your culture might say something else. So it's important to see everyone and like you said, listen and hear their stories and their experiences because it could be completely different from yours. Harry: And you're right. This has been such a difficult year. Not just the Black Lives Matter protest, but COVID-19. And you combine that, I think we, as a people, not only the United States, but the globe are under more stress than we realize. And we don't have a tradition of mental health days or meditation. We have a tradition of prayer and we really need to increase that. But I think a lot of people are stressed and I know that... I was joking with my cousin and if my daughter was home... At 16... During COVID, it'd be war. I know that a rebellious teenager? Oh Lord, I'm glad I don't have to do that. But imagine there are places where... You are one of four, right? So some school districts in places only give two laptops out or three. What happens if your parents can't afford it? What happens if everybody doesn't have their own room and the parent's teleworking too? Harry: So not only a lot of kids, unfortunately losing critical year of school and that really hurts minorities. But they don't have the tools to catch up and those kids are under stress. We know in poor communities where there is gunfire, drugs, kids are under stress. But imagine now all of these kids throughout America under stress and Christmas season is coming. And so many people have lost their jobs and they're not going to be able to give Christmas presents or give what they wanted and when that happens, men feel that they're not living up to what was expected and we see domestic violence go up. And so he's under stress and his family that he's abusing are under stress. There's no excuse for ever touching a woman. No excuse and don't tell me, but this is what happens. And we're seeing that. And then the third world where abuse of women is rampant, I'm sure it's worse. I don't have the statistics, but it's just common sense. Jordyn: Yeah. I mean, like you said, combining a pandemic with everything that is going on, it's just... When you look at it, it's a lot and- Harry: And we had the election. Jordyn: Yes. Harry: And I'm happy to say that the side I supported won, I have no problem in saying that. But a lot of people who supported president Trump are angry believing they were cheated, believing he was the winner. And we saw some of these people, the proud boys, marching in black churches and burning down, taking down Black Lives Matter flag in DC and burning them. Now I give them no sympathy, but we know their stressed too. And that can lead down unfortunate situations. So that's another reason why prayer helps. Meditation, prayer does help. Jordyn: Yes. I'd definitely say throughout these times, I think prayer has helped me channel those feelings of frustration and sadness. Prayer has helped me leverage that time to find time to be a better daughter, a better friend, a better sister being in the home environment. And I can say I'm grateful to have a great place to come home to, but also figuring out how I can use this time not to be all upset and worried about the problem. It's like, okay, let's see what we can use this time to do. Harry: No, I applaud you for that. I know as much as I was just talking about my daughter, I know it would have been hell on me if I were at home with the rents when I was junior. That was such a funny year, not the anxiety of senior year where you're worried grad school and getting a job. And so I like to keep you and others grounded, but I know I would have been suffering. And my parents have been looking at me as ungrateful. So I applaud you for doing your best. Jordyn: I appreciate that. Means a lot. Switching gears, I actually was doing some research and I listened to your commencement address in 2016. Very well done, very well said, but out of curiosity say your older self were to say to maybe you were a junior in college, you're going to be giving a commencement address, what would you say? Harry: I didn't know. Let me tell you what happened. My wife and I went to a dinner in New York, a Holy Cross fundraiser. We just happened to be in New York and we went and Father Boroughs came and got us and said he wanted to talk to us. And he said, "Hey, didn't you get a letter to open?" I said, "I get a lot of letters." And Holy Cross I said, "No I didn't open this letter." And he says, "Well, we want you to be a commencement speaker. I was like, "What?" Really, I was shocked. So then I talked to Father Boroughs about what the subject. Just like you looked at me, I looked at others. I mean, governor Cuomo, my God, the late governor Cuomo gave to me the best of the commencement addresses I've seen all across and what an orator. Harry: And so I said, "What can I talk about?" Obviously service. Father Boroughs said, "What about a gift?" "What gift?" "The gift of a Holy Cross education." I said, "Okay, let me start working on that." So I had five months, I had to go back to Zimbabwe. I was ambassador of Zimbabwe and I had a day job. And we have speech writers, but I couldn't employ them for that. It would have been an ethical violation. So I did what I did so many times, I turn into my family and my Holy Cross friends. So Steve Scott, who best man in my wedding and best man in his, from Boston, turned to Steve and he gave me some language. My sister and daughter did, my wife said, "That's not a good speech. You're not writing a good speech, you can do better." Harry: And so I kept refining it and it, and I remembered that before I was sworn in as ambassador to Bangladesh, that I was coming from visiting friends in Maine, July 4th, in 2003. And I stopped at Holy Cross campus. It was empty. And I was on the side of the Hill between Hogan and Healey. And I sat there and I wrote my speech and I was just calm, and I just got back in the car. So I thought I had the speech almost done, but it didn't quite work. So the morning of the speech I put on my Holy Cross shirt and I went to a Dunkin Donuts and I didn't want to go on campus and I rewrote it. And that's what happened. I had told them earlier, thank God I didn't, you don't want to share your speech, but Father Boroughs wanted to see it. I know he was nervous, I guess, what would I say, but I told him I wanted to do a selfie and only because he asked for the speech because otherwise I wouldn't have told them, but I'm glad I did because they had a camera behind and they sent me that photo, which is one of my favorite photos of all time to be doing a selfie at Holy Cross. Harry: But I will tell you, I have been blessed with many honors, many incredible honors in the Foreign Service and the other aspects of my life but the honor of my life was being invited to be the commencement speaker at Holy Cross, the honor of my life. Jordyn: Beautiful. We talked about nerves, I could only imagine the nerves of giving a commencement address, but also the honor that comes with it. It's amazing Harry: Every time before I speak and I don't always give a good speech, I do pray. Even as I'm walking down, I'm praying. God has been busy a few times, but most times he's been there. But yeah, it was. The speech at your Alma Mater. I hope you get that opportunity. I really do. I've spoken in other colleges, I did a commencement address at Loyola, it was exciting, my whole family came for the weekend. Everybody's in a different hotel rooms and stuff, at your Alma Mater is something. Jordyn: Yeah. It's something special. And I know you said it's a gift. You talked about the gift in your speech. You said every once in a while peek inside, take it out, use it to better the globe. So how will you continue to use your gift that Holy Cross gave you? Harry: Well, luckily I still work with some Holy Cross brothers. I work with Ron Lawson who works with Care for the Homeless. I'm a member of his board. We had a board meeting last night actually. And I've learned a lot about the homeless. So many of the homeless in New York are women who are employed. Some of the mental challenges they have, but I'm proud of Ron's work and the Care for the Homeless work they do. Similarly, I'm chair of the board of Winter4Kids, Schone Malliet, another Holy Cross alum, Marine aviator, who said the reason he does things like this is nobody ever told him no. So giving kids opportunities that I didn't have, to use winter sports. And I knew how to toboggan and throw, we had a lot of snowball fights at Holy Cross between the dorms, the elevators and everything. We were crazy toboganning, Oh my God. Harry: But I didn't know how to ski, sleigh, and I had opportunities to learn. I had no interest and giving kids at a young age the opportunity to learn winter sports, as you know, you're an athlete, it's important to be outside, learn how to be, even in winter sports there are teams, individual and team. Learn that these are great athletes. And besides I got to meet Lindsey Lohan because of Schone last year. But work with those two organizations. Friday, my wife and I are going to be helping to feed the homeless down here in Tampa. When we were in DC, we went to Gonzaga High School, which is a feeder high school for Holy Cross, a Jesuit High School. They had feeding programs for the homeless that Holy Cross alumni association would run and Gonzaga's colors are purple and white. So it felt like we were right back home. And I was always meeting people there that I didn't know, they were just Holy Cross alum trying to give back, really, really good people. And you can't neglect your family, you got to give back time and effort to your family. So I still try. I still try. Jordyn: Right. Yeah, definitely. I think that's great. Great note to end on. I think this podcast has been great. Harry, I'm so happy that we had this time. I got to know you a little bit more and hear a little bit more of your story, which is always great. But truly, truly want to say thank for your time and thank you for sharing your gift. I'll say that too. Harry: Well, thank you and Maura for this. Thanks for the gift of Holy Cross. Thank you for having me. Jordyn: Yes, of course. Thank you. Harry: AMDG. Maura: That's our show. I hope you enjoy hearing about just one of the many ways that Holy Cross alumni have been inspired by the mission to be people for and with others. A special thanks to today's guests and everyone at Holy Cross who has contributed to making this podcast a reality. If you or someone you know would like to be featured on this podcast, then please send us an email at alumnicareers@holycross.edu. If you like what you hear, then please leave us a review. This podcast is brought to you by the office of alumni relations at the College of the Holy Cross. You can subscribe for future episodes wherever you find your podcast. I'm your host Maura Sweeney and this is Mission-Driven. In the words of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, "Now go forth and set the world on fire." Theme music composed by Scott Holmes, courtesy of freemusicarchive.org.

He started off as a poetry major. Then he read Why Should White Guys Have All The Fun by Reginald Lewis. Taj A. Eldridge, venture capitalist, defines success as the point at which there is available capital for every Black entrepreneur who needs it. He's at work on it, too. His company just raised $250,000,000 to help fund businesses founded by people of color in clean and new tech. And he event treats us to a short poetry reading about love. Favorite movie: Love Jones. Favorite song: A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke. Favorite words: Find a way or make one. Two more: "Talent is universal, but opportunity is not,"by by Kennedy Odede. And Proverbs 11:25, “A generous man will prosper; that he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.” Follow us on Instagram @365brothers and Facebook at 365BrothersThePodcast.  Interested in being a guest? Visit 365brothers.com. Check out Alitu for more ease editing, polishing and publishing your podcast. About this podcast: In each episode, a Brother reflects on his life; explores the experience of being a Black man in America; shares his interactions with law enforcement; and answers the signature question "If America was a woman, what would you say to her? You won't find a collection of conversations with Black men like this anywhere else. Hear their wisdom. Be inspired. Host, Rahbin Shyne, is an author, educator, creative and avid half-marathon walker. Special thanks to Sonji Walker, Shedrick Sanders, Abigail Gonzalez, Don Davis and William Hamilton for their generous support.

Reginald Lewis's book inspired me. A business pioneer. In 1987, Lewis bought Beatrice International Foods from Beatrice Companies for $985 million, renaming it TLC Beatrice International Holdings Inc.,[4] a snack food, beverage, and grocery store conglomerate that was the largest African-American owned and managed business in the U.S. Music by Martin Toe Learn more Deo's work at deomwanoconsultancy.com

The mogul and hip-hop legend Percy Miller (!!) came on to talk about why he and ex-NBA star Baron Davis want to acquire Reebok. We also talked about his new Master P Reviews channel on YouTube, supporting Black businesses, how his strategy differs from Jay Z and Kanye West, and lessons learned from studying the late Reginald Lewis, the Wall Street banker who started the first Black-owned billion dollar company. If you want to learn it straight from the No Limit Records legend himself, this is the episode for you. Listen: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | SoundCloud | Stitcher | Overcast | Amazon | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | RSS Host: Dan Runcie, @RuncieDan, trapital.co Guest: Master P, @masterp Link: “Why Do White Guys Have All The Fun” - Reginald Lewis “What Hip-Hop Gets Wrong About Master P and No Limit” - Trapital Hip-hop’s influence continues to grow. Learn how it impacts your business. Join the execs, CEOs, and moguls who read Trapital: trapital.co

Untold Stories of Reginald F. Lewis

Seth Whitted and Myke Wells break down the power in Reginald lewis the first black man to build a billion dollar company's habits and mindsets. 

This week we dive into the topic of men asking female co workers out for a drink. Is it strictly platonic or is there a ulterior motive? Can men and women be friends? We have special guest Bud's wife Teka on to help us discuss. We also talk about the crazy debate between President Trump and Vice President Joe Biden. Is the country in trouble? We also shine the BLACKLIGHT on Reginald Lewis, one of the most successful black businessmen of our time. And as always we throw a little randomness in there as well.

For episode 65 Charles (Twitter: @ToddBillion) and Raphael (Twitter: @WorkMoneyLife) bring on guest Brandon Thomas (Twitter: @BThomasInsuranceCEO) of Brandon Thomas Insurance Services in honor of September being life insurance awareness month. We talk about life insurance, getting in on gentrification, marriage as a life hack, the latest installment of The Mobile Barbershop Chronicles, why you see more successful sistas than brothas, taking a community approach to protecting our wealth, and much more. Book recommendation: "The Kabbalah of Money" by Nilton Bonder Black Billionaire Spotlight: Alike Dangote People mentioned: Reginald Lewis, Twiley, Jackie Aina Check out the brand new course bundles from Todd Capital: The Ultra Options Combo The Ultra Business Package The Ultra Investor Package Also, check out the new course from Todd Capital just released, "REIT Money" Pick up the brand-new ebook from the creators of Tweet Talk, "Don't Be A Little B*!" ebook on pre-order now at https://gumroad.com/l/DontBeBook Pick up the carryall duffle bag from the brand new luggage brand, Views, launched by Tweet Talk co-host Charles. Follow us on social media: Twitter- Charles @ToddBillion Raphael @WorkMoneyLife Instagram: Podcast- @TweetTalkPodcast Charles- @ToddBillion @Todd.Capital @BlessABlackMan Views Luggage brand @ViewsLifestyle_ Learn how to make money trading stock options, invest in real estate long distance, and more from Todd Capital! This show's sponsors: Get the popular "You Can't Fire Me." -The Boss shirt from InvestAsATeam.com, get a deal on a 3 t-shirt pack here. Upgrade your entire outfit with unique shoelaces from Get Laced Laces, see the entire collection at GetLacedLaces.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tweettalk/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tweettalk/support

A conversation with Loida Lewis.

A conversation with Loida Lewis.

This week, Charles (Twitter: @ToddBillion) and Raphael (Twitter: @WorkMoneyLife)  speak with guest Tyler Dwyer (Twitter & Instagram: @TylerWDwyer), an affiliate marketer and entrepreneur in Arizona. We discuss having "rich" conversations, making mistakes as a business owner vs as an employee, how being successful is the best thing Black people can do individually, the advantage of doing business online, affiliate marketing, giving back to the community, Tyler's experiences being mixed, race relations, getting your Black experiences from White people and vice versa, and much more!  Check out the Options Trading Workshop from Todd Capital that everyone's talking about at https://gumroad.com/a/386774131/bOUnl! People mentioned in this episode: Jim Rohn, Amanda Seales, Reginald Lewis, Dame Dash, Jackie Aina Get the new "I AM THE SAUCE" t-shirt at https://gumroad.com/tweettalk Follow us on social media: Twitter- Charles @ToddBillion Raphael @WorkMoneyLife Instagram: Podcast- @TweetTalkPodcast Charles- @ToddBillion @Todd.Capital @BlessABlackMan Learn how to make money trading stock options, invest in real estate long distance, and more from Todd Capital! Visit this show's sponsor at InvestAsATeam.com, get a deal on a 3 t-shirt pack here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tweettalk/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tweettalk/support

COVID 19 Response Questionaire (2:00) Reginald Lewis

Jerome Lagarrigue is an artist who currently lives and works in Brooklyn. Born to a French father and an American mother, he was raised in Paris and moved to the U.S. in 1992. His work can be found in the collections of Swizz Beats, Alicia Keys, Carmelo Anthony, and Reginald Lewis, to name a few. Instagram: @jlagarrigue http://www.jeromelagarrigue.com/

Best Sellers In History Series 8 - "Reginald F. Lewis"   This episode of the Best Sellers in History series is different from the other episodes we've had. We are going to do an interview not with the person himself, but with his friend, Lin Hart. He wrote a book about a period of Reginald Lewis' life. As we talk to Lin, we discover how Reginald was able to inspire us to achieve our goals and become great sellers as well.    Knowing Lin Hart Lin had a great experience when he was still a customer, back when he first purchased his own computer. His brother had told him to get a computer and with the help of his colleague's daughter, who was a salesperson with new computer company, was able to decide what computer to buy and make all the purchasing decisions    He was reluctant but the young lady was excellent. She came over to his office and explained to him all the things he needed. She also picked out the right package for Lin. The computer came with a lot of instructions and she explained how it worked, and explained the purchase price in detail. Her attitude was great. She called personally, came, and delivered the product herself.    The beginning  Lin started working for Western Electric,  a company that later became AT&T Network Systems. This company manufactured all the telephone equipment for all the telephone companies back when they were still in a monopoly arrangement. Lin left the company in 1995 and decided to work for himself as a professional speaker.   With success as a professional speaker, the company expanded into executive coaching. The job allowed him to travel around the country. By 2011, he decided to relax and began to limit his traveling. It was then that Lin was asked to write down his thoughts and record his experience. Lin wasn't keen to do it until Reginald's wife and mother personally asked him to write about Reginald. There weren't many people who were close to Reginald Lewis, as he was an extremely private individual. Being so close to Reginald, he was in the perfect position to write about him and Reginald F Lewis, The young man before the billion-dollar empire was born.   Sales on Spotlight - Reginald F Lewis?  Reginald Lewis passed away in 1993 and at the time of his death, he was arguably the richest African-American on the planet. He had several business deals including that last one, the International division of Beatrice Foods. It was a company that was doing an excess of $2 billion a business. When he closed a deal, they didn't realize that he was a young African-American businessman. Reginald was an extraordinarily successful businessman with extraordinary wealth. Unfortunately, he was gone too soon.    Linn and Reginald's relationship started when they were young men growing up in the same Baltimore neighborhood. He lived three blocks away from Lin's family. They would see each other often and eventually, they became friends and competed against each other in high school sports. While Reginald went to Dunbar High School, Linn went to Edmondson High School. They both won athletic scholarships to attend Virginia State University for football where Linn and Reginald became roommates and close friends. They remained close and would stay connected through their professional careers as well.   Attributes of Reginald F Lewis  Reginald didn't come from wealth. He was a man who had sustainable beliefs about the inevitability of his own success. He never doubted for a minute he was going to be successful despite many shortcomings. Regardless of the situation, Reginald didn't let those things deter him from his path to success.  While people talk about how to think in terms of a  box, he, on the other hand, never saw a box. He was always upbeat and was able to overcome his lack of money with good grades in school.    Every salesperson has the innate ability to survive. This instinct is embedded in their brains. We are all born with a desire to be good at something, whether it's in sports, speaking, or some other skill. The trick is to find what lights our fire.  We have to figure out the drive that propels us to go where we want to go in this life. Discovering what lights our fire requires a certain amount of determination. Reginald was certainly driven and it took him a long way.    Ability to think ahead Lin and Reginald started to look for jobs so they decided to apply at a recently opened bowling alley. It didn't take a long time to note that it was a predominantly white institution. While black people can come in, there were certain lines they didn't cross. Reginald didn't see those lines and didn't want to work under such limitations. After a time, Reginald began getting to school late. Apparently, he'd gotten the job and was running the bowling alley as the night manager! It was extraordinary.     Lin was working for AT&T and he had the responsibility for network systems engineering in the Western part of the country. He had a little workgroup of guys who came up with ideas about how to provide the propagation studies for towers in Australia. The cellular phone business was just starting to ramp up and the propagation studies were designed to know where the towers should be placed. Lin had 30-40 engineers working for him. Reginald heard about this and called to suggest buying assets from Lin's company. It was a considerable business and through their discussion, Lin discovered Reginald had the money to afford the assets. It was then that Lin realized Reginald was playing in a different league.    There are so many things that people didn't know about Reginald. He was a private man and he was a behind-the-scenes guy. The inspiration to write the book stemmed from the desire to let people know who Reginald really was as an individual and not just a person who made a fortune.    No straight line to success Reginald didn't have a straight line to success. He had some rough patches as well, with bumps and obstacles he had to overcome. The most important thing was that he understood when there was a need to change direction and change plans. Most people are reluctant to change because they fear the outcome that may come after the changes.    Change is difficult and is never free.  If you think about the resources that a person brings to their job, whether it's a salesperson, a businessman, or other career, you only have certain things that you can invest your time, your capital, and your money in. When you make significant changes in your life, you see you don't have to expend all of these.    Overcoming the failures  Reginald was able to overcome failures. Salespeople can do the same thing by loving what they do. You need to make sure that whatever you do, it takes you in the direction of something you feel good about. You need to feel proud about it and see that it's meaningful work. Examine yourself and ask yourself if you are really doing what you could be good at.    Do a deep dive and understand your business at a granular level as opposed to a surface level. Sometimes people are in the right place but they're not getting any success in their business because they haven't spent time truly understanding what it is that they do.    Details matter You can be brilliant even if you don't have a command of the details but there's a big chance you're going to miss some steps in the process. You don't need to be mired in detail but you do need to have a deep understanding of all the details. We fail when we put limitations on ourselves. Again, the most impactful limitations are the ones we put on ourselves.    The most impactful limitations you will face will be the ones you place on yourself. #SalesFacts Best Sellers In History Series 8 - "Reginald F. Lewis" episode resources Lin's very first client was a man named James White, a young African-American business man who worked for Nestle Purina. He's now the chairman and CEO of Jamba Juice. That's his life now as an executive coach and a writer. You can follow Lin via his LinkedIn and  Facebook.  You can also talk to Donald anything about sales via LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook for any sales concerns.  This episode is brought to you in part by TSE Certified Sales Training Program. It's a course designed to help new and struggling sellers to master the fundamentals of sales and close more deals. Sign up now and get the first two modules for free! You can also call us at (561) 570-5077.  We have a new semester beginning on February 14th and we would love to have you and your team join us. Follow this link to apply to the program.  We'd love for you to join us for our next episodes so tune in on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify. You can also leave comments, suggestions, and ratings to every episode you listen to.  You can also read more about sales or listen to audiobooks on Audible and explore this huge online library. Register now to get a free book and a 30-day free trial.  Audio provided by Free SFX and Bensound. Other songs used in the episodes are as follows: The Organ Grinder written by Bradley Jay Hill, performed by Bright Seed, and Produced by Brightseed and Hill.

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IN this episode we talk about Reginald Lewis ,Robert F Smith and welcome Jay Z to The Black Billionaire's Club

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Keep going, no matter what. - Reginald Lewis, Virginia State University 1965 For National Poetry Month, Grace Taylor, WE SEE YOU! Bedding the Poet: https://youtu.be/DR7T5VXwfig

We back! Episode 4! Welcome back! Amazing news! Super exciting… we came out the gates strong and broke into the top 100 of all Business podcasts, getting as high as #98 in Business, as well as #56 in Marketing. We made the New & Noteworthy Podcast lists for both Business and Marketing. And all thanks to you guys Subscribing & Reviewing. Please continue, and don’t stop! So give yourselves a pat on the back. The movement is STRONG ….but at the same time, at the time of recording, we have about 30...34 reviews live, so a lot of you guys should not be patting yourselves on the back that much. We can do better. If you enjoy the content, let’s really work together and grow this thing. WE’re doing well and we can do a lot more well. I am working extremely hard to bring you a great product for free… and I really really believe in it. And I am truly grateful for those of you who are taking those few minutes out of the day to help us out. I guess this is a good analogy for the Game of Grow itself, or anything else in life worth accomplishing. We did the hard work and got started, which is a great thing. We got some early results. Now to get where we want to be, and where we can be, we need to do the work over a long period of time until we are operating on an elite level. This is true for podcasts, movements, careers, physical fitness, being a chef… you get the idea. It doesn’t happen overnight. ALSO Super exciting… I am hopping on a plane to Jamaica in the morning (this is Saturday night, at the time of recording) and I have been on my grind this evening because I had to make sure this episode was locked and loaded tonight so it can be ready for you first thing Wednesday morning…. And after this I need to pack and hopefully get a few hours of sleep It’s my wife’s birthday, and I’ll be joining her in JA…, so everyone head to Instagram and say @sidehustlepro, wishing you a happy birthday from @gameofgrow and I… or something like that. Shoutout to wifey Anyway! You are now listening to the Game of Grow Podcast and I’m your host, Muoyo Okome. Episode 4 of the most dangerous business podcast in the world! Grateful to have you all here listening today. You could be anywhere in the world, but you’re here with me, and I will never take that for granted, so I promise to give you all I’ve got and deliver as much value as I can, and give you some tools, some techniques, some ideas you can truly use to impact your business and your life. It doesn’t matter where you start or where you are right now. I know you can fill in the rest by now, right? Review of the Day Before we go to far… let’s hit the review of the day. This is of course the brief segment where I grab one of the recent reviews I like and feature it on the podcast, as a little way of saying thank you, and encouraging the behavior I love to see, that benefits us all in this movement. You subscribing to the podcast & reviewing the podcast, and indoctrinating your friends and relatives… these are the best tools we have to spread our message and help as many people as we can. So PLEASE subscribe and review. I know I keep saying it, but it really really helps. Today’s review comes from FC Hammer 718: “Like Mitch in Paid in Full, Muoyo loves the game and it shows. He’s breaking down the steps in order to win like him.” Big thanks to my brother FC Hammer 718. I hope that one didn’t go over your head… And if you haven’t watched the movie Paid in Full, that piece of fine cinema… wow, I am really sorry for you. Fun fact, Fritz was one of my 2 roommates in grad school, along with my brother Vlad, who is doing amazing things as an investor in the footwear world. Shoutout to him. FC was the best man at my wedding, and is also a podcaster. If you have interest in learning about the crypto, even if you don’t know a thing, you want to check out the Coin Gamma Podcast But anyway! So go ahead and subscribe and leave a review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play… wherever you happen to be listening and perhaps I’ll be featuring you next on the Game of Grow Podcast! Today’s Topic So without further ado... And I had a completely different topic planned for you today, but while I was in the gym this morning (where I start my day most mornings) and this really hit me hard (while I was struggling through my final sets… didn’t get enough rest last night… it’s important) and I knew I needed to share it Today, we’re going to talk about why you don’t need a Grammy, and how this knowledge… how this concept can improve your business and your life. Let me tell you a quick story… You might have heard there was an event a week or so ago called the Academy Awards, aka the Oscars, and not too long before that was the Grammys… or vice versa, who knows? Now I don’t typically watch any of these shows because it’s just not my thing… I don’t get much enjoyment or entertainment out of it, I don’t care who is wearing what, it doesn’t affect my life or move move me towards any one of my goals, so for me it’s a waste of time (btw, I am not saying that YOU shouldn’t watch them. There is nothing inherently wrong… and I am not going to lie, I do get excited when I hear that one of my people won, that somebody I support won, just because I know it’s a big moment for them) But there is also another reason besides entertainment value that I thumb my nose at the award shows. As a kid, I did watch some of these shows, and after a while they all started to seem to me like some old, out of touch dudes in a room deciding which art was the best based on their taste, and their taste alone, no matter what anyone else thought or was going on in the real world. Seems like a crappy position to be in as an artist. Spend countless hours year after year of your life working on and honing your craft, only to have the decision of whether you are “worthy” come down to the opinion of some random dudes. And I really started to think to myself how often are we put in that position, or how often do we ALLOW ourselves to be put in that position in everyday life? Let me explain... Enter Drake... The day after the Grammys, I learned that Toronto’s own Drizzy Drake had said something I agree with, so here it is: "I want to let yall know that we're playing in an opinion-based sport, not a factual based sport. This is a business where sometimes it's up to a bunch of people who might not understand what a mixed raced kid from Canada has to say, or a fly Spanish girl from New York, or a fly brother from Houston." "If you have people who are singing your songs word for word, if you're a hero in your hometown, if there's people who have regular jobs who are coming out in the rain and the snow, spending hard earned money to buy tickets to come to your shows, you don't need this right here," (talking about his Grammy) "You already won." ...and that’s when the Grammy’s cut him off and cut to commercial Funny, right… but this is a business & entrepreneurial podcast. This is a personal development podcast. This is a podcast for ambitious people. Why on earth are we discussing the Grammys? I’ll tell you why… How often in our work or in our businesses, projects, side hustles (shoutout to the Side Hustle Pro podcast and my illustrious wife). How often in our work, in our businesses, projects, side hustles, or even in life do we get critical feedback or opinions from others on the outside looking in which hurts our feelings, or makes us feel less. We get upset, we get down, we get frustrated...  And then we want to spend all of this time trying to prove to this person (who usually is not even our customer by the way) that we are indeed smart, right, worthy, whatever… Sometimes we’ll even go into a funk. It’s all very much just like the Grammys. I want to encourage you not to do that, because you don’t need a Grammy to be validated. And I could stop right there and call it a day, but I want to give you a few more points to flesh this out. Feel free to take a pen and a pad and jot down some notes if you like Advice vs Counsel Anyone in the world can offer you can opinion or give advice, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with hearing them out. This is a good thing, mostly. But not everyone can give counsel. Counsel is wisdom backed by experience, which can only come from doing the thing. So when you get the piece of criticism or feedback from Person A, consider what qualifies them to give this advice, and whether they have done the thing that you are trying to do at a high level. Is it advice, or is it counsel? And I am not saying you can never gain wisdom from people not in your profession, but just make sure you’re taking that advice with a grain of salt and giving it the proper weight. A quick shortcut I like to use. Ask yourself… Would you trade places with the person giving you the advice? And then act accordingly. If the panel handing out the Grammys or the Oscars or whatever have not done what I want to do…. if they are not playing in the same game I am playing… why would I care one bit about their award or any criticism they had about me? You don’t need a Grammy. Do things that move you towards your goals My mentor in my head, Tom Bilyeu (his podcast Impact Theory is definitely worth listening to) has a saying which he says often… “Do and believe that which moves you towards your goals” and on the flipside “Do not do or believe that which moves you away from your goals” I liked this concept so much I included it in the App Mogul Mindset, which is a set of beliefs I share with all my App Moguls students. By the way if you’d like a copy of that for free, head to appmagic.co/imamogul and you can download it. There’s a printable PDF, a copy you can use for your phone, an editable copy, and some other fun stuff: appmagic.co/imamogul Invest in those who invest in you As humans, we all have a tendency to overfocus on the negative things that happen in our lives, our businesses, etc… even if there are a lot of positive things. I think this has to do with survival, with biology, etc. But this does not always serve us. There are probably a lot of people, or at least some people who enjoy your work and what you do. In most cases it’s going to be a better use of your time and energy to try to serve them at the highest level rather than trying to pander to some out of touch guys in a back room smoking cigars who don’t quite get it. You don’t need a Grammy. Nobody owes you shit While it would be amazing if everyone were universally nice, respectful, professional, and sufficiently aware of your abilities and awesomeness, the fact is that will never happen, and you don’t have any control over it. Even though all those things would be nice, you can’t expect them. Nobody owes you a damn thing and it does not serve you to allow their actions, even if they are rude, dismissive, uncalled for, whatever… to throw you off your game. Even if you are “in the right”, you are not serving your own interests and the things you want to accomplish by wasting time on people whose opinions frankly do not matter. As the great Tywin Lannister once said “A lion does not concern himself with the opinion of sheep” Especially if you are an entrepreneur or want to be an entrepreneur… but this really applies to anyone. You are 100% responsible for your life, your results, and where you are right now. People are going to do what they do and say what they say. Sometimes it will be mean, sometimes it will be hurtful, sometimes it will be dismissive. But you have to do your thing regardless… or at least you should. You don’t need their approval and you don’t need a Grammy. Use it, no matter what If they are right, use it to get better. If they praise you, feed off the positive energy. If they are wrong/spiteful/trying to hurt, use it as fuel. Negative critiques and negativity in general… or those that you perceive as negative (because sometimes that is not the intent) can be some of the most amazing fuel. Highly underrated. During his playing days, Michael Jordan would make up stories in his mind about how opposing players had wronged him, slighted him, or talked about his mama just so he could get fired up and perform at a higher level. Many other elite athletes do the same. I can remember so many instances in my life and career in which I’ve leveraged this kind of thinking. I still remember sitting in the office that cold January morning with my "assigned mentor", who I probably spoke to once a quarter if I was lucky... "It happens to us all, Muoyo. You think I haven't been passed over for promotions or treated unfairly? It's just something you have to learn to deal with", he advised... In that moment, at the very same time I nodded my head in agreement slowly, I realized that I could not agree less I thought to myself "Maybe YOU do, but that's not what I have in mind", and I made a decision. I said F this shit. Let’s GO. And I did. You don’t need a Grammy. Let the fact that they are rejecting you drive you to greater heights. And I could go into another example, and another one, and ANOTHER ONE… but let’s save some ammo for a future show. Why not, right? Alright… I want to bring this thing to a close by sharing with you one of my favorite quotes, from Theodore Roosevelt. I think you’ll see why in a minute. If you haven’t had the pleasure of hearing it before, this alone should be worth the subscribe, review, and tell a friend (hint, hint) The Man in the Arena "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." What’s left to say... Join us in the Game of Grow Community. That’s where we’ll be turning this into more of a discussion, and moving from theory to practice. Go to gameofgrow.com/community or you can search for game of grow community on facebook if you prefer. Make sure to sign up for the mailing list at gameofgrow.com, as I’ll have a lot of exciting things coming your way that you don’t want to miss out on. Question of the Day Which brings us to the question of the day…. Tell me about yourself Not really a question, I know, but I really want to know more about you, the people who are listening in. So hit me up at hi@gameofgrow.com or @gameofgrow on social and tell me a bit about who you are, what you’re working on, and that kind of thing. Whatever you want to share. Bonus question: Someone who listens to this podcast is a A) Grow Getter B) Grow Runner C) Growth Hustler D) Something else… you tell me. The Fee As always, guys… you know that we are constantly focused on spreading this message and bringing more people into the Game of Grow Community (by the way, gameofgrow.com/community takes you right there), so IF AND ONLY IF YOU GOT VALUE, for each episode where you got value, bring me back one like minded person who you know would enjoy this content… If you didn’t get value, You don’t have to do a thing. But if you got value, bring me back one person back for each episode where that’s true. You can even tell me about it and you’ll be a hero Alright… Enough of this And with that, I’ll see you guys back here real soon on the Game of Grow Podcast. If you’d like to hear more about the app business I described and how you can start to implement something similar, this episode was sponsored by my first book “The 7 Steps to App Success”. Super proud... 12 million downloads, 8 years of grinding, 7 months of writing & editing, and thousands of dollars of my own money later, it’s finally here…. 108 pages of app business education glory. And you can get it for wayyyy less. Head to appmagic.co/book and pick up your digital copy. Actually… you know what, let me read a little snippet for you to give you a free taste. This comes from my Acknowledgement section of the book, which I happen to be super proud of... I recently read a Twitter status which started: “My parents were tasked with the job of survival and I with self-actualization. The immigrant generation gap is real.” My parents arrived in the United States in 1981 as grad students from Nigeria with two ugly yellow suitcases and a bad check from a so-called family friend who had purchased their car. Through their hard work and sacrifices, they proceeded to build a life full of possibility for my brother and I, teaching us that anything is possible through positivity, learning, and relentless work, all while keeping a sense of humor and playfulness (and preparing delicious Nigerian food). I’ll never forget it or take anything in my life for granted. Thank you to my late grandma, who taught me “Hard work does not kill. It is poverty that kills,” and many other pieces of Yoruba wisdom she not only spoke of, but lived by; to my students and clients, whose success means the world to me, who have enabled me to clarify, refine, and distill my thoughts on what it takes to build an app-based business; to the App Magic team and our amazing partners, who I love working and learning with in the trenches every day; and to the many entrepreneurs who have paved the way, including mentors such as Trey Smith, Zeb Jaffer, Carter Thomas, and Chad Mureta, as well as others who have taught and inspired me from afar, such as Tom Bilyeu, MJ DeMarco, Reginald Lewis, and the list goes on and on. Thanks also to my editor and friend, Angela Clements Johnson, who has spent many long hours helping shape my very raw thoughts into a truly useful resource we can all be proud of, that will go on to help many people. And last but certainly not least, thank you to my beautiful wife, Nicaila Matthews Okome, whose always direct and timely feedback I have come to trust and rely on, and who has encouraged and pushed me every step of the way. I promise we’ll take more vacations. So go get your copy at appmagic.co/book, learn some amazing things, and support our illustrious show. For everything else: to sign up for the mailing list, join the Game of Grow Facebook Community, connect with us on social, to send me an email… check out gameofgrow.com, and it’s all right there… Remember…It’s not about where you start. It’s about where you want to go, who you want to become and the price you’re willing to pay to get there. Be honest, though… we gotta win the Oscar for best theme song. Am I right? DJ drop that beat and take us out...   This episode is sponsored by my first book, "The 7 Steps to App Success".  12 million downloads, 8 years of grinding, 7 months of writing & editing, and thousands of dollars of my own money later, it’s finally here…. And you can get it for wayyyy less. Head to appmagic.co/book and pick up your digital copy, in its 108 pages of glory.   Stay connected with the movement: Join the Facebook Community: gameofgrow.com/community Instagram: instagram.com/gameofgrow Facebook:facebook.com/gameofgrow Twitter: twitter.com/gameofgrow LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/muoyo To sign up for our weekly email updates visit us at gameofgrow.com

Loida Lewis talks about some of the great business achievements of her late husband TLC Beatrice founder & CEO Reginald F. Lewis. More information on Reginald Lewis is available at https://reginaldflewis.com/ Also information on the documentary "Reginald F. Lewis and the Making of a Billion Dollar Empire" can be found at https://reginaldflewis.com/documentary/ ** Podcast theme music produced by Dadrian (https://soundcloud.com/dadrian-collins-457411779)

Jared Haibon and Dean dive right in with the elephant in the room – Dean’s break up with Lesley Murphy. Together, they talk about what ended the relationship, and how he’s feeling after breaking up. Then, they continue on the path to improving at dating, by inviting psychic Reginald Lewis into the studio, for a reading on what is going on with Jared and Dean spiritually. Next, Matchmaker Nora DeKeyser calls in and offers some tips on the best way to find a quality match, and what to look for in your partner. And they wrap up with some listener emails, and give their advice on what to do if you and your friend are interested in the same person, and if you can have a future with someone if you have political differences.   Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin. Read the full Forbes article and watch the interview here: http://bit.ly/2mke1d5. Originally from inner-city Baltimore, Maryland, successful tech entrepreneur Clarence Wooten, 46, got into tech and computers through video games as a kid. He played on the old Atari, ColecoVision and Commodore platforms. From those modest beginnings, a career blossomed. As a youth, Wooten looked up to people like Bill Gates and Reginald Lewis as role models. Lewis, the richest African American in the 1980s was born and raised in Baltimore. He died in 1993 after taking control of and subsequently growing Beatrice—the first African American-owned billion-dollar company. The power of role models would stay with Wooten throughout his career. Still in Baltimore in the late 90s, Wooten founded ImageCafe, a startup that provided website templates for small businesses, something like what Wix and Squarespace do today. Read the full Forbes article and watch the interview here: http://bit.ly/2mke1d5. Check out my free webinar where I share the secrets of successful nonprofit crowdfunding at http://crowdfundingforsocialgood.org.

Happy New year! Are you ready to create magic in your life? In numerology 2017 is a one year! This mean a new cycle! New beginnings and changes for the good! Let's talk about it! I will be taking your calls! With Also we welcome surprise guest Reginald Lewis to the show to take your calls!

Ron Busby, Sr. is the President and CEO of the U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. and a native of Oakland, CA. He is also a successful business owner with significant experience in the small business arena.  Recognized as one of the country's best CEOs, he grew his first business, USA Super Clean, from $150,000 annual revenue to over $15 million per year.   He has received countless awards including the Western Region SBA Small Business Person of the Year in 1996, the Greater Phoenix Chamber Small Business Person of the Year in 2006, and the Maricopa County Small Business of the Year in 2007, to name a few.  Trained by some of the country's leading executives, Busby developed many of his skills at major corporations (such as Exxon, Xerox, IBM and Coca Cola USA) in various senior management positions.  In the course of his corporate America career, President Busby received nationwide recognition from several major corporations as National Sales Person of the Year. While residing in Houston, Texas, he lead and served on many boards and committees.  Most notably, he was co-chair of the XL II Super Bowl Host Committee.   Other boards that he served on include the Arizona Governor's African American Leadership Council, The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the Bay Area Chapter of the 100 Black Men (he was president of this chapter), the Urban League and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Busby graduated with honors from both Florida A&M University and Clark Atlanta University.  He is a major advocate and promoter of education; especially, the importance of higher learning. In his spare time, you can catch Ron golfing or spending time with his two sons. In this episode we discussed: Ron's own, inspiring story of how he overcame serious, life-changing obstacles. the mindset black business owners must have to succeed in any field, particularly tech how Ron and U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. are helping to accelerate black-owned businesses. Resources U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun? by Reginald Lewis (2012)

Guest Host Reginald Lewis joins Energy Practitioner Cindy Bentley to share the secret to living your Soul's desire.  We get so caught up in our dramas that we forget that this life is about developing and evolving our soul.  Cindy will guide you through a powerful meditation to help you tap into your personal power and release the fears and doubts that keep us "stuck."  And of course, Cindy and Reginald will take calls and give readings. What a way to start your weekend!  Empowered!

Guest Host Reginald Lewis joins Energy Practitioner Cindy Bentley to share the secret to living your Soul's desire.  We get so caught up in our dramas that we forget that this life is about developing and evolving our soul.  Cindy will guide you through a powerful meditation to help you tap into your personal power and release the fears and doubts that keep us "stuck."  And of course, Cindy and Reginald will take calls and give readings. What a way to start your weekend!  Empowered!

On Monday, October 1st, we talked sports from Atlanta and around the country with my guests, Tommy Palmer of the Palmer Media Group, we previewed the upcoming Firefly Run in Atlanta, GA with Daniel Kao, the AllState Life Insurance Atlanta 13.1 Marathon with Jennie Olshaske.  Also, the 2nd Annual Hands That Heal Event with Reginald Lewis and Terrell Wicker of Urban Spice Magazine.  We discussed the final games of the Atlanta Braves regular season as they head into postseason, the Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Dream, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Georgia State Football, and more.