It’s Easter, ya’ll! Especially when it comes to the resurgence and resurrection of black media in the digital age. The Internet has breathed new life into some of the older names in the media landscape and given birth to the younger players in the game. But you need to know strategy to survive, according to Rolling Out publisher and media titan Munson Steed. And these consumers are on…
LIFE’S A BEACH… or it’s a cabin in the mountains if you are my new friends Calvin L. Butts, Jr. and Carrington M. Carter of East Chop Capital. They are investing in real estate in some of the hottest vacation venues on the east coast, and business is booming! They are putting the human touch back into the popular AirBnB model, and their properties are some of the hottest tickets…
I’m off today. I’m still celebrating my birthday, but I wanted to take you back to one of my favorite episodes where a listener volunteered for laser coaching. We also shared a replay of the Women’s Opera Network webinar on networking. A rich discussion on both ends. Enjoy!
THIS IS META. Listen, this won’t be your surface conversation about D&I. This brother goes deep… and only the businesses who are serious about real change will even begin to understand where he’s coming from and how he is activating for real change. @jeffreylbowman and I see eye-to-eye on several things, and that is that real change starts from the inside out. Find out how his journey as…
Completely geeked to have this marketing legend on the show—fellow LEAD360 faculty member and downright world beater, Dorinda Walker You have GOT to hear her story. Talk about unprecedented resilience! It was a joy to discuss #blackwomensequalpayday, what happens when you brand shines too brightly for your employer and what really needs to happen at companies to ensure equity and inclusion… on tomorrow’s episode of The Culture Soup Podcast®️!…
This week, I dig into the crates to uncover a gem of a conversation between me and my girlfriend Valorie Burton. It’s a throwback to Ep 17 in February. It’s worth a revisit as you read her new book It’s About Time: Placing the Meaningful Over the Urgent. Enjoy!
He’s a “Daddy on Duty 365” by day and a TV news anchor by night. I’m talking about Shannon LaNier, Houston’s CW39 main anchor, and I was so glad to see him again in Miami at #NABJ19. He’s being celebrated as a doting, dedicated but most importantly involved dad who captures his parenting shenanigans with is three beautiful kids while his wife works by day. Needless to say…
I started my first agency with only two paychecks in the bank. That was my capital. Laughable to some, but I wasn’t even certain that I wanted to start a business. I “fell” into entreprenuership after deciding to freelance. I’d made VP before the age of 30. I was young. Why not? In short order, my staff and I would celebrate reaching our million dollar milestone. We weathered…
Because I’m committed to getting YOUR brand right, you need to meet this guy, Nick F. Nelson, aka The BRANDPRENEUR. We go deep—on answering the question what problem you solve, to understanding your audience, to the power of images in telling your story. Nick is a fellow LEAD360 faculty member, and he hosted the Masterclass right next door to mine at this year’s Lead 360 Combine. Find out…
When it’s the intersection of #workplace culture, #tech and business, you turn to “The Workplace Doctor” herself, Natasha Bowman, JD, SPHR. My fellow LEAD360 Faculty member joins me for a compelling conversation about tenacity in the face of staggering odds, how#MeToo and #TimesUp left some women out and how she navigated a collision between her personal brand and the corporate workplace that seemed to be working at first.…