Create Your Life Series
170 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 116 ratingsExperiences, daily habits and defining moments of high achievers from around the world are just the tip of the iceberg of the actionable tools you can begin to implement after listening to one episode. Join Award-Winning Entrepreneur, Author and world traveler Kevin Y. Brown as he discovers the tools to help you Create YOUR Best Life.
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CYLS 170: Be The Best That You Can Be In Your Own Lane with Yvonne McNair
May 21, 2019 09:00 - 51 minutes - 82.1 MBEpisode summary: Yvonne talks about her entrepreneurial journey, sharing how she used her experiences and her education to become a go-to special event producer in the music industry. She shares inspiration and strategies for navigating negative feedback and holding her own in an industry where women of color are minorities. She also talks about the importance of the behind-the-scenes movers and shakers in all industries: how to value them and how fulfilling a job in that role can be. A...
CYLS 169: Redefining the College to Career Pipeline with Dr. Cherise Bernard
May 14, 2019 09:00 - 40 minutes - 91.9 MBEpisode summary: Cherise talks about her educational experience and her pivot from the biomedical field to media and technology through working for Spotify. She describes how her passions and experiences came to coalesce around her current job, and why she finds it fulfilling to work at Spotify and with students and universities. About our Guest: Cherise Bernard is a senior talent acquisition partner at Spotify, overseeing the outreach strategy and management for all undergraduate busi...
CYLS 168: Redefining Her Quest - Insight into the life of America's money maven with Patrice Washington
May 07, 2019 09:00 - 54 minutes - 126 MBEpisode summary: Patrice shares her financial and emotional intelligence, telling her story of redefining her quest for money into a quest for purpose. She speaks with compassion for herself – speaking honestly about the challenges she has overcome – and compassion for others in their own journeys to find purpose and financial stability. About our Guest: Patrice Washington is an award-winning author, personal finance coach, inspiring public speaker and media personality. She is known a...
CYLS 167: Find A Way Or Make One with Jeremy Christian
April 30, 2019 09:00 - 47 minutes - 65.2 MBEpisode summary: This episode sounds like two friends catching up. It is a beautifully honest conversation between two entrepreneurs full of mutual respect. Jeremy shares his story of leaving a lucrative contract as a rapper to pursue passions closer to his heart. He talks about starting over and his grind to secure a place in the L.A. comedy world. He also talks about his passion for self care and his firm belief in the importance of validating your mental health and wellbeing. About o...
CYLS 166: Making History While Raising Over $1 Million Dollars in Funding with Amanda Johnson and KJ Miller
April 23, 2019 09:00 - 42 minutes - 49 MBEpisode summary: Amanda and KJ eloquently and humorously walk listeners through their entrepreneurial journey to founding a very successful beauty brand for women of color. They talk about their vision, the importance of having a solid team working around them and a solid community supporting and challenging them. About our Guests: Amanda Johnson and KJ Miller are the founders of Mented, a cosmetics company dedicated to providing consistent, everyday beauty products for women of every ...
CYLS 165: The Legal Disrupt - Changing the Face of Tech Law Through the World's Top Companies with Kathryn Hurley
April 16, 2019 09:00 - 24 minutes - 55.4 MBEpisode summary: Kathryn talks about her journey to the legal team at Spotify. She talks about being a woman of color in a white-male-dominated world, the work ethic she employs to be successful, and how her family, friends and travel make it all worth it. About our Guest: Kathryn Hurley is the legal council for product and tech at Spotify. She spent five years on the legal team at MakerBot, a startup tech company based in New York that is leading the 3D-printing world. She earned her ...
CYLS 164: Switch Pivot and Win with Ahyiana Angel
April 09, 2019 09:00 - 35 minutes - 81.5 MBEpisode summary: Ahyiana tells her story of getting over her fears, again and again, opening herself to new experiences, and using that growth to get to where she really wanted to be. She talks about using the skills she gained working in a corporate environment to ultimately create the life she really wanted to be living, one that helps others to do the same. About our Guest: Ahyiana Angel is the founder of Mayzie Media, a boutique podcast production company and the host of her own p...
CYLS 163: The Hope Dealer: Secrets to Successfully Investing in America's Future with Frank E. Brady
April 02, 2019 09:00 - 23 minutes - 55.1 MBEpisode summary: Frank talks about his journey and his continuous efforts to use his work to give back to his community. Frank also talks about how to maintain balance in a busy life and the importance of having a strong support network to help you do so. About our Guest: Frank E. Brady is an educator, entertainer and empowerment speaker. He is a poet, a performer and a mentor. He is the director of The Future Project, a nonprofit organization that empowers high schoolers to turn their...
CYLS 162: HBCU Power: From Hampton to Harvard and On to Hollywood with Mia Hall
March 26, 2019 09:00 - 32 minutes - 74.7 MBEpisode summary: Mia talks openly about her life trajectory, how education played a big role in her success and how she is passing along what she has learned to young girls so they can achieve the same. She speaks with humor, humility and optimism about her journey and her future. About our Guest: Mia Hall is a content producer and the founder of Brown Girls GLOW, an organization dedicated to helping teen girls go from 'the hood' to Harvard and learn how to turn their college and caree...
CYLS 161: Secrets to Becoming Forbes' 3rd Most Powerful Arab Business Woman with Dina Shoman
March 19, 2019 09:00 - 35 minutes - 81.7 MBEpisode summary: Dina shares stories from her journey growing up in a banking family, working in that world and then leaving to found her current startup. She talks about empowering girls through financial literacy and connection to their parents at a young age as well as what she believes leads to successful startups. About our Guest: Dina Shoman is the founder and CEO of inHerQuests, a New York City-based social enterprise dedicated to teaching girls under age 18 about money and fina...
CYLS 160: The Path to Becoming an Award Winning Journalist with Natasha Alford
March 12, 2019 09:00 - 32 minutes - 75.3 MBEpisode summary: Natasha talks about her rise as an emerging journalist and the joy she gets from storytelling. She shares her path to her current career and sheds light on journalism as a career, why she thinks she is meant to do the work and how anyone can adopt attitudes of a journalist to enhance his or her life. About our Guest: Natasha Alford is the deputy editor of theGrio, a video centric news community devoted to sharing stories about African American communities that are unde...
CYLS 159: How to Win with Your Personal Finances with Arejay Martin
March 05, 2019 09:00 - 27 minutes - 62.2 MBEpisode summary: Arejay offers many, tangible strategies and resources for getting control of your finances. His passion and compassion for helping people manage their money is clear. He uses his experience in the finance world to leverage assistance to people across the financial spectrum today. About our Guest: Arejay Martin is a financial advisor, personal financial and business consultant and a public speaker. He is a creative, intelligent, new-generation speaker who hopes to pass ...
CYLS 158: Shark Tank's Missed 8 Million Dollar Opportunity with Ben Young
February 26, 2019 09:00 - 28 minutes - 65.4 MBEpisode summary: Ben talks about his journey and the pivots along the way to success as an entrepreneur. He offers insights on what it was really like to be on Shark Tank, the lessons he has learned as an entrepreneur and where he hopes to go next. About our Guest: Ben Young is the CEO of Sworkit by Nexercise Inc., an exercise app that makes it easy to incorporate physical activity into your everyday life, even for 5 minutes, no matter where you are. He also mentors entrepreneurs and p...
CYLS 157: Boomerang: From Millionaire to Broke to Millionaire with Stephen Hart
February 19, 2019 09:00 - 26 minutes - 61.3 MBEpisode summary: Stephen shares his entrepreneurial journey, talking openly about coming back from an early setback and how that experience shook his worldview. He talks about using his podcast to inspire his own children, and offers advice for staying optimistic and stoked on your own entrepreneurial journey. About our Guest: Stephen A. Hart is the founder and host of Trailblazers FM, a podcast dedicated to sharing the stories of successful black businessmen and women, the trailblazer...
CYLS 156: Black Wealth and Excellence 101 with Dennis Kimbro
February 12, 2019 09:00 - 52 minutes - 121 MBEpisode summary: Dennis Kimbro shares many rich stories from the thousands of interviews he has done over the last 25 years while conducting research on how black Americans earn their wealth, and what stops those who don’t. He speaks about his life philosophies, how he hopes to see the world change and how he uses his energy and his work to give back to younger black Americans. About our Guest: Dr. Dennis Kimbro is an author and a world renowned professor at Clark Atlanta University. H...
CYLS 155: Digital Nomad 101 - How to Run Your Company From Abroad with Brandon Inniss
February 05, 2019 09:00 - 52 minutes - 120 MBEpisode summary: Brandon shares his experience and knowledge as an American businessman who has been running his business abroad for five years. He talks about the biggest challenges and the biggest things he has gained from his travels. About our Guest: Brandon Inniss is the founder and owner of Construction Clean Partners, a national business that connects construction cleaning companies with highly profitable jobs. For the last five years, Brandon has been running his company while ...
CYLS 154: Tangible Ways To Put Your Passion, Dreams and Podcast In Drive with Rana Campbell
January 29, 2019 09:00 - 37 minutes - 51.8 MBEpisode summary: Rana talks transparently about her foray into podcasting, what helped her gain an audience and what her strategies where for growth. She speaks insightfully about her own hangups and fears, shedding light on challenges many entrepreneurs face in a humorous and honest way. About our Guest: Rana Campbell is the host of the Dreams in Drive podcast, a show for creatives and lifestyle entrepreneurs who want to take their dreams out of park and put them in drive. She is a gr...
CYLS 153: A Passion for Fashion: How Two New York Gentlemen Have Revived Custom Men’s Wear with Ilbert Sanchez & Jean G. Francillion
January 22, 2019 09:00 - 26 minutes - 30.2 MBEpisode summary: Ilbert and Jean talk about their business venture, Garcon Couture, a luxury menswear line that is taking New York by storm. In just two years, the two are making strides into the upper echelons of New York’s fashion clientele. The two talk about how to work as a team and keep things authentic in the face of rapid success. About our Guests: Ilbert Sanchez and Jean G. Francillion are the co-founders of Garcon Couture, a luxury menswear line based in New York City and Mi...
CYLS 152: Secrets to Beauty Startup Success with Jennifer Lambert
January 15, 2019 09:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBEpisode summary: Jennifer takes listeners through the journey of transitioning from working as a corporate lawyer to founding a business she’s super passionate about. She talks about her process of getting out of her own way to start the business, and how important it was for her to have a solid business partner, a strong network of people and strong female role models leading the way. About our Guest: Jennifer Lambert is the co-founder and COO of Swivel Beauty, an app that connects wo...
CYLS 151: Last Woman Standing: Secrets to Scaling the Music Industry with Toya Brown
January 08, 2019 09:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBEpisode summary: Toya takes us through her journey of rising through the ranks at Patchwerk and talks honestly about what she has learned along the way. She offers amazing insights into the music industry and advice for young women seeking a similar career path. About our Guest: Toya Brown is the studio manager at Patchwerk Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. She has worked at Patchwerk for over 11 years, and has been in the music industry for even more than that, securing several i...
CYLS 150: Disrupting the Real Estate Market with Mark Smukler
January 01, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBEpisode summary: Mark goes deep detailing his entrepreneurial journey and the many insights he has picked up along the way. He talks about how his past work experiences facilitated his success as an entrepreneur and takes listeners through his meticulous and thorough thought processes. About our Guest: Mark Smukler is the co-founder and CEO of Bixby, a tech company that works with real estate professionals to improve their relationship with their tenants and the living experience of t...
CYLS 149: CEO Talks: Behind The Scenes Business Checkup's with Todd Wahnish and Kevin Y. Brown
December 25, 2018 14:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBAbout our guest: Back for another great episode: Todd Wahnish, the founder and CEO of Clever Era, a business that helps bootstrapped entrepreneurs build businesses. He works with people even if they have no idea, no capital and no technical ability, offering personalized consulting to help businesses get started and achieve the growth they seek. Episode summary: Kevin and Todd share a view from the inside, transparently talking about what is working and what they’re hoping to impro...
CYLS 148: Pivoting For Passion: Secrets Of The Daily Grind with Colin Morgan
December 18, 2018 20:27 - 30 minutes - 68.9 MBAbout our Guest: Colin Morgan went from professional golfer to finding his passion as an entrepreneur. As an expert in helping leaders create meaningful messages for their organizations, his business, Plan 2 Profit, offers solutions to visionary business leaders. His podcast, The Daily Grind, examines the behaviors and habits that make people success across a diverse spectrum of fields. Episode Summary Colin Morgan shares his experience running a successful business. From finding ...
CYLS 147: Podcast Growth Hacks with Gregg Clunis
December 11, 2018 14:00 - 34 minutes - 27.1 MBAbout our Guest: Gregg Clunis is a lifelong entrepreneur and side-hustle master. He is the founder of Podsimply, a business marketing company that helps experts create high-performing podcasts. He is also the host of his own podcast, Tiny Leaps, Big Changes, that is being published as a book in January 2019. Gregg’s show was ranked in the top 100 self-help podcasts. Episode summary: Gregg shares his own journey to podcasting and strategies for others interested in starting their ow...
CYLS 146: Startup Confessions and Exits with TejPaul Bhatia
December 04, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 147 MBAbout our Guest: TejPaul Bhatia is the New York startup lead for Google Cloud. Before that, he was an entrepreneur in residence at Citi Ventures. He was the COO for Explain Everything, an interactive screencasting whiteboard app. He was also the CEO and co-founder of Chatwala, a mobile video chat app and Kaptur (acquired), an app that enables users to aggregate photos taken at an event in seconds. He also worked for ESPN as the senior manager of product and international strategy. TejPaul ...
CYLS 145: Passion Hacks and Secrets to Making Money Online with Matt Giovanisci
November 27, 2018 14:00 - 27 minutes - 64.4 MBAbout our Guest: Matt Giovanisci is a self-proclaimed “Jack of all trades.” He is the co-host of the Listen Money Matters podcast and hosts the Money Lab podcast, a show to share content from his website Money Lab, which is all about personal finance and online entrepreneurship, in audio form. He is also a graphic designer and a musician and leverages all of his skills in his quest to avoid ever working for someone else again. Episode Summary: Matt shares his journey of creating a ...
CYLS 144: Raising Benjamin: Teaching Millennials Finance Through Social Media with Carl Joseph Black
November 20, 2018 14:00 - 27 minutes - 37.6 MBAbout our Guest: Carl Joseph Black is currently balancing being a law student and being the founder of Raising Benjamin. Seeing a need for financial literacy and empowerment among minority communities, he created the platform which is dedicated to increasing wealth among young Black millennials by sharing finance insights. Using the knowledge that he gained while completing his Bachelors in finance from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Carl began his financial career at JP Morgan. Ther...
CYLS #143 A Fearless Visionary – The New Archetype of Asian Women with Jean Joo Irvin
November 14, 2018 09:16 - 28 minutes - 65.8 MBAbout our Guest: Jean Joo is an entrepreneur, designer and closet foodie. She is one of the co-founders of Creator’s Group, a media content creation firm based in Kansas City, Kansas. Jeani uses her skills as a designer and her background in product management to create brand awareness and amplify the voices of innovative and exciting businesses in Kansas City. She is also fiercely passionate about inspiring other Asian-American women to pursue their passions and believe in their potential...
CYLS 142: Secrets Behind The Multi-Million Dollar Podcast Empire with John Lee Dumas
November 06, 2018 14:00 - 49 minutes - 68.7 MBAbout our Guest: As the host of the Entrepreneurs on Fire podcast, John Lee Dumas interviews inspiring entrepreneurs and has completed more than 200 episodes. With more than a million listens each month and seven figures of revenue, the podcast has become a rapid success. John Lee has taken elements from his early life in Maine and time in the Army to create a profitable business that also focuses on the needs of its audience. Episode Summary John Lee Dumas provides methods for suc...
CYLS 141: Pt. 2 Life Or Death - Her Journey To Joy, Fulfillment and Health with Cassandra Nuamah
October 30, 2018 13:00 - 36 minutes - 50.7 MBAbout our Guest: Cassandra Nuamah is a danceaholic, travelista, and a fitness guru. As a certified personal trainer, group exercise instructor, and health and wellness coach, she lost 50lbs and transformed her lifestyle. Using her infectious energy, Cassandra has made it her mission to help individuals, groups, and organizations to live happier and healthier lives using methods and techniques that she uses herself. Originally from Ghana, Cassandra and mother, the founder of Kukuwafitness.c...
CYLS 140: Life Or Death: Her Journey To Joy, Fulfillment and Health with Cassandra Nuahmah
October 23, 2018 13:00 - 58 minutes - 46.2 MBAbout our Guest: Cassandra Nuamah is a danceaholic, travelista, and a fitness guru. As a certified personal trainer, group exercise instructor, and health and wellness coach, she lost 50lbs and transformed her lifestyle. Using her infectious energy, Cassandra has made it her mission to help individuals, groups, and organizations to live happier and healthier lives using methods and techniques that she uses herself. Originally from Ghana, Cassandra and mother, the founder of Kukuwafitness.c...
CYLS 139: Sex, Life & Mentoring: A Startups Success Connecting Experts and Clients From the Comfort of Their Living Rooms with Elise Schuster
October 16, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBAbout our Guest: Elise Schuster is the Co-Founder of okayso, an app that provides quick, personalized answers from experts concerning life’s most intimate questions. Her experience working in the field of sex education spans over 15 years, beginning as a sex educator at Babeland. During her time at the company, Elise taught hundreds of workshops and answered thousands of questions. She previously worked on youth development at The Door, the country’s largest development agency serving over...
CYLS 138: 20,000 Downloads in 2 Weeks: Creating Your Own Lane in Podcasting with Chris "Stylezz" Samuel
October 09, 2018 13:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBAbout our Guest: Chris “Stylezz” is known for hosting D’usse Palooza, a dark liquor-driven day party that has turned into one of the biggest cross county fests in America. With a Bachelor’s in Communication from SUNY Old Westbury, he used his infectious energy and mystique to launch the podcast Trappin Anonymous in summer 2016. Highlighting the underground world, Chris “Stylezz” dives into the lives of people with whom a conversation would be considered taboo. He uses his magnetic personal...
CYLS 137: Redefining Self-Image: A CEO’s Path From Wall Street to Idiomatic-Clothing Manufacturer with Andrea Madho
September 28, 2018 16:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBAbout our Guest: Andrea Madho is the personification of positive energy. After moving to New York, Andrea worked on Wall Street and began a successful career as a stock broker. She used the skills that she learned cold-calling prospective clients to develop impactful relationships with high-ranking speakers and pre-IPO tech people. This endeavour led Andrea to high-tech PR. However, she pivoted away from these fields after experiencing frustration when trying to purchase clothing that fit ...
CYLS 136: Limitless: A CTO’s Truth in Defining Herself in Her Industry & Life with Melissa Wahnish
September 21, 2018 16:00 - 44 minutes - 103 MBAbout our Guest: Melissa Wahnish is a professional comedic actress turned hacker/developer. Using her self-taught programming skills, she founded Ruby Thursdays, a free weekly online show that gives junior rail developers tutorials, tips, and tricks to help them grow. Melissa organizes the Dev Dialogue meet-up which is the longest running Ruby Meetup in New York City. Along with her husband, Todd Wahnish, Melissa is the Co-Founder of Gigtilt.com, a service that simplifies and automates onl...
CYLS 135: Identity, Masculinity, and Fatherhood: An Entrepreneur Creates Community Change with Jason Rosario
September 14, 2018 16:00 - 51 minutes - 36.2 MBAbout our Guest: Bronx native Jason Rosario is a social entrepreneur, content curator, and founder of The Lives of Men, an integrated media and lifestyle brand that covers the stories and the diverse interests of men of color. Early in life, he was taught the importance of hard work, sacrifice, resolve, and faith which have served as guiding principles in his life’s journey. Having witnessed first hand the socio-political norms that disproportionately affect disadvantaged communities of co...
CYLS 134: Making an Impact While Saving the World - How Renewable Energy Drove a CEO to Success with Benoy Thanjan
September 07, 2018 16:00 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MBAbout our Guest: As the Founder and CEO of Reneu Energy, Benoy Thanjan took his passion for sustainability and renewable energy and turned it into a company that has traded $27 billion in solar renewable energy credits (SREC). He attributes his success to his time working as a SREC trader in the Project Finance Group for SolarCity, a company that merged with Tesla in 2016. With a BS in finance and economics from the Stern School of Business and an MBA in finance from Rutgers University, Ben...
CYLS 133: Evolving into the C-Suite Role: Keys to Managing Over 19,000 Memberships with Mia Hairston
August 31, 2018 16:00 - 46 minutes - 65.8 MBAbout our Guest: Mia Hairston is the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for Nationwide Insurance. In this role, she oversees entreprise-wide strategies and execution for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, ensuring that her techniques are implemented across the company. Through her expertise and dedication, Mia has been recognized by Smart Business, Savoy, and Black Enterprise Magazine from among the top Chief Diversity Officers and Leaders. Infusing her knowledge of psychology and b...
CYLS 132: CEO Talks - Dynamic Partnerships and the Formula for Picking Your Inner Circle with Doreen Rainey, Alechia Reese, and Todd Wahnish
August 24, 2018 16:00 - 56 minutes - 78.3 MBAbout our Guest: Doreen Rainey Doreen Rainey works as the Vice President of Operations at Act Like A Success, a Steve Harvey company. As a personal and business coach and speaker, she shares practical and implementable strategies, tools, and processes to get desired results. To stay up to date on the latest information across a multitude of fields, Doreen frequently interviews and talks with experts, thought leaders, and industry insiders. She then shares her insights with clients and th...
CYLS 131: How Childhood Poverty and Observation Shaped One of New York City’s Most Influential Advocates of Change with Stanley Fritz
August 17, 2018 16:00 - 51 minutes - 71 MBAbout our Guest: Stanley Fritz is the New York City campaign manager at Citizen Action of New York. He is the engineer and co-host of Let Your Voice Be Heard radio, and fights for progressive issues and standing up for disenfranchised communities through organizing activism and storytelling. Episode Summary This week, Kevin is joined in the studio with special guest Stanley Fritz, a huge voice in New York City’s Political and social change community involvement. Stan’s experience g...
CYLS 130: 10 Ways to Proactively Move Your Corporate Career Forward and Behind the Scenes Look at the Hiring Process with Chad Bennett
August 10, 2018 16:00 - 44 minutes - 103 MBAbout our Guest: Chad Bennett Chad Bennett is an HR veteran, who previously worked at staffing agency Creative Circle and has worked in-house Human resource for Verizon corporate. He now currently works at IPG Mediabrands on the ad agency side. As a self-described creative when he’s not killing the HR game, Chad loves to create content and has turned his passion into the Abstract Square Podcast, a podcast focusing on different perspectives to which his audience members relate. ...
CYLS 129: Don’t Let Your Circumstances Crush Your Soul - How Time in Prison Turned into a Potential Million Dollar Startup with Vincent Bragg
August 03, 2018 16:00 - 49 minutes - 114 MBAbout our Guest: Vincent Bragg, co-founder and CEO of ConCre8tes, spent 121 months in federal prison. During that time, he studied law, wrote books, and organized think-tanks. The difficulties he experienced working in prison, including the low pay and forced labor, highlighted the need for a fair method to help incarcerated people. Episode Summary Kevin welcomes Vincent Bragg back to the show, and luckily for our audience, he doesn’t mince words when it comes to his past. Giving a...
CYLS 128: 10 Ways to Protect Your Brand and Take Control of Your Narrative with Kevin Y. Brown
July 28, 2018 04:00 - 31 minutes - 80.9 MBEpisode Summary You may not realize it, but you are a brand. And your brand directly affects your personal and professional life. With the universality of access to information, people can tell a lot about you quickly but without affirmation of whether the information is correct or flattering. Kevin breaks down 10 essential tips for protecting your brand and ensuring you have greater control of how you are represented. After listening to this episode, undoubtedly, you will take away someth...
CYLS 127: CEO Talks - 30 Ways to Grow Your Audience and Keep Them Hooked with Cordaro Johnson and Todd Wahnish
July 20, 2018 16:00 - 49 minutes - 115 MBAbout our Guests: Cordaro Johnson Cordaro “Haize” Johnson is the host of The Awakened Soul podcast, a podcast that provides listeners with weekly analysis of culture by delving into media, movies, and music. Prior to The Awakened Soul, Haize hosted a podcast with thousands of active listeners. Todd Wahnish Todd Wahnish is the Founder of cleverera.com.. He is an award winning artist, animator and product designer having created notable works for Marvel Entertainment, Cartoon N...
CYLS 126: Insight to Mastering the Hard Things and Running a Sustainable Business
July 13, 2018 16:00 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MBEpisode Summary The last few weeks have been a whirlwind for Kevin! He shares what’s new from giving an empowering speech to middle schoolers to planning for a professional development training he will be leading for a corporation. Kevin fields questions from our listeners including describing the best day of his life, what he is most excited about for his trip to Africa, and what happens after he finishes recording an episode of CYLS. Todd Wahnish of Clever Era joins Kevin to dissect the ...
CYLS 125: How Hurricane Katrina and A New York Hustle led to a Flourishing Career in Journalism with Selena Hill
July 06, 2018 16:00 - 48 minutes - 111 MBAbout our Guest: Selena Hill is an award-winning entrepreneur-journalist with a passion for social justice and women empowerment. She currently works as the Digital Editor for Black Enterprise Magazine and she is a host of Let Your Voice Be Heard (https://lyvbh.com/), an award-winning radio program on 90.3FM, the Voice of Harlem. Her resume includes previously working at NV Magazine, being a TV Correspondent Assistant Producer for What’s Eating Harlem, serving as a Special Elections Report...
CYLS 124: From Strife to STEM - How to Use the Past To Brand Yourself with Janeya Griffin
June 29, 2018 16:00 - 58 minutes - 67.9 MBAbout our Guests: Janeya Griffin At the age of 16 years, Janeya Griffin faced significant hardship when her parents were incarcerated and she raised herself and her 6 year old brother. Since that time, she has dedicated herself and her career towards entrepreneurship, advocating for technology and social justice, and examining generational wealth, specifically within underserved communities. Having gained experience serving as a contractor for federal labs and organizations across th...
CYLS 123: 10 Ways To Maximize Conference and Networking Opportunities with Kevin Y. Brown
June 22, 2018 16:00 - 12 minutes - 14.8 MBIn this episode Kevin gives his top strategies for making the most of conferences and networking opportunities. He gives his hacks and secrets to walking away with business and how to measure whether you should attend an event.
CYLS 122: How Two Sisters Have Revitalized A Pre - Digital Industry with Caroline Strzalka
June 15, 2018 16:00 - 49 minutes - 69.6 MBIn this episode Caroline shares her secrets and roadmap to revitalizing a pre- digital industry. Taking the floral industry by storm, she and her sister have managed to raise funding, pivot and garner amazing partnerships that have pushed them to over 300 subscribers and counting.
CYLS 121: The Audacity to Leap and The Audacity to Be with Latesha Williams
June 08, 2018 16:00 - 54 minutes - 76.5 MBIn this episode Latesha speaks about the power of interning for Source Magazine at the age of 14, Convincing Lebron James to take on social media, uncle Jay-Z and how relationships have helped her to scale a seven figure business.