What's Your Story?
154 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago -What Makes a Superhero?
Every story has a power. Every journey holds a secret. What if your life experiences could unlock a superpower to change the world?
Welcome to “What’s Your Story?”, where your host, Matt Story, dives deep into the lives of leaders who've turned their personal journeys as people of color into powerful beacons for change, inspiration and success. With a passion for storytelling and a heart for community, Matt uncovers how each guest's unique background has shaped their extraordinary contributions to fostering a better world for all of us.
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You're Seeking Inspiration: Discover how to channel your unique experiences into strength.You Support Inclusion and Equity: Learn how you can contribute to making a difference.You Love Stories: Get ready to be moved by the power of real-life journeys.Join Us Every Sunday for new stories that celebrate the magic of diversity and the strength of legacy. Whether you're looking to find your own superpower or simply to be inspired by the richness of human experience, “What’s Your Story?” promises a journey into the heart of what makes us truly remarkable.
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Finding Trends with Jeremiah Owyang
April 14, 2024 13:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBJeremiah Owyang, investor and founder, shares his journey in the tech industry, from his upbringing to his passion for uncovering new technology trends and helping companies connect with customers. He discusses the importance of community and public speaking, as well as the impact of his AI event series, Llama Lounge. Jeremiah also emphasizes the significance of health and fitness in his life and the need to find balance in various aspects of life. He encourages listeners to embrace their ow...
Being an Everyday Hero with Jamien Sills
April 07, 2024 12:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBIn this conversation, Jamien Sills, the founder and CEO of Herus Studios, shares his background and how his passion for shoes and design developed from a young age. He talks about the role of his community in supporting his journey and how he connected with shoe designers and mentors online before social media. Jamien then discusses his current project where he combines his love for footwear and sci-fi superhero films to create a unique storytelling and marketing approach. He explains how th...
Overcoming Burnout with La'Vista Jones
March 31, 2024 12:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBIn this episode, La'Vista Jones shares her journey from a quiet child to a certified coach and podcast host. She discusses her love for conversations and her passion for helping others shift their mindset around work-life balance. La'Vista emphasizes the importance of self-care and finding joy in the work we do to avoid corporate burnout. She also highlights the impact of motherhood on her career and the value of authenticity in her personal brand. La'Vista's story is an inspiration for thos...
Privilege of Choice with Elaine Lou Cartas
March 10, 2024 15:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBElaine Lou Cartas, a trauma-informed career and leadership coach, shares her journey from feeling the pressure of fulfilling the American dream as a first-generation immigrant to redefining her own version of success. In her pursuit of success, she recognized the privilege she collected of having choices in her journey. She emphasizes the importance of asking for help and getting a coach to navigate career transitions and make choices aligned with personal goals. Elaine highlights the power ...
Asking the Right Questions with Dee Hall
February 25, 2024 13:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBDee Hall shares her journey from a precocious child to a successful marketing leader with over 20 years of experience. She discusses her childhood, college experience at Spelman, and her career at IBM. Dee also talks about the importance of culture, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the workplace. She emphasizes the power of connection and being authentic in the workplace. Dee offers advice for those interested in a similar career path. Throughout the conversation, Dee highlight...
Finding Power in Pain with Sonia Hunt
February 18, 2024 13:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBSonia Hunt shares her journey of overcoming severe food allergies and the impact it had on her identity and outlook on life. She discusses the importance of shifting mindset and taking control of one's health. Sonia also explains how she applied her professional acumen to develop systems for her own health and well-being. She now helps marketing leaders thrive by prioritizing their health and well-being. Sonia emphasizes the importance of bringing one's authentic self to work and making toug...
Working on Your Game with Dre Baldwin
February 11, 2024 13:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBDre Baldwin shares his journey from playing backyard sports in Philadelphia to becoming a professional basketball player and successful entrepreneur. He emphasizes the importance of education and self-improvement, as well as the value of logical thinking and effective communication. Dre discusses his transition to digital content creation and the impact of YouTube on his career. He also highlights the significance of writing and the written word in conveying ideas and building a personal bra...
Your Gift to the World with Kamini Wood
February 04, 2024 15:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBKamini Wood, an author, speaker, and certified life coach, shares her journey of finding her authentic self and building a successful coaching business. Growing up as a shy and introverted young person, Kamini learned to fit in by pleasing other people. However, through self-reflection and self-advocacy, she discovered her passion for helping others and created her own path. Kamini emphasizes the importance of self-trust and kindness in owning one's story and offers tips for those on a simil...
Moving the Story Forward with Vernon Beckford
January 28, 2024 17:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBVernon Beckford, CEO of Diversified Lending Solutions, shares his journey from childhood hearing he would do big things to becoming a successful executive in that brought the story to fruition. He discusses the impact of his upbringing, education, and early career experiences on his professional growth. Vernon highlights the importance of connecting with people and building strong relationships throughout his journey as a superpower. He also emphasizes the significance of self-advocacy and t...
The Evolution of Dance with Lamaiya Lancaster
January 21, 2024 13:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBLamaiya Lancaster, a dancer, choreographer, and adjunct professor, shares her journey and experiences in the world of dance. From her childhood passion for dance to founding the L Theory Collective and starting Soul Flow Yoga, Lamaiya emphasizes the importance of education, community engagement, and authenticity in her work. She discusses the power of dance as a universal language and shares stories of how it has brought people together in surprising ways. Lamaiya also reflects on the impact...
Following Curiosity with Sharon Harris
January 14, 2024 13:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBSharon Harris, CEO and founder of the Sharon Harris Collective, shares her journey from a curious and talkative child in Louisiana to becoming a leader in the marketing and digital media industry on this episode of What's Your Story? podcast. She emphasizes the importance of community support and guidance in shaping her path and the value of embracing curiosity and taking risks at each step. Sharon walks through her experiences in investment banking, satellite radio, and digital marketing, h...
5 Takeaways & 5 Predictions from What's Your Story? Season 4
December 24, 2023 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBWrapping up Season 4 of What's Your Story? with 5 takeaways and 5 predictions based on the 45 episodes of amazing stories shared with us. This season was filled with milestones from passing 100 total episodes to the most downloads of the pod for any season. While we celebrate the end of this season, we are already at work preparing for Season 5 (kicking off in January). 5 Takeaways Your greatest obstacle can often be your greatest gift - Missy Toy Ozeas - Ep 11 Importance of separating s...
Making a difference with Jaia Thomas
December 17, 2023 13:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBIn this episode, Jaia Thomas, a sports and entertainment attorney and advocate for diversity and representation, shares her journey and how her background led her to refine her unique ability of finding solutions to problems. She discusses her early life, career aspirations, and the influence of her community, as well as her decision to focus on sports and entertainment law. She shares the inspiration behind creating Diverse Representation and the impact it has had in increasing representati...
Never be stuck with Valerie Rainford
December 10, 2023 13:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBValerie Rainford, a trailblazing executive and entrepreneur, shares her inspiring journey in financial services and her mission to advance diversity and inclusion. From her childhood experiences to her career achievements, Valerie emphasizes the importance of authenticity, resilience, and embracing opportunities. She discusses the impact of her upbringing on her skills and mindset, as well as the pivotal moments that shaped her career. Valerie also highlights the significance of her firm, El...
Go for What You Want with LaMecia Butler
November 11, 2023 13:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MBLaMecia Butler has collected a number of experiences in different industries throughout her journey. The consistent theme has been her ability to always go for what she wanted though. It likely is thanks to her parents encouragement for her to ask question. As she's gained more experience, she's been able to act as a bridge to help her local communities thrive. Listen to her story to hear how she navigated having to decide if she would use her real name during her job searches to get opport...
Success on Your Terms with Alice Sesay Pope
November 05, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBAlice Sesay Pope, Vice President, Global Device, Digital and Alexa Support at Amazon, has a proven track record of being successful. She has really set herself apart as she discovered how to not only win but to win on her terms. This includes using her superpower of delivering results in a way where people at all levels feel good about it. All that said, her journey has not been easy as she has sought to overcome challenges and inaccurate narratives about her skillset and capabilities. Lis...
Connecting Dots with Rishad Tobaccowala
October 29, 2023 12:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBRishad Tobaccowala wears multiple hats including author, speaker, teacher and advisor. With over four decades of experience helping people, teams and organizations reinvent themselves, he has a wealth of knowledge on brand building, leadership and innovation. What is most impressive isn't that he is willing to share that knowledge for free via a number of platforms BUT that he continues to be curious and learn about the evolving landscape of brands, technology and people. This discussion wit...
Designing your life with Dr. Joel A Brown Davis
October 22, 2023 12:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBDr. Joel A Brown Davis, Chief Visionary Officer of Pneumos LLC, has never been able to take things at face value and therefore kept a curious mindset as he has navigated his journey. Growing up, the world didn't seem to fit him so it led him to question almost everything around him. His path led him becoming a lawyer where he came to realize the structure of practicing law did not align with how he wanted to use his talents. He made the decision to design his life around his larger calling a...
Constant Desire to Learn with Faisal Bhutto
October 15, 2023 14:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBFaisal Bhutto, SVP of Cloud and Cybersecurity at Cailan IT and Cyber Solutions, learned at an early age that he had a lot of capacity to absorb and do things. This superpower combined with a constant desire to learn and understand to not become complacent helped set him up for a great career on the cutting edge of the tech industry. In a tech world that changes by the moment, he has navigated with both a student and an educator modes activated to provide value while not assuming he knows it...
Limitless Possibilities with Ana Flores
October 08, 2023 12:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBAna Flores, Founder & Co-CEO of #WeAllGrow Latina, grew up with the benefit of bi-cultural knowledge. It has helped her build supportive communities throughout her journey and enhance of superpower of connecting people as a bridge. While she is still working on her initial dream of working with Oprah, she has created an outsized impact for others across a number of different roles, responsibilities and organizations. List to her story to learn how she built her intuition and view of limitle...
Spectacular Moments with Aaron Walton
October 01, 2023 13:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBAaron Walton, CEO & Founder of Walton Isaacson, has witnessed and created spectacular moments throughout his journey. From starting his career at Pepsi going on tour with Michael Jackson to helping Lexus partner with The Black Panther movie, he has used his diversity of experiences to blaze a advertising hall of fame path. He continues to use his superpower of listening to help his teams and clients tap into culture to better connect us all. Listen to his story to hear his approach to buil...
Geography of Opportunity with Lionel Foster
September 24, 2023 12:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBLionel Foster, Investor at Camber Creek, believes he is defined by the triumphs, joys and struggles of the lower income and working class Black people of his hometown, Baltimore. The love that surrounded him in his community made him feel there was nothing he couldn't accomplish. He put this to the test as he has accomplished so much throughout his journey to become a reporter then communications director and now investor. He also utilized his experience and community built attending great ...
Social Responsibility with Corissa Hernandez
September 17, 2023 12:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBCorissa Hernandez wears a lot of hats as the co-founder and visionary of Legacy Full Circle Financial & Insurance Services, The Empire Tavern, House of Xelas, and Nativo HLP. However, she consistently creates impact and uplifts her community no matter the role she is playing. She credits her success to having parents that built a strong sense of pride in being from Mexico and allowing life to guide her to where she was supposed to be even if it wasn't in her plan. Throughout her journey, she...
Mental Wealth with Anthony Ware
September 10, 2023 12:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBAnthony Ware, Mental Wealth Strategist, is on a mission to help underestimated entrepreneurs and professionals build mental wealth, trust themselves, and make better decisions for their lives and businesses. He recognizes that we all have mental health from the time we are born and the state of it changes as we move through life. Through his collection of diverse experiences as an entrepreneur, he has developed a deep level of empathy and grace which he brings to his practice. Listen to his ...
Necessity and Opportunity with Maria Medrano
September 03, 2023 12:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBMaria Medrano, Co-founder and CEO of Inspirame, has been a pioneer since she was a little girl. As the first in her family to go to high school, college, graduate school and the corporate world, she felt the responsibility to share back with her family and community what she learned and what she was able to do to show them what was possible. She is now continuing that pioneer spirit as she has set out demystify what college means for the most vulnerable populations. Listen to her story to h...
Life as a Team Sport with Bennie Fowler
August 27, 2023 12:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBBennie Fowler has been successful in a variety of different roles throughout his journey. From Super Bowl Champion to Author to Venture Partner, he has created a vision and sought to execute in partnership with his teammates. In our conversation, he how he develops trust with his teammates that ultimately led him to catching NFL Hall of Famer Peyton Manning's last pass for a touchdown in the Super Bowl. Listen to his story to hear his lessons learned and how he uses his superpower of making...
Confident in Love with Dr. Viviana Coles
August 20, 2023 12:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBSince she was a little girl, Dr. Viviana Coles has always had her superpower of being confident. She combined that with a curiosity for psychology, sociology and eventually intimacy to become nationally recognized marriage and sex therapist that was featured on the hit show Married at First Sight. She's also found ways to increase her impact as an author, speaker and more recently matchmaker. Her success can be attributed to the loving support of her family, desire to collect tools that help...
Illuminating Stories with Victoria Tollossa
August 13, 2023 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBVictoria Tollossa, Founder & CEO of Illume, could be found trying to monetize her ideas as early as being 7 years old. Her journey from growing up as the one of the few kids of color in Ukraine to starting a career in the music industry has helped her with being comfortable in environments where she doesn't know anyone. Along the way, she recognized the power of developing and using storytelling to build a strong personal brand. She's now using her unique experiences to help entrepreneurs an...
Zen in a Digital Age with Shama Hyder
August 06, 2023 12:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBShama Hyder, Founder & CEO of Zen Media, has been curious and undaunted since she was a kid. She recalled always having a plan and being busy even as a 7 year old. Those traits and her early understanding of social media helped her blaze a trail of entrepreneurship and innovation. She uses her superpowers of seeing what is next and connecting dots to help leaders grow brands through sales-enabled PR strategies. Listen to this episode to not only hear of her amazing breakthroughs and accolade...
Compassion for Yourself with Sandra Hunter
July 30, 2023 12:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBSandra Hunter, Founder & CEO of Wild Women Leaders of Color, faced challenges learning about her history. Like many of us, her story is a mixture of different cultures from colonizers to those they colonized. This combination of contradictions on the surface required her to find compassion for herself in her story. She's is now helping others do that and find a sense of grounding by connecting to their ancestors. This discussion is filled with a lot of lessons from Sandra's experiences that ...
Curiosity and Love with Frances West
July 16, 2023 12:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBFrances West has followed her superpower of curiosity and love to pave a remarkable journey so far. From coming to the US as an exchange student in an all male school to becoming first ever IBM's Chief Accessibility Officer, Frances is a trailblazer. She's remained focus on the outcomes she's looking to deliver to find the path that maybe didn't exist before her. After graduating from IBM after a 37 year career, she's in her next season helping global clients execute transformative initiativ...
The Right Table with Lindrea Reynolds
July 09, 2023 14:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBLindrea Reynolds, founder and brand strategist, believes that marketers can develop their brands while driving social good. She benefited from her family, community and mentors investing in her through her journey to becoming a leading brand strategist. She must have taken great notes as she is now helping her clients and our industry understand and communicate their value effectively. Listen to her story to hear the examples of being given opportunities you weren't ready for and also seeki...
Driving Transformation with Charlene Li
July 02, 2023 12:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBCharlene Li has spent her career constantly reinventing but this is by design as she has focused on what's new, what's different and what's she's curious about throughout. You can trace this back to her childhood were she was very curious as witnessed by her spending the summer following 4th grade reading the entire encyclopedia. However, she did recognize that as an Asian women in business, she would have to go to places that others wouldn't want to go. This became a competitive advantage f...
Spirit of Graciousness with Glenn Sandifer
June 25, 2023 12:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBGlenn Sandifer has discovered that what makes you successful in your career can at times be in conflict with what it takes to be successful in your relationships. He pulls from his first hand experience to give insights on how to effectively navigate this in his book, The Middle Ground. But author is only one of the hats that Glenn wears. He's also a strategist, executive, husband and father. The one thing that was consistent throughout our discussion is how he approaches all of those with a...
Servant Leadership with Cari Gushiken
June 18, 2023 12:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBCari Gushiken is a dynamic storyteller thanks to her early time being surround by all things creative and understanding it was important to tap into what you love, are good at and have a passion to explore. Lucky for us and a number of tech companies like Adobe, Visa and Workday, she has tapped into her superpower of human connection to build communications that spark hyper growth and navigate transitions. Throughout her journey, it has always been important that she be seen as an individual...
On the Journey with Morgan Ingram
June 11, 2023 12:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBMorgan Ingram, Founder of Ascension Media Productions, has been comfortable doing a lot of different things since he was a little one. His entrepreneurial spirit wasn't always received as such in school but he did find teachers who helped frame his interest within freedom guardrails. This set him on a journey where he may not have known the destination but he did have confidence in following his gut as he learned more about himself. He now finds himself in the enviable position of designing ...
The Bigger Picture with Dr. Cree Scott
June 04, 2023 14:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBDr. Cree Scott describes herself as a free spirit that always knew she could (and would) figure out whatever the universe sent her way. From being an outspoken leader looking for any and all loopholes in the rules as a young person, Cree has followed her heart and curiosity into collecting a diverse mix of experiences that prepared her to create Serenity Psychological Health & Well-being. She credits her ability to build a business to her superpower of connecting with people and building mut...
LIVE Finding and Maximizing Your Superpowers with Christina Hemsworth & Tangie Murray
May 28, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBIn partnership with the 4As Foundation and Proto, this week's pod is a live recording where we explored the power of finding and maximizing your superpowers with Christina Hemsworth, Partner & Head of Engagement at Proto, and Tangie Murray, SVP at 4As Foundation. These two amazing leaders shared their unique experiences collected from time at world leading advertising agencies and beyond. The audience included alums of the 4A's Foundation MAIP (Multicultural Advertising Intern Program) and m...
Confidence Thru Fitness with Lisa Baugh
May 21, 2023 12:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBLisa Baugh, fitness entrepreneur, found her confidence through fitness thanks in large part to the foundation her parents set with valuing health. That said, her approach to building relationships has been what sets her apart throughout the years. I've seen firsthand how she's able to use her superpower of emotional intelligence to meet her clients where they are and make sure she delivers what they need. Listen to her story to learn not only how but why she created her own lane to make an i...
Free as an Entrepreneur with Nathalie Walton
May 14, 2023 14:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBNathalie Walton originally sought to be an entrepreneur in the safest way possible as she was leaving a successful corporate career. That is until she realized how dangerous it would be for her to stay on that same successful path and not realize her full potential and impact. It would also give her the opportunity to bring her full authentic self to her work. Fast forward a few years, she doubled revenue, expanded product offerings and led the company to a successful acquisition as the CEO...
Culture Transformation with Khalilah Olokunola
May 07, 2023 14:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBKhalilah Olokunola, author, speaker and founder of ReEngineering HR, has become a transformational HR leader through her own path. KO, as she is also known, unlocked her potential to help others when she recognized her purpose was more important than her pride. This led to utilizing her unique lived experiences and understanding of marginalized communities to form bridges to that help people reach their goals. Listen to her story to hear how she also found her purpose through the pain of los...
Seeds of Discovery with David Tswamuno
April 30, 2023 15:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBDavid Tswamuno, Managing Partner at Fairbridge Park, has found success in combining his learned technical skills with his lived perspectives of service. His pursuit of the American Dream got off to a challenging start as he encountered a significant amount of translation after coming to the US for college. Throughout those initial challenges, he discovered the seeds of who he was a person and the traits that made up his character. This discovery has proven invaluable as his journey finds him...
Surviving to Thriving with Terrance Bacchus
April 23, 2023 14:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBTerrance Bacchus, author and founder of Bacchus Empowered Coaching, LLC., says that education was the ticket to his story moving from one of surviving to a story of thriving. As the first in his family to attend college, he faced challenges throughout his journey but he credits his ability to connect with people as his solution to overcoming any obstacle. He spent nearly 30 years at General Mills before having to step into the unknown and find how he could increase his impact aligned to his ...
Heart Work with Alisha Johnson Wilder
April 16, 2023 16:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBAlisha Johnson Wilder is the Director of the Racial Equity and Justice Initiative at Apple and also leads external engagement for Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives which is a big job. She describes her many contributions to the organization as the "Heart Work". After going through her journey, it isn't that surprising how she collected the experience and understanding to deliver impact across her professional and personal life. Listen to this convo to hear how she built foundational...
Kindness of a Stranger with Peter Mutabazi
April 09, 2023 12:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBPeter Mutabazi is a speaker, entrepreneur and international advocate for children all thanks to the kindness of a stranger. His story is one of a kind that is made for the movies. As a former street kid who beat the odds to attend university, he is not set on his mission of bringing hope to the hopeless as he believes every child and person deserves to be known. You will be blown away by the obstacles he has overcome on his journey and inspired by his outlook on life. Peter's story is one th...
Community is Everything with Jorge Sanchez
April 02, 2023 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBJorge Sanchez, Paralympic Gold Medalist, TEDx Speaker and Disability Advocate, has reached a wide range of accomplishments while wearing many different hats. He credits all of his success to the support of his community throughout the good and not so good times. Jorge was able to find his superpower of being his authentic self through the sport of wheelchair basketball that has taken him literally all over the world. Listen to this episode to hear more about his journey. You will learn: th...
Finding Who You Are with Missy Toy Ozeas
March 26, 2023 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBMissy Toy Ozeas, Energy Intuitive & Transformation Guide, believes that finding your calling in life can be a long process that requires you to go through a lot of doors. It especially isn't easier when you have to find yourself while your environments make it easy for you to hide. Her story is filled with great examples of what is possible when you use your unique gifts to make an impact on the world. You will learn: That we shouldn't set any limits on the gifts of young people. Findin...
Saying the Thing with Lola Bakare
March 19, 2023 12:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBLola Bakare, Award-Winning Inclusive Marketing Strategist, helps marketing executives unleash their magic. This is largely due to the fact that she is willing to say the thing that needs to be said in all situations. After listening to her story, you will see that she's always had this ability even as young student who aspired to be a talk show host. Her journey is a great example of what is possible when your experiences foster orthogonal thinking that enables you to connect disparate ways ...
Showing Your Work with Antonio Key
March 12, 2023 13:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBAntonio Key, co-founder and managing partner of Sunset Ventures, grew up with a straight forward mindset in is household..."either you did it or you didn't do it." This established a sense of accountability and responsibility for him from the early parts of his journey. It has also contributed to his superpower of remaining grounded to trust that he can push through mistakes that will undoubtedly come up. He also shares how supporting founders that are thinking and building in spaces where h...
Becoming Anti-Fragile with Brandon Hoffman
March 05, 2023 13:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBBrandon Hoffman, co-founder and managing partner of Sunset Ventures, has had a non-traditional journey to finding his purpose and success. He credits his journey to helping him develop anti-fragility (vs. resiliency) and being comfortable with his non-consensus views on industries. Despite a number of challenges he faced growing up, he has been able to consistently develop strengths that he can now use to address the wealth gap in the U.S. through the intersection of innovation and investmen...