What A Beach Can Teach Us About Ourselves

What A Beach Can Teach Us About Ourselves

Bruce’s Beach is a small parcel of land along the beach in Manhattan Beach, CA (near Los Angeles). It was purchased by Charles and Willa Bruce in 1912 and they built a lodge, cafe and dance hall there. More importantly, their businesses gave the Black community...
Be Ready For Opportunities

Be Ready For Opportunities

This past weekend I received an Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy in Entrepreneurship and Business Administration from the T.I.U.A. School of Business. What an honor and privilege to be included in this class of incredible people. For those that know me well,...
What do you really want?

What do you really want?

I was talking to someone this last week who said she finally felt good about the money she was making but was still struggling to feel good about the experiences she wanted to have. For example, she wants to fly first class when she travels, but she feels unworthy of...
Money and racism are not separate conversations

Money and racism are not separate conversations

I already focus on one of the most taboo topics society tells us to keep on the ‘do not talk about’ list: money. Today, I’m here to tell you we are adding another to the conversation: racism. About a month or so ago I was sending separate and additional emails that...
It’s not WHAT you know, it’s WHO you know

It’s not WHAT you know, it’s WHO you know

There’s an old business adage, “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” I had always heard that when I was in corporate but I didn’t really understand it until I ventured out on my own. We can scour the internet for various opportunities, but it’s people who...