Create Your Life Series

Latest Episodes:

CYLS 056: Beating Colon Cancer with Faith, Love, & Positivity with Raphael Moffett May 12, 2017

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Raphael takes us through his journey of college, teaching, and becoming a mentor, explains how taking responsibility for your actions should be a life goal, and using positivity, faith, and motivation in life and fighting health problems is the key to his success with his two year battle with cancer.

Insight from this episode:

The importance of HBCUs and why it's even more important today.
"Students have taught me a lot more than I've taught them."- Raphael Moffett Past CYLSeries Guest Episode #56
Finding who you are through success, failure, reflection, hard work, and mentors
"Rarely in life do we get to get a chance to live the stuff we talk about... but when you're presented with a challenge that makes you sink or swim, you make a decision right then to either sink or swim... and I made the decision to swim." - Raphael Moffett Past CYLSeries Guest Episode #56
Beating colon cancer with love, faith, and positivity and how it changes your outlook in life.
"No millionaire has cashed a check from the grave." - Raphael Moffett Past CYLSeries Guest Episode #56

Stay Connected:

Raphael Moffett:
https://twitter.com/rxmoffett
https://www.instagram.com/rxmoffett

Kevin:
www.kevinybrown.com
www.instagram.com/kevinybrown
www.twitter.com/kevinybrown
www.facebook.com/kevbrown001

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CYLS 053: My Blueprint of Becoming an Aerospace Engineer with Omar Peele May 05, 2017

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Omar Peele tells us of his journey of becoming an Aerospace Engineer, why flexibility and determination are major keys and his blueprint to succeeding in the field of engineering.

Tips from Omar:

If you are in college or high school and want to be an engineer join nesbe
He is a service mechanical engineer and works on commercial and private jets
Recommends getting in the stem field early and exploring options
"Flexibility is one of the most powerful concepts to understand, you need to be flexible in anything that you are passionate about" - Omar Peel Episode #51
"My passion for engineering and my flexibility to allow it to happen and run its course when it does is one of the things that have made me successful in it." - - omar peel episode #51
Don't limit yourself to a certain schedule, when you need to have things done by
Have a drive and focus on what you want. once you find what you want you have to be serious about it and put all of your effort towards

Keep up with Omar:

www.instagram.com/jp_flight

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CYLS 054: Around the World 4 times in 4 years with Isoul Harris May 05, 2017

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Learn of Isoul's transition from unemployed grad student to teacher to editor in chief of a magazine and around the world 4 times in 4 years. He’s met & interviewed Maya Angelou and Janet Jackson & now making his former employer his client.

Insight from this episode:

He was inspired to be a writer because he got a d grade in english his first semester in college - he took on the challenge
Started reading magazines at 9 years old,
Always wanted to go into entertainment and wanted to write -so he married the two with journalism
Started out as a teacher for 2.5 years
Finished graduate school at NYU and couldn’t find a job so he had to leave New York to go back home and found a job the very next day as a teacher.
"It’s as easy as just doing it, whatever your goal or desire is” - Kevin Y. Brown
Taught from 7-3 and left teaching job to work from 4pm - 1am for free as an assistant and after 1.5 years he became the editor and chief of rolling out magazine and she became a teacher
While Editor in Chief at Uptown magazine he circled the globe four times being a traveling journalist
"Every job I’ve had, I’ve always made it a point to up the travel component or element wherever I Was" - Isoul Harris CEO of the Harris Creative Group episode #54
"Luckily I haven’t been caught up in titles, I've known people who get caught up in titles and they get caught up and they get stuck” - Isoul Harris CEO of the Harris Creative Group episode #54
"I believe in going to a job that’s going to give you something that you’ve never had before..that’s going to take you somewhere else and often times titles have nothing to do with that” - Isoul Harris CEO of the Harris Creative Group episode #54
“I don’t have anything in my closet that I don’t wear…I only want close in my closet that I wear and I apply that same logic across the board’ - Isoul Harris CEO of the Harris Creative Group episode #54
"I only want to be around people that teach me something" - Isoul Harris CEO of the Harris Creative Group episode #54
Follow your dream and keep your eyes on where it is that you want to go and that’s how things are going to workout for you - Kevin Y. Brown episode #54
Soul learned entrepreneurship from his father who quit his job at IBM to run his own business
Soul moved every 2 years growing up and only stayed at a job for 2 years for a period of his professional career
"What I do is not who I am, it’s what I do” - Isoul Harris CEO of the Harris Creative Group episode #54
"Often times it’s not a matter of talent, its not a matter of skill, it’s a matter of action" - Isoul Harris CEO of the Harris Creative Group episode #54
“The only thing that differentiates that person from you is that they decided to do it…That’s the only thing" - Isoul Harris CEO of the Harris Creative Group episode #54
The catalyst for me to be able to learn it, was wanting to learn it…you can be around the most talented people in the world but if you don’t want to learn anything you won’t - Isoul Harris CEO of the Harris Creative Group episode #54
Isoul’s most challenging aspect of career has been learning to let go while not worrying about the next step but working towards the next step

Keep up with Isoul:

https://www.instagram.com/isoulharris/

https://twitter.com/IsoulHarris

Kevin:

www.kevinybrown.com

www.instagram.com/kevinybrown

www.twitter.com/kevinybrown

www.facebook.com/kevbrown001

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CYLS 055: CEO Talks - NO Hookups! From Me or My Business with Eric Fondren May 05, 2017

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Learn the insights and experiences of knowing when to market their products vs. barter and how they avoid giving hookup's in exchange of hurting their business. They also cover the importance of stem and collaboration of bridging gaps in college majors.

Insight from this episode:

There is a difference between hookups and marketing
Bartering vs paying full or a discounted price
"NO is my new superpower” - V. Taybron CEO of SavorV, - when asked about hookups or prioritizing power
Always invoice for services even if you waive the fee
Price at a premium so that you can offer discounts without hurting yourself
"If someone says my lowest value is too much, then they are not the right customer for me" - Eric Fondren CEO of Itell.io Episode #55
Get the youth involved early in STEM education
There should be a premium on the importance of bridging the gap between majors
"Always deliver an experience to your customers and audience." - Kevin Y. Brown episode #55

Resources mentioned:

slidebean.com
yotpo.com
mailchimp.com

Keep up with the CEO Talks hosts:

Eric:

http://www.itell.io/

https://twitter.com/ericnfondren

Kevin:

www.kevinybrown.com

www.instagram.com/kevinybrown

www.twitter.com/kevinybrown

www.facebook.com/kevbrown001

http://www.itell.io/

https://twitter.com/ericnfondren

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CYLS 052: 10 Ways To Fit Working Out Into Your Schedule with Kevin Y. Brown Apr 28, 2017

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In this episode of the CYLS, Kevin provides 10 ways for you to fit working out into your schedule so that you can achieve the Create Your Life Series motto of achieve Health, Wealth & Wisdom.

Walk around the office on your breaks
Use a ball chair -
Keep workout equipment at your desk
Have walk meetings
Exercise in between daily activities

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CYLS 051: Attracting Sponsors and Making an Impact In The Do It Yourself Blog Space With AV Perkins Apr 28, 2017

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A.V gives us details of how she made relationships with sponsors like Febreeze, how she manages her schedule working 6 days per week and the resources that she has used to monetize her blog and operate at a consistency rate of over 80% consistency.

Tips from AV:

If you are looking for sponsors add your media outlet to the vision database and build relationships with PR agencies
She nurtured a relationshiop with the PR rep for Febreeze for a year before anything came of it
She uses co-schedule to do all of social media scheduling
She operates on a 80% minimum of consistency
In the episode she shares her weekly schedule
She uses final cut pro 10 to edit her videos
She primarily has entrepreneur friends
Her favorite quote is by the notorious B.I.G - “Stay Low & Keep Firing"
Her dad is the inspiration behind her blog, taught her how to dIY and use tools

Keep up with AV:

www.avdoeswhat.com/

www.instagram.com/avdoeswhat

www.twitter.com/avdoeswhat

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CYLS 050: Abundance Is Your Birth Right, Allow Yourself to Have It with Ash Cash Apr 21, 2017

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Learn the secrets to achieving your birthright of Abundance as we dive into the strategies of Ash’s newest book, Mind Right Life Right. His journey from managing an 8 million dollar bank branch to entrepreneurship will inspire you to take action.

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CYLS 049: Slam Dunk Success with NBA Legend Byron Scott & Business Mogul Charles Norris Apr 14, 2017

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NBA Legend Byron Scott & Business Mogul Charles Norris share their secrets on running successful multi-millionaire teams, why every job is important & how to get the most out of your employees. Delegate, ask questions & ask for help are just a few tips.

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CYLS 048: CEO Talks - Dealing With Difficult Customers with Eric Fondren & Chris Alvarez Apr 07, 2017

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Kevin, Chris & Eric have a very real and transparent conversation about their experiences dealing with
difficult customers, negative online reviews and actions that they have taken to protect the reputation of their businesses and themselves.

Keep up with Chris & Eric

Chris:

www.transcendententerprise.com

www.instagram.com/chrisalvarezmrtranscendent

Eric:

http://www.itell.io/

https://twitter.com/ericnfondren

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CYLS 047: CEO Talks - Pt. 2 When To Hire, Who To Hire, How To Hire With Eric Fondren & Chris Alvarez Mar 31, 2017

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Kevin, Chris & Eric have a very candid conversation about who they have hired in the past, how they have hired, why they have fired people and the consequences of those decisions. You don’t want to miss the comedy of these transparent stories.

Keep up with Chris & Eric

Chris:

www.transcendententerprise.com

www.instagram.com/chrisalvarezmrtranscendent

Eric:

http://www.itell.io/

https://twitter.com/ericnfondren

Subscribe to our podcast + download each episode on iTunes, Google Podcast, Stitcher and Spotify.