Apr 18, 2024

Our Guest Today is Laurel Djoukeng.Laurel Djoukeng was born in Washington, DC, and raised in the Metropolitan area.He earned his MBA at Duke University in 2020, where he was a Management Leadership for Tomorrow Fellow (MLT). In 2008 he received his bachelor’s from Hampton University.At Duke University, Laurel launched Sparc, a social network and talent marketplace primarily used by professionals and career-oriented college students; where professionals and college students connect directly with hiring managers for job opportunities and to arrange recruiting events on-demand. On Sparc professionals monetize their knowledge through career coaching, tutoring, and hosting events.Sparc has more than 4,000 members in the community, 2,500 people that have applied for jobs, 600+ people have registered for events on Sparc, and more than 40 Customers that include Facebook, Google, Vista Equity Partners, SoftBank, Insight Partners, and BCG. Djoukeng began his professional career in 2008 as an Associate for Con Edison's GOLD Program. His profession in Finance started in 2010 as an Investment Analyst for PGIM Real Estate, a global private equity firm with $70 billion in assets under management. In 2012, he transitioned to the Carlton Group, an international investment banking firm with more than $150 billion in transactions.In 2011, Laurel founded the Catalyst Network Foundation Inc.(CNF), a 501(c)(3) social enterprise focused on life enrichment and professional development.At CNF, Laurel has arranged business, law, and tech symposiums at Google, college fairs, resume development, career, and college preparatory workshops throughout the academic school year, instructing more than 5,000 high school students. Djoukeng has curated more than 30 professional events and diverse career recruiting sessions for CNF.Through CNF Laurel held an annual summer fellowship for high school underclassmen in New York City and Washington, D.C. More than 200 High School students have become CNF Fellowship Scholars (99 percent have graduated H.S., and 90 percent of them have enrolled in higher education institutions). The Fellows have experienced corporate tours and pitched capstone presentations and interventions for inner-city school challenges to several companies, including Google, Goldman Sachs, NIKE, LinkedIn, Microsoft, GAP, BET, NPR, Infor, The Carlyle Group, Covington & Burling LLP, The Peebles Corporation, Deloitte, and NBC.In August 2016, Hampton University honored Mr. Djoukeng as one of the members of the Inaugural Class of Hampton University's Forty under 40 for leading the way in business, leadership, community, and educational and philanthropic works.Laurel Djoukeng was one of Black Enterprise Modern Man 100 Men of Distinction Features: showcasing 100 diverse men of color who have done exceptional work.In 2013, Djoukeng established; Distant Relatives, the Association, which offers an informal gathering of professionals from diverse disciplines. The 300+ membership includes Grammy Award-winning singers, educators, and entrepreneurs, among other professions. Laurel has cultivated member initiatives' growth, including partnerships with more than 50 Black-owned establishments resulting in contributions of more than $10,000.Mr. Djoukeng has served as a Community Member of the Economic Development Committee and the Youth Committee of Brooklyn Community Board 8 and Eric Adams Brooklyn Borough President's Administration Transition Committee.I am your host, Obi Onungwa, Founder of Powered by Cue. I have the privilege of working with some of the best brand architects in the world. My team and I believe that EVERYONE has a unique VISION. Everyone is a CREATIVE at different points of their self discovery and execution. On The Visionary Leader Podcast, we will explore the journeys of countless entrepreneurs who have overcome fear, procrastination and limitation to make their vision REAL.Be sure to subscribe and share our content if you find it valuable and empowering. #BeVisionaryFor Strategic Branding Services, connect with our team at: http://bit.ly/3Uw56oLAre you ready to position your brand for greatness? Click below to get started: https://bit.ly/41gGsKQFollow Powered by Cue on Twitter: https://twitter.com/poweredbycue Follow Powered by Cue on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poweredbycue Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/poweredbycue

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Apr 08, 2024

Our Guest Today is Andrew Lazarus.Andrew Lazarus is the founder and owner of Kangaroo Courier. After graduating with his Masters in instructional technology at The College of St Rose, he decided to leave the education field and help refine the same day delivery industry in NYC. He started Kangaroo in 2017 when he noticed that employees were being paid as independent contractors and being denied fair pay and benefits. 5 years later not only are they doing work for major companies like Miss Universe, W Magazine and IMG models but they expanded logistical services to help companies find solutions all the way through the pipeline. Kangaroo Courier is now the first Luxury same day delivery and logistical solution company in NYC servicing the Tri-State area and beyond! Andrew never forgets to give back to the community by offering his clients free donation deliveries to local schools and shelter! Hop on board with kangaroo courier and follow us on IG @kangaroocourier or visit us at Kangaroo.nyc!I am your host, Obi Onungwa, Founder of Powered by Cue. I have the privilege of working with some of the best brand architects in the world. My team and I believe that EVERYONE has a unique VISION. Everyone is a CREATIVE at different points of their self discovery and execution. On The Visionary Leader Podcast, we will explore the journeys of countless entrepreneurs who have overcome fear, procrastination and limitation to make their vision REAL.Be sure to subscribe and share our content if you find it valuable and empowering. #BeVisionaryFor Strategic Branding Services, connect with our team at: http://bit.ly/3Uw56oLAre you ready to position your brand for greatness? Click below to get started: https://bit.ly/41gGsKQFollow Powered by Cue on Twitter: https://twitter.com/poweredbycue Follow Powered by Cue on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poweredbycue Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/poweredbycue

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Mar 29, 2024

Our Guest Today is Nicole Dumas.Nicole Dumas is the co-founder and head veterinarian at H.E.A.L Veterinary Hospital in DUMBO, Brooklyn. H.E.A.L stand for HELPING EVERY ANIMAL with LOVE. A little history about her, she hails from Trinidad and Tobago and moved to Williamsburg, Brooklyn at the end of 2018. She graduated at the top of her class in 2016 from the University of The West Indies as a doctor of Veterinary medicine. She is passionate about caring for animals and loves traveling, hiking with her husband and dog, Hunter Woofington. She lives by the code of" in a world where you can be anything, be kind"On The Visionary Leader Podcast, we discuss practical steps on how to create, clarify and cash-in on your brand vision.I am your host, Obi Onungwa, Founder of Powered by Cue. I have the privilege of working with some of the best brand architects in the world. My team and I believe that EVERYONE has a unique VISION. Everyone is a CREATIVE at different points of their self discovery and execution. On The Visionary Leader Podcast, we will explore the journeys of countless entrepreneurs who have overcome fear, procrastination and limitation to make their vision REAL.Be sure to subscribe and share our content if you find it valuable and empowering. #BeVisionaryFor Strategic Branding Services, connect with our team at: http://bit.ly/3Uw56oLAre you ready to position your brand for greatness? Click below to get started: https://bit.ly/41gGsKQFollow Powered by Cue on Twitter: https://twitter.com/poweredbycue Follow Powered by Cue on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poweredbycue Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/poweredbycue

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Mar 18, 2024

Our Guest Today is Ibrahim GreenidgeIbrahim Greenidge, RA, NOMA, AIA, NCARB, co-founded BOLT Architecture in 2012 and serves as the Managing Partner. In his decade of experience, Ibrahim has designed more than $150 million of building construction. In 2017, he was appointed to serve as President of the New York Coalition of Black Architects. A winner of the 2015 Jumaane Stewart Recognition Award, his designs have been featured in the UN's Remembering Slavery Exhibit and the Center for Architectures "Say It Loud: Distinguished Black Designers of NYCOBAINOMA. " In 2017, Ibrahim was acknowledged as a Top 20 Distinguished Minority Architects and Designers by Architizer. He received a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the New York Institute of Technology.This father of two is working on a book entitled "It's Going to Be Brick: Notes on Architecture and Culture" to be published in October 2023.On The Visionary Leader Podcast, we discuss practical steps on how to create, clarify and cash-in on your brand vision.I am your host, Obi Onungwa, Founder of Powered by Cue. I have the privilege of working with some of the best brand architects in the world. My team and I believe that EVERYONE has a unique VISION. Everyone is a CREATIVE at different points of their self discovery and execution. On The Visionary Leader Podcast, we will explore the journeys of countless entrepreneurs who have overcome fear, procrastination and limitation to make their vision REAL.Be sure to subscribe and share our content if you find it valuable and empowering. #BeVisionaryFor Strategic Branding Services, connect with our team at: http://bit.ly/3Uw56oLAre you ready to position your brand for greatness? Click below to get started: https://bit.ly/41gGsKQFollow Powered by Cue on Twitter: https://twitter.com/poweredbycue Follow Powered by Cue on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poweredbycue Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/poweredbycue

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Apr 24, 2023

Our Guest Today is Tamon George.Tamon has a diverse background in content creation as a marketing strategist. In 2015 Tamon co-founded Creative Theory Agency with business partner Gary Williams Jr. A creative agency that builds impactful inclusive and cultural narratives. Tamon has dedicated his professional career to cultural storytelling, leading branded content campaigns at pivotal cultural moments for global brands such as Google, Meta, Youtube, Nike,  Amazon and many more.    Tamon, a creative academic, completed his MBA in 2015, and since then has completed digital strategy certificates from both Dartmouth and Harvard. In 2020, Creative Theory Agency was named AdAge Small Agency of the year, Tamon was recognized by the Washington Business Journal as 40 under 40 in 2021. Be sure to subscribe and share our content if you find it valuable and empowering. #BeVisionary For Strategic Branding Services, connect with our team at:  http://bit.ly/3Uw56oL Are you ready to position your brand for greatness? Click below to get started: https://bit.ly/41gGsKQ   Follow Powered by Cue on Twitter: https://twitter.com/poweredbycue Follow Powered by Cue on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poweredbycue Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/poweredbycue

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Apr 20, 2023

Our Guest Today is Ofo Ezeugwu.Ofo is the CEO and Founder of WYL (WhoseYourLandlord) and a 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 lister for his work in social impact. WYL is a VC and Google-backed platform that turns meaningful feedback from residents on their living experiences into actionable insights that help home providers better understand and engage their communities. He graduated from Temple University and was the VP of the student body and the youngest alumni convocation speaker in the school's history. Ofo was recently named to Forbes’ #Next1000 List, recognized as the Young Professional of the Year by the African American Chamber of Commerce, and was named one of BET's #30Under30 as well as a Modern Man by Black Enterprise. His work has been featured in TechCrunch, Newsweek, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Blavity, The New York Post, and more.A board of trustee member at D'Youville College, Ofosits on the Board of Directors for several non-profit organizations, as well. He's actively engaged in the community and often speaks to local grade schools in the NYC area on leadership, college planning, entrepreneurship, and life skills. Ofo has given lectures on tech, entrepreneurship, and leadership skills at prestigious institutions like The White House during the Obama Administration, Harvard University, Princeton University, Columbia University, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, among others. He's a professional actor and model, as well, with lead roles in productions like The Letter, which premiered at The Lincoln Center, has walked New York Fashion Week, and been featured numerous times on the Today Show over the years. He’s worked with companies like Nike, ESPN, Facebook, Starbucks and more.Ofo lives by the mantra: "No steps backward; just forward progress.Be sure to subscribe and share our content if you find it valuable and empowering. #BeVisionaryFor Strategic Branding Services, connect with our team at: http://bit.ly/3Uw56oLAre you ready to position your brand for greatness? Click below to get started: https://bit.ly/41gGsKQFollow Powered by Cue on Twitter: https://twitter.com/poweredbycue Follow Powered by Cue on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poweredbycue Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/poweredbycue

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Apr 10, 2023

Our Guest Today is Jeff Lindor. Jeff is the Founder & Chairman of The Factory Company, a central platform advancing black communities. Their portfolio companies focus on specific areas that elevate economic & social progression for generations to come. He serves as the inaugural CEO of the Gentlemen’s Factory, a private membership community offering physical locations throughout NYC where members conduct business, attend professional development workshops and connect with fellow leaders in their communities. Jeff’s work has been featured on The New York Times, CNN, Yahoo Finance and Bloomberg TV. Prior to being a Social Impact Entrepreneur, Jeff served as a Senior Advisor to heads of Agencies in NYC Government. He consulted them in the areas of Criminal Justice Reform, Procurement and Diversity & Inclusion. Jeff earned his Masters Degree in Urban Policy at The New School and lives in NYC with his two children, Jeff Jr and Olivia Lindor.On The Visionary Leader Podcast, we discuss practical steps on how to create, clarify and cash-in on your brand vision.I am your host, Obi Onungwa, Founder of Powered by Cue. I have the privilege of working with some of the best brand architects in the world. My team and I believe that EVERYONE has a unique VISION. Everyone is a CREATIVE at different points of their self discovery and execution. On The Visionary Leader Podcast, we will explore the journeys of countless entrepreneurs who have overcome fear, procrastination and limitation to make their vision REAL.Be sure to subscribe and share our content if you find it valuable and empowering. #BeVisionaryFor Strategic Branding Services, connect with our team at: https://www.poweredbycue.comTo Stop Overthinking the Brand of your Life, invest in the your custom playbook by clicking the link below: https://www.visionary.poweredbycue.comFollow Powered by Cue on Twitter: https://twitter.com/poweredbycue Follow Powered by Cue on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poweredbycue Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/poweredbycue

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Mar 31, 2023

Our guest today is Mbali Ndlovu is the founder of Lukafit, an empowering and body positive activewear brand. Lukafit’s mission is to center and celebrate women of all shapes and sizes along their health + wellness journeys. This mission has earned Lukafit features in New York Magazine, Washington post, Essence, Harper’s Bazaar, BuzzFeed, and Women’s Health, as well as a “Top Performance Leggings” award from SELF Magazine two years in a row.On The Visionary Leader Podcast, we discuss practical steps on how to create, clarify and cash-in on your brand vision.I am your host, Obi Onungwa, Founder of Powered by Cue. I have the privilege of working with some of the best brand architects in the world. My team and I believe that EVERYONE has a unique VISION. Everyone is a CREATIVE at different points of their self discovery and execution. On The Visionary Leader Podcast, we will explore the journeys of countless entrepreneurs who have overcome fear, procrastination and limitation to make their vision REAL.Be sure to subscribe and share our content if you find it valuable and empowering. #BeVisionaryFor Strategic Branding Services, connect with our team at: https://www.poweredbycue.comTo Stop Overthinking the Brand of your Life, invest in the your custom playbook by clicking the link below: https://www.visionary.poweredbycue.comFollow Powered by Cue on Twitter: https://twitter.com/poweredbycue Follow Powered by Cue on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poweredbycue Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/poweredbycue

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Mar 21, 2023

Our Guest Today is Mohan Jean-Mary.Mohan is the owner of Modimel Studios . Mohan has an incredible portfolio. She is a celebrity hair stylist who has worked with everyone from Tia Mowry, Angela Robinson, Logan Laurice, Angie Martinez, Angela Rye, just to name a few. She has done work with Cosmopolitan magazine, Essence magazine, Afropolitan, Coveteur and campaigns for Shea moisture, Dove and other natural haircare lines. She is glad  to introduce her newest natural haircare line named NAHOM which means “God comforts” and also is her name backwards. Mohan has also started a wedding hair agency due to the influx of increase in her wedding inquiries. Her love for weddings allowed her to be able to train other stylists on how to master the art of bridal haircare along with the other services that cater to their brides needs. Mohan has expounded more on exercising  her gifts in motivational speaking to encourage people of all ages to bring hope to the youth that may be searching for purpose as well as the entrepreneur who is seeking wisdom and guidance to enter into their next level of business and life..God has given her a fresh vision and greater purpose  to help others live better lives through what we eat, to what we use on our body. When you listen to what your body needs your body will thank you for it.Your body is a temple. Self love is the best love and through Nahom products and the salon, is a way of telling your body you care. From the expert color and cut stylist, to hair stylist, to product creator, teacher, and motivational speaker, Mohan’s desire is to use these gifts to improve and bring joy to the lives of the people she serves .To her, there is no greater joy than to bring life and smile to others. On The Visionary Leader Podcast, we discuss practical steps on how to create, clarify and cash-in on your brand vision. I am your host, Obi Onungwa, Founder of Powered by Cue. I have the privilege of working with some of the best brand architects in the world. My team and I believe that EVERYONE has a unique VISION. Everyone is a CREATIVE at different points of their self discovery and execution. On The Visionary Leader Podcast, we will explore the journeys of countless entrepreneurs who have overcome fear, procrastination and limitation to make their vision REAL. Be sure to subscribe and share our content if you find it valuable and empowering. #BeVisionaryFor Strategic Branding Services, connect with our team at: https://www.poweredbycue.comTo Stop Overthinking the Brand of your Life, invest in the your custom playbook by clicking the link below: https://www.visionary.poweredbycue.comFollow Powered by Cue on Twitter: https://twitter.com/poweredbycue Follow Powered by Cue on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poweredbycue Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/poweredbycue

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