In this episode of Create the Future, your host Rick Williams speaks with Dr. Eugene Manley, Jr., Founder and CEO of STEMM & Cancer Health Equity.

Dr. Manley shares his journey from inner-city Detroit to becoming a mechanical engineer, molecular biologist, and patient advocate. He recounts a pivotal leadership moment when an uninvited speaker demanded keynote status at his lung cancer health equity summit. Dr. Manley stood firm, sending a direct, professional email refusing the demand. The episode explores themes of self-advocacy, navigating race in professional spaces, ADHD, and leading with conviction over compromise.

Check out Dr. Manley's work HERE.

Connect with Dr. Manley on LinkedIn HERE.

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