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In this special anniversary episode, hosts Tony Tidbit, and Chris P. Reed, along with producer Adrian Alvarado and co-host Les Frye, reflect on the incredible journey of the 'Black Executive Perspective' podcast since its inaugural episode on September 19th, 2023. They discuss the evolution of the podcast, highlight memorable episodes, and express their gratitude to guests and listeners. The hosts also emphasize the podcast's mission to have open conversations about race, particularly in corporate America, and its impact on fostering understanding and empathy. The episode includes a montage of significant moments from the past year and ends with a call to action, encouraging everyone to learn, empathize, share, and stop discrimination (L.E.S.S). The team looks forward to continuing these important discussions and making a difference in the years to come.

▶︎ In This Episode

  1. 00:00: Introduction and Podcast Overview
  2. 00:45: Welcoming the Hosts and Partners
  3. 01:33: Celebrating One Year of the Podcast
  4. 02:45: Reflecting on the Podcast's Journey
  5. 06:32: The Origins of Open Conversations on Race
  6. 07:08: Impact of George Floyd and Race Discussions
  7. 11:13: Evolution and Expansion of the Podcast
  8. 13:14: Challenges and Triumphs in Corporate America
  9. 17:34: Memorable Episodes and Guests
  10. 26:53: Lessons Learned and Future Goals
  11. 35:26: Reflecting on Personal Experiences
  12. 35:58: The Importance of Accountability
  13. 36:24: Introducing the Black Wolf App
  14. 36:50: Navigating Racial Challenges
  15. 39:12: Philanthropy and Love for Humanity
  16. 39:33: Statistics and Symbolic Gestures
  17. 40:42: Empathy and Understanding
  18. 41:11: Confronting Stereotypes and Racism
  19. 45:22: The Role of Diversity in Corporate America
  20. 55:31: Final Thoughts and Reflections
  21. 01:01:25: Call to Action: LESS

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Les Fyre:

I am just amazed at the progress of this podcast.

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Um, it is so sleek.

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It's good.

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The topics are really just, you know,

I've recommended this podcast to

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everyone that is navigating corporate

America, especially people of color

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and people who are not of color for

that matter, because I need to get

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them the idea of the perspective of

many voices as opposed to just my own.

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So I'm just very.

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Proud of what has been achieved here.

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The accomplishments, uh, it

just keeps getting better.

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Every time

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Tony Tidbit: we'll discuss race

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and how it plays a factor and how

we didn't even talk about this

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topic because we were afraid.

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BEP Narrator: A black

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executive

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perspective,

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Tony Tidbit: welcome to a black executive

perspective, podcast, a safe space where

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we discuss all matters related to race,

especially race in corporate America.

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I'm your host, Tony.

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Chris P. Reed: And I'm

your cohost, Chris P.

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Reed.

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Tony Tidbit: And we are live at WNHU 88.

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7 on that Richter dial that's

shaking up and down the University

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of New Haven podcast studio.

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Again, we thank the University of

New Haven allowing a Black Executive

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Perspective podcast to record here.

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Students are back.

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We're hoping they have a

very exciting semester.

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Go Chargers.

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Chris P. Reed: We also want to

take this moment to thank our

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partners at CodeM Magazine.

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CodeM Magazine, where the mission

is saving the black family by

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first saving the black man.

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That is CodeM Magazine, 2Ms.

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com, CodeM Magazine, check them out.

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Tony Tidbit: Yeah,

definitely check them out.

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And check out today, because

today is a special day.

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Back in September 19th of 2023,

was the first recording of a

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black executive perspective.

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Podcast.

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It's been a year that this podcast

has been out in the stratosphere.

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And you know, when we put this podcast

together, where we are today and where

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we started, it seems like light years.

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Our goal was to have open

and honest discussions.

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about race.

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It was about being authentic and making

people that have these uncomfortable

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conversations and really make people feel

comfortable so we could all come together.

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And our goal, one of our other goals

was to make this a platform that was

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for everyone, that everybody could

come on, share their story, share

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their success, be authentic, And talk

about the things that we typically

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don't talk about when it comes to

corporate America and all other things.

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So today we are very proud.

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And with me today, I have the

whole crew who on September 19th,

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help kick this podcast off first.

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I have the legendary Les Frye.

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All right.

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Who was the original co host?

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She's here.

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To share and talk about the last year of

a black executive perspective podcast.

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I have my man who was always,

you know, pulling the strings

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and making stuff happen.

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And it was always real smooth Double A.

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Our producer, Adrian Alvarado

here to reflect and talk about

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podcast started as a tadpole.

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And ended up becoming, I don't

want to say a frog, but ended up

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becoming a beautiful butterfly.

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And as well, the co host with

the most, my man, Chris P.

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Reed.

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So I'm very excited.

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For having you guys all to

come and talk about what we've

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accomplished over the last year.

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So Les, let me hear from you, my friend.

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Les Fyre: Well, I tell you, I am just

amazed at the progress of this podcast.

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Um, it is so.

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Sleek.

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It's good.

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The topics are really just, you know,

I've recommended this podcast to

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everyone that is navigating corporate

America, especially people of color

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and people who are not of color for

that matter, because I need to get

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them the idea of the perspective of

many voices as opposed to just my own.

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So I'm just very proud of

what has been achieved here.

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The accomplishments, uh, it just

keeps getting better every time.

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Tony Tidbit: That well, number one,

that's a lot because of you and we want,

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we're going to dive in deeper, um, of

all those things that the black executive

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perspective podcast Double A, buddy.

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Let's hear from you, my man.

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Adrian Alvarado: What's

happening, everybody.

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Nice to see everyone.

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This is so, so fantastic.

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Hi, Les.

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How are you?

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My man, Chris P.

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Reed.

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Uh, no, it's great.

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It's, I mean, it's been a journey,

um, and life's all about journeys.

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Um, and it's been a great one, you

know, Uh, it's been, you know, all those

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things, you know, like the stock market's

a bumpy, it's been a bear market, it's

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been a bull market, you know, and we've

navigated those, those, uh, those roads.

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And, uh, I've learned so much.

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I mean, I've just, you know, it's just

transformed me this whole podcast.

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So I'm just going to say that.

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Tony Tidbit: That's awesome.

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That's all.

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And buddy, again, you

were there right there.

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Right.

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And, and talking about

transfer transformative.

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Yeah.

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That's something that we've all been

able to, you know, start off and

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really take it to the next level.

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Chris P.

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Reed.

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Chris P. Reed: Oh, I mean, this is

easy to back clean up when you got

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people up front, you know, doing what

they supposed to do and get on base.

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So it was, I think my journey was

a little different than theirs.

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And the fact that they were in the

conception meetings and, and all that.

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And, you know, by the time I got

wind and, and got my feet set,

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it was already smooth sailing.

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So the bumps had already been

kind of, you know, ironed out.

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I remember watching that

first episode with her.

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We'll get to that.

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But, and I was like, Oh, this is more

of a, a tale, almost like a fable, you

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know, type situation where you guys

talked about your, your growth into

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blackness and things of that nature.

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And, uh, I remember

coming away more of a fan.

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It was almost for me.

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It was really a fan experience, right?

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It's like you get invited to.

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Uh, to, uh, go to camp with the

Cubs or some junk like that, right?

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So it was just, it's just been fun

for me more than anything else.

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No pressure.

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No, nothing is just show up and and be

able to, you know, be amongst your heroes.

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Tony Tidbit: Well, thank you, my friend.

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And let's talk about

that evolution, right?

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Because, you know, at the end of the

day, and I'll go to less on this.

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At the end of the day, this all came out

of what we were doing at work, right?

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The open conversation on race.

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In which we would get together on

a weekly basis at work and have

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these open and honest discussions

about race, which was the first time

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that we actually did that at work.

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Right?

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And so that was groundbreaking.

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So speak a little bit about that

Les because that's how you and

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I met, you know, and actually,

that's how I met Chris P.

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Reed as well is because

of what we started doing.

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But you and I, we started doing this over,

you know, in our early years of Xandr.

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Les Fyre: Yes.

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Um, so let's, let's set this, the,

the tone here because unfortunately

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this conversation would not have been

fortunately and unfortunately this

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conversation would not have been had if it

hadn't been for what happened with George

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Floyd and the crisis that we were facing

in America at that time, race related

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crises, Mike Brown, all of these things,

um, both Tony and I are from the Midwest.

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Uh, I happen to have grown up on the

border of Florissant and Ferguson

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and I just, I wanted the world to

see a different perspective here.

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People were hurting, people couldn't

understand what was going on.

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And I, you know, I want to say

that it took Tony to say, listen,

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we have an issue here and this is

not the world that I grew up in.

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This is not the world that we

fought to have, you know, if we

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were children of the sixties and

so we need to have a conversation.

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And so.

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You know, at a time where people were

really hurting and they were confused

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about what was going on in America.

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Cause let's, let's be clear here, you

know, from the civil rights movement in

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1962 to what we have now, a lot of our

children, and that's most of the young

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people that we were working with at that

time, that generation had not experienced

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the racism that we experienced,

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Tony Tidbit: right?

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Les Fyre: You know, we have

pretty much paved the way for

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them not to experience it.

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And if they did experience, it

was a little isolated situation.

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But to this magnitude, they had

never experienced anything like that.

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And now with social media, actually

seeing someone's life being taken, you

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know, on, you know, right in front of

you, you know, through, uh, you know,

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you could Instagram or whatever you're

watching this, but they were horrified.

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So we recognize that, or at least Tony

recognized that people were in pain.

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And so he started this conversation, you

know, and I just kind of partnered with

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Tony, um, In the place that we work in

as not too many black people in tech.

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And we just saw each other like, you

know, two black people usually do on the

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street and, you know, you give each other

the nod, but you just know, you know, you

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just say, Hey, and we sort of have this

conversation and it was groundbreaking.

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It was groundbreaking.

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What we did is we set the tone and

saying, this is a safe space, a judgment

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free, don't ask what you want to

ask and nobody's going to judge you.

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This is for educational purposes so

that you can walk away from this.

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Feeling better about who you are,

who the world is, everything.

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And that's where it began.

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We started taking subjects

and we started speaking to it.

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Little known things about black culture,

Asian culture, um, you know, white

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culture, um, you know, the, the bad bird

of the indigenous cultures, the, the bad

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bird of, of, of white privilege, you know,

which a lot of people, you know, You know,

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seem to feel very guilt laden about it.

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And we were basically saying, Hey, we

understand that this is not you, but this

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is a generation of things that you, you

know, We're exposed to that has set up the

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circumstances that we're living in today.

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It was a base of knowledge.

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And I'm telling you what I knew

when it was a success, when

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people kept coming back and there

were more people coming back.

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And then there were executives dialing in

and, you know, having these conversations,

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it just, it was just, uh, wow, that's

all I can say is just, it was explosive.

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What happened there?

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No,

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Tony Tidbit: it was, it was a great thing.

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Double A, man.

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Talk about it a little bit

of the evolution, right?

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Because, you know, the thing was,

is that we wanted to scale this out.

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Um, to be able to reach more

people than we were at work.

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We saw the, um, the impact as Les

was just talking about, that impact,

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but talk a little bit in terms

of, you know, the evolution and

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how we got to where we are today.

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Adrian Alvarado: Well, yeah, I mean,

speaking of the, the origins, um, I

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remember that, that first, the first

meeting that you had, you know, it

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was in, uh, you know, of all places to

start this, this podcast of diversity

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and racial, uh, creating the safe

space was in Darien Connecticut, right?

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I mean, the first, the first, that

was the first broadcast conversation,

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Tony Tidbit: open conversation on race.

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Adrian Alvarado: Um, you know,

I mean, think about that.

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Uh, and, uh, and then it was during COVID.

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They were parade.

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There were people marching

right outside the street.

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Um, and you know, we

were talking in masks.

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I mean, it was just this thing,

but we were creating something.

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We were like, you know what?

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We're going to fight through this.

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We're going to fight through these masks.

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We're going to fight through this

virus and just, you know, it's like

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you stand out the window is like,

I'm not going to take it anymore.

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We got to talk about this.

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Um, so that's how I felt at the moment.

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And I knew it was important.

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And I just, I says, Hey, I'm going to use.

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All my, all my skills, all my

tools to just say, Hey, let's,

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let's get these voices out there.

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Um, and then just once we got

together after that, it just evolved.

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You actually did it for a while.

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And then we got, we linked up again.

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Uh, I don't know, about a year or

so later, we kept talking about it.

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And I said, you know, I'm

gonna start a podcast on this.

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And I'm like, okay.

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Let's go.

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And it started just like anything else.

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You get some paper and pen and

you start getting together.

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You put the microphone on and

you put the lights on and say,

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what do you want to talk about?

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I'm not going to tell you.

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I'm not going to tell you

the first things, Tony.

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Tony Tidbit: No, yeah, the first

things was and I thought they

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were, you know, a masterpiece and

we can't use those words today.

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But

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So where we where we came from that first

taping to where we are today is just I

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mean, light years and, and it's amazing.

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Chris P.

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Reed, you were part of those

conversations that we're having at work.

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My brother, talk about that a little bit.

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Cause you came in towards, I remember

when you first came on, I didn't know

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you came in and then you started talking

about, uh, you know, corporate, you

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started talking about how black execs,

you know, um, have a hard time moving up.

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So speak a little bit about, but

speak a little bit about that.

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But if

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Chris P. Reed: you talk a

little earlier, my journey was.

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You know, a little different.

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Like I said, I usually draft

off other people's creations.

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Um, I'm like B.

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I just make the things, you know, a

little different, a little better.

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Uh, but, uh, I came in.

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So right around time when you guys

were doing that, when you said

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about the George Floyd, we had the

same, you know, similar situation.

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AT&t.

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With.

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They were people calling

black folks say, Are you okay?

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And you know, white

folks are doing all this.

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And so I was having a conversation and

when the executive said, first of all,

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I knew everybody and they were like,

you know, people gravitate towards you.

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Why don't you get in with your

industrial psychology stuff and

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just have these conversations?

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And so it was just kind of small

conversations, but it wasn't

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necessarily on race, particularly.

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It was on a myriad of things.

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And then, um, It turned into

really leadership and fitting

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in and connecting as people.

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And then, you know, fast forward a

year later, two years later, I get

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approached by the company and they

say, we want to create this thing.

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We got a guy, his name is Tony and he's

doing a conversational race and we want

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to do these connected conversations.

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Yours is a little adjacent and

the idea that you're doing a broad

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spectrum of things, blah, blah, blah.

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And we'd love for you

to kind of check it out.

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So they invited me to your call and

I come to your call and you spend

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like your call was so intense, right?

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It was mine was so lighthearted

because I am really a, you know,

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I grew up in the Midwest too, but

I'm really a mind your business.

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That ain't got nothing to do with me.

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You know, I don't know nothing about

nothing when the police show up and you

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were like, nope, this is what I see.

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This is what's going on.

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I'm tired of this.

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And let me, let me give you

all the game behind the game.

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And you got slides and you know,

your stuff is eight slides and

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you just indoctrinate these folks

and you know, pulling off the lid.

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Right.

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And my stuff is one slide.

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We just have a conversation.

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It was really easy.

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So it was so, but it was cool because

then when getting a chance to see you

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do your thing and see your platform,

see the people that you were affecting,

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not only people that were in the

company, you had people calling in.

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From other companies.

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Like you had a following, you had

graded, created a groundswell.

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And so that was really

inspirational and it was exciting.

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And, um, I would come when I could.

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And if there was something to be said,

you know, that I had a perspective

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on, I would provide that perspective.

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You know, I still was

trying to feel my way.

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My calls were in a situation where

I would just kind of, you know,

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start, start the conversation

and step back and let them do it.

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Right.

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And it's still the same way.

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I just kind of let them go.

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I just gotta, you know, poke

the bear and then let all the

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strap note come from that.

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Um, but ultimately with you creating

this platform, as I stated, I saw that

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first episode with Les than she was

talking about in Alton and in, in,

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uh, in STL and I, you know, I've been

in those areas coming from Peoria.

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Um, and when she talked about her sister

and all, it was just so intimate and I was

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like, oh, this is on a different level.

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I had seen uncomfortable conversations

with a black man and I thought based off.

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Some things that you had done in the past.

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It was going to be an extension of that

from four years ago or whatever it could

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be, but it was so much more interpersonal.

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It was so much more emotional to me.

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And I was like, oh, this is really cool.

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It's really cool.

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And then you contacted me.

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It was like, Hey, I need you to jump on.

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I'm doing like tidbit and friends and it's

like, I don't know if you want that, bro.

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And he was like, no, trust me.

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You know, everybody know,

Tony, no, you'll be great.

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You'll be great.

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It's going to be great.

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Everything's great.

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And I was like, no, Hey, I carve

out some time and get on there.

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And then I got bit like they

say in show business, I got bit.

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And, uh, you know, it was, it

was, uh, it was, but I think what

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attracted me initially, uh, Was

you guys were very easy going, you

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know, Double A was real relaxed.

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Hey, hey, do this.

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Put your camera here, dude No, he was

he was easy to hey, and it was just

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like because I didn't know like I said

I'm a kid showing up you you know,

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it's just comic con to me, right?

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I'm showing up all the heroes are

assembled and i'm just talking on a

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microphone And so I got my act together

and then you know fast forward It

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just seems like a week or two ago

to me But once again, i'm on the

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shoulders of giants in this regard.

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So pretty easy

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Tony Tidbit: Buddy, I can't believe

it does seem like a week ago.

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It's just amazing that

we've been here a year.

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Let's talk about, we, we

recorded a lot of stuff.

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We covered a lot of different topics.

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We've had a lot of guests come on here.

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So let's go, let's talk about some

of those, some of your favorites.

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What's some of the most memorable

moments and favorites that you

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guys have on, you know, working

and being on a black executive

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perspective podcast, Double A buddy.

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You is behind the glass.

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You, you know, met everyone.

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You were there.

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Let's hear some of the

things that you really like,

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Adrian Alvarado: uh, the episode

of assimilation, um, with Himalaya.

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I mean, it just really opened

my eyes and gave me ammunition.

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I mean, you know, one of the things

that I learned about a black executive

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perspective is like, first and

foremost, I want to say that, you

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know, black women have a superpower.

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I mean, you know, because, you know,

the majority of our guests, you

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know, in the beginning were, you

know, uh, you know, black women.

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Uh, and, and I just thought it just

every episode just getting more and more

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fascinated about first of all, how Intel

beyond like intelligent, you know, you

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are right where, you know, you have, cause

I mean, I come in from Hollywood, you

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know, Hollywood likes to paint pictures

of everybody, you know what I mean?

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They paint pictures of me too, you

know, but not that I, I had those

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pictures, but like when you really

start engaging in these conversations.

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And that episode of assimilation just

gave me this ammunition because I found

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myself in those conversations where

it's like, well, I grew up poor too.

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And yeah, yeah, my parents are divorced

too and, and this and this and that,

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and it will come from people that

I'm like, yeah, but it's different.

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I don't know, but I

couldn't defend myself.

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So that episode, um, really, really

sort of, even after all these years,

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just gave me so much perspective.

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on how to say, Hey, wait, we're

not, you know, I understand,

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but we're not the same.

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Right.

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And it related to the conversation

about poverty and whiteness, right?

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Yeah.

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It's like, okay, well, poverty,

you know, it's, it's bad in itself,

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but you know, but being white, it's

also, it's, it's, it's just, it just

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exponentially more beneficial being poor.

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You can be

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Tony Tidbit: poor and be

white, but work your way out of

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Adrian Alvarado: that

conversation right there.

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Just sort of like, really like, Oh, wow.

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Wait, what?

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Yeah, I mean because you can fake other

stuff you can fake being poor you can

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fake like she said you can fake being

you Know your sexuality you think being

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married you fake all kinds of things.

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You can't fake being white

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You know, I mean I was like,

oh wow, so if you know how to

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play the game You know what?

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You'll be just fine.

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That's awesome buddy.

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Don't compare yourself to I'm not gonna

let anybody else compare themselves

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to me, you know, I mean, especially

when they haven't lived a moment

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in my shoes, which is right, right,

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Tony Tidbit: right.

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That's awesome, buddy.

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Less.

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What about you?

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Memorable moments, memorable episodes,

memorable, you know, what do you think?

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Les Fyre: Um, well, definitely the

first episode that we did where we were

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having a candid conversation about our

childhood, um, and letting our audience,

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um, look into our lives and peer into our

lives and having that intimate moment.

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And as Chris said, You know, about

the things that we experienced.

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I think as someone of

African American heritage.

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And somebody who grew up in the Midwest.

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These are stories that

are not often disclosed.

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I mean, we just pretty much live our

lives as you know, this is normal to us.

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But when you start speaking about this

stories, you start talking to people

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about it, you start realizing how

really messed up that is, you know,

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and so getting a glimpse of that lets

people know that who we were in our

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past is a product of who we are today.

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And why we are so fierce about telling

these stories and making people

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aware of things that are little known

histories about people of African

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American heritage here in America.

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I'm going to segue then that to our

indigenous peoples day, you know, here

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in America, race is a construct and that

we have to fit into 1 of those races.

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But as of someone, most

of us here of color.

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We are people of mixed heritage, and

we are often told that we have to deny

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that side of ourselves because we have

to fit into the construct of America or

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the caste system of America by color.

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So, just giving insight on indigenous

people, who is indigenous, uh,

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every one of us here on this.

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Panel is of indigenous heritage, you

know, and nobody would know that because

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there's a defining line in America

that says you can't claim that about

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yourself because of how you look yet.

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Still, you have to deny.

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Your ancestry, the people who made you

who you are today in order to fit in.

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So just speaking a little bit

about that, giving a little bit

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of history about indigenous people

in America, the struggles that

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they face, uh, people of black and

indigenous heritage for that matter.

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Um, and embracing that side of

yourself because it is a part of you.

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And then lastly, I think the thing

that really stuck out to me more than

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anything now that we're thinking about it.

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Is we have Mayka Little on

here considering what is

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going on in our country today.

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We have a black woman

running for president.

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It was a surprise to me to see this

young black woman speaking about being

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in politics and how important it was

for you to vote in primaries, you know,

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because your, yeah, your local primaries,

because that even determines how your

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areas police, how your areas educated

the funds that go into your area.

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So now that I look at that, that

conversation with her, I think that I.

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And more in awe of what she's about

to, what she was doing in politics

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and now the potential of her becoming

even more greater in politics based on

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how our situation is here today, that

we have a female, a black female of

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mixed heritage running for presidency.

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Tony Tidbit: Good stuff.

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Excellent stuff.

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Chris, what about you, buddy?

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Memorable moments.

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Chris P. Reed: Um, you know, I

think that Up until recently I was

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thinking that the servant protect.

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Um, episode that we did, uh, was really

impactful and, and really, I enjoyed doing

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it, the history of policing in America

and, and as a person, you know, uh, having

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a, you know, as a historian having a

degree in history, it was, it was right up

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my alley and this and that, but I'm gonna

tell you what shattered everything for me.

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Um, and got me outside of worrying

about what I had specific education

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in or specific experience in was the

Abdul Muhammad episode like that is,

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is by far my funnest episode, my,

my, my happiest episode because he.

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Took me to understand that we

aren't all in of one diaspora.

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We're not all of one monolithic, right?

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We're not monolithic as people.

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And when he started talking about,

he grew up in a Muslim kid in New

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York, went to New Mexico or whatever,

and then joined a Jewish fraternity.

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And it was getting a full academic

ride to the University of Florida.

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I was like, this dude, a younger

me would have said, Oh, this

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brother don't know who he is.

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But an older man knew he knew exactly

who he was and wasn't going to be denied.

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And he was saying how he's gotten so

much support economically and, and,

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uh, from a business perspective from

his fraternity brothers, getting

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connected with other people, uh, of,

you know, the other Jewish people that

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the dudes was connecting him with.

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And it's all business is good business.

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And it was right.

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His whole get down was so cool to me,

you know, we had a Double A knows this.

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He produced the hell out of

the episode because we have

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some, some audio difficulties.

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So he had to kind of get behind,

you know, he had to get behind the

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turntables and make it happen, but

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Adrian Alvarado: he's like, I'm

gonna do it from right here,

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Chris P. Reed: and it

worked out handsomely.

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But I think his story for whatever

reason, grace of God or whatever you

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want to call it resonated with me.

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That is so much bigger

than what we think it is.

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And if you so desire it, if you go for

it, if you want it and you believe in

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yourself and he said, you know, his

uncle's teased him and all this other

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stuff, but he was so cool with him that it

made it a cool episode, a cool situation.

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And it kind of says we can do

anything we want to on here.

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Like before that I was thinking,

I got to stay in my wheelhouse.

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I can only write down notes and

stuff I know about blah, blah.

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But then after that, I

can say whatever I want.

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Tony Tidbit: Yeah, no,

he was, he was fantastic.

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And to be honest, We didn't

because of the wifi issues.

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We didn't hear half the stuff he

was saying until we put it together.

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And it was one, to be honest, to your

point, that was a very popular episode.

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Right.

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And we didn't know what we had and the

Double A's like, I don't know what we got.

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But at the end of the day, it

was a very popular episode.

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So he was awesome

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I totally, that was a good one.

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Mayka Little was great.

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Obviously the indigenous that we

did in a Double A, read a pair, a

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passage from, um, uh, a Columbus book,

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Les Fyre: right.

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Tony Tidbit: And, uh, so that was great.

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That was, I think that was our,

we did a bonus episode then.

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Let me ask you guys this, you know, one

of our goals was to educate people, right.

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And, and make sure.

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That not only that we were being

authentic, but we were providing facts.

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We're providing education on issues that.

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People may not be aware of, right?

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Because at the end of the day, our

goal here is to talk about things

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that people haven't talked about

and educate them, hoping that that

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will, you know, bring people together

because one of the major things that

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we deal with is ignorance, right?

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Um, because our leaders, our

political figures, are trying

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to divide people, right?

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And they use, they tell lies and misnomers

and use stereotypes, dog whistles, all

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those type things to divide people.

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Okay.

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So I want to ask you this Double

A spoke a little bit and it was

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intersectionality where you were talking

about with, with, with, with, uh,

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uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, Himalaya.

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Um, and he talked about what

he learned from them, but I

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love to hear from you guys.

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What some of the things that you've

learned by listening Listening

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to our guests, even stuff that

we talk about as we do amongst

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ourselves, what's some of the things

that you got out of this podcast?

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Chris P. Reed: You may, I'm telling you

the biggest lesson that resonated with

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me and Double A kind of hit on this as

far as black women, um, the trials, as

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far as balancing your life as a female.

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As a mother and as a professional, I

never have had those candid conversations

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or those opportunities to really, uh,

most women in corporate America that

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I've, you know, sat next to, or been

in rooms with were not vulnerable.

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They were making sure they played the

part of the strong, knowledgeable,

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rock steady person professionally.

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And so getting a chance to see some

of the guests that we have here.

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And they unveil that it was tough for

me to leave my young son to go on a

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business trip and, and just, you know,

climbing the ladder simultaneously with

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being a good parent and being a wife

and, and all of these different hats.

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I hadn't seen it from that perspective

before, or hadn't had that type

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of vulnerability or that type of

understanding provided to me from

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women that were so successful.

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You just thought they, they made all

these sacrifices and they did make a lot

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of sacrifices, but we thought that they.

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themselves of other things of

the totality of being a woman.

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And so kind of like what they were

saying, it's amazing all the things

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that women can absorb and embrace and,

and secure in this world, despite the

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world being for it, you know, despite

the world being so misogynistic and

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so, you know, one sided, it is amazing.

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So even now with the presidency

pending, it's amazing.

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That all these things can

be done simultaneously.

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And I think that's the biggest

lesson I learned from some of the

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great guests that we've had on here.

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Uh, Tony,

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Tony Tidbit: that's awesome, buddy.

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Awesome.

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What about you Double A?

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Oh,

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Adrian Alvarado: another thing I

learned from, um, Malik, I believe our

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guest, it was about, uh, historical

trauma, just these little, little

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nuances that That reveal things

about me, you know, that I don't

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understand or didn't deeply understand.

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And that just sort of adds

more perspective to it.

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You know, just having guests

like him, hearing his story.

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I mean, just everyone.

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I mean, I mean, you know, being

involved in it and just being involved

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in every conversation, uh, from

behind the scenes and producing it.

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It's just been amazing.

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And I mean, my, my sister wrote a

syllabus, I mean, uh, a thesis about it.

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You know, about historical trauma and

about Puerto Ricans and Hispanics.

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And it was way before

our episode came out.

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So it was just a synchronicity

that was happening.

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And I'm like, yeah, we're supposed to

be having these conversations right now.

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So, um, it's just all been amazing for me.

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So I'm just, I'm just really grateful.

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Tony Tidbit: That's awesome, buddy.

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Les?

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Les Fyre: Um, I do have to

piggyback off of Chris and say,

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you know, that I feel seen.

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Because I think that no, seriously,

no, I'm agreeing with you and you know,

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I think too, I think a lot of black

women judge themselves and say, okay,

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I'm, I'm either doing too much or I'm

crazy or people are going to look at

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me differently and stuff like that.

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It's just the drive that was

instilled in us by our mothers.

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And how we had to overcompensate for

a lot of things, and I don't want to

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get into the deep dive territory of it.

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But what you're seeing right now is

who we have traditionally always been.

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I'm reminded of something that

I just recently saw that Gwyneth

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Paltrow was talking about, um,

amongst her successful black friends

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and her successful white friends.

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And she was saying that white women feel

they have to compete with one another.

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So you're going to see a lot

of backbiting in the corporate

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scene between white women.

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But she said, if we could

learn from my black friends.

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And she said, because black

women lift each other up.

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It's like we always are rooting that

person on, and we don't feel that

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because I have a lesser role, I feel

more diminished than you are when one

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of when you succeed, we all succeed,

and it's just something that we learn.

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We were the pillars of our communities,

and it's something that we continued

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in the corporate lifestyle.

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In addition to taking care of

everything that we've taken care of.

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You know, it wasn't because of lack.

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It was just because it was the way

that we are built and designed, you

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know, and our circumstances dictated

who we have become here in the U.

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S.

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or worldwide for that matter.

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I feel like I learned a

lot from this podcast.

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Um, I'm constantly amazed.

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I'm constantly amazed, but more than

anything, when I look at the world and

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the world seems sometimes so Disappointing

to me to know that there are people

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that feel the same way that we do.

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They feel the same way

and care about diversity.

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They care about the

success of their people.

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They care about educating people about

things that they don't know, despite all

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the noise and craziness that we're seeing.

637

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And so this, what I appreciate about

the show is that we don't go out there.

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We like really are going through the

woods and the weeds, looking for people

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:

and stuff, people really come to us

because we have a platform and they

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:

want to speak on what they're saying.

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:

They found us and they want people to know

that this podcast amplifies their voice.

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Tony Tidbit: There's no question.

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Number one, thank you all for that.

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:

You know, if you think about it,

,:

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inaugural episode that Les and I

did, that was episode number one.

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Um, we've done, including bonus

episodes, um, including, um, we've

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probably done 70, 80 different episodes.

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:

Right?

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We created a partnership with

CodeM Magazine, who's our partner.

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You know, Dr.

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Nsenga Burton.

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Mm hmm.

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Has a weekly segment each week

called need to know all those things

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:

came out from September 19, 2023.

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So just think about it from, from what

Double AA said earlier about, you know,

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the first recording where I'm saying MFs.

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All right.

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And thinking that's going to be, you know,

our first recording to where we are today.

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So let's all take a look and let's play.

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I, we, I put together, we put together

a video, uh, uh, montage, a collage

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:

of, All the different guests, all

the different episodes that a black

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executive perspective podcast has put

together over the last year, all the

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different topics that we talked about.

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So let's all take a look.

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And then after we take a look, I love

to hear just your thoughts on what

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you've just seen, what you've guys

been a part of for the last year.

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Are you guys ready for

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Les Fyre: this?

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Listen to this podcast.

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Ask us questions, things that we may

not even talk about on this podcast.

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We're going to give you an

authentic, honest response.

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:

Renee Santos: Find out

they were Cuban till 16.

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I was like, That is white privilege.

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You basically hid as a

different race for 16 years.

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Like, there's no way, Tony, that you would

find out you were black when you were 16.

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You know what I

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Sarissa Thrower: mean?

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Or business environment, where

you're expected to sort of stiff up

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or lip your way through everything.

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And

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Geraldine Moriba: I have

never forgotten that.

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:

Because it really pissed me off.

683

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I was so angry because basically what

I was told is I had to work harder

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:

than everybody else in the room, right?

685

:

There was no, no letting down.

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Don't give her a down, down time.

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Keep her working.

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:

Keep her working.

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Bianca Reed: Intro and guy raises

his hand and says, how does it

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feel to be a diversity hire?

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You're thinking on my diversity hire.

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Cause I'm black.

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I'm a diversity hire because you need

something on this team from leadership

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that you didn't have before I got here.

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:

Yeah.

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Chris P. Reed: We have to hold people

accountable if we're going to hold

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ourselves as a society accountable.

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And I think that for us on this platform

and this podcast, we as black people are

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overarched in the accountability factor.

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Like we are, we have to be, it's

the black taxes, all this other

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Chanel Lake: action that elevates

that person's name or experience and

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opportunity and spaces and places

that they don't have visibility

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:

or they're not in the room.

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:

Kerry King Brown: I own a thing

called the black wolf app.

705

:

He goes, well, what is that?

706

:

I said, You know what Uber and Lyft is?

707

:

He goes, yeah, well, mine's the same

thing as the ride share, but the

708

:

difference is we have armed drivers.

709

:

When I said that, he said, dude,

we're going to become famous.

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:

5GRV: I get to spend time with

other Black women in the space.

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Something that I wanted

when I was a child.

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And that's one of the main reasons

why I do this, because I want

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to be what I needed as a child.

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Tony Tidbit: The white advertising

agencies Would be skeptic if it would be a

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long shot for them to hire you as I would

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Jimmy Smith: very long shot

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Mayka Little: They don't hold them

accountable for doing the things that

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:

they said they were going to do And so

the only way your vote can really matter

719

:

is if you stay engaged and see it through

720

:

Chris P. Reed: It's

three phases to a career.

721

:

The first stage is survive

The second stage is to thrive.

722

:

The last stage is to create where you

get to a point where you so up there

723

:

that you can put other people on, or you

can guide people at that point in time.

724

:

And that's the holy grail.

725

:

Brad Bowling: We also, we want to be.

726

:

Very honest about where we are as a people

727

:

Pastor Glenn Germany: Like

728

:

Bilal Akram: the line from

the movie passenger 57 Wesley

729

:

Snipes said always bet on black.

730

:

It's also

731

:

Dr Coker: the felicity of the

falseness Of falsehoods of enslavement.

732

:

You've conditioned people into believing

that they were less than human.

733

:

You don't want those

facts in the textbooks.

734

:

Chris P. Reed: Remember to

incorporate L E S S less.

735

:

The L is for learn.

736

:

Educate yourself on racial

nuances and cultural aspects.

737

:

and make sure that you learn as

much as you can, wherever you can.

738

:

Dr. LeGoy: She was the

darkest girl in her family.

739

:

And she said that she was told from the

time she was young, you better marry

740

:

someone European or someone white.

741

:

Like, that's your only

chance for a good life.

742

:

Alex Tremble: As a black male

myself, I've been the token.

743

:

I've been in spaces where literally

I walked in the office and I saw

744

:

people's faces claim it because they

were afraid they saw me and they

745

:

were like, Oh my God, who is this?

746

:

Does he belong here?

747

:

Brian Stern: I became very hypersensitive

to every little thing that I thought

748

:

was some sort of racial slight.

749

:

And so I became like, I know

this is cliche, but like

750

:

the angry white guy, right?

751

:

Like I became the guy who was like,

everything was racial and I wanted to talk

752

:

about it and I wanted to fight everybody.

753

:

I want to fight the world and get angry

about it, but my wife just didn't want

754

:

to talk about it.

755

:

Kevin Clayton: We talk

about managing diversity.

756

:

I need to understand that those

folks are going to bring different

757

:

complexities to my management style.

758

:

If I use the concept of I'm

going to manage everybody the

759

:

same way, I am a poor manager.

760

:

Iris Ivana Grant: What

761

:

I

762

:

want people to do is understand

that philanthropy, in its true

763

:

sense, is the love of humanity.

764

:

I need you to find,

where's your love button?

765

:

Where's your passion word?

766

:

Robert Townes: I really work

with my children on educating

767

:

them about their history first.

768

:

And then also want to instill a confidence

in them that they can carry themselves

769

:

in this world with their head held high.

770

:

Tony Tidbit: Fortune 500 CEOs.

771

:

The number is 0.

772

:

8 percent of fortune 500 black

CEOs, just to be clear here.

773

:

All right.

774

:

And when we say 0.

775

:

8%, we're talking eight individuals.

776

:

Tactics that haven't worked

the last five, 10, 15 years.

777

:

What tactics are you talking about?

778

:

Andrew Beamon: I'm talking about these.

779

:

These myths or these symbolic gestures.

780

:

Adrian Alvarado: Back in the day, you

know, you can't even say this anymore,

781

:

but it was cowboys and Indians, right?

782

:

So you either were a cowboy

or you were an Indian.

783

:

And I always chose to be an

Indian because, you know,

784

:

that's what I thought I was.

785

:

Abdul Muhammad: And choosing

786

:

powerfully who you want to be.

787

:

Versus who you've been told to be,

who you've been conditioned to be,

788

:

who society is trying to make you.

789

:

Sonia Haynes McNaughton: Stop

asking middle aged white men

790

:

that have been in their positions

for the last 20 years to be the

791

:

decision makers on how to cultivate.

792

:

And empower their high achieving

black women or women of color.

793

:

Tony Tidbit: Exactly.

794

:

And then after you learn

is E, E is empathy.

795

:

Okay.

796

:

Now you should be more empathetic

to your friends and colleagues about

797

:

the situations that they go through.

798

:

White Lady: I understand that

it's a system of advantages and

799

:

disadvantages based on race.

800

:

So as much as there's the disadvantage

piece of it, there's the advantage

801

:

piece of it, which is what I

experienced as a white person.

802

:

Tony Tidbit: What did your

803

:

parents tell you about the police?

804

:

Chris P. Reed: Give them no reason.

805

:

Make sure you don't give him no

reason to make you not come home.

806

:

Shawn Norville: It sort of eats away

at your, your soul because you almost

807

:

sometimes feel like you're betraying

your mother or your sister because

808

:

there's this connotation that if you days

outside of your race, you don't love.

809

:

Black women the same as you do

other women because you've been

810

:

brainwashed to like certain types of

hair or certain types of complexions.

811

:

Leslie Drish: We

812

:

didn't hire those diverse

vendors because they were black.

813

:

Tony Tidbit: They

814

:

were diverse.

815

:

Leslie Drish: We

816

:

hired those vendors because we

intentionally, we looked for people

817

:

that could give us the services

and products that we needed.

818

:

Brian Stern: Soon as she walked in, they

told her that she couldn't afford it.

819

:

They told her that this wasn't the

right environment for her or the child.

820

:

And she came home upset, and she knew

at this time, this is a racial issue.

821

:

Erika Tindill: The only exposure

to anything other than themselves

822

:

is what they have as popular media.

823

:

Tony Tidbit: Jordan

from Lakeland, Florida.

824

:

No, I did not swim here.

825

:

I'm Cuban and Arabic.

826

:

And anytime I tell somebody that, they

ask me if I'm a terrorist, or if I swam

827

:

here, especially since I live in Florida.

828

:

Nsenga Burton: Systemic racism.

829

:

Structural racism.

830

:

Right, it's all of these things that

are baked into our everyday lives,

831

:

such that we, they become normal.

832

:

They appear normal, but they're not.

833

:

Brad Bowling: Our brothers

and sisters who don't go vote.

834

:

Steve Capers: We got

835

:

big names coming.

836

:

We have everyone from DL Hughley,

Sherry Shepherd, Ken Whitley.

837

:

We have a comedy legend, Marshall

Warfield, and so many others.

838

:

And it's always hosted by my best.

839

:

One of my best friends, my dear

friend, uh, comedian Damon Williams.

840

:

Chris P. Reed: And then the

first, that is for share.

841

:

Share the things that you learned.

842

:

Don't hide it, divide it.

843

:

Make sure that those around you understand

what you've just gained and understood.

844

:

Les Fyre: We don't hear how

we made this country wealthy.

845

:

We don't hear how things

were stolen from us.

846

:

Tony Tidbit: You gained a lot

of hate for the gay community.

847

:

Why was that?

848

:

David Christel: It took me until I was

about 17 to realize that I'm actually gay.

849

:

Adrian Alvarado: And I told

her I was Puerto Rican.

850

:

And she's like, Oh, and you're successful.

851

:

Maya Tindill: They would call

me white girl occasionally.

852

:

It was just very much, I was different

from them and they wanted me to

853

:

know I was different from them.

854

:

Last year, I had a friend who would call

me half breed as a joke, and I didn't

855

:

know how to tell him it wasn't funny.

856

:

Nsenga Burton: So that's what it is about.

857

:

It's about inclusion, right?

858

:

Not about unqualified people

getting jobs they don't deserve and

859

:

running the country into the ground.

860

:

That's

861

:

Erika Bennet: Deeply

insecure people, right?

862

:

Who've been told their entire life,

you're not supposed to be here.

863

:

We're going to make it

so hard to get here.

864

:

And then when they get into

these positions of power, it, it

865

:

becomes their undoing in a way.

866

:

Courteney Mitchell: So floored

that this woman had to have this

867

:

conversation with, with her children,

white people would never have to have

868

:

that conversation with their kids.

869

:

There could be a possibility that

I could go out wearing a hoodie

870

:

and a hat and, and get shot at.

871

:

Like I would never even thought

that would never even cross the

872

:

minds of anybody in, in my space.

873

:

Tony Tidbit: Guess what?

874

:

We were asleep, but now we will stay woke.

875

:

Let's hear.

876

:

Some of these DEI dog whistles.

877

:

Fox News Contributor: DEI,

which stands for didn't earn it.

878

:

We're gonna have doctors who

don't know how to perform heart

879

:

surgery, and we're gonna have planes

that are falling out of the sky.

880

:

I'm sorry, if I see a black pilot, I'm

gonna be like, boy, I hope he's qualified.

881

:

JJ Dionisio: Ryan from Coota, Oklahoma

says anti racist is a code for anti white.

882

:

Bobby from Baltimore, Maryland says

pro black doesn't mean anti white.

883

:

White Lady: It's very

uncomfortable to talk about race.

884

:

Um, it's not something,

it's not something I do.

885

:

White Kid: I don't want to say

anything that would offend anyone.

886

:

White Man: It's a very touchy subject.

887

:

It's still difficult, even if you feel

like you're on the right side of it.

888

:

Malik Frederick: Don't

wear that hoodie at night.

889

:

I have three sons.

890

:

I tell them this stuff

can get you killed, right?

891

:

Um, that's trauma.

892

:

That's my trauma speaking out.

893

:

I'm scared.

894

:

I'm scared for my child.

895

:

Bree Frank: You can't be the company that,

you know, puts the black square up after

896

:

George Floyd and then hires a bunch of

xecutives who are now gone in:

897

:

You're going to slowly disappear into the

night and then everyone's going to go away

898

:

and you think that people aren't going

to notice that you got rid of all of the

899

:

brown folks you hired three years ago.

900

:

Marcus Townes: People will say

like, you're not even black.

901

:

That's just weird to me because

like, I am black and I am white.

902

:

Sometimes I just don't know

like how to respond to that

903

:

because it's just like, why?

904

:

Simma Lieberman: But we would be black,

white and brown people together to

905

:

dialogue and get to know each other.

906

:

Cause when you get to know each other,

907

:

Tony Tidbit: And then the final S is stop.

908

:

We want to stop discrimination

as it walks in our path.

909

:

So if grandma says something at

Thanksgiving table that's inappropriate,

910

:

you say, grandma, we don't say that.

911

:

We don't believe that.

912

:

You stop it right then.

913

:

Maxwell Pearce: Um, stereotypes,

like, you know, we're stereotyped

914

:

to be one dimensional, um, not

intellectual, not capable of

915

:

anything else outside of our sport.

916

:

James Jones: When I went to Juilliard,

that was sort of the beginning of it.

917

:

I was in the American Opera

Theater there, right up to Harvard.

918

:

That was my first time having to confront

that I really didn't have the emotional

919

:

maturity and what it meant to be a young

black person on the streets of New York.

920

:

I had nothing to prepare me for that.

921

:

Mikaela Franklin: You grew up in

a predominantly white community.

922

:

Where you don't see diversity, where

you're not being educated about diversity.

923

:

How are you supposed to

know, like, these things?

924

:

And like, when you say something,

you might not mean it with malintent,

925

:

but the way that someone perceives

it and, like, receives that, it can

926

:

be hurtful and you just don't know.

927

:

Himalaya Rao-Potlapally: If a person looks

exactly like you, comes from your same

928

:

culture, because of intersectionality,

They might have so many other factors that

929

:

impede them from achieving that same goal,

even if they work just as hard as you.

930

:

Malik Frederick: The African

931

:

American

932

:

is so unique in his experience.

933

:

400 years!

934

:

What the Black community

have is continuous stress.

935

:

Rhonda Hight: Basically, you know, all

of us, I don't care who you are, but

936

:

especially people of color, we wear masks

in the work environment, in a corporate

937

:

environment, in any work environment.

938

:

In other words, we come in, we

assimilate, or we don't, they

939

:

say, bring your authentic self,

but yeah, y'all couldn't handle

940

:

Chris P. Reed: it.

941

:

To define what it is, or

to define what woke is.

942

:

Rebecca Nunez: I'll tell you my personal

experience as a first generation

943

:

Mexican American, the many instances of

racism that I've experienced from not

944

:

being weighted at or, you know, people

thinking I can't afford a certain thing.

945

:

Nsenga Burton: Black and white people

lived nicely together until black people.

946

:

Started rising, right?

947

:

IE home ownership,

business ownership, kill

948

:

Tony Tidbit: people, and then

install their own government, and

949

:

then rewrite history books, okay?

950

:

To come out as heroes and then hide it.

951

:

I mean, I mean, that's the most

heinous thing that you could do.

952

:

If everybody can incorporate LESS, L E

S S, we'll create a more understanding

953

:

world, and more important, we'll

see the change that we want to

954

:

see, because LESS will become more.

955

:

Wow.

956

:

Can you believe that?

957

:

All of that came out of an idea.

958

:

And the first episode, September 13th.

959

:

I mean, what's your thoughts on that?

960

:

Chris, let me hear from you, buddy.

961

:

Chris P. Reed: You know what?

962

:

I

963

:

think it surprises

964

:

me that diversity on the screen,

965

:

because it's not just, it's a

black executive perspective,

966

:

but that's a misnomer.

967

:

And the idea of it's a perspective

of all executives, all people

968

:

that are enterprising, all

people that are forward thinking.

969

:

And so when you're looking at

it and you're going through it,

970

:

you're like, okay, white dude

971

:

okay.

972

:

Okay.

973

:

Like,

974

:

it is just a cornucopia of

different people that have come

975

:

together with the same agenda.

976

:

And you had said something in your

original, um, think about allyship, right?

977

:

About allies.

978

:

And so I think that's what resonated with

me more than anything else was, Oh, wow.

979

:

We got a lot of allies out there.

980

:

We got a lot of allies, smiling faces.

981

:

And it's not, you know, it's not

a, a contentious type of situation.

982

:

We deal with serious stuff.

983

:

We deal with, Things that need to be

said, but we do it in a way that's

984

:

inviting and embracing and easy to digest.

985

:

And if you don't rock with us,

it's because you absolutely

986

:

just don't want to rock with us.

987

:

It's not because of anything else.

988

:

And so, uh, I think that's what

resonated with me kind of seeing that.

989

:

Tony Tidbit: Double A,

what's your thoughts?

990

:

Buddy, you were there.

991

:

A lot of them was funny, you

know, it's just amazing and some

992

:

of the stuff, um, you know, um,

so I love to hear your thoughts.

993

:

Adrian Alvarado: Well, my perspective,

you know, we, you know, it's, it's,

994

:

uh, it's a black executive perspective.

995

:

It's all about perspectives.

996

:

Um, as a producer, you know, it's a

different perspective for me, you know,

997

:

because, you know, you're thinking

about all these things, you know, and

998

:

there's all these things that happening,

you know, whether it's wifi, whether

999

:

it's, you know, it's the lighting or

it's, it's, it's all these things.

:

00:50:39,664 --> 00:50:45,045

So, you know, beyond all that, that I

was feeling and like, oh my God, what's

:

00:50:45,045 --> 00:50:46,785

going on, we're really doing this.

:

00:50:46,805 --> 00:50:47,405

This is a lot.

:

00:50:47,435 --> 00:50:51,875

I mean, I felt, you know, I, I, I heard a

quote recently that pressure is an honor.

:

00:50:52,480 --> 00:50:52,870

Right.

:

00:50:53,620 --> 00:50:54,390

From an athlete.

:

00:50:54,590 --> 00:50:58,280

Uh, you know, Oh, how do you feel about,

you know, being, you know, favorite or

:

00:50:58,280 --> 00:51:01,020

whatever, you know, it's like, Oh, it

was Caleb Williams or something, maybe

:

00:51:01,060 --> 00:51:03,150

someone he's like, pressure is an honor.

:

00:51:03,460 --> 00:51:05,270

And I'm like, wow, I

never heard it that way.

:

00:51:06,060 --> 00:51:11,880

And I felt a lot of pressure, you know,

because it's really important and, and

:

00:51:11,880 --> 00:51:13,930

I wanted to do right by it, you know?

:

00:51:14,470 --> 00:51:19,660

Um, so it was just a lot of emotions and

just seeing it all come together now.

:

00:51:19,710 --> 00:51:21,450

I mean, this is so satisfying.

:

00:51:21,985 --> 00:51:26,155

and gratifying and to know that, you

know, this is what we're here for to

:

00:51:26,155 --> 00:51:32,185

just, you know, uh, add, add to the

narrative, you know, expand our voices

:

00:51:32,805 --> 00:51:35,535

and, you know, change people's lives.

:

00:51:35,605 --> 00:51:37,455

And hey, we're here to talk about it.

:

00:51:37,724 --> 00:51:40,895

I've always been here to talk

about it, you know, so, hey, you

:

00:51:40,895 --> 00:51:42,465

don't know something, it's okay.

:

00:51:42,905 --> 00:51:45,285

This is why we're here to do and

that, that's what got me through.

:

00:51:45,325 --> 00:51:46,575

So it was.

:

00:51:47,345 --> 00:51:48,195

frustrating.

:

00:51:48,245 --> 00:51:49,525

It was exhilarating.

:

00:51:49,535 --> 00:51:51,085

It was gratifying.

:

00:51:51,095 --> 00:51:53,705

It was all of these emotions,

which is what life is all about.

:

00:51:53,745 --> 00:51:55,235

So I'm very grateful.

:

00:51:55,575 --> 00:51:56,155

Tony Tidbit: Yeah, buddy.

:

00:51:56,165 --> 00:51:56,555

Yes.

:

00:51:56,555 --> 00:51:57,105

Les.

:

00:51:58,274 --> 00:51:58,894

What's your thoughts?

:

00:51:58,894 --> 00:52:02,905

If you saw what over the last

year of all the guests and all

:

00:52:02,924 --> 00:52:04,645

the, you know, people that were on

:

00:52:05,174 --> 00:52:12,715

Les Fyre: very emotional,

uh, namely because, you know,

:

00:52:13,645 --> 00:52:15,275

knowing where this started.

:

00:52:16,105 --> 00:52:23,395

How the conversation started, it was

lightning in a bottle and now seeing

:

00:52:23,395 --> 00:52:27,655

it, you know, so that everybody

can have these conversations,

:

00:52:27,655 --> 00:52:29,485

hear other people's perspectives.

:

00:52:29,875 --> 00:52:35,035

Uh, 'cause I know how much effort we

used to put into those conversations.

:

00:52:35,035 --> 00:52:35,036

Yes,

:

00:52:35,140 --> 00:52:35,815

Tony Tidbit: yes, yes.

:

00:52:35,875 --> 00:52:39,115

Les Fyre: Um, and we were

dedicated to that too.

:

00:52:39,145 --> 00:52:42,685

Like if you had to go out on a business

trip, you know, you always like, I'm

:

00:52:42,745 --> 00:52:44,320

a call for people to come in and do.

:

00:52:45,460 --> 00:52:51,070

You know, do a presentation and

the people that's that, I mean, it

:

00:52:51,070 --> 00:52:53,180

didn't, they had various backgrounds.

:

00:52:53,449 --> 00:52:59,080

People would step up to the plate and do

some content that was just life changing.

:

00:52:59,840 --> 00:53:03,409

So seeing that and knowing

where we are today.

:

00:53:04,369 --> 00:53:05,719

Made me very emotional.

:

00:53:06,149 --> 00:53:06,539

Tony Tidbit: Yeah.

:

00:53:08,835 --> 00:53:12,015

Les Fyre: You know, it, it makes

you believe that anything you put

:

00:53:12,015 --> 00:53:14,065

your mind to, you can create it.

:

00:53:14,095 --> 00:53:14,895

And that's what you did.

:

00:53:14,905 --> 00:53:16,464

You were so passionate about it.

:

00:53:16,475 --> 00:53:20,184

Tony, you were so like, you're

like, I don't know what I'm doing.

:

00:53:20,184 --> 00:53:21,224

I'm not a podcast.

:

00:53:21,224 --> 00:53:24,865

I don't have the right, you know, but

look at you now, look at this now, you

:

00:53:24,865 --> 00:53:27,685

know, so I'd say that was very emotional.

:

00:53:27,685 --> 00:53:28,585

I'm well done.

:

00:53:29,295 --> 00:53:30,365

Tony Tidbit: Yeah, definitely.

:

00:53:30,385 --> 00:53:33,915

You know, listen, it's, it's,

uh, number one, it's, uh,

:

00:53:34,055 --> 00:53:35,585

um, you should all be proud.

:

00:53:36,385 --> 00:53:36,755

Okay.

:

00:53:36,755 --> 00:53:41,725

To be honest, when I look at that, I'm

proud because at the end of the day, um,

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00:53:41,815 --> 00:53:46,174

we may, we turn nothing into something

and we had people come on and was willing

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00:53:46,175 --> 00:53:51,474

to share their stories and talk about

uncomfortable conversations to educate.

:

00:53:51,764 --> 00:53:54,294

And these wasn't just people

we found off the street.

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00:53:54,745 --> 00:53:56,175

These were guests.

:

00:53:56,215 --> 00:54:01,725

I mean, people that were CEOs and

entrepreneurs and SVPs and EVPs

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00:54:02,075 --> 00:54:04,545

from all all around the country.

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00:54:04,775 --> 00:54:05,475

Okay.

:

00:54:05,635 --> 00:54:09,504

And they came on a black executive

perspective because they believed in our

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00:54:09,504 --> 00:54:12,064

mission and what we were looking to do.

:

00:54:12,064 --> 00:54:14,235

And they wanted to be

part of the solution.

:

00:54:14,575 --> 00:54:21,355

And they was, and, you know, as we

move forward into:

:

00:54:21,355 --> 00:54:23,174

going to continue to push the envelope.

:

00:54:23,715 --> 00:54:25,735

We're going to have new partners.

:

00:54:25,765 --> 00:54:29,725

We're going to have other people

that do different type of segments.

:

00:54:29,725 --> 00:54:33,775

We're going to tackle, you know,

uncomfortable conversations because

:

00:54:33,775 --> 00:54:35,215

they need to be talked about.

:

00:54:35,695 --> 00:54:36,335

Okay.

:

00:54:36,485 --> 00:54:39,535

We're going to have people,

you know, share their stories.

:

00:54:39,535 --> 00:54:42,155

We're going to continue

to share our stories.

:

00:54:42,155 --> 00:54:45,315

We're going to continue to be

vulnerable because I never thought

:

00:54:45,625 --> 00:54:50,735

for somebody who never talked about

race at all in corporate America.

:

00:54:50,965 --> 00:54:56,385

And then since George Floyd, Started

having a forum and sharing my

:

00:54:56,405 --> 00:55:00,345

stories and stuff that I always,

I kept buried inside, right?

:

00:55:00,495 --> 00:55:05,525

But to do that so that we could all

feel comfortable and try to finally

:

00:55:05,525 --> 00:55:10,745

tackle this big gorilla that's called

race and racism and discrimination.

:

00:55:11,094 --> 00:55:11,674

Okay.

:

00:55:11,735 --> 00:55:13,279

So that's our goal.

:

00:55:13,430 --> 00:55:15,370

We're going to continue

to push the envelope.

:

00:55:15,920 --> 00:55:21,070

We're going to continue to bring on

and have debates and have, as Double A

:

00:55:21,090 --> 00:55:23,730

said, talk from different perspectives.

:

00:55:24,000 --> 00:55:26,390

Because that's what

this platform is about.

:

00:55:26,500 --> 00:55:28,210

It's the people's platform.

:

00:55:28,390 --> 00:55:31,209

And I'm so proud that we created that.

:

00:55:31,209 --> 00:55:34,550

So, real quickly, I'd love to

get final thoughts from everyone.

:

00:55:35,000 --> 00:55:36,460

Les, final thoughts.

:

00:55:36,460 --> 00:55:36,974

Final

:

00:55:36,974 --> 00:55:37,489

Les Fyre: thoughts?

:

00:55:38,050 --> 00:55:39,020

Just keep going up.

:

00:55:39,260 --> 00:55:39,990

Keep going up.

:

00:55:40,350 --> 00:55:42,309

Uh, greater things.

:

00:55:42,309 --> 00:55:42,379

Thanks.

:

00:55:42,400 --> 00:55:47,190

And that's what we need to

shoot for, um, more education.

:

00:55:47,200 --> 00:55:50,980

I'd like to see this

podcast be something that.

:

00:55:51,295 --> 00:55:53,785

You know, it's spoken

about as a reference.

:

00:55:54,065 --> 00:55:57,085

You know, there are a lot of people

that out there that are soothsayers,

:

00:55:57,125 --> 00:56:01,165

people who, you know, people follow that

are, uh, you know, activists like that.

:

00:56:01,165 --> 00:56:02,994

This is what I want to

see at this podcast.

:

00:56:03,075 --> 00:56:07,154

I wanted to see bigger and greater

things and more difficult conversations

:

00:56:07,154 --> 00:56:08,924

and us working through it as a people.

:

00:56:09,885 --> 00:56:10,875

Tony Tidbit: Absolutely.

:

00:56:11,034 --> 00:56:11,524

Double A.

:

00:56:12,254 --> 00:56:13,265

Adrian Alvarado: Well,

you know, thank you.

:

00:56:13,375 --> 00:56:14,885

I just want to thank you again.

:

00:56:14,975 --> 00:56:19,395

I want to thank you first of all, for

inviting me to join you in this podcast.

:

00:56:19,965 --> 00:56:20,795

It's been an honor.

:

00:56:21,445 --> 00:56:24,765

I want to thank our audience for having

me on a black executive perspective

:

00:56:24,765 --> 00:56:26,345

to, uh, opening stories to you.

:

00:56:26,345 --> 00:56:30,484

These conversations has been such an honor

to engage in this crucial conversation

:

00:56:30,494 --> 00:56:31,964

about race and corporate America.

:

00:56:32,744 --> 00:56:36,334

Um, you know, just as someone whose

journey began, you know, here as a

:

00:56:36,335 --> 00:56:42,685

producer, I've learned firsthand how

vital it is to have these diverse

:

00:56:42,705 --> 00:56:50,244

voices and conversations, and I truly

value that, um, and Hey, in flipping

:

00:56:50,244 --> 00:56:52,035

my script Which it's coming up.

:

00:56:52,035 --> 00:56:53,255

I'm going to put a shameless plug.

:

00:56:53,255 --> 00:56:53,985

I share my story.

:

00:56:53,985 --> 00:56:57,995

I'm pushing past barriers and

taking control of my path And I

:

00:56:57,995 --> 00:57:00,674

hope it encourages others to do the

same especially when the system is

:

00:57:00,675 --> 00:57:04,155

built To not support us Absolutely.

:

00:57:04,255 --> 00:57:07,564

We all deserve a seat at the table and

more importantly we deserve to be feel

:

00:57:07,565 --> 00:57:11,295

empowered to change the conversation

when necessary So thank you again

:

00:57:11,325 --> 00:57:14,815

for this platform and for creating a

space where we can have these real raw

:

00:57:14,815 --> 00:57:18,640

conversations So let's continue to push

forward Flipping our scripts and making

:

00:57:18,640 --> 00:57:20,460

room for everyone in America and beyond.

:

00:57:20,750 --> 00:57:21,550

Tony Tidbit: Absolutely.

:

00:57:21,720 --> 00:57:24,960

And Double A has a book coming out

called flipping, flipping the script.

:

00:57:25,630 --> 00:57:26,679

Adrian Alvarado: Oh, flipping my script,

:

00:57:26,680 --> 00:57:27,779

Tony Tidbit: flipping my script.

:

00:57:27,790 --> 00:57:28,939

So definitely check it out.

:

00:57:28,939 --> 00:57:29,619

He'll be out.

:

00:57:29,890 --> 00:57:33,060

We'll have some info on it where you

can check it out and be able to buy it.

:

00:57:33,269 --> 00:57:33,709

Chris P.

:

00:57:33,710 --> 00:57:35,310

Reed, you get the final

thought, my brother.

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00:57:35,509 --> 00:57:39,040

Chris P. Reed: Uh, well, I mean, the

final thought, but definitely not the

:

00:57:39,040 --> 00:57:42,510

best, um, is that this becomes easier.

:

00:57:42,885 --> 00:57:45,575

As you expand your

expectation in your mind.

:

00:57:45,595 --> 00:57:50,205

And as a parent, I see inspiration

for stories every time I talk to my

:

00:57:50,205 --> 00:57:51,775

daughters about different things.

:

00:57:51,775 --> 00:57:54,595

And now I'm starting to

see it everywhere, right?

:

00:57:54,595 --> 00:57:58,755

I'm seeing opportunity and inspiration

because I've opened myself up to it.

:

00:57:58,804 --> 00:58:00,934

You know, a person that was

really kind of, like I said,

:

00:58:00,935 --> 00:58:02,135

minding my own business a lot.

:

00:58:02,445 --> 00:58:03,635

You've infected me now.

:

00:58:03,635 --> 00:58:07,085

And I'm seeing, I'm sending you

stuff, you know, 12 o'clock at night.

:

00:58:07,085 --> 00:58:08,065

Like, man, we should talk about this.

:

00:58:08,065 --> 00:58:08,875

We should talk about that.

:

00:58:09,275 --> 00:58:12,085

And the thing that, that

excites me the most.

:

00:58:12,560 --> 00:58:15,620

Is that Tony, you know, this

Double A, you know, this and Noel

:

00:58:15,620 --> 00:58:17,180

behind the camera now knows this.

:

00:58:17,620 --> 00:58:22,190

We get so many people after we say cut

at the end that says that was wonderful.

:

00:58:22,730 --> 00:58:24,060

That was so cool.

:

00:58:24,090 --> 00:58:28,610

I feel so it's almost like therapy for

these folks to get on here and get it off.

:

00:58:28,650 --> 00:58:32,740

And that feeling resonates outside

of just these, this taping.

:

00:58:33,030 --> 00:58:36,080

But when people listen to it, I

have people calling me and it was

:

00:58:36,089 --> 00:58:37,490

like, man, y'all was on with buddy.

:

00:58:37,660 --> 00:58:38,839

And that was so cool.

:

00:58:38,839 --> 00:58:40,940

And do seem so like, was

he like that for real?

:

00:58:40,940 --> 00:58:43,900

Like how many takes or how many, and

they're like, no, that's all, you

:

00:58:43,900 --> 00:58:45,120

know, that's all coming off the dome.

:

00:58:45,120 --> 00:58:47,240

So it's a good situation.

:

00:58:47,300 --> 00:58:48,680

It's a great platform.

:

00:58:49,025 --> 00:58:53,745

And I think that what resonates more than

anything else is the guest gravitating.

:

00:58:53,745 --> 00:58:56,855

We've had so many important

people say, I want to come back.

:

00:58:57,204 --> 00:58:59,284

And he was like, I thought you

said everything you said, like,

:

00:58:59,284 --> 00:59:00,324

why would you hold him back?

:

00:59:00,374 --> 00:59:04,525

And they like, no, because as life

continues, I want to keep coming back to

:

00:59:04,525 --> 00:59:09,535

let you know, this is what is required

of us to make sure that we're guiding us.

:

00:59:09,870 --> 00:59:11,540

Down this path that is life.

:

00:59:11,630 --> 00:59:14,760

And so on this journey, I'm just

happy to be with you, you folks.

:

00:59:14,760 --> 00:59:18,100

And, uh, it's, it's like I said, it's

a privilege just to be, be around.

:

00:59:18,970 --> 00:59:20,340

Tony Tidbit: Well, that is awesome.

:

00:59:20,740 --> 00:59:23,149

And I want to thank each

and every one of you guys.

:

00:59:23,540 --> 00:59:27,480

You guys have been instrumental

in building this platform, as

:

00:59:27,480 --> 00:59:29,150

Double A said, and I agree.

:

00:59:29,150 --> 00:59:33,110

I want to thank our audience who

took a chance on tuning into a

:

00:59:33,110 --> 00:59:35,159

Black Executive Perspective podcast.

:

00:59:35,560 --> 00:59:38,760

Not knowing what we're about,

how are we going to be around.

:

00:59:38,999 --> 00:59:41,139

You guys have given us

really great comments.

:

00:59:41,149 --> 00:59:45,370

You've, you've, you've subscribed

and followed and, and, And you,

:

00:59:45,380 --> 00:59:49,560

you, uh, you know, engage in

our social, uh, uh, marketing.

:

00:59:49,790 --> 00:59:54,239

So really, really ask you to continue

to share our podcast with everyone else.

:

00:59:54,239 --> 00:59:56,480

If you haven't, if you're

listening and watching this.

:

00:59:56,800 --> 00:59:57,750

Please subscribe.

:

00:59:57,750 --> 01:00:01,910

Follow us because as you heard from

Double A and crispy read and the

:

01:00:01,910 --> 01:00:06,559

legendary Les Frye, um, we want to

continue to grow, reach more people,

:

01:00:06,610 --> 01:00:10,560

touch lives, and more importantly,

we want to change and I'm going to

:

01:00:10,560 --> 01:00:12,980

use Double As, a title to his book.

:

01:00:13,255 --> 01:00:14,545

We want to flip the script.

:

01:00:15,235 --> 01:00:15,815

Okay.

:

01:00:16,345 --> 01:00:17,715

So want to thank you.

:

01:00:17,715 --> 01:00:21,285

So now I think it's time for Tony's Tony's

:

01:00:21,335 --> 01:00:21,675

Adrian Alvarado: tip.

:

01:00:22,125 --> 01:00:27,884

So the tidbit today, all

:

01:00:27,884 --> 01:00:28,144

Tony Tidbit: good.

:

01:00:28,145 --> 01:00:30,774

Adrian Alvarado: So

:

01:00:30,774 --> 01:00:36,305

Tony Tidbit: the tidbit today is from the

first S episode to now, a black executive

:

01:00:36,305 --> 01:00:40,925

perspective podcast has been a beacon

of insight for the executive world.

:

01:00:41,465 --> 01:00:43,115

Happy first anniversary.

:

01:00:43,325 --> 01:00:49,025

May our conversate conversations

continue to inspire and challenge,

:

01:00:49,555 --> 01:00:51,205

and that was the tidbit today.

:

01:00:51,995 --> 01:00:52,955

Chris P. Reed: So we, amen.

:

01:00:53,285 --> 01:00:57,125

We definitely don't want to get outta

here without reminding you guys to

:

01:00:57,125 --> 01:00:59,755

tune in to need to know with Nsenga.

:

01:00:59,775 --> 01:01:03,435

You know, you don't wanna miss this

week or any weeks Need to know with Dr.

:

01:01:03,435 --> 01:01:04,335

Nsenga Burton.

:

01:01:04,635 --> 01:01:07,290

A Black Executive Perspective

podcast is where Dr.

:

01:01:07,290 --> 01:01:10,895

Burton dives into timely and

crucial topics that shape

:

01:01:10,895 --> 01:01:12,335

and motivate and motivate.

:

01:01:12,625 --> 01:01:13,985

Are the world around us.

:

01:01:14,275 --> 01:01:16,955

So please tune in and gain

those unique insights.

:

01:01:17,285 --> 01:01:18,425

You definitely don't want to miss it.

:

01:01:19,595 --> 01:01:19,835

Tony Tidbit: Now.

:

01:01:19,835 --> 01:01:22,815

You don't want to miss her

every Thursday, check her out.

:

01:01:22,835 --> 01:01:25,505

So I think it's now time

for our call to action.

:

01:01:25,505 --> 01:01:33,505

And obviously the whole crew is going to,

uh, participate in BEP's call to action.

:

01:01:33,505 --> 01:01:34,355

And our goal.

:

01:01:34,775 --> 01:01:36,705

Is to decrease racism.

:

01:01:37,015 --> 01:01:37,705

Okay.

:

01:01:37,815 --> 01:01:41,175

To decrease all forms of discrimination.

:

01:01:41,175 --> 01:01:45,995

So our call to action is called

less L E S S kick us off.

:

01:01:46,005 --> 01:01:46,564

Chris P. Reed: Chris P.

:

01:01:46,564 --> 01:01:46,974

Reed.

:

01:01:46,985 --> 01:01:49,265

So the L is for learn.

:

01:01:49,864 --> 01:01:54,035

You always want to educate

yourself in order to advocate for.

:

01:01:54,395 --> 01:01:58,735

Uh, your space on this earth and you

want to make sure that you are bringing

:

01:01:58,735 --> 01:02:02,715

in as much information as you can to

make the right decision at all time,

:

01:02:02,725 --> 01:02:06,415

not only for you or your family, but

your community and the world as a whole.

:

01:02:06,415 --> 01:02:06,994

And

:

01:02:09,375 --> 01:02:14,365

Les Fyre: for me, the letter is

E and that's develop empathy to

:

01:02:14,564 --> 01:02:17,265

understand diverse perspectives.

:

01:02:17,445 --> 01:02:19,535

Remember, there are not races.

:

01:02:19,535 --> 01:02:22,105

There's only one race and

it's called the human race.

:

01:02:23,720 --> 01:02:26,590

Adrian Alvarado: And for

me, the letter is S, share.

:

01:02:26,780 --> 01:02:29,210

So share your insights

to enlighten others.

:

01:02:29,660 --> 01:02:29,870

All right.

:

01:02:29,890 --> 01:02:33,130

So doing this will help build a

fairer, more understanding world.

:

01:02:33,570 --> 01:02:38,729

Start your journey, start your journey

today and be the change you want to see.

:

01:02:39,600 --> 01:02:39,839

Tony Tidbit: Yeah.

:

01:02:39,839 --> 01:02:41,360

And then the final S is stop.

:

01:02:42,090 --> 01:02:43,890

We want to stop all discrimination.

:

01:02:43,890 --> 01:02:48,310

So if you see grandma at the grant,

at the Thanksgiving table, and grandma

:

01:02:48,310 --> 01:02:52,369

says something inappropriate, you say,

grandma, we don't believe in that.

:

01:02:52,630 --> 01:02:53,770

We don't say that.

:

01:02:53,770 --> 01:02:55,680

And you stop it right there.

:

01:02:55,689 --> 01:02:56,099

Right?

:

01:02:56,290 --> 01:03:01,840

So if everyone can incorporate less L E

S S, this is something in your control.

:

01:03:01,840 --> 01:03:05,880

If we all do that as double waste,

Double A said, we'll build a more

:

01:03:05,880 --> 01:03:08,020

fair and understanding world.

:

01:03:08,605 --> 01:03:12,985

And we'll get, see everyone be able

to see the change that they want to

:

01:03:12,985 --> 01:03:16,195

see because less will become more.

:

01:03:17,665 --> 01:03:20,275

Chris P. Reed: First of all, I want to

make sure that you guys continue to tune

:

01:03:20,275 --> 01:03:21,925

in because we're just hitting our stride.

:

01:03:21,935 --> 01:03:24,855

You know, it was a lot that has

happened, you know, went by so fast,

:

01:03:25,145 --> 01:03:26,724

but this is just the tip of the iceberg.

:

01:03:26,725 --> 01:03:30,905

It's so many things that we're going

to, you know, survey over and bring you

:

01:03:30,905 --> 01:03:35,015

into as we move forward with everything

that we have in our power, but we

:

01:03:35,015 --> 01:03:37,175

want to make sure that you review us.

:

01:03:37,360 --> 01:03:40,070

Subscribe wherever you're

listening to this podcast.

:

01:03:40,100 --> 01:03:43,670

Make sure that you, uh, go to the

website, sign up for the newsletter.

:

01:03:43,960 --> 01:03:47,570

Tell us what you need from us and we'll

try to provide it wherever we can.

:

01:03:48,475 --> 01:03:49,285

Tony Tidbit: Absolutely.

:

01:03:49,285 --> 01:03:53,245

And you can follow a black executive

perspective podcast, wherever you

:

01:03:53,245 --> 01:03:57,715

get your podcast and you can follow

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:

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ablackexec for the fabulous crew,

:

01:04:04,815 --> 01:04:08,195

the legendary Les Frye Double A.

:

01:04:08,885 --> 01:04:09,645

Chris P.

:

01:04:09,645 --> 01:04:12,805

Reed and the lady behind

the glass, Noel Miller.

:

01:04:13,025 --> 01:04:13,735

Guess what?

:

01:04:13,985 --> 01:04:15,365

We talked about it.

:

01:04:15,585 --> 01:04:17,615

We've been a year about it.

:

01:04:17,865 --> 01:04:18,265

All right.

:

01:04:18,265 --> 01:04:21,295

And we can continue a

few more years about it.

:

01:04:21,475 --> 01:04:21,994

All right.

:

01:04:22,095 --> 01:04:23,355

So we love you.

:

01:04:23,515 --> 01:04:24,415

And guess what?

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01:04:24,555 --> 01:04:25,134

We're out.

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