Celebrating One Year of a Black Executive Perspective

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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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Yeah.

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Yeah.

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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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: 00:22:04

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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: 00:22:24

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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: 00:22:32

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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: 00:23:04

in politics and how important it was

for you to vote in primaries, you know,

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: 00:23:10

because your, yeah, your local primaries,

because that even determines how your

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: 00:23:15

areas police, how your areas educated

the funds that go into your area.

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: 00:23:20

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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: 00:23:48

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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: 00:24:08

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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: 00:24:24

is by far my funnest episode, my,

my, my happiest episode because he.

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: 00:24:30

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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: 00:24:37

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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: 00:24:51

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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: 00:24:56

But an older man knew he knew exactly

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

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: 00:25:00

And he was saying how he's gotten so

much support economically and, and,

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: 00:25:04

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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: 00:25:11

the dudes was connecting him with.

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: 00:25:13

And it's all business is good business.

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: 00:25:16

And it was right.

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: 00:25:17

His whole get down was so cool to me,

you know, we had a Double A knows this.

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: 00:25:22

He produced the hell out of

the episode because we have

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: 00:25:24

some, some audio difficulties.

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: 00:25:25

So he had to kind of get behind,

you know, he had to get behind the

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: 00:25:31

turntables and make it happen, but

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: 00:25:33

Adrian Alvarado: he's like, I'm

gonna do it from right here,

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: 00:25:36

Chris P. Reed: and it

worked out handsomely.

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: 00:25:38

But I think his story for whatever

reason, grace of God or whatever you

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: 00:25:43

want to call it resonated with me.

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: 00:25:44

That is so much bigger

than what we think it is.

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: 00:25:48

And if you so desire it, if you go for

it, if you want it and you believe in

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: 00:25:52

yourself and he said, you know, his

uncle's teased him and all this other

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: 00:25:55

stuff, but he was so cool with him that it

made it a cool episode, a cool situation.

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: 00:26:01

And it kind of says we can do

anything we want to on here.

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: 00:26:03

Like before that I was thinking,

I got to stay in my wheelhouse.

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: 00:26:06

I can only write down notes and

stuff I know about blah, blah.

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: 00:26:08

But then after that, I

can say whatever I want.

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: 00:26:11

Tony Tidbit: Yeah, no,

he was, he was fantastic.

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: 00:26:15

And to be honest, We didn't

because of the wifi issues.

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: 00:26:18

We didn't hear half the stuff he

was saying until we put it together.

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: 00:26:22

And it was one, to be honest, to your

point, that was a very popular episode.

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: 00:26:27

Right.

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: 00:26:28

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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: 00:26:31

But at the end of the day, it

was a very popular episode.

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: 00:26:34

So he was awesome

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: 00:26:35

I totally, that was a good one.

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: 00:26:36

Mayka Little was great.

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: 00:26:38

Obviously the indigenous that we

did in a Double A, read a pair, a

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: 00:26:43

passage from, um, uh, a Columbus book,

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: 00:26:47

Les Fyre: right.

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: 00:26:48

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

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: 00:26:50

That was, I think that was our,

we did a bonus episode then.

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: 00:26:53

Let me ask you guys this, you know, one

of our goals was to educate people, right.

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: 00:26:59

And, and make sure.

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: 00:27:01

That not only that we were being

authentic, but we were providing facts.

530

: 00:27:06

We're providing education on issues that.

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: 00:27:10

People may not be aware of, right?

532

: 00:27:12

Because at the end of the day, our

goal here is to talk about things

533

: 00:27:16

that people haven't talked about

and educate them, hoping that that

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: 00:27:21

will, you know, bring people together

because one of the major things that

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: 00:27:25

we deal with is ignorance, right?

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: 00:27:27

Um, because our leaders, our

political figures, are trying

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: 00:27:31

to divide people, right?

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: 00:27:32

And they use, they tell lies and misnomers

and use stereotypes, dog whistles, all

539

: 00:27:38

those type things to divide people.

540

: 00:27:40

Okay.

541

: 00:27:40

So I want to ask you this Double

A spoke a little bit and it was

542

: 00:27:43

intersectionality where you were talking

about with, with, with, with, uh,

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: 00:27:48

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

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: 00:27:51

Um, and he talked about what

he learned from them, but I

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: 00:27:53

love to hear from you guys.

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: 00:27:55

What some of the things that you've

learned by listening Listening

547

: 00:27:58

to our guests, even stuff that

we talk about as we do amongst

548

: 00:28:02

ourselves, what's some of the things

that you got out of this podcast?

549

: 00:28:05

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

the biggest lesson that resonated with

550

: 00:28:08

me and Double A kind of hit on this as

far as black women, um, the trials, as

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: 00:28:13

far as balancing your life as a female.

552

: 00:28:18

As a mother and as a professional, I

never have had those candid conversations

553

: 00:28:24

or those opportunities to really, uh,

most women in corporate America that

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: 00:28:29

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

in rooms with were not vulnerable.

555

: 00:28:32

They were making sure they played the

part of the strong, knowledgeable,

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: 00:28:37

rock steady person professionally.

557

: 00:28:40

And so getting a chance to see some

of the guests that we have here.

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: 00:28:44

And they unveil that it was tough for

me to leave my young son to go on a

559

: 00:28:48

business trip and, and just, you know,

climbing the ladder simultaneously with

560

: 00:28:53

being a good parent and being a wife

and, and all of these different hats.

561

: 00:28:57

I hadn't seen it from that perspective

before, or hadn't had that type

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: 00:29:02

of vulnerability or that type of

understanding provided to me from

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: 00:29:06

women that were so successful.

564

: 00:29:08

You just thought they, they made all

these sacrifices and they did make a lot

565

: 00:29:10

of sacrifices, but we thought that they.

566

: 00:29:13

themselves of other things of

the totality of being a woman.

567

: 00:29:16

And so kind of like what they were

saying, it's amazing all the things

568

: 00:29:21

that women can absorb and embrace and,

and secure in this world, despite the

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: 00:29:26

world being for it, you know, despite

the world being so misogynistic and

570

: 00:29:30

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

571

: 00:29:33

So even now with the presidency

pending, it's amazing.

572

: 00:29:38

That all these things can

be done simultaneously.

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: 00:29:41

And I think that's the biggest

lesson I learned from some of the

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: 00:29:43

great guests that we've had on here.

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: 00:29:45

Uh, Tony,

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: 00:29:47

Tony Tidbit: that's awesome, buddy.

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: 00:29:48

Awesome.

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: 00:29:49

What about you Double A?

579

: 00:29:50

Oh,

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: 00:29:50

Adrian Alvarado: another thing I

learned from, um, Malik, I believe our

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: 00:29:53

guest, it was about, uh, historical

trauma, just these little, little

582

: 00:29:57

nuances that That reveal things

about me, you know, that I don't

583

: 00:30:03

understand or didn't deeply understand.

584

: 00:30:06

And that just sort of adds

more perspective to it.

585

: 00:30:09

You know, just having guests

like him, hearing his story.

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: 00:30:12

I mean, just everyone.

587

: 00:30:14

I mean, I mean, you know, being

involved in it and just being involved

588

: 00:30:17

in every conversation, uh, from

behind the scenes and producing it.

589

: 00:30:22

It's just been amazing.

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: 00:30:24

And I mean, my, my sister wrote a

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

591

: 00:30:29

You know, about historical trauma and

about Puerto Ricans and Hispanics.

592

: 00:30:34

And it was way before

our episode came out.

593

: 00:30:37

So it was just a synchronicity

that was happening.

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: 00:30:39

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

be having these conversations right now.

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: 00:30:43

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

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: 00:30:45

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

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: 00:30:47

Tony Tidbit: That's awesome, buddy.

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: 00:30:48

Les?

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: 00:30:50

Les Fyre: Um, I do have to

piggyback off of Chris and say,

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: 00:30:53

you know, that I feel seen.

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: 00:30:56

Because I think that no, seriously,

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

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: 00:31:00

I think too, I think a lot of black

women judge themselves and say, okay,

603

: 00:31:03

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

crazy or people are going to look at

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: 00:31:06

me differently and stuff like that.

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: 00:31:08

It's just the drive that was

instilled in us by our mothers.

606

: 00:31:11

And how we had to overcompensate for

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

607

: 00:31:15

get into the deep dive territory of it.

608

: 00:31:19

But what you're seeing right now is

who we have traditionally always been.

609

: 00:31:24

I'm reminded of something that

I just recently saw that Gwyneth

610

: 00:31:28

Paltrow was talking about, um,

amongst her successful black friends

611

: 00:31:33

and her successful white friends.

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: 00:31:35

And she was saying that white women feel

they have to compete with one another.

613

: 00:31:39

So you're going to see a lot

of backbiting in the corporate

614

: 00:31:43

scene between white women.

615

: 00:31:45

But she said, if we could

learn from my black friends.

616

: 00:31:49

And she said, because black

women lift each other up.

617

: 00:31:54

It's like we always are rooting that

person on, and we don't feel that

618

: 00:31:59

because I have a lesser role, I feel

more diminished than you are when one

619

: 00:32:02

of when you succeed, we all succeed,

and it's just something that we learn.

620

: 00:32:07

We were the pillars of our communities,

and it's something that we continued

621

: 00:32:13

in the corporate lifestyle.

622

: 00:32:15

In addition to taking care of

everything that we've taken care of.

623

: 00:32:19

You know, it wasn't because of lack.

624

: 00:32:21

It was just because it was the way

that we are built and designed, you

625

: 00:32:26

know, and our circumstances dictated

who we have become here in the U.

626

: 00:32:30

S.

627

: 00:32:31

or worldwide for that matter.

628

: 00:32:34

I feel like I learned a

lot from this podcast.

629

: 00:32:37

Um, I'm constantly amazed.

630

: 00:32:41

I'm constantly amazed, but more than

anything, when I look at the world and

631

: 00:32:45

the world seems sometimes so Disappointing

to me to know that there are people

632

: 00:32:51

that feel the same way that we do.

633

: 00:32:53

They feel the same way

and care about diversity.

634

: 00:32:56

They care about the

success of their people.

635

: 00:32:59

They care about educating people about

things that they don't know, despite all

636

: 00:33:03

the noise and craziness that we're seeing.

637

: 00:33:05

And so this, what I appreciate about

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

638

: 00:33:11

We like really are going through the

woods and the weeds, looking for people

639

: 00:33:14

and stuff, people really come to us

because we have a platform and they

640

: 00:33:18

want to speak on what they're saying.

641

: 00:33:19

They found us and they want people to know

that this podcast amplifies their voice.

642

: 00:33:25

Tony Tidbit: There's no question.

643

: 00:33:26

Number one, thank you all for that.

644

: 00:33:28

You know, if you think about it,

,: 2023

645

: 00:33:32

inaugural episode that Les and I

did, that was episode number one.

646

: 00:33:36

Um, we've done, including bonus

episodes, um, including, um, we've

647

: 00:33:44

probably done 70, 80 different episodes.

648

: 00:33:50

Right?

649

: 00:33:50

We created a partnership with

CodeM Magazine, who's our partner.

650

: 00:33:55

You know, Dr.

651

: 00:33:56

Nsenga Burton.

652

: 00:33:57

Mm hmm.

653

: 00:33:58

Has a weekly segment each week

called need to know all those things

654

: 00:34:04

came out from September 19, 2023.

655

: 00:34:10

So just think about it from, from what

Double AA said earlier about, you know,

656

: 00:34:15

the first recording where I'm saying MFs.

657

: 00:34:19

All right.

658

: 00:34:19

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

our first recording to where we are today.

659

: 00:34:24

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

660

: 00:34:28

I, we, I put together, we put together

a video, uh, uh, montage, a collage

661

: 00:34:33

of, All the different guests, all

the different episodes that a black

662

: 00:34:37

executive perspective podcast has put

together over the last year, all the

663

: 00:34:42

different topics that we talked about.

664

: 00:34:44

So let's all take a look.

665

: 00:34:46

And then after we take a look, I love

to hear just your thoughts on what

666

: 00:34:50

you've just seen, what you've guys

been a part of for the last year.

667

: 00:34:56

Are you guys ready for

668

: 00:34:56

Les Fyre: this?

669

: 00:34:57

Listen to this podcast.

670

: 00:35:00

Ask us questions, things that we may

not even talk about on this podcast.

671

: 00:35:03

We're going to give you an

authentic, honest response.

672

: 00:35:07

Renee Santos: Find out

they were Cuban till 16.

673

: 00:35:09

I was like, That is white privilege.

674

: 00:35:12

You basically hid as a

different race for 16 years.

675

: 00:35:16

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

find out you were black when you were 16.

676

: 00:35:20

You know what I

677

: 00:35:21

Sarissa Thrower: mean?

678

: 00:35:22

Or business environment, where

you're expected to sort of stiff up

679

: 00:35:25

or lip your way through everything.

680

: 00:35:26

And

681

: 00:35:26

Geraldine Moriba: I have

never forgotten that.

682

: 00:35:30

Because it really pissed me off.

683

: 00:35:32

I was so angry because basically what

I was told is I had to work harder

684

: 00:35:39

than everybody else in the room, right?

685

: 00:35:41

There was no, no letting down.

686

: 00:35:43

Don't give her a down, down time.

687

: 00:35:45

Keep her working.

688

: 00:35:45

Keep her working.

689

: 00:35:47

Bianca Reed: Intro and guy raises

his hand and says, how does it

690

: 00:35:49

feel to be a diversity hire?

691

: 00:35:50

You're thinking on my diversity hire.

692

: 00:35:51

Cause I'm black.

693

: 00:35:52

I'm a diversity hire because you need

something on this team from leadership

694

: 00:35:56

that you didn't have before I got here.

695

: 00:35:57

Yeah.

696

: 00:35:58

Chris P. Reed: We have to hold people

accountable if we're going to hold

697

: 00:36:00

ourselves as a society accountable.

698

: 00:36:02

And I think that for us on this platform

and this podcast, we as black people are

699

: 00:36:07

overarched in the accountability factor.

700

: 00:36:09

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

the black taxes, all this other

701

: 00:36:13

Chanel Lake: action that elevates

that person's name or experience and

702

: 00:36:19

opportunity and spaces and places

that they don't have visibility

703

: 00:36:22

or they're not in the room.

704

: 00:36:24

Kerry King Brown: I own a thing

called the black wolf app.

705

: 00:36:25

He goes, well, what is that?

706

: 00:36:26

I said, You know what Uber and Lyft is?

707

: 00:36:28

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

thing as the ride share, but the

708

: 00:36:31

difference is we have armed drivers.

709

: 00:36:33

When I said that, he said, dude,

we're going to become famous.

710

: 00:36:38

5GRV: I get to spend time with

other Black women in the space.

711

: 00:36:43

Something that I wanted

when I was a child.

712

: 00:36:45

And that's one of the main reasons

why I do this, because I want

713

: 00:36:48

to be what I needed as a child.

714

: 00:36:50

Tony Tidbit: The white advertising

agencies Would be skeptic if it would be a

715

: 00:36:55

long shot for them to hire you as I would

716

: 00:36:57

Jimmy Smith: very long shot

717

: 00:36:58

Mayka Little: They don't hold them

accountable for doing the things that

718

: 00:37:00

they said they were going to do And so

the only way your vote can really matter

719

: 00:37:05

is if you stay engaged and see it through

720

: 00:37:08

Chris P. Reed: It's

three phases to a career.

721

: 00:37:10

The first stage is survive

The second stage is to thrive.

722

: 00:37:14

The last stage is to create where you

get to a point where you so up there

723

: 00:37:18

that you can put other people on, or you

can guide people at that point in time.

724

: 00:37:22

And that's the holy grail.

725

: 00:37:23

Brad Bowling: We also, we want to be.

726

: 00:37:25

Very honest about where we are as a people

727

: 00:37:29

Pastor Glenn Germany: Like

728

: 00:37:39

Bilal Akram: the line from

the movie passenger 57 Wesley

729

: 00:37:43

Snipes said always bet on black.

730

: 00:37:45

It's also

731

: 00:37:46

Dr Coker: the felicity of the

falseness Of falsehoods of enslavement.

732

: 00:37:51

You've conditioned people into believing

that they were less than human.

733

: 00:37:56

You don't want those

facts in the textbooks.

734

: 00:37:59

Chris P. Reed: Remember to

incorporate L E S S less.

735

: 00:38:02

The L is for learn.

736

: 00:38:05

Educate yourself on racial

nuances and cultural aspects.

737

: 00:38:09

and make sure that you learn as

much as you can, wherever you can.

738

: 00:38:12

Dr. LeGoy: She was the

darkest girl in her family.

739

: 00:38:14

And she said that she was told from the

time she was young, you better marry

740

: 00:38:18

someone European or someone white.

741

: 00:38:20

Like, that's your only

chance for a good life.

742

: 00:38:22

Alex Tremble: As a black male

myself, I've been the token.

743

: 00:38:26

I've been in spaces where literally

I walked in the office and I saw

744

: 00:38:30

people's faces claim it because they

were afraid they saw me and they

745

: 00:38:35

were like, Oh my God, who is this?

746

: 00:38:36

Does he belong here?

747

: 00:38:38

Brian Stern: I became very hypersensitive

to every little thing that I thought

748

: 00:38:42

was some sort of racial slight.

749

: 00:38:44

And so I became like, I know

this is cliche, but like

750

: 00:38:48

the angry white guy, right?

751

: 00:38:49

Like I became the guy who was like,

everything was racial and I wanted to talk

752

: 00:38:52

about it and I wanted to fight everybody.

753

: 00:38:54

I want to fight the world and get angry

about it, but my wife just didn't want

754

: 00:38:57

to talk about it.

755

: 00:38:57

Kevin Clayton: We talk

about managing diversity.

756

: 00:38:59

I need to understand that those

folks are going to bring different

757

: 00:39:03

complexities to my management style.

758

: 00:39:06

If I use the concept of I'm

going to manage everybody the

759

: 00:39:09

same way, I am a poor manager.

760

: 00:39:12

Iris Ivana Grant: What

761

: 00:39:12

I

762

: 00:39:12

want people to do is understand

that philanthropy, in its true

763

: 00:39:15

sense, is the love of humanity.

764

: 00:39:18

I need you to find,

where's your love button?

765

: 00:39:21

Where's your passion word?

766

: 00:39:23

Robert Townes: I really work

with my children on educating

767

: 00:39:25

them about their history first.

768

: 00:39:27

And then also want to instill a confidence

in them that they can carry themselves

769

: 00:39:32

in this world with their head held high.

770

: 00:39:33

Tony Tidbit: Fortune 500 CEOs.

771

: 00:39:36

The number is 0.

772

: 00:39:38

8 percent of fortune 500 black

CEOs, just to be clear here.

773

: 00:39:44

All right.

774

: 00:39:44

And when we say 0.

775

: 00:39:47

8%, we're talking eight individuals.

776

: 00:39:51

Tactics that haven't worked

the last five, 10, 15 years.

777

: 00:39:54

What tactics are you talking about?

778

: 00:39:56

Andrew Beamon: I'm talking about these.

779

: 00:39:58

These myths or these symbolic gestures.

780

: 00:40:03

Adrian Alvarado: Back in the day, you

know, you can't even say this anymore,

781

: 00:40:06

but it was cowboys and Indians, right?

782

: 00:40:08

So you either were a cowboy

or you were an Indian.

783

: 00:40:11

And I always chose to be an

Indian because, you know,

784

: 00:40:13

that's what I thought I was.

785

: 00:40:15

Abdul Muhammad: And choosing

786

: 00:40:16

powerfully who you want to be.

787

: 00:40:18

Versus who you've been told to be,

who you've been conditioned to be,

788

: 00:40:22

who society is trying to make you.

789

: 00:40:25

Sonia Haynes McNaughton: Stop

asking middle aged white men

790

: 00:40:29

that have been in their positions

for the last 20 years to be the

791

: 00:40:34

decision makers on how to cultivate.

792

: 00:40:37

And empower their high achieving

black women or women of color.

793

: 00:40:41

Tony Tidbit: Exactly.

794

: 00:40:42

And then after you learn

is E, E is empathy.

795

: 00:40:45

Okay.

796

: 00:40:45

Now you should be more empathetic

to your friends and colleagues about

797

: 00:40:50

the situations that they go through.

798

: 00:40:52

White Lady: I understand that

it's a system of advantages and

799

: 00:40:55

disadvantages based on race.

800

: 00:40:57

So as much as there's the disadvantage

piece of it, there's the advantage

801

: 00:41:01

piece of it, which is what I

experienced as a white person.

802

: 00:41:04

Tony Tidbit: What did your

803

: 00:41:04

parents tell you about the police?

804

: 00:41:06

Chris P. Reed: Give them no reason.

805

: 00:41:08

Make sure you don't give him no

reason to make you not come home.

806

: 00:41:11

Shawn Norville: It sort of eats away

at your, your soul because you almost

807

: 00:41:15

sometimes feel like you're betraying

your mother or your sister because

808

: 00:41:18

there's this connotation that if you days

outside of your race, you don't love.

809

: 00:41:21

Black women the same as you do

other women because you've been

810

: 00:41:23

brainwashed to like certain types of

hair or certain types of complexions.

811

: 00:41:27

Leslie Drish: We

812

: 00:41:28

didn't hire those diverse

vendors because they were black.

813

: 00:41:31

Tony Tidbit: They

814

: 00:41:31

were diverse.

815

: 00:41:33

Leslie Drish: We

816

: 00:41:33

hired those vendors because we

intentionally, we looked for people

817

: 00:41:38

that could give us the services

and products that we needed.

818

: 00:41:43

Brian Stern: Soon as she walked in, they

told her that she couldn't afford it.

819

: 00:41:48

They told her that this wasn't the

right environment for her or the child.

820

: 00:41:52

And she came home upset, and she knew

at this time, this is a racial issue.

821

: 00:41:59

Erika Tindill: The only exposure

to anything other than themselves

822

: 00:42:03

is what they have as popular media.

823

: 00:42:09

Tony Tidbit: Jordan

from Lakeland, Florida.

824

: 00:42:11

No, I did not swim here.

825

: 00:42:13

I'm Cuban and Arabic.

826

: 00:42:15

And anytime I tell somebody that, they

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

827

: 00:42:20

here, especially since I live in Florida.

828

: 00:42:24

Nsenga Burton: Systemic racism.

829

: 00:42:25

Structural racism.

830

: 00:42:29

Right, it's all of these things that

are baked into our everyday lives,

831

: 00:42:32

such that we, they become normal.

832

: 00:42:34

They appear normal, but they're not.

833

: 00:42:36

Brad Bowling: Our brothers

and sisters who don't go vote.

834

: 00:42:38

Steve Capers: We got

835

: 00:42:39

big names coming.

836

: 00:42:40

We have everyone from DL Hughley,

Sherry Shepherd, Ken Whitley.

837

: 00:42:43

We have a comedy legend, Marshall

Warfield, and so many others.

838

: 00:42:46

And it's always hosted by my best.

839

: 00:42:48

One of my best friends, my dear

friend, uh, comedian Damon Williams.

840

: 00:42:51

Chris P. Reed: And then the

first, that is for share.

841

: 00:42:53

Share the things that you learned.

842

: 00:42:54

Don't hide it, divide it.

843

: 00:42:56

Make sure that those around you understand

what you've just gained and understood.

844

: 00:43:01

Les Fyre: We don't hear how

we made this country wealthy.

845

: 00:43:05

We don't hear how things

were stolen from us.

846

: 00:43:07

Tony Tidbit: You gained a lot

of hate for the gay community.

847

: 00:43:10

Why was that?

848

: 00:43:10

David Christel: It took me until I was

about 17 to realize that I'm actually gay.

849

: 00:43:17

Adrian Alvarado: And I told

her I was Puerto Rican.

850

: 00:43:19

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

851

: 00:43:22

Maya Tindill: They would call

me white girl occasionally.

852

: 00:43:23

It was just very much, I was different

from them and they wanted me to

853

: 00:43:26

know I was different from them.

854

: 00:43:27

Last year, I had a friend who would call

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

855

: 00:43:31

know how to tell him it wasn't funny.

856

: 00:43:33

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

857

: 00:43:34

It's about inclusion, right?

858

: 00:43:37

Not about unqualified people

getting jobs they don't deserve and

859

: 00:43:42

running the country into the ground.

860

: 00:43:43

That's

861

: 00:43:44

Erika Bennet: Deeply

insecure people, right?

862

: 00:43:46

Who've been told their entire life,

you're not supposed to be here.

863

: 00:43:50

We're going to make it

so hard to get here.

864

: 00:43:53

And then when they get into

these positions of power, it, it

865

: 00:43:57

becomes their undoing in a way.

866

: 00:43:59

Courteney Mitchell: So floored

that this woman had to have this

867

: 00:44:01

conversation with, with her children,

white people would never have to have

868

: 00:44:04

that conversation with their kids.

869

: 00:44:06

There could be a possibility that

I could go out wearing a hoodie

870

: 00:44:09

and a hat and, and get shot at.

871

: 00:44:11

Like I would never even thought

that would never even cross the

872

: 00:44:14

minds of anybody in, in my space.

873

: 00:44:16

Tony Tidbit: Guess what?

874

: 00:44:17

We were asleep, but now we will stay woke.

875

: 00:44:21

Let's hear.

876

: 00:44:22

Some of these DEI dog whistles.

877

: 00:44:24

Fox News Contributor: DEI,

which stands for didn't earn it.

878

: 00:44:26

We're gonna have doctors who

don't know how to perform heart

879

: 00:44:28

surgery, and we're gonna have planes

that are falling out of the sky.

880

: 00:44:32

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

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

881

: 00:44:36

JJ Dionisio: Ryan from Coota, Oklahoma

says anti racist is a code for anti white.

882

: 00:44:42

Bobby from Baltimore, Maryland says

pro black doesn't mean anti white.

883

: 00:44:49

White Lady: It's very

uncomfortable to talk about race.

884

: 00:44:51

Um, it's not something,

it's not something I do.

885

: 00:44:57

White Kid: I don't want to say

anything that would offend anyone.

886

: 00:45:01

White Man: It's a very touchy subject.

887

: 00:45:03

It's still difficult, even if you feel

like you're on the right side of it.

888

: 00:45:07

Malik Frederick: Don't

wear that hoodie at night.

889

: 00:45:09

I have three sons.

890

: 00:45:10

I tell them this stuff

can get you killed, right?

891

: 00:45:14

Um, that's trauma.

892

: 00:45:16

That's my trauma speaking out.

893

: 00:45:18

I'm scared.

894

: 00:45:20

I'm scared for my child.

895

: 00:45:22

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

you know, puts the black square up after

896

: 00:45:27

George Floyd and then hires a bunch of

xecutives who are now gone in: 2023

897

: 00:45:33

You're going to slowly disappear into the

night and then everyone's going to go away

898

: 00:45:36

and you think that people aren't going

to notice that you got rid of all of the

899

: 00:45:40

brown folks you hired three years ago.

900

: 00:45:41

Marcus Townes: People will say

like, you're not even black.

901

: 00:45:45

That's just weird to me because

like, I am black and I am white.

902

: 00:45:49

Sometimes I just don't know

like how to respond to that

903

: 00:45:52

because it's just like, why?

904

: 00:45:55

Simma Lieberman: But we would be black,

white and brown people together to

905

: 00:45:58

dialogue and get to know each other.

906

: 00:46:00

Cause when you get to know each other,

907

: 00:46:05

Tony Tidbit: And then the final S is stop.

908

: 00:46:07

We want to stop discrimination

as it walks in our path.

909

: 00:46:10

So if grandma says something at

Thanksgiving table that's inappropriate,

910

: 00:46:14

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

911

: 00:46:16

We don't believe that.

912

: 00:46:18

You stop it right then.

913

: 00:46:26

Maxwell Pearce: Um, stereotypes,

like, you know, we're stereotyped

914

: 00:46:29

to be one dimensional, um, not

intellectual, not capable of

915

: 00:46:33

anything else outside of our sport.

916

: 00:46:36

James Jones: When I went to Juilliard,

that was sort of the beginning of it.

917

: 00:46:38

I was in the American Opera

Theater there, right up to Harvard.

918

: 00:46:41

That was my first time having to confront

that I really didn't have the emotional

919

: 00:46:46

maturity and what it meant to be a young

black person on the streets of New York.

920

: 00:46:51

I had nothing to prepare me for that.

921

: 00:46:52

Mikaela Franklin: You grew up in

a predominantly white community.

922

: 00:46:55

Where you don't see diversity, where

you're not being educated about diversity.

923

: 00:46:58

How are you supposed to

know, like, these things?

924

: 00:47:00

And like, when you say something,

you might not mean it with malintent,

925

: 00:47:03

but the way that someone perceives

it and, like, receives that, it can

926

: 00:47:06

be hurtful and you just don't know.

927

: 00:47:08

Himalaya Rao-Potlapally: If a person looks

exactly like you, comes from your same

928

: 00:47:11

culture, because of intersectionality,

They might have so many other factors that

929

: 00:47:15

impede them from achieving that same goal,

even if they work just as hard as you.

930

: 00:47:20

Malik Frederick: The African

931

: 00:47:21

American

932

: 00:47:24

is so unique in his experience.

933

: 00:47:26

400 years!

934

: 00:47:29

What the Black community

have is continuous stress.

935

: 00:47:36

Rhonda Hight: Basically, you know, all

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

936

: 00:47:40

especially people of color, we wear masks

in the work environment, in a corporate

937

: 00:47:44

environment, in any work environment.

938

: 00:47:46

In other words, we come in, we

assimilate, or we don't, they

939

: 00:47:50

say, bring your authentic self,

but yeah, y'all couldn't handle

940

: 00:47:54

Chris P. Reed: it.

941

: 00:47:54

To define what it is, or

to define what woke is.

942

: 00:47:58

Rebecca Nunez: I'll tell you my personal

experience as a first generation

943

: 00:48:01

Mexican American, the many instances of

racism that I've experienced from not

944

: 00:48:06

being weighted at or, you know, people

thinking I can't afford a certain thing.

945

: 00:48:11

Nsenga Burton: Black and white people

lived nicely together until black people.

946

: 00:48:16

Started rising, right?

947

: 00:48:18

IE home ownership,

business ownership, kill

948

: 00:48:21

Tony Tidbit: people, and then

install their own government, and

949

: 00:48:24

then rewrite history books, okay?

950

: 00:48:27

To come out as heroes and then hide it.

951

: 00:48:30

I mean, I mean, that's the most

heinous thing that you could do.

952

: 00:48:33

If everybody can incorporate LESS, L E

S S, we'll create a more understanding

953

: 00:48:39

world, and more important, we'll

see the change that we want to

954

: 00:48:43

see, because LESS will become more.

955

: 00:48:47

Wow.

956

: 00:48:48

Can you believe that?

957

: 00:48:50

All of that came out of an idea.

958

: 00:48:55

And the first episode, September 13th.

959

: 00:48:59

I mean, what's your thoughts on that?

960

: 00:49:02

Chris, let me hear from you, buddy.

961

: 00:49:03

Chris P. Reed: You know what?

962

: 00:49:04

I

963

: 00:49:04

think it surprises

964

: 00:49:05

me that diversity on the screen,

965

: 00:49:09

because it's not just, it's a

black executive perspective,

966

: 00:49:12

but that's a misnomer.

967

: 00:49:13

And the idea of it's a perspective

of all executives, all people

968

: 00:49:17

that are enterprising, all

people that are forward thinking.

969

: 00:49:20

And so when you're looking at

it and you're going through it,

970

: 00:49:22

you're like, okay, white dude

971

: 00:49:23

okay.

972

: 00:49:24

Okay.

973

: 00:49:25

Like,

974

: 00:49:26

it is just a cornucopia of

different people that have come

975

: 00:49:29

together with the same agenda.

976

: 00:49:31

And you had said something in your

original, um, think about allyship, right?

977

: 00:49:36

About allies.

978

: 00:49:37

And so I think that's what resonated with

me more than anything else was, Oh, wow.

979

: 00:49:40

We got a lot of allies out there.

980

: 00:49:42

We got a lot of allies, smiling faces.

981

: 00:49:44

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

a, a contentious type of situation.

982

: 00:49:48

We deal with serious stuff.

983

: 00:49:49

We deal with, Things that need to be

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

984

: 00:49:52

inviting and embracing and easy to digest.

985

: 00:49:55

And if you don't rock with us,

it's because you absolutely

986

: 00:49:58

just don't want to rock with us.

987

: 00:50:00

It's not because of anything else.

988

: 00:50:02

And so, uh, I think that's what

resonated with me kind of seeing that.

989

: 00:50:06

Tony Tidbit: Double A,

what's your thoughts?

990

: 00:50:07

Buddy, you were there.

991

: 00:50:09

A lot of them was funny, you

know, it's just amazing and some

992

: 00:50:12

of the stuff, um, you know, um,

so I love to hear your thoughts.

993

: 00:50:16

Adrian Alvarado: Well, my perspective,

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

994

: 00:50:19

uh, it's a black executive perspective.

995

: 00:50:21

It's all about perspectives.

996

: 00:50:23

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

different perspective for me, you know,

997

: 00:50:26

because, you know, you're thinking

about all these things, you know, and

998

: 00:50:30

there's all these things that happening,

you know, whether it's wifi, whether

999

: 00:50:34

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

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

: 1000

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

: 1001

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

going on, we're really doing this.

: 1002

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

This is a lot.

: 1003

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.

: 1004

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

Right.

: 1005

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

From an athlete.

: 1006

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

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

you know, being, you know, favorite or

: 1007

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

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

was Caleb Williams or something, maybe

: 1008

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

someone he's like, pressure is an honor.

: 1009

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

And I'm like, wow, I

never heard it that way.

: 1010

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

And I felt a lot of pressure, you know,

because it's really important and, and

: 1011

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

I wanted to do right by it, you know?

: 1012

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.

: 1013

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

I mean, this is so satisfying.

: 1014

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

and gratifying and to know that, you

know, this is what we're here for to

: 1015

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

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

narrative, you know, expand our voices

: 1016

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

and, you know, change people's lives.

: 1017

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

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

: 1018

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

I've always been here to talk

about it, you know, so, hey, you

: 1019

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

don't know something, it's okay.

: 1020

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

This is why we're here to do and

that, that's what got me through.

: 1021

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

So it was.

: 1022

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

frustrating.

: 1023

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

It was exhilarating.

: 1024

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

It was gratifying.

: 1025

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

It was all of these emotions,

which is what life is all about.

: 1026

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

So I'm very grateful.

: 1027

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

Tony Tidbit: Yeah, buddy.

: 1028

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

Yes.

: 1029

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

Les.

: 1030

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

What's your thoughts?

: 1031

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

If you saw what over the last

year of all the guests and all

: 1032

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

the, you know, people that were on

: 1033

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

Les Fyre: very emotional,

uh, namely because, you know,

: 1034

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

knowing where this started.

: 1035

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

How the conversation started, it was

lightning in a bottle and now seeing

: 1036

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

it, you know, so that everybody

can have these conversations,

: 1037

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

hear other people's perspectives.

: 1038

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

Uh, 'cause I know how much effort we

used to put into those conversations.

: 1039

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

Yes,

: 1040

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

Tony Tidbit: yes, yes.

: 1041

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

Les Fyre: Um, and we were

dedicated to that too.

: 1042

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

: 1043

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

a call for people to come in and do.

: 1044

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

You know, do a presentation and

the people that's that, I mean, it

: 1045

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

didn't, they had various backgrounds.

: 1046

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

People would step up to the plate and do

some content that was just life changing.

: 1047

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

So seeing that and knowing

where we are today.

: 1048

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

Made me very emotional.

: 1049

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

Tony Tidbit: Yeah.

: 1050

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

Les Fyre: You know, it, it makes

you believe that anything you put

: 1051

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

your mind to, you can create it.

: 1052

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

And that's what you did.

: 1053

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

You were so passionate about it.

: 1054

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

Tony, you were so like, you're

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

: 1055

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

I'm not a podcast.

: 1056

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

: 1057

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

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

: 1058

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

I'm well done.

: 1059

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

Tony Tidbit: Yeah, definitely.

: 1060

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

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

uh, number one, it's, uh,

: 1061

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

um, you should all be proud.

: 1062

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

Okay.

: 1063

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,

: 1064

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

we may, we turn nothing into something

and we had people come on and was willing

: 1065

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

to share their stories and talk about

uncomfortable conversations to educate.

: 1066

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

And these wasn't just people

we found off the street.

: 1067

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

These were guests.

: 1068

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

I mean, people that were CEOs and

entrepreneurs and SVPs and EVPs

: 1069

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

from all all around the country.

: 1070

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

Okay.

: 1071

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

And they came on a black executive

perspective because they believed in our

: 1072

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

mission and what we were looking to do.

: 1073

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

And they wanted to be

part of the solution.

: 1074

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

And they was, and, you know, as we

move forward into: 2025

: 1075

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

going to continue to push the envelope.

: 1076

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

We're going to have new partners.

: 1077

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

We're going to have other people

that do different type of segments.

: 1078

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

We're going to tackle, you know,

uncomfortable conversations because

: 1079

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

they need to be talked about.

: 1080

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

Okay.

: 1081

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

We're going to have people,

you know, share their stories.

: 1082

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

We're going to continue

to share our stories.

: 1083

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

We're going to continue to be

vulnerable because I never thought

: 1084

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

for somebody who never talked about

race at all in corporate America.

: 1085

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

And then since George Floyd, Started

having a forum and sharing my

: 1086

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

stories and stuff that I always,

I kept buried inside, right?

: 1087

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

But to do that so that we could all

feel comfortable and try to finally

: 1088

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

tackle this big gorilla that's called

race and racism and discrimination.

: 1089

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

Okay.

: 1090

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

So that's our goal.

: 1091

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

We're going to continue

to push the envelope.

: 1092

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

We're going to continue to bring on

and have debates and have, as Double A

: 1093

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

said, talk from different perspectives.

: 1094

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

Because that's what

this platform is about.

: 1095

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

It's the people's platform.

: 1096

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

And I'm so proud that we created that.

: 1097

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

So, real quickly, I'd love to

get final thoughts from everyone.

: 1098

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

Les, final thoughts.

: 1099

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

Final

: 1100

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

Les Fyre: thoughts?

: 1101

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

Just keep going up.

: 1102

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

Keep going up.

: 1103

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

Uh, greater things.

: 1104

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

Thanks.

: 1105

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

And that's what we need to

shoot for, um, more education.

: 1106

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

I'd like to see this

podcast be something that.

: 1107

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

You know, it's spoken

about as a reference.

: 1108

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

You know, there are a lot of people

that out there that are soothsayers,

: 1109

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

people who, you know, people follow that

are, uh, you know, activists like that.

: 1110

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

This is what I want to

see at this podcast.

: 1111

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

I wanted to see bigger and greater

things and more difficult conversations

: 1112

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

and us working through it as a people.

: 1113

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

Tony Tidbit: Absolutely.

: 1114

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

Double A.

: 1115

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

Adrian Alvarado: Well,

you know, thank you.

: 1116

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

I just want to thank you again.

: 1117

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.

: 1118

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

It's been an honor.

: 1119

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

I want to thank our audience for having

me on a black executive perspective

: 1120

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

to, uh, opening stories to you.

: 1121

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

These conversations has been such an honor

to engage in this crucial conversation

: 1122

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

about race and corporate America.

: 1123

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

Um, you know, just as someone whose

journey began, you know, here as a

: 1124

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

producer, I've learned firsthand how

vital it is to have these diverse

: 1125

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

voices and conversations, and I truly

value that, um, and Hey, in flipping

: 1126

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

my script Which it's coming up.

: 1127

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

I'm going to put a shameless plug.

: 1128

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

I share my story.

: 1129

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

I'm pushing past barriers and

taking control of my path And I

: 1130

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

hope it encourages others to do the

same especially when the system is

: 1131

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

built To not support us Absolutely.

: 1132

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

We all deserve a seat at the table and

more importantly we deserve to be feel

: 1133

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

empowered to change the conversation

when necessary So thank you again

: 1134

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

for this platform and for creating a

space where we can have these real raw

: 1135

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

conversations So let's continue to push

forward Flipping our scripts and making

: 1136

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

room for everyone in America and beyond.

: 1137

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

Tony Tidbit: Absolutely.

: 1138

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

And Double A has a book coming out

called flipping, flipping the script.

: 1139

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

Adrian Alvarado: Oh, flipping my script,

: 1140

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

Tony Tidbit: flipping my script.

: 1141

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

So definitely check it out.

: 1142

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

He'll be out.

: 1143

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.

: 1144

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

Chris P.

: 1145

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

Reed, you get the final

thought, my brother.

: 1146

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

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

final thought, but definitely not the

: 1147

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

best, um, is that this becomes easier.

: 1148

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

As you expand your

expectation in your mind.

: 1149

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

And as a parent, I see inspiration

for stories every time I talk to my

: 1150

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

daughters about different things.

: 1151

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

And now I'm starting to

see it everywhere, right?

: 1152

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

I'm seeing opportunity and inspiration

because I've opened myself up to it.

: 1153

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

You know, a person that was

really kind of, like I said,

: 1154

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

minding my own business a lot.

: 1155

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

You've infected me now.

: 1156

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

And I'm seeing, I'm sending you

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

: 1157

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

Like, man, we should talk about this.

: 1158

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

We should talk about that.

: 1159

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

And the thing that, that

excites me the most.

: 1160

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

Is that Tony, you know, this

Double A, you know, this and Noel

: 1161

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

behind the camera now knows this.

: 1162

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.

: 1163

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

That was so cool.

: 1164

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.

: 1165

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

And that feeling resonates outside

of just these, this taping.

: 1166

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

But when people listen to it, I

have people calling me and it was

: 1167

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

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

: 1168

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

And that was so cool.

: 1169

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

And do seem so like, was

he like that for real?

: 1170

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

Like how many takes or how many, and

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

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know, that's all coming off the dome.

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So it's a good situation.

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It's a great platform.

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And I think that what resonates more than

anything else is the guest gravitating.

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We've had so many important

people say, I want to come back.

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And he was like, I thought you

said everything you said, like,

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

why would you hold him back?

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

And they like, no, because as life

continues, I want to keep coming back to

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let you know, this is what is required

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

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Down this path that is life.

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And so on this journey, I'm just

happy to be with you, you folks.

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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.

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Tony Tidbit: Well, that is awesome.

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

And I want to thank each

and every one of you guys.

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

You guys have been instrumental

in building this platform, as

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

Double A said, and I agree.

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

I want to thank our audience who

took a chance on tuning into a

: 1188

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

Black Executive Perspective podcast.

: 1189

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

Not knowing what we're about,

how are we going to be around.

: 1190

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

You guys have given us

really great comments.

: 1191

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

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

and followed and, and, And you,

: 1192

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

you, uh, you know, engage in

our social, uh, uh, marketing.

: 1193

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

So really, really ask you to continue

to share our podcast with everyone else.

: 1194

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

If you haven't, if you're

listening and watching this.

: 1195

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

Please subscribe.

: 1196

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

Follow us because as you heard from

Double A and crispy read and the

: 1197

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

legendary Les Frye, um, we want to

continue to grow, reach more people,

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

touch lives, and more importantly,

we want to change and I'm going to

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use Double As, a title to his book.

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We want to flip the script.

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Okay.

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

So want to thank you.

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

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

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

Adrian Alvarado: tip.

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

So the tidbit today, all

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Tony Tidbit: good.

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

Adrian Alvarado: So

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

Tony Tidbit: the tidbit today is from the

first S episode to now, a black executive

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

perspective podcast has been a beacon

of insight for the executive world.

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

Happy first anniversary.

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

May our conversate conversations

continue to inspire and challenge,

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

and that was the tidbit today.

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

Chris P. Reed: So we, amen.

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

We definitely don't want to get outta

here without reminding you guys to

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

tune in to need to know with Nsenga.

: 1216

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.

: 1217

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

Nsenga Burton.

: 1218

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

A Black Executive Perspective

podcast is where Dr.

: 1219

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

Burton dives into timely and

crucial topics that shape

: 1220

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

and motivate and motivate.

: 1221

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

Are the world around us.

: 1222

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

So please tune in and gain

those unique insights.

: 1223

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

You definitely don't want to miss it.

: 1224

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

Tony Tidbit: Now.

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

You don't want to miss her

every Thursday, check her out.

: 1226

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

So I think it's now time

for our call to action.

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

And obviously the whole crew is going to,

uh, participate in BEP's call to action.

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

And our goal.

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

Is to decrease racism.

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

Okay.

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

To decrease all forms of discrimination.

: 1232

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

So our call to action is called

less L E S S kick us off.

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

Chris P. Reed: Chris P.

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

Reed.

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

So the L is for learn.

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

You always want to educate

yourself in order to advocate for.

: 1237

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

Uh, your space on this earth and you

want to make sure that you are bringing

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

in as much information as you can to

make the right decision at all time,

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

not only for you or your family, but

your community and the world as a whole.

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

And

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

Les Fyre: for me, the letter is

E and that's develop empathy to

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

understand diverse perspectives.

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

Remember, there are not races.

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

There's only one race and

it's called the human race.

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

Adrian Alvarado: And for

me, the letter is S, share.

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

So share your insights

to enlighten others.

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

All right.

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

So doing this will help build a

fairer, more understanding world.

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

Start your journey, start your journey

today and be the change you want to see.

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Tony Tidbit: Yeah.

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And then the final S is stop.

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

We want to stop all discrimination.

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

So if you see grandma at the grant,

at the Thanksgiving table, and grandma

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

says something inappropriate, you say,

grandma, we don't believe in that.

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

We don't say that.

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

And you stop it right there.

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

Right?

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

So if everyone can incorporate less L E

S S, this is something in your control.

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If we all do that as double waste,

Double A said, we'll build a more

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fair and understanding world.

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

And we'll get, see everyone be able

to see the change that they want to

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

see because less will become more.

: 1263

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

: 1264

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

in because we're just hitting our stride.

: 1265

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

You know, it was a lot that has

happened, you know, went by so fast,

: 1266

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

but this is just the tip of the iceberg.

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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

: 1268

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

into as we move forward with everything

that we have in our power, but we

: 1269

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

want to make sure that you review us.

: 1270

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

Subscribe wherever you're

listening to this podcast.

: 1271

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

Make sure that you, uh, go to the

website, sign up for the newsletter.

: 1272

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.

: 1273

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

Tony Tidbit: Absolutely.

: 1274

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

And you can follow a black executive

perspective podcast, wherever you

: 1275

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

get your podcast and you can follow

us on our socials at tick tock X,

: 1276

01:03:57,865 --> 01:04:04,315

YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook at

ablackexec for the fabulous crew,

: 1277

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

the legendary Les Frye Double A.

: 1278

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

Chris P.

: 1279

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

Reed and the lady behind

the glass, Noel Miller.

: 1280

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

Guess what?

: 1281

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

We talked about it.

: 1282

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

We've been a year about it.

: 1283

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

All right.

: 1284

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

And we can continue a

few more years about it.

: 1285

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

All right.

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

So we love you.

: 1287

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

And guess what?

: 1288

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

We're out.

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BEP Narrator: A black

executive perspective.