The Create Your Life Series is for Self-starters looking to live life on their own terms. Join award winning entrepreneur, author and speaker Kevin Y. Brown as he shares the Strategies Behind the Successes of today’s Trailblazers by uncovering experiences, daily habits and defining moments of high achievers from around the world. Learn more at cylseries.com
Episodes
Friday Jul 07, 2017
Friday Jul 07, 2017
Anahi goes in depth about her transition from Argentina to the U.S., learning english in 3 months and dodging corporate America to now becoming owner of her 4th restaurant
Insight from this episode:
Anahi is from Argentina and is the owner of Angel of Harlem and Corner Social
She learned the english language in 3 months
Anahi is a graduate of Berkely college in NYC with a major in International Business
Her first restaurant was a 10,000 square foot restaurant called Galway Hooker
Anahi believes in having a partnership with employees to let them do their dream career of being an actor or actress if they give 150% while at work
Anahi made her restaurants successful by learning the community, going to block association meetings every month, shopping local, eating local and exercising local. Walking the community
Anahi believes that you are nothing without your tribe
she discusses her favorite foods at each restaurant
Anahi always asks herself what can she do to challenge herself
Transcedental meditation has changed her life by calming her down and silencing the noise in her head
Anahi’s favorite quote is “If It’s meant to be, it’s up to me” - Naomi Simson
Anahi Angelone's 3 keys to Create Your Life:
Figure out your motive (a cause bigger than you), gather your tribe and keep it real, Enjoy the ride
Stay Connected:
Kevin:
Anahi:
https://twitter.com/anahiangelone
https://www.instagram.com/anahiangelone
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Friday Jun 30, 2017
Friday Jun 30, 2017
Simone and Justin share their blueprint to creating a sponsored Obstacle Course Racing Brand (Spartan Race) using social media and a Can't Stop Won't Stop mentality
Insight from this episode:
"#GOE Goals Over Everything" - Simone Waugh
Medal Addict is a lifestyle brand focused on obstacle course racing
OCR means
“When you do these fire jumps and this obstacle course racing, you forget your fears and when you embrace that, that’s how you create your lifestyle and do things that you never thought you could do before” - Justin Manning episode #66
“Communication is key, when you’re trying to build a dynasty or any kingdom you definitely want to have a foundation in terms of what the end goal is” - Justin Manning episode #66
The name medal addict was inspired by Simone’s former blog struggles of a love addict
They keep their relationship strong by establishing boundaries and hours to focus on business
Simone is a full time entrepreneur and Justin works a 9-5 and works on Medal Addict after work
“The lifestyle you want is only one obstacle away, Jump over that Shit” - Simone Waugh episode #66
The Waugh Manning Manifesto
Simone leaves her phone on do not disturb to remain focused most of the day everyday
Justin spends the first 15 minutes of the day doing social media for medal addict
Justin spends his free time watching anime
Simone spends her free time watching 90’s shows on her DVR
Justin just went to the sources for sponsorship without a press kit by sending his stats into sponsors
"Nobody is going to come to you in this sport or with any opportunity you have to create your life” - Justin Manning episode #66
"Anybody who’s out there, Anybody who’s sacrificing their body and their time and their finances for this stuff they are a medal addict” - Simone Waugh episode #66
Justin started marketing medal addict at all of the OCR races that he went to
All of medal addicts writers and social media posts are community sourced
Medal Addict also looks for content from different peoples posts and gives them the option to expound on it on the medal addict platform
Justin and Simone are both Black Belts
Simone Waugh's 3 keys to Create Your Life: Find your Tribe, Find Your Lane, Do The Work” - Simone Waugh episode #66
Justin Mannings 3 keys to Create Your Life:
Execute Your Idea & Know Your Weaknesses, Be Authentic, Be Consistent
Stay Connected:
Kevin:
Justin:
@medaladdict
@Brooklnit3
medaladdict@gmail.com
Simone:
@moniwaugh
@saywaugh.fit
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Friday Jun 23, 2017
Friday Jun 23, 2017
Find out the mistakes and triumphs of Eric & Kevin so far this year and their tips to help you make the 2nd part of 2017 even greater.
Insight from this episode:
Create a do not ever do this again list
Promised to create great images around her work for social media
obstacles faced during the year: communicating effectively with the team is important
"You can only fail at something when you actually quit" - Kevin Y. Brown episode #64
know the roles that you want people to fill when you are looking to expand your team
"Focus on the Gold, not the Glitter" - Eric Fondren episode #64
venture out organization
Ways Eric stays abreast of his industry: adweek, digidaily, adclub websites, direct introductions, industry conferences, associations and networking and reading.
Facebook conference f8
Follow influencers online, find inspiration without copying, read industry magazines, knowing the best in your industry and meet them in the city you are in, build relationships
“having confidence in what you’re doing, being able to communicate that to anybody at a very basic level and developing a relationship with someone that over a long period of time they can work on your behalf because they believe in what you’ve told them” - Eric Fondren episode #64 when asked about how he has scaled his company
"Everybody you meet has some value, you just need to humble yourself enough to see it” - Eric Fondren episode #64 when asked about how he has scaled his company
"Constantly pour into yourself and constantly pour into others…and Value others" - Eric Fondren
Stay Connected:
Kevin:
Eric:
https://twitter.com/ericnfondren
Donnie:
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Friday Jun 16, 2017
Friday Jun 16, 2017
Shawn shares with us his journey from crack baby to director of youth services for the city of detroit to entrepreneur, professor and mentor specialist. This is an episode you won't want to miss.
Insight from this episode:
Shawn’s mom inspired him to be an entrepreneur through her professional shoplifting business
He learned how to cut crack at 11 years old from his older brother
His early ambitions were to be a drug lord and rap due to influences of his environment
He changed his ambitions due to his brother being killed in a drug transaction when he was 14.
His high school counselor Ms. Champion set him on the right path to make the most of his life. She helped him fill out his scholarship applications, college applications and walked him through the entire college process
**According to Shawn a person should have multiple streams of income, motivation and impact
Shawn says that 90% of people who are mentored when they are young grow up and become mentors
Shawn created a leadership group at the high school he was formerly a teacher at in the Bronx, NY
Friendtor is a term Shawn has coined and it means that someone is a cross between a friend and a mentor
Shawn was the director of youth services for the city of detroit and oversaw the my brothers keeper initiative there as well.
"So many things are disjointed in the system of people all doing work, we have to come together and make sure that were communicating with one another to make a mightier blow" - Shawn Blanchard episode #62
"Mentorship is not about creating rockstars, its about making people better than what they would have been without you" - Shawn Blanchard episode #62
Shawn speaks on the importance of using a team and prioritizing to avoid doing everything all as once
"Its not a matter of if, its simply a matter of when we get these things done, and how we can put these things on auto pilot" - Shawn Blanchard episode #62
"At the end of the day it doesn’t matter if you’re on wall street or if you’re a guy that’s fishing, at the end of the day when you wake up and you’re happy… that’s success" - Shawn Blanchard episode #62
**Pay attention to what you are consuming, what are you reading, watching, listening to and your social group
Purchase a suite from Shawn’s company Snap Suits: snapsuits.com discount code = shawnten
Shawn's 3 Keys to creating your best life:
- "You are the CEO of your life and you need to gather 3 things, your mentors, friendtors and resources." - Shawn Blanchard episode #62 (when asked for 3 tools to create your best life)
Stay Connected:
Shawn Blanchard:
https://www.instagram.com/shawntblanchard/
Kevin:
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Friday Jun 09, 2017
Friday Jun 09, 2017
Mathew Knowles gives us the secrets to creating superstars as big as Beyonce, his humble beginnings and how he has maintained a successful 25 year career as a record label executive.
Insight from this episode:
Mathew has been teaching at Texas Southern for 10 years
He created program called ERM - entertainment recording management
He is a graduate of Fisk University 1974
he integrated every school that he attended from elementary to college
His drive and desire for entrepreneurship came from parents, dad went to the 3rd grade
He comes from humble beginnings: His dad was a truck driver and his mom was a colored maid
Growing up he picked cotton and tomatoes for 25 cents per foot tub
First business was selling candy, cut lawns, had a job every summer growing up
"You can’t be successful if you’re not passionate” - Mathew Knowles episode #62
"You don’t ask people about your vision…never never do that, you only go to someone with your idea when you are ready for them to do something" - Mathew Knowles episode #62
Celebrating his 25th year in business with his company Music World Entertainment
"A little knowledge, a little power, a lot of knowledge the world is ours” - Mathew Knowles episode #62
"Things that you love, its going to take you a minute to make money on it but eventually you will be successful because you love it, because you will give your all to be the very best at it" - Mathew Knowles episode #62
Discusses his mentors and the power of mentors in his life
Forthcoming book racism in the eyes of a child
Operate on a high level and communicate with those on a high level (C-suite)
"Mistakes and failure are an opportunity to grow not quit" - Mathew Knowles episode #62
"To be successful artist you need a quality artist, a quality product and a quality team” - Mathew Knowles episode #62 on what it takes to be a successful artist in the music industry today
Mathew Knowles advice on how to create your best life: 1. who what the why, who is my customer who am i what is my product what is the perception of me, why should you buy it why should you buy into me.
Stay Connected:
Mathew Knowles:
www.mathewknowles.com
https://twitter.com/mathewknowles
https://www.instagram.com/mrmathewknowles/
https://www.facebook.com/mrmathewknowles
Kevin:
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Friday Jun 02, 2017
Friday Jun 02, 2017
Kevin Y. Brown was a guest on the Ash Cash show and this is the radio interview that got us the Create Your Life Series Radio Show & Podcast on WHCR 90.3 FM in Harlem New York.
Learn about Kevin's hustle and grind from foster care to where he is now.
Stay Connected:
Ash Cash:
www.Iamashcash.com
Kevin:
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Friday May 26, 2017
Friday May 26, 2017
Chris shares his journey of going from 2 near career ending injuries to having an 11 year Superbowl championship career. He goes in depth on the business of the NFL, money management & staying motivated.
Insight from this episode:
- When you try to do something that is not in alignment with what you want to do or who you are, it never ends up good” - Kevin Y. Brown episode #60
- There is no getting around a lesson, if you don’t learn that lesson you will go back to square one
- Life is a journey not a destination
- You have a choice in life, you are either going to be positive or your going to be negative and being negative just drains you” - Chris Canty episode #60
- You have a choice and I always chose to maintain a positive attitude because ultimately that was going to lead to the best results - Chris Canty episode #60
- His mother pushed him to become a football player
- Everything that I’ve done... I didn’t want to be halfway in, I didn’t want to stick my toe in the water, I’ve always committed to things - Chris Canty episode #60
- I tried to develop a mentality where the way out was the way through, so whatever adversity that I was faced with no matter how hard it might appear no matter how bad I felt physically, mentally or spiritually or whatever it was I was going to try to push past it because on the other side of that was something good" - Chris Canty episode #60
- Every challenge presents an opportunity so you gotta focus on the opportunity side of it and focus on trying to improve whatever skill set that you’re working on at the time - Chris Canty episode #60
- His father started his own business and Chris learned his money management skills from him
- "12 years from signing my first NFL contract and I’m still learning how to manage money, you have to be willing to engage in the process of learning how to manage your own money because no one is going to watch your money like you would." - Chris Canty episode #60
- "You can’t make an informed decision without information” - Chris Canty episode #60
- "I’d rather be known as flawed than a fraud” - Chris Canty episode #60
- Chris speaks about bouncing back from a season ending ACL, LCL and PCL injury
- Chris credits a lot of his success as a man to his father
- Still getting drafted after getting his eyeball sliced open
- Make your friends before you need them
- A lot of life is just showing up
Chris Canty’s 3 ways to Create Your Best Life:
- Be a self Starter, motivate yourself
- Focus on the positives
- Have a sense of purpose
Stay Connected:
Chris Canty:
www.chriscantyfoundation.org
https://www.facebook.com/HahnHumpty/
http://www.espn.com/espnradio/podcast/archive/_/id/11676470
https://www.facebook.com/chriscanty99
https://www.instagram.com/chriscanty99/
https://twitter.com/chriscanty99
Donate to the Chris Canty foundation: http://www.chriscantyfoundation.org/index.php/donate
Kevin:
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Friday May 19, 2017
Friday May 19, 2017
Alundis shares how he turned negative comments from his neighbor to inspiration, He got up 11 days after being shot to become a top NFL draft pick. He learned from his family how to be the man he is today, and what's truly important to him now is his children and helping others.
Insight from this interview:
- 11 days after being shot, he got up and continued preparing for his life with the NFL.
- "I would love to say I did that on my own (drafted by NFL), I didn't. There's not a thing in my life that I did on my own." -- Alundis Brice, Past CYL Series Guest Episode #59
- He has a need to be humble and remain dedicated to his cause, no matter how hard it is.
- "You always learn from any situation you can get into and take something from it and make it your own." -- Alundis Brice, Past CYL Series Guest Episode #59
Alundis Brice:
www.twitter.com/alundisbrice
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009268057175
Kevin:
www.kevinybrown.com
www.instagram.com/kevinybrown
www.twitter.com/kevinybrown
www.facebook.com/kevbrown001
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Friday May 12, 2017
Friday May 12, 2017
Learn how Paris stayed motivated from coming from nothing to being a leader in Brand Management in music. From watching his mother work multiple jobs as a kid and pushing through the grind of an unpaid internship to ownership, Paris shares how me made it to where he is today.
Insight from this episode:
- Working hard to create opportunities.
- "I've always been a person that if you give me opportunity, I'll figure out how to make the best of it."- Paris Kirk Past CYLSeries Guest Episode #58
- Understand your vision, ignore the nay-sayers.
- "I don't have to do things I don't want to do anymore." - Paris Kirk Past CYLSeries Guest Episode #58
- "Some money and opportunities might seem to be a good thing, but usually if they're not inline with who you are as a person, usually those things never end well."- Paris Kirk Past CYLSeries Guest Episode #58
Stay Connected:
Paris Kirk:
http://propelmgmt.com/
www.instagram.com/pksince83
Kevin:
www.kevinybrown.com
www.instagram.com/kevinybrown
www.twitter.com/kevinybrown
www.facebook.com/kevbrown001
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Friday May 12, 2017
Friday May 12, 2017
Josh tells us what compelled him since childhood, his journey through five degrees, Spodek Academy, his motivations, and why 90,000 burpies isn't enough. He talks about his visits to North Korea.
Insight from this episode:
- Working through business lows and highs and coming out on top.
- "I never felt I had to go out and start at a company and work until I got the gold watch at 50 years, I never felt compelled to do that." - Josh Spodek Past CYLSeries Guest Episode #57
- Understanding steps to leadership and self-awareness.
- "If someone doesn't have discipline, that's not a reason to do it, that's a reason TO do it."- Josh Spodek Past CYLSeries Guest Episode #57
- Teaching, writing, business ownership and daily challenges.
Resources:
Free Mind-mapping Software at www.freeplane.org
"Leadership Step by Step: Become the Person Others Follow" available at Barnes & Nobles, Amazon, and more.
Stay Connected:
Josh Spodek:
www.joshuaspodek.com
www.spodekacademy.com
www.twitter.com/spodek
Kevin:
www.kevinybrown.com
www.instagram.com/kevinybrown
www.twitter.com/kevinybrown
www.facebook.com/kevbrown001
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