Mahogany Thoughts

Seth Miller is the Executive Director of Vet Biz, a non-profit organization that provides resources and support to veteran entrepreneurs. He is also the host of the popular podcast, The Lion's Den, where he interviews successful entrepreneurs and business leaders. In this episode, Seth discusses his role with Vet Biz and their strategic vision for veteran engagement. He also shares about his own service in the military and how it shaped his journey as an entrepreneur and leader.

Here are some of the key takeaways from the episode:

*Vet Biz is committed to helping veteran entrepreneurs succeed. They offer a variety of resources and support, including business planning assistance, financial counseling, and networking opportunities. Vet Biz believes that veteran entrepreneurs have the skills and experience necessary to be successful in business.

* Seth's military experience taught him the importance of teamwork, leadership, and resilience. These lessons have helped him to be successful in business and as the Executive Director of Vet Biz and Commander of the VFW Post at Scott AFB, IL.

* The Lion's Den podcast is a great resource for entrepreneurs of all levels. Seth interviews successful entrepreneurs and business leaders to share their insights and advice.

*We also covered topics such as the difference between leaders and followers, sustaining our emotions as business innovators and leaders, and upcoming events such as the Tween Toy Drive on 12/2/23.

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The Metro East Black Wealth Builders is committed to provide quality education, networking opportunities, and build a collective of Black owned businesses in the St. Louis Metro East region to increase business capacity, growth, and achieve scalability based on the results of the Black Business Survey results. Ms. Jo Ann May of the Illinois Small Business Development Center, SIU-E/East St. Louis office discussed how to access and utilize SBDC resources including free training and webinars, as well as registering for their ongoing webinar series. It is important to build community and stakeholder engagement to connect minority businesses to access resources necessary for business sustainability, and to identify potential ways to secure funding as well. 


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The Metro East Black Wealth Builders is committed to provide quality education, networking opportunities, and build a collective of Black owned businesses in the St. Louis Metro East region to increase business capacity, growth, and achieve scalability based on the results of the Black Business Survey results. The first workshop dedicated to providing educational resources to promote sustainable growth features Sean Haire, Better Business Bureau - St. Louis. Mr. Haire discussed how the BBB can assist businesses raise their profile and the accreditation process to provide credibility to services rendered. The BBB provides a vetting system to ensure that complaints filed are valid prior to affecting an organization’s accreditation rating, and use of its features may include a direct quote request for future clients and stakeholders who may be interested in an organization’s services.

For more information, please contact Sean Haire, shaire@stlouisbbb.org, 314-584-6741 or Dr. Terrence Duncan, drterrenceduncan@gmail.com, 314-643-7923.

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Join Dr. Terrence Duncan and Carmel Brown, LCPC , as they provide their tips and recommendations for professionals and entrepreneurs to achieve and maintain work-life balance. Post pandemic, more individuals are reporting feelings of being overwhelmed, stress, and increased anxiety due to increasing demands for work as well as personal/family obligations. Dr. Duncan is an Assistant Professor at Liberty University and owner of J.I. Enterprises, LLC, a strategic management company. Mrs. Brown own Carmel Brown Counseling and Consulting, LLC which provides coaching and consulting services for individuals, families, small and large business, as well as crisis intervention responses strategies. She is also the co-founder of Wise Counsel, LLC, a group practice that offers safe haven to clients seeking healing through clinical interventions.

For this episode of Mahogany Thoughts, Dr. Terrence Duncan and Carmel Brown discuss boundaries and what it means from a mental health perspective. Queen Carmel discusses several coping strategies when addressing challenging situations that we often encounter. The team also discusses how words such as boundaries are often mistaken in context, as well as the frequency of individuals diagnosing others despite not being a mental health expert. Queen Carmel further discussed the importance of understanding what certain triggers may be, and how you should remove yourself to avoid conflict resolution.

Welcome to a new year and a new season as Mahogany Thoughts returns for another season. Dr. Terrence Duncan, Carmel Brown, and Terrence Butler return to the microphone to discuss the difference between goals and resolutions heading into the new year and why it is important to distinguish between the two. As we consider goals for the year, we discuss the importance of planning, seeking feedback, self-care, and aligning your goals with others with a shared vision.  The team also discusses their journey in 2023 and what steps are necessary to achieve their goals based on discipline, dedication, faith, and accountability. Follow and subscribe to the podcast page and sign up on www.drtduncan.com for updates and different content styled for Black culture.

The Mahogany Thoughts team with Dr. Terrence Duncan and Terrence Butler discuss the effects of misinformation and how it influences the Black community as well as other groups. Misinformation has been historically weaponized against African Americans as a tool to create and maintain systemic and institutional barrires associated with discrimation and racism. Misinformation is present in a variety of sources such as the media, social media, and even spreading half-truths amongst famliy and friends. As a tool, the government used misinformation to affect the progress of civil rights gropus and politics.  We discuss how to identify misinformation and the importance of finding the facts to avoid embracing narratives that we feel the most comfortable.

Learn more about the Mahogany Thoughts podcast and related content at www.drtduncan.com

The Mahogany Thoughts Team is back with a new regular co-contributor, Devon Moody-Graham, of CEO Empire, LLC. She joins the Dr. Terrence Duncan, Carmel Brown, and Terrence Butler, as we discuss how to combat burnout. Everyday we are flooded with images, videos, text messages, and other distractions that makes us more engaged, but encourages burnout faster. We discuss strategies whether you are a business owner, parent, or someone working a 9-5 different coping strategies and techniques to avoid burnout, self-diagnosing, and digital influences in our behaviors.

Tune in bi-weekly for new episodes as the MT Team will discuss a variety of topics affecting positive Black culture ranging from relationships, business, financial literacy, education, entrepreneurship, and self-help. 

The Mahogany Thoughts team with Dr. Terrence Duncan, Carmel Brown, and Devon Moody-Graham discuss lessons learned from Black Wall Street and economic indicators for African Americans today. The panel discusses with its audience some of the challenges exisitng and the importance of utilizing elements of the Mahogany Legacy Project to create socioeconomic change by focusing on improving relationships, building partnerships, establishing regional collaborations, and establishing financial literacy foundations regardless if one is in an business or managing household finances.

For more information on the MLP, please see www.drtduncan.com

Mahogany Thoughts returns from an extended break for the first recording in 2022. Dr. Terrence Duncan and Carmel Brown discuss the importance of business planning for 2022 by setting actionable goals to be achieved by accomplishing tasks. The team also discusses the importance of nurturing healthy relationships, establishing healthy boundaries, and the importance of networking. We also discuss the importance of looking forward to the future by using the past to provide a compass for a brighter tomorrow.

Host Info:

www.drtduncan.com

https://www.carmelbrowncounseling.com/

The Mahogany Thoughts team has reached a significant achievement. This is a milestone episode as we have reached the 25th episode ranging on a variety of topics in healthcare, finance, education, social justice, and entrepreneurship. Thank you to all who have supported or personally participated in making this dream a reality.

We have a great panel led by Carmel Brown discussing nutrition and wellness from a medical, mental health, performance, and fitness perspective. Our guests will share their practical experiences and recommendations for those willing to address their physical and mental health. Remember, you cannot obtain generational wealth without addressing your physical and mental health first.

Our guest info:

Kim-Shai Wooten - Black Natural Plant-Based Mama (Youtube), @black_plantbased_mama (IG), _@ambrosiaeats (IG)

David Bassett - Coach Bassett, David Bassett

Trisha Kaplan

The Mahogany Thoughts team welcomes Giovanna May, Director for the Small Business Development Council at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Topics this week included how to start a government business, challenges for minorities in starting or maintaining a business, the importance of building teams to improve revenue growth, and how to register on government websites to begin the process to respond to bids and grants offered by local, state, and federal agencies.  Director May can be reached at gdimagg@siue.edu or access the website https://www.siue.edu/business/sbdc/ for more information.

Hosts: Dr. Terrence Duncan, Terrence Butler, and Carmel Brown

The Mahogany Thoughts team, led by Terrence Butler, continues last week's discussion on the importance of business capital from our personal perspectives. In the quest for generational wealth, the team discusses the importance of life insurance, and some of the coverages available. It is important for families to know that securing financial coverage during life is as important as leaving a legacy behind in death. 

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Hosts: Dr. Terrence Duncan, Carmel Brown, and Terrence Duncan

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The Mahogany Thoughts team is welcome to have Krista Smith as our guest for this episode. Krista is the founder of Mykovas Commercial Lending (www.mykovas.com), a brokerage specializing in providing commercial loans to businesses.  Krista's passion for business also includes her passion to educate and assist Black owned businesses to obtain access through business lending. 

Dr. Terrence Duncan, Carmel Brown, and Terrence Butler also discussed the jury trial results on the George Floyd case, as well as discuss some ways for businesses to navigate some of the emotional and mental hurdles entrepreneurs face regularly.

The Mahogany Thoughts team, led by Terrence Butler, discusses entrepreneurship through the lens of three dynamic African American women who laid their roots in St. Louis, one of the fastest growing women startup regions in the country.  The guests discuss their journey to their entrepreneurship, how to grow your brand, using business incubators to receive assistance in acquiring business capital and exposure.  The guests also discuss some of their personal highs and lows in their journey and recommendations for those who are wanting to start a business.

Dr. Terrence Duncan, Carmel Brown, and Terrence Butler discussed the paths with these three leaders:

Janna Westbrook - CEO/Founder, Provider Pool (www.providerpool.co)

Dana Kelly - Owner, Reign Restaurant (www.experiencereign.com)

Devon Moody-Graham - CEO of CEOMOM Empire, LLC (www.ceomomempire.com)

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The Mahogany Thoughts team discusses parenting during challenging times such as pandemic, sporting activities, and maintaining for self care strategies. Carmel Brown and Dr. Terrence Duncan leads this week's discussion on the following topics:

*Balancing roles (parenting, virtual learning, Career)

*Modeling resilience

*Talking to kids about challenging times and uncertainty

*Supporting kids mental health

*Age appropriate support and interventions

*Self-Care strategies for parents

The Mahogany Thoughts team is welcome to bring about Dr. Wayne K. Richards, Jr. who discusses his journey from the neighborhoods of New Orleans, LA to his playing days at Southern University and overcoming learning disabilities en route to earning his doctorate and Project Management Professional certification.  His passion for education, food, culture, his non profit (Rise, Build, Achieve NFP) and life are on full display as hosts Dr. Terrence Duncan, Carmel Brown, and Terrence Butler cover the following points:

Carmel Brown leads this episode's podcast with Dr. Terrence Duncan and Terrence Butler as co-hosts. Five sets of couples and spouses discuss critical issues in marriage today, relevance of marriages, techniques to strengthen marriages, love languages, and the importance of self-care, self-love, and how to seek help with marital problems.  The couples discuss ways to nurture and maintain their marriages and fidelity to one another.