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We’ve been lied to.

Or at least I was.

As a kid, they made it seem like 7-figure success was for Black men who were:

• Actors

• Ballers

• Rappers

Or people who were:

• Arab

• Asian

• White

Rarely did I see corporate Black businessmen.

I wasn’t exposed to you guys growing up.

I grew up poor in Oakland and Alameda.

• One refrigerator shelf per family poor

• A small room for three people poor

• All hand me down clothes poor

• Free school lunches poor

• Section 8 housing poor

• Soup kitchen poor

Too poor to pay attention poor.

But I was still happy. We didn’t know any better.

Growing up poor with poor friends, being broke and struggling was cool.

However, when I went to UCSB, I learned that many of my White classmates had gone to private schools, drove luxury cars, and vacationed abroad.

I could not relate.

I was completely out of place, on the bottom of the social ladder, and being broke wasn’t cool anymore.

I felt ashamed.

“How come I don’t have any money?”

“Why do I need a scholarship for everything?”

It ate away at me and made me angry.

I learned all about racism, classism, and inequality and soaked up Pan-African Socialism to make sense of my situation.

I became a raging activist who shouted people down in the hallways and made quite a few cry as I lectured them about racism, injustice, and their part of it.

A wayward DEI leader on steriods

Even though I won two million dollars in funding for Black student outreach, I felt empty inside.

My anger ate me up inside.

And while that philosophy was cool in college, it fell flat once I graduated.

For the next 20 years, I struggled to pay rent and felt like an embarrassment, while I tried to shake off my poverty mentality and find a better philosophy.

My friends passed me by, becoming lawyers, getting married, traveling abroad, and buying homes.

However, I was no slouch.

While my friends were living their best lives, I focused on opening up different businesses.

• Selling Herbalife

• Selling used cars

• Selling African masks

• Black health magazine

• Yoga classes in the hood

• Men’s healing community

But it wasn’t until I started my business, “Black Executive Men,” in 2015 that my poverty mindset changed.

A sharp brother walked in.

From a two-parent, upper middle-class Black household.

He’d gone to private schools and graduated from Harvard.

He was incredibly kind, driven, ethical, and family-focused.

He valued emotional literacy and had deep psychological insights, too.

He impressed the socks off me.

After working with him and other brothers for a while, I knew I had found my community and my calling.

Working with Black men in corporate America.

And while I’ve been helping you guys with your mindset, you’ve secretly been teaching me about the corporate world.

You’ve taught me about first quarter, second quarter, bottom line, stock price, product manager, C-suite, compensation plan, annual review, market share, networking, executive sponsor, employee resource groups, and the rest.

Since then, I have negotiated contracts to lead workshops for Black staff at Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, Capital One, Medtronic, Upwork, Pepsi, Trimble, and other leading organizations.

My income shot up from $500 to $2,000 to $10,000, and then to $17,000 for one-hour workshops.

Until one day I looked up and had Black male founders with $47 million in Series B funding coming to me for coaching, VP’s and Fortune 500 companies asking me for services, and middle managers from many industries booking consultations.

I grew up in poverty and struggled to find my purpose in my 20’s and 30’s while my friends passed me by.

But I stayed focused on how I could give back to the community, make a lot of money, and reach my full professional potential.

I’ve financially invested over $100,000 in coaches, therapists, courses, programs, books, guides, mentors, conferences, retreats, and seminars to master my craft as a 7-figure coach.

• My newsletter is growing

• My network is booming

• My clients are crushing

• My LinkedIn is jumping

• My keynote is brewing

• My income is doubling

• My book is emerging

• My website is glossy

• My reviews are hot

• My podcast is lit

And I’m just getting started.

Today, I work with 7-figure Fortune 500 CIO’s, Wall Street-trained PE investors, and family office real estate experts, all because I found my zone of genius, my power, and built a community around it—all while living in my lovely home here in Mexico.

I used to believe that 7-figure people were evil, oppressive, and greedy. Now I know them to be some of the most generous, morally upright, family-focused, professionally powerful, and socially impactful Black men I’ve ever met.

I came from poverty but am shifting my mindset, skillset, and actions to quickly become a 7-figure earner myself.

Today, I look at it as my birthright.

It’s my birthright to walk in my power professionally.

It’s my birthright to make 7-figures, financially.

It’s my birthright to impact the world, socially.

My anger in college came from my birthright (or destiny) fighting with my limiting beliefs.

Working with over 500 brothers in corporate America for the past 8 years has given me a front-row seat to what the most successful Black men in corporate America do to reach the 7-figures and more and what the mid-level bro’s making $180K-$400K are doing that limits your success.

It comes down to mindset.

The brothers on top believe that they deserve to make 7-figures.

Then do everything to get it, including:

• Join boards

• Get coaches

• Take courses

• Ask for raises

• Land mentors

• Lead podcasts

• Write newsletters

• Become investors 

• Fly to conferences

• Get Executive MBA’s

• Volunteer strategically 

• Start paid communities

• Find higher-paying jobs

• Land executive sponsors

• Build their personal brand

Racism doesn’t stop them.

Oppression doesn’t stop them.

The new tax laws don’t stop them.

Lack of opportunity doesn’t stop them.

Whatever’s on the news doesn’t stop them.

Nothing stops them from reaching their goals.

They make their own luck, opportunity, and success.

Even though you all have struggles, nothing should stop you either.

I have a few available 1:1 coaching spots open, and we can talk about what it would be like to work together. You’re welcome to schedule here:

The Biggest Career Hack 💯

If you’re ready to enhance your executive presence, land your dream job, get a promotion, communicate better, or grow your business, you should seriously consider working with a coach.

Not a mentor, listening to a podcast, reading another newsletter, or a teacher, but a coach.

Generally speaking, mentors tell you how they did it, which is good but might not be applicable to your path. Teachers tell you theories about it which are great but may lack real world applications.

In the Black community, they push us toward mentors and teachers, which is a good place to start. But the major players in the corporate rely on coaches for results.

Coaches help you unlock your zone of genius, your earning potential, and your confidence using industry best practices. They hold you accountable for taking action every step of the way.

There are similarities between all three, but the right coach will change your career in a short amount of time and for the rest of your life.

So ask yourself, do you have someone in your corner who knows industry best practices for Black men to unlock your potential?

If your answer is “no”, and you’re ready to turn that answer around, you’re welcome to schedule a 1:1 discovery call with me.

We’ll clarify your business or job challenges, your ultimate career goals, carve out a plan for you to get there, and see if we’re a good fit to work together through my coaching program.

7-Figure Mindset Training 🧠

Your professional mission and impact statement are two of the most important parts 7-figure mindset. When you know who you are professionally and what you are looking to achieve, you fall into the valued category of a specialist, as opposed to a commodity hire or corporate beggar.

Make sure you know how you want to impact the world of business and humanity, by the numbers, to guide you as your north star to ultimate career success.

EP 25: Empwered Paths: Amplifying Black Men’s Career Success 🚀

In this episode, Jewel emphasizes the difference between a professional mission and an impact statement and their importance in advancing professionally. He asserts the necessity of perceived value and valuations in business and introduces ways to market oneself.

Jewel explains how a professional mission is the results you wish to achieve, and an impact statement is the positive contribution your mission makes to society. He encourages individuals to be clear about their objectives during interviews to increase their perceived value in the marketplace

 🐺 Lone Wolf → Community Man 🏘

The new Black Executive Men community group is a hit. We gained 28 members in two weeks. Brothers are sharing your goals, weekly wins, and networking with one another as well.

We’re going to cap this group soon, but if you still want to get access to the beta BEM community for weekly motivation, networking, skill set upgrades, and quality friendships with professional brothers from all over the world, join at the link below.

This community will be facilitated by Jewel to help you improve your job search, executive presence, and entrepreneurial path.

First and only warning: this is a supportive community for serious professionals only. Any name-calling, direct selling, religious, or political topics will lead to your immediate ban.

Born Driven: The Executive Blueprint For Black Men In Corporate America 🔥

This week, my writing cohort gave me feedback about my chapter on networking and how I needed to make it more actionable. They also recommended that I tell more about my story and why I started Black Executive Men.

It helps to have group support in the book-writing process. More than the writing process itself, going through the psychological shift into an author is the biggest gift and hurdel.

Get on the pre-order list today by e-mailing me at: [email protected]

“ACTION and ACCOUNTABILITY.” 🤯

If you are ready to see if we’re a good fit to work together, let’s find out soon through a 15-minute discovery call, but first, check out what brothers have to say about working with me through my testimonial site below.