Getting Deals Done with Patrick A. Howell

Senegalese musician, entrepreneur and statesman Youssou N’Dour loves nothing more than to quote his deceased compatriot, the caliph general Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane Sy: ‘It’s good to resemble one’s father, but it’s better to resemble one’s era.’The Senegalese singer is known for his extraordinary vocal range and for introducing international audiences to mbalax—a Senegalese popular music style that blends Wolof traditional instrumental and vocal forms primarily with Cuban and other Latin American popular genres.According to Forbes, Youssou N'Dour is the richest African musician in the world in 2022, with a net worth of $145 million.  His enormous net worth arose from the use of his distinct voice and the popularization of the well-known Senegalese style of music known as Mbalax. On October 1, 1959, he was born in Dakar, Senegal. He served as Senegal’s Minister of Tourism from April 2012 to September 2013. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine maintained that N’Dour is “perhaps the most famous singer alive” in Senegal and much of Africa."Africa has no cultural frontiers.  It mixes genres effortlessly.   That's the future for me."  Youssou N'DourShow Guest:  Youssou N'Dour Show Host and Creator:  Patrick A.  Howell Executive Producer and co-host: Tori Reid Executive Producer: Amobe MvegueExecutive Producer: Patrick AbandaVoice Over Artist:  Maleiva Production: WAN and AfrobizPre-production: We Edit Productions Post Productions: We Edit Productions GDD Intro and Outro:  Youssou N'Dour, Miss, Joko (2020) Song, Introduction:   Youssou N'Dour, Dem, Leaving, wommat (1994)Song, Outro: Youssou N'Dour, Burima, Joko (2020)Special thank you to: World African Network photo of Youssou N'Dour: Youri Lenquette Getting Deals Done is a show about doing business, changing power, changing systems and making the world a better place one deal at a time. Host, veteran banker and entrepreneur Patrick A. Howell, speaks with leading and successful innovators, mavericks and captains of industry about making big things happen in the world.

It is said that excellence is a habit rather than a destination.  Also, that you are what you do consistently.   If that is true, then Ruth Carter who just won her second academy award for Best Costume Design for the film "Wakanda, Forever", is the epitome of excellence.  She won the first award in 2018 with Wakanda's predecessor, "Black Panther".  She was also nominated for Spike Lee's Malcolm X in 1993 and Steven Speilberg's "Amistad" in 1998.   To hear Ruth tell it, however?   She is as humble, passionate and focused as an intern looking for her big break.   Sure, she's comfortable.   But she's leaning in and her focus is poignant.    And perhaps, that's where her true magic lays - her consistency and effervescence.    Ruth Carter is the first black woman in American history to win the Oscar on her sartorial splendor, the basis of technically astute work, timeless art and the storytelling legacy of her ancestors.    Yes, she looks at costume design as storytelling and takes her griot cues from sheroes including Nikki Giovanni, Lorraine Hansberry and Sonia Sanchez."My favorite part about costume designing is the artistry of the job...I begin with understanding the intentions of the story."                                                                                                                         Ruth CarterGuest:  Ruth CarterHost:  Patrick A. HowellCreator and Producer:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer:  Tori ReidWriter:  Patrick A. HowellPost Production:  WeEdit PodcastsPost Production Assistant:  Alana ColemanIntern School Affiliation:  Norfolk State UniversityPremier Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger LevertSpecial Thank You - Sterfon DemingsMore Information on Ruth Carter:The Art of Ruth E. Carter: Costuming Black History and the Afrofuture, from Do the Right Thing to Black PantherGetting Deals Done is a show about doing business, changing power, changing systems and making the world a better place one deal at a time. Host, veteran banker and entrepreneur Patrick A. Howell, speaks with leading and successful innovators, mavericks and captains of industry about making big things happen in the world.

Bob Unnold has led several startups, including two in Stamford: Axxun, which created a platform for software developers to compress the amount of time needed to delivery applications; and I3 Mobile, which created a subscription-based service delivering news to mobile phones. I3 Mobile held an $82 million initial public offering of stock in 2000.His newest endeavor is Atendit which sells wireless tags that, when linked to an accompanying Apple IOS app, allow users to get reminders on specific things at set times and days when walking by a sensor.   Memory scientists have a name — the event horizon model — for the tendency of people forgetting things as they move through the house and out the door.  The starter package is selling on Amazon for $30 and an Android version is in the works.Bob Unnold has over the decades developed the pitch perfect acumen of an entrepreneur.  “In colleges today, there are majors in entrepreneurship. I don’t really personally believe that you can teach entrepreneurship. It’s something that’s in a person. It’s an aggressive approach in a person and you don’t know if you’re an entrepreneur until it’s Wednesday, and you’ve got a $30,000 payroll on Friday with no money in the bank; then you have to figure out how to actually get that money and how to do it- otherwise you’re going to have a lot of unhappy employees.”Guest: Bob UnnoldAffiliate Company:  Did You Remember To, LLCHost: Patrick A. HowellCreator and Producer:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer: Alan StoneExecutive Producer: Bob UnnoldProducer:  Tori ReidWriter:  Patrick A. HowellAudio Recording:  Emerging Media PartnersPost Production:  We Edit ProductionsVodcast Post Production:  Emerging Media PartnersPremier Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger Levert Marketing Partner and Sponsor:  Wall Street ResearchLocation Sponsor:  Ash Cigar Lounge in Los Angeles, CA Getting Deals Done is a show about doing business, changing power, changing systems and making the world a better place one deal at a time. Host, veteran banker and entrepreneur Patrick A. Howell, speaks with leading and successful innovators, mavericks and captains of industry about making big things happen in the world.

This Black History Month and on Super Bowl LVII, we celebrate a champion and pioneer in the truest sense of the words.Since 1974, Tim Reid has both starred and guest starred as a venerable who's who of the small screen. From The Richard Pryor Show to WKRP in Cincinnati to Simon and Simon and Snoops or That 70s Show, he has acted, produced, directed, and created himself into a cult classic iconoclast over several of the golden ages of television.Every icon has a creative expression or project which demonstrates their virtuosity as well as core essence as an actor. For Tim Reid that show was the Emmy-nominated Frank's Place on CBS. New Millennium Studios was a direct outgrowth of Frank’s Place being cancelled by short-sighted studios, where he became 2nd to Oscar Micheaux to have a Black-owned full service movie studio. Outside of his own, dozens of films shot there, including Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln”.As we learn in this episode, anger and depression catalyzed a studio that a young Tyler Perry visited prior to his own epic and historic achievement. We talk about that and the reality of making it in, and outside of Hollywood.Credits:Guest:  Tim ReidProducer:  Victory & NobleCreator and Host:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer and Narrator:  Tori ReidProducer:  Kapri K. EcholsWriter:  Patrick A. HowellDirector:  Tori ReidPost Production:  WeEdit PodcastsSound Editor:  Brian Jackson and Maven StudiosPremier Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger LevertDigital Marketing and Graphics by Octavia Johnson Show Intern Affiliation:  Norfolk State UniversityPhoto Credit for Tim Reid:  UnknownMusic:Intro and Outro - “Wildlife Explorer” by Marc TorchVivreau Ad Music - "That's What Left Us Behind" by Christian AndersonHilton Arden West Ad Music - "Expand (Goodbyes)" by Pulseda Victory & Noble production@ 2022 Victory & Noble LLC  All Rights Reserved.Getting Deals Done is a show about doing business, changing power, changing systems and making the world a better place one deal at a time. Host, veteran banker and entrepreneur Patrick A. Howell, speaks with leading and successful innovators, mavericks and captains of industry about making big things happen in the world.

"Social Responsibility" is all but a catch phrase in American corporate lingo.  In this Part II episode, PepsiCo's Derek Lewis, President of Multicultural Business and Equity Development for PepsiCo Beverages North America, provides insight into a first-rate business IQ, and spells out how profit-driven corporations will not propel transformational change with money alone.  He uniquely understands that it will take not only billions in financial commitment from corporations, but an attendant will power for sustained change from within the system.  He explains how diversity and inclusion fundamentally impact the Fortune 500 bottom line and P&L.  Derek Lewis recently retired as the President of PepsiCo's Multicultural Business and Equity Development after a total of nearly 35 years with PepsiCo Beverages.  During his career at PepsiCo, he strived to live by what he calls "the 3 Rs": Results - delivering solid and consistent performance the right way matters; Relationships - personal, professional, and spiritual; nurture these relationships and always be a great teammate. Reputation - be mindful of your actions. To live purposefully to create a positive legacy that generations will remember.  He is the embodiment of this integrity.  He understands how these strategies deployed with authenticity and boldness determine the future of community, but the bottom line of business.  Bottom line?  Do business the right way, now.  Derek Lewis is a corporate titan of Community. "As I close one chapter, a new one opens. There is still work to do. And I'm not done. I will always be committed to making a difference." - Derek Lewis CREDITS:Guest:  Derek LewisGuest Host:  Tori ReidProducer:  Patrick A. HowellProducer:  James Parker Executive Producer:  Tori ReidWriter:  Patrick A. HowellPost Production:  Cutting Edge Editing Audio Recording:  Franklin FitzgeraldSound / Music Mixing:  Tori Scorsese Advertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger LevertPhoto Credit for Derek Lewis:  UnknownMusic:Episode Intro:  Earth (Light It Up)/Tilden Parc, Xavy Rusan Introduction:  Swag On/Mary Riddle Commentaries:  Take 2/Pro Reese Outro:  A United Nation/Mary RiddleBackground music:  DJ Envy (PepsiCo stage at Hampton University Homecoming)a Victory & Noble production@ 2022 Victory & Noble LLC  All Rights Reserved Connect with the Guest:Derek Lewis on LinkedInDerek Lewis on InstagramMore about PepsiCo's InitiativeMore about Hampton University - The Standard of ExcellenceGetting Deals Done is a show about doing business, changing power, changing systems and making the world a better place one deal at a time. Host, veteran banker and entrepreneur Patrick A. Howell, speaks with leading and successful innovators, mavericks and captains of industry about making big things happen in the world.

The first African American PepsiCo employees were hired in the 1940s.  Maryann Bond and Allen McKellar, Jr. were hired by PepsiCo's CEO Walter S. Mack to market Pepsi Cola to African American communities.  In 2021, Derek Lewis was promoted from within the ranks of PepsiCo to President of Multicultural Business and Equity Development for PepsiCo Beverages North America.  A Pepsi tradition of corporate social responsibility results in bottom line results nearly 100 years later.  In the wake of George Floyd's death and the international Black Lives Matter marches of nearly 26 million, countless Fortune 500 companies pledged nearly $50 billion dollars to social justice.  PepsiCo was one of those companies.  In this very special episode on the campus of Hampton University at a hallmark homecoming, PepsiCo’s North American President Derek Lewis and guest host Tori Reid discuss sustainable, long-lasting change, his dedicated leadership, and PepsiCo's central role in multicultural communities. "Success in my mind is the bar is always moving... The consumer landscape is moving. America is changing.  How do you continue to stay ahead of the curve?"  - Derek LewisCREDITS:Guest:  Derek LewisGuest Host:  Tori ReidProducer:  Patrick A. HowellProducer:  James Parker Executive Producer:  Tori ReidWriters:  Patrick A. Howell with Tori Reid and James ParkerPost Production:  Cutting Edge Editing Audio Recording:  Franklin FitzgeraldSound / Music Mixing:  Tori Scorsese Advertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger LevertPhoto Credit for Derek Lewis:  UnknownMusic:Episode Intro:  Earth (Light It Up)/Tilden Parc, Xavy RusanIntroduction:  Talkin (Neck)/The Hampton University Marching ForceCommentaries:  The Ace/Ballpoint, Cushy, _91novaOutro:  Grizzlies/Mary RiddleBackground music:  DJ Envy (PepsiCo stage at Hampton University Homecoming)a Victory & Noble production@ 2022 Victory & Noble LLC  All Rights Reserved Connect with the Guest:Derek Lewis on LinkedInDerek Lewis on InstagramMore about PepsiCo's InitiativeMore about Hampton University - The Standard of ExcellenceGetting Deals Done is a show about doing business, changing power, changing systems and making the world a better place one deal at a time. Host, veteran banker and entrepreneur Patrick A. Howell, speaks with leading and successful innovators, mavericks and captains of industry about making big things happen in the world.

Solomon Tedla is an impact investor, entrepreneur and pioneer working to help end energy poverty in Africa.  Africa is the new emerging market of the world. Over a decade ago, it was BRIC - Brazil, Russia, India and China.  With many of those powers more mature, they are now global leaders in business and leadership and Africa has become the land of exponential opportunity.  Africa will provide the astute investor with more bang for the buck.  Solomon Tedla is a tenured executive with leading technologies in Southern California, often times known as the second Silicon Valley because of the rich pool of cloud based, mother boards and smart chips.Solomon leads an energy products manufacturing startup in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, initially making solar and efficient lighting products primarily for the off-grid market.  A dynamic leader with broad and deep experience in diverse industries and roles, strategically minded with operational savvy, passionate about performance excellence with focused attention on financial management founded on solid “big four” experience.  Result driven, collaborative with strong business acumen and ability to interface at all levels including the boardroom. In this episode of Getting Deals Done, host Patrick A. Howell speaks with an old family friend about his vision and exceptional work on the continent where he was born and how vision, ambition and patience are married with hard work, pragmatism to create a new pioneering age for Ethiopia and the world. CREDITS:Guest:  Solomon TedlaHost:  Patrick A. HowellCreator and Producer:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer:  Tori ReidWriter:  Patrick A. HowellPost Production:  WeEdit PodcastsPost Production Assistant:  Alana ColemanIntern School Affiliation:  Norfolk State UniversityPremier Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger Leverta Victory & Noble production@ 2022 Victory & Noble LLC  All Rights ReservedGetting Deals Done is a show about doing business, changing power, changing systems and making the world a better place one deal at a time. Host, veteran banker and entrepreneur Patrick A. Howell, speaks with leading and successful innovators, mavericks and captains of industry about making big things happen in the world.

Darrell K. Williams is a retired three-star general who is now the President of his alma mater Hampton University.  He is also a former Vice President and Managing Director of Leidos, a Fortune 250 technology company where he provided global logistical support to U.K. military forces. Williams is a tried-and-true leader whose greatest assignment as a leader, commander and director may very well be in front of him with the Hampton, one of the world's top historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and a beloved institution.     In this special episode of Getting Deals Done (GDD), our executive producer Tori Reid takes the opportunity to speak with new President Darrell K. Williams at their alma mater Hampton University about the business of leadership and education. (Tori also enjoyed a historic conversation with President Williams' predecessor Dr.  William Harvey on her society and culture show, and GDD's sister show, Here's to Life.) In Part 1 of this insightful and timely interview, Williams talks about his inspirational journey from student cadet to three-star general to President of his beloved alma mater, his unique and successful brand of leadership, his vision for Hampton University and how "a standard of excellence" has not only created one of the best mid-sized universities in the United States but a piston in global engines for leaders of character. "The next thing in terms of legacy that I hope you are feeling is this idea of Hampton being the standard of excellence which we have been. That model has served Hampton (University) extraordinarily well since 1868.”   Darrell K. Williams, President of Hampton UniversityCREDITS:Guest:  Darrell K. Williams Guest Host: Tori Reid Creator and Producer:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer:  Tori ReidCo-Producer:  James ParkerWriter:  Patrick A. HowellAudio Recording:  Franklin FitzgeraldPost Production:  Cutting Edge EditingAdditional Post Production:  Stereo MixtrumentalMusic Supervision:  Another Place in Time MusicPremier Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger LevertPhoto Credit for Darrell K. Williams:  Jason Putsche PhotographyMusic:Episode Intro:  Earth (Light It Up)/Tilden Parc, Xavy RusanIntroduction:  Minuet for Violins/Cercles NouvellesCommentaries:  Canon in D Major - Chamber Music VersionOutro:  Sunday Morning Sermon/Duke HerringtonVivreau Ad:  Soft Speak/SiarateConnect with the Guest:Darrell K. Williams, Office of the President Hampton University Connect with Tori Reid Tori Reid on LinkedInConnect with Patrick A. HowellGetting Deals Done is a show about doing business, changing power, changing systems and making the world a better place one deal at a time. Host, veteran banker and entrepreneur Patrick A. Howell, speaks with leading and successful innovators, mavericks and captains of industry about making big things happen in the world.

Aaron Chang is a visionary photographer and fine artist. His photography and fine art has generated tens of millions in revenues working with premiere national brands as Apple, Google, Mercedes Benz, ViaSat Satellites and any number of hospitals. As a true visionary, Aaron is able to see into the higher realms of human potential and possibility. As a business man, he walks the fine and often challenging line between the inspired world – intuition, reflection, the Divine-inspired – and the material world of action, effects, systems, powerful special interests, ego, status quo, and tangible results. Aaron Chang is also, in many ways and unconventionally, a social entrepreneur. "Social Entrepreneurism" has been a catchphrase for the past decade or so.  But what does it mean? Sure, giving with a servant heart attitude. But it's a form of capitalism, where profit is surely a focus but is not the bottom line.  It is where everyone benefits from the vision of a visionary. Some folks are so poor all they have is money. Aaron Chang does not allow himself to be hypnotized by the limiting mindset or the mass hallucination of what's popular or "normal". Instead, he is interested in pulling people up with his photography and art. His business and galleries invigorate and stir a greater possibility within his art customers as well as the aficionado's heart. “..We live crazy maniacally busy lives in realms that don’t even exist, you know virtual realms most of the time. And we often miss the really simple things all around us all the time that are God's beautiful creations and moments of absolute splendor; and so what I love to do most is to take the opportunity to see those things, photograph them well, and present them to people- things that are often right under your nose.”  Aaron Chang This episode of "Getting Deals Done" (GDD) represents the re-launch as GDD 2.0 where values and principles are the bedrock of personal and business successes such as Aaron Chang's incredible vision and heart of service. Both principles or qualities permeate not only his artwork but the art of his business where millions in revenues are secondary to reflecting an incredible vision and humanity from which Aaron has built a global business and brand.  CREDITS:Guest:  Aaron ChangCreator and Host:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer and Director:  Tori ReidWriter:  Patrick A. HowellPost Production:  WeEdit PodcastsPost Production Assistant:  Alana ColemanIntern School Affiliation:  Norfolk State UniversityPremier Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger LevertMusic:Intro and Outro - "Father Time" by SmartfaceCommentaries - "Surf & Turf" by Toby TranterVivreau Ad Music - "Soft Speak" by SiarateConnect with the Guest:Aaron Chang websiteConnect with Patrick A. Howell Patrick A. Howell Patrick A. Howell on LinkedINa Victory & Noble production@ 2022 Victory & Noble LLC  All Rights ReservedGetting Deals Done is a show about doing business, changing power, changing systems and making the world a better place one deal at a time. Host, veteran banker and entrepreneur Patrick A. Howell, speaks with leading and successful innovators, mavericks and captains of industry about making big things happen in the world.

How does a passion for comics, James Bond films and music become a career for a senior executive in Hollywood?  In this episode, we learn the fine art form of Getting Deals done under the mega wattage of tinsel town's bright lights.Michael Stradford is a senior Warner Brothers executive who is a producer and executive director on projects as Matt Reeve's Batman and the Dwayne Johnson's Black Adam.  he has pioneered myriad forms of media including music, radio, DVD, film, television and interactive entertainment on films as Spiderman, Men in Black, Lawrence of Arabia, Bad Boys, Bugsy and the Larry Sanders Show. he has worked in collaboration with many of Hollywood's biggest stars and creators including Warren Beatty, Paul Newman, Spike Lee, Kevin Smith, Pierce Bronson and Robert Dinero."Whoever you are at your core, success will bring it out.  You may kind of veer off the path initially until you get your equilibrium back but at your core, whoever you are is just going to be magnified.”   Michael Stradford• How preparation and diligence will take a career to its highest potential • Celebrating the career, tireless work and persistent verve of a Hollywood trailblazer who has worked from behind the scenes to make the world a better place, one film at a time, one deal at a time.• How to leverage the lessons you learn at home into your dream career. CREDITS: Guest:  Michael Stradford Creator and Host:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer and Narrator:  Tori ReidWriter:  Patrick A. Howell and Tori ReidPostproduction:  WeEdit PodcastsPostproduction Assistant:  Alana ColemanIntern School Affiliation:  Norfolk State UniversityPremier Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger LevertGetting Deals Done is a show about doing business, changing power, changing systems and making the world a better place one deal at a time. Host, veteran banker and entrepreneur Patrick A. Howell, speaks with leading and successful innovators, mavericks and captains of industry about making big things happen in the world.

Who’s behind films like “Schindler’s List” and “Scent of a Woman” or “American Gangster” and “Inside Man?” How about “Erin Brockovich” and “Yentl?” Even “Do The Right Thing” and “Rocky III and IV” or “Ray?” The trailblazer and film publicist … Roz Stevenson. April is Black Women's History Month and for every Maya Angelou, Angela Bassett, and Ava DuVernay, there are millions of women who have done the work for centuries without any notoriety. Roz Stevenson is one such woman and talent. She’s been creating notoriety for many of Hollywood’s premier film and A-list talents for the past 5 decades. A master of branding, marketing and publicity as the former CEO of Roz Stevenson Public Relations, she has been dedicated to marketing to the African American film goer and multiethnic audience. She has made a difference in the world by working from behind the scenes to change America's premier export into one that is more universal, lucrative and harmonious. Award-winning directors as Ava DuVernay and Lee Daniels, as well as Award-winning luminaries and talents as Samuel L. Jackson all sing her praises as respect for her runs deep.In an age where YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and others have made every user a purveyor and self-publicist, we have so much to learn from Roz Stevenson, her ‘more than a hundred successful movie campaigns’ and her book “Look at God! My Hollywood Walk of Faith”.   "(I do feel that I've changed the Hollywood Industry" I feel that so many times that somebody like a Chuck Berry, when we would see me, it was such a joy."  Roz Stevenson, Hollywood Publicist This Week on Getting Deals Done • How institutional racism was overcome with kindness, a pleasant penchant and a heart for harmony; how an incredible faith has leveraged a career into one that has impacted an industry and the way the world sees itself through film• How tact, diplomacy and understanding helped change the Hollywood industry to be more inclusive, diverse and profitable• How Roz Stevenson's Book "Look at God - My Hollywood Walk of Faith", gives some invaluable pointers on how we promote ourselves on social media today • Celebrating the career, tireless work and persistent verve of a Hollywood trailblazer who has worked from behind the scenes to make the world a better place, one film at a time, one deal at a time. Credits:Guest:  Roz StevensonCreator and Host:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer and Narrator:  Tori ReidWriter:  Patrick A. Howell and Tori ReidPost production:  WeEdit PodcastsPost Production Assistant:  Alana ColemanIntern School Affiliation:  Norfolk State UniversityPremier Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger LevertDigital Marketing and Graphics by Octavia JohnsonPhoto Credit for Roz Stevenson:  UnknownThank you to Special Consultant:  Clifton Taulbert Music:Intro and Outro - "Earth Light It Up" by Xavy Rusan/Tilden ParkCommentaries - "Soul Jazz Legacy" by SINYVivreau Ad Music - "That's What Left Us Behind" by Christian AndersonConnect with the Guest:Look at God! My Hollywood Walk of Faith by Roz StevensonConnect with Patrick A. Howell Patrick A. HowelGetting Deals Done is a show about doing business, changing power, changing systems and making the world a better place one deal at a time. Host, veteran banker and entrepreneur Patrick A. Howell, speaks with leading and successful innovators, mavericks and captains of industry about making big things happen in the world.

Millennials and Generation Z will alter the very nature of reality with enterprises in industries as varied as crypto currency, cannabis, space travel, the metaverse, artificial intelligence and investors who are increasingly applying nonfinancial metrics of Environmental, Social and Governance considerations in how they deploy their capital. The nature of capitalism itself is evolving from a ruthless 0 sum game to one where all participants are ennobled. Dr. Candace Steele Flippin is the author of “Generation Z in the Workplace” as well as “Millennials in the Workplace” and as a Gen X'er is a bridge between Millennials and Baby Boomers.Dr. Flippin's forthcoming book is "Get Your Career in Shape", purposed with developing women's professional development and leadership. She has appeared on CNBC, TEDx and Forbes as a speaker, leader and thought leader. Her unique background as a researcher and executive to provide practical insights on the future of work. She is also on a mission to help millions of women achieve the success they need, want, and deserve. Dr. Candace Steele Flippin believes in the American Dream and she explains how after an international pandemic it is stronger than ever.  "We all have phrases or quotes that have motivated us throughout our careers... Quote number 1 is “Control your own destiny – or someone else will.”  Dr. Candace Steele FlippinThis Week on Getting Deals Done: • As an engaged scholar, Dr. Candace Steele Flippin is the author of the best-selling book Generation Z in the Workplace and Millennials in the Workplace.• Her new bestselling book Get Your Career in SHAPE, released in March 2022, was based on her popular TEDx Memphis Talk, What Women Really Want… at Work.• Dr. Steele Flippin is an accomplished communications strategist recognized for driving transformation in the industrial technology, financial services, medical device, and biotech industries. Credits:Guest:  Dr. Candace Steele FlippinCreator and Host:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer and Narrator:  Tori ReidWriter:  Patrick A. HowellDirector:  Tori ReidPost Production:  WeEdit PodcastsSound Mastering:  Brian K. Jackson at Maven SoundzAssociate Producer:  Kapri K. EcholsStudent Intern:  Alana ColemanIntern School Affiliation:  Norfolk State University Premier Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger LevertDigital Marketing and Graphics by Octavia JohnsonPhoto Credit for Dr. Candace Steele Flippin:  UnknownMusic:Intro and Outro Vivreau Ad Music - "That's What Left Us Behind" by Christian AndersonHilton Arden West Ad Music - "Expand (Goodbyes)" by PulsedConnect with the Guest:Candace Steele Flippin websiteBeyond the Gap, podcastGet Your Career in Shape, bookGeneration Z in the Workplace, bookMillGetting Deals Done is a show about doing business, changing power, changing systems and making the world a better place one deal at a time. Host, veteran banker and entrepreneur Patrick A. Howell, speaks with leading and successful innovators, mavericks and captains of industry about making big things happen in the world.

Delilah Panio's expertise is helping entrepreneurs access capital to dreams builders, entrepreneurs and business impresarios. As VP of Capital Formation for the Toronto Stock Exchange, she works with US companies considering listing financing in the Canadian capital markets (TSX). By the end of 2021, the total market capitalization of those companies listed on the TSX and TSXV (TSX Venture Exchange) reached CDN $4.0 trillion the first time ever. Delilah is also passionate about a key growth factor in those markets - women.Delilah is the founder of Fortuna Funding (a consulting firm), working work with early-stage companies on their business and funding strategy and on getting investor-ready. As a capital markets expert, she has advised many companies on the going public process and can provide an understanding of private and public financing options in Canada and the United States.Credits:Guest:  Delilah PanioGuest Affiliation:  Toronto Stock ExchangeProducer:  Victory & NobleCreator and Host:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer and Narrator:  Tori ReidWriter:  Patrick A. HowellDirector:  Tori ReidPost Production:  WeEdit PodcastsAssociate Producer:  Kapri K. EcholsPremier Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger LevertDigital Marketing and Graphics by Octavia JohnsonPhoto Credit for Delilah Panio:  UnknownMusic:Intro and Outro Vivreau Ad Music - "That's What Left Us Behind" by Christian AndersonHilton Arden West Ad Music - "Expand (Goodbyes)" by Pulseda Victory & Noble production@ 2022 Victory & Noble LLC  All Rights Reserved.Getting Deals Done is a show about doing business, changing power, changing systems and making the world a better place one deal at a time. Host, veteran banker and entrepreneur Patrick A. Howell, speaks with leading and successful innovators, mavericks and captains of industry about making big things happen in the world.

This is the debut of the Getting Deals Done Mastermind Forum where we look at a larger cosmic picture and identify  opportunities based upon information gleaned from past episodes.  In this case, we note trends by Fortune 500 companies as Viasat Satellite Communications and Newport Beach's Alhambra Technologies with manufacturing in Bahir, Ethiopia. The Africa insurance market reached a value of US $70 Billion in 2020. Revenue in the eCommerce market is projected to reach US$43,885m in 2022. Agriculture takes up 15 percent ($100 billion annually) of the whole continent's GDP and is also the largest economic sector. African infrastructure saw a raise in compound annual rate at 17%. Banking, Oil and Gas, and Telecommunication also showcase markets with astronomical potential.  The new BRIC are centrally located on the continent where all civilization, technology and visions began.On this Mastermind Forum episode of GDD:•  Fortune 500 companies HQing operations in Africa•  Africa nations identified by the International Monetary Fund as "emerging growth"•  A new vision for Africa by her tribes people and as a spirit of renewalCREDITS:Mastermind Forum:  AfricaProducer:  Victory & NobleCreator and Host:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer and Narrator:  Tori ReidWriter:  Patrick A. HowellProducer:  Kapri K. EcholsPost Production:  WeEdit PodcastsPremier Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger LevertMarketing Sponsor:  Afrobiz / World African NetworkMusic:  "Under the Fountain" by S&D Productionsa Victory & Noble production@ 2022 Victory & Noble LLC  All Rights ReservednGetting Deals Done is a show about doing business, changing power, changing systems and making the world a better place one deal at a time. Host, veteran banker and entrepreneur Patrick A. Howell, speaks with leading and successful innovators, mavericks and captains of industry about making big things happen in the world.

The best storytelling the world has ever known requires several tentpoles:  Authenticity, Outcome, Consistency, a Clear Agenda, a Flair or Perspective and Involving the Audience in the world of the Story. This coming year, Master storyteller Tim Reid will demonstrate a certain mastery of not only the artform but the business of storytelling with his new Legacy of a People platform (LGCYTV) set to debut globally. In this episode of “Getting Deals Done”, Mr. Reid’s Legacy Platform is clearly demonstrative of a basic storytelling principle: Storytelling is nothing more or less than being able to use words, music, images and ideas to shape the viewers’ imagination as they shape reality with their very being. “When the media defines something, you have to question: Is it the definition that you want applied to your culture? I’m trying to determine who’s leaving the legacy, and if the legacy that is being left is a positive one.” - Tim ReidCredits:Guest:  Tim ReidProducer:  Victory & NobleCreator and Host:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer and Narrator:  Tori ReidWriter:  Patrick A. HowellDirector:  Tori ReidPost Production:  WeEdit PodcastsAssociate Producer:  Kapri K. EcholsPremier Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger LevertDigital Marketing and Graphics by Octavia Johnson Show Intern Affiliation:   Norfolk State UniversityPhoto Credit for Tim Reid:  UnknownMusic:Intro and Outro - “Wildlife Explorer” by Marc TorchVivreau Ad Music - "That's What Left Us Behind" by Christian AndersonHilton Arden West Ad Music - "Expand (Goodbyes)" by Pulseda Victory & Noble production@ 2022 Victory & Noble LLC  All Rights Reserved.Getting Deals Done is a show about doing business, changing power, changing systems and making the world a better place one deal at a time. Host, veteran banker and entrepreneur Patrick A. Howell, speaks with leading and successful innovators, mavericks and captains of industry about making big things happen in the world.

Mobolaji Olambiwonnu, an auteur, has helmed “Ferguson Rises” is a documentary film about the inspiring story of the residents of Ferguson, Missouri, a small town that has suffered the loss of “gentle giant” Mike Brown.  The film won the Tribeca Film Festival Audience Award, debuted to a worldwide audience on PBS, and Mobolaji has been traveling the nation and world to talk about the film which has been mentioned in an extremely competitive field as a prospective Academy Award nominee. How did the film get made?  What was the director’s driving force?  Why did Grammy Award singer Aloe Blacc come on board as a producer as well as contribute his song, “the other side” to the film?  How is one man’s quest making a difference in the world?  As the film is a powerful story that has went on to become a flashpoint for a modern-day civil rights movement, it exemplifies “Getting Deals Done’s” slogan of “Doing business. Changing Power. Changing Systems.  And making the world a better place one deal at a time.”“We have to be able to tell these stories, and it’s not going to come from folks who don’t see through their own biases. It has to come from within our culture.”  - Aloe Blacc"There is always the possibility for finding purpose in your pain."  - Mobolaji OlambiwonnuCredits:Guest:  Mobolaji OlambiwonnuGuest:  Aloe BlaccProducer:  Victory & NobleCreator and Host:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer and Narrator:  Tori ReidWriter:  Patrick A. HowellDirector:  Tori ReidPost Production:  WeEdit PodcastsAssociate Producer:  Kapri K. EcholsShow Intern Affiliation:  Howard UniversityAdvertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger LevertMusic:  "Holdin’ onto Magic" by Easy Wheelersa Victory & Noble production@ 2021 Victory & Noble LLC  All Rights Reserved.Getting Deals Done is a show about doing business, changing power, changing systems and making the world a better place one deal at a time. Host, veteran banker and entrepreneur Patrick A. Howell, speaks with leading and successful innovators, mavericks and captains of industry about making big things happen in the world.

Viasat’s satellite systems is a global communications company with a market cap of $4.12B based in Carlsbad, California. In our interview, CEO Richard Baldridge views his role more as a chief enabling  officer versus chief visionary  officer.  Viasat’s prized commodity is not its multi-billion dollar satellite communications assets and ground infrastructure but the priceless quality of the lives of more than 6,000 employees—over 2,500 that work from the Carlsbad campus—who Rick seems to have a profound understanding of his role to serve, lead and inspire to their highest possible frequency. It is also Rick's decades old and ongoing intergalactic achiever's mindset to evolve his own understanding, consciousness and compassion.Viasat is a provider of high-speed satellite broadband services and secure networking systems covering military and commercial markets.  Viasat believes everything and everyone in the world can be connected. But what is the spirit ennobling that global communication ?The Viasat opportunity is the 3.6 billion people (47% of earth’s population according to the GSMA) who do not have internet services in urban and the most remote areas of the world."We often do things that other people don't think we should.  But we doubled down in that space and made real progress over that period.  We are ready now that people are travelling again. We are well positioned to help people travel and stay connected."  - Rick Baldridge, CEO, Viasat Satellites Credits:Guest:  Rick BaldridgeProducer:  Victory & NobleCreator, Writer and Host:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer and Director:  Tori ReidAssociate Producer: Chris PhillipsPost Production and Sound Engineering:  WeEdit PodcastsMarketing Partners: Coast News in Encinitas  (North County San Diego)Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger Leverta Victory & Noble Production@ 2021 Victory & Noble LLC  All Rights ReservedGetting Deals Done is a show about doing business, changing power, changing systems and making the world a better place one deal at a time. Host, veteran banker and entrepreneur Patrick A. Howell, speaks with leading and successful innovators, mavericks and captains of industry about making big things happen in the world.

Bruce Craven is a novelist, screenwriter and maverick who lives in the Palm Springs Desert.  His last book, “Win or Die: Leadership Secrets from Game of Thrones”, Bruce Craven brilliantly analyzes the journeys of the best and worst leaders in Westeros, so that leaders can create their own narratives of success.  His newest idea is “outlaw leadership” as an essential component of American leadership and business success.  He analyzes the disparate styles of Willie Nelson, Toni Morrison and Frederick Douglass - their style of going against the grain, having their own unique brand of leadership and being unafraid to carve out and follow their own paths.  But there are others - the Henry Fords, Muhammad Alis, Madame CJ Walkers, Vera Wangs, Oprah Winfreys, Lebron James, Colin Kaepernicks, Robert Smiths, Joe Bidens, Kamala Harris and Mellody Hobsons American figures who have fought against adversity and served as pistons in the engine of American ingenuity.  “Outlaw leadership is American leadership, I think Americans, if they don’t understand how much that outlaw spirit has influenced us, they’re missing something important on how we’ve developed as a people.”  Bruce Craven Credits:Guest:  Bruce Craven Producer:  Victory & NobleCreator and Host:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer and Narrator:  Tori ReidWriter:  Patrick A. HowellDirector:  Tori ReidPost Production:  WeEdit PodcastsPost Production Assistant:  Kapri K. EcholsShow Intern Affiliation:  Howard UniversityPost Production Sound Engineering: Maven Sounds and Brian JacksonMarketing Partners: Coast News in Encinitas  (North County San Diego)Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger LevertMusic: Holdin’ onto Magic by Easy Wheelersa Victory & Noble Production@ 2021 Victory & Noble LLC  All Rights ReservedGetting Deals Done is a show about doing business, changing power, changing systems and making the world a better place one deal at a time. Host, veteran banker and entrepreneur Patrick A. Howell, speaks with leading and successful innovators, mavericks and captains of industry about making big things happen in the world.

Films and television shows with Bill Duke have grossed more than $1.5 billion.  After a Bill Duke box office overview, that's the tally in the line notes  below. He has more credits behind the camera as a producer and director than as an actor. But the bottom line has always been artistic achievement and continual refinement craft - not riches. In the game of business that is Hollywood, however, score is kept with bottom line tallies. So, let's take a look at the numbers, their correlating cultural assets and some analysis: Films (annotated list) in which Bill Duke directed, produced or acted In:Car Wash, 1976:  17 million USDAmerican Gigolo, 1980:  52.7 million USDCommando, 1985:  57.5 million USDPredator, 1987:  98.3 million USDAction Jackson, 1988:  65 million USDBird on a Wire, 1990:  138.7 million USDRage in Harlem, 1991:  10.4 million USDDeep Cover, 1992:  30 million USDMenace to Society, 1993:  16.6 million USDSister Act II, 1993:  57.3 million USDHoodlum, 1997:  23.46 million USD  (nominated for a Palme d'Or)Payback, 1999:  161.6 million USDThe Limey, 1999:  3.2 million USDExit Wound, 2001:  80 million USDRed Dragon, 2002:  209.2 million USDNational Security, 2003:  65 million USDGet Rich or Die Trying, 2005:  46.4 million USDX Men Last Stand, 2006:  460.4 million USDTotal - $ 1.603.49 billion in box office receipts Nearly 80% of Bill Duke's films are qualified with "A" movie status and over 70%  are profitable. That means that Bill Duke either picks his roles very carefully or attracts the right projects with a professionalism, network and business acumen that is first rate and rare in Hollywood. But these attributes are the same for any Master in every endeavor. He has appeared in behind the camera more than in front of the camera. That means his aim has been consistent refinement of his craft until his very being is emblematic of the industry in which he works and his knowledge base is essentially institutional. This is to say nothing of his television slate of shows which include Kojak, Charlie's Angels, the night time soap opera  Dallas, Benson, Knots Landing, Hill Street Blues, Miami Vice and  Black Lightening. In every decade since the 1960's, Bill Duke has managed to operate in American culture and the Hollywood industry at the highest levels, an outsized influence in our global culture. He is show. He is business. His strength, longevity and excellence all seem to owe to a debt to his ongoing quest for self-evolution and the golden anchor to his wealth:  wisdom. Bill Duke is as bankable a Hollywood star as any in the history of the industry. However, he owes his success to his strength as a Spirit Star. Or, in Africa - since the invention of the story and the beginning of societies that uses the story as its basic technology - he is a global griot with a legacy going back to the ancestors. Credits:Guest:  Bill DukeShow Creator and Host:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer:  Tori ReidDirectors:  Tori Reid with Patrick A. Howell Writers:  Patrick A. Howell and Lauren Young Post Production Editing by:  Hanic and We Edit ProductionsPost Production Assistant:  Lauren YoungAdvertising Sponsors:  Vivreau Water Systems and Hilton Sacramento Arden WestGraphics:  Henny ValleePhoto credit for Bill Duke:  UnknownMusic:"Earth Light It Up"Getting Deals Done is a show about doing business, changing power, changing systems and making the world a better place one deal at a time. Host, veteran banker and entrepreneur Patrick A. Howell, speaks with leading and successful innovators, mavericks and captains of industry about making big things happen in the world.

AJ Moyer is the CEO of C3 Bank in sunny San Diego, California.  Mr. Moyer alternates with ease from the mindset of a macroeconomist to that of a regional banking manager intimately familiar to the pulse of a fickle local economy and unpredictable macro-conditions.  Like a surfer who has taken down gnarly waves in Fiji, Costa Rica and Western Samoa, he is clear on his mindset’s focus and by extension C3 bank's footprint in North San Diego and Southern California. He knows how to ride the ebbs and flows.AJ Moyer's cautious optimism is aligned with leading national economic indicators.  2021 Q1 National unemployment statistics are down and jobs are up; average hourly earnings are up; and real gross domestic product (GDP) has increased.  All indicators including consumption, investment and interest rates point to an ongoing recovering market and economy.  There is an absolute inverse correlation between diminishing COVID-19 statistics and the collective economic fortunes of all. "That's how we operate our business, with cautious optimism.  So, we are prepared for any type of scenario." -  AJ Moyer, CEO C3 Bank and global surferThis Week on Getting Deals Done:• How a 40 year old bank has come through the COVID 19 era to buoy local small businesses with $175M in PPP support and own nearly 10% of the market share competing with Fortune 500 banks• How small business banks are arteries of the capital markets • Helmed by a team of seasoned entrepreneurs with nearly 200 years of relevant entrepreneurial and C level executive experience, C3 Bank enjoys the benefit of specialized entrepreneurial knowledge and a niche serving North San Diego small businesses after the Great Recession and international pandemic, growing market share and developing community from a distinct business IQ• The importance of developing a strategic mastermind with your small business banker as with your corporate securities attorney and accountant to ensure survival and business accelerations for the astute small business owner• An astute California market and post COVID 19 market analysis with boots on the ground of C3 Bank and insights by CEO AJ MoyerCredits:Guest:  AJ MoyerProducer:  Victory & NobleCreator and Host:  Patrick A. HowellExecutive Producer and Narrator:  Tori ReidWriter:  Patrick A. HowellDirector:  Tori ReidPost Production:  WeEdit PodcastsPost Production Assistant:  Kapri K. EcholsShow Intern Affiliation:  Howard UniversityMarketing Partners: Coast News in Encinitas  (North County San Diego)Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger LevertMusic:Episode music:  "Wildlife Explorer" by Marc TorchVivreau Water Systems Ad:  “That’s What Left Us Behind”  by Christian Anderson Hilton Arden West Ad:  "Expand (Goodbyes)" by Pulsed a Victory & Noble Production@ 2021 Victory & Noble LLC  All Rights Reserved Connect with the GueGetting Deals Done is a show about doing business, changing power, changing systems and making the world a better place one deal at a time. Host, veteran banker and entrepreneur Patrick A. Howell, speaks with leading and successful innovators, mavericks and captains of industry about making big things happen in the world.