Men of Excellence

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 Pittsburgh Courier 50 Men of Excellence Award

This year, I was fortunate enough to be honored by the Pittsburgh Courier as one of its 2010 50 Men of Excellence!  It was a pretty awesome event, held at the Omni William Penn hotel downtown, and I was great to be recognized with all of the other talented individuals!

I was also recognized as the Entrepreneur of the Year by the Pittsburgh chapter of the National Black MBA Association!  There I had an opportunity to meet at chat with CNN Education contributor Dr. Steve Perry.  Listening to him for a few minutes will make you want to immediately run out and start your own school!

 

 

The Cake Boss meets…the cake boss?

I was also lucky enough to meet famous entrepreneur and star of the hit reality show Cake Boss, Buddy Valastro when he stopped by KDKA to promote his new book, Cake Boss: Stories and Recipes from Mia Famiglia.

Both of these guys are great examples of what’s possible when you are really passionate about something and you pursue it with everything you’ve got….now go get to work!

  

  

 

Guess who’s in BE?

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Check out the October issue of Black Enterprise!

I really want to say THANKS to you guys!  Because of your support, lots of cool things have happened this year!

I was featured in the October issue of Black Enterprise Magazine in their annual “All Star Advice” article.  The good folks from BE gathered a group of financial professionals to answer questions on various topics of interest.  It was very cool to be in the magazine, and I hope you all heed the great advice in the article.

Gifts That Keep on Giving

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Enough with the bad ties, sweaters and fruit cakes already!  This holiday season why not give a few smart financial gifts to your loved ones?  I promise you these won’t be re-gifted!

‘Tis the Season of Giving

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The holiday season is a great time to get that perfect gift that you’ve always wanted, but giving to others can be rewarding as well.  Here’s how to best give to charity and help those that are less fortunate during the holidays.

New Healthcare Rules

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Confused about the new healthcare rules?  You’re not alone, I think a lot of the people that passed the law are still a little sketchy on the details.

Let’s make a little sense of what was passed, and the changes that are beginning to take effect.

Former Vick Advisor Guilty of Ponzi Scheme

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 Uh, I’m guessing that as long as athletes are paid large salaries, the business will continue to attract a lot of shady individuals.  What would make someone believe that they could get away with something as foolish as this???

OMAHA, Neb. — An Omaha financial advisor, whose clients once included pro football quarterack Michael Vick defrauded investors of more than $3 million over a four-year period, according to the U.S. Attorney for Nebraska.

 Mary Wong, 46, pleaded guilty to Securities Fraud in U.S. District Court.

 According to a U.S. Attorney’s news release, Wong acted as a financial advisor and solicited millions of dollars under false pretenses. Then she failed to invest the money as promised, instead spending the money on her “lavish lifestyle”, and businesses under Wong’s control.

view the full article here

Dollars for Diplomas

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Unless you get 1600 on the SAT or can dunk a basketball, college probably won’t come cheap.  Here are some ways for you to manage those student loans that you’ve accumulated while working on that degree.

Billionaire Book Club

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There are times when you should just get off the blogs, log off of Facebook and pick up a REAL book.  If you want to live like successful people do, you should probably start reading what they read. 

Here’s a list of books that you should find some time to read this fall.  Believe me, your wallet with thank you!

Join Me at Movers and Shakers

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Register now and join me at “Movers and Shakers”, a special happy hour event where you’ll have the opportunity to hear from successful engineer turned business owner, Kevin Stecko, founder of the highly successful online retailer 80sTees.com.

Movers and Shakers

September 21, 2010 – 6pm-8pm

Alto Lounge

728 Copeland Street  Pittsburgh, PA 15232

Admission: $5

Click HERE to register! See you there!

Think Outside The Office #MoneyMonday

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There are skills that you can develop outside of the office that can help to differentiate you and accelerate your career so that, ultimately, you make more money.

I’ve teamed up with The Dance Cafe in Pittsburgh to help teach you one of those skills.  Here are the details:

FREE Salsa Lessons

Tuesday, July 27th

CLICK HERE to RSVP!

The Dance Cafe, 805/807 Liberty Avenue, Downtown Pittsburgh

Session 1: 7:30 pm – 8pm

Session 2: 8pm – 8:30pm

Here’s a quick preview!

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