Morning Walk: 31! 31!
ED reflects on year 30 as he gets ready for his birthday 3 weeks from today

ED reflects on year 30 as he gets ready for his birthday 3 weeks from today
ED shares the thoughts on accessing money during the current challenging economic times post COVID-19, while surviving the steady inflation.
Thomas is the son of late three-term Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas Sr. and former D.C. Public School principal Romaine B. Thomas. Councilmember Thomas attended D.C. public schools and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School. He holds a degree in Public Relations/Marketing from Bowie State University. Thomas was Vice President of Public Affairs for the Public Benefits Corporation (formerly D.C. General Hospital). Thomas is a former Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, and has served as Chair...
ED discussing the importance of goal setting while giving yourself grace. How are your goals for 2023 coming along? Are you sticking to them? Have you fallen off?
ED shares his morning thoughts for motivation while taking his daily morning walk. What are you putting in for your desired results?
Featuring Special Guest, Erika Briana Clark Founder and CEO of E~honey Skin Care LLC, is a young driven woman who has a passion for Skin Care. During Erika’s junior year of college as a Pre-Med student she sought out an opportunity and volunteered at the Skin of Color Research Institute at Hampton University. Shortly thereafter she found herself immersed in Research on the role that various Molecular markers play in Keloid fibrosis, the structure and function of the skin and the process of wound...
Featuring Special Guest, Ms. Flower, who is the head Chef at Shanguls Jamaican Restaurant & Juice Bar located in Margate, Florida. She was born and raised in Jamaica and brings the taste and knowledge of natural food, herbs and juices to Broward County Florida! Beyond the tasty food that Shanguls provides, Flower displays on a daily basis what it means to create generational wealth, hard work being the essence of success and the importance of the good that we put into our bodies!
ED reflects on 2022, podcast updates, D.C. politics/ 2022 Election, Drake & 21 Savage’s “Her Loss” and more. @dreamsbyanymeams
Guylaine Saint Juste, who is Haitian-American, has over 25 years of experience in financial services. For almost five years, she served as the Business Banking Virginia Market Executive with Capital One Bank. From there, she joined Year Up as the Executive Director of the National Capital Region in April of 2015. During the four years she served in this position, she increased revenue by over 30%, doubled the number of students in the program, and grew corporate partnerships by 31%. NABA, Inc. i...
Featuring Special Guest, Coach George Rice, III. As an award winning educator and coach, George Rice, III has one mission; to turn learners into leaders and leaders into champions. He is the founder and CEO of Triple Threat Enterprises, LLC an educational consulting firm based in Washington, DC. As long as he can remember, he has been surrounded and influenced by dedicated and passionate educators, coaches and servant leaders in his own family. Thus, one could say that his passion for people and...
Vice Mayor Gelin represents the City of Tamarac's District 2. He is currently running for Mayor of Tamarac in the 2022 Election. He understands the importance of serving the community and has volunteered in a variety of capacities. Mike has represented Tamarac on the Community Involvement Roundtable of the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), served on the City's Insurance Advisory Board, and graduated in the 2009 Class of Tamarac University. He is a past member of the Forum Club of...
Joshua Lopez is the founder and CEO of Lopez and Associates LLC, a business development, community and government relations firm based in Washington DC. Since its inception in 2014, Lopez and Associates LLC has worked hand in hand with industry leaders to ensure maximum inclusion of District based small businesses on construction and development projects. With over 15 years of private and public sector experience, its founder Joshua Lopez has been a community leader and firm advocate for local a...
Devon Moody-Graham, MBA is an International Business strategist, International Best Selling Author, Impact Speaker and Serial entrepreneur. Devon is the Chief Solutions Officer of CEO Mom Empire which focuses on women’s business development. She hosts business conferences globally, to provide women with the tools they need to sustain and grow their businesses. With a spotlight on mom's, Devon's journey offers insight on how to overcome the challenges of balancing your business while raising chil...
Isaiah Covington is a Performance Coach for the Boston Celtics, where he is responsible for developing Professional Athletes to increase performance while working extended hard to prevent injury. Covington, 27, also has experience as a graduate assistant/sports performance coach at Long Island University-Brooklyn, focusing primarily on the school’s men’s lacrosse and women’s field hockey teams while contributing to the men’s basketball team’s train- ing efforts. A Philadelphia native, Covington ...
Antonio Blount is a native Washingtonian, graduate of Bowie State University earning a Bachelors of Science in Finance and Economics. He knew from a young age that entrepreneurship was a key component to being successful and that it was important to save money for rainy days, emergencies, or something special that he wanted, but never knew that his money could make money for him. Once, he learned about the compounding of interest he understood that anyone could achieve financial freedom with the...
In Letters to My White Male Friends, Dax-Devlon Ross, J.D. speaks directly to the millions of middle-aged white men who are suddenly awakening to race and racism. White men are finally realizing that simply not being racist isn’t enough to end racism. These men want deeper insight not only into how racism has harmed Black people, but, for the first time, into how it has harmed them. They are beginning to see that racism warps us all. Letters to My White Male Friends promises to help men who have...
Tevah The Idea Man is on a mission to Nspire the world’s business to pick up a double bottom line of social good along with profit. He supports companies optimizing for social impact then uses that to market their business and increase profits. In his words “I help you make dollars and change!” He sits on the global advertising team at Facebook where he has been recognized by company VPs for being a founding team member of Meta Elevate, Meta’s global company program that has trained millions of ...
ED weighs in on the Young Thug, Gunna and YSL RICO Indictment and the bridge between music and the streets.
Dominick “Domo” Daly is one of two owners of LAHÉRA, a clothing line based out of the Washington DC area. Ed and Domo talk about the start of LAHÉRA, growing as a business and lessons learned through entrepreneurship. Shop: https://www.lahera.shop Stay up to date with Domo/LAHÉRA: @laheraclothing @juscoolindomo
Francis Hodge is a Native Washingtonian who has been serving youth in the District of Columbia since his undergraduate days at Delaware State University. Hodge is a former college advisor where he spent time serving students east of the river aiding them in their college/career preparation. Hodge currently serves as a success coach with D.C. Public Schools, assisting college students by helping them in their transition to college by identifying academic, financial, and other resources on campus ...
Ayana Evans, also known as "Coach" is a Speaker, Curriculum Development Specialist, and Mental Health First Aid Certified Wellness Coach. She educates youth and millennials on how to discover their victory through visualization. She is a Howard University Alumna with a concentration in Economics and Political Science, Ayana specializes in promoting Economic Development using Holistic Wellness and Visualization strategies. With over 15 years of experience as an esthetician, entrepreneur, and ment...
Ron Curtis is a native Washingtonian who graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University Majoring in Business. Ron is the CEO of Financial Lit University. Financial Lit University is a company that teaches financial literacy concepts to help promote financial literacy awareness throughout the community. Financial Lit University offers Credit Repair, Tax Preparations Services, Passive Income Coaching, Business Coaching, and Financial Literacy Curriculums. Ron is also a Co-Founder of The DC Based ...
Montae Mitchell, Founder of Move Around Management based in Miami, Florida. Move Around focuses on creating unique experiences to those residing and visiting South Florida in the most spectacular way. Born in Norfolk, Virginia of Jamaican descent, Montae decided to begin a new journey navigating through life. While traveling to Miami in January of 2015, he discovered a passion within himself to connect with others. The art of connecting exposed him to many cultures, developments, and resources h...
Kimani Robinson, the CEO of Billionaire Lessons, LLC, is a motivational content creator, podcast host, HBCU Alum and Personal Development Coach. Born and raised in the concrete jungle Brooklyn NY, Kimani was a high school football city champion for Fort Hamilton High school in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. He continued his educational journey at The Illustrious Delaware State University as a collegiate athlete. Kimani found his purpose as a servant leader and was elected as the Vice President for the Stu...
Greg Wilson discusses life growing up in Southeast D.C. an area that is no stranger to poverty and violence and how he has and continues to use his experience as motivation to pursue his dreams. Greg earned his bachelors degree in accounting, while minoring in finance and economics at Delaware State University. He’s experienced in the finance and accounting industry, federal and commercial consulting, government contracting and team development. Follow Greg on Instagram: @chasing26dreams
Ed recaps the first full year of the podcast and briefly shares what’s next to come by any means.
Malik Jarret is the CEO of Elevate All The Time (EAT) Mailk was born and raised in Washington, DC. He attended Virginia State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. He returned to Washington, D.C. after college to become one of the most celebrated fashion designers of the DMV area by founding the D.C. brand EAT. Through his brand EAT, he has created his own nonprofit, EAT Cares, Inc. and has had the opportunity to partner with major brands such as New Balance. Malik curren...
A proud product of Washington DC Adrian Sutton has been a lot of things for a lot of people & organizations but he never forgets about the village that raised him. After graduating from Delaware State & Wilmington University Adrian found himself in a unique role in DC, he teaches communities about technology & puts technology in community under the Office of the Chief Technology Officer. Nonetheless you may have attended one of his curated events.
Featuring DMV Comedian, @Fatmarcooo in his first interview sharing his life story of growing up in the Nations Capital, how he got his start in comedy and the importance of governing your actions.
Ed shares his Any Means Moment from accepting a job in Mexico City in 2019, not being proficient Spanish and the lesson learned through this experience.