Lebron's $9 Million Mansion

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An Icon: An Entertainer: A Mogul

BEYONCE behind the scenes of a Essence photo shoot, Beyonce brings us back to her Texas roots.

Spot Light!! Kenneth Chenault

CEO and chairman of American Express, Kenneth Chenault always knew he wanted to be a leader but working in “business was the farthest thing on my mind,” he says. Instead, the Long Island native wanted to pursue a career in politics through law. Attending Bowdoin College during the Civil Rights movement, Chenault acted as a liaison between his school’s African-American student body and the school administration.

“The Civil Rights Movement was in full flourish. There was no way you could stay apart from the issues. I felt that I had to be involved. I felt you could make a major difference in the mainstream without compromising your values.”


After graduating from Harvard, Chenault took the expected path and joined New York corporate law firm, Rogers & Wells. Not long after working there, he decided to take a job at a Boston-based firm where he worked on business contractual deals and consulting. During that time, he was responsible for the research and design of business strategies for Fortune 500 companies in the U.S. His experience at Rogers & Wells taught him all aspects of the business world while acquiring valuable contacts with important business executives. It was during this time that Chenault decided he was more interested in running a corporation than practicing law. In 1981, he was offered a position in the merchandise service division of American Express. Within less than three years, he was the vice president of marketing for that division.


Chenault credits his tremendous work ethnic to his father. “The one quote from my father that stands out is to focus on the things that you can control and the only thing that you can control is your performance.” Throughout the 80’s and 90’s, Chenault made a quick climb to upper management at American Express. As the general manager of merchandise services and senior vice-president of American Express Travel-Related Services Company, he increased sales 20 to 25 percent. Since then, he’s held many executive officer positions at Amex including vice chairman, president and COO. By 2001, when then CEO Harvey Golub, who had a close trusting relationship with Chenault, stepped down, it was no surprise when the announcement was made of Chenault as the new CEO for the company.

Chenault has received numerous awards and recognition including the Third Lantern Award for public service in November 2010 as well as being listed by Ebony as one of 50 "living pioneers" in the African-American community. 


“To be successful in any endeavor, you’ve got to have a combination of humanity and a level of confidence; there’s no substitution for confidence,” he says
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Will Smith on Positive Thinking

Let that marinate.

Business Manna (Food for Your Entrepreneur Soul)

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Spot light! Marvet Britto

I love Marvet Britto and if you are in Business, Brand Management, Marketing or PR she is someone you need to know about.

Marvet Britto is a publicist and brand strategist, she is the president and CEO of the The Britto Agency, a PR and brand strategy firm.

Ms Britto has helped the careers of Angela Bassett, Vivica A. Fox, Kim Cattrall, Hill Harper and comedian Mike Epps. She was behind Mariah Carey's comeback, as well as aid the careers of female rap icons Salt n Pepa, Eve, and Foxy Brown. She also has a sports division at the Britto Agency that represents basketball players Stephon Marbury and Jermaine O'Neal, AllStar outfielder Gary Sheffield and retired All Pro running back Curtis Martin. I mentioned just some of her many clients that are represented by The Britto Agency.

She also makes appearances on various media outlets including CNN, ABC, NBC and the list goes on.

Last but certainly not least, she is one of my favorite tweeters. She constantly tweets PR jewels and marketing wisdom. Follow her on twitter

Lifestyle Innovator

Lifestyle - A way of life or style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or grouphttp://www.thefreedictionary.com/lifestyle

Innovate - To introduce something new; make changes in anything established.http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/innovate

I enjoy my way of living and would like to share it with others by giving insight, inspiration, and inviting your involvement. I firmly believe "you are what you eat" whether you are feeding your body food, feeding your mind thoughts and opinions from others, or feeding your spirit beliefs and ideologies. I also believe your activities, friends and other things you participate in is a reflection of who you are. In the words of contemporary gentleman Bereolesque "It takes a million dollars to buy a million dollar house, so it takes a good woman to attract a good man". So if you are not satisfied with your life or lifestyle turn off the TV, take a break from media,family, & friends and evaluate what causes the dissatisfaction. What is holding you back from having the life you want? Who or what is negatively influencing you? Once you evaluate what's going wrong on in your life, next decide how you will turn your life around and have the life and lifestyle you want.

You are what you eat is just one theory I live my life by that contributes to my "abundant life" lifestyle, so stay tune to my blog and continue to receive insight, inspiration and as always I welcome your involvement.

Quote of the Day(QOTD)

"Watch your thoughts, they become words.
Watch your words, they become actions.
Watch your actions, they become habits.
Watch your habits, they become your character.
Watch your character, it becomes your destiny" - unknown