She didn’t wait for access. She created it.

On this episode of Leaders & Learners, I’m joined by Kelsey Nicole Nelson, award-winning sports journalist, professor, founder, and full-on table builder. From launching Listen In With KNN to leading internship pipelines and founding Books Breaking Borders, KNN is proof that legacy beats labels every time.

We talk:
• Building power in sports media as a Black woman
• Creating opportunity when the gatekeepers stall
• Balancing academia, entrepreneurship, and brand
• Why being humble is different than being humbled

If you’re in sports, media, leadership, or trying to bet on yourself louder this year, this one is for you.

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Everyone says they’re evolving.
Few actually are.

I’m sitting down with Steve Goldstein, author of Blogosphere Five: Evolver and LA's Graveside Companion: Where the V.I.P.s R.I.P..

He’s not just an author, he’s a respected business owner and was named Man of the Year in Redondo Beach. That’s community and credibility.

We’re talking evolution in business, staying relevant, and why some leaders adapt while others get stuck telling stories about “back when.”

Here’s the question:

Are you building for what’s next, or protecting what used to work?

Watch. Subscribe. Then tell me in the comments where you really stand.

Her father was murdered in 1999. Most people would grieve quietly. Khadijah Butler built an institution.

As Founder and President of the Craig D. Butler Scholarship Foundation, she turned personal loss into policy-level impact, attacking the school-to-prison pipeline with scholarships, data, and strategy.

In Philly, only 14 percent of college degrees go to Black students compared to 53 percent for white students. That is not a “bad neighborhood” problem. That is a systems problem. And she is calling it out brick by brick.

We talk about:
• Education as violence interruption
• Why prevention gets less funding than punishment
• The nonprofit industrial complex and who it really serves
• Reclaiming power as an Around-the-Way girl with a plan

She is not here for sympathy. She is here for structural change.

She is also an author, Laying the Foundation Brick by Brick

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