Conscious Ambition with Tanya Wheeless
Success does not have to come at the expense of my own well being. Tanya Wheeless is the former CEO of the Arizona Bankers Association (a job she had at age 27!) and an Executive with the Phoenix Suns.
Why Mentoring Matters: How A Phoenix Teen Went From Smoking Pot and Flunking School To Find Success
Find your wings and you will fly. That’s a version of what kids are told at Phoenix based New Pathways for Youth. More specifically, they are told to figure out which wing is the strong one and which wing is the weak one. That way, they stay airborne.
Drugs, Poverty, and The American Dream
“The American Dream is free but the hustle is sold separately.” Carmen Garner knew little about dreams early on in life, but a lot about hustle. The Washington DC teacher grew up in a way that is truly hard to imagine. “My grandmother had 13 kids. 9 of the 13 kids were heavily into the street life and drugs.” Including his own mother.
The Power of Mentorship with Christy McClendon
Named one of the top 25 CEOs in Phoenix, Christy McClendon’s passion comes from her own personal experience. McClendon, who runs the Phoenix based non-profit New Pathways for Youth, was raised in Kentucky by grandparents who had only 8th grade educations.
