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The School of HardKnox isn’t a motivational podcast—it’s a lived conversation.
Join Mark W. Knox every Monday for real, unfiltered dialogue about life as it actually shows up: his life, your life, and the lessons we earn along the way. This show sits at the intersection of business, relationships, health, faith, and balance—because success in one area without alignment in the others is a liability, not a win.
Each episode challenges listeners to think more clearly, move more intentionally, and lead themselves better. Mark draws from his own journey—wins, losses, silence, and seasons of rebuilding—while bringing in voices from his network of operators and thinkers: entrepreneurs, small business owners, executives, creators, investors, authors, and coaches who’ve done the work, not just studied it.
This is a podcast for people who are done chasing motivation and ready to build discipline.
For those who want to turn setbacks into leverage, ideas into execution, and pressure into clarity.
If you’re serious about capitalizing on opportunity, making sharper decisions, strengthening your relationships, and transforming failure into an asset—this is your room.
The School of HardKnox is about growth with accountability.
Progress with purpose.
And becoming the kind of person your goals require.
Pull up every Monday.
Expect to be challenged.
Leave better than you showed up.
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#156: All Plan, No Prep
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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#155: Doubt is the Biggest Dream Killer
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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#154- 5 Test Every Business Idea Must Survive
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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#153: Celebrate or Quit
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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#152: Permission is Overrated!
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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#151: You Can’t Afford Another Excuse
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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#150: Pay Attention!
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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#149: Details Don’t Lie: No Plan. No Path.
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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#148: Out of Alignment
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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#147: Season of Silence
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Special Edition: Super Dads
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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#146: Make it Count
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May 23, 2023 |
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#145: Not So Simple Life
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May 16, 2023 |
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HardKnox REWIND: 8 Steps to Mind Mapping [Episode#1]
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May 08, 2023 |
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#144: One Week at a Time w/ Tre Smith
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May 01, 2023 |
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#143: What’s The Plan?
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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142: Red Light Green Light w/ Cecilia
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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#141: Say Something!
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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#140: Intentional Progress
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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#139: Seek It, Speak It, Do it!
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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#138: You don't have to remember EVERYTHING
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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#137: Check your ID
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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#136: Power of the Pause
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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#135: I'm Back!
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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#134: I'll Be Right Back
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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#133: Reason OVER Emotions
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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#132: Your REPUTATION Precedes YOU
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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#131: RUN FAST & RUN HARD
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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#130: It takes a Village to raise a BUSINESS!
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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#129: Radiate Positivity/ Life Updates
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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#128: The Economics of NOW- Perspective with Economist Ean Johnson
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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#127: Practical Productivity - 10 ways to transform your TIME
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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#126: Salty FACE - mini episode
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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#125: You Don't Know MARKETING!
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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#124: Culture Check, BENGALS WIN!
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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#123: UNDERDOGS
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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#122: 4 STREAMS feat. Pastor Marc C. Starks
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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#121: SO YOU HAD A BAD WEEK...Perspective is EVERYTHING
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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#120: Strong Start = Stronger Finish
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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#119: Listen to this BEFORE 2022
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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#118: Metaverse, Cryptocurrency & NFTs: The World is Changing.../ Series wrap-up
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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#117: What is an NFT? Things you should know for 2022
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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#116: What is Cryptocurrency ? Things you should know for 2022
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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#115: What is the METAVERSE? Things you should know for 2022
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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#114: Side Hustles for Newbies
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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#113: Jack of All Trades or Master Of Broke
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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#112: NEXT REST STOP PLEASE!
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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#111: My Best Relationship Advice...
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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#110: How To Do Business with FAMILY - 5 Principles
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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#109: PIVOT or ELSE - Current Events
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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108: Make Music Your Business! w/ Tatum Flemister
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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#107: Hair Stylist Guide to Success-The Power of Mentorship w/ Robin, Cece & Whitney B.
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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#106: STACK NOW, CHILL LATER? - Millennial Entrepreneurs on Retirement w/ Dalkesha & Cecilia
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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#105: The Glow-Up w/ Brad, NiNi & Tina
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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#104: Are you Coachable? 7 Honest Questions
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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#103: RECLAIMING MY TIME w/ Council Candidate Lakeisha Cook
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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#102: Desperate Proof Yourself w/ Jaran Ramsey
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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#101: Protect Yourself from YOURSELF!
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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#100: No End in Sight! feat. Cecilia & Danae
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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#99: THE BLAME GAME
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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#98: Complicated Relationship with TIME
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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#97: My First Real Estate Deal
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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#96: Can't Stop Won't Stop
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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#95: Summer Series- Everybody does this or that!
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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#94: Summer Series- Its not Fair, Please STOP!
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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#93: Summer Series- YOU HOLD YOU BACK!
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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#92: Juneteenth
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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#91: 7 Keys to getting the BEST Customer Service!
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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#90: OWN your GROWNESS!
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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#89: Did you make "The Dean's List"? w/ Mark W. Knox
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May 31, 2021 |
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#88: Stop the Lies! w/ Coach Mark W. Knox
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May 24, 2021 |
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#87: Your NETWORK is Your NETWORTH w/ HardKnox Alumni
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May 17, 2021 |
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#86: Raise your Prices NOW!
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May 10, 2021 |
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#85: The Power Of Self Assessment
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May 03, 2021 |
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#84: Coach Liv: The Free Entrepreneur w/ Olivia James
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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#83: How to do (and not to do) Black Business w/ HardKnox Alumni
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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#82: 5 Movies Every Entrepreneur should WATCH NOW!
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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#81: Elevator Pitch: What do you do?
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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#80: Passion, Planning & Profits w/ Jasmine Ruff of Jazzy & Elegant Events
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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#79: The CURE for "What If" Syndrome w/ Mark W. Knox
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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#78: Is Anybody Listening?
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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#77: 7 STEPS AFTER LOSING YOUR PASSION
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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#76: "RESULTS NOT PROMISED" w/ Coach Douglas
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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#75: NURSES NEED OPTIONS TOO! w/ Tina M. Payne
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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#74: 5 Hacks for LOVE & BUSINESS w/ Cecilia Knox
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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#73: BLACK EXCELLENCE w/ Dr. Littisha Bates
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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#72: 5 Reasons why YOU NEED a Business Coach!
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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#71: AM I DOING TOO MUCH? feat. Dr. Erin A. Harper
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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#70: THE MONEY EPISODE feat. Lawrence Cain Jr.
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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#69: Talley & Twine Watch Company feat. CEO, Randy D. Williams
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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#68: THE DIFFERENCE Shoe Company feat. CEO, Olguy Songolo
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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#67: 2020 TRIED TO GET US!!!
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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#66: "LandLording": Virtual Book Release w/ Jaran Ramsey
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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#65: ROOMMATE GOALS w/ Ean Johnson, Everett Butts & Jeff Payton
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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#64: WHY PEOPLE DON'T BUY YOUR STUFF! w/ Dalkesha Bryant
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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#63: Afraid of FAILURE & Afraid of SUCCESS
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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#62: 5-Day FOCUS Challenge
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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#61: LIMITLESS! feat. Danielle Thompson
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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#60: DO YOU BELIEVE IN YOU? feat. Genine Minefield
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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#59: PANDEMIC PROOF w/ Cecilia Knox
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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#58: IN MY OWN HEAD
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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#57: BETTER IS COMING feat. Marcus Lacour
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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#56: The Consistency of Purpose feat. Brad L Carroll
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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#55: Imitation Or Inspiration?
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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#54: The spirit of Leadership feat. Elisha Hill
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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#53: RESPECT MY LANE! Married in Business w/ Branda Homes
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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#52: What I learned after a year of Podcasting feat. Wifey
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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#51: The ROOM where it Happened
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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#50: SEED 2 TREE: EXECUTE!!
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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49: SEED 2 TREE: EVALUATE
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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48: SEED 2 TREE: RESEARCH
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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47: SEED 2 TREE: THINK
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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46: SEED 2 TREE: DETERMINATION
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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45: SEED 2 TREE: ELEVATION
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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44: SEED 2 TREE: EDUCATION
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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43: SEED 2 TREE: SELF INVENTORY
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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42: 6-Months and Counting... Mid-term Review
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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41:WHAT DID YOU EXPECT?
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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40: EXPOSURE- A Father's Duty
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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39: Culture of Quitting
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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38: 8 Minutes, 46 Seconds: PAUSE FOR THE CAUSE
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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37: False Sense of Security
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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36: The Brain Trust feat. Trey Smith & Jeff Lazanby
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May 25, 2020 |
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35: Did you lose your MOMENTUM?
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May 18, 2020 |
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34: So you want to start a Non-Profit? feat TyKiah Wright
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May 11, 2020 |
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33: 3 Ways to GET UNSTUCK!
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May 04, 2020 |
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32: The ONE Thing you don't HAVE
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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31: "Trust YOUR Dopeness" feat. L'Oreal Thompson Payton
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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30: Success Questions
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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29: NO EXCUSE NOT TO KNOW feat Larry Hodge
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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28: Celebration to INSPIRATION feat. Christianna Ware
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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#27: Nothing SHOULD be the SAME w/ Cecilia Knox
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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#26: Freedom of Flexibility- The TIME is NOW
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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#25: 5 Ways to Manufacture Motivation
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Mar 09, 2020 |
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#24: Check Your Altitude
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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#23: Shoot YOUR Shot feat. Ray Ball
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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#22: PUT IT ALL ON THE TABLE feat: Vernon Jackson
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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#21: BURN THE SHIPS! Don't Look Back feat. Andrew Tudor
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Feb 10, 2020 |
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#20: 8 Things that are keeping you from WINNING!
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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#19: Who's on your TEAM? feat: Jamal Foster
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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#18: Do YOU know YOU? w/ Cecilia S. Knox
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Jan 20, 2020 |
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#17: Mother, Businesswoman, Entrepreneur feat. Della Freeman
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Jan 13, 2020 |
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#16: "NOTHING IS WASTED" feat. GEE Horton
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Jan 06, 2020 |
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#15: Orientation is OVER
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Dec 30, 2019 |
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#14: No Resolutions
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Dec 23, 2019 |
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#13: "CHILDREN'S CHILDREN" w/ Everett J Butts
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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#11: Mr. & Mrs. Entrepreneur w/ Tre and Alisah Smith
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Dec 09, 2019 |
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#10: Small Business Savage Season w/Cecilia Knox
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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#9: The REAL ESTATE is YOU feat. Jaran Ramsey
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Nov 25, 2019 |
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#8: RISK the FEAR feat. Ean Johnson
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Nov 18, 2019 |
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#7: Spousal Support w/ Cecilia Knox
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Nov 11, 2019 |
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#6: Mirror Moments feat. Dalkesha Bryant
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Nov 04, 2019 |
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#5: Follow the Leader feat. Terrez Thomas
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Oct 28, 2019 |
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#4: Top 5 Ways to Win Back Your Time
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Oct 21, 2019 |
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#3: Reverse Engineering the Dream feat. Philip Alexander Cunningham
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Oct 14, 2019 |
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#2: Turning Point feat. Danae Hankerson
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Oct 07, 2019 |
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#1: 8 Steps to Mind Mapping
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Oct 07, 2019 |
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Preview: The School of Hard Knox
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Sep 03, 2019 |