Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How Ryan Blair Went From Gang Member to Multimillionaire
As a teenager, Ryan Blair had a criminal record, street gang experience and an abusive father who left the family – all while battling a drug addiction. But thanks to a “nothing to lose” attitude and the presence of a mentor, Ryan Blair was able to turn his life around, and became a successful multi-millionaire entrepreneur by his early-20’s. Ryan joins “The American Entrepreneur” Ron Morris to discuss his remarkable story including the lessons he learned throughout his journey and the ways that juvenile detention isn’t all that different from the world of business. Plus, Ron talks with Grammy winner Marty Ashby, the Executive Producer for MCG Jazz, and the musical backbone of the groundbreaking Manchester Craftsmens Guild cultural center. And Ron talks with New York Times Business Reporter Gretchen Morgenson, author of “Reckless Endangerment”, about how inefficiencies in the American real estate, mortgage, and banking sectors played a significant role in the collapse of the American economy.
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Did “Reckless Endangerment” Get the U.S. in its Current Economic Mess?
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For hundreds of years, Americans have lived their lives within a worry-free economic framework that ensures that our money and property are safe and secure, so that we can sleep well at night. But in recent years, significant collapses in our real estate, mortgage and banking sectors have caused nightmares for many Americans. While analysts are STILL searching for answers for how this could have happened, star business columnist Gretchen Morgenson of the New York Times cites inefficiencies in Wall Street, and Washington, and corruption in our mortgage lending practices. She analyzes this unfortunate mix in her new book, “Reckless Endangerment”, and talks with The American Entrepreneur, Ron Morris about just how America can dig itself out once and for all.
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Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How Ryan Blair went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire
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As a teenager, Ryan Blair had a criminal record, street gang experience and an abusive father who left the family – all while battling a drug addiction. But thanks to a “nothing to lose” attitude and the presence of a mentor, Ryan Blair was able to turn his life around, and became a successful multi-millionaire entrepreneur by his early-20’s. Ryan joins “The American Entrepreneur” Ron Morris to discuss his remarkable story including the lessons he learned throughout his journey and the ways that juvenile detention isn’t all that different from the world of business.
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A Grammy Winners Journey to Preserve, Present and Promote Jazz: Marty Ashby
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When recent American Entrepreneur Radio guest Bill Strickland looked to incorporate live jazz into the vast cultural resource that is his Manchester Craftsmens Guild, he needed somebody with experience in producing jazz concerts. Enter Marty Ashby. Since coming on board as the Executive Producer of the MCG Jazz Series in 1987, Marty has been the man who has spearheaded the project’s mission - to preserve, promote and present jazz - to unmatched heights. (To wit: Grammy-winning production of over 50 jazz albums, and MCG’s nomination as one of the top 150 jazz venues in the world, according to Downbeat Magazine) Marty joins “The American Entrepreneur” Ron Morris to discuss his story, and why, despite his success, his mission is far from complete.
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