Show notes:
In this episode, Cortney and Jeffrey discuss his learnings in his grandparents grocery store as a kid, his dedication to academics, how he sometimes spent years opening up opportunities, building and growing a business that helped fitness trainers build thriving businesses, living all over the world, changing education, and much more
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qknWDZeSCDw
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Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker
Producer: Kait Grey
Editor: Nick Case
Recording date: 10/31/24
Cortney Woodruff:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cortney-woodruff-7182222b/
https://www.instagram.com/tvcort/
Assemble:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/assembleftobegreat/
https://www.instagram.com/assemble.fyi/
Bio:
Cortney Woodruff is the American tech investor, entrepreneur, and founder, CEO of Trainersvault as well as the Co-founder & CEO of the online education platform, Assemble. The international businessman and former Division 1 athlete integrates fitness, finance, tech, and entertainment to empower Black and brown youth through instruction. Woodruff’s mission merges worlds and creates opportunity by connecting Black thought leaders across industries to a broad learning community. The Jackson, Mississippi native has lived in over 10 cities across the United States, Europe, and Asia throughout a self-started career raising seed capital. Dedicated to normalizing success in the Black community, his work combines an expansive worldview with a thriving professional network. Woodruff lives in Los Angeles, California.
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
3:36 - What motivates you?
4:35 - Early Life
9:01 - Success in Mississippi
11:59 - Education
17:10 - First Start Up
19:11 - Trainer's Vault
44:13 - Assemble
56:12 - How to Access Assemble
56:59 - How Does Assemble Recruit Experts?
59:54 - Future of Assemble
1:02:59 - Evolution of Education
1:09:16 - When Work Affected Change
1:12:39 - Ask Jeff a Question
1:16:30 - Snap Your Fingers
1:20:06 - How to Support