#048: Are you a budding entrepreneur? Are you looking to develop your entrepreneurial literacy?
In this episode of Beyond the Culture, Dr. David M. Walker speaks with Joseph Simmons. Joseph Simmons is the Founder/Executive Vice President of The Center for Micro-Entrepreneurial Training (CMET).
Joseph is a retired pharmaceutical executive with a 30 plus year history of leading rapid market share growth, multiple therapeutic product launches, people development, and exemplary sales performance. Joseph has developed a variety of educational workshops and seminars to address the fundamental business needs of a diverse clientele base. Joe is a graduate of Marshall University Huntington WV.
“We've [America] got another chance to change the trajectory of black and brown lives in this country either through voting rights or through economic opportunities”—Kenneth C. Frazier (Cited by Joe Simmons) [13:00]
“The organization [CMET] was put in place to provide entrepreneurial literacy to women, black and brown entrepreneurs to give them the foundation to be successful”—Joe [18:46]
What you will learn in this episode:
· How the pharmaceutical industry continues to affect Black America
· Why The Center for Micro-Entrepreneurial Training (CMET) was founded and how it supports black entrepreneurs to build business literacy
· How Coach George Raveling became the owner of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech
· How Joe's father inspired him to affect change in the lives of others
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