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The Strategic Wins Podcast™Episode 12: | Access to Capital Series w/ Robert PitreToday we begin our Access to Capital Series with Robert Pitre, an Independent Businessman, Entrepreneur, Inventor, Real Estate Developer, and Community Leader from Dallas, Texas who has been self-employed for 53 years and counting. Robert started his career with $300. Yes - $300! He used $272 to buy a car which left him with $28 dollars of operating capital to start a car business which he turned into a successful multi-million dollar enterprise. Robert Pitre was raised in a Beaumont Texas Housing Project but is now the owner of Skyline Ranch, which boasts an event center and ballroom, swimming pool, natural sprin...2024-08-1051 min
The Strategic Wins Podcast™Episode 11: | Trailblazer Series w/ Melvin F. Williams, Jr.Today, during Black History Month, the Strategic Wins Podcast ™ presents Mr. Melvin F. Williams, Jr., an extraordinarily accomplished individual, principled leader, and C-Suite Executive in the financial services industry. Melvin is currently the Chief Legal Officer at the Chicago Trading Company, a leading proprietary trading firm and market maker providing liquidity in all major exchanges. Melvin is also a two-time Presidential appointee by (two-term) President Barack Obama. Over the course of his brilliant career, Melvin has also served as: General Counsel for the U.S. Small Business Administration;General Counsel and Corporate Secretary fo...2024-02-0844 min
The Strategic Wins Podcast™Episode 10: | Trailblazer Series w/ Carmen M. LinebergerToday, Strategic wins ™ returns to our Trailblazer Series, featuring the phenomenal Carmen M. Lineberger, a Managing AUSA for the Southern District of Florida, who has been a prosecutor her entire career. In the interview, Carmen talks about: Becoming a Managing AUSU for the Southern District of Florida;George Floyd*;Doing the right thing; How prosecutors can use their discretion;Her DEI + mentoring work in the world of prosecution; andChallenges she faced and how she overcame them to get to where she is today.Carmen also talks about the legacy of her father and the gravitas and in...2023-12-0239 min
The Strategic Wins Podcast™Episode 9: | Trailblazer Series w/ Elizabeth Lan DavisThis September 11th, the Strategic Wins Podcast ™ brings you another dose of inspiration and optimism through our Trailblazer Series! Today, we feature, Elizabeth Lan Davis, Co-Chair of the National Financial Services Practice Group at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, and one of the only women and women of color to ascend to the position of Chair and President of a financial services firm in these United States!Liz has nearly two decades of federal government experience between her roles at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice. In her practice, sh...2023-09-1130 min
The Strategic Wins Podcast™Episode 8: | Trailblazer Series w/ Bruce A. McMullenThis week, the Strategic Wins Podcast ™ brings to you trailblazer and attorney extraordinaire, Bruce Anthony McMullen, the first Black person to ever become Managing Shareholder of the Memphis Office of the law firm Baker Donelson. Indeed, Bruce has done remarkable things during his legal career! In 2022, he orchestrated a strategic and covert operation to remove confederate monuments from Memphis Parks; and Bruce is the only person in Memphis history to have ever served a four year term as the Chief Legal Officer for the City of Memphis while simultaneously maintaining his active legal practice at...2023-08-3031 min
The Strategic Wins Podcast™Episode 7: | Special Edition with Van Turner for Memphis MayorWe are back with another episode of Strategic Wins (TM)-- the Podcast, and this time, we feature Morehouse Man, Attorney Van Turner, the ONLY choice for Memphis Mayor! In this podcast episode, Van talks about: his extraordinary background in public service;removing confederate monuments from the City of Memphis;the Billion Dollar Ford Blue Oval Project;economic prosperity for ALL Memphis residents; andwhy I believe he is the ONLY choice for Memphis Mayor!Early voting takes place September 15th through September 30th!And Election Day is on Thursday, October 5th, which is exactly 2 months...2023-08-0920 min
The Strategic Wins Podcast™Episode: 6 | Trailblazer Series w/ De'Ana DowToday, in celebration of Juneteenth, Strategic Wins (TM) is delighted to release a podcast episode featuring De'Ana Dow, a derivatives lawyer and trailblazer in the financial services industry.De'Ana is Partner and General Counsel at Capitol Counsel, LLC and Founder and Board Chair of Financial Services Professionals, and is one of the most respected experts on energy markets and financial regulation in the United States.During her extensive career in the futures and derivatives industry, De'Ana served as Associate Vice President and Counsel in the Market Regulation Department at FINRA and as Managing Director for Government...2023-06-1926 min
The Strategic Wins Podcast™Episode: 5 | Living Legends Series w/ Judge Arthur L. Burnett, Sr.Today's feature for my Strategic Wins (TM) Podcast - Living Legends Series is none other than the Honorable Judge Arthur Burnett, Sr., whom I have known as a mentor and advisor for the past 12 years. Judge Burnett was: the first African American Federal Magistrate Judge in the United States;an Associate Judge for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia;an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia; andan Advisor to former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy during the Martin Luther King Civil Rights Movement.Judge Burnett also serves as the National Executive Director...2023-05-2337 min
The Strategic Wins Podcast™Episode: 4 | Living Legends Series w / Douglas E. HarrisI am thrilled to release the 4th episode of my podcast, Strategic Wins (TM), featuring the legendary lawyer and leader Douglas E. Harris, the only Black man to have ever been inducted into the FIA Futures Hall of Fame! Doug has the most extensive, impressive, and extraordinary career in the banking, derivatives, and futures industry I have ever seen! During his remarkable career Doug was:instrumental in the creation, management, and growth of JP Morgan Futures, which remains one of the largest FCM's globally;tapped by the 27th Comptroller of the Currency, Eugene Ludwig, to become Senior...2023-04-2541 min
The Strategic Wins Podcast™Episode: 3 | Living Legends Series w/ Judge Bernice B. DonaldAfter graduating from what some consider to be a “mediocre” law school, Judge Bernice B. Donald, in spite of the naysayers, went on to become:The “first” African American woman to hold the position of Judge in the State of Tennessee;The “first” African American woman to serve as a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge in the history of the United States;The “first” African American woman to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee; andThe “first” African American woman to sit on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.This i...2023-04-0936 min
The Strategic Wins Podcast™Episode: 2 | Living Legends Series w/ Benjamin F. Wilson2023-04-0453 min
The Strategic Wins Podcast™Episode: 1 | Strategic Wins Podcast (Short Intro)Short introduction from the Creator and Host of Strategic Wins (TM).2023-04-0403 min