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E3. Casey Gerald, Writer and Entrepreneur.
E3. Casey Gerald, Writer and Entrepreneur.
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Length:
70 minutes
Released:
Jun 14, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Today’s episode is with writer Casey Gerald. Born in Oak Cliff Texas, Casey’s life reads like a textbook definition of The American Dream. Oh you know, Small town boy from troubled home makes good and lands in the Ivy Leagues—Yale to be exact. Casey later goes off to Harvard Business school and co-founds the nonprofit MBAs Across America, for which he is listed as one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People. All of this and more can be found in his memoir, There Will be No Miracles Here, which was listed by both NPR and The New York Times as one of the best books of 2018. His Ted Talk, “The Gospel of Doubt” has over 2.1 million views. Did I mention he was also a Rhodes Semifinalist?
Recorded via Zoom while under lockdown, we speak about when Casey realized the "American Dream" was a scam (16:35), how he rediscovered his inner child (19:30), the malleability of time (26:10), the first boy he ever loved (40:15), the gift of being gay (47:25), what prisons and the coronavirus have in common (50:30), the joy of blackness (56:07), why it's always a good idea to leave New York City (59:30), and the path to finding internal joy (1:02:43) We cover so many amazing topics, and Casey shows us a side of himself he rarely ever does. This episode takes on a more conversational tone, and a few F-bombs are dropped, be warned, lol.
Links we mention in the episode:
Casey's Instagram and Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaseyGerald (@caseygerald)
His book: https://www.amazon.com/There-Will-Be-Miracles-Here/dp/0735214204 (There Will Be No Miracles Here)
Abraham Hicks: https://www.abraham-hicks.com ( https://www.abraham-hicks.com)
Marianne Williamson's https://www.amazon.com/Return-Love-Reflections-Principles-Miracles/dp/0060927488 (A Return to Love)
bell hook's https://www.amazon.com/All-About-Love-New-Visions/dp/0060959479 (All About Love: New Visions)
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Recorded via Zoom while under lockdown, we speak about when Casey realized the "American Dream" was a scam (16:35), how he rediscovered his inner child (19:30), the malleability of time (26:10), the first boy he ever loved (40:15), the gift of being gay (47:25), what prisons and the coronavirus have in common (50:30), the joy of blackness (56:07), why it's always a good idea to leave New York City (59:30), and the path to finding internal joy (1:02:43) We cover so many amazing topics, and Casey shows us a side of himself he rarely ever does. This episode takes on a more conversational tone, and a few F-bombs are dropped, be warned, lol.
Links we mention in the episode:
Casey's Instagram and Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaseyGerald (@caseygerald)
His book: https://www.amazon.com/There-Will-Be-Miracles-Here/dp/0735214204 (There Will Be No Miracles Here)
Abraham Hicks: https://www.abraham-hicks.com ( https://www.abraham-hicks.com)
Marianne Williamson's https://www.amazon.com/Return-Love-Reflections-Principles-Miracles/dp/0060927488 (A Return to Love)
bell hook's https://www.amazon.com/All-About-Love-New-Visions/dp/0060959479 (All About Love: New Visions)
Thank you for tuning in! Please don't forget to rate, comment, subscribe and SHARE with a friend (https://www.instagram.com/blackimaginationpodcast/ (@blackimaginationpodcast)). Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/blackimagination/support (anchor.fm/blackimagination/support)
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Released:
Jun 14, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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