Romal Tune:What Happens When Men Heal? The Impact of Life, Leadership, and Legacy!

 
Romal Tune is committed to this five-word sentence:
“Help the hurting find healing.”
He equips people to heal the wounds of their past, bravely
offering his own journey as a case study of raw transparency and refreshing honesty. Romal is dedicated to helping others overcome shame, self-doubt, and self-sabotage and discover a new path to wholeness. This commitment is rooted in the Belief
that whole people comprise communities that are economically viable, emotionally healthy, and socially responsible.
As a speaker, seminar leader and author, Romal guides audienceces to discover
and embrace their unique stories. He is a global leader who equips individuals,
organizations and institutions to recover from setbacks and achieve success by acknowledging the past embracing the future.
For more information go to https://RomalTune.com
https://clerestoryworks.org
 
Transcript of the Interview with Romal Tune
 
Hugh Ballou: Welcome to The Nonprofit Exchange. Russell, welcome.
Russell Dennis: Greetings. Happy Tuesday.
Hugh: Russell David Dennis, co-host every week. We broadcast live on Tuesdays at 2 pm on Facebook. We record for the podcast, which you can find on iTunes or anywhere you find podcasts.
Oh my goodness, I heard this guy last Saturday. It was amazing. He was a keynote speaker at the Methodist Conference in Virginia. It was a whole conference about race, diversity, and how to rethink how we relate to each other. I was so impressed with him that I called him up and asked him to be on the podcast. He said yes. Here we are. Romal Tune, welcome to The Nonprofit Exchange.
Romal Tune: Thanks for having me on. It’s good to be with you guys.
Hugh: Did I say your name right?
Romal: You did.
Hugh: It has a really neat ring to it, Romal. We don’t make a practice of reading long, boring introductions. We like for our guests to introduce themselves. Tell us about yourself, your background, what’s brought you here, basically your story. What’s your passion?
Romal: My passion is I am a storyteller. I love to tell stories of redemption. That comes out of my own life experiences growing up in northern California in the bay area. I lived in San Francisco and throughout the bay area. Inner city kid. Life challenges. Mom was a substance abuser and had some challenges with alcohol and addiction. But that wasn’t her whole story. Prior to that, she worked in the world of banking. Oddly enough, her success led her into addiction. We lost everything by the time I was in middle school. Went to live with my grandparents. At the age of 16, I moved to New Jersey and lived with my dad until I graduated high school. Signed up in the army. Desert Storm ’88-’92. Accepted to Howard University. Went to Howard from ’92-’96. Plan was to go to medical school. After I graduated from Howard, I was preparing to take the MCAT and working as a clinical research associate on phase 3 pharmaceutical studies.
Working in a church. Volunteering and teaching some Bible studies. Didn’t grow up in the church. I ended up in the church simply because I had a girlfriend who went to church. She said, “If you want to be with me, you have to go to church.” I said, “Okay, praise the Lord, whatever it takes.” Had a passion for it. Realized one day sitting at my desk at a pharmaceutical company, phase 3 studies, I had a Bible study lesson and realized I loved the teaching and I probably would have been a really good doctor, but I wanted to go into ministry. I went to Duke University for graduate school and got a degree in religion. Never really worked in a church full-time.
About 12 years ago, I started my own consulting company doing strategy and public relations in a variety of settings from corporate to large nonprofits, political campaigns, doing strategy and faith community strategy. Wrote a book four years ago. That book told my story of my journeys and challenges in the inner city and how I overca