iLead in Any Room Podcast

Dr. Dudley recently hosted a conversation at his church New Life Church (www.nlicic.org) with several pastors concerning the issues in this country and how the clergy needs to lead during this time.  Listen to this  powerful panel! Race, Religion & Politics – A Time for Restoration.  

Carol Daniel, KMOX News Anchor
Moderator

Panelists:
Pastor Shane Bishop (Christ Church, Swansea, IL)
Rev. Traci Blackmon (Activist and Leader, UCC)
Bishop Geoffrey V. Dudley, Sr., Ph.D., D.Min. (New Life Church)
Bishop Mike Jones (Friendly Temple Church, St Louis MO)
Pastor Chris Vandelinde (Cornerstone Church, Shiloh, IL)
Atty Todd Sivia (Edwardsville, IL)

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Dr. Dudley recently hosted a conversation at his church New Life Church (www.nlicic.org) with several pastors concerning the issues in this country and how the clergy needs to lead during this time.  Listen to this  powerful panel! Race, Religion & Politics – A Time for Restoration.  

Carol Daniel, KMOX News Anchor
Moderator

Panelists:
Pastor Shane Bishop (Christ Church, Swansea, IL)
Rev. Traci Blackmon (Activist and Leader, UCC)
Bishop Geoffrey V. Dudley, Sr., Ph.D., D.Min. (New Life Church)
Bishop Mike Jones (Friendly Temple Church, St Louis MO)
Pastor Chris Vandelinde (Cornerstone Church, Shiloh, IL)
Atty Todd Sivia (Edwardsville, IL)

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Dr. Dudley interviews Dasha Kennedy.  So many people want to be influencers on social media. They want to know the secret. They want the inside scoop, the plan, the playbook! Well Dasha is about to tell them how shoe became a leader on social media in the personal finance space. Leading in any space is difficult but not knowing makes even more difficult Dasha has the know-how and shares it in detail.

Dasha Kennedy is an award-winning financial activist, educator, and creator of The Broke Black Girl, a digital community that provides culturally relevant financial literacy tools to over 70,000 black women to combat the racial and gender wealth gap. After quickly climbing the finance industry ranks at 19 and realizing minority women were largely underrepresented and underserved, she started her own financial coaching company to fill that void. Today, she advocates for equity and cultural competence in financial education by raising awareness of how systemic oppression affects minority women's ability to generate adequate wealth and how all women can collectively fight this issue. 

Follow her on all social media platforms - 
https://linktr.ee/thebrokeblackgirl 

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Dr. Dudley has dialogue with State Senator Christopher Belt.   Senator Belt shares his story of becoming a leader growing up in one of the poorest cities in America. He explains how how is leveraging his leadership as the State Senator of the 57th District to bring Save Our Sons workforce development to his district to develop young black men to find employment and reach their potential as leaders.

Senator Bio

Senator Christopher Belt (D) - Previous General Assembly (101st)
57th District

Springfield Office:
Senator 57th District
M118 Capitol Building
Springfield, IL   62706
(217) 782-5399

District Office:
Kenneth Hall Regional Office Bldg. #10
Collinsville Ave., Suite 201A
East St. Louis, IL  62201
(618) 875-1212
(618) 274-3010 FAX
Years served:

Committee assignments: Committee of the Whole; Criminal Law; Education (Vice-Chair); Energy and Public Utilities; Insurance; Labor; Licensed Activities; Subcommittee on Special Issues (IN); Opioid Crisis Abatement Spec. Com.; Pension Investments Special Com. On.

Biography: Lifelong resident of the Metro East; Graduate of Lincoln Sr. High School in East St. Louis. Bachelor's degree in history from Illinois State University; Master's Degrees in Public Administration from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and in Professional Counseling from Lindenwood-Belleville; Former law enforcement officer and school board president of Cahokia Unit School District 187; Resides in Cahokia with his wife, Stephanie, and two children, Christianna and Stephon.

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Dr Dudley and host Geoff Dudley II discuss the important roots of American history as it relates to Black History.  

Connect with Dr. Dudley - 
https://linktr.ee/BishopGVD

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White evangelicals unwavering support of President Trump; abortion, BLM, LGBTQ and single issue Blacks is discussed in depth scholarly, theologically, and biblically with pointed precision by Dr Dudley.

Dr. Dudley is the founder of iLead Enterprises where iLead in any Room Podcast was birthed.  Follow us at www.ileadacademy.net
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Twitter - BishopGVD
FaceBook - Bishop Dudley PhD

Questions or to be considered as a future guest - email gdudleyilead@gmail.com 

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The question of reparations for enslaved Black people won't go away and it should not until it is fully answered; yes or no.  Why or why not reparations for African Americans is fully addressed by Dr. Dudley with some surprising reasons why reparations should still be on the table.  

Dr. Dudley is the founder of iLeadAcademy.net and iLead in Any Room Podcast.

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Facebook - Bishop Dudley PhD
Instagram - BishopGVD
YouTube - NewLifeTube1

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There is no “I” in team, but there is in winning. So how do you turn super stars into a winning team. Dr Dudley discusses the secrets of successful teams and how to build them and sustain them to accomplish the vision of the organization.

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You cannot lead unless you are in relationships. Harvesting relationships into win-win long term partnerships is what separates short term success from long term strategic systematic reciprocal relationships. Dr Dudley provides an assessment to determine how your relationships are or are not beneficial. 

Dr. Dudley Bio
Geoffrey V. Dudley, Sr., Ph.D., D.Min. has been leading and preparing to lead all his life. From leading his high school basketball team as co-captain, to being voted Outstanding Senior of his graduating class at the University of NC at Greensboro, to being called to the ministry at age 13 to his 21½ years as an Air Force Officer retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was consecrated a Bishop and planted churches. He is a John Maxwell Associate trainer. In addition to his three graduate degrees, he has two earned doctorate degrees. He has started several successful businesses and written four books. He is an adjunct professor of Strategic Leadership at North Central University, Minneapolis, MN. He is an ambidextrous and multi-gifted leader in that he is a community leader who has served on several boards including:

 • Focus St Louis

• Greater St. Louis United Way

• Greater St. Louis Urban League

• Black Leadership Roundtable

• District 90 School Board

• Founding President of O’Fallon Metro East Branch NAACP

• National CARES Mentoring Movement

• New Life Enterprises

• Founding Senior Pastor of New Life (2,000 plus members)

 Education includes:

• BA UNCG

• MHR The University of Oklahoma

• MDiv School of Theology VA Union

• EdS The University of Memphis

• DMin Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology (Entrepreneurship/Church Planting)

• PhD Regent University (Organizational Leadership)

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Until you learn how to spend your time your time will be spent on everything but what will make you're a successful leader. Dr Dudley covers one of the key things that makes a leader successful—time management.

Dr. Dudley BIO
Geoffrey V. Dudley, Sr., Ph.D., D.Min. has been leading and preparing to lead all his life. From leading his high school basketball team as co-captain, to being voted Outstanding Senior of his graduating class at the University of NC at Greensboro, to being called to the ministry at age 13 to his 21½ years as an Air Force Officer retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was consecrated a Bishop and planted churches. He is a John Maxwell Associate trainer. In addition to his three graduate degrees, he has two earned doctorate degrees. He has started several successful businesses and written four books. He is an adjunct professor of Strategic Leadership at North Central University, Minneapolis, MN. He is an ambidextrous and multi-gifted leader in that he is a community leader who has served on several boards including:

•  • Focus St Louis
• • Greater St. Louis United Way
• • Greater St. Louis Urban League
• • Black Leadership Roundtable
• • District 90 School Board
• • Founding President of O’Fallon Metro East Branch NAACP
• • National CARES Mentoring Movement
• • New Life Enterprises
• • Founding Senior Pastor of New Life (2,000 plus members)

Education includes:

• • BA UNCG
• • MHR The University of Oklahoma
• • MDiv School of Theology VA Union
• • EdS The University of Memphis
• • DMin Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology (Entrepreneurship/Church Planting)
• • PhD Regent University (Organizational Leadership)

Dr. Dudley is married over 35 years to the former Glenda D. Jones of Springhope, NC & together they raised two adult children who are both leaders in ministry—Children’s Pastor Mahogany Kneecoal Dudley-Finley & Young Adult Pastor Geoffrey V. Dudley, II.

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You cannot lead in any room until you learn how to lead yourself. Dr Dudley discusses key principles to developing yourself to increase your capacity to lead others. He covers 12 steps in how to develop yourself.

About Geoffrey V. Dudley, Sr., PhD., DMin.

Geoffrey V. Dudley, Sr., Ph.D., D.Min. has been leading and preparing to lead all his life. From leading his high school basketball team as co-captain, to being voted Outstanding Senior of his graduating class at the University of NC at Greensboro, to being called to the ministry at age 13 to his 21½ years as an Air Force Officer retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was consecrated a Bishop and planted churches. He is a John Maxwell Associate trainer. In addition to his three graduate degrees, he has two earned doctorate degrees. He has started several successful businesses and written four books. He is an adjunct professor of Strategic Leadership at North Central University, Minneapolis, MN. He is an ambidextrous and multi-gifted leader in that he is a community leader who has served on several boards including:

• Focus St Louis

• Greater St. Louis United Way

• Greater St. Louis Urban League

• Black Leadership Roundtable

• District 90 School Board

• Founding President of O’Fallon Metro East Branch NAACP

• National CARES Mentoring Movement

• New Life Enterprises

• Founding Senior Pastor of New Life (2,000 plus members)

Education includes:

• BA UNCG

• MHR The University of Oklahoma

• MDiv School of Theology VA Union

• EdS The University of Memphis

• DMin Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology (Entrepreneurship/Church Planting)

• PhD Regent University (Organizational Leadership)

Dr. Dudley is married over 35 years to the former Glenda D. Jones of Springhope, NC & together they raised two adult children who are both leaders in ministry—Children’s Pastor Mahogany Kneecoal Dudley-Finley & Young Adult Pastor Geoffrey V. Dudley, II.

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Dr. Dudley sits down with the Honorable Zina R. Cruse.  Many of the gains African Americans made in America has come as a direct result of the groundbreaking leadership and keen legal minds of many African Americans in the legal field. Judge Cruise is cut from that cloth and addresses how the law is one of the most generationally changing areas to exert ones leadership. Judge Cruze skillfully articulates how she became the first African American women appointed to the circuit court in Southern Illinois. Her story is a template to follow to breaking the glass ceiling and leading in any room.  

Guest Bio:

 THE HONORABLE ZINA R. CRUSE 

Judge Zina R. Cruse is a Circuit Judge for the 20th Judicial Circuit Court in the State of Illinois, which includes St. Clair, Randolph, Monroe, Perry and Washington Counties. She is the first African-American woman elected to the Circuit bench in southern Illinois. Prior to becoming a Circuit Judge, Judge Cruse began serving as an Associate Judge in 2009, having previously practiced law in Illinois and Missouri for approximately 15 years. Judge Cruse currently presides over a felony docket. In addition to her full felony docket, she presides over the St. Clair County Mental Health Court and Veterans and Service Members Court and she oversees probationers in the Adult Redeploy program. She was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court and currently serves on the Special Advisory Committee on Justice and Mental Health Planning. Judge Zina Cruse is the lead judge for Amnesty/Clean Slate Day and the county-wide Expungement & Sealing Summit programs held in St. Clair County, IL.

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Dr Dudley discusses leadership.  Leaders Conquer the Big and the Small: Every organization needs leaders who set out to conquer the problems of the organization and not complain. Every leader needs simple steps to solve big problems. 

Bishop Geoffrey V. Dudley, Sr., Ph.D., D.Min.
www.nlicic.org
www.bishopdudley.org

Bio Dr. Dudley, Sr., Ph.D., D.Min.  has been leading and  preparing to lead all his life.  From leading his high school basketball team as  co-captain, being   voted Outstanding Senior of his graduating class at the University of NC at Greensboro, called to the ministry at age 13 to his 21½ years as an Air Force Officer retiring at the rank of Lieutenant    Colonel.  He was consecrated a Bishop and planted churches. He is a John Maxwell Associate trainer. In addition to his three graduate degrees, he has two earned   doctorate degrees.  He has started several successful businesses and written four books.  He is an adjunct professor of Strategic Leadership at North  Central  University, Minneapolis, MN.  He is an         ambidextrous and multi-gifted leader in that he is a community leader who has served on several boards including:  

•       Founding President of O’Fallon Metro East Branch NAACP 

•       National CARES Mentoring Movement  

•       Founding Senior Pastor of New Life (2000 plus members)  Education includes:  

•       BA UNCG  

•       MHR The University of Oklahoma 

•       MDiv School of Theology VA Union 

•       EdS The University of Memphis 

•       DMin Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology (Entrepreneurship/Church Planting) 

•       PhD Regent University (Organizational Leadership) 

Dr. Dudley is married over 35 years to the former Glenda D. Jones of Springhope, NC & together they raised two adult children who are both leaders in ministry— Children’s Pastor Mahogany Kneecoal Dudley-Finley & Young Adult Pastor   Geoffrey V. Dudley, II.   

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Dr Dudley discusses How to Pass the Leadership Test: 

Every leader must be tested. The greater the test the better the leader. Tests are not designed to fail you but help you past the grade and go to the next level.

Geoffrey V.  Dudley, Sr., Ph.D., D.Min.  has been leading and         preparing to lead all his life.  From leading his high school basketball team as       co-captain, being   voted Outstanding Senior of his graduating class at the University of NC at Greensboro, called to the ministry at age 13 to his 21½ years as an Air Force Officer retiring at the rank of Lieutenant    Colonel.  He was consecrated a Bishop and planted churches. He is a John Maxwell Associate trainer. In addition to his three graduate degrees, he has two earned   doctorate degrees.  He has started several successful businesses and written four books.  He is an adjunct professor of Strategic Leadership at North  Central  University, Minneapolis, MN.  He is an         ambidextrous and multi-gifted leader in that he is a community leader who has served on several boards including:

· Focus St Louis

· Greater St. Louis United Way

· Greater St. Louis  Urban League

· Black Leadership Roundtable

· District 90 School Board

· Founding President of O’Fallon Metro East Branch NAACP

· National CARES Mentoring Movement

· New Life Enterprises

· Founding Senior Pastor of New Life (2000 plus members)

Education includes:

· BA UNCG

· MHR The University of Oklahoma

· MDiv School of Theology VA Union

· EdS The University of Memphis

· DMin Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology (Entrepreneurship/Church Planting)

· PhD Regent University (Organizational Leadership)

Dr. Dudley is married over 35 years to the former Glenda D. Jones of Springhope, NC & together they raised two adult children who are both leaders in ministry—Children’s Pastor Mahogany Kneecoal Dudley-Finley & Young Adult Pastor     Geoffrey V. Dudley, II.  

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Dr. Dudley has an incredibly inspiring conversation with US Senator Tammy Duckworth.  Senator Tammy Duckworth gives leadership principles from the perspective of one of the nations first combat pilots and Illinois’ Junior Senator who took President Obama Senate Seat. Her persistence to lead after getting a second chance on life after being shot down by a RPG and losing both legs and full function in her right arm is powerful lessons!
BIO
Senator Tammy Duckworth is an Iraq War Veteran, Purple Heart recipient and former Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs who was among the first handful of Army women to fly combat missions during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Duckworth served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years before retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 2014. She was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2016 after representing Illinois’s Eighth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for two terms.

In 2004, Duckworth was deployed to Iraq as a Blackhawk helicopter pilot for the Illinois Army National Guard. On November 12, 2004, her helicopter was hit by an RPG and she lost her legs and partial use of her right arm. Senator Duckworth spent the next year recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where she quickly became an advocate for her fellow Soldiers. After she recovered, she became Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs, where she helped create a tax credit for employers that hire Veterans, established a first-in-the-nation 24/7 Veterans crisis hotline and developed innovative programs to improve Veterans’ access to housing and health care.

In the U.S. House, Duckworth served on the Armed Services Committee and was an advocate for working families and job creation, introducing bills like her bipartisan Friendly Airports for Mothers (FAM) Act to ensure new mothers have access to safe, clean and accessible lactation rooms when traveling through airports, which is now law. She helped lead passage of the bipartisan Clay Hunt SAV Act, which enhanced efforts to track and reduce Veteran suicides. She also passed the Troop Talent Act to help returning Veterans find jobs in the private sector and worked to cut waste and fraud at the Pentagon and throughout government, including passing a common-sense provision that was projected to save taxpayers $4 billion by reducing redundancy in military uniforms.

In the U.S. Senate, Duckworth advocates for practical, common-sense solutions needed to move our state and country forward like rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure, protecting Illinoisans from lead poisoning, growing manufacturing jobs while supporting minority-owned small businesses, investing in communities that have been ignored for too long and making college more affordable for all Americans. She co-founded the Senate’s first-ever Environmental Justice Caucus and also continues her lifelong mission of supporting, protecting and keeping the promises we’ve made to our Veterans as well as ensuring that we stand fully behind the troops our nation sends into danger overseas. In 2018, after Duckworth became the first Senator to give birth while serving in office, she sent a message to working families across the country about the value of family-friendly policies by securing a historic rules change that allows Senators to bring their infant children onto the Senate floor.  As Senator, she advocates for practical, common-sense solutions needed to move our country and our state forward

Duckworth is fluent in Thai and Indonesian. She attended college at the University of Hawaii and earned a Master of Arts in International Affairs from the George Washington University. Following graduation, Duckworth moved to Illinois and began pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science at Northern Illinois University and later worked for Rotary Inte

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Dr. Dudley discusses leading a small town and dealing with national issues that affect all of it's citizens.  Mayor Herb Roach, mayor of O'Fallon, IL discusses race relations, corona virus and more in this transparent interview.

BIO of Guest:
                                    Professional Experience    

Mayor of O’Fallon         May, 1 2017 to present

   City Council      May, 2011 to May, 2017 

Sr. V.P. Heartland Bank     September 2007 to May 2015  

V.P. Best Manufacturing Group  September 1998 to Sept. 2007           

 (Includes employment with Artex International which was purchased by Best)   

V. P. Basler Electric      June 1969 to September 1998  

Owned with Wife our own Business      Sept. 1988 to Oct. 2010
                                         Responsibilities

Served as head of Administration and Corporate Development and as Director of a Manufacturing Division with Corporate responsibilities for  Information Technology……..Supply Chain Management……..Quality…. Customer Service….Human Resources… Corporate Wide Insurance & Pensions ….. Government Relations and New Facility Development.    This included developing operations of over 15 facilities in 5 different countries.    Also served on 6 Merger and Acquisition teams of which led 3 of them.

                                       Family

·      Married to my wife Nancy for 51 years

·      Three Children: Lea, Kate and Todd

·      Nine Grandchildren and 1 Great Grandchild

                                         Community Involvement

Ø Vice Chairman of Metro East Transportation Planning Committee

Ø Member St. Clair County Military Affairs Committee

Ø 6 years as O’Fallon Alderman

Ø 15 years on Board of Directors at Lindenwood University

Ø 6 years Illinois State Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

Ø 6 years as Member of Illinois State Board of Education 

Ø Former Member and Chairman of National Advisory Board to the Department of Labor in Washington D.C…for 6 years

Ø Former Member and President of District 90 School Board

Ø Former Member and President of OTHS Endowment Fund

Ø Former Member of St. Louis Regional Production Council.

Ø 23 years of coaching youth sports in O’Fallon

Ø Member of O’Fallon American Legion

Ø Member of O’Fallon Knights of Columbus

Ø Member of O’Fallon Rotary

Ø Member of O’Fallon / Shiloh Chamber of Commerce 

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Dr. Dudley discusses challenges of marriage and leading through it with authors and relationship experts Gil and Renee Beavers. Gil and Renée, are originally from Detroit, Michigan. Their Relationship started by Renée”s simple act of rolling her pencil off her desk and Gil picking it up. They never knew such a small action would create a 37 year legacy of love. Gil and Renée were only 21 when they happily committed to until death do us part. Gil is retired from the Air Force, and Renée is a former salon owner who has been an entrepreneur and now an author for over 30 years. They have lived in over 13 cities throughout the United States and Germany. They are proud parents to an amazing and talented daughter. They also adopted Renée’s little sisters after a family tragedy. Today they each have loving families of their own.

This couple has helped many other couples establish a new habit of love to strengthen their marriage relationship through their tested relationship tools and principles and as marriage facilitators through the Prepare and Enrich Marriage program. Their mission is to empower couples to get free of the pain from the past, and unforgiveness. Many couples are held hostage by resentment, shame, and uncommunicated expectations. Together, we can live lives filled will love and healthy relationships. Gil & Renée are on a mission to break the silence by empowering couples to build, repair, and restore healthy relationships by apply biblical principles.

Follow their podcast - RichRelationships 
Rich Relationship is a podcast, a Mobile App (Speak Freely with Gil&Renée). In October 2020, the Rich Relationships project will launch an anthology written by Gil & Renée, 16 couple, and two subject experts. Many marriages and families end in separation or divorce due to poor planning. A lack of support and being ill-equipped. The Rich Relationships project is more than a book, a Podcast, and an app. It’s a community, a safe place where couples can go for support, gain new tools, and to have healthy accountability.

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Dr. Dudley discusses the way you rise in any circumstance to success with the International President of Kappa Alpha Psi, Reuben Shelton.  Don't miss this powerful testimony. 

Reuben A. Shelton retired as Lead Litigation Counsel for Monsanto Company where he handled antitrust and intellectual property litigation.  On August 3, 2019, he was sworn in as Grand Polemarch (International President) of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated.

Before Monsanto, he was Special Chief Counsel in the Office for the Missouri Attorney General where he Co-led the lawsuit against the tobacco industry.  That lawsuit resulted in a 6.7 billion dollar settlement for Missouri, which is still the largest in the state’s history.  

Shelton has served in many civic and professional organizations.  He is Past President of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, and the St. Louis Bar Foundation and is the first African American ever elected to those positions.  He is Past President of the Missouri Bar Association, the second African American to hold that position and the first, and only one, from St. Louis.  

Shelton served on the governing boards of the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, the NAACP, the Missouri Lottery Commission, St. Louis Children’s Hospital Development Board, the St. Louis University Board of Regents, the University City School Board and was President of the Lincoln University Board of Curators.  He is Past-President of the Legal Services of Eastern Missouri Board of Directors and served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Fathers and Families Support Center in St. Louis.  

He currently serves as a member on the Missouri Bar Association Board of Trustees and is Vice President of the Missouri Development Finance Board, a body that funds major development projects across the State of Missouri. He is also a member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of United Way of Greater St. Louis.   

Shelton earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Kansas where he was Captain of the basketball team, a Juris Doctorate degree from St. Louis University, and a Master of Business Administration degree from Washington University in St. Louis.  

He has received many Fraternity, civic and professional awards, too many to mention here, and was inducted into the Order of the Fleur De Lis, the St. Louis University Law School Hall of Fame, the highest honor the school bestows.

He has been married to his wife D’Anne for 41 years and they have three daughters, five grandsons and one great grandson.  

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Dr. Dudley discusses teamwork.  

Geoffrey V.  Dudley, Sr., Ph.D., D.Min.  has been leading and preparing to lead all his life.  From leading his high school basketball team as co-captain, being   voted Outstanding Senior of his graduating class at the University of NC at Greensboro, called to the ministry at age 13 to his 21½ years as an Air Force Officer retiring at the rank of Lieutenant    Colonel.  He was consecrated a Bishop and planted churches. He is a John Maxwell Associate trainer. In addition to his three graduate degrees, he has two earned   doctorate degrees.  He has started several successful businesses and written four books.  He is an adjunct professor of Strategic Leadership at North  Central  University, Minneapolis, MN.  He is an ambidextrous and multi-gifted leader in that he is a community leader who has served on several boards including:

· Focus St Louis

· Greater St. Louis United Way

· Greater St. Louis  Urban League

· Black Leadership Roundtable

· District 90 School Board

· Founding President of O’Fallon Metro East Branch NAACP

· National CARES Mentoring Movement

· New Life Enterprises

· Founding Senior Pastor of New Life (2000 plus members)

Education includes:

· BA UNCG

· MHR The University of Oklahoma

· MDiv School of Theology VA Union

· EdS The University of Memphis

· DMin Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology (Entrepreneurship/Church Planting)

· PhD Regent University (Organizational Leadership)

Dr. Dudley is married over 35 years to the former Glenda D. Jones of Springhope, NC & together they raised two adult children who are both leaders in ministry—Children’s Pastor Mahogany Kneecoal Dudley-Finley & Young Adult Pastor     Geoffrey V. Dudley, II.  

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Dr. Dudley discusses how leaders are grown.  

Geoffrey V.  Dudley, Sr., Ph.D., D.Min.  has been leading and preparing to lead all his life.  From leading his high school basketball team as co-captain, being   voted Outstanding Senior of his graduating class at the University of NC at Greensboro, called to the ministry at age 13 to his 21½ years as an Air Force Officer retiring at the rank of Lieutenant    Colonel.  He was consecrated a Bishop and planted churches. He is a John Maxwell Associate trainer. In addition to his three graduate degrees, he has two earned   doctorate degrees.  He has started several successful businesses and written four books.  He is an adjunct professor of Strategic Leadership at North  Central  University, Minneapolis, MN.  He is an ambidextrous and multi-gifted leader in that he is a community leader who has served on several boards including:

· Focus St Louis

· Greater St. Louis United Way

· Greater St. Louis  Urban League

· Black Leadership Roundtable

· District 90 School Board

· Founding President of O’Fallon Metro East Branch NAACP

· National CARES Mentoring Movement

· New Life Enterprises

· Founding Senior Pastor of New Life (2000 plus members)

Education includes:

· BA UNCG

· MHR The University of Oklahoma

· MDiv School of Theology VA Union

· EdS The University of Memphis

· DMin Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology (Entrepreneurship/Church Planting)

· PhD Regent University (Organizational Leadership)

Dr. Dudley is married over 35 years to the former Glenda D. Jones of Springhope, NC & together they raised two adult children who are both leaders in ministry—Children’s Pastor Mahogany Kneecoal Dudley-Finley & Young Adult Pastor     Geoffrey V. Dudley, II.  

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Dr. Dudley discusses leadership from the perspective of decision making and how that affects destiny,  

Geoffrey V.  Dudley, Sr., Ph.D., D.Min.  has been leading and         preparing to lead all his life.  From leading his high school basketball team as       co-captain, being   voted Outstanding Senior of his graduating class at the University of NC at Greensboro, called to the ministry at age 13 to his 21½ years as an Air Force Officer retiring at the rank of Lieutenant    Colonel.  He was consecrated a Bishop and planted churches. He is a John Maxwell Associate trainer. In addition to his three graduate degrees, he has two earned   doctorate degrees.  He has started several successful businesses and written four books.  He is an adjunct professor of Strategic Leadership at North  Central  University, Minneapolis, MN.  He is an         ambidextrous and multi-gifted leader in that he is a community leader who has served on several boards including:

· Focus St Louis

· Greater St. Louis United Way

· Greater St. Louis  Urban League

· Black Leadership Roundtable

· District 90 School Board

· Founding President of O’Fallon Metro East Branch NAACP

· National CARES Mentoring Movement

· New Life Enterprises

· Founding Senior Pastor of New Life (2000 plus members)

Education includes:

· BA UNCG

· MHR The University of Oklahoma

· MDiv School of Theology VA Union

· EdS The University of Memphis

· DMin Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology (Entrepreneurship/Church Planting)

· PhD Regent University (Organizational Leadership)

Dr. Dudley is married over 35 years to the former Glenda D. Jones of Springhope, NC & together they raised two adult children who are both leaders in ministry—Children’s Pastor Mahogany Kneecoal Dudley-Finley & Young Adult Pastor     Geoffrey V. Dudley, II.  

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Dr Dudley discusses with the senior Senator for Illinois the challenges African Americans and people of color are facing with the pandemic and beyond. Senator also gives his insight about what it takes to be a leader and rise above the conditions that could hold you back. 

BIO of guest - 
Senator Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Springfield, is the 47th U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois, the state’s senior senator, and the convener of Illinois’ bipartisan congressional delegation.
Durbin also serves as the Democratic Whip, the second highest ranking position among the Senate Democrats. Senator Durbin has been elected to this leadership post by his Democratic colleagues every two years since 2005.
Elected to the U.S. Senate on November 5, 1996, and re-elected in 2002, 2008, and 2014, Durbin fills the seat left vacant by the retirement of his long-time friend and mentor, U.S. Senator Paul Simon.
Durbin sits on the Senate Judiciary, Appropriations, Agriculture, and Rules Committees. He is the Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Immigration and the Appropriations Committee's Defense Subcommittee.
Senator Durbin makes approximately 50 round trips a year between Washington and Illinois. He is married to Loretta Schaefer Durbin. Their family consists of three children--Christine (deceased), Paul and Jennifer--as well as six grandchildren. They reside in Springfield.

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Dr. Dudley discusses business startups and leadership "unlocked" with Renita Alexander: Servant Leader, Retired Air Force officer, Author, and Founder, Leadership Unlocked

Renita Alexander is passionate about leadership!  As the oldest of W.L. and Fannie Smith’s five children and the oldest grandchild on both sides of the family, she was often “voluntold” to take on some task and learned early on that responsibility is difficult with no authority. She has been a student of leadership since, applying what she read, witnessed and experienced as an Air Force officer and leadership coach to consistently improve her leadership.

 Since retiring from the Air Force after 27 years and moving to Chicago, Alexander has put her leadership knowledge to use, co-founding The Social Leadership Academy, a global education company for aspiring entrepreneurs and leaders, facilitating MoxE Women, a group of Christian leaders and entrepreneurs, and creating the Leadership Empowerment Academy for the Air Force Academy High School to help young leaders find their leadership strengths. Her company, Leadership Unlocked, is a full service, leadership development and training company focused on developing servant leaders. 

Alexander’s book, Just Breathe: Leading Myself One Breath at a Time, was released in 2019. She believes that being the leader you are called to be is the journey of a lifetime.

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Dr. Dudley uses the first chapter of his book "Familiy'ish" to introduce the concepts of what it means to be a covenant family.  

This episode is the first chapter of the book which shows how being a covenant family is the goal no matter the makeup of the family structure.  Here is how…there are 5 principles: 

1.     Grace is simply love.  It’s a continuous caring, an offering of opportunities, and a meeting of needs. This kind of love isn’t a biochemical rush. Feelings can change in a second. Grace doesn’t change. Grace is what every family needs. 

2.     Intentionality which is simply a sense of purpose. Family life in this chaotic confusing rushed world must be intentional. Randomness won’t raise a fabulous family. Intentionality is a compass, a roadmap. 

3.     Intimacy is closeness, an openness, a sharing of what’s in your heart and on your mind with others, especially others you trust and are close to.  Transparency between family members builds trust to get through the difficult times. 

4.     Empowered families beat the odds in three ways. It possesses authority, a sense of identity, and a sense of direction. A covenant family knows who it is. It permits family members to develop into individuals.  It celebrates and uses its strengths and weaknesses.  

5.     Life’s lessons. Bad things happen to everybody. A covenant family has a history and learns from it.  trouble, difficulties and setbacks happen to every family  - learning from it makes it a fabulous family

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Dr. Dudley discusses with Pastor Joann Rosario-Codrey how to overcome low self esteem in an ego driven industry.  

Full Guest BIO:
Joann Rosario Condrey was born in Chicago to parents of Puerto Rican background. Her father is a pastor and she sang in his church as a child. Under her father's ministry, she recorded several live Spanish language worship albums and is known for introducing the gospel vocal sound to the Spanish Christian market. Her professional career began as a member of Fred Hammond's Radical For Christ. Hammond helped her launch a solo career in 2002 with her debut album More, More, More. In 2003, Rosario was diagnosed with nodules on her vocal folds, and took an extended hiatus to treat the condition. She released a follow-up effort in 2005 and a third in 2007.

Joann married Cory "Coco Brother" Condrey on December 31, 2008, and is the mother of two daughters. As a licensed Christian minister, Joann travels internationally, preaching and singing on her own and also with her husband's ministry CEA (Condrey Evangelistic Association). She is now pastoring in Douglasville, GA, at RainFire Church Maranatha which was launched in March 2014. Joann's latest book is Father, Here I Am and is a 40-day devotional for women.

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Dr Dudley discuss the pitfalls of church finances, loan applications, construction and how to win with Mr. Kenneth Lewis. Black churches faces an insurmountable hills in getting their projects financed especially now. Red lining exist even in the church financial. Listeners will learn how to avoid the mines in this minefield and build the kingdom.

Kenneth Lewis BIO 
Mr. Kenneth Lewis’ expertise for the past three decades has been in the real estate and finance industry. After the economic crash of 2008, he was distressed by the number of residences and churches that were being foreclosed.

As individuals lost their homes and jobs, tithes and offerings that sustain the churches diminished along with values. The church has always been very close to Kenneth’s heart and he saw a need for his extensive business experience. Thus, Clearinghouse Advisory Group, Inc. was created to service the churches by consulting, negotiating and restructuring organizations and working in the capacity of liaison to find resolutions and benefit all parties involved. Churches impact communities and foreclosures hurt communities.

With determination and integrity, Kenneth makes it his resolve to negotiate a deal that is a win-win for everyone involved. Kenneth’s drive to succeed has been essential to his success as he represents some of the largest churches across the country as well as small churches! Kenneth is in the trenches each and every day! Plowing through challenges and overcoming obstacles while building relationships where solutions can be found. Kenneth has built meaningful and personal relationships with Bank of America, PNC Bank, Old Tennessee, Centennial Bank, Wells Fargo , Woodforest National Bank , and Sharefinancial to name a few.

He founded and impacted a men’s group called, “The Bold Warriors for Christ”. His focus for this group was to empower men to be the head of their homes, their families and their businesses.

www.chadvisorygroup.com 

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Valerie Patton shares with Dr. Dudley how she turned her passion for diversity into becoming an industry leader in diversity development.  Valerie is the  Senior Vice President, Inclusion and Talent Attraction and Executive Director, Saint Louis Business Diversity Initiative

BIO of Guest: Valerie E. Patton
 
 An innovative catalyst, connector, results oriented, teacher and proven thought leader with an extensive background of success in building, leading and designing Diversity, Inclusion and Talent strategies and programs that increase revenue, deepen client loyalty, raise teammates productivity that ultimately correlates to better engagement and retention.
  
 As Senior Vice President, Inclusion and Talent Attraction and Executive Director for the Saint Louis Business Diversity Initiative for the St. Louis Regional Chamber, Patton is responsible for the strategic direction and management of diversity, equity, and inclusion and workforce/talent for the business community in the Saint Louis region through training, convening and consulting and regional economic inclusion initiatives. She is the first Executive Director of the Initiative. She is founder of the Initiative Fellows Program (a yearlong leadership development experience) and Gateway Connections (a welcoming orientation for professionals of color.) Currently, creating new economic opportunities through business diversity/inclusion/equity and workforce development. She is responsible for overseeing the strategy development and execution in these 5 strategic functional areas: multicultural leadership development programming and relationships, workforce strategies, inclusive business solutions, talent attraction and diversity, equity and inclusion with individualized targets in each functional area.
 
 Patton’s work was featured in the May 2008 edition of Black Enterprise Magazine. She has also been featured in 2013 in Diversity Inc.com magazine “How to Create a Diversity-Friendly City.” She is leading, serving and making a sustainable difference in the business community she serves.
 
 Prior to being appointed in April 2002 to her current position, Patton served as Vice President – Telephone Banking Change Management for Bank of America – Nationally and was responsible for the management of large projects as they related to sales and marketing initiatives in the call/contact centers.
 
 Patton has held numerous management positions with Bank of America and AT&T (formerly SBC and Southwestern Bell). She served as Vice President – Supplier Diversity and Development, Midwest Region; Vice President – Network and Desktop Technology, Midwest Region; Director – Product Management (Advance Intelligent Network Products) and Process Specialist – Information Systems. Patton is a proven professional is the areas of cost accounting, project management, process management, strategy development, supplier diversity and data center operations and technical support.
 
 She serves as an adjunct professor at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. She has also served as an adjunct instructor at Harris Stowe State College and Saint Louis Community College at Forest Park in the fields of management, accounting, information technology, business administration., leadership and social justice and human diversity.

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Dr. Dudley discusses with Bishop Dale Bronner intergenerational leadership.  

Full Guest BIO: Bishop Dale C. Bronner is the fourth of six sons of the late Mr. Nathaniel Hawthorne Bronner, Sr. and Mrs. Robbie Bronner. He began ministry in his local, public high school as president and founder of the Praise the Lord Club. Bishop Bronner is a graduate of Morehouse College, where he finished as the top student in the field of religion. Since that time, he has been the recipient of countless accolades. He became a member of the Martin Luther King Board of Preachers at Morehouse College in 1999. In 2001, he earned his Doctor of Ministry degree from Christian Life School of Theology. In 2003, he was consecrated/installed as Bishop by the International Communion of Charismatic Churches, which is a network of more than 16,000 churches.
He serves on the Board of Directors and is part owner of Bronner Brothers Manufacturing Company, a multi-million dollar family-owned corporation which has been in the hair care business for over sixty years.
Currently, Bishop Bronner is the founder/senior pastor of Word of Faith Family Worship Cathedral, an interdenominational ministry, founded in 1991, thriving with more than 19,000 members. Many regard Bishop Bronner as a leader’s leader. Consequently, he is a much sought after conference speaker and leadership trainer, whose travels have taken him around the world. He is an accomplished author, with several books to his credit: Get A Grip (1996), Guard Your Gates (2002), A Check Up From the Neck Up(2003), Treasure Your Silent Years (2004),Home Remedies(2005), and Pass the Baton (2006). Bishop Bronner is co-author of Planning Your Succession(2008). He is also a contributing writer for the books, Man Power and Failure: The Womb of Success. Bishop Bronner’s message reaches millions daily through his international multi-media broadcast.
Bishop Bronner resides in Atlanta with his wife, Nina. They are the proud parents of four daughters and one son. Additionally, they are blessed to have two beautiful granddaughters. Bishop Bronner lives with a mission to reach the lost and teach the found. His passion is to know Christ and to make Him known as well as to bring maturity to the Body of Christ

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Carol Daniel shares her story of success in the broadcast industry and how she became the leading anchor in the St Louis Metropolitan region.  

Full Guest BIO:  Carol A. Daniel is first and foremost a mother and wife. She and her husband Patrick are celebrating 25 years of marriage. They are also the proud and exhausted parents of two sons.
Carol began her career at the “Voice of St. Louis” in 1995 as an anchor, reporter and talk show host. She was hired when the program director was driving to Memphis with his family, heard Carol on the air at a radio station in Cape Girardeau, MO. Two weeks later, she moved to St. Louis and was working at KMOX.
The 36-year veteran of broadcasting was once a campaign organizer, a recruiter for the U.S. Census Bureau, and even worked as a substitute teacher! Carol is a gifted motivational speaker who believes in the biblical verse, “To whom much is given, much is required.” 
In 2008, Carol helped launch the Emmy award-winning lifestyle television show on KMOV-TV, “Great Day St. Louis” before moving on to her next career, author! Her first book, “All I Ever Wanted: Relationships, Marriage, Family,” was met with praise from her many fans. She also is an award-winning columnist, having spent nearly ten years writing for the St. Louis American Newspaper. She has received two National Newspaper Association awards for her column, “Carol’s Journal.” Her other honors have come from the Missouri Broadcaster’s Association, The Greater St. Louis Association of Black Journalists, the YWCA Women’s Leader Class. Most recently, Delux Magazine of St. Louis selected her to their Power 100 list and she was selected “Best Host” by her peers at STL TV, the city of St. Louis cable access channel.
Carol is in her third term as President of the Greater St. Louis Association of Black Journalist. She is a member of New Life in Christ Interdenominational Church in O’Fallon, Illinois where she and her husband, spearheaded the couple’s ministry, “Journey to Oneness” for nearly a decade. 
They have two sons, 23-year-old Patrick Henry Daniel Jr., a software developer and 19-year-old Marcus Isiah Daniel, an acting major in college

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Dr. Dudley and Dr Frazier discuss the glass for women in the kingdom (Christian Community).  Wanda Frazier-Parker is a trusted and influential voice in ministry and leadership.  A graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary’s Doctor of Ministry program with an Effective Ministry to Women emphasis, Dr. Parker organized Synergy Summit, a regional gathering designed for female executives and ministry leaders to collaborate and share successful, career advancement strategies.
 
 Professionally, Dr. Parker serves as a leadership trainer for Kellogg Company. A certified John Maxwell coach, trainer, and speaker, Dr. Parker is also the author of 40 Day Health & Wellness Journal. Finally, Dr. Parker serves as Co-Pastor of Truth Tabernacle Ministries under the auspices of her husband, Bishop Dr. Haywood L. Parker. 

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Dr. Dudley delves into  how to save the African American community through social activism and focused leadership with President and CEO of Urban League Michael P. McMillan.  

FULL Guest Bio: Michael P. McMillan is the President and CEO of the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, Inc., a nonprofit organization that has been providing social services to the metropolitan St. Louis community since 1918. The St.Louis Urban League is the largest affiliate of the NUL movement headquartered in New York City. The Urban League’s mission is “to assist African Americans and others throughout the region in securing economic self-reliance, social equality and civil rights.” Each year, the Urban League serves more than 100,000 residents with economic opportunity, educational excellence, community empowerment, civil rights and advocacy programs. As an advocate for social and economic parity, McMillan speaks on behalf of Urban League constituents.
 
 In response to the crisis in Ferguson, McMillan created the Save Our Sons program in St. Louis County to
 help over 850 African-American men find jobs and hosted the Urban League’s largest job fair in its history at St. Louis Community College - Florissant Valley with over 5,000 participants. He has also charted the building of the Urban League Community Empowerment Center of Ferguson on the site of a convenience store that was burned down during the crisis. Opened in 2017, the Ferguson Community Empowerment Center houses the Save Our Sons program along with social service partners: The Salvation Army, Midland Division; the University of Missouri Extension and the Lutheran Hope Center. In July 2017, McMillan and the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis hosted the largest National Urban League Conference in history with nearly 25,000 in attendance.
 
 McMillan has received hundreds of awards and commendations from various organizations and was recently inducted into the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame as its youngest and as one of the Ebony Power 100 Most Influential African Americans in the United States. Additionally, he is the recipient of the 2013 Trumpet Award for Community Service; the Whitney M. Young and the John Mack Leadership Awards from the National Urban League; Chairman’s Award presented by the St. Louis Minority Supplier Development Council; a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Montford Point Marines and for the Salute to Women in Leadership Awards program.
 
 McMillan is a member of Boards of Directors of the following companies and organizations: The St. Louis Zoological Commission, Regions Bank Community Development Corporation in Birmingham, Alabama, The Sheldon, Grand Center, Heat Up St. Louis, Inc. (Cool Down St. Louis), The St. Louis Community Foundation, The DESE Task Force, The Muny, Greater St. Louis Area Council - Boy Scouts of America and the Workforce Investment Board of St. Louis County.
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 Michael P. McMillan is a graduate of Saint Louis University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in African American Studies and a minor in Political Science with an emphasis in Finance. Additionally, McMillan is an Eisenhower Fellow, American Council of Young Political Leaders Alumnus and member of Eta Boule Chapter of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc., 100 Black Men of Metropolitan St. Louis and St. Alphonsus “Rock” Church.

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Dr. Dudley discusses with Michelle D. Tucker how she succeeded in corporate America rising to the level of CEO.  Michelle is the President and CEO of United Way of Greater St. Louis.  To volunteer with the United Way go to www.helpingpeople.org

Full Bio of Guest:  Michelle D. Tucker is the United Way of Greater St. Louis’ President and CEO where she leads one of the number one annual fundraising campaigns across the country raising over $76.3 million dollars in 2019 to help impact our region.  She joined United Way from Epworth Children and Family Services after serving as their first female and African American CEO in its 156-year history. Prior to Epworth, Michelle was a senior vice president at Bank of America for 20 years providing leadership and oversight to key units.  She was most recently responsible for the strategy and execution of the company’s multi-million-dollar local grant-making and community impact efforts.

Michelle has been actively engaged with United Way for more than two decades as a member of its community investment committee and Women’s Leadership Giving Society. She previously held voluntary leadership positions as a cabinet member of United Way’s African American Leadership Giving Society (called the Charmaine Chapman Society), campaign chair of the Charmaine Chapman de Tocqueville Society and co-chair of the 20th anniversary Charmaine Chapman Society Gala

Originally from East St. Louis, Michelle is a certified Six Sigma Greenbelt professional and earned her bachelor’s degree in English from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and a master’s degree in business from Webster University.  She is a 2010 recipient of the St. Louis Business Journal’s Diverse Business Leader Award, a 2011 recipient of the YWCA Leader of Distinction Award, a 2013 recipient of the Professional Organization of Women’s Leader of Distinction Award, a 2013 recipient of the St. Louis American’s Excellence in Business Award, a 2014 recipient of Webster University’s School of Business Alumnus of the Year Award, a 2016 recipient of the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis’ Women in Leadership Award and was featured in the 2017 Oprah Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine and Fortune Magazine.  She was recently recognized by the E. St. Louis NAACP with the 2018 Game Changer Award for her outstanding community impact across the region.

Michelle is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Christian Hospital and a member of The Archway Chapter of Links, Inc and The International Women’s Forum.  She serves on the Nine Network Community Advisory Board and Brown School’s Dean’s Professional Advisory Committee at Washington University.  She is a graduate of the St. Louis Business Diversity Initiative Fellows Program and the FOCUS Leadership St. Louis Program.   Michelle currently resides in Fairview Heights, IL .  She’s been married for over 20 years to Kennard Tucker and is a longtime member of New Life Church in O’Fallon, IL.

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Dr Dudley discuss the murder of George Floyd, the racial divide in America and the lack of presidential leadership. He also responds to Candace Owens saying African Americans have made a martyr out of George Floyd.

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BIO
Geoffrey V. Dudley, Sr., Ph.D., D.Min. has been leading and preparing to lead all his life. From leading his high school basketball team as co-captain, being voted Outstanding Senior of his graduating class at the University of NC at Greensboro, called to the ministry at age 13 to his 21½ years as an Air Force Officer retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was consecrated a Bishop and planted churches. He is a John Maxwell Associate trainer. In addition to his three graduate degrees, he has two earned doctorate degrees. He has started several successful businesses and written four books. He is an adjunct professor of Strategic Leadership at North Central University, Minneapolis, MN. He is an ambidextrous and multi-gifted leader in that he is a community leader who has served on several boards including: 

• Focus St Louis 

• Greater St. Louis United Way 

• Greater St. Louis Urban League 

• Black Leadership Roundtable 

• District 90 School Board 

• Founding President of O’Fallon Metro East Branch NAACP 

• National CARES Mentoring Movement 

• New Life Enterprises 

• Founding Senior Pastor of New Life (2000 plus members) 

Education includes: 

• BA UNCG 

• MHR The University of Oklahoma 

• MDiv School of Theology VA Union 

• EdS The University of Memphis 

• DMin Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology (Entrepreneurship/Church Planting) 

• PhD Regent University (Organizational Leadership) 

Dr. Dudley is married over 35 years to the former Glenda D. Jones of Springhope, NC & together they raised two adult children who are both leaders in ministry—Children’s Pastor Mahogany Kneecoal Dudley-Finley & Young Adult Pastor Geoffrey V. Dudley, II. 

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Dr Dudley’s discussion with Congressman Bost addresses the political divide in America, the impact of COVID19 and what to do about it.

Rep. Mike Bost is proud to represent the 12 counties of Illinois’ 12th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Sworn into office on January 6, 2015, Mike is continuing the fight for our Southern Illinois’ values in Washington – a fight he began in U.S. military, then as a first responder, a local job creator, and a state representative.

Rep. Bost serves on three key committees: Agriculture, Veterans’ Affairs, and Transportation & Infrastructure. Prior to his election to Congress, Rep. Bost served for two decades in the Illinois House of Representatives, rising to the leadership position of House Republican Caucus Chair.

In addition to his duties as a Member of Congress, Rep. Bost is very active in his church and community. Rep. Bost and his wife, Tracy, own and operate a small business – the White House Salon – in Murphysboro.
 
 Mike and Tracy have three children – Steven, Kasey Fred and Kaitlin Rose. They have two sons-in-law, Travis Fred and Chad Rose, a daughter-in-law, Betsy, and eleven grandchildren. 

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Dr Dudley has a candid discussion with Governor Pritzker about the freedom to worship versus the government reasoning for restricting worship. Additionally, the dialogue included the distribution of government relief funds. Their conversation was from the perspective of leadership.

Governor JB Pritzker was sworn in as the 43rd governor of the state of Illinois on January 14, 2019 and won election with the largest margin of victory over a sitting governor in more than a century.

After taking the oath of office, Governor Pritzker immediately began working with Democrats and Republicans to accomplish one of the most ambitious and consequential legislative agendas in state history. As governor, he has built the most diverse cabinet and governor’s office in Illinois history.

Governor Pritzker and First Lady MK Pritzker have been married for more than a quarter century, and they are the proud parents of two children.

Geoffrey V. Dudley, Sr., Ph.D., D.Min. is the CEO of iLead Enterprises.  Additional leadership content helping you lead in any room is located at www.ileadacademy.net.  Enroll today!

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Our continued conversation with Dr. Jamal Bryant focus shifted to leadership in the new world order of sex trafficking, pornography and the abuse of the church. Dr. Dudley discusses with Dr. Bryant the impact sex trafficking is having in the church amd what to do. He also continues from episode 1.

Dr. Jamal Bryant is from Baltimore, Maryland, He is the senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church He is a graduate of Morehouse College and of Duke University.

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Our opener conversation with one of today's leader among his peers - Dr. Jamal Bryant - gives great insight on leading in a post-civil rights world.

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