Podcasts Other You, Me, and Your Top Three Eliminating Hope, Wish, and Luck (wsg Jevon McCormick)

Eliminating Hope, Wish, and Luck (wsg Jevon McCormick)

Published: Dec. 2, 2020, 11 a.m.

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In this episode, Gregg speaks with JeVon McCormick, CEO of Scribe Media \\u2013 an innovative book publisher. JeVon takes Gregg on the story-filled journey of his fractured childhood and shares what his tips are to be successful. Along the way, JeVon speakers about his Top 3, ranging from the industrialist Andrew Carnegie to Oil Tycoon turned philanthropist John D. Rockefeller. And you have to hear what JeVon learned from his father who was a pimp. All this and more!

About JeVon Mccormick

JeVon McCormick was born the son of a black pimp father and a white orphan mother. Today, he\\u2019s the CEO of Scribe Media, a multi-million dollar publishing company that was recently ranked the #1 Top Company Culture in America by Entrepreneur Magazine.

He\\u2019s made millions in the stock market (even though he didn\\u2019t go to college), he was the President of a software company (even though he can\\u2019t code) and he\\u2019s currently the CEO of a publishing company (even though he can\\u2019t spell).

JeVon is the President and CEO of Scribe Media, a publishing company that helps individuals from a variety of backgrounds write, publish, and market their books. Scribe Media has worked with more than 1700 authors, including members of The Nobel Peace Prize Committee, Nassim Taleb and David Goggins, whose blockbuster book Can\\u2019t Hurt Me has sold over 2 million copies.

In addition to his role at Scribe, JT is an author and highly sought after keynote speaker, delivering the message that \\u201cEveryone Has A Story\\u201d to enthusiastic audiences across the country. His book, I Got There: How a Mixed-Race Kid Overcame Racism, Poverty, and Abuseto Achieve the American Dream, tells the harrowing story of his struggle to succeed despite the overwhelming odds stacked against him.

JeVon is passionate about conscious entrepreneurship and creating opportunities for at-risk youth. He has mentored young men and women in the juvenile justice system, as well as those in lower economic communities.

JeVon currently serves as a board member for Conscious Capitalism and the StartEdUp Foundation. His story and work have been featured on CNBC, and in Entrepreneur, Forbes, and Inc. magazines. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, Megan, and their four children Ava, Jaxon, Elle and Jace.

Show Highlights

Segment 1: Overview

00:51\\xa0\\xa0 Trying to listen in an age of unprecedented change

01:48\\xa0\\xa0 To listen & learn: the main reason this podcast series exists and why you should be \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 listening too

02:31\\xa0\\xa0 JeVon McCormick introduction

04:22\\xa0\\xa0 The power of listening to the \\u2018why\\u2019 or purpose behind one\\u2019s actions

06:18\\xa0\\xa0 Overcoming the systemic racism that comes from initial perceptions of a name

10:20\\xa0\\xa0 JeVon\\u2019s background and growing up with a fractured home life

13:34\\xa0\\xa0 Getting a GED and working his way up in the world of Payday loans

15:02\\xa0\\xa0 JeVon\\u2019s introduction to compound interest and later success in the software industry

16:55\\xa0\\xa0 Writing his book to remind his kids where he came from

18:04\\xa0\\xa0 Becoming the CEO of Scribe Media

Segment 2: The \\u201cTop Three\\u201d

19:38\\xa0\\xa0 JeVon\\u2019s \\u2018Top Three\\u2019 begins with John D. Rockefeller who showed JeVon that people who \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 come from a fractured background can still grow up and achieve greatness.

21:19\\xa0\\xa0 Rockefeller\\u2019s desire to make a name for himself really resonated with JeVon

23:40\\xa0\\xa0 JeVon\\u2019s frsutration at how society has demonized capitalism while it gave someone like \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 him everything he has

24:33\\xa0\\xa0 JeVon\\u2019s \\u2018Top Three\\u2019 continues with Andrew Carnegie who showed JeVon the importance \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 of giving back no matter how big or small

24:33\\xa0\\xa0 JeVon\\u2019s \\u2018Top Three\\u2019 concludes with George Westinghouse who emphasized what JeVon \\xa0 learned from Carnegie: how important it is to be philanthropic

27:19\\xa0\\xa0 Learning how to treat employees right

32:51\\xa0\\xa0 Learning from other\\u2019s mistakes: how not to raise someone

Segment 3: Transformation & Disruption

35:53\\xa0\\xa0 Scribe Media: disrupting the publication space

37:32\\xa0\\xa0 Self-publication: disrupting the publication industry

40:24\\xa0\\xa0 Using 21st Century distribution channels like Amazon to redefine the publication space

43:31\\xa0\\xa0 The power of showing vs. telling people what to do. Why actions go further than words

45:57\\xa0\\xa0 Keep an eye out for Scribe\\u2019s latest publications

Segment 4: Wrapping Up

48:40\\xa0\\xa0 Lesson from JeVon: eliminate the words hope, wish and luck from your vocabulary

52:18\\xa0\\xa0 Follow JeVon on LinkedIn

Additional Information

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