025 John Henry: Playing To Your Strengths & Forging Your Own Path

John Henry (@johnhenrystyle) is an entrepreneur, speaker and Venture Partner of Harlem Capital Partners, a minority-owned, diversity-focused early-stage investment firm on a mission to change the face of entrepreneurship. John also hosts the #ChopItUpShow on YouTube and the Open For Business podcast from eBay and Gimlet Creative. At the age of 18, John left college to pursue what became his first company, an on-demand laundry service. John quickly carved a niche out in Film and Television Production, handling wardrobe for clients such as Boardwalk Empire, Law & Order: SVU, Power and more. Within just two years of launching Mobile City, the company was successfully acquired. Afterwards, John co-founded a non-profit incubator, Cofound Harlem, with a mission to incubate over 100 companies north of 96th street in New York City. In this episode, we're going to learn about: how to build a personal brand the right way why you shouldn't listen to experts and gurus when you're starting out one major way we hold ourselves back and stall our own progress and so much more.