21 - Advocating for Equity and Inclusion: A Story of Courage, Conviction, and Creating the Future with Eugene Manley

In this episode of Create the Future, your host Rick Williams speaks with Dr. Eugene Manley, Jr., Founder and CEO of STEMM & Cancer Health Equity.Dr. Manley shares his journey from inner-city Detroit to becoming a mechanical engineer, molecular biologist, and patient advocate. He recounts a pivotal leadership moment when an uninvited speaker demanded keynote status at his lung cancer health equity summit. Dr. Manley stood firm, sending a direct, professional email refusing the demand. The episode explores themes of self-advocacy, navigating race in professional spaces, ADHD, and leading with conviction over compromise.Check out Dr. Manley's work HERE.Connect with Dr. Manley on LinkedIn HERE.Think you'd be a great guest on the show? Apply HERE.