Adversity, AI, and a Heart of Gold with Cedric Lee

💛Episode 18: Cedric Lee didn’t grow up feeling like he fit anywhere.Marked by adversity, trauma, and the label of “misfit,” his early years were shaped by survival more than certainty. But instead of allowing his past to define him, Cedric transformed it. Today, he’s both an educator and an AI specialist — helping students navigate a future powered by technology while never losing sight of the human heart behind it.In this episode, Cedric shares what it was like growing up on the margins, how trauma shaped his resilience, and why being a misfit became his greatest strength. We talk about education, artificial intelligence, identity, and how the very qualities that once made him feel different now make him indispensable.This is a conversation about redemption, reinvention, and the surprising gifts hidden inside adversity.Because sometimes the misfit becomes the one who shows the rest of us the way forward.