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EPISODE · Jun 17, 2025 · 58 MIN

“Built in Brooklyn: Alvin Jones”

from The Sober New Yorker · host Melissa McGovern

Alvin Jones went from battling addiction to leading boardrooms—and never looked back. Now 25+ years sober, this Brooklyn-born strategist, NYU Stern MBA candidate, and President of New York Toastmasters shares how recovery fueled his rise. Tune in for hard-earned wisdom, unstoppable drive, and the story behind his powerful book Looking in the Mirror.https://www.instagram.com/raherakthy7/[email protected] in the Mirror, now available on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Mirror-Self-Examination-Critical-Thinking/dp/0578868849/ref=sr_1_6?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0IGeAefyHnuWd0XarRhB_YR5mjaAnX-_F8w4Dh885LYK6ZPZeueIiQjtfNyQO3Q5xDK8pqZVIuridHWJ5CwN2vExoRw4cAsdZtF_jw8g5zEGKr9XMNjIFQYF8puJ8LLO1Dgl3EgnuYJBwxvdgfJokpf0rXzi6E8QUPlulxp2SlYVKQRRsxpSwnR5yTIX7fRY6A3ByeNacwQAtncqErxXluQAc3cQRUZZbnxh6LbkDMc.N1dVXgt8OJJG9xqBnhdyNwEDXQcVbh_F98RKiZptVhk&dib_tag=se&qid=1750093726&refinements=p_27%3AAlvin+Jones&s=books&sr=1-6

Alvin Jones went from battling addiction to leading boardrooms—and never looked back. Now 25+ years sober, this Brooklyn-born strategist, NYU Stern MBA candidate, and President of New York Toastmasters shares how recovery fueled his rise. Tune in for hard-earned wisdom, unstoppable drive, and the story behind his powerful book Looking in the Mirror.https://www.instagram.com/raherakthy7/[email protected] in the Mirror, now available on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Mirror-Self-Examination-Critical-Thinking/dp/0578868849/ref=sr_1_6?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0IGeAefyHnuWd0XarRhB_YR5mjaAnX-_F8w4Dh885LYK6ZPZeueIiQjtfNyQO3Q5xDK8pqZVIuridHWJ5CwN2vExoRw4cAsdZtF_jw8g5zEGKr9XMNjIFQYF8puJ8LLO1Dgl3EgnuYJBwxvdgfJokpf0rXzi6E8QUPlulxp2SlYVKQRRsxpSwnR5yTIX7fRY6A3ByeNacwQAtncqErxXluQAc3cQRUZZbnxh6LbkDMc.N1dVXgt8OJJG9xqBnhdyNwEDXQcVbh_F98RKiZptVhk&dib_tag=se&qid=1750093726&refinements=p_27%3AAlvin+Jones&s=books&sr=1-6

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