Feed the World: The Trillion Dollar African Import Plan, with Lloyd Ward

Recently, I was invited to speak at a big CEO Summit at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Hundreds of CEOs from across America and around the globe were in attendance, all gathered together to exchange ideas and develop relationships. The Dean of the LU School of Business, Dave Brat, did a masterful job of organizing, leading, and mc'ing the event. Newt Gingritch was a keynote speaker, as was the President of Ghana, Winsome Sears, Lt. Governor of Virginia, and others. We met some incredible leaders and made some powerful business connections as well as lifelong friends. If you haven't ever been to the Liberty University campus, I highly recommend you check it out. It's a beautiful, clean campus and the students we met were outstanding ... clean-cut, articulate, and happy they seemed. As the largest evangelical Christian college in the U.S., the whole experience was an impressive, even spiritual, event and I'm grateful my team and I were able to attend. One of the unique things, about this annual CEO Summit is that a large portion of the attendees come from Africa and/or are focused on increasing trade relations between Africa and the U.S. Among other things, the Summit is a remarkable collaboration between U.S. interests and African interests, a braintrust and bridge-building exchange that is inspiring to say the least. As part of this visit, my VoiceAmerica colleague, Frank Helring, host of BizZne$$ BuzZ, who attended with me, and I, met a gifted grouping of black American leaders who are bringing about change in Africa that will be felt for generations to come. Led by CEO and Founder of Ward Holdings, Lloyd Ward, the first African American CEO of a Fortune 500 company in the U.S., to say the group is impressive is an understatement indeed. You may not know this, but Africa is one of the largest continents on the planet and represents as much as 60% of global resources but, a shocking statistic we also learned was that it only accounts for TWO PERCENT of the world's GNP! Why is this? It's hard to believe but it's true, due largely to colonization, marginalization, mismanagement, corruption, and more. All that's about to change though. Mr. Ward shares his story today on Finding Certainty, of how he has been guided, prepared, and CALLED even, to spearhead this multi-trillion dollar development, about how he and his extremely talented team are well underway in opening the floodgates of Africa, and with them, new opportunities for prosperity and equity for the people of Africa and beyond. We talk about Ward Holdings' current pre-IPO and what it consists of, why it is paramount they make the movement (and company) public, and how he and his team's years of experience were, in fact, the missing piece for bringing it to pass. If you want to hear a truly inspiring story of business disruption, development, and even destiny, you don't want to miss this show. Learn more at https://youtu.be/LVZwS4Fn94A and https://wardholdingsintl.com/.Finding Certainty is a weekly live talk show/podcast hosted by award-winning business leader, U.S. Army veteran, and nationally syndicated host, Patrick Laing. Each episode empowers entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and creators to thrive (not just survive) by sharing insights, strategies, and stories that foster clarity and collaboration. If you're ready to learn, grow, and build greater certainty in your own life and business, you're in the right place. It’s worth the effort. Welcome to the show. Listen to Finding Certainty: www.certaintylive.comVisit Patrick's corp. website: https://www.certaintyteam.comFollow Patrick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricklaingCheck out Patrick