From Credit Card Collections to Teaching Leadership in Prisons: Tamien Dysart on Second Chances and Self-Belief

Tamien Dysart is co-founder of Think3D Solutions and Elevate You, and chair of the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, the first Black man and second person of color to hold that role in its 119-year history. He was a directionless teenager who became a father at 17, found his way into a career in credit card collections at 21, and spent over 16 years climbing the ranks at Capital One and Wells Fargo before walking away to build something of his own.In this episode, you'll learn how he took his team's turnover rate from 33% to 6% in 18 months using lessons from John Maxwell's books, the driveway moment on his wife's birthday that convinced him to leave corporate for good, and how his Leaders of Tomorrow program grew from a goal of 500 graduates to over 1,000, including a version now running inside South Dakota's prison system with less than half the state's recidivism rate.In this episode, you'll learn:How he took his team's turnover rate from 33% to 6% in 18 months as site director for credit card collections in Sioux FallsThe “driveway moment” on his wife's birthday in May 2015 that convinced him to leave corporate for goodWhy he tells people the real secret to success is “decide your difficulty”How Leaders of Tomorrow grew from a goal of 500 graduates by 2025 to more than 1,000, now accredited through multiple universitiesHow the program now runs inside South Dakota's prison system, with graduates recidivating at less than half the state's rateThe story of the corner of 8th and Phillips in Sioux Falls, the street his father couldn't cross in the 1950s, where the Chamber of Commerce building now stands with Tamien as its chairConnect with Tamien DysartLinkedInWebsiteMentioned in this episode:Full Tilt with Belinda Bradford is brought to you by WEGroup Global. We design and run retreats, summits, and offsites for creators, growing businesses, associations, and enterprises. We build on a simple belief: human connection matters more now than ever. The world has never been more connected, and people have never felt more alone. As AI takes over the routine work, judgement, trust, and the ability to lead a room are what's left to compete on. That still only happens in person. That's why we do what we do. We handle the hotels, the venues, the bookings, the logistics, and all the risks, backed by a network of 8,000+ hotels and venues in over 100 countries, trusted vendors and tour partners, and access to VIP tickets and top speakers most people can't get on their own. All you have to do is show up and connect with the people in the room. One team, one plan, from first idea to final day. Learn more about us at wegroup-global.com Connect with us at [email protected]