What Happens When You Stop Waiting for a Seat at the Table?

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/what-happens-when-you-stop-waiting-for-a-seat-at-the-table-Episode Video Link: Today, Carlos Benjamin, Founder of High Profile Lifestyle and The Assembly Global, joins A Black Executive Perspective Podcast for a powerful conversation about Black entrepreneurship, ownership, mindset, and the hidden infrastructure behind culture.Carlos shares his journey from Selma, Alabama, to New York City, from corporate America to homelessness, from film production to experiential marketing, and from working inside someone else’s system to building his own.This episode explores faith, fear, personal development, Black founder confidence, experiential marketing, and Carlos’s mission to build an ecosystem for independent professionals who deserve community, opportunity, protection, and support.What you will learn• How Carlos transformed setbacks into entrepreneurial clarity • Why personal development helped him remove self-imposed limits • How major brand activations depend on unseen cultural labor • Why independent professionals need infrastructure, not just inspiration▶︎ In This Episode00:00 Opening, mindset, faith, and vision01:00 Welcome to A Black Executive Perspective02:00 The hidden labor behind culture and major brands06:30 From Selma to self-discovery17:00 Speaking success into existence22:00 Fear, faith, and the mindset shift30:00 Leaving corporate ceilings behind40:00 New York, film production, and reinvention46:30 The pivot into experiential marketing54:30 Building High Profile Lifestyle58:00 Navigating success as a Black founder01:02:00 Creating infrastructure for independent professionals01:06:00 Final message, Tony’s Tidbit, and L.E.S.S.01:15:00 Closing thoughts🔗 ResourcesLinks and resources mentioned in this episode:🔔 Listen and SubscribeListen to this episode and subscribe for future updatessubscribe to A Black Executive Perspective podcast onYouTube PodcastsApple PodcastsSpotify PodcastsAmazon MusicOther platforms or by searching "TonyTidbit"if you like what we're doing and would like to support us, here's some ways you can help us continue the uncomfortable conversations that drive changesubscribe to our newslettergive us up to a 5 star review on Apple Podcastsshare an episode with a friend, family member or colleague🗣️ Follow @ablackexecfollow us across social media @aBlackExecLinkedInInstagramFacebookYouTubeTwitterTikTokWhatsApp⭐️ Follow @TonyTidbitfollow Tony across social media @TonyTidbitTwitterLinkedInFacebookThis episode was produced by TonyTidbit ™ . Copyright © 2024 A BLACK EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced without prior written permission. For permissions, email [email protected] .