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Make Your Marq
by Asa Lewis Jr
Sitting down and talking to people who are helping to make our community better in any number of ways!
Episodes
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Aaron Chess
This week I talk to Mr Aaron Chess about his wild journey trying to get into politics so far. Why would young black kid from the south side get into politics? Do we as minorities hold our minority candidates to a higher standard? Why did you put on "the hat"??????? We talk about all of these and...
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Financial Services Professional - Aaron Montgomery
Joined by Financial Services Professional Aaron Montgomery to talk about the importance of financial literacy, especially in the black community. We share some sobering statistics about Peoria, talk about our experiences and lack of education about money growing up and the importance of taking…
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Behind the Brand - MIchael Price - C.O.R.E. Boxing and Fitness
Joined this week by Michael Price from C.O.R.E. Boxing and Fitness. We talk about his path to helping get his boxing facility off the ground with his partners, their struggles finding their footing and then trying to navigate the pandemic caused by COVID-19!
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Anthony Harris Sr. - The Heir Cigar Lounge
Me and Antwaun Banks are joined by my good friend Anthony Harris Sr. to talk about his business - The Heir Cigar Lounge. We talk about his path to becoming a business owner, his motivations for starting a cigar lounge and how he has navigated starting a business in the middle of a pandemic. It's...
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Author Ashley Whitlatch
Joined in episode number 2 by Ashley Whitlatch, author of "I Am Everything". We have an awesome conversation about why she got into writing, how she balances so many things on her plate and dive into our feelings about why affirmations are important for todays youth! She is such an inspirational...
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Make Your Mark Season 2 Intro
We're back for season 2 and year 2 of the Make Your Marq podcast and we've got some fun new ideas on the way. With the help of my friend and partner Antwaun Banks (founder of Product of the Project) we talk about our programs, how we linked up and our new venture - Behind the Brand. Excited to…
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Lorenzo Watson - All In Charity Chase
Joined by a young man that I have admired from afar. He has and is doing some things at 21 that I wouldn't have even thought of when I was his age. We talk about his support system, the AVID program, his love for numbers and his motivations in starting his own charity. An inspiring young man, his...
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Lori and Bianca talk about the importance of mental health with our youth
It's harder to be a kid now than it has ever been. Two school counselors, Lori LaFond and Bianca Brown come on and talk to me about the importance of mental health in our youth. It's never been more important, especially going back to remote learning during a pandemic and with the holidays coming...
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Andre W. Allen - District 4 hopeful
Joined this week by Andre W. Allen, District 4 City Council Member hopeful joins me this week. A proud product of Peoria Public Schools, we talk about a lot of different topics. He talks about his less than straightforward journey through college, being in the right place at the right time…
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Joined by my friends Amy and Ross to talk about how adopting a black son has changed their lives
A little different guest choice for this episode, Amy and Ross adopted their son Harvey and they join me to talk about how this has affected them and their views. We talk about so many things - the adoption process, self assessment on their ideas of race and race relations, family opinions and…
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A quick intro pod on the beginnings and evolution of Make Your Marq
With the podcast about to pick up steam, I thought I'd take a few minutes to explain Make Your Marq. Talk about what it is, how it got started and how its evolved to this podcast today.
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Black Men and Parenting
This might be the most fun I've ever had talking about serious issues. Me and the guys get together again to talk about raising children in today's world. We talk about the difference in raising boys and girls, reacting to and adjusting to a child with autism, the mental health side of children…
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Growing up as a Black Man
Me and the guys get together and talk about what it was like growing up as black men from different perspectives. We talk about relationships or lack or relationships with our fathers, things we wish we had learned, and how it affected us and our siblings growing up.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Sitting down and talking to people who are helping to make our community better in any number of ways!
HOSTED BY
Asa Lewis Jr
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How many episodes does Make Your Marq have?
Make Your Marq currently has 13 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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Sitting down and talking to people who are helping to make our community better in any number of ways!
How often does Make Your Marq release new episodes?
Make Your Marq has 13 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Who hosts Make Your Marq?
Make Your Marq is created and hosted by Asa Lewis Jr.
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