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In The Know with Tony Reeves — 404 episodes
My First Job Was Not the Dream It Was the Bridge
Becoming Visible: When Other People See Your Leadership Before You Do
I Moved to Tampa Before I Even Applied to Graduate School
Their World Is Not Ours: When Experience Becomes Advice
Your Future Doesn’t Have to Look Like My Past
Would I Make the Same Choice Today? How Information Changes Our Decisions
When Life Gets Real: Recognizing the Next Chapter While You’re Living It
Sometimes the Job Isn’t the Destination — It’s Funding the Next Opportunity
Who Am I at 30? When Your Career Stops Defining You
The Advice I Didn’t Understand Until Years Later
The Party Wasn’t for Me — But the Lesson Was
The New Normal We Built: Why Gen X Must Pass the Access Forward
The Conversation That Almost Ended My College Journey
Starting Over Isn’t the End—It’s Where You Find Yourself | Reflections on The Fall of 1988
The Terrifying Beginning of My Sophomore Year: Starting Over Without My Friends
Sometimes Your Support System Finds You Before You Find It
When Life Forces You to Reset: Lessons from the Summer of 1988
The Truth About Being a Black Resident Assistant at a Predominantly White College
The Haircut That Taught Me About Perception vs. Reality
Was I Being Profiled? A Black Generation X College Experience
I Deserved to Be There: When Being the Only One Makes You Question Your Place
My Roommates Threw My Clothes Into the Hallway: A College Lesson in Dignity
HBCU Dreams, PWI Reality: How Black Gen X Built the Bridge
The Logistics of the Long Road Trip: How Black Gen X Learned to Move Different
Gen X in the Middle: Black Gen X and the Blueprint We Had to Build
When We Outgrew the Club: How Black Gen X Created Our Own Safe Spaces
Black Gen X and the Survival Code: Learning to Navigate Without a Roadmap
Don’t Romanticize Survival
The Silence After the Milestone
What It Really Means to Be the First
Getting Out of Your Own Way: How to Move When You Feel Professionally Stuck
The Teacher Who Took a Chance on Me
Career Crossroads: Trusting Yourself Through Professional Change
Why I Went to Law School: Fear, Leverage, and the Power of a Contingency Plan
Black Gen X, Hidden Trauma, and the Lessons We Inherited
Letting Go of My Mother’s House Without Letting Go of Her
The Safe Space That Protected Me as a Young Black Naval Officer
When the Anchor Is Gone: Letting Go of My Mother’s House
Black Gen X_ We Were Told We Made Progress… But Did We?
The Myth of ‘I Don’t See Color’: Black Gen X and the Language of False Progress
From the Cafeteria Table to the Corporate Boardroom: What Black Gen X Built That People Still Don’t Understand
The Weight of the Unknown: Why We Fear Career Change (and How to Push Through It)
The Best Life Illusion: Long Game vs. Right Now
Adjusting to a New Normal: When Stability Disappears
Comfort vs. Risk: The Scariest Decision I Ever Made
Proving Myself to Me: The Truth About Motivation
Imposter Syndrome Doesn’t Care About Your Success
If You’re Still Talking About It… It’s a Hobby
Black Gen X at PWIs: The Experience No One Talks About
Shoot for the Moon… But What Happens When You Actually Land?
Stop Saying “I Know My Worth” — Start Leveraging Your Value
When Your Job Becomes Your Therapy… But Doesn’t Heal You
Why I Joined the Military… And the Truth I Didn’t Realize Until Years Later
Growth Doesn’t Always Come on Your Terms
Growth Doesn’t Always Happen on Your Terms
The Professional Point of No Return: When You Have to Bet on Yoursel
Unexpected Opportunities: When Career Detours Become Growth
Becoming the Architect: Thriving Without a Blueprint
Next Level Is Not a Logo
Help me create a course
Is a Master’s Degree Worth It? What Graduate School Really Gives You
The Loss of Safe Space: When Safety Disappears and What It Teaches You
Shared World, Different Reality: A Reflection on Experience, Perception, and Understanding
How to Write a Resignation Letter When You’re Leaving on Bad Terms
What they didn’t tell us: Navigating Life as Black Gen X without a Blueprint
Welcome to 2026: How to Navigate the Anthony Reeves Experience
Why My 24-Hour Bus Ride Shocked My Friends
First Generation in Affluent Spaces: The Untold Black Gen X Experience
I Bet On Myself: The Day I Walked Away From Everything Safe.
When the Club No Longer Fits — Becoming a Young Black Professional and Finding Your Space
The confusing part of Racism for Black Gen X: Navigating a New World with Old Landmines
NOW YOU KNOW: The Untold Burden of Gen X — Racism, Family, and the “Sign of the Times
Sign of the Times: What Black and White Gen X Learned from Our Parents
The First Time I heard the N-word: A Black Gen X Reality Check
Living History: When the Past Still Lives Among Us
Kindergarten Is Where It Began for Black Gen X: The First Lessons in Change
A Whole New World for Black Gen X: Born Between Hope and Trauma
Lessons from the Past: Why Black Travelers still move differently
The 80-Mile Hitchhike: When Freedom Met Foolishness (Part of the “Traveling While Black Gen X” series)
The Grand Dragon Warning: Traveling While Black Gen X in Polk County
Pulled Over at Night: A Young Black Officer’s Lesson in Survival
When the Laws Changed but the People Didn’t: The Gen X Reality After Desegregation
Be Careful of the Klan County What a Quiet Warning in 1995 Taught Me About Awareness and Survival
Commentary on the Comments: Black Gen X and the Stories History Forgot
When Welcome Turns to Unwelcome: A Black Gen X Childhood Reality
Did We Get It Right? Generation X, Racism, and Learning Without a Roadmap
My First Encounter with Racism: A Childhood Story in the 1970s South
Traveling While Black & Gen X: Surviving the Road before GPS
Black Gen X at the Crossroads: Living Between Two Realities
Professions – The Journey of Black Gen X in the Workplace
From Invisible to Seen: How Black Gen X Found Ourselves in the Arts
Black Gen X: Raised without a Blue Print for a New World
Georgia vs. Jamaica: Fear, Freedom, and the Weight of History
My Aunt Never Ate at McDonald’s: Segregation, Memory, and the Black Gen X Story
Built for the Crossroad: How I rebuilt my career at 40
Soft Bigotry: When “Helpful” Words Hurt the Most
Making Sense of Racism in a world that pretends it doesn’t exist
Unseen and Unheard: My First Big Purchase and the Questions That Still Haunt Me
My HBCU Dreams, My PWI Reality: A Gen X Story
Why Generation X Wasn’t Ready for Change — But Adapted Anyway
Friends After 40: Why Your Circle Shrinks But Grows Deep
Gen X in the Middle – Raised in the Fallout, Bridging the Divide
When 40 Changed Everything: Health, Brotherhood, and the Wake-Up Call
When 40 Hits Different: The Moment I Knew There Was No Going BacK
Surviving and Being Raised After Jim Crow as Generation X
What they didn’t teach us: Lessons Gen X Black Kids had to learn on their own
Growing Up Right After Jim Crow – A Gen X Perspective
Online vs. In-Person College: Which One is Right for You?
When was the last time your reviewed your resume? What value do you put on your past skills?
Finding the Right College Fit: People, Purpose, and Passion
Turning 40 professionally
The hidden struggles of college
From Arkansas to Aruba: The friendship that changed my life
Surviving day 0: Preparing to Open your Business
Building my law firm from scratch
Dream Job to Dream Life: Rethinking Your Aspirations
From Courtrooms to Campaigns: My Journey into Politics
From the Courtroom to Culture Shock: My Journey to the Florida Supreme Court
Military Journey and Legacy
From Pine Bluff to Tampa: Navigating Culture Shock and Growth
The Turning Point: Lessons from my year at 29
Taking a Breath.Lessons from Fort McClellan
Brown v. Board of Education: The Landmark Case and Its Overlooked Consequences
The Parental scavenger hunt.Looking for your parents records
The little girl who kept the bus from moving.A JIM CROW story
Power of Attorney and Durable healthcare surrogate and your parents
Recognizing Withdrawal: A Silent Cry for Support
Are you changing jobs or careers organically as part of a larger strategy or not?
Recognizing when you are moving in rarified air, part 2 (Grad school versus Law School)
Recognizing when you are moving in rarified air, part 1 (my time as a young naval officer)
Do not get mad if you forget to share your professional experience with your family
The Ripple Effect of giving two weeks notice
Navigating the crossroad: Caring for your aging parents
Manufacturing jobs are NOT coming back (in the way they used to be)
The Hustle of Financing your college education
The Power and Perils of being the First
Adjusting to changes in culture
The Power of the Black Church
Life after Jim Crow (The Story of MY Aunt Berneice)
Lean into your legacy
Being the GENERATION next door
Every day you are building your reputation
A day in the life of a business owner
Being a boss changes you
Don’t be afraid to make a mistake
Life after 21. Lessons on doing adult things
5 things you need to know about end of Life discussions with your parents
Being comfortable with being uncomfortable
Maximizing your mentor / mentee relationship
Preparing for the shock of opening your own business
Why is your networking NOT working (Lessons from Dr. George C. Fraser)
#259. Lessons from Black Leaders, Part 1.Darryl Matthews
#258. Navigating Value: The Blog that shaped a legal career
#257: Who told you that you would become our business partner?
#256: Facing the struggle of doing what you WANT to do as opposed to what you think you SHOULD Do
#255: Never avoid the opportunity to do something outside of your comfort zone
#254: Don’t you ever treat your current destination as your final destination
#253.how the hell am I going pay for college
#252. Are colleges losing their value
#251. Why you mad because you are a bad employee
#250. The downside of being the FIRST and EXCEPTIONAL
#249. Navigating the Abyss: The Journey from Heartbreak to Triumph
#248: Hot Minute Motivation- stop ignoring the signs to tell you that your meat for more
#247: Navigating Uncertainty: A Journey After Military Service
#246: Journey to Fort McClellan: A Reflection on Transition and Self-Discovery
#245: Seek guidance before solely relying on your own judgment
#244: When you DON’T explore all of your options
#243. Choosing to suffer alone
#242. The Danger of Tunnel Vision
#241. Life After College, Chapter 1: Facing Reality
#240. 5 realities of transitioning from college life to corporate life
#239…..3 rules for dealing with those who hate on your hustle
Most people cannot appreciate your grind
30s_40s_50s_and_beyond, what_i_learned, pt_1: 30_to_34, the_transition (REMASTERED)
Are you prepared for your loved ones to throw shade on your success?
some of your people can not relate to your world
you are not selfish because you are strategic about WHO you share your access
you are making power moves
Do you really know what a reputation defender is
people need you to validate their space
you are supposed to be having next level conversations
what does the next big thing look like to you
Never let anyone project what they can not do on to you
It is ok for people to learn about your brilliance later
do not be afraid to share your brilliance
how many times have we ignored our instincts
Try to fight the urge to share access to your personal network
You may be making power moves and not realizing it
your people may not be as powerful as you
Make sure you move in spaces where your voice is valued
trust your plan to work when it is supposed to work
If you do not value your time, no one else will
You may not have been exposed to the right way to lead by example
Be prepared for your personal circle to get smaller
You are under no obligation to give advice
don’t get stuck doing the same thing the same way
Do not let anyone take advantage of your professional bravery
Beware of 6 types of interviews
4 signs telling you that it may be time to leave your job
5 ways to maximize unexpected professional opportunities
4 things to know about closing your business
5 Reasons why we struggle to move on from our old job
4 Reasons to avoid asking professional advice from someone about their past work
The power of explaining
Turning 50 and wondering if it is too late to start a new career
8 things to know when pivoting professions or careers
Be careful of the person you seek approval
Taking of care of your parents, Part 2: Talking about assets
Your process is your reputation
Defending your passion
Taking care of your parents, part I: Telling your parents what to do
Let’s look at it another way
5 things to think about regarding class action settlements
Reeves Point of View: The movie “TILL” and why HIS story is AMERICAN HISTORY
Breaking out of my comfort zone: My Texas Case
5 things to know about going to a convention
Understanding the grind: My first Telemarketing job
Easy but NOT so Easy.Returning to work for your former employer
It is ok if you do not relate to a tragedy
What if college is NOT your thing?
Lessons learned from my first student loan payment
Life advice to 4 graduate versions of my younger self
Rural Community and lack of access to healthcare
Life AFTER Jim Crow: Brown v. Board of Education and the LAST Great Village
Letters from Baby Boomers about Jim Crow
Running our own business and prioritizing your time
Life AFTER Jim Crow: My earliest experience with Racism
Going viral and 3 questions to ask yourself before you post
The reality of working for the rest of your life
COVID and the GREAT RESIGNATION, Pt. 1.Facing the Fear of leaving your job
State of Independence.A Greyhound Bus Story
The stress of paying for college
Life AFTER Jim Crow: Teaching John Brown
Life AFTER Jim Crow: Remembering those establishments that discriminated
Life AFTER Jim Crow, Generation X and the Children of the Civil Rights Movement
Disability for those over the age of 50 and long work history
Capturing those stories from loved ones before you lose them
Trust but Verify
Surviving an Interview: Easy but NOT so Easy
Delta Airlines & $200; Advising your elders; Jim Crow legacy
Reeves Point of View: 5 things to consider after acceptance to law school
Reeves Point of View: Extending your brand globally
Easy but NOT so Easy: Transitioning from business owner to employee
Reeves Point of View: Why you may need a CPA
Easy but NOT so Easy: Code Switching
Reeves Reflection: Why you should podcast on location
Easy but NOT so Easy: Using your college degree
Reeves Reflection: Remembering the Pulse Night Club Shooting
Ever wonder why attorneys are so long winded??
If you see your attorney in public, don’t talk to them about your case
Why you should only complain about your legal case to your attorney
Reeves Reflection: My 25 mile road march
6 reasons why you should keep your settlement papers
The reality of the Health Scare
Reeves Reflection: handling my first out of state case as a solo lawyer
Don’t freak out when you have a new judge or new attorney on your legal case
A LOVING memory: Interracial marriage, the LOVING v. Virginia Supreme Court Cas
3 ways attorneys prepare to appear before a judge
Tips to help avoid freaking out when you recognize you need an attorney
Why it is important to use your personal network in a personal crisis
What it was like going to grad school
My Perspective on black history and life after COVID
The dangers of loved ones being a part of your legal case
How my side hustle almost killed my MAIN hustle
The 5 dangers of having a side hustle when starting your business
How to ask your attorney friend for legal help
Evaluate your skills between jobs
Preparing your loved ones for their involvement in your legal case, pt. 2
My Proud PRIDE moment is a MIRACLE OF LOVE
Living with Jim Crow: Ray’s Way, Pt. 2
Finding your voice when you hate networking, part 3: Organizational expectation
Finding your voice when you hate networking, Part 2: A Force of One
Finding your voice when you hate networking, part I: HAWL
Things to consider when preparing to file a law suit
When a legal win doesn’t feel like a legal win
How an employer education program helped me
Talking yourself OUT of a great idea
How to hire a high profile attorney
Life After Death: Hard talks about your parent’s estate
The Hard working ‘B’ student, Kids and COVID, Online learning, and scholarships
The difficulties of hiring and paying for a law firm
The Difficulty of Deciding to DROP your legal case
Easy but NOT so Easy: Switching Law Firms
7 ways to be a good witness when you testify
The 3 dangers of relying on other people’s evidence to win your legal case
Reeves Point of View: Why you should use an attorney to deal with the press
Easy but NOT so Easy: Your Parents
Easy but NOT so Easy: What IS and IS NOT moral support?
Easy but NOT so Easy: Helping someone Hire an Attorney
Easy but NOT so Easy: Point of Contact
Easy but NOT so Easy: Power of Attorney
The responsibility of being a 3d party (This week, April 11)
Get ready to jump on any problem area in your employee background
Examine everything you sign when you start your job
Disqualification and Discussions: Issues which may keep you from being employed
Challenge - any process related to challenging any employment issues
Beware what you choose to NOT disclose regarding your employee background
Be AWARE of what is in your Employee Background
This week’s (April 4) experience focuses on Employee Background
Waiting for your legal problem to get worse
File everything you receive at your new employee intake
The financial headache of waiting to share a problem
Keeping a problem about your case a secret
The Ugly Parts of your legal case
The Bad Part about your legal case
The Good Part of your legal case
Dealing with a legal problem early
This week will be dealing with legal problems in your case. March 29
Use a professional to get referred to a professional
Figuring out your support network for your start up business
Be careful who refers things to you
Start with WORD OF MOUTH when seeking a referral
It matters who you get referrals from
Your responsibilities when you refer someone
Why referrals suck (but are still great)
The Power of a referral
This week’s (March 22) experience will focus on “WORD OF MOUTH”
Understanding the impact of your anchor address
The Summer to Remember (Summer 2001 and Studying for the Bar exam)
Timing and moving may make a difference
The difficulty of moving back home and reestablishing services
The importance of your services and moving
The importance of keeping people informed about your move
Have you evaluated where you are moving?
Reeves Point of View: The power of wondering what’s next, March 14, 2021
The fear of your case going away if you move
This week (March 14) will focus on the IMPACT OF MOVING
Why updates can be helpful to your case
The Fear of changing circumstances hurting your legal case
The importance of keeping people informed about your change in circumstances
Easy but NOT so Easy: Statistics and your case
Why the uniqueness of your case doesn’t mean success or failure
Don’t compare your case to someone else’s case
Recognizing that your case is unique
This week’s (March 7) experience is “circumstance”
Protecting your house
Reeves Reflection: People who question you about holding back
Introducing Anthony Reeves
Reeves Reflection: Having someone who challenges your brilliance
Reeves Reflection: Underestimate your brilliance
This WEEK’s (2/21/2021) Experience with Anthony Reeves
Reeves Reflection: Recognizing the dark but responding to the light
Reeves Reflection: Realizing the value of your time
Reeves Reflection: The power of emptying your cup and filling it again
Reeves Reflection: The power of moving out of the way of someone's dream
Reeves Reflection: Be careful about getting burned in office politics
Reeves Reflection: When you have no clue what to do after graduation
Reeves Reflection: When you feel your are not progressing professionally
Reeves Reflection: Recognizing when you fall into the comfort zone of your job
Reeves Reflection: Don't feel bad if you keep changing careers
Reeves Reflection: The importance of having someone who tolerates your crap
Reeves Reflection: Don't wait for someone to tell you that you are brilliant
Reeves Reflection: Trusting that your voice has value
Reeves Reflection: Doing something you didn't think you could do
Reeves Reflection: The power of having a proper Mentor
Reeves Reflection: The joy of being exposed to other cultures
Kicking BUTT and taking names HER WAY (Master Anne Radke, 6th Degree Black Belt)
What 'I KNOW' about the week of January 22, 2021
What 'I KNOW' about the week of January 15, 2021
What I learned working as a dishwasher and laborer
Do I stay or Do I go? (Deciding whether to leave your job)
Reeves Point of View: Learning and surviving the Office Culture
Recognizing when I was in a rut and how I got out of it
REEVES Point of View: Don’t let your first job kill your spirits
Those GROWN UP things your parents don’t tell you about
Evictions and foreclosures (a lawyer and personal perspective)
Interviewing myself: My transition from Naval Officer to College Student
Surviving an unexpected health crisis
Understanding why your attorney dropped your case
Exploring a new job location
Why an attorney won’t answer my legal question
Life and Leadership lessons I learned from US Army ROTC Advanced Camp
Exploring unused employee wellness programs
My first keynote speech at a Founders Day event for my Fraternity
Why I am terrified about visiting my doctor?
Easy but NOT so Easy: Understanding WHO gets the COVID 19 vaccine next
Easy but NOT so Easy: Job Perks (when applying for a job)
STILL GROWING UP series, Part 1: I wanted to become a judge 7 years ago
Coronavirus Vaccine Q&A, part 1: 4 matters that everyone should be aware
Mo answers about deciding to go to law school
Easy but NOT so Easy: Taking care of love
Easy but NOT so Easy: Job Reference
Easy but NOT so Easy: Suing your employer for wrongful termination
Easy but NOT so Easy: Quitting a job
Easy but not so Easy: Filing your own lawsuit
What I tell parents who ask me about their child wanting to go to law school
Easy but not so easy: Having and access to healthcare
Living with Jim Crow series: Ray's Way, part 1.early child hood
Easy but not easy way to start a business
30s 40s 50s and Beyond.pt. 3.40 to 44, the realization
The value of the BAD BUSINESS VENTURE
Changing careers pt 3 the trauma of making the right decision
Changing careers part 2 making the right decision not the safe one
Changing careers part 1 nothing goes as planned
Understanding the importance of homeless shelters
8 quick ways to showcase your skills
Public Health and the Economy. How the two are the same
Why being 'Twice as Good' is another way of saying 'you are outstanding'!
30s, 40s, 50s and Beyond.What I learned.pt. 2 (35 to 39, the exploration)
30s, 40s, 50s and Beyond.What I learned.pt. 1 (30 to 34, the transition)
Living Jim Crow. A tale of two sisters
"Dare to be Dangerously Different" Info Series, part 1: 6 Footahs
Living with Jim Crow series: Interview with my mom, Part 2
Living with Jim Crow series: Interview with my mom, part 1