Today Robert Renteria is the Co-Founder of WashPro USA, but spent his infancy sleeping in a chest of drawers in a one room bachelor apartment in East L.A. Robert Renteria is a man who has devoted his life to people who need a break; who takes their hands and shows them how to get out of the armpit of our barrios and ghettos and break the cycle of poverty. Listen below to this special Y Talk interview as we speak with Robert about how he is changing lives and his groundbreaking book From the Barrio to the Boardroom.

Note: If you are an educator, principal, parent, community or corporate leader, I highly recommend that you buy this book by the truckload for your school, community, Boys and Girls Club or local organization. It is truly inspiring and gives hope and inspiration to those young men and women who think they don’t have a chance in life!

 

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We want to thank Steve Renshaw of Digital Motion TVfor his outstanding work on this video! Thank-you Steve!

We would like to share a free chapter with you of EDGE! A Leadership Story

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Many of you have also asked how we wrote the book. This interview with the authors will give you a glimpse into our process.

Chapter Description:

The famous story of Jerry Maguire is not unlike what Mitchell James experiences in this chapter of EDGE! A Leadership Story. Our main character, Mitch, goes through both a breakdown and a breakthrough. He cannot escape the fact that he is not satisfied with his place in his family, in the world at large or within the walls of Global Trade Management, and he begins to dig deeply into his life by confronting his demons and writing his personal manifesto. What starts out as a struggle-laden piece of homework assigned by his Executive Coach, Kate Nelson, becomes pages and pages of deeply rooted thoughts, emotions and passions about his life. He reconnects with his creativity and what was most important in life, what ticked him off, the death of his best friend, hearing the words of his colleagues and wife, Anna. In doing so, he opens the door to reconciling his life with them. This chapter is emotional, passionate and draws the reader in with a creative writing exercise that will set your soul on fire!

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Alexandra Levit has authored several books, including the popular business world survival guide They Don’t Teach Corporate in College, How’d You Score That Gig?, and Success for Hire.

Alexandra’s career advice is featured monthly in the Huffington Post, and has been showcased in more than 800 media outlets including ABC News, the Associated Press, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, National Public Radio, Fortune, Yahoo!, and MSN. Known as one of the premiere career spokespeople of her generation, she regularly speaks at universities and corporations on workplace issues facing young employees.

Great interview on what Gen Y is looking for in work, the leaders they work for and a few of the hot careers for twenty-somethings.

 

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If you are looking for a way to spice up your blog, articles or conversation, I highly recommend picking up a copy of the book L is for Lollygag: Quirky Words for a Clever Tongue by Chronicle Books Staff. The book includes all sorts of great words and phrases (Good Night Nurse, YOWZA and persnickety are a few of my favorites). Really fun!

Adair Cates is the author of Live with Intention: Ten Steps to Creating the Life of Your Dreams. She is a Millennial who lives with intention, passion and purpose and believes that now is the time to break free from doubt, fear and worry and start living the life of your dreams. With her vibrant and joyful personality she will captivate you to see something inside of yourself that you’ve never noticed before. She is one of Bob Proctor’s LifeSuccess Consultants and uses her experience as a teacher to inspire and empower Millennials and people of all ages to realize their infinite potential. Adair truly understands what it means to reach beyond current circumstances to live a better life. She herself took a leap of faith to pursue a career as an author, speaker and coach. She and her husband Chris also do motivational/musical events together as Synergy Shift. They live with their two cats in Asheville, NC.

 

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