What's going on everyone, Welcome to another edition of Confessions of a Native Son, I'm your host Mike Steadman. I'm a Marine Corps Veteran, Entrepreneur, and Aspiring author, who enjoys thought-provoking and engaging dialogue about race, culture, and business. In this episode, I discuss Black Economic Empowerment and the many challenges black Americans face from an economic perspective. I stress the importance of building an economic foundation through small business ownership, why I believe there's a black economy, and why black entrepreneurs need to adopt different strategies to succeed at scale. As always thanks for sharing your time with me and I hope you enjoy the show.