If nothing else, the events of the last few months have taught us the importance of strong, competent leadership!

Catch this week's episode where we talk to leaders in the Black community about all of the most pressing issues facing our nation today.

I had an amazingly insightful conversation with Col (Ret) Dr Russ Barnes, PhD, who shared leadership lessons from his distinguished 30-year military career in the US Airforce, as a combat-decorated pilot with various leadership roles throughout the Federal Government, including at The Pentagon.

He shares his thoughts on the vital importance of Black leadership as a motivational force and his strategies for guiding leaders of tomorrow to be creative and autonomous agents for change in the workplace and in society-at-large.

He also gives us some tips for creating the winning mindset he cultivated from his own experience, that helped him become a successful small business owner and consultant after he transitioned to civilian life.