#504 Flowing with Ashanti Branch
Bruce Lee Podcast
Shannon Lee
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 1 June 2023
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Our guest this week on the special Bruce Lee Foundation edition of the Bruce Lee podcast is Ashanti Branch! Ashanti is a key-note speaker, has been consulted by the US Surgeon General’s office on the youth mental health crisis, is a Fulbright Fellow and 4x Tedx Speaker. His work with youth has been featured at SXSW, on CNN with Lisa Ling, on the Kelly Clarkson Show, and in the documentary about American masculinity 'The Mask You Live In', which premiered at Sundance Film Festival.
He is the Founder and Executive Director of the Ever Forward Club (EFC), a non-profit organization that ensures underserved students graduate high school by addressing the underlying causes of dropout rates and youth violence, and providing grassroots solutions like mentorship, safe spaces and emotional tools.
Learn more about Ashanti Branch in the podcast show notes!
Show notes and more episodes at Brucelee.com/Podcast
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone! My guest for this week's Special Bruce Lee Foundation edition of the Bruce Lee podcast |
| 0:06.5 | and our last podcast in this series is Ashanti Branch. I met Ashanti at the same youth mental |
| 0:15.9 | health summit hosted by the California Endowment and the U.S. Surgeon General's office where I met |
| 0:20.8 | Bernie, our guest last week. I was so uplifted and blown away by Ashanti's work, his energy, |
| 0:28.4 | and his vulnerability that I just really wanted to get to know him more. Ashanti is a pioneer in |
| 0:36.6 | education reform and in youth mental health with over 18 years experience. Located in Oakland, |
| 0:43.2 | California, Ashanti is truly a master in transforming schools into safer, more connected spaces through |
| 0:50.2 | his workshops and products, which he offers through the nonprofit he created the ever-forward |
| 0:56.6 | club and you're going to want to listen to how the ever-forward club came into existence. It is |
| 1:02.2 | a beautiful and moving story. As founder and executive director of Ever Forward Club, |
| 1:08.7 | Ashanti works to ensure that underserved students graduate high school by addressing the underlying |
| 1:14.0 | causes of dropout rates and youth violence and providing grassroots solutions like mentorship, |
| 1:21.1 | safe spaces, and emotional tools. Although EFC is based in California, it has now impacted schools |
| 1:28.4 | globally through its comprehensive programs, consultations, and products that Ashanti created |
| 1:34.0 | to be shared with educators around the world. So if you're an educator and are interested, |
| 1:39.6 | go check out Ever Forward Club. Ashanti Branch is an advisor to the U.S. Surgeon General, |
| 1:45.2 | a full bright fellow, a four times TEDx speaker, his work has been featured on South by Southwest, |
| 1:50.8 | CNN with Lisa Ling, the Kelly Clarkson Show, and in a documentary about American masculinity called |
| 1:57.0 | the Mask You Live In, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Ashanti is a warm, |
| 2:03.2 | emotionally intelligent, brave, hardworking man who has worked tirelessly to help underserved |
| 2:10.2 | youth overcome and thrive. It was an absolute pleasure speaking with him and learning about Ever Forward |
| 2:17.5 | and his own path forward, and I know you will find him engaging and uplifting just like I did. |
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