Hello, my friend, and welcome to another episode of Negotiate Anything. Thanks for spending time with us today.

It's listeners like you in 181 different countries that have made Negotiate Anything the most popular negotiation and conflict resolution podcast in the world.

I'm your host, Kwame Christian. I'm a business lawyer, mediator,

professor, and the director of the American Negotiation Institute. Before we get started,

I have two quick questions for you. Is negotiation a critical part of what you do? Do you need to

resolve conflict and persuade at work? If you answered yes to both of those questions, visit

our website to learn more about

our negotiation workshops. We've traveled the country working with professionals just like you,

and we'd love to have the opportunity to work with you too. Check out the link in the description to

learn more. Stephen, thanks for joining us today. Comey, thank you so much for having me,

my brother. Yeah, it's my pleasure.

We're glad to have you.

So how would you get us started by telling us a little bit about yourself and what you do?

Sure.

So I always start conversations off from a place of gratitude, first and foremost.

I am husband to Kristen of 12 plus years.

We have two crumbs snatchas who are now 6 and 10.

And beyond that, I am a marketer for the world's largest cybersecurity training institute,

a podcaster, which is how I'm familiar with call me,

been podcasting for the past five years under Trailblazers.fm.

And also a brand strategist and creator of Brandu Academy,

an online training program that I've put together to help entrepreneurs,

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