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The James Altucher Show

JeVon McCormick: Don't be common, be the modern leader instead.

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2022

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

JeVon McCormick has an unusual upbringing. Who gave him his first business advice? It was When he was nine years old, from his dad, who was a pimp!In this episode, JeVon McCormick,  an American author, President, and CEO of Scribe Media told me his origin story, where he was working for his dad (a pimp), collecting money from prostitutes, did not go to college, and he rose up to be an extremely successful entrepreneur, and eventually became the CEO of Scribe Media, which was an excellent publishing company, and his new book, The Modern Leader.We also talked about what he had seen socially, learned as an entrepreneur, his biggest regrets, what he thinks about the state of the world should be, and what should do to make sure we have a better tomorrow.Visit Notepd.com to read more idea lists, or sign up and create your own idea list!My new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever you get your new book!Join You Should Run For President 2.0 Facebook Group, and we discuss why should run for president.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts:Apple PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

0:06.8

This is the James Altiger Show.

0:12.8

Today on the James Altiger Show.

0:15.9

Imagine getting your first business advice when you were 9 years old, driving out your

0:22.5

dad who was a PIMP and he was collecting money from the prostitutes to work for him.

0:29.0

As the beginning of the story of Javan McCormick, he had 23 siblings, he didn't go to college

0:36.6

and he rose up to be an extremely successful entrepreneur in America.

0:40.7

He's the CEO of Scribe Media, a great publishing company and he's the author of the book

0:46.9

It Just Came Out Modern Leader as well as an earlier book I got there.

0:52.2

His story is incredible, it's inspirational and it's just harrowing.

0:57.7

The first podcast I've done in person in years but I wanted to do this so I flew out to

1:02.6

Austin, Texas where Javan is and we sat down and recorded this interview.

1:15.9

Javan, last time you were on the podcast your book had just come out, I got there and

1:20.9

you told this intense story but it was years ago I'm sure people don't remember but you

1:26.1

started off your new book, Modern Leader.

1:29.5

Basically this huge leadership lesson you learn from your dad.

1:33.6

We all learn basic things from our dad, I learned how to shave from my dad and whatever

1:39.7

but your dad was a PIMP and he was taking you out on his run, picking up money from the

1:46.9

prostitutes and maybe that was just a great story to start your book with but can you tell

1:53.4

that story?

1:56.7

Alright, it was nine years old and in the 70s the car of choice for a black man was a Cadillac

2:04.6

and my dad had a custom Candy Apple Red El Dorado Verid's Cadillac.

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