YAPClassic: JeVon McCormick, How I Turned My Pain Into Power to Run a Multimillion-Dollar Company | #BlackEntrepreneurs

Young and Profiting with Hala Taha

YAP Media Network | Hala Taha

Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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When JeVon McCormick was growing up in the slums of Dayton, Ohio, he regularly suffered from food insecurity, abuse, and racism. As he grew older, he took hold of the lessons he learned growing up in such a rough environment to run Scribe Media, a multimillion-dollar publishing company. In this episode of YAPClassic, Hala and JeVon go deep into what JeVon learned from his tough childhood and how he applied those teachings to his career, how Jevon climbed the corporate ladder, how to overcome imposter syndrome, and JeVon’s views on leadership and how to foster great company culture. This episode is part of a special YAP series honoring Black History Month called #BlackEntrepreneurs. JeVon McCormick is the President and CEO of Scribe Media, the multimillion-dollar publishing company that was ranked the #1 Top Company Culture in America by Entrepreneur Magazine. He’s the author of I Got There, and his most recent book, Modern Leader, is a Wall Street Journal best seller. In this episode, Hala and JeVon will discuss: - What it was like growing up poor and mixed race in Dayton, Ohio - Lessons from his father - What has he taken from his childhood into corporate America? - How he climbed the corporate ladder - How he got handpicked to be CEO of Scribe Media - Overcoming imposter syndrome - The three S’s of success - The three P’s of business - How to foster good company culture and retain talent - And other topics… JeVon McCormick is the President and CEO of Scribe Media, the multimillion-dollar publishing company that was ranked the #1 Top Company Culture in America by Entrepreneur Magazine. Before Scribe Media, JeVon was president of the software company, Headspring Systems. He’s the author of I Got There, and his most recent book, Modern Leader, is a Wall Street Journal best seller. JeVon has been featured on CNBC, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Inc., and others. Help Save Palestinian Lives: Donate money for food, medical supplies, and shelter for the people of Gaza at https://givebutter.com/savegaza LinkedIn Secrets Masterclass, Have Job Security For Life: Use code ‘podcast’ for 30% off at yapmedia.io/course. Resources Mentioned: Scribe Media: https://scribemedia.com/ JeVon’s Website: https://jevonmccormick.com/ JeVon’s Books: https://jevonmccormick.com/modern-leader/ Sponsored By: Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at youngandprofiting.co/shopify Indeed - Get a $75 job credit at indeed.com/profiting HelloFresh - Go to HelloFresh.com/profitingfree and use code profitingfree for FREE breakfast for life More About Young and Profiting Download Transcripts - youngandprofiting.com Get Sponsorship Deals - youngandprofiting.com/sponsorships Leave a Review - ratethispodcast.com/yap Watch Videos - youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting Follow Hala Taha LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Instagram - instagram.com/yapwithhala/ TikTok - tiktok.com/@yapwithhala Twitter - twitter.com/yapwithhala Learn more about YAP Media Agency Services - yapmedia.io/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's episode of Young and Profiting Podcast is sponsored in part by Shopify Indeed and Hello Fresh. Shopify
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0:36.3	profiting free for free breakfast for life.
0:38.9	As always, you can find all of our incredible deals in the show notes. Welcome back Young and Profitors. Today we're kicking off a special series in honor of Black History Month and where are we playing some of our best interviews with successful black entrepreneurs.
1:04.7	Kicking us off as Javan McCormick, he's the president and CEO of Scribe Media,
1:09.3	and Scribe Media is the number one professional publishing company.
1:13.0	They've worked with over 2,000 authors,
1:14.8	including 23 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers.
1:18.9	In this episode, we go deep into what he learned
1:21.2	from his super tough childhood and how he applied those
1:24.0	teachings later on in his career. We also talk about how he climbed the corporate
1:28.2	ladder and overcame imposter syndrome and he shares his views on leadership and how to foster great company culture.
1:35.0	I'm super excited to replay this episode. It was a really good one and it's the perfect start to our series
1:40.0	celebrating Black History Month. So let's dive in.
1:43.1	Here's my interview with the incredible Javon McCormick.
1:46.1	Let's calibrate on you as a person.
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