What Happens When You Stop Waiting for a Seat at the Table?

About this episode

Carlos Benjamin discusses his journey and insights on Black entrepreneurship and the importance of community and infrastructure for independent professionals.

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/what-happens-when-you-stop-waiting-for-a-seat-at-the-table- Episode Video Link: Today, Carlos Benjamin, Founder of High Profile Lifestyle and The Assembly Global , joins A Black Executive Perspective Podcast for a powerful conversation about Black entrepreneurship, ownership, mindset, and the hidden infrastructure behind culture. Carlos shares his journey from Selma, Alabama, to New York City, from corporate America to homelessness, from film production to experiential marketing, and from working inside someone else’s system to building his own. This episode explores faith, fear, personal development, Black founder confidence, experiential marketing, and Carlos’s mission to build an ecosystem for independent professionals who deserve community, opportunity, protection, and support. What you will learn • How Carlos transformed setbacks into entrepreneurial clarity • Why personal development helped him remove self-imposed limits • How major brand activations depend on unseen cultural labor • Why independent professionals need infrastructure, not just inspiration ▶︎ In This Episode 00:00 Opening, mindset…

People in this episode

Host: TonyTidbit

Guest: Carlos Benjamin

Topics covered

• Black entrepreneurship
• personal development
• cultural labor
• mindset
• independent professionals
• community support

Keywords

• entrepreneurship
• mindset
• Black founders
• cultural infrastructure
• personal development
• experiential marketing
• community support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: High Profile Lifestyle, The Assembly Global

Places: Selma, Alabama, New York City, corporate America

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