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		<title>emerging leader interview: Danny Bocanegra</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gilbert Melott</dc:creator>
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emerging leader interview with Danny Bocanegra from John Exley on Vimeo.
My first emerging leader interview ever! My good friend the young entrepreneur Danny Bocanegra is a former all-star Wide Receiver at the University of Albany who has founded the company Selfless Tees. Selfless Tees is a lifestyle brand and clothing company on a social mission. [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/8337040">emerging leader interview with Danny Bocanegra</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/johnexley">John Exley</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #808080;">My first emerging leader interview ever! My good friend the young entrepreneur Danny Bocanegra is a former all-star Wide Receiver at the University of Albany who has founded the company Selfless Tees. Selfless Tees is a lifestyle brand and clothing company on a social mission. The company crowd-sources its designs and gives a percentage of profits to partners, which are charities and nonprofits. Danny is a grad student and he spent the summer volunteering in Africa, which accelerated his dream to launch his venture.</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #808080;">In my interview, Danny talks about his awesome experience in Africa and how he sold t-shirts to fund the trip and donate mosquito nets to people in need. Finally, Danny talks about the reward and advantages he sees from starting a company in college. The way he has grown from and applied his leadership experience in Africa and as a successful football player to his entrepreneurial pursuits has positioned him as an emerging leader.</span></strong></p>
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<div id="attachment_405" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 227px"><strong><img class="size-full wp-image-405 " title="Danny Bocanegra, Founder Selfless Tees (Galatomi)" src="http://www.nextvoice247.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Danny.jpg" alt="Danny Bocanegra, Founder Selfless Tees (Galatomi) in Africa" width="217" height="307" /></strong><p class="wp-caption-text">Danny Bocanegra, Founder Selfless Tees (Galatomi) in Africa</p></div>
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<h2 style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong><span style="color: #333333;">Audio interview with founder of social entrepreneur Danny Bocangera.</span></strong><a href="http://www.whistletree.com/public/play/4774UBI8T14N8G8Q"><br />
</a><a title="Listen to the insights of a young entrepreneurs journey to starting up his own business." href="http://www.whistletree.com/public/play/4774UBI8T14N8G8Q" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #ff0000;">http://www.whistletree.com/public/play/4774UBI8T14N8G8Q</span></a></h2>
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<h4><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Danny Bocanegra, Founder of Selfless Tees (formerly Galatomi).</strong></span></h4>
<h4><span style="color: #808080;"><strong>Follow him:</strong></span> <a href="http://twitter.com/DannyBoc">http://twitter.com/DannyBoc</a></h4>
<h4><strong><span style="color: #808080;">Email him:</span></strong> <a href="mailto:dan.bocanegra@gmail.com">dan.bocanegra@gmail.com</a></h4>
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		<title>what are you NOT doing? 4 things leaders should</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gilbert Melott</dc:creator>
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Leaders act. They make decisions. Leaders engage and align themselves with the goals of an organization, cause or belief of the group. But above all else they act and they lead others to act. We are all measured by our actions, our ownership of those actions and we are also measured by the things we [...]]]></description>
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<strong><span style="color: #b9b9b9; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="color: #737373; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Leaders act. </span>They make decisions. Leaders engage and align themselves with the goals of an organization, cause or belief of the group. But above all else<span style="color: #737373; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> they act and they lead others to act</span>. We are all measured by our actions, our ownership of those actions and we are also measured by the things we fail to do.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #b9b9b9; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">As a business people make promises to those they lead every day. According to a recent study condcted by CNN and Pew Charitable, <span style="color: #737373; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">91% of the American workforce says that one of the &#8220;most important attributes of a good leader is that they will act in a timely manner when making decisions&#8221;</span> yet only 82% of those same respondents believe their current leaders act in a timely manner when it comes to decision making skills. An astonishing 77% follow up that statement by saying that their leader &#8221; oftentimes fails to act at all.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #737373; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Good leaders have core and significant attributes:</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #b9b9b9; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">1. <span style="color: #ff7f00; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">They Engage:</span> they are able to engage themselves and their teams to believe in the mission and deliver on the gold. They motivate and inspire others to great results.</span><br /><span style="color: #b9b9b9; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">2. <span style="color: #ff7f00; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">They make decisions:</span> What more can you say? They don&#8217;t sit on the sidelines, they don&#8217;t wait for consensus, they make prudent but swift and calculated decisions that are for the benefit of the business, cause or individual.</span><br /><span style="color: #b9b9b9; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">3. <span style="color: #ff7f00; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">They act:</span> The take action swiftly, without hesitation but always with forethought and confidence. But they always act.</span><br /><span style="color: #b9b9b9; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">4.<span style="color: #ff7f00; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> They take responsibility:</span> Leaders own results, good or bad and share the victories. They are responsible for the moves forward and the failures to move. Leaders are able bodied responders.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #b9b9b9; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="color: #737373; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We set expectations and we measure results in everything we do</span> &#8211; our business lives, our personal achievements, the scores our children make &#8211; every day. Our actions should reach far beyond those measurements and be supported by behaviors that demonstrate our efforts to improve our weaknesses, teach the responsibility and accountability to improve ourselves and others, and to praise the results of that improvement. Missing any of these attributes or one of these steps or the countless others we must exhibit as leaders is truly how we will be measured&#8230;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #b9b9b9; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Do the right thing. Engage. Make decisions. Act. Be responsible.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #737373; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">What are you NOT doing today?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #b9b9b9; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">listen. learn. share. repeat.</span></p>
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		<title>they said what? &#124; wednesday 5.28.09</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 13:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gilbert Melott</dc:creator>
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It&#8217;s is Wednesday kids and you know what that means! YES it’s time to answer your questions. Remember we answer your questions you send in via
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<p style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: rgb(185, 185, 185);"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(162, 162, 162);"><span style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(115, 115, 115); font-family: Trebuchet MS;">It&#8217;s is Wednesday kids and you know what that means! </span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(185, 185, 185);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">YES it’s time to <span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(115, 115, 115); font-family: Trebuchet MS;">answer</span> your <span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(115, 115, 115); font-family: Trebuchet MS;">questions</span><span style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(115, 115, 115); font-family: Trebuchet MS;">.</span> Remember we answer your questions you send in <span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(115, 115, 115); font-family: Trebuchet MS;">via<br />
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<p style="color: rgb(255, 127, 0); font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="color: rgb(185, 185, 185); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thanks<br />
to many of you who have been on the on the <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Nextvoice247 Presents</span> calls.<span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(162, 162, 162); font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="color: rgb(185, 185, 185); font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(185, 185, 185); font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We have had </span><span style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(115, 115, 115); font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="color: rgb(185, 185, 185); font-family: Trebuchet MS;">very<br />
engaged groups. </span>THIS THURSDAY<span style="color: rgb(185, 185, 185); font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> 5/28/09 our call will be with the authors and thought<br />
leaders</span><br />
John Assaraf (author of The Answer and featured in The Secret) <span style="color: rgb(185, 185, 185); font-family: Trebuchet MS;">along with</span> Kevin Hall (author of the new book Aspire!) <br/></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="color: rgb(255, 127, 0); font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="color: rgb(185, 185, 185); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(162, 162, 162); font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(115, 115, 115); font-family: Trebuchet MS;"/></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Details for the call:</span><br/><span style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Date: Thursday, May 28th 2009</span><br/><span style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Time: 7:00-8:00pm (CST)</span><br/><span style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); font-family: Trebuchet MS;">402-237-2015 passcode 282361#</span><span style="color: rgb(185, 185, 185); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(162, 162, 162); font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(115, 115, 115); font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> </span><br/></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: rgb(185, 185, 185);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(162, 162, 162);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 0); font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(185, 185, 185); font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We were also very fortunate to meet <span style="color: rgb(115, 115, 115); font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Dafna Michaelson</span> leader of the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.50in52journey.com/">50 in 52 Journey</a> &#8211; 1 single mom | 50 states | 52 weeks to tell the stories of America&#8217;s people. She interviewed the folks at <span style="color: rgb(115, 115, 115); font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Nextvoice247</span> and we will be providing more of that information soon when the video is posted. Dafna&#8217;s goal is to build <span style="color: rgb(115, 115, 115); font-family: Trebuchet MS;">collective stories of communities of people</span> making change and putting that change to work and that work on film. We are humbled to be a part of it. </span><br/><br/><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">listen. learn. share. repeat.</span><span style="color: rgb(185, 185, 185); font-size: 13px; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">™</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(185, 185, 185); font-family: Trebuchet MS;">g</span><span style="color: rgb(185, 185, 185); font-family: Trebuchet MS;">.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
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		<title>they said what? &#124; wednesday 5.13.09</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 13:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gilbert Melott</dc:creator>
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		<title>if you&#8217;re not happy and you know it stomp your feet</title>
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I know what it&#39;s like to feel trapped. Trapped in a career you don&#39;t want, a relationship of convenience,&#0160; the meatloaf is always overcooked. But you are only trapped or overcooked if YOU allow yourself to be. [...]]]></description>
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<p style="color: #b9b9b9; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong><span style="color: #434343; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">WHO ARE THE GUESTS ON:</span><br /><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Nextvoice247 Presents: The Next Voice You Hear<span style="color: #b9b9b9; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">|</span></span><span style="color: #5b5b5b; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Thursday 5.14.09 7pm CST? </span><br /></strong></p>
<p style="color: #b9b9b9; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong><span style="color: #ff7f00; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Watch the video to see&#8230;</span><br /></strong></p>
<p style="color: #b9b9b9; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>I know what it&#39;s like to feel trapped. Trapped in a <span style="color: #737373; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">career you don&#39;t wan</span>t, a <span style="color: #737373; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">relationship of convenience</span>,&#0160; the <span style="color: #737373; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">meatloaf is always overcooked</span>. But you are only trapped or overcooked if <span style="color: #737373; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">YOU allow yourself to be.</span> </strong></p>
<p style="color: #b9b9b9; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong><span style="color: #737373; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">You know it&#39;s true.</span> And you know it&#39;s not easy. The easy part is to do nothing about and just be angry and miserable about things and pass blame or judgment or at a minimum ignore it like a bad stomach ache. &quot;<span style="color: #737373; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Maybe if I just stay in bed it will all go away&#8230;</span>&quot;</strong></p>
<p style="color: #b9b9b9; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong><span style="color: #737373; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Well guess what?</span> When you wake up the career is now less a<span style="color: #737373; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> career and more like (ugh) a job</span>. The <span style="color: #737373; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">relationship of convenience is just a U-Haul away</span>. And the overcooked meatloaf? You <span style="color: #737373; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">remember <a href="http://www.mattfischer.com/ramen/" target="_blank">Ramen</a></span> noodles? So get over it and get after it. </strong></p>
<p style="color: #b9b9b9; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong><span style="color: #737373; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Wake up. It&#39;s Monday</span>. And here are some things to go with Venti Soy Latte and your two Bavarian Cremes from <a href="https://www.dunkindonuts.com/" target="_blank">Dunkin Donuts</a>. (Blatant product beg, Jon Luther!)</strong></p>
<p style="color: #b9b9b9; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>1. <span style="color: #ff7f00; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Words to live by are just that &#8211; words &#8211; unless you live by them.</span> So if you plan to &#39;do something about your current situation&#39; start planning today. That means either decide to engage in the career you have and determine whether you are willing to put in effort to put your left foot in or don&#39;t let the door hit you on the way out. YOU decide based on how you manage your thoughts, which control your behaviors and attitude which in turn become word that are alive.<br />2. <span style="color: #ff7f00; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Values are all we have &#8211; they are our internal currency.</span> If you want to lead a life a certain way. Be a woman of honor and integrity. A man of purpose and empathy. A person who is always moving forward because of their own calling and not not blaming others when the &#39;promise&#39; lives on unfulfilled. Then you are true to your values. Once compromised, it&#39;s worthless, meaningless. You are compromised. YOU control the values you want to live by and honor. If you value happiness. Then don&#39;t give away your bank!<br />3. <span style="color: #ff7f00; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their actions.</span> WHOA! Intention does not mean anything. It&#39;s like being close in horseshoes. Intention if you look at the origin in the Latin <span style="color: #737373; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">intentio</span><span style="color: #737373; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> </span></strong>means to &#39;stretch purpose&#39;. Looky there &#8211; there&#39;s that word again. <span style="color: #5b5b5b; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">PURPOSE</span>.<br />
But intentions are stretching it not delivering it, yet we will judge<br />
others by their action. I say we put a stop to that right now. You want<br />
to live a life of your dreams, measure it by your actions, not what you<br />
intend it to be. My definition of intend? It-never-ends&#8230;<br /><strong>4. <span style="color: #ff7f00; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Good things happen when they make them happen.</span> It&#39;s not likely that you are going to sit on the couch eating Boston Creme <span style="color: #737373; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Dunkin Donuts</span> (see how I did this) watching cartoons and a million dollars will magically appear. Or your business that you started a year ago will get better even though you are still fighting with th landlord over who will spend the $200 for the extra lights. No good things happen when we <span style="color: #737373; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">focus our energy, our mental acuity, and our behaviors to drive to a positive result. And YOU are the one that makes them happen.</span></strong><span style="color: #737373; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">&#0160;</span></p>
<p style="color: #b9b9b9; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>You control more than you give yourself credit for. But that also means you also have more responsibility than you realize. But the good news is your in charge.</strong></p>
<p style="color: #b9b9b9; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>So leave the stompin&#39; in the school yard.</strong></p>
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