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Sean Croxton: Capitalism Ain’t the Enemy. Ignorance Is.

Sean Croxton: Capitalism Ain’t the Enemy. Ignorance Is.

by Louis Deas | Jun 30, 2025 | Bryant | Media Interview, Media Interview

Image: Sean Croxton Sean Croxton and I talked about the difference between good and bad debt, the myths people have been sold about capitalism, and how wealth building actually works, from jewelry to mortgages and from Malcolm X to modern banking. Source: Sean...
Let’s Be Clear with Dr. Jamal Bryant: Why Most People Stay Broke

Let’s Be Clear with Dr. Jamal Bryant: Why Most People Stay Broke

by Louis Deas | Jun 29, 2025 | Bryant | Media Interview, Media Interview

Image: The Jamal Bryant Podcast Dr. Jamal Bryant had me on his podcast, Let’s Be Clear, to talk about why so many people stay broke and how to break the money trap. Pastors have a front-row seat to the financial stress in their congregations, and I appreciated...
Edison Partners Electrifying Growth: A Vision for Economic Empowerment in America

Edison Partners Electrifying Growth: A Vision for Economic Empowerment in America

by Louis Deas | Jun 25, 2025 | Bryant | Media Interview, Media Interview

Image: Edison Partners Chris Sugden of Edison Partners invited me onto Electrifying Growth to talk about economic empowerment, from the grassroots to the boardroom, and the role financial literacy and inclusion play in growing the whole economy. Source: Edison...
Below the Line with USC Upstate Chancellor Bennie Harris

Below the Line with USC Upstate Chancellor Bennie Harris

by Louis Deas | Jun 18, 2025 | Bryant | Media Interview, Media Interview

Image: University of South Carolina Upstate Chancellor Bennie Harris of the University of South Carolina Upstate interviewed me for Below the Line. We went deep into the personal story behind my work: turning trauma into transformation, and financial literacy into a...
The Black Money Tree: Why So Many People Never Build Wealth

The Black Money Tree: Why So Many People Never Build Wealth

by Louis Deas | May 8, 2025 | Bryant | Media Interview, Financial Literacy, Media Interview

Image: The Black Money Tree I spent an hour on The Black Money Tree going through the basics most of us were never taught at home: credit and how to repair it, good debt versus bad debt, homeownership and business ownership. Most people don’t fail to build...
Black Enterprise: Rent-to-Own as a Pathway to Homeownership

Black Enterprise: Rent-to-Own as a Pathway to Homeownership

by Louis Deas | Apr 30, 2025 | Financial Literacy, Media Interview

Image: Black Enterprise Black Enterprise wrote about the ideas I have been pushing to make renting a path toward ownership instead of a dead end. A rent reduction for tenants who raise their credit score from 600 to 700. A “life event credit”: after 18...
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