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Send us Fan Mail Science and business are not two topics that ordinarily operate in sync.  But this episode of LESSONS from LEADERS focuses on the achievements of an extraordinary man.   Lonnie Johnson's name might jog something in your memory that makes you smile.  That's because he's the acknowledged inventor of the Super Soaker a powerful water gun that, at one time,  was the bes...

Send us Fan Mail This is a story about friendship.   Ryan Wilson and T.K. Petersen met each other in college.  However, learning  about their lives before they shared a dorm room on the campus of Georgetown University really helps more people understand why Variety Magazine, INC.,  Wired,  USA TODAY, Bloomberg,  Black Enterprise,   The Guardian, The Root,   All the Fly Kids,   Buzzfeed  and many,...

Send us Fan Mail This is the story about how a brilliant builder used  the life  gifts of a stable family upbringing, good education,  and both cultural and business mentorship to do more than just benefit himself.  Egbert Perry L. J. Perry is the dynamic and articulate chair and president of the Integral Group, LLC.  It's described as an Atlanta, GA based  real estate development, advisory,...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of ABL DUOs actually aired during one of the Atlanta Business League's signature events, the Super Tuesday conference, in 2021.  The event is the largest gathering of Black business and professionals in the United States. It is an all day conference that has several segments and this Q&A session ran as a 45 minute broadcast.   The two women who are a part of...

Send us Fan Mail Karen I. Duckett founded , one of Atlanta’s most respected architecture, planning and interior design firms in the metro area, Duckett Design Group.   Her company has executed  projects totaling more than $1.8 billion in construction costs creating  3 million square feet of space.  She was the joint venture partner for the design of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Air...

Send us Fan Mail Atlanta Business League Duos interviews two African American professionals from Atlanta, GA about one topic.   This  episode for the series talks to Daryll Harris Griffin and her son, Michael Griffin, Jr.  Their story as Black business entrepreneurs starts with Daryll's grandfather, J.E. Jordan, born in 1888.  This podcast introduces Jordan's accomplishments  and those o...

Send us Fan Mail Thomas W. Dortch, Jr. spends 30 minutes explaining how his leadership as a student at a Georgia HBCU launched his career into politics.   His political experiences ultimately helped him become a successful businessman.  Dortch also provides an unique perspective on how his life was impacted by the  municipal power dynamics shaped through race relations in his home town of Toccoa,...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of ABL DUOs husband and wife, Dave and Karla Moody talk about topics you don't normally hear on a program about African American business ownership.   Dave owns a construction company, based in Atlanta, GA,  that has generated $3 billion in projects. He bluntly  explains the obstacles he and his wife faced when they started his firm out of necessity.  But he a...