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b'If you look at JeVon McCormick today you\\u2019ll see an incredibly successful businessman and best-selling author. But JeVon\\u2019s journey to the top was anything but easy. JeVon was raised in the slums of Dayton, Ohio by a struggling single mother, and is the son of a pimp and drug-dealing father.\\nGrowing up, JeVon served time in the juvenile justice system and barely graduated high school. From his first job scrubbing toilets in a restaurant to becoming the CEO of Scribe Media, a multimillion-dollar book publishing startup that is consistently ranked one of the top places to work, JeVon has exemplified what it means to work hard and overcome the odds. He believes that no obstacle is too difficult to conquer and that no matter someone\\u2019s background, everyone has potential for greatness.\\nIn this episode, Hala and JeVon go deep into what Jevon learned from his tough childhood and how he applied those teachings to his career, they chat about how Jevon climbed the corporate ladder, how to overcome imposter syndrome, and JeVon shares his views on leadership and how to foster great company culture.\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\nTopics Included:\\n\\n- What JeVon\\u2019s father was like\\n- How JeVon\\u2019s parents met\\xa0\\n- What it was like growing up poor\\xa0\\n- Being mixed race in Dayton Ohio\\xa0\\n- Lessons from his father\\xa0\\n- Relationship with mother and lessons learned\\xa0\\n- Getting into trouble and transferring hustling qualities into the corporate world\\xa0\\n- What has he taken from his childhood into corporate America?\\n- His turning point and first job\\n- How he climbed the corporate ladder\\xa0\\n- How he got handpicked to be CEO of Scribe Media\\n- Overcoming imposter syndrome\\xa0\\n- If the market crashed tomorrow, what would JeVon do?\\n- The three S\\u2019s of success\\xa0\\xa0\\n- The three P\\u2019s of business\\xa0\\n- How to foster good company culture and retain talent\\xa0\\n- How to have a great start to your day\\xa0\\n- Giving back\\xa0\\n- And other topics\\u2026\\n\\nJeVon McCormick is the President and CEO of Scribe Media, the multi-million dollar publishing company that was recently ranked the #1 Top Company Culture in America by Entrepreneur Magazine. Before Scribe Media, JeVon was president of the software company, Headspring Systems. He\\u2019s the author of I Got There, and his most recent book, Modern Leader is a Wall Street Journal best seller.\\xa0\\nJeVon and his story have been featured on CNBC, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Inc., and others.\\n\\nSponsored By:\\n\\nZapier - Try Zapier for free today at zapier.com/YAP\\n\\nReferences Mentioned:\\n\\nYAP Episode #30:\\xa0Rise Against All Odds with JeVon McCormick:\\nhttps://www.youngandprofiting.com/30-rise-against-all-odds-with-Jevon-mccormick/\\xa0\\nYAP Episode #166: Practicing Conscious Leadership with John Mackey:\\nhttps://www.youngandprofiting.com/166-practicing-conscious-leadership-with-john-mackey/\\xa0\\nYAP Episode #12:\\xa0Unlocking the Power of Sleep With Daniel Gartenberg\\nhttps://www.youngandprofiting.com/12-unlocking-the-power-of-sleep-with-daniel-gartenberg/\\xa0\\nScribe Media: https://scribemedia.com/\\xa0\\nJeVon\\u2019s Website: https://jevonmccormick.com/\\xa0\\nJeVon\\u2019s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Got-There-Overcame-Poverty-American/dp/1619615568\\xa0\\nJeVon\\u2019s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jevonmccormick/\\xa0\\nJeVon\\u2019s Instagram: \\u200b\\u200bhttps://www.instagram.com/jevonmccormick/\\xa0\\nJeVon\\u2019s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jevon_mccormick\\xa0\\nJeVon\\u2019s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jevonmccormickscribe\\xa0\\nJeVon\\u2019s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JeVonMcCormickScribe\\xa0\\n\\nConnect with Young and Profiting:\\n\\nHala\\u2019s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nHala\\u2019s Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/yapwithhala/\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nHala\\u2019s Twitter: https://twitter.com/yapwithhala\\xa0\\nClubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/@halataha\\xa0\\xa0\\nWebsite: https://www.youngandprofiting.com/\\xa0\\nText Hala: https://youngandprofiting.co/TextHala or text \\u201cYAP\\u201d to 28046'