CYLS 117: The HBCU Journey From Tech Starups to Entrepreneur and Marriage with Thomas Teel
About our Guest:
Episode Summary
Insight from this episode:
downs of his career
#1 Understand where you want to be and that nothing should stand between you and where you want to be
#2 Thomas is super competitive
#3 Be Authentic
Quotes from the show:
“I’m really comfortable shaking the ceo’s hand because I’ve met much tougher guys in the streets” - Thomas Teel Episode #117
“I think the most important thing for me to do as a black professional… is to let someone else know you can be Cool, Black and Succeed” - Thomas Teel Episode #117
“When you’re looking to work in tech you need that credibility in saying that you started something on your own A. to really fit in the culture because everyone else has done that and B. so that you can have a proper conversation about something that you don’t know how to do” - Thomas Teel Episode #117
Goal Setting Methods/ Measurements
“You can literally create the life that you want if you are willing to put the work in” - Kevin Y. Brown episode #117
Resources Mentioned:
Favorite Book:
7 habits of highly effective people by Stephen Covey
Favorite Quote:
“Between stimulus and response there is space. In that space is our power to choose ourresponse. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” - Viktor E. Frankl
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