Two friends confront retirement myths, entrepreneurial grit, and America's racial wounds—while examining real slave artifacts that spark raw honesty. Bill and Odell blend business wisdom, faith, and hard history to model how listening across divides builds true common ground.
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This podcast is produced by BG Podcast Network.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction, Prayer, and Retirement Banter
04:47 Entrepreneurial Life: "We Only Eat What We Kill"
09:35 Business Development, Networking, and Rejiggering
12:01 Odell's Three-Legged Stool Consulting Model
16:48 Negotiation, Value, and Client Relationships
23:57 Slave Tags and the Hidden History of Enslaved Skills
31:06 Uncle Nearest, Jack Daniels, and Intellectual Property
35:53 Childhood Racism, Integration Struggles, and Finding Common Ground
40:33 Thomas Jefferson, Hypocrisy, and America's Original Sin
48:35 Slave Chains, Ghana Castles, and the Transatlantic Trade
53:24 Closing Reflections and Prayer
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