TIMELY TIE-INS

August 

• Black Business Month

September

• American Business Women’s Day – 22

October

• National Women’s Small Business Month
• National Business Women’s Week – 20-26

November

• National Entrepreneur Month
• Women’s Entrepreneurship Day – 19

December

• National Write a Business Plan Month

SUGGESTED INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

1. Was there an “aha!” moment for you when you first realized the value of partnerships for an entrepreneur?
2. What was the first business that you started that benefitted from the Power of Partnerships?
3. Why are so many entrepreneurs reluctant to seek out collaborators when they start a business?
4. What are the three mental skill sets that entrepreneurs must develop to create successful partnerships?
5. Your book features several assignments that can help entrepreneurs develop their mental skills sets and organize their approach, including one called a “Throw Up Session.” What is a Throw Up Session and why is it essential?
6. Instead of thinking of a customer as someone who walks through the door, you write that “Your customer is your first partner.”  Please explain.
7. What is an OPNAC, and why can’t an entrepreneur succeed without one?
8. What leadership skills are important when developing partnerships?
9. You emphasize that entrepreneurs don’t have to do everything alone. Can you share a time when letting go of control actually accelerated your growth?
10. You talk about building a “Partnership Culture” within a business. What does that look like in action, and how can a new entrepreneur start creating it?
11. In the book, you discuss fear and procrastination as major roadblocks. How can partnerships specifically help entrepreneurs overcome those two challenges?
12. Your media tour blends motivational music with your message on partnerships. How does music help drive the message deeper, and what inspired that creative fusion?
13. You coined the term “Motivation Music” to describe the fusion of inspirational speech and genre-blending music. What impact do you hope this soundtrack has on listeners?
14. How do you see Motivation Music being used beyond the book tour—could it become a movement, a tool for classrooms, businesses, or even therapy?
15. You’re currently working with developers and investment groups in both the U.S. and Ghana. How are those partnerships tied to the mission of your book and media tour?
16. Can you tell us more about the Black Star Resort project and your role in helping bring it to life through strategic partnerships and media exposure?
17. You’ve mentioned that your tour is being supported by a team of professionals—publisher, publicist, music distributor, etc. How did you build that team, and what advice do you have for entrepreneurs looking to build their own dream team?
18. You often speak about the role of partnerships beyond business—how can entrepreneurs collaborate with community leaders, nonprofits, or policymakers to create real economic empowerment?
19. What role do public-private partnerships play in shaping a more inclusive economy, and how can everyday entrepreneurs tap into these opportunities?
20. Your book touches on the importance of building bridges. How can strategic partnerships fuel global unity and shared prosperity across borders?