Changing the Trajectory is a podcast hosted by James Seth Thompson that seeks to inspire and empower meaningful generational planning and legacy building through intentional and deliberate action. Featuring roundtable discussions that highlight multicultural markets and communities as breeding grounds for success and change, we offer fresh perspectives on responsibility and investing. Learn to prioritize core values and act with intent to leverage influence and create lasting impact. We won’t dodge the hard stuff. Together, let's make the pivot from a standard operating procedure to that of intentionality and purpose.
He's an NBA All-Star; she's a two-time Olympic gold medalist and World Cup champion. But for Jrue and Lauren Holiday, their commitment to excellence t...
Did you know that 90% of Black small businesses are sole proprietors or only have one or two employees? Today, James speaks with Kelly Ifill, founder ...
After a career in city government, Jeff Lindor wanted to use his skills to better serve his community. Resisting a soul-crushing rise through the rank...
"Where there's a will, there's a way." Well, not always. But, "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail” are words James and his guests today uphold. Tif...
Why is Atlanta, long known as a mecca for upward mobile African-Americans, number two in America in income inequality? And as home to the second-large...
At the intersection of HBCUs and venture capital lies HBCUvc—a nonprofit dedicated to bringing more Black and Brown investors into the venture capital...
When Tanya Van Court’s 8-year-old daughter asked for a new bike and enough money to start an investment account for her 9th birthday, Tanya knew: “If ...
Angel investor Lorine Pendleton once heard a quote that so shocked her, it changed the course of her career: "Only 1% of VC dollars go to African Amer...
What do Stacy Abrams, Kamala Harris, and Raphael Warnock have in common besides a penchant for politics? They are all graduates of Historically Black ...
What is a power broker for change? Leon Ford will teach you. During a traffic stop in 2012, Leon was racially profiled and shot five times by Pittsbur...