Working while Black. We all know what it can be like navigating the workforce while trying to be our authentic selves. From our names to our hair, we often find ourselves having to hide or change pieces of who we are. Enter Walter Gainer II. As a young man with locs, he had some anxiety about graduating college and having to search for work. Would he face discrimination? What were other Black professionals saying? As it turned out, there wasn't a bunch of information out there for him. This implored Walter to go out and find it. Listen in as Walt shares his story and what he's found out along his journey. Plus, how his hair journey led him into the LinkedIn Accelerator program.

David goes Man to Man with actor, author, and executive producer of All the Queens Men, Christian Keyes. When David first went Man to Man with Christian, they discussed the value of being valued, the impact of childhood traumas, the power of forgiveness and releasing blame, his self-love tool kit, and what he's looking for in his wife. This go around, the two talk about moving forward, how to work on yourself to become the best version of yourself, and his new BET+ Series All the Queens Men!

Steve Harris is a multi-hyphenate to the nth degree. He's a producer, an entrepreneur, an Emmy winner, a documentarian, a network executive, and he and David happened to cross paths at his latest project, Sneakertopia. But perhaps just as interesting as all the things that Steve has managed to do and create and work on, are the paths he had to take to get there. From his early days at Howard University, to being a young father and navigating college and parenthood at the same time, to trying to chase a dream and rejection, Steve has experienced it all. Plus how has all of this tied into his own wellness journey and making time and finding balance with doing everything and doing what you need to do for yourself?

Today David goes Man to Man again with the half-man, half amazing Anthony Clark! Listen in to find out about Anthony's month-long trip to Ghana and how it has changed how he sees love, community, and himself.

Working while Black. We all know what it can be like navigating the workforce while trying to be our authentic selves. From our names to our hair, we often find ourselves having to hide or change pieces of who we are. Enter Walter Gainer II. As a young man with locs, he had some anxiety about graduating college and having to search for work. Would he face discrimination? What were other Black professionals saying? As it turned out, there wasn't a bunch of information out there for him. This implored Walter to go out and find it. Listen in as Walt shares his story and what he's found out along his journey. Plus, how his hair journey led him into the LinkedIn Accelerator program.

David goes Man to Man with actor, author, and executive producer of All the Queens Men, Christian Keyes. When David first went Man to Man with Christian, they discussed the value of being valued, the impact of childhood traumas, the power of forgiveness and releasing blame, his self-love tool kit, and what he's looking for in his wife. This go around, the two talk about moving forward, how to work on yourself to become the best version of yourself, and his new BET+ Series All the Queens Men!

David is back with Bryan to finish their conversation and this round they're going into more of what exactly Bryan does as an ICF Accredited Leadership Coach. Surprisingly enough, leadership is so much more than just the being the person in charge. It encompasses a doubt, and stress, and performances and humility and want. Listen in as Bryan and David reflect on their growth, development and what their journey from adolescence to manhood has looked like for them.

Today David goes Man to Man with a Black Love Doc favorite. The half man, half amazing Anthony Clark! Listen in to find out how we can find a balance between the need to be tough and our higher selves.

David goes Man to Man with filmmaker, producer, and former pro-athlete Spencer Paysinger! David and Spencer dive into what masculinity looks like for him, and if that's changed over the years. Plus the last time these two spoke Spencer was getting ready to start therapy, and he shares what a year of that has looked like. The two also chat about how much his identity in football has manifested differently in his current life.

This week David goes Man to Man with health & fitness expert Shawn Stevenson. David (aka Shawn's #1 fan) and Shawn get real about masculinity, how health is much more than eating well, and how Shawn's own past set him on this path to help others. Make sure you tell another king, or queen, about this conversation because it is not one to miss!

David is back with Bryan to finish their conversation and this round they're going into more of what exactly Bryan does as an ICF Accredited Leadership Coach. Surprisingly enough, leadership is so much more than just the being the person in charge. It encompasses a doubt, and stress, and performances and humility and want. Listen in as Bryan and David reflect on their growth, development and what their journey from adolescence to manhood has looked like for them.

Today David goes Man to Man with a Black Love Doc favorite. The half man, half amazing Anthony Clark! Listen in to find out how we can find a balance between the need to be tough and our higher selves.

David goes Man to Man with filmmaker, producer, and former pro-athlete Spencer Paysinger! David and Spencer dive into what masculinity looks like for him, and if that's changed over the years. Plus the last time these two spoke Spencer was getting ready to start therapy, and he shares what a year of that has looked like. The two also chat about how much his identity in football has manifested differently in his current life.

This week David goes Man to Man with health & fitness expert Shawn Stevenson. David (aka Shawn's #1 fan) and Shawn get real about masculinity, how health is much more than eating well, and how Shawn's own past set him on this path to help others. Make sure you tell another king, or queen, about this conversation because it is not one to miss!

Sometimes you just have to chop it up with an old friend. This week David is going Man to Man with Bryan Winston who is not only an old friend, but an ICF Accredited Leadership Coach, NLP Master Practitioner & Ericksonian Hypnosis Practitioner. Listen in as the two discuss the meaning of masculinity in today's world, how fatherhood has helped shaped them today, and how doing things well is so much different than just doing.

In this OG Man to Man from the IG Live days, David goes Man to Man with father, husband, and host of The Shady Bunch Charles Kuykendoll. The two discuss couples therapy, legacy, and what masculinity looks like now that they're parents.