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Marcus Harden

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Youth Development

Watch God Work with Lawrence E. Adjah

Michelle Carter

Richard Branson

John Berardi

Ryan Wilson

Jade Simmons

Jason Harris

Andy Galpin

Ruben Harris

Mike Robertson

Alan Stein Jr

Chris Duffin

Jay Ferruggia

Teri Ijeoma

Jade Teta

Jordan Syatt

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📣👊🏿 In this new episode of Watch God Work with Lawrence E. Adjah we welcome our brother Marcus Harden. We talk the Education of Black Boys and Men, Servant Leadership, Faith, Community &amp; More.Marcus Harden is the Co-Founder and Lead Learner of the Academy for Creating Excellence, an all-male school with a mission to create high-quality educational experiences for young men, with a focus on African-American/Black and Latino males.The Southeast Seattle native is an educator, school leader, but he’s been fittingly given the title of a quiet community superhero and champion of the people by national media and the communities where he serves.Marcus has love for people and a heart for seeing the best in all people, especially, our youth. Marcus has served in education, non-profit, state and federal domains for 15 years, serving in the office of Former First Lady &amp; Senator Hillary R. Clinton as an intern, then as Executive Director of (ACAP) The Accounting Career Awareness Program; Race to the Top Grant Program Manager for Rainier Beach High school; Director of Community Engagement for the Washington State Charter School Association, and currently serves as Principal/Lead Learner of the Academy for Creating Excellence an aspiring educational model that focuses on cultivating the innate excellence inside of African American males. ACE launched in 2012, offering educational workshops in Seattle. In 2016, in partnership with the City of Seattle Department of Early Learning and South Shore K–8, it hosted its first three-month Summer Learning Experience. This program became a pilot for a full school opening in 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia: the ACE Atlanta charter school. ACE’s pedagogy centered in love—which he calls “Loveful Pedagogy”—is based on brain development in young men specifically, with an emphasis on learning through community work; healthy competition; and candid, frequent conversation. Marcus has a Masters of Arts in Education and Program Manager Certification from the University of Washington.Watch God Work with Lawrence E. Adjah is a show featuring powerful stories from amazing leaders from every arena of business, civic leadership and culture —from film, sports, media and entertainment to finance, tech, healthcare, social good and more— about how they've seen God at work in their careers and in their lives. We call them God Stories.Follow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/watchgodworktv/ | https://www.instagram.com/adjah_l/Watch &amp; Subscribe: Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/lawrenceadjahListen &amp; Subscribe: via Your Favorite Podcast Platform: https://watchgodworktv.buzzsprout.com/

📣👊🏿 In this new episode of Watch God Work with Lawrence E. Adjah we welcome our brother Marcus Harden. We talk the Education of Black Boys and Men, Servant Leadership, Faith, Community &amp; More. Marcus Harden is the Co-Founder and Lead Learner of the Academy for Creating Excellence, an all-male school with a mission to create high-quality educational experiences for young men, with a focus on African-American/Black and Latino males. The Southeast Seattle native is an educator, school leader, but he’s been fittingly given the title of a quiet community superhero and champion of the people by national media and the communities where he serves. Marcus has love for people and a heart for seeing the best in all people, especially, our youth. Marcus has served in education, non-profit, state and federal domains for 15 years, serving in the office of Former First Lady &amp; Senator Hillary R. Clinton as an intern, then as Executive Director of (ACAP) The Accounting Career Awareness Program; Race to the Top Grant Program Manager for Rainier Beach High school; Director of Community Engagement for the Washington State Charter School Association, and currently serves as Principal/Lead Learner of the Academy for Creating Excellence an aspiring educational model that focuses on cultivating the innate excellence inside of African American males.  ACE launched in 2012, offering educational workshops in Seattle. In 2016, in partnership with the City of Seattle Department of Early Learning and South Shore K–8, it hosted its first three-month Summer Learning Experience. This program became a pilot for a full school opening in 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia: the ACE Atlanta charter school. ACE’s pedagogy centered in love—which he calls “Loveful Pedagogy”—is based on brain development in young men specifically, with an emphasis on learning through community work; healthy competition; and candid, frequent conversation.  Marcus has a Masters of Arts in Education and Program Manager Certification from the University of Washington. Watch God Work with Lawrence E. Adjah is a show featuring powerful stories from amazing leaders from every arena of business, civic leadership and culture —from film, sports, media and entertainment to finance, tech, healthcare, social good and more— about how they've seen God at work in their careers and in their lives. We call them God Stories. Follow Us on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/watchgodworktv/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/watchgodworktv/</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/adjah_l/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/adjah_l/</a> Watch &amp; Subscribe: Youtube Channel: <a href="https://youtube.com/c/lawrenceadjah" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/c/lawrenceadjah</a> Listen &amp; Subscribe: via Your Favorite Podcast Platform: <a href="https://watchgodworktv.buzzsprout.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://watchgodworktv.buzzsprout.com/</a>

Marcus Harden Talks the Education of Black Boys, Servant Leadership, Faith, & More | Watch God Work

On this show I bring on Marcus Harden who is not only an OG at Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance, but also an incredible human being. Marcus has worked in eduction and with youth for close to two decades. He  inspired me to start the Vigor DREAM program. A scholarship program that I am working with Marcus to develop that will mentor, guide and support young men and women through accountability, coaching, fitness and performance. Essentially, it will be the mentorship program that I could have used when I was knucklehead and getting into trouble growing up.Marcus Harden is the co-founder of ACE Academy, a non-profit that serves young men of color – specifically African American males and other historically marginalized young men of color. ACE Academy is part of the initial cohort of School Foundry and looks to open as a school model in Fall of 2019. Marcus is in his 15th year in education, having served at multiple levels, including educational policy, school-based counselling, Community Engagement Management for WA Charters, and currently as a Principal Intern completing the University of Washington Danforth program. Marcus is a proud Southeast Seattle native, the voice of Rainier Beach High School, a proud mentor, parent, son, karaoke legend—in his own mind—and aspiring Superhero.We talk about the lessons of being a great mentor and coach, how to go about creating your own programs for the kids in needs, and how to cook them into your business to create more of an impact – while also connecting yourself and your business to something meaningful. Let's go.IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:How Marcus ended up getting into youth education despite his belief that he didn't like kids or want to do anything with themThe lessons and impact of adopting 4 kids at the age of 26, where it led Marcus, and what you can learn from itHow going to 21 funerals for kids in 4 years changed him and what it’s made him take action onThe 2nd and 3rd order consequences of your decisions and how are they showing up in your life in a negative wayThe MOST important thing to do when mentoring youth and coaching that most people missThe big step of taking on the responsibility of a mentorship and the reason why you may be stuck (you’ll be surprised at the answer)What the “love-ful pedagogy” is and how you can apply it to your business and life to make both a lot betterThe biggest problems in the education system and the solutions that can change how you make a differenceThe “Champ Of The Day” exercise and how you can use it in your life and businessWhy you’re not your brother's keeper, but rather your brother and what this concept means for youThe story of how belief changed a whole class of kids from the worst to the best, and why you shouldn’t look at anyone’s “file”The lesson of the “13 year old you” and how it will help you drop labels, get curious, and treat people with no judgement or labelsThe AAC model (Affirmation, Accountability and Correction) and how you can use it in coaching, leadership and when mentoring youthHow to develop a impactful program in your business that will create change as well as differentiate you to help build a more profitable business LINKS AND RESOURCES: ACE Academy: https://aceacademywa.orgMarcus Harden Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamthepeoplesninja/Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: www.VigorGroundFitness.comVigor Life Podcast (iTunes): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vigor-life-podcast/id1180256583?mt=2Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriberLuka Hocevar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukahocevar/Thanks so much for joining me this week. Have some feedback that you’d like to share? Leave me a review on iTunes.

On this show I bring on Marcus Harden who is not only an OG at Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance, but also an incredible human being. Marcus has worked in eduction and with youth for close to two decades. He inspired me to start the Vigor DREAM program. A scholarship program that I am working with Marcus to develop that will mentor, guide and support young men and women through accountability, coaching, fitness and performance. Essentially, it will be the mentorship program that I could have used when I was knucklehead and getting into trouble growing up. Marcus Harden is the co-founder of ACE Academy, a non-profit that serves young men of color – specifically African American males and other historically marginalized young men of color. ACE Academy is part of the initial cohort of School Foundry and looks to open as a school model in Fall of 2019. Marcus is in his 15th year in education, having served at multiple levels, including educational policy, school-based counselling, Community Engagement Management for WA Charters, and currently as a Principal Intern completing the University of Washington Danforth program. Marcus is a proud Southeast Seattle native, the voice of Rainier Beach High School, a proud mentor, parent, son, karaoke legend—in his own mind—and aspiring Superhero. We talk about the lessons of being a great mentor and coach, how to go about creating your own programs for the kids in needs, and how to cook them into your business to create more of an impact – while also connecting yourself and your business to something meaningful.  Let's go. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: How Marcus ended up getting into youth education despite his belief that he didn't like kids or want to do anything with themThe lessons and impact of adopting 4 kids at the age of 26, where it led Marcus, and what you can learn from itHow going to 21 funerals for kids in 4 years changed him and what it’s made him take action onThe 2nd and 3rd order consequences of your decisions and how are they showing up in your life in a negative wayThe MOST important thing to do when mentoring youth and coaching that most people missThe big step of taking on the responsibility of a mentorship and the reason why you may be stuck (you’ll be surprised at the answer)What the “love-ful pedagogy” is and how you can apply it to your business and life to make both a lot betterThe biggest problems in the education system and the solutions that can change how you make a differenceThe “Champ Of The Day” exercise and how you can use it in your life and businessWhy you’re not your brother's keeper, but rather your brother and what this concept means for youThe story of how belief changed a whole class of kids from the worst to the best, and why you shouldn’t look at anyone’s “file”The lesson of the “13 year old you” and how it will help you drop labels, get curious, and treat people with no judgement or labelsThe AAC model (Affirmation, Accountability and Correction) and how you can use it in coaching, leadership and when mentoring youthHow to develop a impactful program in your business that will create change as well as differentiate you to help build a more profitable business  LINKS AND RESOURCES:  ACE Academy: <a href="https://aceacademywa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://aceacademywa.org</a> Marcus Harden Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/iamthepeoplesninja/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/iamthepeoplesninja/</a> Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: <a href="http://www.VigorGroundFitness.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.VigorGroundFitness.com</a> Vigor Life Podcast (iTunes): <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vigor-life-podcast/id1180256583?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vigor-life-podcast/id1180256583?mt=2</a> Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber</a> Luka Hocevar Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lukahocevar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/lukahocevar/</a> Thanks so much for joining me this week. Have some feedback that you’d like to share? Leave me a review on iTunes.

EP085: The Impact of Mentoring and Guiding Youth and How to Build Social Change into Your Business w/ Marcus Harden