On July 12, 2019 MEI and Commonwealth held a pitch competition in Fort Wayne. Here are some of the results: 5 Presenters from more than 60 applicants 4 Sharks including Jaylon Smith, Mark Music, Jane DeHaven, and Gary Brackett $195,000 investment capital awarded 50+ Families of minority youth & parents attended 1st Place Hurry Home […]
On April 24, 2008, The White House hosted a summit on inner-city children and faith based schools to discuss educational alternatives for under-served youth. Namely, the preservation of urban, faith-based schools to serve inner-city children who lack adequate educational options. While serving as a policy aide to President Bush, Jay Hein participated in this White […]
Self-Care & Worthiness April 30, 2020 This week, James White encourages us to engage in self-care practices in light of COVID-19. However, he reminds us that self-care is not merely eating healthy and exercising. Rather, self-care first “requires knowing that you are worthy of care.” Moreover, it requires us to be careful, to slow […]
Social Distance & Social Connection April 16, 2020 This week, James White discusses the implications that social distancing may have on our well-being. Namely, the feeling of loneliness and the disappointment over missing important life events with our friends and family. However, White offers us suggestions “to develop physical distance while at the same […]
Self-Care & Self-Communication March 23, 2020 James White has begun to deliver a series of talks for the Triangle YMCA to help us navigate this virus scare with care for our mind, body, and soul. His first talk focuses on self-care and offers ways in which we can become better communicators with ourselves. We […]
Our Current Story & The Story of Resurrection April 9, 2020 ‘We Shall Overcome’ is the predominant theme of this talk, given by James White. He highlights the importance of resilience against trying times produced by COVID-19, while pointing out the similarities between the story we are presently writing and the story of the […]
Being A Rainbow April 1, 2020 How can we be the rainbow in someone’s cloud in the face of adversity? James White shares what the YMCA of the Triangle is doing to be a beacon of hope in the Raleigh/Durham community during these trying times. We invite you to listen and be inspired by […]
On March 18, 2020, the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued this community update regarding COVID-19 for local faith and civic community members. Sagamore Scholar, James White, participated as a speaker, addressing the opportunities available to faith leaders in the face of COVID-19. Listen to White’s message of hope—that the church is […]
Navigating Change & Opportunities for Growth March 25, 2020 What does it mean to have a healthy spirit in this difficult season of change? James White reflects on the opportunities available to us due to the unplanned changes that we face in light of COVID-19. “Change now has happened to us without our initiation […]
BY SEAN WARD | Full Article at The Chicken Wire By the time Michael Jones was 16, he knew exactly what he wanted in life: to be on the Inc. 500 list – a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the United States. By the time he was 35, the healthcare company he founded, […]
BY HOLLIE SLADE| Full Article at Fortune Magazine “When I was a teenager I thought that money, fame and success would be the solution to everything,” says Michael Jones. A serial entrepreneur in his mid-40s, Jones founded Implantable Provider Group in 2004, a healthcare company that buys medical implants like pacemakers, gives them to hospitals and […]
