48: [BLACK MEN WHO LEAD] Leadership x Financial Wellness in the Black Community w/ Derrius Quarles

<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "color: #000000;">This episode is a part of our Black Men Who Lead series hosted by</span> Aquaus Kelley</span></em> <span style= "color: #000000;"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">educator and Founder of A Lover’s Ambition Lifestyle Group. </span></em></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #b17030;"><strong><em>About Men Who Lead: </em></strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Black Men Who Lead is a series highlighting Black men at the forefront of Black entrepreneurship. These men are discussing their journeys in entrepreneurship, challenges, and wins, and the power of them continuing to push our communities forward.</span></em></span></p> <hr /> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Name:</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Derrius Quarles</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Current Title:</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Co-Founder and Co-CEO BREAUX and Company</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Location:</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Chicago, IL</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Educational Background</strong><strong>:</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Kenwood Academy High School</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; color: #000000;">Morehouse College, BA Sociology</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; color: #000000;">University of Pennsylvania, M.S.Ed. Education Entrepreneurship</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>About Derrius:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; color: #000000;">Derrius was born on Chicago's South Side as the Grandson of a Mississippi sharecropper and Great Migration participant. Derrius is a 13-year foster care survivor, traversing four foster homes, welfare, and public housing through childhood. These experiences meant Derrius grew up with a keen understanding of how poverty, income inequality, and social dise