You Can Create Change w/ Christine Simmons

THE ED MYLETT SHOW

Ed Mylett

Education, Business, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship

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🗓️ 3 June 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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SOLUTIONS, JUSTICE, and BUSINESS... “You can make a ridiculous impact without having to be in politics. Your business can make a ridiculous social impact without having to be a 501c3.” These words spoken by my dear friend, business tycoon, social justice advocate, and inspirational leader, Christine Simmons, could not be more TRUE and more NEEDED than right now in history. Yesterday, I called the Maxout Community to action. We need a shift in the world right now and this call for justice shouldn’t just start at your front door… It should be a part of your business! Whether you’re an employee or a CEO this applies to you. In this interview, I sat down with Christine Simmons, COO of the Oscars, The Academy, and former President and COO of the WNBA, LA Sparks as she reveals how she redefined an entire sports franchise by focusing on community development and what matters most… PEOPLE. This interview details one of the most extraordinary examples of how you can use your business to take ACTION. It will leave you equipped and empowered. We get very REAL about the issues that people of color and women face in the business space. Christine breaks down head-on exactly HOW to navigate these waters and STILL find TREMENDOUS success in business and all other areas of her life, all while being a single mother. Named as one of the 500 most influential people in Los Angeles, AND an EBONY MAGAZINE POWER LIST Hero, being listed amongst the great MVPs including Stephen Curry James Harden and Venus Williams, failure, fear, and intimidation never stopped Christine from dominating the sports world and continuing to be a trailblazer for other women in business. This is the blueprint for you to TAKE ACTION and fight for justice with your business.

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0:00.0	Welcome back to Max out everybody. I'm Ed Mylett. I am super pumped about today's interview
0:21.0	because I have a very unique and special woman sitting here with me today. This lady,
0:25.8	by the way, she's funny too. This lady is the president and chief operating officer
0:32.0	of the WNBA's LA Sparks and her name is Christine Simmons. So thank you for being here.
0:37.0	Thank you for having me. This is exciting. It's already been good off-key. I know. I know.
0:41.2	So obviously you're an executive of one of the biggest sports franchises in the world.
0:46.7	That's a pretty unbelievable achievement you've had in your life. And we're
0:50.3	going to get to that part, but I want to go back a little bit. So because I want
0:54.2	people to have the background, I started the show and I want to feature prominent people
0:57.5	that are maxing out obviously different areas of their life. And in your case, obviously
1:01.7	all of your achievements are impressive. But also those of you that aren't watching this
1:06.0	for listen to the audio, you're an African American woman too. Yes. And that brings with
1:10.5	it a set of dynamics that I want to discuss today too. I love that. Yeah. And so, but
1:15.1	let's go back a little bit because you've always been an African American woman for a girl.
1:18.4	So that part's been permanent. Yeah. Yeah. But if we go back, you grew up, are you the
1:22.2	first person graduate college in Finland? I am. The first to graduate. One of my sisters
1:25.5	did begin college. But I so and the craziest part about it is that my mom is a skinny
1:30.1	white girl from Oregon. My dad is a black man from Pensacola, Florida. In fact, you
1:35.3	ex marine and ex Pomona PD. We were talking about 909, right? And we empire. So he
1:41.8	posed my mom over to get her number. That's how I got here today. You got to be kidding.
1:45.5	No, dead serious. Are you kidding me? No, two stories. Two story. I don't know that might
1:50.7	get him in trouble. But no, nonetheless, he was a very honorable cop. I'm sure. But
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