Growing Up in a Single Parent Household - An Interview with Brandon Frame

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In this episode, Brandon shares his experience not meeting his Dad until he was 18-years-old and the work he put in to acknowledge and embrace his emotions. He also describes just how instrumental his mother and other male role models were in shaping who he is today while offering advice to young men who may be in a similar situation.

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About Brandon:
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACCOLADES ARE NO STRANGER TO BRANDON FRAME, BUT WHAT MAKES HIM EXTRAORDINARY IS THE HUMILITY AND SERVANT-LEADERSHIP THAT MARKS HIS LIFE.
WITH THE EDUCATION HE RECEIVED AT MOREHOUSE COLLEGE, BRANDON HAS APPLIED HIS PASSION FOR BUSINESS AND EDUCATION TOWARDS THE GOAL OF CREATING CONCRETE AVENUES FOR YOUTH TO DEVELOP INTO POSITIVE AND UPSTANDING MEN AND WOMEN. HIS ORGANIZATION, THEBLACKMANCAN, INC. IS AN OASIS OF RESOURCES FOR BOTH AFRICAN AMERICAN AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES . IN JUST SEVEN YEARS THE ORGANIZATION HAS GAINED AN INTERNATIONAL FOLLOWING AND ENDEAVORS TO CHANGE AND PROMOTE A POSITIVE NARRATIVE OF BLACK LIVES.

THEBLACKMANCAN INSTITUTE, COMPRISED OF A NETWORK OF OVER 200 MENTORS HAS IMPACTED OVER 3,500 YOUNG MEN, HAS TRAVELED TO SEVERAL COMMUNITIES SUCH ATLANTA,GA, NEW YORK CITY, AND MORE, TO UPLIFT, EDUCATE, AND INSPIRE YOUNG MEN OF COLOR. BRANDON HAS NEVER FORGOTTEN HIS HOME STATE OF CONNECTICUT, THEBLACKMANCAN INSTITUTE HAS IMPACTED THE COMMUNITIES OF HARTFORD, NEW HAVEN, WATERBURY, NORWICH, NEW LONDON AND WINDSOR. BRANDON CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS AND DEVELOPMENT AT HIGH SCHOOL INC. IN HARTFORD, CT. THERE BRANDON HAS IMPLEMENTED A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAM BY COINING THE PHRASE, "TAKING STUDENTS FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE BOARDROOM." HE IS THE AUTHOR OF THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED INTERACTIVE JOURNAL, "DEFINE YOURSELF, REDEFINE THE WORLD: A GUIDED JOURNAL FOR BOYS AND MEN OF COLOR. FOR HIS SERVICE TO HIS COMMUNITY BRANDON HAS RECEIVED THE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DRUM MAJOR AWARD, 40 UNDER 40, CHANGE MAKER OF THE YEAR, PRODUCER OF THE YEAR FOR HIS TELEVISION SHOW BUILDING MINDS FOREVER AND WAS NAMED NEXT IN CLASS IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION BY BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION.

BRANDON IS ALSO THE CO-FOUNDER OF THE AWARD-WINNING TWITTER CHAT #HIPHOPED, CREATOR OF THE POWER COUPLE BRUNCH. HIS WORK HAS BEEN FEATURED IN THE BOSTON GLOBE, BLACK BRIDE MAGAZINE, THE GRIO, CBS NEW YORK, AFRO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPER, FOX CONNECTICUT AND THE HARTFORD COURANT. HIS GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT IS BEING A COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO RISES TO THE CHALLENGE OF BUILDING A GENERATION, BY BEING THE EXAMPLE OF CHANGE HE WISHES TO SEE.  HE IS DETERMINED TO BE DIFFERENT, BE GREAT AND NEVER STOP.

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ABOUT AUDRA:
Audra was burned at a year and a half, had six surgeries between the ages of 2 and 16, and did not look at herself in the mirror until she was 25 years old.
As a person, who has experienced trauma and was left with physical remnants of it, she was then able to do the work necessary to embrace her scars and become empowered by them. Because of her experience, Audra wrote her song “Scars”, created the I’ve Got Scars Baby! Podcast and has been performing and holding personal empowerment workshops across the country.
From Detroit native to Los Angeles artist and producer, Audra has also performed at such venues as the Disney Music Hall (LA), The Kennedy Center (Washington DC), The World Children’s Festival of Theatre (Copenhagen, Denmark), The House of Blues Sunset (LA) and The Comedy Store (LA), Laugh Factory (LA) and The Comedy Union (LA).
As a Producer, Audra has worked for several network TV shows including: America's Got Talent, Steve Harvey's Big Time, and The Tom Joyner Show as well as shows on Netflix, BET, and VH1. Audra has taken her creativity to the stage as the writer and producer of her first play entitled, The Cage at the Stella Adler Theatre.