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  • How Kenneth Boggs Builds Confidence in Men Through Custom Suits & Style

    How Kenneth Boggs Builds Confidence in Men Through Custom Suits & Style
    2025/11/19
    In this episode, host NeAndre Broussard sits down with luxury suiting designer and entrepreneur Kenneth Boggs to talk about manhood, image, and the business of tailoring. From learning to sew with his grandmother to dressing men for their biggest moments, KB breaks down how a well-made suit can shift a man’s confidence, posture, and presence in any room. In this conversation, they unpack: The life-changing quote from his grandfather: “You’re born looking like your dad, but you die looking like your decisions.” Meeting his father for the first time and choosing forgiveness as a man. How Motown, Black church culture, and classic Black leaders inspired his aesthetic. The difference between full canvas vs fused suits and why construction matters. Why your shoes, timepiece, and shirt can make or break your look. Dressing for respect in business, boardrooms, and first-class cabins. Building a brand with reputation strong enough to speak before you walk in the room. Legacy, philanthropy, and using business to pour back into the community. If you’ve been thinking about leveling up your look, your presence, or the way you walk into a room, this episode is your style blueprint. Come for the suit game and tailoring gems; leave with a new standard for how you show up as a Black man in every space you step into. 👍🏾 Like, ✍🏾 comment, and 🔔 subscribe for more conversations that pour back into our people. Follow Kenneth Boggs: Instagram: instagram.com/mr.kennethboggs Website: kennethboggs.com Follow Black Menswear: Instagram: instagram.com/blackmenswear X / Twitter: x.com/blackmenswear Facebook: facebook.com/BlackMenswear Website: blackmenswear.com #KennethBoggs #BlackMenswear #MensStyle #BlackMenInSuits #CustomSuits #BlackEntrepreneurs #MensFashion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 分
  • Etienne Maurice on Mindfulness, Shavasana & Community Healing with WalkGood LA

    Etienne Maurice on Mindfulness, Shavasana & Community Healing with WalkGood LA
    2025/11/12
    In this grounding conversation, host NeAndre Broussard—founder and CEO of Black Menswear—sits down with creator and community-builder Etienne Maurice to unpack how mindfulness, breathwork, and movement can turn pain into purpose. From a park meet-up to a full-fledged creative wellness studio, Etienne shares the origin of WalkGood LA and the mission to make healing equitable and accessible for our people. Together we explore: ✨ “Consistency is the currency of credibility”—showing up to silence imposter syndrome ✨ The nightly reset: why Shavasana (corpse pose) might be the most important part of your day ✨ Breathwork + yoga as culture-rooted mental health tools you can start now ✨ Turning trauma into service: gun-violence survival, psychiatric recovery, and 13 years sober ✨ Creative wellness that heals: Breathe Good, Laugh Good, Film Good, Hike Good, Run Good ✨ You Good—a men’s circle for breath, sound, and real conversation ✨ Listening to your body: rest, treatment, and recovering from pain without losing momentum ✨ How partnerships + purpose scaled a studio into a movement If you’ve been searching for your people, a practice, or a place to finally be still and breathe, this episode is a blueprint. Come for practical tools; leave with a community-centered vision of healing. 📌 Try the end-of-day Shavasana tonight—then share this with someone who needs a reset. 👍🏾 Like, ✍🏾 comment, and 🔔 subscribe for more conversations that pour back into our people. Follow WalkGood LA / Etienne Maurice: Instagram: instagram.com/walkgoodetienne Instagram: instagram.com/walkgoodla Website: walkgoodla.org Follow Black Menswear: Instagram: instagram.com/blackmenswear X / Twitter: x.com/blackmenswear Facebook: facebook.com/BlackMenswear Website: blackmenswear.com #EtienneMaurice #WalkGoodLA #Mindfulness #Shavasana #Breathwork #Men’sMentalHealth #CommunityHealing #SafeSpaces #CreativeWellness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 分
  • John Gaines on Consistency, Confidence & Fatherhood: From Athlete to “Gains by Gaines”

    John Gaines on Consistency, Confidence & Fatherhood: From Athlete to “Gains by Gaines”
    2025/11/05
    In this momentum-building conversation, host NeAndre Broussard—founder and CEO of Black Menswear—sits down with trainer and creator John Gaines (aka Gains by Gaines) to unpack how daily habits shape identity, why confidence starts with keeping promises to yourself, and what it really takes to build a body—and life—that lasts.John opens with a mantra that guides his coaching and fatherhood: “You are what you consistently do.” From there, he breaks down the athlete-to-entrepreneur pivot, the power of being coachable, and how “gains mentality” turns small reps into big results that actually stick.We peel back the four layers—appearance, mindset, foundation, and core—while exploring:✨ Consistency > intensity: stacking small wins, training smart, and celebrating incremental progress✨ Making the gym translate to life: discipline, resilience, and keeping your word when no one’s watching✨ Why coachability wins rooms—and opens doors—long before you speak✨ Confidence as a felt experience: how putting in work changes how you walk into any space✨ Sustainable transformation vs. crash fixes: realistic programming, plateaus, and meeting yourself where you are✨ Community over ego: building relationships that refer, retain, and raise your ceiling✨ Fatherhood & co-parenting with intention: leading with love, patience, and example as a #GirlDad✨ Thriving in L.A.: finding your lane, protecting your foundation, and letting opportunity support purposeIf you’re an athlete in transition, a busy parent chasing health, or a builder who wants discipline to show up everywhere—this conversation is your blueprint. Come for practical frameworks on training and mindset—leave ready to chase gains in everything you do.📌 Don’t miss it—this one blends fitness, fatherhood, and fundamentals you can apply today.👍🏾 Like, ✍🏾 comment, and 🔔 subscribe for more culture-driven conversations that pour back into our people.Follow John Gaines:Instagram: instagram.com/gainsbygainesYouTube: youtube.com/@Gainsbygaines2023Follow Black Menswear:Instagram: instagram.com/blackmenswearX / Twitter: x.com/blackmenswearFacebook: facebook.com/BlackMenswearWebsite: blackmenswear.com#JohnGaines #GainsByGaines #BlackMenswear #ConsistencyWins #GainsMentality #Coachable #Fatherhood #GirlDad #SustainableFitness #Discipline #Confidence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 分
  • Style Bell (@SirStyle) on Purpose, Discipline & Community: From Foster Care to Financial Freedom

    Style Bell (@SirStyle) on Purpose, Discipline & Community: From Foster Care to Financial Freedom
    2025/10/29
    In this powerful episode of The Check-In, host NeAndre Broussard—founder and CEO of Black Menswear—sits down with wellness leader and entrepreneur Style Bell for a transparent conversation on purpose, money, resilience, and building with (and for) your community. Style opens up about foster care, seasons of homelessness, and the shift that changed everything: stop chasing checks—create value and the checks follow. He shares how that mindset took him from struggling to multi-millionaire, why he still offers free community workouts after nearly 15 years, and how he’s turning his home base into a neighborhood wellness hub (think turf, outdoor sauna, red light therapy, massage boots, and contrast therapy) so people can access tools they’ve never had. Together, we peel back the four layers—appearance, mindset, foundation, and core—while exploring: ✨ “I am my ancestors’ wildest dreams”—the daily reminder that grounds his grind ✨ Purpose over profit: building brand value the market rewards, instead of chasing quick income ✨ The 21-Day Challenge blueprint—habits, chef-led demos, modified workouts, mobile-first access, accountability, community, and $10,000 in prizes to the top 10 transformations ✨ MLM with integrity: structure, leadership, and why opportunity + discipline matters more than labels ✨ Discipline vs. distraction: a realistic morning rhythm (even “abs in bed”) and why some don’t need rigid routines ✨ Turning contrast into clarity—including processing a $500K financial hit without losing momentum ✨ Founders’ mental health: grief, identity, and why some seasons call for therapy, brotherhood, and honest rooms ✨ Travel, safety, and presence: lessons from ~50 countries and why Bali changed how he felt in his body ✨ Legacy in real time: widening access so more Black families build health, discipline, and financial freedom If you’re an entrepreneur or builder committed to changing your family tree, this conversation gives you a grounded playbook—how to sell value, lead people, protect your peace, and reinvest where you live. Come for the business and wellness gems—leave with a clearer blueprint for purpose-driven wealth. 📌 Don’t miss it—this one’s for every Black man ready to stack discipline, serve community, and grow something that lasts. 👍🏾 Like, ✍🏾 comment, and 🔔 subscribe for more culture-driven conversations that pour back into our people. Follow Style Bell: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sirstyle/ Follow Black Menswear: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackmenswear X / Twitter: https://x.com/blackmenswear Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlackMenswear Website: https://blackmenswear.com #StyleBell #TheCheckInPodcast #BlackMenswear #PurposeOverProfit #CommunityWealth #BlackEntrepreneurs #FinancialFreedom #WellnessJourney #DisciplineWins #ContrastCreatesClarity #LegacyBuilders #AccountabilityCulture #BlackMensMentalHealth #EntrepreneurMindset Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 分
  • Charity Croff (@CharityCroff) Mindset Mastery, Authenticity & Community: From Depression to Purpose

    Charity Croff (@CharityCroff) Mindset Mastery, Authenticity & Community: From Depression to Purpose
    2025/10/22
    In this soul-stirring episode of The Check-In, host NeAndre Broussard—founder and CEO of Black Menswear—sits down with public intellectual, artist, and creator Charity Croff for a raw conversation on mental health, identity, faith, and the freedom to be fully yourself. Charity opens up about a dark season of passive suicidal thoughts and the moment everything shifted: “We become what we think about.” From there, he breaks down how affirmations, movement, and consistent mental “reps” (aka brainwashing yourself with what edifies you) reprogrammed his life—and how anyone can do the same. Together, we peel back the four layers—appearance, mindset, foundation, and core—while exploring: ✨ How to take 100% ownership of your mind (and stop letting the world program you) ✨ Practical tools: movement, creativity, and repetition to climb out of depressive ruts ✨ Why anger can be a bridge from shame to courage—then into peace and joy ✨ Building community that tells the truth, holds you down, and helps you grow ✨ Reconciling “both of ’em”: intellect and culture, faith and art, business and purpose ✨ The business of being a polymath—why the next era belongs to multi-hyphenates ✨ Creating from integrity (not just a “personal brand”) so the work fuels you instead of draining you ✨ Love, devotion, and partnership as mutual “watering” that overflows into purpose If you’re a creator, entrepreneur, or anyone navigating the tension between who you are and who the world rewards, this conversation will give you language, tools, and courage. Come for the gems on faith, focus, and freedom—leave ready to be fully you. 📌 Don’t miss it—this one’s a blueprint for mindset mastery, authentic living, and community that heals. 👍🏾 Like, ✍🏾 comment, and 🔔 subscribe for more culture-driven conversations that pour back into our people. Follow Charity Croff: Instagram: instagram.com/charitycroff X / Twitter: x.com/charitycroff YouTube: youtube.com/@charitycroff Website: charitycroff.com Follow Black Menswear: Instagram: instagram.com/blackmenswear X / Twitter: x.com/blackmenswear Facebook: facebook.com/BlackMenswear Website: blackmenswear.com #CharityCroff #TheCheckInPodcast #BlackMenswear #WeBecomeWhatWeThinkAbout #MindsetMatters #BlackMensMentalHealth #Authenticity #Polymath #CommunityCare #FaithAndFocus #DepressionRecovery #LawOfAttraction #SelfMastery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    54 分
  • Mark JP Hood (@Markjphood) Dreaming Bigger Than the Facts

    Mark JP Hood (@Markjphood) Dreaming Bigger Than the Facts
    2025/10/15
    In this energizing episode of The Check-In, host NeAndre Broussard—founder and CEO of Black Menswear—sits down with multi-hyphenate Mark Hood (actor, director, vocalist, entertainer) for a candid conversation on faith, grit, and choosing purpose over hype. From the AIM Conference days to Hollywood press runs, NeAndre and Mark trace a two-decade arc of friendship and growth—what it takes to keep believing when the path isn’t straight. Mark unpacks the mantra that guides him—“If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count”—and why learning to live moment-to-moment (not just day-to-day) keeps him grounded. He talks moving to LA, building real community (shoutout Churchy on BET+,) and the discipline behind making the most of a breakthrough without losing yourself. Mark shares insights on: ✨ Owning the moment—“don’t miss the feather falling from the sky” ✨ Nine years in LA: proximity, access, and finding true like-minded community ✨ Faith as fuel—learning God for yourself when the grind gets real ✨ Boxes & narratives: singer, actor, PK—why you must control your story ✨ From extra to lead: four auditions for Rodney and why the role felt lived ✨ Fitness after the pandemic: building strength while healing your relationship with food ✨ Chicago roots → Hollywood readiness: theatre reps, TV reps, church choir reps ✨ Friendship, humility, and measuring success as progress, not trophies ✨ A word to the culture: “Dear Black Man… keep holding on. We’re going to be alright.” If you’re a creative, entrepreneur, or anyone navigating reinvention, this episode is a roadmap for persevering with joy—staying grateful, staying prepared, and staying you. 📌 Don’t miss it—this one will have you checking your habits, widening your vision, and doubling down on the work. 👍🏾 Like, ✍🏾 comment, and 🔔 subscribe for more culture-driven conversations. 🔗 Follow @BlackMensWear for future episodes and behind-the-scenes content. Follow Mark Hood: Instagram: instagram.com/MarkJHood X / Twitter: x.com/MarkJHood Facebook: facebook.com/MarkJHood Follow Black Menswear: Instagram: instagram.com/blackmenswear X / Twitter: x.com/blackmenswear Facebook: facebook.com/BlackMenswear Website: blackmenswear.com #MarkHood #TheCheckInPodcast #BlackMensWear #DreamBigger #IfTheDreamIsBigEnough #ChurchySeries #KevOnStage #ChicagoToLA #FaithAndFocus #CommunityOverClout #ActorJourney #EntertainmentIndustry #ConsistencyWins #DearBlackMan #Inspirational2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 分
  • Kareem Grimes (@KareemGrimes) on Consistency Over Hype: From Boyz n the Hood to All American:

    Kareem Grimes (@KareemGrimes) on Consistency Over Hype: From Boyz n the Hood to All American:
    2025/10/08
    In this inspiring episode of The Check-In, host NeAndre Broussard—founder and CEO of Black Menswear—sits down with actor Kareem Grimes for a raw and motivating conversation on what it really takes to build a career that lasts. From his first day on set as a teenage extra to eight powerful seasons as “Preach” on All American, Kareem’s story is a blueprint for anyone pursuing purpose over popularity. He opens up about the power of discipline, the importance of showing up prepared, and the relationships that helped shape his 30-year career in Hollywood. Together, they unpack the mindset behind staying the course when others quit, the lessons learned from 17 auditions for one role, and how gratitude and professionalism can carry you farther than talent alone. Kareem also dives into his guiding principle of making daily deposits—small, consistent actions that lead to long-term success. Kareem shares insights on: ✨ Turning rejection into redirection—why one “yes” outweighs a thousand “no’s” ✨ The real Hollywood rules: be on time, know your lines, hit your mark ✨ Respecting everyone above and below the line—from the PA to the producer ✨ Building relationships that last longer than a role or a credit ✨ Staying grounded during slow seasons and letting go of ego ✨ Pivoting during industry strikes and staying financially smart ✨ Mentorship, continuous learning, and paying wisdom forward ✨ The power of faith, humility, and consistency in a city built on hype Whether you’re an actor, creative, or entrepreneur chasing your calling, this episode reminds you that success doesn’t come from shortcuts—it’s earned through patience, preparation, and persistence. 📌 Don’t miss this one—it’s filled with practical gems, personal reflection, and the kind of wisdom that keeps you inspired long after the credits roll. 👍🏾 Like, ✍🏾 comment, and 🔔 subscribe for more culture-driven conversations. 🔗 Follow @BlackMensWear for future episodes and behind-the-scenes content. Follow Kareem Grimes: Instagram: instagram.com/kareemgrimes X / Twitter: x.com/kareemgrimes Facebook: facebook.com/KareemTheActor Follow Black Menswear: Instagram: instagram.com/blackmenswear X / Twitter: x.com/blackmenswear Facebook: facebook.com/BlackMenswear Website: blackmenswear.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 分
  • Corey Calliet (@MrCalliet) Says Discipline Outlasts Motivation

    Corey Calliet (@MrCalliet) Says Discipline Outlasts Motivation
    2025/10/01
    S5 E3 Corey Calliet (@MrCalliet) In this powerful episode of The Check-In, host NeAndre Broussard—founder and CEO of Black Menswear—sits down with Corey Calliet for a candid conversation about belief, discipline, and building a life you’re proud of—from the gym to the big screen. From the quote that shaped his life (“You have the ability to control the outcome of your situation”) to training A-list talent for blockbuster roles, Corey opens up about what it really takes to transform your body, mindset, and career. Together, we peel back four layers—appearance, mental, foundation, and core—while unpacking lessons on purpose, presence, and persistence. Corey shares insights on: ✨ Why motivation is “gas,” but discipline is the engine ✨ How small wins convert non-believers into believers ✨ Tailoring training to the story, director, and character—not just the workout ✨ Moving from celebrity trainer to on-screen roles (including Churchy S2) ✨ Networking without faking it—being remembered for your character, not just your resume ✨ Fatherhood, legacy, and the text from his daughter that hit different ✨ Southern roots—protecting your peace in a loud city ✨ Evolving style and the Cowboy aesthetic (and yes, the dream of a jet and a horse) If you’re a creator, entrepreneur, or anyone ready to take ownership of your life, this conversation will challenge your excuses and fuel your next move. Lock in for gems on faith, fitness, film, focus, and Black excellence. 📌 Don’t miss this one—it’ll leave you ready to do the work with clarity, confidence, and consistency. 👍🏾 Like, ✍🏾 comment, and 🔔 subscribe for more culture-driven conversations. 🔗 Follow @BlackMensWear for future episodes and behind-the-scenes content. #CoreyCalliet #TheCheckInPodcast #BlackMensWear #DisciplineOverMotivation #MindsetMatters #FitnessToFilm #ActorJourney #BlackExcellence #FaithAndFocus #LegacyBuilding #NetworkingTips #StoryDrivenTraining #ChurchySeries #CowboyAesthetic #Inspirational2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 分