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re: The Next Generation Pioneers 2nd Annual Gala UPDATE w/ Winners
Posted on 3/12/17 at 4:06 pm to tgrbaitn08
Posted on 3/12/17 at 4:06 pm to tgrbaitn08
Why does he want to be separate from solving the problem?
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Posted on 3/12/17 at 4:14 pm to lucaslsu
I'm guessing with all of the 2-count down votes, KB and MM are lurking on the board.
Posted on 3/12/17 at 4:18 pm to tgrbaitn08
quote:
This is a mess I didn't create, but I want to be apart of solving the problem."
You are apart from solving the problem.
Posted on 3/12/17 at 6:04 pm to tgrbaitn08
quote:
but I want to be apart of solving the problem."
This is the most correctly quoted line ever.
Posted on 3/13/17 at 6:47 am to GreatLakesTiger24
I didnt know that they made suits in size "extra fat race baiter".
Posted on 3/13/17 at 10:19 am to Jizzy08
quote:
quote: This is a mess I didn't create, but I want to be apart of solving the problem."
quote:
You are apart from solving the problem.
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAH!
Posted on 3/13/17 at 10:27 am to TigerWerm
Let's talk about Dezmion Barrow. Who is Dezmion Barrow? What is the Next Generation Pioneers? Why was he on 40 under 40 if the guy can't write in complete sentences? One thing is for sure, he is very sophisticated. He owns a grass cutting business and was one of the best and brightest in the city? How does take time off between cutting grass and filming the next Predator movie? Is he a member of the Nation of Islam? So many questions...
Dezmion Business Report
NAME THREE MAJOR PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Making it into the Baton Rouge Business Report Forty Under 40.
Exceeding my pay when I was in the workforce through entrepreneurship.
Delivering a speech in front of the governor of Louisiana.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR VOLUNTEER & COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS AND INVOLVEMENT.
All my volunteer work and community involvement is done through my work with Next Generation Pioneers. We mentor youth, support economic development in the community and host community-bonding events.
NAME ONE BOOK THAT HAS INSPIRED YOU PROFESSIONALLY.
The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons by Napoleon Hill.
WHEN YOU WERE A CHILD, WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GREW UP?
Architect.
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST JOB, HOW OLD WERE YOU AND WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM IT?
Subway at 16 years old. I learned I didn’t want to work for money all my life.
WHAT IS THE STRANGEST JOB YOU’VE EVER HAD?
Cart pushing at Albertson’s grocery store.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE FOR A BUSINESS LUNCH IN BATON ROUGE, AND WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DISH THERE?
Bayou Cafe—BBQ brisket, cabbage and yams.
WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT?
My first born child, Autumn.
HOW DO YOU GET PUMPED UP BEFORE A BIG MEETING, PRESENTATION OR PITCH?
By listening to a ton of motivational YouTube videos about success.
WHAT HAS BEEN THE MOST FULFILLING MOMENT IN YOUR CAREER SO FAR?
Seeing Next Generation Pioneers make it into the Business Report.
WHAT WAS YOUR PROFESSIONAL “AHA MOMENT?”
When I started making my own business schedule and realizing I had control of my time.
WHAT IS YOUR BEST PRODUCTIVITY HACK?
Watching motivational YouTube videos.
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED THE HARD WAY?
Hard work is just one ingredient in the success gumbo. Smart work is the roux/base.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR JOB WOULD SHOCK CUSTOMERS OR CLIENTS IF THEY KNEW ABOUT IT?
Being self-employed most of the time requires more work than 9 to 5.
HOW DO YOU TYPICALLY DRESS FOR WORK—CASUAL? PROFESSIONAL? BUSINESS CASUAL? OTHER?
Casual with business attire in the truck—Batman style.
WHAT PART OF YOUR JOB DO YOU LOVE? WHAT PART DO YOU HATE?
I love being outside and seeing new things. I hate running out of sunlight.
WHAT IS THE BEST COMPLIMENT YOU’VE EVER GOTTEN FROM A COLLEAGUE OR BOSS?
I’m a good person to work with.
MAC OR PC?
PC.
ARE YOU ACTIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA? IF SO, ON WHICH PLATFORMS ARE YOU MOST ACTIVE?
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat.
HOW MANY TEXTS DO YOU SEND ON AN AVERAGE DAY? HOW MANY EMAILS?
25 to 50 texts, five emails.
HOW LOW WILL YOU ALLOW YOUR REMAINING PHONE OR COMPUTER BATTERY LIFE GET IN % BEFORE YOU HAVE AN ANXIETY ATTACK?
1%.
HOW MANY UNREAD MESSAGES ARE IN YOUR INBOX RIGHT NOW?
A good amount—15.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE APP AT THE MOMENT?
Khan Academy.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT OF THE PAST DECADE?
Search engines/Google.
WHAT TECHNOLOGY DO YOU WISH WAS NEVER INVENTED?
Autotune for music.
WHAT TIME DO YOU GET UP ON WORKDAY MORNINGS?
6 a.m.
BREAKFAST AT HOME? BREAKFAST ON THE GO? BREAKFAST AT YOUR DESK? NO BREAKFAST AT ALL?
At home.
THE SAYING GOES: “BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD.” SPECIFICALLY, WHAT ARE YOU ‘BEING’ TO MAKE BATON ROUGE BETTER?
A good, front-line, boots-on-the-ground, get-it-done type of guy.
WHEN DID YOU REALIZE YOU WERE “GROWN UP”?
When I had to pay off my own debt.
WHAT WAS THE BEST VACATION YOU HAVE EVER TAKEN?
Cancun.
FAVORITE GIFT YOU WERE GIVEN AS A CHILD?
A fishing rod.
WHICH TALENT OR SUPERPOWER WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO HAVE AND WHY?
Time travel. The possibilities would be endless.
WHAT’S A NICKNAME YOUR FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE FOR YOU?
Sankofa.
WHAT ARE YOU SUPERSTITIOUS ABOUT?
Ghosts.
WHO FASCINATES YOU?
My daughter.
WHICH FICTIONAL CHARACTER DO YOU MOST IDENTIFY WITH?
Raymond Reddington.
FAVORITE DRINK?
Bud Light.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BAND OR SONG?
Kayne West’s “Stronger.”
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE?
Avatar.
WHO WOULD PLAY YOU IN A MOVIE?
Jamie Foxx.
WHAT SCARED YOU AS A CHILD, AND WHAT SCARES YOU NOW?
As a child: snakes. Now: a negative bank account.
IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE YOUR 18-YEAR-OLD SELF?
Listen to more audiobooks. Don’t get too many student loans. Spend more time reading.
PETS?
Yes, a dog.
HAVE YOU HAD ANY MEMORABLE CELEBRITY ENCOUNTERS? WHAT HAPPENED?
Not yet.
TELL US ABOUT A MOMENT THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE.
I started reading books for the first time on my own in 11th/12th grade.
WHAT’S THE NEXT BIG PERSONAL OR CAREER CHALLENGE YOU PLAN TO TAKE ON?
Restoring the community that I was born in, Scotlandville.
WHAT CONCERNS YOU MOST ABOUT THE FUTURE?
Corporations drive to make money at any expense.
WHAT GIVES YOU THE MOST HOPE ABOUT THE FUTURE?
Globalization. People understanding we are all in it together on this rock called Earth.
WHAT WOULD BE YOUR ADVICE FOR FUTURE FORTY UNDER 40 HONOREES?
Invest 10% of yourself in someone else.
DO YOU PLAN TO BE IN THE CAPITAL REGION FIVE YEARS FROM NOW? WHY OR WHY NOT?
Yes, no place like Baton Rouge.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST HOPE FOR BATON ROUGE?
We become the next great city on a hill.
DO YOU HAVE A BUCKET LIST? IF SO, WHAT ARE THE TOP 3 THINGS ON IT?
Travel to the seven wonders of the world.
Travel to the seven wonders of the galaxy.
Travel to the seven wonders of the universe.
Dezmion Business Report
NAME THREE MAJOR PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Making it into the Baton Rouge Business Report Forty Under 40.
Exceeding my pay when I was in the workforce through entrepreneurship.
Delivering a speech in front of the governor of Louisiana.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR VOLUNTEER & COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS AND INVOLVEMENT.
All my volunteer work and community involvement is done through my work with Next Generation Pioneers. We mentor youth, support economic development in the community and host community-bonding events.
NAME ONE BOOK THAT HAS INSPIRED YOU PROFESSIONALLY.
The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons by Napoleon Hill.
WHEN YOU WERE A CHILD, WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GREW UP?
Architect.
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST JOB, HOW OLD WERE YOU AND WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM IT?
Subway at 16 years old. I learned I didn’t want to work for money all my life.
WHAT IS THE STRANGEST JOB YOU’VE EVER HAD?
Cart pushing at Albertson’s grocery store.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE FOR A BUSINESS LUNCH IN BATON ROUGE, AND WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DISH THERE?
Bayou Cafe—BBQ brisket, cabbage and yams.
WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT?
My first born child, Autumn.
HOW DO YOU GET PUMPED UP BEFORE A BIG MEETING, PRESENTATION OR PITCH?
By listening to a ton of motivational YouTube videos about success.
WHAT HAS BEEN THE MOST FULFILLING MOMENT IN YOUR CAREER SO FAR?
Seeing Next Generation Pioneers make it into the Business Report.
WHAT WAS YOUR PROFESSIONAL “AHA MOMENT?”
When I started making my own business schedule and realizing I had control of my time.
WHAT IS YOUR BEST PRODUCTIVITY HACK?
Watching motivational YouTube videos.
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED THE HARD WAY?
Hard work is just one ingredient in the success gumbo. Smart work is the roux/base.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR JOB WOULD SHOCK CUSTOMERS OR CLIENTS IF THEY KNEW ABOUT IT?
Being self-employed most of the time requires more work than 9 to 5.
HOW DO YOU TYPICALLY DRESS FOR WORK—CASUAL? PROFESSIONAL? BUSINESS CASUAL? OTHER?
Casual with business attire in the truck—Batman style.
WHAT PART OF YOUR JOB DO YOU LOVE? WHAT PART DO YOU HATE?
I love being outside and seeing new things. I hate running out of sunlight.
WHAT IS THE BEST COMPLIMENT YOU’VE EVER GOTTEN FROM A COLLEAGUE OR BOSS?
I’m a good person to work with.
MAC OR PC?
PC.
ARE YOU ACTIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA? IF SO, ON WHICH PLATFORMS ARE YOU MOST ACTIVE?
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat.
HOW MANY TEXTS DO YOU SEND ON AN AVERAGE DAY? HOW MANY EMAILS?
25 to 50 texts, five emails.
HOW LOW WILL YOU ALLOW YOUR REMAINING PHONE OR COMPUTER BATTERY LIFE GET IN % BEFORE YOU HAVE AN ANXIETY ATTACK?
1%.
HOW MANY UNREAD MESSAGES ARE IN YOUR INBOX RIGHT NOW?
A good amount—15.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE APP AT THE MOMENT?
Khan Academy.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT OF THE PAST DECADE?
Search engines/Google.
WHAT TECHNOLOGY DO YOU WISH WAS NEVER INVENTED?
Autotune for music.
WHAT TIME DO YOU GET UP ON WORKDAY MORNINGS?
6 a.m.
BREAKFAST AT HOME? BREAKFAST ON THE GO? BREAKFAST AT YOUR DESK? NO BREAKFAST AT ALL?
At home.
THE SAYING GOES: “BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD.” SPECIFICALLY, WHAT ARE YOU ‘BEING’ TO MAKE BATON ROUGE BETTER?
A good, front-line, boots-on-the-ground, get-it-done type of guy.
WHEN DID YOU REALIZE YOU WERE “GROWN UP”?
When I had to pay off my own debt.
WHAT WAS THE BEST VACATION YOU HAVE EVER TAKEN?
Cancun.
FAVORITE GIFT YOU WERE GIVEN AS A CHILD?
A fishing rod.
WHICH TALENT OR SUPERPOWER WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO HAVE AND WHY?
Time travel. The possibilities would be endless.
WHAT’S A NICKNAME YOUR FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE FOR YOU?
Sankofa.
WHAT ARE YOU SUPERSTITIOUS ABOUT?
Ghosts.
WHO FASCINATES YOU?
My daughter.
WHICH FICTIONAL CHARACTER DO YOU MOST IDENTIFY WITH?
Raymond Reddington.
FAVORITE DRINK?
Bud Light.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BAND OR SONG?
Kayne West’s “Stronger.”
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE?
Avatar.
WHO WOULD PLAY YOU IN A MOVIE?
Jamie Foxx.
WHAT SCARED YOU AS A CHILD, AND WHAT SCARES YOU NOW?
As a child: snakes. Now: a negative bank account.
IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE YOUR 18-YEAR-OLD SELF?
Listen to more audiobooks. Don’t get too many student loans. Spend more time reading.
PETS?
Yes, a dog.
HAVE YOU HAD ANY MEMORABLE CELEBRITY ENCOUNTERS? WHAT HAPPENED?
Not yet.
TELL US ABOUT A MOMENT THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE.
I started reading books for the first time on my own in 11th/12th grade.
WHAT’S THE NEXT BIG PERSONAL OR CAREER CHALLENGE YOU PLAN TO TAKE ON?
Restoring the community that I was born in, Scotlandville.
WHAT CONCERNS YOU MOST ABOUT THE FUTURE?
Corporations drive to make money at any expense.
WHAT GIVES YOU THE MOST HOPE ABOUT THE FUTURE?
Globalization. People understanding we are all in it together on this rock called Earth.
WHAT WOULD BE YOUR ADVICE FOR FUTURE FORTY UNDER 40 HONOREES?
Invest 10% of yourself in someone else.
DO YOU PLAN TO BE IN THE CAPITAL REGION FIVE YEARS FROM NOW? WHY OR WHY NOT?
Yes, no place like Baton Rouge.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST HOPE FOR BATON ROUGE?
We become the next great city on a hill.
DO YOU HAVE A BUCKET LIST? IF SO, WHAT ARE THE TOP 3 THINGS ON IT?
Travel to the seven wonders of the world.
Travel to the seven wonders of the galaxy.
Travel to the seven wonders of the universe.
This post was edited on 3/13/17 at 10:29 am
Posted on 3/13/17 at 10:43 am to Jim Smith
quote:
TELL US ABOUT A MOMENT THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE.
I started reading books for the first time on my own in 11th/12th grade.
Im so proud of him
Posted on 3/13/17 at 10:48 am to upgrayedd
Can someone tell me the name of the woman that is next to him? I have seen posts about her before on here but forgot her name.
Posted on 3/13/17 at 10:56 am to tgrbaitn08
Wtf is wrong with his fingers? They look like those big hairy caterpillars
Posted on 3/13/17 at 11:11 am to tgrbaitn08
Seriously, I didn't realize that 40 under 40 was an affirmative action based award. Dezmion was able to graduate high school without reading books until the 12th grade. Sounds like a future leader of Baton Rouge to me Rolfe... 
quote:
TELL US ABOUT A MOMENT THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE.
I started reading books for the first time on my own in 11th/12th grade.
Posted on 3/13/17 at 11:12 am to Jim Smith
He talks a good bit about audiobooks... so his idea of "reading books" is actually just having someone else read them while he listens.
Posted on 3/13/17 at 11:16 am to terd ferguson
quote:
WHAT SCARED YOU AS A CHILD, AND WHAT SCARES YOU NOW?
As a child: snakes. Now: a negative bank account.
Posted on 3/13/17 at 11:18 am to terd ferguson
quote:
He talks a good bit about audiobooks... so his idea of "reading books" is actually just having someone else read them while he listens.
quote:
IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE YOUR 18-YEAR-OLD SELF?
Listen to more audiobooks. Don’t get too many student loans. Spend more time reading.
Posted on 3/13/17 at 11:21 am to Jim Smith
WTF does this even mean???
quote:
DO YOU HAVE A BUCKET LIST? IF SO, WHAT ARE THE TOP 3 THINGS ON IT?
Travel to the seven wonders of the world.
Travel to the seven wonders of the galaxy.
Travel to the seven wonders of the universe.
This post was edited on 3/13/17 at 11:27 am
Posted on 3/13/17 at 11:28 am to Jim Smith
quote:
NAME THREE MAJOR PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Making it into the Baton Rouge Business Report Forty Under 40.
Exceeding my pay when I was in the workforce through entrepreneurship.
Delivering a speech in front of the governor of Louisiana.
1. What the frick does "exceeding my pay" mean?
2. Delivering a speech isn't a major accomplishment.
Posted on 3/13/17 at 11:41 am to Breesus
quote:
What the frick does "exceeding my pay" mean?
Cutting grass pays more than McDonald's
Posted on 3/13/17 at 11:47 am to Jim Smith
quote:
Let's talk about Dezmion Barrow
Eh, I won't shite on a dude that has made something of himself. Good for him.
Posted on 3/13/17 at 11:49 am to Finch
quote:
ETA: I hope he doesn't get too attached to MM, she will undoubtedly abandon him.
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