#97 Jevon McCormick - president and CEO Scribe Media, author I got there

Human Impact with Ed Andrew

Jevon McCormick shouldn't have succeeded. He was born the mixed-race son of a drug-dealing pimp father and a orphaned, single mother on welfare. He was raised in the slums of Dayton, Ohio, suffered incredible abuse and racism, and had multiple stints in the juvenile justice system. He barely graduated high school and has no college degree.

But he did succeed.

Starting by scrubbing toilets, Jevon hustled and worked his way into better opportunities, eventually finding incredible success in the banking and mortgage industry. He was on top of the world.

And then the mortgage industry fell apart. He lost his job, and literally all of his money. He had to borrow from his friends to make rent. He was nearly back to where he started: with nothing.

But this time, he had something that he did not have growing up in the slums of Dayton: the knowledge of what it takes to succeed. Jevon used this setback combined with what he learned as the springboard for him to reach even bigger heights--eventually becoming President of two multimillion-dollar companies.

Jevon talks to Ed Andrew about education, taking responsibility, the 5 pillars of life and his success formula. Currently, Jevon is the President and CEO of Scribe Media, the worlds largest self publishing platform. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, Megan, and their four children; Ava, Jaxon, Elle and Jace.