I am using this platform to reprint articles about people who are dedicated to making the world better. Help me applaud Mr. Roderick Hardamon, a 37 year old who is a product of Detroit, Michigan, where he continues to do local mentoring and support. He is a graduate of Morehouse University and currently manages a $250 billion asset investment portfolio. As a product of the inner city and a historically black college, Hardamon reaches back to provide a guiding hand to young African-Americans. He has been instrumental in targeting outstanding diversity internship candidates from other HBCU schools like Morehouse College, Spelman College, Howard University, and Hampton University. In an interview with Diversity Journal, Hardamon made clear the importance of giving back to the African-American community. He said, “It is critical that each of us take a role in supporting and uplifting the communities we come from.” In the interview Hardamon noted that he “volunteers with a local Cub Scout Pack in Detroit, Michigan and spends time mentoring students and professionals of all ages.” Hardamon is the author of Trying to Get There: Navigating Your Success, in which he uses his urban background and his global perspective to provide one-to-one advice on how to succeed in life and business. In an interview with the Council of Urban Professionals, Hardamon said the best advice he can give to young people who want their careers and lives to have an impact is to “ensure that everything you do, from the way you perform on your job to how you dress, is consistent with the personal brand.” Hardamon says your personal brand should “reflect who you are at your core and what you bring to the table: hard work, integrity, candor, good judgment, tenacity, compassion, etc.” Hardamon was recently one of the keynote speakers at the “Changing the Face of Philanthropy Summit. The summit was designed to change society’s perception of black men and highlight diversity in the culture of black leadership.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 03:36:56 +0000
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