We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Ray Young Jr. a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Ray, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Before we talk about all of your success, let’s start with a story of failure. Can you open up about a time when you’ve failed?
Dropping out of high school after the 9th grade was a big failure to me.
Ray, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
A little about me personally, I grew up in a low-socioeconomic environment where I faced various adversities and life situations that many people can relate to. I come from a single-parent home, my father was incarcerated, I faced homelessness, associated with street life, etc. These life situations lead me into wanting to give-up, depression, low self-esteem, hopelessness, in the juvenile justice system multiple times. I lived in the inner-city where I saw no hope or opportunities around me to excel in life. I had attended a total of 11 different colleges with no guidance or financial support, which left me frustrated. I failed many times down this path, but I kept striving.
Furthermore, I founded my company Klear Envisionation, LLC because it gives me autonomy to help people. I believe it is purpose and passion to see people achieve their goals dreams. Gain inspiration, rewarding and exciting to see them do the unexpected/achieve their vision (THEY didn’t expect to achieve). Education, business, personal/life goals (mental growth), entrepreneurship, desire/motivation. Klear Envisionation is creative, forward thinking and proactive.
Lastly, the reason I started my business/services, because many of times I was overlooked or not even looked at for leadership opportunities, so I decided to create my own path so that I could be 100% me with my skills. This allowed me to be creative and innovative. I’ve seen growth in many clients in their careers, personal life and more.
Business/Product/Services Below:
– Klear Envisionation, LLC is located in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and I’m the sole person in the company/Ray Young Jr, is the founder. Klear Envisionation is a creative, forward thinking and proactive Professional coaching and Training company designed to help people reach their full potential. Klear Envisionation, LLC Vision is to be creative and empowering within every approach; working with clients-everything doesn’t fit everyone (for all learners). Our vision is to provide creative and empowering approaches when delivering all services and support to our diverse clientele. Klear Envisionation, LLC Mission is to inspire and empower clients to their best potential. To help clients overcome obstacles that prevent them from success. To position the client for greatness.
-MYGO (My-Go) is my clothing brand that means “My Greatness Overcomes.” I believe everyone of us have GREATNESS within ourselves to overcome any obstacle that we face (i.e starting a business, personal goals, going back to school and etc..). MYGO is a unisex brand and it also will be including kids as well.
– My Children’s Book is called “Malik and the Magic Bowtie.” The book is about inspiration, empowerment and a wonderful relationship between a father and son. The storyline is paired with spectacular illustrations from award-winning 3D illustrator, Tyrus Goshay. The book is easy to read and is crafted to encourage you to pursue your goals and dreams. Your greatness can overcome anything!
– My nonprofit is Young’s Vision Achievement Consulting. The mission is to empower youth from diverse backgrounds and life situations through innovative methods and ideas. To promote achievement, good character, education, and growth & development in all aspects of life. The vision envisions communities in which youth are inspired, uplifted, encouraged and enlightened
How did you build your audience on social media?
I do all of my marketing and social media handlings.
How’d you build such a strong reputation within your market?
Being a vendor or exhibitor at different events/spaces. Being open to trying new things!
Contact Info:
- Website: www.klearenvisionation.com, www.mygo-brand.com
- Instagram: ThatsRYJ, mygo.brand, malik_magicbowtie, yvaconsulting
- Facebook: Klearenvisionation, MYGO, Malik and the Magic Bowtie
- Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/ray-youngjr
- Youtube: That’s RYJ
- Other: More YouTube Coming Soon!!
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