Mentors and moments have molded Louis Gregory into the leader he is today. This book strings together his life stories and musings on leadership from his formal upbringing to his days hustling in New York, serving in the country’s largest government agency, working as a talent manager for sports and entertainment figures, and developing his nationally recognized collectibles empire.

The book features stories about working for Billy Joel, producing songs with J-Lo, LL Cool J, and Mary J. Blige, forging tight relationships with Prince Markie Dee of The Fat Boys, Eric B.

of Eric B and Rakim, working the wrestling circuit with WWE World Champion and Hall of Famer Goldberg, developing licensing deals for the most successful Pop Artist in the World, Romero Britto, getting business advice from his mentor and Pro Football Hall of Famer and Media Mogul Michael Strahan, appearing as a recurring co-star on The Goldberg’s on national television, advising Andrew Yang on his Presidential campaigns and working closely with high-level government officials to revitalize the communication strategy of U. S.

Customs and Border Protection. Louis Gregory is a former U.

S. Customs & Border Protection Officer, Chief and Director with the largest law enforcement agency in America, the U.

S. Department of Homeland Security.

After a 20-year government career that was inspired by a devotion to country following the terrorist attacks on 9/11, Gregory left the government to chase his entrepreneurial dreams. He used that spirit to create one of the nation’s fastest-growing hero centric collectible and novelty companies in history which has become the largest challenge coin retailer in America.

Throughout it all, he kept close ties to the sports and entertainment industries as a talent manager, producer, and deal maker. By night, he was chasing drug smugglers on go fast boats off the coast of Miami, and by day, he was helping Rap and Pop Stars produce platinum albums.

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