As does everything in life, there comes a time when even your sacred “guy’s trip” must evolve. When most people think of a “guys trip” they picture a wild week full of late nights, clubs (Disco’s if traveling internationally) and Read more…
It’s day 17 of my first 100 days as President & CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan and it’s been a festive few weeks. I can’t think of a better way to bring in the Holidays! On Wednesday, Read more…
Last Monday, I stepped into my role as President & CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan. Over the past nine days, I have had the pleasure of hosting a team visioning session to set a collective “moonshot” Read more…
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan hosted the Great Futures Gala at the Westin Book Cadillac on Nov. 29 to celebrate the group’s 92nd anniversary and honor native Detroiter Matthew P. Cullen, CEO of JACK Entertainment and Principal of Read more…
Why would you leave a Fortune 500 for the nonprofit sector? Since Crain’s Detroit first broke the story of my leaving Ford to lead the B&GCSM, this has been the number one question asked by media, friends, and colleagues alike. Read more…
This article was originally published in Crain’s Detroit Business, written by SHERRI WELCH ——— Shawn Wilson brings experience as nonprofit seeks to freshen relevancy, step up collaborations, stabilize finances. Appointment follows nine-month search. Organization chairman calls Wilson’s hiring “a game changer” Read more…
Hosted by Shawn H. Wilson, the Men of Courage podcast features an all-star group of black men spanning multiple generations, backgrounds, and life experiences sharing stories of triumph, struggle, and lessons learned. Recorded live from the Men of Courage Barbershop Read more…
“I could never work with celebrities. Their world just seems to fake to me. They seem fake, I don’t think I could handle their egos.” Nearly twenty years ago, I spoke those words to my younger brother, Joseph. Since that Read more…
Earlier this week, after conducting interviews with a number of people on the streets of Detroit, I got on my virtual soapbox to share thoughts on why I feel Black History Month is in desperate need of rebranding. I was Read more…
Take a moment to Google Black History Month. What images come up? How do they make you feel? What I see is a handful of historic, mostly deceased black leaders (primarily MLK) whose achievements are unmatched and virtually impossible to Read more…
