In this episode of My Blunt Truth, Candi and her co-host of the week Charles Gates, talk about how mentality plays a huge part in human progression as a collective and in the world. Charles S. Gates is a high-energy, award winning, no-nonsense speaker, presentation coach, emcee and author. He is a former Marine with 30 years as corporate trainer. He helps business leaders bottle their messages in 15 words or less and deliver with power and poise. His goal is to create better workplace presenters—one word at a time.Charles is passionate about inspiring and equipping individuals to become the best presenters they can be. His interactive talks and workshops are designed to change your thought process through enjoyable, easy to implement strategies. His success is determined by your willingness to say, “I can do that.”He has spoken at Dollar Tree, Capital One, National Storytelling Network, American Association of Government Accountants, the American Society of Military Comptrollers and the Help Desk Institute, to name a few. He is a frequent guest on podcasts, television and radio shows. His e-book: Bring the Zing—5 Keys for Powerful Presentations, Briefings and Meetings, is available on Amazon Kindle https://a.co/fAmGZvI.Charles has always been active in his community. Currently he serves as the 2nd VP and Community Coordination Committee chair with YJCW NAACP, is an inaugural member of the Williamsburg Citizen Advisory Committee, the FBI Roundtable and is a past District Director and Region Advisor with Toastmasters International.He is married to the lovely Lei Lana. They have four children, Tania, Tiffany, Chris and Zeke, a German Shepard puppy.

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