My guest on this episode is Mr. Donnie Gray III. Donnie is the Customer Relations Manager for P&W BMW in Pittsburgh. In this episode, Donnie recaps his incredible coming of age story as told in part 1, while exploring new subjects including "banning the box".

Examples of care based leadership in practice from this episode include:

• Donnie is now an advocate for banning the box, a policy that supports eliminating asking job candidates about their criminal history.   "For me, it's always about someone's character, not their history. It's never about what your past is, it's about what your future is. Who are we to judge one another. It doesn’t build love for one another or the community."  
  
• It's important to give people with criminal history options to do something different than what they've done. "When people don't have options, it erases hope. And it erases hope because now, people have to go back to what they know…which oftentimes is just bad stuff and not worth it."
  
• Donnie's message to listeners is simple: no matter how life turns out from your past, keep persevering knowing that there is greatness destined for you. You were born with natural gifts and talents... maximize those. And share your story to help others."
  

Connect with Donnie: [email protected]

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