Cleophus “Cleo” Franklin Jr. Cleophus “Cleo” Franklin Jr.’s leadership expertise is globally recognized. His passion for designing robust business growth, brand strategies, and implementing innovative, disruptive business models have benefited many global businesses and industries. Franklin’s values and beliefs are centered on approaching difficult challenges with curiosity and a beginner’s mindset. He is a purpose-driven leader who embraces servant leadership and investing in the personal and professional development of the next generation of leaders. His leadership career spans over thirty years with John Deere, Case-New Holland, and Mahindra as a global executive. Franklin is a published author. His global leadership book Coffee with Cleo (coffeewithcleo.com) was launched in June 2020. His book highlights ten leadership lessons from his global business executive career. Through artful and engaging storytelling, it showcases how one can navigate challenges successfully in our ever-changing, fastpaced, and complex business world by using an innovative entrepreneurship mindset and proven framework to improve your livelihood, but more importantly, your life. Courageous Fire Gianni Berry Courageous exited a 13-year intimate partner relationship because she discovered it was steeped in multiple abuses, including psychological. sexual, and spiritual. This experience made her not only want to learn how and why it happened to her, but how she and other Black sisters could avoid it in the future. Her gift of converting personal life experiences into educational currency is well proven; however, this time she believes it has led her to develop what may be the most important work in her 9 years of curriculum design and delivery - Empowerment through the Arts™. Black trauma-informed therapists recommend it and Black female focus group participants are finding the program’s gains to be sustainable. Courageous has begun the work in the community that interacts with the Black female survivor as well, bringing tools that allow them to see the Black female victimsurvivor’s needs and address them appropriately in her Awareness Education, Survivor Empowerment, and Community Support Training. She is thrilled to bring the work of Courageous Fire, LLC to the pages of the Urban Experience Magazine to keep growing the numbers of Black sisters that get the help they need. Stay Connected to Courageous: Website, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter C O NTRIB UT O RS Gianni Berry is a 24-year-old Des Moines native. He completed his education in the Des Moines Public School district. After graduation from North High school in 2016, he attended Indian Hills Community College and finished his undergraduate studies at Grandview University in 2021, where he majored in Liberal Arts. He was in honor society all four years of college. In addition, Mr. Berry played football, basketball, and was a team member of the Viking track team. Upon graduating from Grandview, Gianni decided to formally study and pursue a photography degree from Des Moines Area Community College. After taking a photography course at Indian Hills, Gianni discovered a passion for creativity through photo expression. His artistic goal is to tell the stories of life, people, and events through pictures.
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