In West Philadelphia born and raised, as Founder and Editor in Chief of InClub Magazine, is where Dion Ringgold spent most of his days. Dion, as a content creator, has created and produced podcasts for other Creatives and is a visionary who impacts his community and contributes to culture. He is a film aficionado, an innovator in the creative space, and an accomplished speaker. Today he’s with us to talk about how to make quality content with quality people as well as feeding into your purpose. Let’s dive right in and start learning about how you can use your skillset to feed your true purpose.  Things you will learn in this episode: [00:01 - 06:40] Opening Segment I introduce today’s guest, Dion Ringgold Founder and Editor and Chief of Inclub Magazine  Dion gives us some background Wanted to be a cartoonist as a young teen  Natural at reading and writing  Knack for creativity Came into a relationship with Jesus Christ  The path to entrepreneurship Focusing on art  Finally understanding business ownership later in life  The desire to give 

[06:41 - 16:59] Using Your Skill Set to Feed Your True Purpose Dion talks about the direction his art took early on Creating cartoon content for contests  No real blueprint Dion shares his journey venturing out on his own  Not fulfilled even when everything was stable  Utilizing his skill in sales and fashion Learning about true purpose  The analogy of facing your giants David’s resume  Tackling the giants that others aren’t  Fulfillment comes from purpose rather than passion Called to leadership  Skill is a responsibility to fix something  Doing something bigger than yourself Feeding your purpose  It may not be sexy  Purpose does not get fulfilled through success 

[17:00 - 25:56] Staying Focused Through the Process Dion talks about how his purpose led to the magazine  Started writing for a church magazine  A business plan may not necessarily drive the mission  Going back to the original reason you started  Exploring ways to build quality content  Not doing in spite of Staying focused for years before taking off The need was still there  Sticking it out on the way up  The people you want to attract  Starting big and continuing to reach big

[25:57 - 34:37] Quality People, Quality Content Dion talks about his collaborative experience and strategy  Not big on collaboration especially early on  Creating value first  How to leverage your platform to benefit others  Dion’s methodology around reaching out to people  Having a story to tell Examples 

[34:37 - 40:19] Closing Segment Dion talks about the heart behind Inclub Magazine Influential, inspired, involved, in Christ Conversation with friends, learning from each other Representing the ‘Motley Crue’ generation  How to connect with Dion Links below  Final words 

Tweetable Quotes:  “A lot of people think it’s their passion that they’re supposed to be doing, no that’s not necessarily true. It’s just something that when you take umbrage; when you see it it makes your stomach curl, you’re supposed to do something about that.” - Dion Ringgold “My passion for art, or my passion for fashion, those things are fine and I can probably make money doing those things, but the fulfillment is going to be aligned with what my purpose is.” - Dion Ringgold “People buy people. I think that when you give yourself time to cook and develop, when you put that product out people are gonna gravitate towards it...” - Dion Ringgold

Resources Mentioned:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Facing-Your-Giants-Max-Lucado/dp/0849947499 (Facing Your Giants)

You can connect and engage with Dion on https://web.facebook.com/dion.ringgold.543 (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/d.ringgold/...