Logan Brown (Football, Langston University) grew up in Oklahoma City. HelloNation asks student athletes one question about the place that raised them and records the answer on camera. This is Logan Brown’s, in full.
The question
Name three small business owners in your community who have had a meaningful impact on others or inspired you personally. Who are they, and why do they stand out as a pillar of your community?
The answer, as recorded
Transcript. What follows is a transcript of the video above, in Logan Brown’s own words. It has not been rewritten, and no part of it was drafted for them.
My name is Logan Brown. I'm from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and if I could name three small business owners in my community who had a meaningful impact on others, I would say one would be my barber. I always sat down with him for many hours. I sat down for many hours just growing up, and I learned a lot from him. I taught me in other ways how to be a man and how to be the person I am today. Another small business owner that I'll be with will be my friend. He owns a clothing brand. It's called Takeoff vs. the World. I'd say that's a pretty interesting clothing brand. I learned a lot just from the inspirational messages that come with those as well as just everything in the community he's done for the city of Langston as well as Oklahoma City. Another person I'd say that I learned from, speaking of small business owners, would be, this sounds crazy enough, but it would be my uncle. He's actually the first person to hire me. My uncle owns a sports nutrition store, and he has been a pillar in my community because he taught me basically how to be the man I am today within the business world, how to operate, how to sell, and how businesses work in general. With that being said, I learned a lot about how even just small things. These three stand out as a pillar to our community because they all bring people together. I've personally learned from all of them as well as just, you know, I mean, they bring the community together, and I just really appreciate that from them.
Recorded by HelloNation as part of its athlete voices program and published by Hello Newswire, HelloNation’s good news newswire. The words are the speaker’s own.
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