Dripping in the Season 4 Finale

I’m a native Memphian that is dedicated to empowering people in an effort to move society forward. Co-founded an educational consulting firm, OWLS, LLC, with my wife Kenda Lawson. At Owls, we create curriculum and provide professional development to schools, school districts, non-profits, and corporations. Since 2016, I have been the creator & host of The Startup Life Podcast giving our audience the edge it needs in building their businesses and climbing the corporate ladder. I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing Marc Randolph (Co-Founder & First CEO of Netflix), Tom Golisano (Founder & Chairman of Paychex), and others.

I joined the Meadows Behavioral Healthcare family in 2021 as a podcast producer, editor, and host. Responsible for cultivating a diverse slate of guests ranging from mental health experts to addiction recovery professionals and beyond, he enjoys the challenge of meeting the audience's expectations. I host the long-running series Beyond Theory podcast that brings you in-depth conversations with firsthand insights from the people on the front lines of mental health and
addiction recovery. On April 26th 2022, we launched the Recovery Replay podcast, journaling a personal story of recovery. On February 1st 2022, I launched the Black Is America podcast highlighting little-known African American figures and other stories.

Awards

2016 YMCA Adult Achievers
2016 Entrepreneurship MasterClass Mempitch
Competition Winner
2017 Linda Faye Crowder Community Service Award
2018 Authentic Leader Award
2019 Memphi… Read More

Mr. Al Pete is a Hip Hop musician, podcaster, journalist, and the founder of Mister Peterson’s Neighborhood/The MPN Network. Created in 2012, MPN reached instant success with themed ‘warehouse’ parties and the birth of two sub brands: Fly Socks and Tees and The Groove Suite, which was created in 2014. While hosting multiple events, The Groove Suite Podcast was formed to showcase the Neo Soul, Progressive, and other related genres’ music and artists from Jacksonville, Florida and around the United States. In August of 2016, Pete began working with the internet radio station The Sound of Duval by hosting his online radio mix show ‘Cubicle Music Mondays. Wanting to expand into the network realm, in January of 2020, Pete created The MPN Network, along with The Neighborhood Podcast Network, which hosts a range of podcasts from Jacksonville, Florida. The network is continuously being innovative and working to tell more stories of various creators of music, the arts, influencers and their purpose, through collective mediums.