How to Own and Communicate Your Story with Anthony Murdock II

EntrepreneurshipStorytelling
Written By Naomi Haile
 

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Murdock (@amurdock_ii) is a purpose-driven, action-oriented, servant-leader and proud product of Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated from Butler University in 2017 and is currently a Juris-Doctorate candidate at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.

He’s passionate about leveraging the power in his story and other Black stories to create opportunities for economic & community development. Ultimately, he's in the business of becoming the greatest "powerpreneur" Indianapolis has ever seen.

Murdock is the founder of City Circle Storytellers, the Side Hustle Economy, the Make it Make Sense center in Indianapolis, and Power Moves Only.


This episode is for you if:

  • You want to learn the 8 step process of communicating value to your community

  • You want to learn how to keep your integrity intact and not abandon your character and values

  • You want to keep thinking bigger when you’re bigger and better than you imagined

  • You want to start documenting your process to help others own their stories too

Looking for something specific? 

  • [8:00] Understanding the power of your own story

  • [8:55] Murdock’s business plan had to be restructured as a result of global events

  • [9:00] Raised money ($$$) for Black businesses in Indianapolis by hosting a virtual conference

  • [11:34] You are the vessel, which means that your growth happens for you FIRST, and then you can bless others

  • [12:39] Everything happens for a reason and sometimes those reasons are not clear to you in that moment

  • [12:47] Having faith that what you go through will get you to where you want to go

  • [17:37] To be an inspiration, you must first be inspired.

  • [19:11] Too often, Black stories have been taken out of context and its impact

  • [20:36] What makes you special? What’s your special sauce?

  • [22:50] Why Murdock’s moves look like he’s playing chess, not checkers

  • [26:08] We make things work each and every day

  • [34:00] The ultimate 8 step process to communicate value to your community

  • [34:36] How to say the “stuff” to the right people

  • [36:19] The “algorithm” doesn’t just exist on social media, it exists in life

  • [39:00] Your innovation, vision and story is what made you qualified to be in that room in the first place, don’t abandon these things to fit in.

  • [40:24] Tell your story as you go through it

  • [40:59] “It’s not the process towards perfect, it’s the process towards progress”

  • [51:38] The worst thing that you could ever do is abandon your character, morals and values

  • [56:50] What do you need to do to make sure that your ideas and concepts can flourish and grow?

  • [59:18] I choose to live life from the perspective that I have power

Here is a list of some of the Black-owned businesses that Murdock actively partners with:

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