He is a prominent community leader, respected educator, innovative businessman, and successful entrepreneur. He has been teaching Buffalo State University recognized public scholar, teaching at Buffalo State University for over 21 years, and has also taught at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo for over 20 years. He is a powerful motivational speaker and a public scholar who brings a combined 32 years of experience as a business executive and successful entrepreneur and 30 years as a university professor.