Building Black Wealth & The Power of Ownership with Lanny Smith

The NBA, NFL, NHL, or any other sports league is a place of glory, success, masculinity. So how does a sports star cope with their own sense of identity when things suddenly fall apart?  

This week on the Shaping Freedom Podcast with Lisane Basquiat, we’re exploring what it means to lose your identity—and rebuild it with purpose. Lanny Smith was on his way to the NBA when an injury took him out of the game. What could’ve been the end became the beginning of something far greater.

Now the founder of Actively Black and Active Faith, Lanny is building brands that challenge the status quo, celebrate Black excellence, and create space for deeper conversations about faith, identity, and purpose.

This episode is about reinvention, culture, and the courage it takes to listen to your inner calling—even when the world tells you to stay in your lane. This is Shaping Freedom.
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