‘Driving the Green Book’: Black history, hospitality, and entrepreneurship

Author, educator, and broadcaster Alvin Hall is not easily pigeonholed. His work ranges from the arts to personal finance. Asked how he maintains such a broad range of endeavors, he describes a state of mind: “A friend of mine said to me recently, ‘You know your greatest skill set is that you’re essentially fearless. You don’t fear failure.’”  

“I’ve long held the belief that you learn as much about yourself from failing as you do from succeeding and sometimes you learn more,” Mr. Hall continues. “Failure gives you an opportunity to look inside, to gain wisdom and then move forward, but without being held hostage to that failure.”

Along with an occasional failure have come many successes. Mr. Hall recently won the inaugural Ambie Award