Shaping Freedom With Lisane Basquiat
5 Rules for Building Black Wealth with Lanny Smith
April 14, 2025 · 1 hr 7 min
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A near-NBA career ended by injury became the foundation for brands redefining Black excellence.
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In this episode
- How to rebuild identity after a defining dream is taken away
- What it takes to turn personal loss into a lasting cultural mission
- Why faith and purpose matter when the world tells you to stay in your lane
- How to build brands that challenge the status quo and celebrate community
About this episode
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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About Shaping Freedom With Lisane Basquiat
Shaping Freedom is a podcast about emotional leadership and legacy; examining the inherited patterns shaping how we live, create, relate, and build. I’m Lisane Basquiat - a legacy healing strategist, creator of the Shaping Freedom framework and a steward of a global cultural legacy.
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