CLEO Edge Podcast Ep.9 - CLEO President & CEO, J.C. Polanco, Esq., MBA, sits down with Attorney Bruce Jackson, CLEO Alumnus, and Associate General Counsel & Managing Director of Strategic Partnership at Microsoft Corp.  Attorney Bruce Jackson joins the CLEO EDGE podcast to discuss his new book, Never Far From Home, where he details his perseverance and inspirational story from the tough streets of Brooklyn to his legal career in the Music Industry with Hip Hop Pioneers to the executive offices as an attorney at Microsoft. https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Bruce-Jackson/186788589 https://attorneyatlawmagazine.com/stories/attorney-feature/microsofts-bruce-jackson-on-removing-barriers-achieving-potential https://www.amazon.com/dp/1982191155?ref_=cm_sw_r_mwn_dp_TJYKEKH4TPJG81AP3X5E #cleoedgepodcast #cleoalumni #cleoscholars #dei Please remember to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE! Learn More about CLEO, Inc.: https://cleoinc.org Donate to CLEO, Inc.: https://cleoinc.org/donate Follow us on: Twitter: http://twitter.com/cleoscholars Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/cleoscholars Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cleoscholars Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cleo1968 The Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO) is a 501(c)(3) national non-profit organization founded in 1968 to expand opportunities for minority and low-income students to attend law school. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cleoinc/support

CLEO Edge Podcast Ep.8 - CLEO President & CEO, J.C. Polanco, Esq., MBA, sits with Gloria J. Browne Marshall, writer, civil rights attorney, playwright, and Professor of Constitutional Law at John Jay College (CUNY). "She Took Justice: The Black Woman, Law, and Power" by Gloria J. Browne Marshall Book available at all major bookstores. Use discount code: EFL01 on Routledge for 20% off of your purchase of She Took Justice. Watch Your Democracy, an animated series, hosted by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall as she explores the U.S. Constitution and how it continues to impact our everyday lives. Video is available at: www.whyy.org/programs/your-democracy. #cleoedgepodcast #cleoalumni #cleoscholars #womenshistorymonth #dei Please remember to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE! Learn More about CLEO, Inc.: https://cleoinc.org Donate to CLEO, Inc.: https://cleoinc.org/donate Follow us on: Twitter: http://twitter.com/cleoscholars  Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/cleoscholars Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cleoscholars Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cleo1968 The Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO) is a 501(c)(3) national non-profit organization founded in 1968 to expand opportunities for minority and low-income students to attend law school. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cleoinc/support

CLEO CELEBRATES WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH CLEO Edge Podcast Ep. 7 - CLEO CEO, J.C. Polanco, Esq., MBA, sits with Sue-Ann Robinson, Esq., Founder of The Front Line Law, Defense Attorney, TV Legal Analyst, and Social Justice Advocate  #cleoedgepodcast #cleoalumni #cleoscholars #womenshistorymonth #dei Connect with Sue-Ann Robinson: sue-annrobinson.com | frontlinefirm.com @thefrontlinelaw  Please remember to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!  Follow and Become a CLEO EDGE PODCAST SUPPORTER: https://anchor.fm/CLEOInc  Learn More about CLEO, Inc.: https://cleoinc.org  Donate to CLEO, Inc.: https://cleoinc.org/donate  Follow us on: Twitter: http://twitter.com/cleoscholars  Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/cleoscholars  Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cleoscholars  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cleo1968  The Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO) is a 501(c)(3) national non-profit organization founded in 1968 to expand opportunities for minority and low-income students to attend law school. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cleoinc/support

CLEO Edge Podcast Ep.6 - CLEO CEO, J.C. Polanco, Esq., MBA, sits with Deborah Martin Owens, CEO of DMO Strategies, LLC and Global DE&I Talent Management Strategist & Philanthropist - Learn about Ms. Owens' passion for civil rights and motivation to become an attorney since her early teens, and her pathway from a legal career to activism and philanthropy. You can connect with Deborah on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-martin-owens-34059a5 Please remember to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!  #cleoedgepodcast #cleoalumni #cleoscholars #genderandlaw #equity Follow and Become a CLEO EDGE PODCAST SUPPORTER:  https://anchor.fm/CLEOInc Learn More about CLEO, Inc.: https://cleoinc.org Donate to CLEO, Inc.: https://cleoinc.org/donate Follow us on: Twitter: http://twitter.com/cleoscholars Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/cleoscholars Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cleoscholars Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cleo1968 The Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO) is a 501(c)(3) national non-profit organization founded in 1968 to expand opportunities for minority and low-income students to attend law school. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cleoinc/support

CLEO Edge Podcast Ep.5 - CLEO CEO, J.C. Polanco, Esq., MBA, sits with Aliza Shatzman, President and Founder of The Legal Accountability Project, Washington D.C. - Hear Ms. Shatzman discuss her journey into law, and her current advocacy for transparency, accountability, and protections for employees in the judiciary workplace. In March 2022, Aliza submitted written testimony for a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing about the lack of workplace protections for judiciary employees, detailing her personal experience with harassment and retaliation by a former D.C. Superior Court judge.  Read Aliza Shatzman's written Statement for the Record to the House Judiciary Committee: https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU03/20220317/114503/HHRG-117-JU03-20220317-SD005.pdf You can follow Aliza @AlizaShatzman Visit The Legal Accountability Website at:  http://legalaccountabilityproject.org Watch this podcast interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Lzbf-fAZ0lg #cleoedgepodcast #cleoalumni #cleoscholars #genderandlaw #equity Follow and Become a CLEO EDGE PODCAST SUPPORTER:  https://anchor.fm/CLEOInc Learn More about CLEO, Inc.: https://cleoinc.org Donate to CLEO, Inc.: https://cleoinc.org/donate Follow us on: Twitter: http://twitter.com/cleoscholars Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/cleoscholars Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cleoscholars Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cleo1968 The Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO) is a 501(c)(3) national non-profit organization founded in 1968 to expand opportunities for minority and low-income students to attend law school. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cleoinc/support

CLEO Edge Podcast Ep. 4 - CLEO CEO, J.C. Polanco, Esq., MBA, sits with  CLEO Alumna Veronica N. Dunlap, Esq., MBA, Deputy Executive Director,  ACLU of Maryland. Hear Ms. Dunlap talk about her inspirational journey into law and advocacy and CLEO experience. Watch this podcast interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vRYrEF6idDg --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cleoinc/support

General Sullivan talks about his CLEO experience, HBCU education, military (and civilian) career, and how students can apply to the US Army JAG Corps. Watch this podcast interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TyZsMOgHLxI --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cleoinc/support

Lt. Reyes Chavez shares his story from arriving undocumented from Mexico to becoming an attorney and Navy JAG officer. They discuss diversity, immigration, preservence and the CLEO experience. Watch this podcast interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/u7qyNB5FrO4 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cleoinc/support

On this premiere episode, Chief Executive Officer and Host, J.C. Polanco, Esq., MBA, sits down with Attorney and CLEO Alumna, Bernarda Villalona. Watch this podcast interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xCPgsRP24T8   --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cleoinc/support