EAP 87: Young & Retired - Breaking Stigmas & Building Communities

Our guest on this episode of the Early Accountability Podcast is Tyran Cosby, a veteran, chef, actor, and business owner. Tyran retired from the United States Marine Corps after 20 years of service and then pursued his next dream of learning how to cook by graduating from culinary school. He became a sous chef for David Rose and traveled quite a bit with him while also pursuing his acting career. In early 2019, Tyran partnered up with one of his Marine Corps brothers to start a lifestyle brand called Life Behind the Beard. Life Behind the Beard sells grooming products, apparel, and cigars and they plan to offer more apparel products and perhaps a wine label in the future. In addition to providing high-quality products to their clients, the goal of the company is to give back, especially to young kids and veterans in the community. Tyran experienced his fair share of challenges while serving in the military, particularly struggling with being away from his wife and children for such long periods of time. For several years, he felt like an “Internet dad” who only ever talked to his family over Skype, but he has found great freedom to spend as much time with his family as possible in his retirement. He encourages men of color to step up and not be a stereotype, learning leadership and discipline and not having a chip on your shoulder. Men of color have overcome a lot in the past several hundred years, but you can choose to rise above and have a positive impact. He also encourages those who want to support and understand men of color to give them a chance and don’t generalize or assume how they will act. Tyran’s mantra is “there is no better occupation than helping someone who can’t help themselves.” Topics Covered in this Episode: • Pursuing your dreams even after retirement • Entrepreneurship • Stigmas and misconceptions about men of color • Collaboration rather than competition Connect with Tyran: https://www.lifebehindthebeard.co/ https://www.instagram.com/lifebehindthebeard101/ https://www.facebook.com/lifebehindthebeard101/