Sam Alexander
The Interview
Zelinda: Where are you from?
Sam: Buda/Manchaca Texas
Zelinda: What did you want to be when you were a high school senior? What changed your mind? How did you get started in your current field?
Sam: I wanted to attend college to be a real estate developer in Austin. [Instead], I was offered the opportunity under the government EEOC program to attend Levi Strauss school for fashion production and marketing.
Zelinda: What was the biggest obstacle(s) you had to overcome to get where you are today?
Sam: People that tell my dreams are not realistic.
Zelinda: Who or what inspires you?
Sam: I have been inspired with the ability to make changes in my world to my expectations.
Zelinda: How can we, as a society, better help and empower and mold today's youth?
Sam: We all must create opportunity for youth based on the future, not the past. Teach them to look for an opportunity, not a job.
Zelinda: Outside of your profession, what are your hobbies and passions?
Sam: Biking, traveling, and snow skiing.
Zelinda: How do you want to be remembered?
Sam: That all my dealings with everyone was fair and equitable. Always the best at whatever I attempted. He lived his life with no regrets.
Zelinda: If you could ask one question to anyone in history, living or deceased, who would it be and what would you ask?
Sam: I would like to ask Mayer Amschel Rothschild (“founding father of international finance”) how he had the foresight to create a system that could control the whole world.
Zelinda: What's next for Samuel Alexander?
Sam: Reinvent my business in my new company, Concept 2 Consumption, which is focused on technology and fashion.
Zelinda: What is it that you are needing from us (the community) to ensure the next generations success, and how can we become more involved?
Sam: I need the community to start working together for everyone, and not just a specific group. The future is based on collaboration from all different types of people.
Zelinda Elliott