Today, Pierre, Max and Joe want to share their story of friendship and perseverance to show young, black men that athletes and entertainers are not the only examples of black achievement and success.

 

They believe that it is not enough for them to have made it and found success, but that they are called to pull others up along with them.

                    

Together, they want to serve as positive examples who encourage young men and women in under-represented communities to aspire to something greater in their personal and professional lives.

                    

Pierre, Max and Joe worked hard and overcame many obstacles, but they also understand that no one succeeds on their own. They had each other, but also many people along the way who served as examples and who pushed them to succeed.  This is why they decided to write Pulse of Perseverance — the story of their difficult journey to becoming respected, successful doctors.

                    

Writing this book inspired them to found Pulse Of Perseverance, a 501c3 organization dedicated to empowering and inspiring youth from backgrounds like theirs to work towards their goals by giving them a blueprint and resources for success.

                    

In doing this, they hope to combat and redefine the negative narrative surrounding black males to lessen the ways prejudice and inequality hinder black men from achieving success.

                    

As the founders of Pulse of Perseverance, Pierre, Max and Joe want to share their story as motivational speakers and serve as mentors to black youth who want to achieve their own visions of success.

                    

By working with nonprofits, educators, youth organizations, mentors, churches and counselors, they believe creating a different future is possible.