As a young, African-American entrepreneur, success came to you at an early age, with your first million secured at the age of 14. Now that you are older and have expanded your fortunes into a lot of different ventures, how would you want to be remembered? In time, what legacy do you want to leave behind?

I am looking to leave an inspirational legacy of what is possible. When I go to college campuses, when I do any kind of public appearance or interview, I speak to generations yet unborn. That is why I own a magazine. Prominent Magazine has a demographic of 18-49. Its tag line is "the ultimate entertainment and empowerment magazine."

By God's grace, I've been more successful in my older years, in my earlier 20s, than I was in my teens. I am currently overseeing a $30 million asset management company with Ronald Branch. He was the former president of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers and he is my business partner as well. He was named one of the 25 Most Influential People in Real Estate. I am also a syndicated columnist. My weekly column reaches close to 15 million readers through the Newspaper Publishers Association. So I am looking to inspire our people beyond.

There is a group in Africa called the Akan people and whenever they put someone in a position of power, say a chief or a king, they are given a statue of a hand wrapped around an egg. The hand represents the power of the individual. The egg represents the people. You can be selfish and crack the egg and make scrambled eggs for yourself. You can be too rough with it and crush it. Or you can nurture that egg to grow. So when people listen to people like me, those of us who have a platform, we have to say things that speak truth. We have to empower, inspire, build, and launch the next generation of world solutions that will positively contribute to our economic, political and social fabric and — hopefully — improve the entire nation and the world.

What do you value most in life? Is there anything that you have come to value more as a result of your success?

I've lost quite a few family members. My father has been deceased for about 7 - 7½ years now. I lost my sister to leukemia. I lost other family members who are near and dear to me, lost a brother. At this point, it is just my mother and my grandmother and my fiancée.

Will wedding bells be ringing any time soon?

Yes, one day soon. She is a wonderful woman. Phenomenal. We have been together for several years now. I like to say we have a Jay-Z and Beyoncé thing going on [laughing]. Recently, I escorted my fiancée Alicia on the red carpet at an event and the press just hounded her. People are so nosy. You kind of want a private life.