Building BLK Wealth^TM
Lunch & Learn Workshop Series

It’s never too early to start learning, thinking, and planning your retirement. Retirement readiness is playing the long game. The more you know now, the more financially secure you will be in 10, 20, 30, or however many years you’re away from retirement.

Join Ben Green, co-founder of Ready2Retire and the author of Building BLK Wealth for this immersive lunch & learn workshop on retirement readiness. This workshop is for career professionals who are looking to maximize their retirement income and also grow their wealth in retirement. It’s also for people who are already retired, who want to make sure they have a sustainable income in retirement so that they never have to go back to work unless they choose to.

On day one, we’re going to talk about the foundations of wealth building and why retirement readiness matters. You’ll learn important stats and facts about retirement, about the “five thieves of wealth”, and the mindset for lifelong wealth building.

On day two, we’re going to talk about retirement income planning. Ben will teach you about financial products that can be used for retirement income, tax planning & reduction strategies, and much more.

On day three, we’re going to talk about protecting and preserving your wealth. We’re going to talk about the importance of life insurance, estate planning, diversification & safe investments, and have an interactive Q&A.

On day four, we’re going to talk about building generational wealth and why that is so important. We’re going to talk about investment & cash flow strategies for long term growth and retirement income.

Date: June 3 – 6, 2025

Time: 12:00 to 1:00 pm (EST) each day

Format: Slideshow presentation, moderated Q&A, & participant Q&A sessions

What You Get: 4 hour live workshop, PDFs of workshop materials, & limited-edition BLK Entrepreneurship t-shirt (see below)

Facilitator: Ben Green [ Read Bio ]

Capacity: 60 remote attendees

Workshop Ticket: $98 – Buy A Ticket

In 2025 and beyond, entrepreneurial skills and a growth mindset will be essential for your professional success. The business world is rapidly changing and becoming increasingly competitive. Both entrepreneurs and W-2 employees can benefit from using entrepreneurial frameworks to accelerate their career growth and gain a professional edge.

Successful entrepreneurs excel at critical thinking, problem-solving, and overcoming challenges quickly. To thrive in today’s business world, you need entrepreneurial soft skills like emotional intelligence, self-leadership, and calculated risk-taking.

Join Anthony M. Ragland, facilitator of the BLK Entrepreneurship workshop, for a 4-day lunch and learn session, where he’ll teach participants the keys to becoming a successful BLK entrepreneur.

Anthony will share real-life scenarios and use cases from his experience working with billionaire and multi-millionaire entrepreneurs, as well as cautionary tales of those who failed due to lack of knowledge.

Date: June 10 – 13, 2025

Time: 12:00 to 1:00 pm (EST) each day

Format: Slideshow presentation, moderated Q&A, & participant Q&A sessions

Facilitator: Anthony M. Ragland [ Read Bio ]

What You Get: 4 hour live workshop, PDFs of workshop materials, & limited-edition BLK Entrepreneurship t-shirt (see below)

Capacity: 60 remote participants

Workshop Ticket: $98 – Buy A Ticket

Why is the subject of insurance so critical and so important to your financial future? Ben Green, the author of Building BLK Wealth and the co-founder of Insurance Advantage, LLC and Ready2Retire, LLC, is the facilitator of this insurance mastermind workshop. This mastermind group learning experience is for families and professionals who want to fully understand and benefit from all types of insurance products that can truly underpin your entire financial future.

On day one of the workshop, we’re going to talk about the basics of insurance and why insurance is critical for financial security. Ben will do a deep dive into the different types of insurance, including life insurance, health insurance, property and casualty coverage, disability and long term care insurance, business insurance, and much more.

On day two, Ben will guide you on  a deep dive into life insurance and why it’s so critical. We’re going to take a look at specifically the term life insurance, the different types that are available, the length of the term life insurance. We’re also going to dig into the BYOB (Be Your Own Bank) solution, how you can choose the right policies, and leveraging life insurance for wealth preservation.

On day three, we’re going to do a deep dive into the type of health insurance you may need, the type of coverage you may need, co-pays, deductibles and co-insurance. We’re going to talk about disability insurance (short term vs. long term), long term care insurance, what Medicare covers and what it does not cover,  and more. We’ll have an interactive Q&A discussion along the way and take a look at a comprehensive protection plan when it comes to insurance.

On day four, Ben talks about advanced insurance strategies and how you can use it for tax planning & estate preservation. We’re going to talk about hybrid policies with long term care benefits, combining policies with life insurance and annuities, the pros and cons of group policies, maximizing employer based insurance and the benefits (pros & cons, the good, the bad, & the ugly), insurance for business owners, and more. Ben will conclude with a recap of the insurance mastermind workshop and wrap it all together for participants. He’ll also share some resources for continued learning about all the types of insurance.

Date: June 17 – 20, 2025

Time: 12:00 to 1:00 pm (EST) each day

Format: Slideshow presentation, moderated Q&A, & participant Q&A sessions

What You Get: 4 hour live workshop, PDFs of workshop materials, & limited-edition BLK Entrepreneurship t-shirt (see below)

Facilitator: Ben Green [ Read Bio ]

Capacity: 60 remote attendees

Workshop Ticket: $98 per attendee

Fundamentally sound marketing skills are in demand and valuable. This workshop is for entrepreneurs and business owners. It’s also for early career and mid career marketing professionals, and it’s for students who aspire to have a career in marketing.

On day one, we’re gonna demystify marketing. We’re gonna talk about the truth about modern marketing and how to become great at marketing. Anthony will teach you frameworks, proven models, things he has learned through trial and error over my 25 year marketing career.

On day two, we’re going to talk about marketing strategy. Now this day is going to be critically important because what separates amateur marketers from elite marketers, right, professional elite marketers, is strategy. Anthony will teach you how to develop, how to implement, and how to align an integrated marketing strategy that’s positions your business on a playing field so that you can win.

On day three, we’re going to talk about marketing frameworks. Now, marketing frameworks are really important because frameworks guide your approach to product or service marketing. Frameworks help you understand if you’re going in the right direction or or if you need to make a change or a pivot in order to position your product or your service appropriately in the marketplace. We’re also going to talk about ideation and design thinking, revenue marketing, lead generation, and demand generation. We’ll talk about integrated marketing communications and optimization strategies.

On day four, we’re going take a behind the scenes look at Building BLK Wealth. We’re going to look under the hood of the marketing machine that we’ve built for building BLK Wealth over the past six months. We’re also going to take a inside look at the BLK marketing strategy, a demo of our marketing website, and our outbound and our inbound marketing motions. Right?

We’re going to have a lot of fun. We’re gonna take a really close look at how marketing can not only help your business achieve growth and scale, and how you can use marketing frameworks and principles to advance your career and stabilize your career and become a more valuable employee.

Date: June 24 – 27, 2025

Time: 12:00 to 1:00 pm (EST) each day

Format: Slideshow presentation, moderated Q&A, & participant Q&A sessions

Facilitator: Anthony M. Ragland [ Read Bio ]

What You Get: 4 hour live workshop, PDFs of workshop materials, & limited-edition BLK Entrepreneurship t-shirt (see below)

Capacity: 60 remote participants

Workshop Ticket: $98 per participant