Money was My God Part 1: with Estean Lenyoun

Estean Lenyoun is concurrently the president/CEO of Impact Urban America, Inc. (IUA), an entrepreneurial, belief-based socially responsible public benefit corporation he founded with an athlete and activist Rosey Grier. IUA has been lauded as a national model for social entrepreneurship that improves housing, life and job readiness, leadership, and mentoring in Inner Cities. The work of IUA has been recognized with a Point of Light Award from President George W. Bush. Previously, Lenyoun was the General Managing Partner and Chief Operations Officer for Rosey Grier’s American Neighborhood Enterprises.

Driven to become a millionaire, Estean chased real estate, working for powerhouses such as Grubb & Ellis Commercial Brokerage Company.

“Money,” he said, “was my God.”

But at age 41, Estean went to a meeting featuring a keynote address by former U.S. Senator Bill Armstrong of Colorado, who shared his faith. For the first time in his life, Estean prayed, not to the god of greenbacks, but to the one who cleansed his soul. He asked for forgiveness for his shallow pursuits.

“I figured I had nothing to lose, and as soon as I said that prayer, all hell broke loose,” he said. “It was more than a statement. It was this reality that there was this Creator of the Universe, this wonderful God and personal Lord and Savior. That if you asked him into your life, He would give you the opportunities and the desires of your heart, if you truly surrender.”

Instead of running away from his past, Estean decided to run back, helping the very communities he shunned.

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