The Mindset Of A Self-Made Black Millionaire: Steve Hightower Talks About His Drive To Create A Billion Dollar Petroleum Business On SiriusXM’s 'Auto Trends'

To kick off our third anniversary on SiriusXM’s Auto Trends with JeffCars.com, we’re honored to have Steve Hightower, the CEO and president of Hightowers Petroleum, a privately-owned, Ohio-based company. 

While we’ve had an opportunity to talk to a host of entrepreneurs and barrier breakers over the years, Hightower, whom we consider to be a ‘master teacher,’ has his eyes set on becoming a part of a super elite club, where individuals like Reginald F. Lewis paved the way in the eighties. Lewis, who died from brain cancer at the age of 50, was the first Black person to create a Billion dollar organization.

An Ex NBA Player Talks About The World's Premier Black Business Magazine His Father Birthed And More On SiriusXM's 'Auto Trends'

In a wide ranging conversation, Earl G. Graves Jr., an ex NBA player, who received his formal training from two Ivy league educational institutions, takes us on a historic journey of the evolution of the world’s premier Black business magazine, which was founded by his father, Earl G. Graves Sr., on SiriusXM’s "Auto Trends with JeffCars.com."

Graves, who now serves as both the CEO and president of Black Enterprise, opens up the conversation giving us an intimate peek into the one topic that dominated the family dinner table discussions with his dad. .