Gen 2 Gen 1 on 1 Ep. 4 Ru

Guest: Ruger One-on-one with a man who's worn every title — CEO, actor, widower, single father — and rebuilt himself after losing everything he thought he had. 0:00 – Welcome to One-on-One 0:17 – Meet Ruger 1:03 – Growing up in Essence Village 4:46 – Childhood trauma that stuck with him 7:02 – The titles: CEO, actor, widower, single father 7:47 – Losing his wife, becoming a man overnight 10:14 – How acting found him 12:00 – Playing Jay in "Sweet Thing" 13:28 – What people get wrong about Ruger 15:24 – Learning to accept his new life 17:37 – "The crown is heavy" 19:11 – Custody, and walking away from the streets 19:38 – Building the SUBBA brand from scratch 22:11 – What SUBBA really stands for 23:54 – "Don't give me sympathy, root for my success" 24:57 – The fashion show and the team behind it 27:43 – Why he opened up about mental health 29:41 – Black men and mental health 33:01 – What he took from the roundtable 34:04 – Prison, survival, and "the trap machine" 35:57 – Trusting his team 37:12 – Can business ever be personal? 38:46 – Giving his brother his flowers 40:19 – Fashion show details & giving back 42:07 – Closing out