(BALTIMORE – April 22, 2023) – On the next Doni Glover Show (4.24.23, 9 am EST), Wayne Smith will join the set as he discusses business and entrepreneurship. This show is brought to you in part by STEMCITYUSA.com. The streams LIVE Monday-Friday at 9 am EST on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter.
Who is Wayne Smith?
Entrepreneur, business leader, and Former Mayor of Irvington New Jersey, Wayne Smith speaks about success and getting involved ~ being an “Actionaire” Wayne has been an active, prominent member of Irvington’s civic, political, and social sectors throughout his 20-year residency in the township. During this time, he has crafted key alliances with all levels of government, in addition to private enterprise.
This ability to build consensus helped propel Wayne Smith to victory in 1996 as an Irvington Council Member At-Large. He was resoundingly re-elected two years later, and at that time, unanimously chosen by his colleagues to serve as president of the legislative body. Mayor Smith was born in the City of Newark, New Jersey; and he attended Bloomfield College in Bloomfield, New Jersey.
He is the president and CEO of Wayne Smith & Associates, an Irvington, New Jersey-based public relations, marketing, and public affairs consulting firm, serving clients throughout the state, in addition to New York, Washington, DC, Pennsylvania, and Los Angeles. An astute, accomplished businessman, Mayor Smith is also chairman of the Black Urban Alliance, the African American Chamber of Commerce of NY/NJ, and the chairman of the Legislative Task Force of the Minority Business Braintrust.
As co-chairperson of NJ Citizen Action, Mayor Smith’s efforts resulted in Community Reinvestment Agreements with more than 20 banks throughout NJ, stipulating low-interest mortgage loans for low- and moderate-income citizens. In 1995, Mayor Smith was a member of the New Jersey delegation at the White House Conference on Small Business. He is currently the Business/Community Development Specialist at BCB Community Bank in New Jersey. (Bio by TAPintoTV.