Analysis Of The Video: Chef Jeff Henderson

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I found the video about Chef Jeff Henderson to be very interesting and motivational. Henderson is obviously a very intelligent man. Growing up the way he did, he learned to be smart early in life. He figured out ways to make a lot of money quickly and easily. One of the things he talked about in the video was whether he was a hustler or a business man. To me he is both, but to others he may be one or another. I believe that it depends on the culture and/or race as to which one he should be labeled as. To him and to the people around him that bought from him and sold to him, he was a business man. To an average white crowd, he would be known as a hustler.
Being able to figure out how to make $35,000 a week selling cocaine on the streets takes

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