Steve Canal (born January 17, 1980) is an American author, public speaker, branding expert and former

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based in New York City.

Early life and education

Canal was born in New York City in 1980. His parents were born in

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and came to United States in late 1970s. Canal received his early education in Nyack and attended

Fordham University Fordham University () is a Private university, private Jesuit universities, Jesuit research university in New York City. Established in 1841 and named after the Fordham, Bronx, Fordham neighborhood of the The Bronx, Bronx in which its origina ...

where he received his graduation degree in sociology, in 2002. Canal represented the

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basketball games between 1998 and 2002.

Career

Canal began his basketball career in 1998 while attending

in New York City. Canal represented

in 92 games, spreading over four seasons of

between 1998 and 2002. He played at

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and scored over 340 points. After basketball, Canal started his professional career as an operational manager at Vital Marketing, New York, in 2003. In 2011, Canal joined

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, a

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company based in Chicago. Canal is currently serving as a National Community Affairs Lead at MillerCoors in New York City. He is accountable for the growth and execution of community investment and outreach strategies at the organization. In 2017, Canal authored his debut book, ''The Mind of a Winner''. The book was published in July with contributions from

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, Grammy award winner

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and

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.''The Mind of a Winner'' focuses on

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of an individual. The book rose to No. 1 on the

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bestseller list in August 2017. Canal is also the

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and CEO at ''The Brand Executive'', a

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firm based in New York City.

Personal life

In 2015, Canal married his long-term girlfriend,

Swin Cash Swintayla Marie "Swin" Cash Canal (born September 22, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player who played professionally for 15 seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She currently serves as vice preside ...

, in

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, Georgia. Cash is an executive with the NBA's

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and played in the

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.Neil Bes
Swin Cash adds Knicks studio analyst to basketball and TV resume
''

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'' Retrieved October 17, 2017

References

External links

Official websiteRealgm.com player profileESPN.com player stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Canal, Steve Living people 1980 births Writers from New York (state) African-American writers American non-fiction writers Fordham University alumni People from Nyack, New York American writers of Haitian descent American sportspeople of Haitian descent American men's basketball players Basketball players from New York (state) Forwards (basketball) 21st-century African-American writers 20th-century African-American people