REGINALD R. MEBANE
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Book Details:
Retail Price: $24.99
Author: R. R. Mebane
Publisher: WP Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9990059-6-6
Dimensions: 6x9
Number of Pages: 325
Book Launch Details:
Date: October 11, 2025
Time: 7:00pm-11:00pm
Venue: Private
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
REGINALD R. MEBANE
is a transformational leader and board director with over four decades of experience driving change across corporate and government sectors. He began his career at FedEx, rising from the loading docks to Senior Vice President and COO of a $2 billion division, and later served in the federal government, as a Senior Executive at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Throughout his career, Reggie has championed operational excellence, workforce development, and values-based leadership. He is known for building high-performing teams, aligning strategy with execution, and leading large-scale transformations with clarity and purpose.
He currently serves as Vice Chair of the Family Health Centers of Georgia and spent 13 years on the board of Mercy Health System, a $4 billion healthcare network. A frequent speaker on leadership and change management, he holds a degree in psychology and executive credentials from Harvard University’s Kennedy School.
Reggie is the author of the compelling new memoir, The Ghost at the Table: A Memoir of Surviving Life, the Streets, and Corporate America. In this powerful work, he shares his deep personal journey of overcoming adversity and navigating his way through the challenges of poverty, race, and power— he offers readers a captivating look at what it takes to rise, lead, and inspire—no matter one’s beginning.
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ABOUT THE BOOK
“THE GHOST AT THE TABLE”
“The Ghost at the Table:
A Memoir of Surviving Life, the Streets, and Corporate America”
Is a bold, unflinching journey through the life of Reginald R. Mebane—a story that traverses childhood trauma, systemic inequity, and boardroom triumph. Blending powerful storytelling with sharp social commentary, Reggie pulls readers through the backstreets of Memphis, the corridors of power in federal agencies, and the unspoken emotional terrain of leadership and survival. With wit, grit, and wisdom, this memoir explores what it means to rise above circumstance while staying true to one’s inner compass. At once personal and universal, The Ghost at the Table is a testament to resilience, reinvention, and the enduring power of voice.
Book Details:
Retail Price: $24.99
Author: R.R. Mebane
ISBN: 978-0-9990059-6-5
Dimensions: 6x9
Number of Pages: 325
TARGET AUDIENCE
This memoir will resonate most with readers seeking both truth and transformation—those who recognize the power of vulnerability, the impact of legacy, and the need to challenge systems while healing from within.
Primary Audience:
- Age Range: 30–65
- Gender: All genders, with a slight emphasis on male readers seeking inspirational and relatable narratives
- Education Level: College-educated (Bachelor’s degree and above); professionals, executives, academics
- Occupation: Mid- to senior-level professionals, government employees, corporate leaders, educators, social workers, and nonprofit leaders
- Interests:
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- *Memoirs and autobiographies
- *Leadership, personal growth, and resilience
- *Social justice, race, and identity
- *Mental health, trauma recovery, and family dynamics
- African American history and culture
- *Navigating the intersections of poverty, privilege, and power
Secondary Audience:
- - Young Adults (Ages 18–30): Especially students in sociology, African American studies, psychology, or leadership development
- - Diversity and Inclusion Advocates: HR professionals and DEI consultants looking for personal narratives to complement training materials
- - Faith-Based Readers: Those interested in overcoming adversity through spiritual grounding and moral conviction
- - Book Clubs & Community Leaders: Groups interested in sparking meaningful dialogue around race, class, and transformation
TESTIMONIALS
HONORABLE, GINO BROGDON SR.,
JUDGE
SUPERIOR AND STATE COURTS OF FULTON COUNTY, ATLANTA
“Like an expert trial lawyer, Mebane’s writing style has a way of pulling the reader into the story that you cannot teach writers. He consistently turns the reader from a spectator to a participant with an emotional investment in the stories. Funny, tragic, candid, The Ghost at the Table is a must read for anyone who has started at the bottom of the hill and persevered to overcome setbacks in life!”
DR. STEVEN SOLOMON
ADMIRAL-UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, CDC (RETIRED)
“The Ghost at the Table is a compelling memoir of courage, strength, resilience, and especially love. Vividly told with poignant reflections, honesty and humor. This inspirational story shows how determination and perseverance can overcome challenges, and how the will to succeed can break down the toughest barriers.”
BOOK EXCERPT
from the prologue
The Psycho-Biographical Construct
The tastefully appointed boardroom where I sit is the kind of place where they eat mink for breakfast and cleanse their pallets with Sazerac flavored ice cream. The vaulted ceilings are marbled, and I can see my face in the massive war-table’s shine. But smooth surfaces can lie. Like a weary gigolo untouched by luxury, I sit unimpressed amid the grandeur, lost in a bent dream about a bent street in a broken North Memphis neighborhood filled with rainbow-colored souls. The sweet smells of the grand conference room’s furniture and tapestries waft into my memories, stark against the scenes from the hidden Negro life that led me to this very seat.
Snowy vanilla faces file into the chilly boardroom on this cold December day, an appropriately sober setting for the sausage-making ahead. It might get ugly. African American me observes from behind the textured mask I wear to this arena. It’s necessary equipment to survive this world where I, theoretically, do not belong. Like a bespoke suit, I have donned a khaki persona that serves me well in the blood sports of life and business. I’m not dark enough to be seen as a threat, but still too paper-bag brown for my colleagues to ignore the legacy written into my skin. Light skinned or not, the world still only sees me as basic black.
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
CONFRONTING GHOSTS, CLAIMING POWER
In his bold and unflinching memoir, The Ghost at the Table: A Memoir of Surviving Life, the Streets, and Corporate America, Reggie R. Mebane takes readers on a journey shaped by resilience, race, leadership, and legacy. The following interview questions are designed to uncover the deeper layers of the man behind the memoir—his purpose, process, and powerful message to the world.
1. “The Ghost at the Table” is an evocative title. What does it mean to you, and how does it reflect your personal journey through life, the streets, and corporate America?
2. Your life story weaves through poverty, race, leadership, and resilience. What pivotal moment—or series of moments—most shaped the man you are today
3. You write with both raw honesty and sharp insight. How did you balance vulnerability and strength when telling your truth—especially about race, mental health, and survival?
GREAT QUESTION!
MEDIA STORY IDEAS
THE CUBICLE COLLASPE
When Loyalty Costs Too Much:
One of the most poignant stories in The Ghost at the Table recounts the tragic moment when a devoted employee—battling cancer—collapsed in his cubicle after refusing workplace accommodations that might make him appear weak or less productive. This scene isn’t just about one man’s quiet sacrifice; it’s a reflection of a work culture that often glorifies overperformance at the cost of human dignity.
Why It Resonates:
In a post-pandemic world where burnout, mental health, and employee well-being are finally getting the spotlight, this story captures the haunting reality of invisible labor, toxic loyalty, and the need to redefine success—not as sacrifice, but as sustainability. Audiences across generations and industries will see themselves—or someone they know—in that cubicle.
THE CUBICLE COLLASPE
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