King Crush Thursday - The Interviews

EP 52 CAMERON MITCHELL

Cameron Mitchell is a photographer and multimedia producer based out of Atlanta, Georgia. He specializes in event, wedding, corporate, editorial, and sports photography with an emphasis on creative portraiture. He is also an award-winning short film producer and contributor, and has taught photography master classes as a guest professor at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.
He brings exceptional knowledge and enthusiasm to every project with a style consisting of unique and energetic imagery. A client-friendly, service-oriented business, he is committed to delivering promised results and capturing each project with versatile visual style. He has produced content for clients such as Nike, Lululemon, New Balance, NATAS Southeast Emmys, Slutty Vegan, The 100 Black Men of Atlanta, The Atlanta Hawks, The Atlanta Braves, and many more.
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EP 53 DONALD ROBINSON

Donald Robinson is a GRAMMY-nominated record producer/ songwriter/ keyboardist who loves helping indie artists about the music business,  both on the creative and business -side. Donald says: “I am a God fearing man who understands is purpose in life. To use my God given gifts to bless people through the music He has given me.” Donald works with artists in the genre of Jazz, R&B, and Gospel. A cancer survivor, he has 3 beautiful children and 4 certified Gold Records.
 
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EP 54 MARLOWE SMITH

Marlowe Smith was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA and attended St. Athanasius Catholic School from K-8 grades. He is a proud graduate of Central High School in Philadelphia (250).  After High School, he continued his education at Penn State University with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing with an Emphasis in Finance.  After starting his professional career, he earned a MBA in Management from Penn State. He is currently a Senior Legislative Specialist with the PECO Governmental Affairs team and has worked for the company for the last 11 years with numerous specialized roles and increasing responsibilities.  Prior to PECO, he worked for other Fortune 500 companies including Mobil, ExxonMobil, Sunoco, BP Castrol and Kellogg’s in a variety of positions.
He is a community leader as a member of his hometown of Delran Township, NJ for the last 18 years.  He is an elected Councilmember for Delran Township, NJ for the past year and previously served for 8 years on the Delran Zoning Board and has contributed as an Assistant Coach for his son’s Delran Athletic Association teams.  
Marlowe is passionate about mentoring young people. He assists them in discovering their gifts, their purpose, setting goals, milestones and executing a plan to propel them towards future success.  He puts his passion to work by being a leader as a Big Brother to two different Little Brothers with the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization (Julian & Jamir).  He won the Exelon 2017 Volunteer of the Year Award where Big Brothers Big Sisters was awarded $5,000 based upon his dedication to mentoring. 
In addition, Marlowe is a Youth Leader at the Abundant Life Fellowship Church in Edgewater Park, NJ, is a volunteer mentor for the Young Men of Destiny at Restoration Station Church in Edgewater Park, NJ and successfully leads a college seminar designed to provide high school students and parents with the college preparation process.  
Marlowe is a devoted husband to his wife Andrea of 20 years and has two children (Maya 18 and Aaron 14) who are in college and high school respectively. Marlowe enjoys politics, reading, sports, traveling and spending time with his family.
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EP 140 KYLE HOBSON

Kyle Hobson, also known as Kyle the Jukebox, is a multifaceted professional, creative, and an active alumni of Morehouse College. A proud product of New York, Kyle has built himself as a multifaceted artist, being a musician, writer, journalist and poet while remaining to work in his community. Morehouse developed his poetic ability and opportunities. He was able to participate in various performance opportunities while  serving with Next Great American Poet on campus, performing for entities such as Killer Mike, Vince Carter, the Atlanta Hawks and performing on shared staged with poets like Common. During his time in Atlanta, he has involved himself in many working parts of the music industry, in the areas of talent management, managing singer Kaylan Arnold, live production, music consulting, experiential marketing, and creative strategy. However, his true passion is art. As a poet, photographer, and artist manager, Kyle the Jukebox looks to creative spaces for likeminded creatives to freely explore and pursue their passions through the means of collaboration, community, and creativity, while creating and maintaining their sense of individuality. Kyle simply believes “In everything you do, make it art.”
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EP 47 DR WILL LUFF

Dr. William C. Luff or “Doc”is an enthusiastic leader, educator, professional counselor, consultant and lecturer. William has enjoyed a 35 year career in the events industry working as an entrepreneur, production manager, audio engineer, lighting designer, and operations manager. He has had the great fortune of lighting and mic'ing three seated Presidents of the United States. William has been an influential production and technological force in major motion pictures, television, and theater, honing his craft in sound, lighting, photography, videography, staging, and management. William owns and operates a psychology practice, an audio/visual company, an artist management group, and is an adjunct Professor at Rowan University and Lancaster Bible College.
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EP 48 JACK DRUMMOND

Jack Drummond  is a family oriented man, purpose driven breather, and curious lover of life (especially when considering what life is “right now.”)  Jack truly believes “these are the good old days!”He’s  also in love with all of his nieces and nephews – and if you ever have the opportunity meet any of them, you will understand why.  Jack has also had some experiences as a director, success coach, educational leader, administrator, advisor, community organizer, adjunct professor, and professional violinist.  He’s had over 15 years of mental health experience as an administrator and direct service provider for youth and families.  Jack has also been an administrator and faculty member at various colleges and universities in the Philadelphia region.
 
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EP 49 GREGORY WALKER

Gregory Walker In his own words: “I was born and raised in Suburban Connecticut in the 1960s and 70s. I have lived in seven US cities including San Francisco, Atlanta, Fort Greene Brooklyn, Washington DC, Baltimore, Evanston Illinois, New Haven Connecticut and Philadelphia Pennsylvania during the last several decades. My passion for the Arts started as a young boy upon visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum on a school trip. I was fascinated and enjoy the images in the museum but became particularly excited when I stumbled upon the banjo lesson. The image was so striking to me reminded me of my own grandfather the image shows an older black man teaching a younger black boy how to play the banjo the image stayed with me in my head never knowing the artist never knowing the significance never knowing why that was the only image of black people of black men in particular otherwise worth Athenaeum the image stayed ingrained in my head for a very long time. In an art history class the image one day reappeared on the overhead projector I was shocked to see this image in my art history class the study of American art and art around the world. From This Moment On I became intrigued by the images painted by black men for black men about black men. My passion for the intersection of black men and the Arts has been something in my entire life. In every role in every position in every job I've held I have always included the intersection of the Arts and black men. I believe deeply in the transformative power of the Arts not only for black men but for the society at Large. My career trajectory has taken me from leading Public Health initiatives in New York City to helping to provide prevention and education programs for black men on a national level from my office in San Francisco.
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EP 50 DR VICTOR COLEMAN

Dr. Victor J. Coleman Jr. is an acclaimed motivational speaker from Toledo, Ohio. Born into a poverty-stricken life, Victor has battled depression, drug and gang affiliations, along with low self-esteem and poor scholastic performance.
Harnessing those painful experiences, Victor has employed them to make an invaluable impact in the lives of others. Victor encourages others to take flight towards their ultimate destination – greatness.
He allows his life to be an “open book”with complete transparency because he genuinely believes that through his story, others will find the tenacity to succeed beyond their current circumstances.
In 2010, Victor graduated from Full Sail University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Entertainment Business. In 2013, he received his Master's Degree in Entertainment Business. In 2019, he defended his dissertation on cross-ethnic mentoring, completing his Ph.D. in business management, specializing in leadership.
As a result of his dedicated efforts, Victor founded the V.J. Coleman Jr. Flight School in 2010; a coaching and mentoring organization that continues to encourage others to take flight toward their own spiritual, physical and mental destinations of success.
In 2019, Victor also launched Flying Financially Free, a financial literacy course where he educates others on budgeting, credit, debt payoff, and real estate. In this course, Victor shares the exact blueprint that helped him live rent and mortgage-free, putting him in a position to pay for his college education.
Victor continues to impact the lives of his family and friends daily while aspiring to share his message with the world. His life experiences and expertise in leadership and mentoring enable him to reach and empower a wide population throughout the nation.
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