Chats with The Starving Artist

nspiration Narratives celebrate and highlight Creatives from underrepresented communities. In honor of PRIDE Month, we chat with Media creative, Geronimo Collins about the moments that inspired him to pursue a career in media and entertainment from Diddy and other local DC inspirations, what Pride means to him and life as a Black Transgender Creative . For more on our series around Creatives of Color commemorating PRIDE Month, visit: @AgeOfTheCreative on IG and AgeOfTheCreative.com/creativesofcolor #AgeOfTheCreative #CreativesOfColor #LGBTQCreative

Inspiration Narratives celebrate and highlight Creatives from underrepresented communities. In honor of PRIDE Month, we chat with Media creative, Khary Septh about the moments that inspired him to pursue a career in media after working in other industries, the impact he wants to make as an LGBTQ+ Creative and what Pride means to him. For more on our series around Creatives of Color commemorating PRIDE Month, visit: @AgeOfTheCreative on IG and AgeOfTheCreative.com/creativesofcolor #AgeOfTheCreative #CreativesOfColor #LGBTQCreative

Inspiration Narratives celebrate and highlight Creatives from underrepresented communities. In honor of PRIDE Month, we chat with Photography creative, Andre Perry about the moment that inspired him to pursue photography, the professional gigs he took before diving into his creativity full time and how he wants his creativity and art to be generally recognized and not boxed in. For more on our series around Creatives of Color commemorating PRIDE Month, visit: @AgeOfTheCreative on IG and AgeOfTheCreative.com/creativesofcolor #AgeOfTheCreative #CreativesOfColor #LGBTQCreative

Inspiration Narratives celebrate and highlight Creatives from underrepresented communities. In honor of Black Music Month, we chat with Grammy Award-winning Musican, Keyon Harrold about growing up in a big family, his origins to get into music and how he uses his medium to celebrate his blackness.. For more on our series around Creatives of Color commemorating Black Music Month, visit: @AgeOfTheCreative on IG and AgeOfTheCreative.com/creativesofcolor

Inspiration Narratives celebrate and highlight Creatives from underrepresented communities. In honor of Black Music Month, we chat with artist and MC, Stam Goody about growing up in different places and how those experiences shaped his path into music, how he uses his art and music to help others and what Black Music Month means to him. For more on our series around Creatives of Color commemorating Black Music Month, visit: @AgeOfTheCreative on IG and AgeOfTheCreative.com/creativesofcolor

Inspiration Narratives celebrate and highlight Creatives from underrepresented communities. In honor of Black Music Month, we chat with writer, producer, singer, performer, Dos Global about growing up in Atlanta, his musical inspirations and influences from Crime Mobb to The Temptations and the moment that made him pursue his creativity full time. For more on our series around Creatives of Color commemorating Black Music Month, visit: @AgeOfTheCreative on IG and AgeOfTheCreative.com/creativesofcolor

Inspiration Narratives celebrate and highlight Creatives from underrepresented communities. In honor of Black Music Month, we chat with business creatives behind the scenes like Saint Louis about why he got into the industry, to working with the roster he has to purpose and intention behind the work and making a bigger impact. For more on our series around Creatives of Color commemorating Black Music Month, visit: @AgeOfTheCreative on IG and AgeOfTheCreative.com/creativesofcolor

Inspiration Narratives celebrate and highlight Creatives from underrepresented communities. In honor of PRIDE Month, we chat with Musician, Writer and performer, Charles Anthony Bryant about being a Queer, music creative in and out of the faith/church community and how he uses his gifts in different spaces to be his authentic self and celebrate who he is. For more on our series around Creatives of Color commemorating PRIDE Month, visit: @AgeOfTheCreative on IG and AgeOfTheCreative.com/creativesofcolor #AgeOfTheCreative #CreativesOfColor #LGBTQCreative

Inspiration Narratives celebrate and highlight Creatives from underrepresented communities. In honor of Black Music Month, we chat with the Co-Founder and mother of Black Music Month, Dyana Williams about how the month came to be celebrated, what it means to her and what we as a global community can be doing to support, share and be a part of the black music community. For more on our series around Creatives of Color commemorating Black Music Month and PRIDE Month, visit: @AgeOfTheCreative on IG and AgeOfTheCreative.com/creativesofcolor

Inspiration Narratives celebrate and highlight Creatives from underrepresented communities. In honor of PRIDE Month, we chat with Visual Narrator and Storyteller and Media creative, Texas Isaiah about being a transgender creative in the LGBTQ+ community and the times, moments and influences that encapsulates his journey into the media, news and storytelling industry and how he got to his place of success. For more on our series around Creatives of Color commemorating PRIDE Month, visit: @AgeOfTheCreative on IG and AgeOfTheCreative.com/creativesofcolor #AgeOfTheCreative #CreativesOfColor #LGBTQCreative

Inspiration Narratives celebrate and highlight Creatives from underrepresented communities. In honor of PRIDE Month, we chat with Storyteller and Media creative, Richard Fowler about being a black media creative in the LGBTQ+ community and the times, moments and influences that encapsulates his journey into the media, news and storytelling industry and how he got to his place of success. Richard has written for publications such as The Root, Huffington Post, The Washington Times and The Charlotte Observer and appeared on major television networks like Fox News amongst others. For more on our series around Creatives of Color commemorating PRIDE Month, visit: @AgeOfTheCreative on IG and AgeOfTheCreative.com/creativesofcolor #AgeOfTheCreative #CreativesOfColor #LGBTQCreative

Inspiration Narratives celebrate and highlight Creatives from underrepresented communities. In honor of PRIDE Month, we chat with Fashion creative Stephon Torrence about being a black creative in the LGBTQ+ community and the times, moments and influences that encapsulates why and how he got into the industry and has been able to successfully propel a myriad of brands through the North American market over the last 15+ years. For more on our series around Creatives of Color commemorating PRIDE Month, visit: @AgeOfTheCreative on IG and AgeOfTheCreative.com/creativesofcolor #AgeOfTheCreative #CreativesOfColor #LGBTQCreative

Inspiration Narratives celebrate and highlight Creatives from underrepresented communities. In honor of Black Music Month, we chat with Emmy Award-winning composer and pianist Kris Bowers about his work as a film and television composer and a Black Music Creative. We dive into the times, moments and influences that encapsulates why and how he creates, along with how he uses his medium to celebrate his blackness. Bowers has recorded, performed, and collaborated with the likes of Jay-Z, Kanye West, and José James and composed scores for films, video games, television and documentaries including, Academy Award-winning film, Green Book, Madden NFL, Dear White People, Kobe Bryant's Muse, Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You (2016), SHOWTIME’S Black Monday and Ava Duvernay’s “When they See us”. For more on our series around Creatives of Color commemorating Black Music Month and PRIDE Month, visit: @AgeOfTheCreative on IG and AgeOfTheCreative.com/creativesofcolor

Inspiration Narratives celebrate and highlight Creatives from underrepresented communities. In honor of PRIDE Month, we chat with Doc McStuffins creator and Peabody, Emmy and Humanitas Prize-award winning, Children's television screenwriter and producer Chris Nee about being a creative in the LGBTQ+ community and the times, moments and influences that encapsulates why and how she creates, along with how she uses her medium to celebrate her culture. For more on our series around Creatives of Color commemorating PRIDE Month, visit: @AgeOfTheCreative on IG and AgeOfTheCreative.com/creativesofcolor #AgeOfTheCreative #CreativesOfColor #LGBTQCreative

Inspiration Narratives encapsulate the world and experience of Black Creatives and Creative Entrepreneurs like Julian Mitchell(@Allthingsmitch) with Age of The Creative's Kyle Harvey(@HarveyWins). The Black Creative ™️ is a Black History Month series celebrating a myriad of black Creatives and Creative entrepreneurs in Fashion, Music, Fine Art, and Storytelling by @ageofthecreative. Created in collaboration with Bryon Summers, Josh Peters and Chris "Heezy" Hurtt. For more visit: AgeOfTheCreative.com/theblackcreative-Julian

Inspiration Narratives encapsulate the world and experience of Black Creatives and Creative Entrepreneurs like Lili Lopez(@lilitinalopez) with AOTC's Kyle Harvey(@HarveyWins). The Black Creative ™️ is a Black History Month series celebrating a myriad of black Creatives and Creative entrepreneurs in Fashion, Music, Fine Art, and Storytelling by @ageofthecreative. Created in collaboration with Bryon Summers, Josh Peters and Chris "Heezy" Hurtt. For more visit: AgeOfTheCreative.com/theblackcreative

Inspiration Narratives encapsulate the world and experience of Black Creatives and Creative Entrepreneurs with Age of The Creative's Kyle Harvey(@HarveyWins). The Black Creative ™️ is a Black History Month series celebrating a myriad of black Creatives and Creative entrepreneurs in Fashion, Music, Fine Art, and Storytelling by @ageofthecreative. Created in collaboration with Bryon Summers, Josh Peters and Chris "Heezy" Hurtt. For more visit: AgeOfTheCreative.com/theblackcreative

I chat with Jovian Irvin AKA Jovian Zayne about the rise of the life coaching movement, creatively living on purpose her professional path to becoming an entrepreneur and more! Jovian is on Twitter and IG as: @JovianZayne If you have a creative need or need help with a project, don't hesitate to reach out to me: ian@ageofthecreative.com #AgeOfTheCreative

I chat with Jesse Israel about how the numerous forms creativity throughout his life have gotten him to where he is now, the creative work he's doing, community building, intentions vs goals, charm, talkboy's and more! Jesse is on Twitter and IG as: @JesseIsrael and If you want to come to Medi Club or a Big Quiet on me, pleas email me and I gotcha. If you have a creative need or need help with a project, don't hesitate to reach out to me: ian@iand.co. #AgeOfTheCreative

This Episode is brought to you by my friends from Cooperstown Distillery where I sit down with 9-time Grammy Award winning musician and producer, Bryan Michael Cox for LIVE episode at NeueHouse. We cover a range of topics from how and where his artistry stared, his goal setting, his creativity on social media, how women have been a source of inspiration for his work, along with how a lot of projects came to be. Special thanks to @Cooperstowndistillery for the spirits during the chat and @NeueHouse for hosting and accommodating us. Bryan is on social media as: @bryanmichaelcox If you have a creative need or need help with a project, don't hesitate to reach out to me: ian@iand.co. #AgeOfTheCreative

I chat with Michael Walrond, Senior Pastor of First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem about his his creative approach to theology, spirituality and church - why he approaches God and teaching the way he does along with his experiences being called during college, while balancing being an 18-year old student in Atlanta and a parent at the same time and a lot more on his creativity. Pastor Mike is on Twitter and IG as: @MikeWalrond and First Corinthian is @Fcbc_nyc If you have a creative need or need help with a project, don't hesitate to reach out to me: ian@iand.co. #AgeOfTheCreative

I chat with Justin Tinsley about his lane of journalism - creative and cultural storytelling why he approaches journalism from that angle along with his experiences doing in odd, unfulfilling jobs during the day just to write at night that ultimately led him to being a Staff Writer at the Worldwide Leader in Sports, ESPN and a lot more on his creativity. Justin is on all socials as: @JustinTinsley If you have a creative need or need help with a project, don't hesitate to reach out to me: ian@iand.co.

Culture liaison, Exhibition Curator, Musician, Music Historian -- Overall, just Dope AF. I chat with Timothy Burnside, Museum Specialist of Curatorial Affairs for The Smithsonian's latest endeavor, NMAAHC. We go through her story, growing up in Wisconsin, studying music, music history, theory and history and how her creativity got her to NMAAHC. Timothy is on all socials as: @timothyanne @Creative_ian If you have a creative need or need help with a project, don't hesitate to reach out to me: ian@iand.co.

I chat with multi-disciplinary creative, Actor, Writer, performance artist, Trae Harris about growing up in Baltimore, her journey and time at The New School , rituals, artistry vs nudity, adaptability, interpretation as an artist and what's it like being on a national platform and a lot more on her creativity. Trae is on all socials as: @GypsyBruja TraeHarris.com If you have a creative need or need help with a project, don't hesitate to reach out to me: ian@iand.co.

I chat with multi-disciplinary creative and photographer, Bryon Summers about his time in Virginia, securing bags, project creation and maneuvering his creativity through photography, graphic design and videography while making independent life vs agency life worthwhile. Bryon is on all socials as: @BryonSummers. If you have a creative need or need help with a project, don't hesitate to reach out to me: ian@iand.co.

I'm in Tokyo with #TokyoByMT2016 and I'm chatting with Kenji Summers about Creative Marketing. We talk about media planning, strategy, securing bags and a little bit of his journey to where he is now at Nike Basketball. Find Kenji here on IG/Twitter: @KenjiSummers and @kavakenji on Snapchat If you want to connect, work together or need help creatively, follow @Creative_ian on IG/Twitter or email, ian@iand.co

In this episode, I'm at A3C Hip Hop Festival and conference Moderating and chatting with a few brand and media executives about Brands breaking artists. The value add in an artist working with a brand and ways that make sense for brands to engage with musicians and creatives. If you want to connect, work together or need help creatively, follow @Creative_ian on IG/Twitter or email, ian@iand.co #AgeOfTheCreative Music, A3C, Creativity

In this special episode we talk with creative, Jack McKain. l get insight on his path as a creative, explore his travels and where thats taken him in his creative business and what it means to him to be a creative. Be sure to add Jack on social @JackMckain. Please leave feedback and Subscribe on itunes for more dialogue with the creative community!

How are you challenging yourself to be better? What are you doing to put yourself in a position to grow? In this episode, we talk about taking a risk and challenging yourself to be better. @Creative_ian ian@iand.co

In this episode, I'm at A3C Hip Hop Festival and conference and sit down with James Cuthbert of Coca Cola. James is the brains behind Sprite's Obey Your Verse campaign and we chat about how that campaign came about, creativity in marketing, music, and ways that make sense for brands to engage with creatives. James is on IG -- @JamesCuth If you want to connect, work together or need help creatively, follow @Creative_ian on IG/Twitter or email, ian@iand.co #AgeOfTheCreative

We're recording LIVE from the A Life Well Dressed exhibition in Harlem, NYC with photographer Laurent Chevalier in this episode. We talk about his transition from being a lawyer to pursuing his photography full time and the A Life Well Dressed Exhibition. Find Laurent under: #ALWD @Chevaliercreative on IG @Chevalierlb on twitter If you want to connect, work together or need help creatively, follow @Creative_ian on IG/Twitter or email, ian@iand.co

In this special episode we're down at SXSW in Austin with MVMT50 chatting with Brandon Holman from Snapchat. l get insight on creativity from the Brand side, the importance of working with the creative community to get visibility and what it means to be a black creative in tech. Be sure to follow Brandon on Snapchat and Subscribe on itunes for more dialogue with the creative community!

In this special episode we're down at SXSW in Austin with MVMT50 chatting with tech entrepreneur and founder of Blendoor App, Stephanie Lampkin. l get insight on her path in the tech world, her challenges, inspirations, process and what it means to be a black creative in tech. Be sure to add Stephanie on social @Blendoorapp and @Stephanienlampkin and Subscribe on itunes for more dialogue with the creative community!

In this special episode we're down at SXSW in Austin chatting with Editor-In-Chief of NiceKicks.com, George Kiel. l get insight on his path to creating his own lane, his inspirations, process and what it means to be a black creative in tech. Subscribe for more dialogue with the creative community and be sure to add George on social @geokthree.

In this episode we chat with visual creative, Wendy Michel and get insight on her path to creating, her inspirations, process and sustainability as a creative. Subscribe for more dialogue with the creative community and be sure to add her on social for more of her work @MyDarlingWendy

Is there something in the way of you creating or doing the work that you want to do? In this episode, we talk about taking action and doing the things you want to do.

In this Episode we talk about Goals. What a Goal is and why it's important to have them as a creative.

Chats With The Starving Artist is an ongoing dialogue with the artists from the creative community discussing artistry, creativity, passion along with the business of creativity and how to monetize your creativity. Music - "Roosevelt Projects Jam Session" by, The Stuyvesants