When you're in your mid 20s, and my uncle said this to me when I was like 25. You're not going to become a real man or understand even what becoming a man is until you're about 27. So it's easier to make money than it is to understand how to invest it. How do you use it? What to do with it. And for me, during that time, I remember when I moved to Texas. That's when I really had the year, week a moment,. When I moved to Columbus at the right it was around 2012 2011 I was struggling mentally. The first year I went to South by Southwest and I'm not sure enough for people that
Maestro Stevens is an entrepreneur and brand strategist.
Maestro is the Founder of The Iconic Expressions, a brand marketing agency based in Cleveland, Ohio, that helps minority-owned brands connect with their audience utilizing marketing strategy and automation.
He is also the Founder of Iconic eLearning, an online education platform that teaches young minority entrepreneurs what they need to know about branding and marketing to start and scale their businesses.
We dive into Maestro's journey from music producer to entrepreneur, with many topics along the way, including:
- Race and representation.
- Entrepreneurship and adversity.
- Travel and privilege.
- Insecurity and mental health.
- Content creation, fame, and cancel culture.
- And lots more.
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