I grew up skateboarding as a black kid. I was probably one out of three or four, you know, kid, black kids, that's skateboarded. And so for me, it was when I was hanging out around my black friends, you better not bring that skateboard shit around type of thing. Or if I, if you do, they, it was, you couldn't tell. That's why he said he left and went to Africa on his hiatus because he saw people in the crowd that were laughing a little bit too hard. They don't know if they're being laughed at,. You know, inappropriate or laughed with. It just, I feel like those are
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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