People often throw around the term “tastemaker.” But when you’re rubbing elbows with and putting your product in the hands wof A-list artists and athletes alike, it fits. And when you do it so well, that you get a check for it, they call it “influencer marketing.” As the Director of Influence of Marketing for [...]
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Reggie Saunders Q&A: It’s All About Influence
July 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · I Just Met...
Tags:Baltimore Orioles·Dwayne Wade·Eminem·Jordan Brand·Michael Jordan·Reggie Saunders·Towson University·Washington Redskins
Jadyn Maria: My New Favorite Good Girl
August 5th, 2009 · No Comments · I Just Met...
I had the pleasure of meeting Jadyn Maria, Ne-Yo’s newest artist, a few months back thanks to a connect from the good folks at Universal Motown. Needless, to say…
Tags:Compound Entertainment·Good Girls Like Bad Boys·Jadyn Maria·Ne-Yo·Universal Motown
Art @ Acme
July 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · I Just Met...
I like art (usually) and I like fried food (usually), so I was more than happy to go check out my friend Wes Orshoski’s latest set of music-inspired folk paintings last night (July 1) at New York’s Acme Bar & Grill (which is ironic and awesome since we spent more than a few lunch hours [...]
Tags:Billboard·James Brown·Junior Willis·Relix·Robert Johnson·Wes Orshoski·Wesrock
Sujit Kundu Q&A: The Man From S.K.A.M.
June 19th, 2009 · No Comments · I Just Met...
One of the benefits of being in this business are the parties. Whether its an album release party, a premiere/launch party (T-Mobile always does them big) or a post-awards show bash, free liquor, beautiful people and good music always make for a grand ole time. Some of the best parties I have been to were [...]
Tags:Beyonce·Ciara·D-Nice·DJ·DJ Echo·DJ Irie·DJ Vice·Hailey Duff·Jay-Z·Kristen Cavallari·LIV·Mokai·Nick Cannon·S.K.A.M. Artist Management·Sky Nellor·Sujit Kundu·Tao·Universal Records
Sarah McColgan Q&A: Can't Knock The Hustle
June 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment · I Just Met...
Being in this business has allowed me to meet my fair share of asshats (you know who you are… I know you read). But it has also allowed me to meet a gang of great artists, execs, writers/bloggers (they’re not the same) and photographers. So, when I decided to start this blog one of the [...]
Tags:fashion·GQ·hip-hop·Jay-Z·Kelly Ripa·Keyshia Cole·King·media·New Jersey·photography·Rocawear·Sarah McColgan·Vanity Fair·you me him and her·Young Jeezy
Kwame Q&A: The Boy Genius All Grown Up
June 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment · I Just Met..., Music To My Ears
If you’re a certain age (30+ plus crew, I am looking at you), then you remember rocking the polka dots and playing Kwame in your Sony Walkman like it was yesterday. So, it’s hard to believe that the Queens, NY MC dropped his debut, Kwamé the Boy Genius: Featuring a New Beginning 20 years ago.I [...]
Tags:A Day in the Life·Estelle·Herbie Lovebug·Hip Hop 4 Life·House Party·Jade Ewen·John Legend·K1 Million·Kid N Play·Kwame·Kwame the Boy Genius·Lloyd Banks·polka dots·Q&A·Salt-N-Pepa·Tweet·Will Smith·will.i.am