Due'Lyric: Not Just An Artist.Entrepreneur / CEO /Multi-instrumentalist / Producer /Composer /Playwright /Singer-Songwriter /Author /Teacher /Father /Husband /Lover /FriendBraveHeart:Anatomy of a CEOWhat does it take to found and develop a full four-company conglomerate without a bank loan?How do you create product that sells without a full marketing team?How would you then package your products, create graphics, an online presence, attract private investors, nearly go belly up, but then rise again like the proverbial Phoenix who rose from the ashes only to take wings and soar again?Well if you're interested and would like to take some pointers from some brave soul who's been there and returned, we have just the mentor for you.
Introducing The Artist DUE'LYRIC: also known as Mr. David Sovereign, the Stellar Award-winning Founder and CEO of the media conglomerate of Zoe Multimedia Inc.
, the firm's parent company which houses an independent record label (Jahari Records America), a marketing and performing arts company (Phoenix Audiovisual Arts & Co.
), and a digital recording studio (Zoe SoundDesign Studios), planted in the deeply fertile ground of Oakland's seaport mini-city, Jack London Square, located in the heart of the growing development district of the Port of Oakland, California.
When asked how in the world he accomplished the feats we've listed here, yet have time for himself, his wife (who, from her smile and her body language, is obviously deeply pleased with her man), family, God, even friends, his reply was deceptively humble for a man of his accomplishments. 'Sometimes I do well, sometimes I miss the mark. But when I do miss it I learn well from it and start over. I always hope that the important people in my life will have patience with me as I learn how to make it all happen. I'm patient with them and with myself, so I think that creates a kind of Nirvana of sorts, which makes for a sweet home life. My family loves me because they receive love from me. I think that It's easier to love someone who loves you back."Born into the inner-city ghettos of Oakland California, and raised without the benefit of a father figure, David somehow developed an aptitude for guitar, bass, and piano. Being the youngest of three, with the closest sibling being four years his senior, David spent quite a bit of time alone, not old enough to hang with his elder siblings.
'I think that's where all of my creativity came from. I wasn't popular, tall, or handsome, so I had a lot of time on my hands. My sisters loved me but I couldn't hang with them - they were girls! They were too soft to play football with, and I couldn't punch them back when they socked me, so I had to be my own company. I think it had to be my mother's prayers that kept me from ...
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