What do you get when you mix a Creative Director, Professor, Manager, and Business Owner? Ricky Parker. He considers himself one of two things, a Creative Director and a Professor who approaches a lot of what he does from a creative direction standpoint.

In this episode, we take a deep look into finding his rhythm as a Creative, Shockoe wine, Black is Beautiful, doubling down and betting everything on you!

Our guest today puts it this way: “Everything is orchestrated in your life to catapult you into the next stage of your life.” In episode 014, Antonio Knoxx talks with the Dreamer, Briana Williams. They talk about their relationship and feelings about God, being the Founder & CEO of Liploveline, and doing it afraid.

Michael Millions is a lot of things. A Hip-Hop Artist, Studio Engineer, producer, and dad who is doing the Lord's work. He's spent a lifetime honing his craft and it shows in his work.

Knoxx converses with Micahel about his first time in the Studio at 14, Falling in love with engineering and the life cycle of a caterpillar.

In the words of the great Rick Ross, "I'm the biggest boss that you seen thus far. I'm the biggest boss that you seen thus far 'Cause it's just another day in the life of the goddamn boss"

This is the sound bit that comes to mind when we think of Quita, The Bossologist. We think of her as the biggest boss we've had on the show thus far. She is known to have the secrets that the CEOs of the world won't tell you, but she is willing to give you the secret methods to push your creativity forward.

In this episode, Knoxx sits down with The Strategist, Quita, as she shares what it means to be a boss, overcome insecurities, and discover your worth.

For some of us, our passion is something that we do for fun. It carries us away when we need a break from the world. For Joshua Maclin, he has been able to turn it into a full-time career since 2015. The multidisciplinary Creative with a focus on fashion photography, portraiture, fashion film, short narrative films, and commercial work.

In this episode, Joshua Maclin and Antonio Knoxx converse about the advancement of technology, project-based pricing, and how there are different seasons as a Creative.

Barrett Miller II is what some would call a protege, a pupil, a student to his craft. This college student filmmaker is making waves through the consistent and persistent work he is putting out.

Barrett is the descendant of a Bahamian ancestor. His lineage is coded all through his DNA. As we converse, we become conscious of his upbringing in 757, stepping into filmmaking, and the genesis of his ideas.

Orgres are like onions—they have layers, and so does our guest today. From the outside, looking in, we could assume that Rivers Taylor only had dreams of being a musician growing up and how wrong we would be. He is primarily a musician and a songwriter who has the gift to create metaphors for sermons, but he is much more than that.

The former athlete turned musician who had a passion for becoming a politician tells us all. In our discussion, we hear of his athletic career, his pivot to music, creating Pslam 23, and why he isn't a politician yet.

Most of us have never seen a Billionaire. We hear about them but, we have never really seen one. Ethan Evans is on his way to becoming one.

We hear how the serial entrepreneur balances the life of being a father of 5 to directing films. We pilot what it is like to build an empire, being a VP, and how he was able to get his work on Amazon Prime.

Who is Alex Blvck? The mastermind behind some of the world-renowned television shows which D'Angelo, the artist, has seen. The self-proclaim regular girl whose ambitions are to tell stories visually while being a baby in the game.

Alex, the idealist, takes us on a voyage of how she came up with Music Heals, building confidence, writing her ideas, and what it's like to put them into the ethos.

This weekend, we have a special bonus episode with the illustrious SMYTH. We unpack with the North Chesterfield native about how he got his start through rap cypher battles, assembling Kidz At Play, and what it's like to be signed. Tap in to hear from the next one up!

Jacob Parramena is the quintessential go-getter, the rule-breaker, the legend in the making who has a lot to say. Coming from humble beginnings, the first-generation Latin American is the offspring of a Costa Rican mom, and a Venezuelan dad.

We consult with the talent manager about what it's like to be a part of Kidz At Play, managing Smyth, and how he overcomes his fears and doubt.

Lauren White, the strategist, the purpose advocate, and the spiritual gangster found her way to Graphic Design by curiosity in high school. The PK used Google as a catalyst to find the intersection of design and marketing to trailblaze her path to Branding.

We discovered how she used these skills for events, conferences, and branding sermon series as her practice ground, which she declares is her "sweet spot!"

Earl Mack is a prolific guy that likes to make stuff extending from paintings to fashion. He blends both worlds through his powerhouse fashion brand, Chilalay, which means to chill and relax, which he founded during his college years at VCU.

We learn about what it's like to be hungry as an artist that overlaps art and fashion, the importance of having a team, and the power of delegation.

What do you get when you mix a Designer, French Wine Enthusiast, Faux Interior Designer, and a recovering cake addict? You get the incredibly dope Crystal Douglas whose personal blog on Instagram is @Chrysbeka.

Decadently living in pink, this multidisciplinary career Designer talks us through how she found her way to separate herself from her work, being a freelancer, and what it is like to play in interiors.

From alleyways to living rooms, that was the mission for Ron Stokes who goes by viewsbystokes on Instagram. A former graffiti artist who transcended the streets by dreaming beyond the brick walls he would tag.

To become the abstract muralist who canvases lives in hotels, cafes, museums, and living rooms. Now, you can find him somewhere between a spray can and a paintbrush, adding color to our world.

Selah Marie, who goes by Visual Narrator, takes us on a visual journey— on how she became a world-renowned photographer. From working with Mack Wilds, Kash Doll, and The Game, to name a few. The tools she uses, being the G.O.A.T and what it takes to be a marketing genius.

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