I was blessed to
run into a young entrepreneur that goes by the name of GQ Reeves, during a
homecoming visit in 2013 at Georgia Southern! He had no idea who I was, but
little did he know that I was following his come up. I introduced myself to him
and we became good friends. I must take a moment and say that God places people
in your life for a reason and we never know that reason until we step out of
our comfort zones.
He recently gave
me the honor of interviewing him for my blog for class. Please take a moment
and get familiar with a person that I am honored and blessed to know. Someone
who will soon be known by many more people due to his success!
Name: GQ Reeves
1. What do you do?
GQ: I am a writer who managed to use my gift to move into
other areas. I ghost write for a number
of artists. I manage an artist and I work with different labels as the creative
director to help artists develop their stage shows.
2. How did you get started?
I
started writing these erotic poems and that turned into me making clothing with
these erotic poems and stories on them. One day I was asked to turn my poem
into a song and that started it all.
3. What is the hardest part
of working in the entertainment industry?
For
me, the hardest part was being able to stand on my own aside from my dad’s (Kid
Capri) name. But, I learned that I had to embrace it. This is the only father
figure that I know and he is a major reason why I have the opportunities that I
have.
4. What is the easiest
part?
GQ: The easiest is that I love
what I do. For me, it’s a natural process. It’s like breathing.
5. How do you balance work
and a personal life?
GQ: I don't have much of a
personal life and that has more to do with all of the other projects that I’m
involved in
6. If you could work with
any artist, who would you work with and why?
GQ: Luther Vandross, his voice
was amazing. He has that ability to sing any song and make it his own. I think
his cover album is a perfect example of that.
7. What advice do you have
for up and coming artists?
GQ: Not to lose yourself in
the process. What is meant for you, no one can take from you. You can have all
the talent in the world, but you need to remember two things: 1. Humility
should be your most notable talent. 2. Hard work is more important than
anything.
8. What advice would you
give to someone that wants to work in the industry but doesn't know where to
start?
GQ: What is your passion? Missy
Elliott told me that I have to do something that no one has done before and to
do that I have to look within myself, because no one is like me. FIND YOUR
PASSION AND BUILD ON IT.
For more information on GQ
Reeves, please check out his website www.Iamkingreeves.com, Instagram @bossman_q, and his
organization Coaching To Success, @coachingtosuccess, which was created to help
youth acquire the skills needed to be successful adults.
