Dr. Antwan "Amadeus"Thompson is the C.E.O. of Platinum Boy Records, Multi-Platinum BadBoy/Hitmen Record Producer. He’s produced songs for artists such as Justin Bieber, Jennifer Lopez, French Montana, Trey Songz, Chris Brown, and 50 Cent Trey Songz’s Musical Director/Tour Drummer, Drais Night Club Resident in Las Vegas, Educator & Motivational Speaker and Author.
This multi-hyphenated leg-gend and maven has pivoted from dancing with stars such as the late Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, and Heavy D, to being the legendary dancer for 90’s sitcom intro, “Living Single” to being a choreographer for other music videos, video personality, t.v. judge personal trainer, to being the C.E.O of Bodiography. She stops by The Focal Spot to talk about how she mastered the courage to pivot .
I am creating a series titled “Mastering the Courage to Pivot”, influencers will stop by to discuss how they have successfully pivoted in various parts in their lives.
I have the legendary Kevin E. Taylor. You all think I’ve interviewed phenomenal guests?!! I want to be like him when I grow up. He has interviewed icons such as Luther Vandross, Natalie Cole, Tina Turner and Dionne Warwick, Also, he the creator behind some of the legendary shows we remember from BET such as Access Granted which taped the last Aaliyah’s music video, Testimony with Mariah Carey and more
Responsible for classic hits such as "O.P.P", "Hip-Hop Hurray", and my personal favorite "Feel Me Flow", Vin Rock of Grammy Award-winning and Platinum-selling rap group "Naughty by Nature" is going to stop by to talk about the various ways he mastered the courage to pivot. Bring out your Naughty gear and make sure you tune in!
The host of Fox Sports, Fox Soul, and Emmy Award-winning Sports Journalist Mike Hill stops by "The Focal Spot" to talk quarantine life with fiancee and Real Housewives of Atlanta reality star Cynthia Bailey, his memoir "Open Mike" where he talks candidly about how certain events that occurred in his life impacted his mental health, the importance of going to counseling and therapy for mental health and more.
Who remembers the scene in Nelly's Tipdrill video where he swiped a credit card down a woman's behind? Check out my interview with video vixen Whyte Chocolate where she describes that scene, her tenure in the music business, her other endeavors and more
Ms. Merylin Mitchell, 1/4 member of Hip-Hop & R&B dancing group "Mecca" talks about her dancing career journey. She danced for some of the top hip-hop & R&B artists such as Whitney Houston, Roxanne Shante, Keith Sweat, LL Cool J, Michael Jackson Bobby Brown, and more. She stops by "The Focal Spot Podcast" to describes how she came up with a dance move that was featured on LL Cool J's "Jingling Baby, dancing for Michael Jackson's "Remember the Time", vacationing with Whitney Houston & Bobby Brown & babysitting Bobbi Kristina, she feels that Whitney Houston would still be alive today if Robyn was by her side and more. Her IG is @msmerylin
This audio came from my "So You Want a Podcast? " online class tutorial where I spoke about the beginnings of podcasting, tips on how to develop, promote, and make money from your podcast. Also, I informed my class on my journey as a podcaster and best practices in going about producing your podcast.
Living legend and Black Excellence contributor Bryan Michael cox is a 9 time Grammy Award-winning producer and songwriter with over 100 million albums sold; who’s worked with artists such as Usher, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Aaliyah, and Jagged Edge. He stops by The Focal Spot to talk about surviving COVID-19, his Instagram LIVE parties, his love for HBCUs, how Beyonce and Matthew Knowles solidified his decision in becoming a producer and more.
On January 19, 2020, I witnessed the death of a friend/neighbor/confidant of mine right before I had to do a headshot photoshoot. As we are getting through the Corona Virus, I took the time to reflect and process my new normal.
Grammy-Award winning Hip-Hop group Naughty by Nature describes how various NJ artists influenced hip-Hop
Mega-music producer DJ Khaled talks about the importance of taking a rest while working. He talks about ways he incorporates rest into his schedule and what motivates him to rest.
