3 REASONS ARTISTS SHOULD LAUNCH THEIR ONLINE MERCH STORE RIGHT NOW
Music sales, shows/touring, and merch. It's the "holy trinity" of how artists, DJs and other talent make money today. With shows and touring all but g...
3 TIPS FOR STARTING A BUSINESS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The news headlines are full of doom and gloom stories of businesses shutting their doors, including retailers and restaurants, but don’t be mistaken -...
12 BLACK BUSINESSES IN OTTAWA AND TORONTO YOU CAN SUPPORT TODAY
Over the past few days, members of the black community have been taking to social media to share their lists of black businesses you can support in or...
RECAP – INDUSTRY SECRETS FOR PR & MEDIA PROFESSIONALS
This past Tuesday, the Code Black Communicator Network, a network of black integrated communications professionals, tag teamed with long-time Cityline...
OTTAWA SHOWS OUT IN LAS VEGAS AT THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW
The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, also known as CES, has come and gone. Hundreds of tech companies descended on Sin City to show off some of...
JAY-Z CROWNED HIP-HOP’S FIRST BILLIONAIRE
Four and a half years after Dr. Dre was prematurely anointed hip-hop's first billionaire after selling Beats Electronics to Apple, Forbes has official...
4 REASONS TO GET EXCITED ABOUT ARTPRENEUR 2019
Artpreneur, Ottawa’s premiere conference for creative entrepreneurs, is just around the corner and this year’s edition is going to be better than ever...
THE “E” PROJECT – KEVIN GENTLE, DIGITAL MARKETING CONSULTANT
Kevin Gentle is a digital marketing consultant, CEO and founder of Majesty Marketing Solutions. Kevin and I talked about his journey in the digital ma...
THE “E” PROJECT – SUNANDINI VERMA, FOUNDER OF AMREV MEDIA
Sunandini Verma is one of those people that radiates confidence and draws you right in. From a very young age, her parents instilled in her she could ...
8 TAKEAWAYS FROM THE ALSO ARTS LAW CONFERENCE
This weekend I attended the ALSO Arts Law Conference where artists learned about the legal side of their industries. They covered topics like Labour a...
THE “E” PROJECT – MAZZ AMINI, GRILL MAKER AND HIP-HOP JEWELLER
Mazz Amini, also known as Grillzbymazz, is one of Toronto's top custom grill makers and high-end hip-hop jewellers. Mazz shares his story of how he ca...
THE “E” PROJECT – JEBRIL “FRESH” JALLOH , FOUNDER OF GET FRESH COMPANY
Jebril "Fresh" Jalloh is the CEO and founder of 'The Get Fresh Company'. At the tender age of 15, he had a vision of owning his own store called 'The ...