Maurice Marcel: The MoeMent

Maximize the Moment: The Strategy Behind the Influencer A live podcast recording at Samsung 837 (@samsungmobileusa) featuring three top New York City-based influencers: Troy Brooks (@troy_brooks) is a wellness professional and fitness trainer at Liftonic (@liftonicnyc). Troy combines mindset, training, and nutrition as a means to all-around wellness. He is also the co-host of Off The Strength, a men’s health and lifestyle podcast. Natasha Eubanks (@natasharenee) is an entrepreneur, body positive advocate and fashion extraordinaire. She is the founder of The YBF(@theybf_daily @theybfpodcast), an online celebrity gossip publication, and also has been a host for many events in the 837 space over the last few months. Dyandra Raye (@dyandraraye ) is an entrepreneur and avid lifestyle, travel and fashion blogger. She advocates for diversity in the fashion industry through her various platforms and is launching her own luxury vegan shoe line, Jo-Anne Vernay (@joannevernay),  in 2020.  Episode Summary: The panel discussed the strategy behind building your brand as an influencer and the importance of finding your unique voice that is true to who you are. During the live recording, we shared our personal journeys of brand building and finding our unique voice in the ever-changing influencer landscape. We hope our journeys inspire you to start thinking about your personal brand and overall goals, especially with the New Year right around the corner.

Gilbertson "Gil" Cuffy, the creator of the popular Instagram page Melanin Journey (@melaninjourney), shares how he used his seasoned background in digital marketing to create a platform to share compelling stories to highlight others journeys.  Ultimately—- creating a lens for his followers to see the world and be inspired to “live, love... and journey!”

Jeanelle Folkes (@mostcallmeJ @jeanesquephotography) shares her secrets to how she started a successful [and profitable] side-hustle with photography while working full-time and completing her masters.

Eric Bernard (@ebsoclean) and Walter Filmore IV (@reddthemodel) joined me at Samsung 837 (@samsungmobileusa) to kick off a new segment “The Guys Perspective” and a sample of what’s to come on my new show called “A Guy’s POV”, which gets all kinds of men in one place talking about everything from pop-culture, dating, politics, sex, to #hashtags. Yes #hashtags, we speak about #hashtags too! No matter if you are black, white, gay, straight, or yellow with polka-dots. Guys, this segment podcast is your voice. Eric, as a black gay man, and Walt give us their comedic and sometimes serious POV living in NYC today.

The multitalented couple Marco Maldonado (@marco.maldonado.r) and Randy Bowden Jr (@randybowdenjr) from BET's Hustle in Brooklyn shares with me at Samsung 837 (@samsungmobileusa) how they are redefining what it means to be "#coupleGoals" in 2019, why Popeyes chicken sandwich takes grand prize in all the categories, Jay-Z NFL controversy, why guys are afraid to talk about mental health these days, and much more! These guys don’t hold back their truths — but offers a good laugh too!