We were lucky to catch up with Diamond Riddick recently and have shared our conversation below.
Diamond, thanks so much for taking the time to share your insights and lessons with us today. We’re particularly interested in hearing about how you became such a resilient person. Where do you get your resilience from?
I get my resilience from life lessons. I realized every time I have fallen. I have always had a choice to stay down or get up. Everyday I wake up it’s a new day to learn or even a new day make error. I get my resiliency from my mom. I have seen her shake back so much as a kid and even now as an adult. Now as an adult myself, I understand why it is so important to be resilient.
Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
My name is Diamond aka DJ ghud vibes. I am a mommy first! But, after I am so much more. My first business I birthed was Jays luxury candles. I have a podcast called be blunt bout it, focused around music, artist, and popular topics. I have a creative studio called vibes studios which we will be opening our doors in the next month or so! Our studio is a creative studio and safe space. We offer a space for creatives and freelancers; podcasting, photography and videography. Classes will be added later. I am very big on making sure we give back to the community and continue to educate the kids. So our goal is to be able to add a program where kids who want to also be creatives in one of these fields would be able to come and learn once a week! So will be looking for volunteers to help keep our kids in the community! Our studio is located in va beach! Lastly, I am a dj and event curator. I have a dj mixer every month with different dj’s. I created this event because I believe everyone should have a opportunity and I really just want to integrate our dj community but the creatives scene altogether. The event is called Vibe garden, our next event is june 14, and july 12. We are going to have a vibe garden: rnb only one to close the summer out August 9th! Please be sure to follow me on ig: ghud.vibes to stay up to date! We plan to expand vibe garden and take her on the road!
There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?
Master self discipline!
Organization!
Have great business practices and do GOOD business!
(always have it in black and white- screenshot, text, email, contract because a person word won’t hold)
My advice is to remember you can get very far doing bad business but never too far! So just do it right the first time ! Your name is everything.
Who has been most helpful in helping you overcome challenges or build and develop the essential skills, qualities or knowledge you needed to be successful?
I would have to say my lover and my team! My team is awesome, couldn’t ask for a better one. They keep my head right on my shoulders.
Also special shoutout to soberthedj, awesome teacher ! He has helped a-lot with learning, opportunities, and being a great sport!
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