We were lucky to catch up with Quincy Lewis recently and have shared our conversation below.
Quincy , so good to have you with us today. We’ve always been impressed with folks who have a very clear sense of purpose and so maybe we can jump right in and talk about how you found your purpose?
I’d be hesitant to say that I found my purpose. I think I’d be more comfortable saying that my purpose found me. I have been creative my entire life. As far back as I can remember, I’d draw pictures, write stories, record songs and movies. By doing all of these things, my purpose found me. Found me in a position to help others enhance their creativity and inspire others who look like me. Who come from a place like me. Who are forced to overcome educational, financial and political hurdles like me. Often times our circumstance hinders us from being who we really are and my purpose has always been to disrupt that way of thinking through art, creativity and individuality.
Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
As a podcast producer, I am an amplifier of voices. Voices that often go unheard, unnoticed or silenced. What began as an idea in a buddy’s basement on the east side of Detroit, has turned into an opportunity to produce over 500 podcast episodes for over 10 different podcast entities. As of late, my podcast production skills have even taken me over to the corporate side of things as I have created and produced a new podcast for a major transit company in southeast Michigan. The excitement of it all comes when I am able to show others the way to become successful while being a creative because often times, creatives are looked upon as less than. I’m here to show you that you can be creative and successful without bowing to the conformity of society.
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
I’d tend to believe that at the essence of my success has been the nurturing of relationships. This comes by way of effective communication. Secondly, I’d say that my ingenuity has opened a lot of doors and blazed a lot of trails. The constant effort to be inventive is always a noteworthy attribute. Lastly, I have one quality that hardly anyone will proclaim as a good one. That is fear. And perhaps fear is not even considered a quality, however, it is the fuel behind many of my successes. There is a certain rush that comes with fear and if bottled, contained and repurposed for your benefit, it can prove to be a great motivator.
As we end our chat, is there a book you can leave people with that’s been meaningful to you and your development?
As a junior in college, I’d earned the opportunity to engage in a 13-week internship at Black Enterprise Magazine. While there, I was able to meet the late great Earl G. Graves Sr., the creator and owner of Black Enterprise Ltd. It was there where I would be able to hear gems from the man himself as well as receive his book, “How to Succeed in Business Without Being White.” This book seemed to break away the imaginary shackles that I believed to be holding me from pursuing creative positions and entrepreneurship. The two diamonds that I’ve taken with me from the book is the power of networking and the rewards of relationship building. Those two ideas seem minimal but changed my perception on business for the better. And how many people can say they have sat int the office and chopped it up with the creator of Black Enterprise. I can…and I don’t take that lightly.
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