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In 2014, Deondra Wilkins, a determined and resilient individual, achieved a significant milestone in her life by obtaining her Bachelor of Arts degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. This achievement served as a powerful testament to her unwavering perseverance, especially after facing rejection during her initial application.
Deondra's passion lies in harnessing various artistic mediums, including painting and digital art, to drive social change, foster racial reconciliation, and empower not just herself but also those around her. Through her art, she delves deep into self-discovery and gaining a better understanding of the world we live in.
In the much-anticipated season finale, Deondra engages in a heartfelt conversation with Antonio Knoxx, where they delve into topics such as the importance of perseverance, Deondra's aspirations to become an art therapist, the challenges of making a living as an artist, and much more.
Their conversation promises to be enlightening and inspiring, as they explore the intersection of passion, creativity, and personal growth.
"We can until we can't. Don't settle for what you want. Be open to what you're ready for," emphasized James Williams III, a remarkable interdisciplinary artist dedicated to the pursuit of abstraction within his design practice. Having made the bold decision to relocate to Atlanta in 2018, Williams fully embraced abstraction as his primary artistic style, determined to break free from the constraints of representation and push the boundaries of form, mood, and tone.
Recently, in a compelling conversation with fellow artist Antonio Knoxx, Williams delved into the profound concept of art as an expression, exploring the ways in which it serves as a powerful medium to convey complex thoughts and emotions.
Together, they delved into Williams' personal journey, reflecting on the pivotal moment when he left Richmond behind in pursuit of artistic growth and newfound opportunities in Atlanta.
Intriguingly, amidst this dialogue, Williams unveiled his upcoming solo exhibition titled "Many Moons," a captivating showcase of his latest works encompassing exquisite drawings, breathtaking paintings, thought-provoking installations, and a mesmerizing performance.
Through these artistic mediums, Williams aims to encapsulate ancestral themes rooted in resilience, navigation, and perseverance, inviting viewers to embark on an awe-inspiring journey that transcends time and space, evoking a deep sense of introspection and connection with our shared human experience.
Jessica Holt is a New York-based fashion designer who is passionate about celebrating strong, bold women who fearlessly stand out in a crowd. Hailing from Maryland, Jessica's journey brought her to Richmond, where she pursued her education at VCU.
In this episode, she engages in a captivating conversation with Knoxx, delving into the realms of fashion design, perseverance, product development, and their shared experiences at VCU, among other intriguing topics. Together, they explore the transformative power of fashion and the unique journeys that shape one's creative endeavors.
00:51 Intro
1:40 The Beginning
5:09 Pivotal Points
7:21 Relationships
9:31 Networking
10:32 Introvert - Extrovert
11:37 Phases
13:03 Discovery
15:36 The Moment
17:22 Magnet School
22:21 Magnet Continued
24:37 Support
27:53 Parents Perspective
32:36 Choosing VCU
35:13 Nervousness
36:32 Polar Directions
39:28 Being In Richmond
42:36 Highlight In College
44:39 The Big Apple
54:22 Perservaring
55:56 Product Developer
59:32 Product Developer Continued
1:01:49 Apprenticeship
1:05:31 What’s Next
1:10:01 Capital
1:11:08 The Last Gem
David, also known as The Suit Brother, is not only a 40-year-old husband and father of eight, but he is also a talented men's fashion designer based in Richmond, Virginia. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, David was inspired by his father's love of fashion, which he developed during his early twenties when he dabbled in modeling as a hobby. Following his father's retirement from a 32-year-long career in the postal service, the family embarked on a new venture together: opening a retail menswear store that specialized in top-notch, luxurious men's clothing. Fascinated by the intricacies of the fashion world, David avidly observed and learned from his father's every move.
It didn't take long for him to see the potential of expanding the business's reach through an online presence. With this vision in mind, David joined forces with his family and took charge of spearheading the development of the store's e-commerce site. In this captivating episode, David Harrell engages in an enlightening conversation with Antonio Knoxx, discussing various aspects of his journey as a designer, delving into his father's illustrious lineage in the fashion industry, and revealing his extensive knowledge of private label.
Jerchovia Moxey, founder of Moxey, an exceptional up-cycle brand, redefines secondhand fashion through responsible sourcing and creative construction. MOXEY merges luxury and sustainability, presenting a sophisticated view on fashion, creativity, and design.
During an enlightening conversation, Moxey and Knoxx delve into the transformative journey of becoming a designer, the power of up-cycling, their shared experiences in Richmond, and the exhilarating process of designing Moxey's inaugural collection.
Jessica Meiko is an incredibly talented and passionate fashion designer hailing from the vibrant Northern Virginia. With a brand that is deeply rooted in aesthetics, quality, and celebrating individuality, she has managed to carve a niche for herself in the competitive fashion industry.
Through her creative processes, she seeks to tell a story that mirrors her personal journey of growth and transformation, effectively captivating the hearts and minds of her loyal audience.
In today's captivating episode, Jessica sits down with the renowned Antonio Knoxx to discuss the exhilarating journey of becoming a designer, recounting her experiences in design school, and unraveling the secrets behind making her mark in the highly dynamic world of fashion.
It's a conversation that promises to offer invaluable insights and inspiration to aspiring designers and fashion enthusiasts alike.
With incredible versatility and unwavering determination, Chance Fischer has flourished in not one, but two vastly different arenas of expertise. Showcasing an unparalleled talent as a thriving musician and a trailblazer in the hospitality industry, his journey is a testament to his boundless passion and unwavering commitment to excellence.
In this episode, the slick-tongued, sophisticated rapper from Richmond, Virginia talks with Antonio Knoxx about performing on stage, being delusional , empathy, Watch The Throne + More.
0:41 Intro
4:09 Being Batman
6:02 Performing On Stage
9:11 Empathy
15:27 Music
20:10 Journaling
24:08 Watch The Throne
26:51 Rap
29:50 Stoop Kid
31:26 Black Intellectualism
36:52 The Second Project
42:41 Performing On Stage
46:26 God In The Details
48:18 Batman and Bruce Wayne
51:41 Trials and Tribulations
55:31 Delusional
56:26 A Pause
58:25 Living Life
1:00:22 What's Next?
1:02:25 The Last Gem
Shannon Bass is the founder of Ryano Graphics, a company that helps brands overcome communication challenges by learning how to connect and engage with their audience by using the power of design. Shannon’s conversation with Knoxx centers around graphic design, passion projects, clients + more.
0:57 Intro
1:25 Start As A Creative
2:35 Going To College
3:50 2006
4:01 Graphic Design
7:55 The First Mac
11:11 Programs Used In College
13:20 Myspace
15:39 After School
18:11 Black Designer
22:05 Second Career Change
26:40 Side Gigs
29:39 Getting Paid Her Worth
35:50 Less Work More Money
39:13 Value To The Client
42:51 Bigger Clients
47:30 Just Ask
50:34 Type Of Clients
54:12 Passion Project
59:05 Balance
1:03:36 Change
1:14:06 What's Next?
1:17:11 The Last Gem
Daniel is the founder of Young Mother, a pop-up experience in Richmond, Virginia. In this episode, we follow Daniel through his early career and his personal and professional choices he made that ultimately lead him to The Big Brunch.
0:55 Intro
1:28 How He Got His Start
3:38 Self Taught
6:01 10,000 Hours
6:57 Barriers Entry
9:17 Pursuit
10:09 Early Patrons
11:17 Chef Kiss
12:21 Creating Vs. Response
13:17 Failing Forward
17:26 Young Mother
20:29 Implementing
23:32 Getting Started
24:52 The Waiting list
29:47 The Pop-up Experience
31:21 Feedback
33:18 Being Discouraged
35:57 Not Stopping
38:34 The Big Brunch
43:35 Opportunities From Anywhere
45:28 When Preparation Meets Opportunity
46:38 Thinking He Wouldn’t Make it
48:34 Being Critiqued
51:51 The Big Brunch Tone
53:56 Winning
56:55 Emotions
58:28 Have People Treated You Differently
59:53 What's Next?
1:03:51 The Last Gem
Ashley Williams is a Mind-Body Therapist who is reclaiming space with consciousness and community well-being. In this lively discussion, Ashley is joined by Antonio Knoxx, to discuss community, manifestation, The Well Collective, finding balance + more.
0:51 Intro
3:41 BareSoul
9:35 Collateral Beauty
13:37 Yoga Instructor
18:36 Brick and Mortar
21:49 Community Based
26:55 Finding Balance
32:07 Manifesting
37:24 The Pivot
46:54 The Well Collective
49:17 The Vision
57:51 What's Next?
1:02:27 The Last Gem
Markus Gold is the founder of Thank You, Come Again, a company that has succeeded by bringing creativity and nightlife together to create events that push the boundaries of evening entertainment. In this episode, Markus and Knoxx talk about Thank You, Come Again, Trials and Tribulations, DJin + More.
0:00 Gem
0:56 Intro
1:57 What Inspired Him To Become A DJ
5:25 His Father's Influence
7:38 Not Having The Blueprint
9:13 Trailblazing The Path
10:55 His Fathers Legacy
12:26 The Importance Of Fathers
13:01 His Brothers Path
14:36 Trials and Tribulations In Business
21:57 Fail Forward
24:28 Being A Creative Pluralist
26:28 Mental Strength
28:39 Not Your Average
31:24 Creating Your Own Wave
34:39 Having Courage
36:31 The Mid-shift
40:47 The Journey
43:16 Your Life. Your Choice.
45:55 Thank You, Come Again!
51:05 The Broad Berry
54:35 Risk
57:15 Keep Going
58:57 Compounding Decision’s
1:00:41 The Peak
1:02:30 What's Next
1:06:10 The Last Gem
0:57 Intro
2:06 Multi-Hyphenated
3:43 What She Imagined Doing
5:43 Dreams
11:13 Detours
14:16 Being Adaptable
21:38 Stepping Into Becoming A Creative
25:20 Create The Opportunity
30:02 Stewarding Gifts
39:26 Your Parents Lives Before You - Birth of Millenniums Moms Club
48:51 Impact
53:32 Responsibility
56:34 Perfectionism
58:12 Our Gifts
1:02:42 Legacy
1:08:29 Defining Moment
1:10:58 Moms Actually
1:18:43 What's Next
1:22:44 The Last Gem
Morgan Taylor runs an online community of Moms Friends called Moms Actually. It's Where Motherhood Meets Sisterhood. Morgan and Knoxx discuss multi-hyphenation, detours, creating opportunities + more.
0:57 Intro
2:06 Multi-Hyphenated
3:43 What She Imagined Doing
5:43 Dreams
11:13 Detours
14:16 Being Adaptable
21:38 Stepping Into Becoming A Creative
25:20 Create The Opportunity
30:02 Stewarding Gifts
39:26 Your Parents Lives Before You - Birth of Millenniums Moms Club
48:51 Impact
53:32 Responsibility
56:34 Perfectionism
58:12 Our Gifts
1:02:42 Legacy
1:08:29 Defining Moment
1:10:58 Moms Actually
1:18:43 What's Next
1:22:44 The Last Gem
How do we prove to people what we're worth? How do we course correct our attention? In this episode, Knoxx and Saekyi talk about Sunset Demos, progression, first-generation + More.
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If you see a problem, you should create a solution. That is what Silly solved when he Founded the All City Art Club. The All City Art Club’s mission is to introduce street art to underserved communities without the goal of tourism or gentrification. All City Art Club is bridging the gap between community and citizens.
In this episode, Silly shares what it was like starting in a new city, mastering his craft, and how he juxtaposes anime and Japanese culture to influence his creativity.
Sha pronounced as Shay (the y is silent) is a yoga lover, and design snob who is the owner of Rich Methods. Our guest today, is the unconventional Creative because of when she began her journey as a freshman in college.
In this episode, Sha and Knoxx talk about documenting stories of Black people through photography, persevering to get to and through art school, and navigating the perfect client.
Noah Hudson-Peralta had childhood dreams—big dreams. Since picking up the camera he had dreams to travel the country and become a tour photographer—those dreams have come true.
In this conversation with NHP, we take a dive into who Noah is as a person and how much influence his father has on him, manifesting his desires by writing, becoming a Tiktok sensation, and working with Kidz At Play.
What does it mean to be a digital producer? It depends on where you are and who you ask. Vic York is a Multimedia Creative Powerhouse that is unstoppable with her creativity.
In this episode, this EMMY Nominated Digital Producer shares the serendipity moments that have shaped her on her journey, interning for Tim Reed, and not being defined by how she looks but by what she brings to the table.
Dewon is a Creative, Artist, Producer, Songwriter, and Engineer based in Richmond, Virginia. In this episode, we follow Dewon through his entire career and hear about the personal and professional choices he made that ultimately lead him to where he is today.
April Goode is a Natural Hair, Beauty & Lifestyle vlogger. Whose beginngs started as a portrait photogher who became a Content Creator. In this episode, April and Knoxx dive deep into value, pricing, and how being a Creative is a process. April shares some great stories that demonstrates how she cross polinated across many mediums and became a social media force.
What do you get when you mix a Creative Director, Professor, Manager, and Business Owner? Ricky Parker. He considers himself one of two things, a Creative Director and a Professor who approaches a lot of what he does from a creative direction standpoint.
In this episode, we take a deep look into finding his rhythm as a Creative, Shockoe wine, Black is Beautiful, doubling down and betting everything on you!
Our guest today puts it this way: “Everything is orchestrated in your life to catapult you into the next stage of your life.” In episode 014, Antonio Knoxx talks with the Dreamer, Briana Williams. They talk about their relationship and feelings about God, being the Founder & CEO of Liploveline, and doing it afraid.
Michael Millions is a lot of things. A Hip-Hop Artist, Studio Engineer, producer, and dad who is doing the Lord's work. He's spent a lifetime honing his craft and it shows in his work.
Knoxx converses with Michael about his first time in the Studio at 14, Falling in love with engineering and the life cycle of a caterpillar.
In the words of the great Rick Ross, "I'm the biggest boss that you seen thus far. I'm the biggest boss that you seen thus far 'Cause it's just another day in the life of the goddamn boss"
This is the sound bit that comes to mind when we think of Quita, The Bossologist. We think of her as the biggest boss we've had on the show thus far. She is known to have the secrets that the CEOs of the world won't tell you, but she is willing to give you the secret methods to push your creativity forward.
In this episode, Knoxx sits down with The Strategist, Quita, as she shares what it means to be a boss, overcome insecurities, and discover your worth.
For some of us, our passion is something that we do for fun. It carries us away when we need a break from the world. For Joshua Maclin, he has been able to turn it into a full-time career since 2015. The multidisciplinary Creative with a focus on fashion photography, portraiture, fashion film, short narrative films, and commercial work.
In this episode, Joshua Maclin and Antonio Knoxx converse about the advancement of technology, project-based pricing, and how there are different seasons as a Creative.
THE GRDNT RADIO™ is an open space to converse about creativity with Creatives. This is ‘Where Creatives Come To Talk™.’
Learn more at Thegrdnt.com/radio
Barrett Miller II is what some would call a protege, a pupil, a student to his craft. This college student filmmaker is making waves through the consistent and persistent work he is putting out.
Barrett is the descendant of a Bahamian ancestor. His lineage is coded all through his DNA. As we converse, we become conscious of his upbringing in 757, stepping into filmmaking, and the genesis of his ideas.
Orgres are like onions—they have layers, and so does our guest today. From the outside, looking in, we could assume that Rivers Taylor only had dreams of being a musician growing up and how wrong we would be. He is primarily a musician and a songwriter who has the gift to create metaphors for sermons, but he is much more than that.
The former athlete turned musician who had a passion for becoming a politician tells us all. In our discussion, we hear of his athletic career, his pivot to music, creating Pslam 23, and why he isn't a politician yet.
Most of us have never seen a Billionaire. We hear about them but, we have never really seen one. Ethan Evans is on his way to becoming one.
We hear how the serial entrepreneur balances the life of being a father of 5 to directing films. We pilot what it is like to build an empire, being a VP, and how he was able to get his work on Amazon Prime.
Who is Alex Blvck? The mastermind behind some of the world-renowned television shows which D'Angelo, the artist, has seen. The self-proclaim regular girl whose ambitions are to tell stories visually while being a baby in the game.
Alex, the idealist, takes us on a voyage of how she came up with Music Heals, building confidence, writing her ideas, and what it's like to put them into the ethos.
This weekend, we have a special bonus episode with the illustrious SMYTH. We unpack with the North Chesterfield native about how he got his start through rap cypher battles, assembling Kidz At Play, and what it's like to be signed. Tap in to hear from the next one up!
Jacob Parramena is the quintessential go-getter, the rule-breaker, the legend in the making who has a lot to say. Coming from humble beginnings, the first-generation Latin American is the offspring of a Costa Rican mom, and a Venezuelan dad.
We consult with the talent manager about what it's like to be a part of Kidz At Play, managing Smyth, and how he overcomes his fears and doubt.
Lauren White, the strategist, the purpose advocate, and the spiritual gangster found her way to Graphic Design by curiosity in high school. The PK used Google as a catalyst to find the intersection of design and marketing to trailblaze her path to Branding.
We discovered how she used these skills for events, conferences, and branding sermon series as her practice ground, which she declares is her "sweet spot!"
Earl Mack is a prolific guy that likes to make stuff extending from paintings to fashion. He blends both worlds through his powerhouse fashion brand, Chilalay, which means to chill and relax, which he founded during his college years at VCU.
We learn about what it's like to be hungry as an artist that overlaps art and fashion, the importance of having a team, and the power of delegation.
What do you get when you mix a Designer, French Wine Enthusiast, Faux Interior Designer, and a recovering cake addict? You get the incredibly dope Chrystal Douglas whose personal blog on Instagram is @Chrysbeka.
Decadently living in pink, this multidisciplinary career Designer talks us through how she found her way to separate herself from her work, being a freelancer, and what it is like to play in interiors.
From alleyways to living rooms, that was the mission for Ron Stokes who goes by viewsbystokes on Instagram. A former graffiti artist who transcended the streets by dreaming beyond the brick walls he would tag. To become the abstract muralist who canvases lives in hotels, cafes, museums, and living rooms. Now, you can find him somewhere between a spray can and a paintbrush, adding color to our world.
Selah Marie, who goes by Visual Narrator, takes us on a visual journey— on how she became a world-renowned photographer. From working with Mack Wilds, Kash Doll, and The Game, to name a few. The tools she uses, being the G.O.A.T and what it takes to be a marketing genius.
THE GRDNT RADIO™ is an open space to converse about creativity with Creatives. This is ‘Where Creatives Come To Talk™.’
Learn more at Thegrdnt.com/radio