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At the top of 2011, I watched my friends step out on faith to invest in their many talents. In place of traditional careers they chose to follow their hearts. Writing, dancing, acting, sewing, styling, entrepreneurship.

Paint on Walls is their story.
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An Architect of Style



"She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future."   
 ~ Proverbs 31:25 

A woman adorned in Kelé Studio designs appears acutely aware of her natural beauty and firmly secure in her style. Lifted by gravity defying textures and seated among trendsetters of her time. One might even say she is ahead of the curve.

All We Need is Green Space and Opportunity

"How Can I Help? - San Diego" - Watch the Season Premiere!



Ronnie Das didn’t know the first thing about producing a television show. He had no idea how to use FinalCut Pro, and definitely had no plans to become the host of his own TV show.

Inexperience aside, in just three months, Ronnie launched RDF Productions, interviewed Bill Clinton, and filmed the entire first season of his cable TV show, “How Can I Help?”

She's Got Somethin' Cookin'

 


What’s it really like to truly live by your craft? To lien landlords, loans and life in LA against inconsistent income, and above all else, the chance to do what you love.
“B****, you need your own company!” 
Fond words from Shanita Castle’s former employer, although Castle remembers the seemingly shocking experience with a smile. “I’m just meant to lead,” she says. Spending a few years shadowing that same employer, a celebrity Chef based in Atlanta, Castle quickly established the foundation for Castle’s Catering – southern foods infused with bold Creole flavors – that would launch in Los Angeles, CA – 3,000 miles away from where her journey began.

Hey DJ, Run That Back

Hollywood's New Champion of Sound


Flashback to 1992, Video Soul with Donny Simpson flashes across the TV screen. Wires connect the TV to the radio then the radio to the tape deck. Two fingers press both play and record and your very first mix tape is born.

To anyone else, a career in music would seem natural for the young ingénue whose transition from boom box bred mixes to Napster sponsored mash-ups made him a local favorite at high school parties and Spelhouse homecoming pageants. B.Hen, however takes us on a journey from Atlanta to LA via scholarships and corporate partnerships, all before finding his true calling.