ARMSTRONG ENTERTAINMENT, INC
How Lunzy Armstrong Got Started?
With an extensive background in radio and entertainment, Lunzy Armstrong is no stranger to effective communication. Lunzy is a graduate of the University of Texas, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Communications, Radio, Television, and Film.
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He began his career as a radio host at the first urban radio in Austin, Texas, KAZI, and went on to work for countless leading radio stations over a thirty-year career. Although Lunzy has hung up his headphones and dropped his mic in the traditional sense, he has not completely stepped away from radio.
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He is the proud owner of Armstrong Entertainment, where he writes radio commercials for local and national radio stations. When Lunzy is not on the phone with a member, he enjoys horseback riding, networking, yoga, healthy eating, and spending quality time with his wife and daughter.
ARMSTRONG COMMUNITY
ALFRED JENKINS
Alfred Jenkins knows teamwork and leadership from his experience as a champion on and off the field. From Little League to high school and college and, finally, to the 1972 undefeated Miami Dolphins, Al has been on winning teams.
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Al hails from New Orleans, Louisiana, where he was educated K-12 in the Catholic school system He graduated from Tulsa University with a B.S. in education. In 1969, Al was drafted by the Cleveland Browns and, after three years, he became a member of the Miami Dolphins. As a Dolphin, Al participated in the historic 1972 season – the only undefeated season in NFL history.
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In the off season, Al worked in insurance for the Equitable Insurance Group, then as a human resources recruiter for Diamond Shamrock, and later as the community relations and outreach coordinator for the Dryades St. YMCA (a black YMCA) in New Orleans. At the Y, Al created a clinic series of seminars to introduce young men to sports, health, and careers.
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In 1977, Al launched a 32-year career with Anheuser-Busch, the largest brewery in the world. Beginning as a salesman, he was promoted to sales supervisor with 25 people in his territory. In 1984, Al moved to Ohio as the ethnic marketing coordinator for the state of Ohio. Later, he became district manager for northeast Ohio serving as liaison between A-B and area distributors. He closed his career as Key Account sales manager selling to major A-B accounts, including BP Oil, Circle K, Giant Eagle, CVS, and Rite Aid.
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Since his retirement, Al has served on the leadership board for the American Diabetes Association in northeast Ohio, where he co-chaired the Father of the Year fundraiser for four years.
BILL HALL
Bill Hall has been a radio personality and voice-over artist in Northeast Ohio Since 1982.
His background includes on-air work in rock, news, and talk radio, as well as commercial production and program creation.
He created and produced a daily feature called “The Vinyl Word” which ran on WONE-FM in Akron for more than eight years, and the daily Bill Hallmanac, which ran on WAPS-FM for more than a dozen years.
He currently is the permanent fill-in host for FM talk pioneer WNIR-FM.
DAVID COOPER
David has worked at Chrysler for nearly 35 years. He is an inventor who started PLOPTYK INNOVATIONS LLC to sell Motopal Auto a clipboard device that fits on the steering wheel of an car, truck , SUV and even Semi-trucks!
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David recently launched a new website to allow secure ordering and bulk ordering for wholesalers. https://www.motopalauto.com
LANIER LONG
It's almost impossible to open a magazine or turn on the television without seeing the makeup magic of Lanier Long. This consummate makeup artist to the stars lists among his credits more than 50 movies, television shows, music videos and commercials, including Verizon's "Can You Hear Me Now" campaign, three Spike Lee movies, "The Cosby Show" and "Sister, Sister."
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His makeup artistry also appears regularly in Essence, Vogue, Bazaar, Vibe, and Rolling Stone magazines. As if that isn't enough work for the man, Interface Cosmetics crowned him "The King of Clean Makeup" when he served as their creative director. Long also is the artist behind the new deep hues for women of color, now featured by Avon.
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He's been on the road with Brandy and on a bus with Aretha Franklin, but more important, he's been on his feet with Humanitarian Efforts when it mattered and received a "Man of Vision Award" from NAN Women's Auxiliary. Most recently, Long has done makeup on Gayle and Oprah and traveled with Gayle on Oprah's Great Australian Adventure where he toured the country for 2 weeks from Tanzania to Sydney, Australia. If Gayle and Oprah are not enough, there's Denzel Washington, Jesse Jackson, Queen Latifah, Diane Sawyer, Kimora Lee Simmons, Dr. Oz, Rosario Dawson, and Arnold Schwarzenegger are just a few of the stars in Lanier Long's portfolio - he even touched up Dan Rather's tan for a few years.
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But it's not just "stars and celebrities" who benefit from Long's expertise in makeup artistry. In yet another effort to share what he has with others who have less, "The King of Clean Makeup" is using his makeover magic to help underprivileged women gain the polished images and confidence they need to move into the marketplace as Avon sales representatives.
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As Long says, " It's not what you get for yourself that matters. It's what you give back, and I want to make a lasting contribution to the world we live in."
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Upcoming for the man who reaches back into the community even he is surrounded by the stars? The "Lanier Long Beauty Book," which will let everyday people share the magic.
JOEY HARPER-HALL
Joey Harper’s experience in radio includes both on and off-air work. She has hosted talk, rock and jazz programs in the Akron market and has worked as an account executive for over 25 years at radio stations in the Akron, Cleveland and Orlando markets.
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Joey has worked as an underwriting specialist in public radio, assisting in fundraising, children’s music programs and a recovery program for addiction.
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Her studies at the University of Akron include Mass Media Communications, Theater and Stage Design.
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When not working, her hobbies include playing tennis, making wine, gardening, baking and volunteering at her church.
JOHN HANSON
John Hanson, began his radio career as a teenager in Detroit, Michigan when he began as a music programmer and youth reporter for the student station in his school.
He landed a job as a DJ while attending Huston-Tilotson College in Austin, Texas which was the beginning of a long-term broadcasting career which included recognition as “Best DJ in Texas.”
He is currently the Executive Producer of the Longhorn Radio Network and Administrative Services Officer at the University of Texas at Austin. He is also the producer and host of the nationally syndicated radio series IN BLACK AMERICA, which is the only nationally broadcast black-oriented public affairs radio program, heard weekly on 15 radio stations nationwide.
Hanson is married to the former Latischa M. Merritt; he has two children, Kacey and Michael.
KEVIN BAILEY
Born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised In Los Angeles, California, Kevin Bailey has always been a natural born leader wherever in the world he may have landed.
While growing up as an army brat Kevin has had the opportunity to live around the world. After graduating high school at Santa Monica High, he decided to serve his country by enlisting with the US Navy and served at the Philadelphia Base. Once his tour of duty ended, he went on and worked for Ford Motor Company in Cleveland for 7 years.
When the auto industry started to collapse he decided to continue his education with The Ohio Center for Broadcasting and thus “ Nu City Productions” was born. Utilizing the knowledge he gained from OCB he started his own TV Show called “Nucity View” that highlighted the best of what Cleveland had to offer. Kevin created visual source of ongoing events, services and happening hot spots for Cleveland residents.
After being on air for 4 seasons, he decided that he wanted to broaden his horizons and move back to Los Angeles. Kevin made the move back to Los Angeles in 2010, and applied his knowledge and experience in the production field to successfully operate aprofessional Los Angeles video production company that produces high-caliber cinema- and broadcast-quality media for clients in Southern California and the rest of the country.
LAMONT GERMANY
Lamont Germany, a graduate of Morgan State University, was born in Pittsburgh, PA and followed his father’s footsteps in broadcasting by carving out a 30-year career of his own. Lamont has enjoyed a varied and comprehensive multi-media career on the local, regional and national level where he has covered the gamut from politics, crime, arts, entertainment, and sports.
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Since 1995, Lamont has freelanced in Baltimore area high school sports, doing play-by-play football and basketball. Germany has also been the play-by-play voice of Morgan State University athletics for 3 decades.
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After working in local radio markets in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. area, Lamont moved to national radio after being hired as a Sports Anchor at Sirius-XM Satellite radio in Washington, D.C.
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In 2007, Lamont and several partners realized a career dream with the formation of the Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN) which can be heard on Sirius-XM and 30 radio stations across the country. The network is dedicated to the national broadcast of Historic Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) athletics. It affords Historic Black Colleges and Universities a platform for exposure that previously did not exist.
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He currently resides in Parkville, MD.
MAURI ARTZ
Mauri Artz has tutored thousands of students over the past eight years ; 99% have increased their verbal scores.
She currently conducts classes at Hathaway Brown, Hawken, and Gilmour, and she serves as a private tutor to students from all independent Cleveland schools and several public schools, as well as Exeter , Andover, Horace Mann, Tory Pines High in San Diego, and The American Overseas School of Milan and Tokyo.
Mauri graduated Summa Cum Laude in Political Science from Tulane University (’82), Magna Cum Laude Case Western University School of Law (’85), and attended Northwestern University School of Law as a Wigmore Scholar. Admitted to Ohio Bar ’85, Federal Court Clerk for Chief Justice Thomas Lambros, Corporate Litigation –Ulmer, Berne, Corporate Editor, Cookbook Editor, Co-author, From Diploma to Dream Job, in 2012.
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She founded The Public Tutoring Initiative to help achieve her dream of bridging the access gap for college, hoping to find a way to provide her incredibly successful tutoring program to any student needing help.
RICHARD KUTNICK
Rich Kutnick has actively been involved in the communications field for over 4 decades. Holding both undergraduate and graduate communications degrees, he has worked in many diverse positions including audio/video production, broadcast engineering, publishing, advertising, and two-way radio.
His career opportunity was in two-way radio, retiring as the Supervisor of Radio Service for the City of Cleveland’s Office of Radio Communications. Rich also wanted to explore the emerging field of event video while involved in his full-time career, so he opened up his own part-time video production firm, Video Impressions.
Over the years Rich has successfully produced hundreds of wedding, Bar and Bat Mitzvah, party, sales, seminar, and industrial videos. Staying in touch with several event clients landed him additional projects years later. Rich now devotes much of his time to running Video Impressions and enjoying his life and family.
TERRENCE SHELTON
Terrence D. Shelton, also known as Kwabena Shelton, is a true entrepreneur in every since of the word. After attended Grambling State University where he obtained his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology/Drafting & Design. He worked 10 years as a Corporate Engineer & Developer at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, 10 years as the Associate Director of the Upward Program at The University of Akron, worked as a principle of an alternative school, a regional consultant for Ohio Department of Education's Office of Community Schools and worked as an independent consultant to help organizations charter community schools.
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He serves and has served on several boards, traveled extensively throughout the country and abroad, has been a moderator & trainer in the deliberative dialogue process, has over 27 years of experience as a trainer and developer of African-based rites processes, and is passionate about his call to service as a Minister.
As founder of H.E.R.O.E.S., and other national and international network marketing affiliations, Kwabena Shelton has assisted over 2,000 men and women in the development and implementation of their own businesses
He is a proud father of two beautiful daughters and one granddaughter. He has and is truly on a mission to “change the world one family at a time.”
TOCCATA MURPHY
Toccata Murphy was a former freshman HS track and basketball standout, 1985-86. Due to injuries during in high school, she did not pursue her dreams of running track or playing basketball in college at The Ohio State University, but did participate in intramural sports.
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In October, 1995 Toccata became a deputy sheriff in Metro Atlanta, GA. She had a run-in with a suspect that did not want to go to jail and due to being out of shape and unhealthy, the battle was harder than it should have been. That motivated her to get in better shape not only for her health, but also for her safety. Once she started going in 1997, at the age of 27 she was hooked!
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In 2009, Toccata came across a trainer that introduced her to track and field for masters (30+). She eventually joined the Charlotte Track Club, where she is currently on the board and treasurer. After joining the team she has been consistently ranked in the top 5 of the world in the women’s 40-44 and 44-49 age groups, breaking American records along the way. She has become a certified ISSA trainer and USATF Level 1 certified track coach (2011) , and is the track coach at Stanley Middle School.
RICK BAILEY
A native of Portland, Jamaica, Rick Bailey developed an early interest in fashion from the tender age of five. Fascinated by how all things work, he somehow equated the intricate operations of a sewing machine to the maneuvering of a car, and was intrigued from his first stitch. As the youngest of seven siblings, his talent was quickly noticed and guided by his elder brothers, David and Michael Bailey, fashion designers and businessmen in their own rights.
In his high school years, Rick trained vocationally in clothing and textiles, while working alongside David and Michael, who had founded Bailey Brothers--a tailoring company catering to the business class of the Buff Bay, Portland area. Proving to be exceptional in his training, Rick quickly garnered the attention of a host of individuals, including teachers and colleagues who soon became personal clients. He continued to hone his skills at Bailey Brothers before eventually branching off to Kingston to launch Rick B’s Fashion in 1995. Eager to break away from traditional tailoring, Rick began to design for both men and women. Over the years, Rick B’s Fashion steadily grew and developed into one of the Caribbean’s premiere design houses. Renowned for his elegant style, trend-setting designs and impeccably executed construction, Rick amassed a bevy of clients, including some of Jamaica’s most high-profile political and entertainment figures.
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In 2013, Rick migrated to the United States, in hopes of expanding his designs overseas to a new audience. Along with his newlywed wife, Simone, Rick opened Rick Bailey Designs International. Based in the New York City metro area, Rick Bailey Designsnow produces full canvas bespoke
suits, made from the finest fabrics weaved in the best mills in Europe. Along with his wife and five children, Rick Bailey Designs functions as both a design house and a manufacturer. The company is on the path to revolutionizing the fashion industry in its own way and is also set to launch its new online boutique in Summer 2017, where clients can fully customize garments and shop from ready-to-wear collections.
ANGELA PERRYMAN
Angela Perryman is a graduate of the University of New Orleans with a Bachelors degree in Communication and has developed extensive sales experience, which includes tactical marketing and promotions for Unlimited Wealth Entertainment (UWE).
UWE annually sponsors Family Unity in the Park, a free concert that features Old School and R&B artists that boasts an attendance of 15,000-20,000 per event and Ms. Perryman plays a major role in soliciting sponsors for this event. From 2002-2010 Angela was an Account Executive for Radio-One Cleveland, where she was responsible for attaining an $850,000 annual spot budget and a $243,000 digital budget. She was able to secure major sponsors such as Beverage Distributors, Auto Dealerships, Nightclubs, Casinos and so on for major events hosted by Radio-One Cleveland. Angela has also worked as a Sales Manager for ClearVision Advertising from 1999-2002, where she managed a marketing and advertising budget of 1.25M per year. Ms. Perryman currently resides in Atlanta, GA.
MADISON PUGH
Madison Pugh attended “Thee Ohio State University”, where he studied Communications, Broadcasting, Advertisement and design. He began working for WOSU Radio and T.V. in promotional sales. During this tenure, he was instrumental in bringing premier artists to the Columbus area, James Brown, Glady’s Knight, Roger Trotman and Zapp, just to name a few. He also helped set the stage for local artists like Jermaine Stewart.
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Madison went on to become a Sales Manager in Corporate America, while maintaining his connections in broadcasting. He then worked for WVKO Radio, Marketing Division, before he decided to test his success in sales and marketing in a larger market and moved to California.
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While in the Bay area, he worked in advertising for Rapid Reproductions, where he brokered major T.V. commercials, and wrote scripts for many local companies that advertised on the West Coast and beyond. Madison returned to Ohio to be closer to family, while there he developed a lucrative sales force before landing his head promo position at Armstong Entertainment.
CARLOS KOSTAL
Carlos Kostal is a creative with a wide array of skill sets. His journey started on the East Side of Cleveland Ohio in 1994 but has taken him as far as Los Angeles California.
Carlos has a special talent to swiftly grasp and understand concepts. This ability has aided him in picking up various skills in the creative and business space. Skills which include but are not limited to photography, videography, sound engineering, drawing, painting, logo design, and document creation/editing. Having these skill sets has made it easier for Carlos to improve business focused skills such as confidence in building interpersonal relationships, business etiquette, facility management, bookkeeping, and financial literacy to name a few. These skills have all put Carlos on his current path to building his own production hub. A place where all forms of creation
and media, can be produced from its initial concept to completion for the true People of the Global Majority (PGM).
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This journey started back in John Hay’s school of Architecture and Design. He and a close friend worked on the concept of a manga and eventually, throughout a 5-year span, was ready to start its production. Carlos flew out to California to produce the manga and start a production company he would later call BE Studios (Black Entertainment Studios). Once Carlos arrived in California the plan for production began. Unfortunately, soon after beginning, he reached a limit as to what he could do on his own due to the world shutting down via the Corona Virus. To survive, Carlos had to pivot and began constructing a dance studio with his friends. Carlos’ skills in home repair along with his creative eye guided him and his friends in constructing a rebirthed studio called Studio216 in the heart of Northridge California. It was an instant hit for the black community in its area. It became a multipurpose facility with a strong angle on dance classes. This studio became the seed for many of Carlos’ ideas for his production company. Carlos built and managed Studio216 alongside his friends for about 2 years. After this time frame Carlos decided it was time for him to move towards the construction of his production company. With his plan in place and ideas in tow, Carlos has begun taking efforts in bringing his production hub to life.
Carlos has connections with a plethora of talented creatives that range from writing, illustrating, to music production, songwriting and performing. He is even acquainted with an artist that has made her way into California’s Def jam records. He plans on using his production hub as a creative space for all creatives of the PGM to have a place that would aid if not produce their art without damaging the beautiful message that comes with the community.
HORACE WILLIAMS III
I am HORACE WILLIAMS III a native Bronx New Yorker with deep family ties to South Carolina. I am an actor, comedian, writer, and producer known for my versatility in playing tough roles, such as a father world, leader, and criminal mastermind throughout my career. I have worked on numerous projects, showcasing my talents in writing co-producing and acting in music videos movies and TV series with one of my recent writing projects is the sequel to new Jack city which is titled CMB we all we got my company is AHM TV PRODUCTION
BUTCH REYNOLDS
Butch Reynolds is the subject of the award-winning ESPN 30 for 30 Documentary "False Positive".
Butch Reynolds was a 400-meter runner who ran at the 1988 and 1996 Olympics, winning a silver medal in the 400 in 1988 and a gold medal that year in the 4x400 relay. Reynolds is a three-time gold medalist in the 4x4 at the World Championships, helping US teams win in 1987, 1993, and 1995. He also won silver medals in the 400 at the Worlds in 1993 and 1995 and a bronze in 1987, and added a gold medal in the 400 at the 1993 World Indoor Championships.
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In August 1988 Reynolds ran 400 meter in 43.29 setting a world record that stood for over 11 years, finally bettering Lee Evans’ famed 400 world record from the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. In 1990 he was suspended for alleged drug use by the IAAF and fought that in courts for almost two years, with the battle going to the US Supreme Court, who declared him eligible to compete at the 1992 Olympic Trials. He made the relay team for the 1992 Olympics but the IAAF would not allow him to run at the Olympics. He later won a libel suit against the IAAF in US courts, but the IAAF refused to recognize that verdict and it was eventually overturned on appeal.
Butch is a graduate of Ohio State university where as a student athlete he set a school & track record of 44.10 in the 400 meters at the Jesse Owens invitational. Butch worked as a trainer and speed coach on the 2005-20026 Ohio State Buckeye Teams that reached the National Championship game under Head Coach Jim Tressel.
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Today Butch continues the fight to clear his name from the fraudulent tests and trains Athletes seeking to achieve their peak performance and runs his foundation Butch Reynolds Care for Kids.
T MYCHAEL RAMBO
3-time Regional Emmy Award winning actor, vocalist, arts educator, author, and community organizer; T. Mychael Rambo has made an indelible mark here in the Twin Cities performing principal roles at such theaters as: Penumbra, the Guthrie, New Dawn Theatre, Ordway Theatre, Illusion Theatre, Mixed Blood, Park Square Theatre, 10,000 Things, Theater Latte Da, Children’s Theatre and Minnesota Opera to name but a few. Nationally and internationally his stage credits include Carnegie Hall and performances abroad across Africa, Europe, and South America. He has appeared in local and national television commercials, feature films, HBO mini-series; ('Laurel Avenue” and “Equinox") and other television programming. Here are a sampling of those feature films: “The Cure,” “Justice,” “Crossing the Bridge,” "The Naked Man," and “Wooley Boys” with his most recent film project: "Rescuing Christmas" on the Hallmark Channel, where he actually performs one of the principle roles as none other than "St Nick (Santa)" himself.
T. Mychael is an accomplished residency artist and an affiliate professor in the College of Liberal Arts, Theatre Arts and Dance at the University of Minnesota. As a recording artist, T. Mychael has released two popular CD's: “Simply” - a collection of jazz standards; and "The Gift; A Christmas With Love” - a selection of original and holiday classics. T. Mychael had the great honor of singing the National Anthem for both President Barak Obama and former President Jimmy Carter. His most recent endeavor has been a collaboration with New York Times Best Selling Author, Resmaa Menakem to co-author, a companion children’s book to Mr. Menakem’s book “My Grandmother’s Hands” entitled “The Stories from My Grandmother’s Hands;” now available both on-line and in bookstores, nationally. Rambo has gone on to further hone his skills as a voice-over talent; recently completing the audio book “Persephone” co-authored by Jeffrey Morris and Kevin J. Anderson (author of: Dune Part One, Part Two and Prophecy) based on the screenplay written and directed by Jeffrey Morris. One year earlier, he voiced two characters and that of a dog for the PBS Kids podcast series “Keyshawn Solves It” – created and produced by Ed Jenkins
Rambo is also the proud recipient of the 2010 Sally Award in Arts Educator - presented by the Ordway Theatre, and the 2010 Minnesota Black Music Award. His other honors and awards include Young Audience Artist of the Year, McKnight Theatre Artist Fellowship (1999 & 2023), Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Fellowship, Bush Finalist and both the University of Minnesota Century Council Community Award and Outstanding Community Service Award among others. As a public speaker Mr. Rambo shares his motivational skill set by lacing together his many other talents with spirited anecdotal storytelling, insightful observations, levity and song that makes for a thought-provoking, transformative and truly enriching interactive presentation. Some of his clients include, Best Buy, Target, Ameriprise, St. Paul and Minnesota Foundation, Bush Foundation, University of Minnesota and some of Minnesota’s other top philanthropic, academic and corporate leaders.
Mr. Rambo is also a dedicated community volunteer and works closely with many groups, including the African American AIDS Project, Peace House Foundation, Cultural Wellness Center, Arm in Arm in Africa, Way to Grow, Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ), Catholic Charities, Black Youth Healing Arts Center, and the Urban League. One of his great-aunt's favorite sayings was "Service is the rent due for living on this planet." Mr. Rambo, who views himself a "citizen of the planet," has spent a great deal of his professional/performance life giving back as an arts activist and community organizer - seeking and engaging social change through the mediums of theatre, performance art, spoken word and song. He firmly believes that we are all powerful agents of change. Each of us through our creativity, personal efforts and life force has the power to be and create the change we want to see in the world.