Today we’d like to introduce you to Kemuel Browne.
Hi Kemuel, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
Thank you for having me. I was born and raised on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Growing up, I was super active in extracurricular activities from church, to sports, and music.
Being classically trained on piano at age six, I took a strong liking to and was drawn in by the science of music. I became a Musical Director at a very early age and didn’t know that it was preparing me for a professional career in music. From there, moving to the states and seeing that I could do what I love AND get paid for it on a full-time basis, resulted in me taking the craft even more seriously.
I sought like-minded seasoned individuals who took me under their wings, taught me the business side of being a professional musician, as well as how to properly prepare, while continuing to hone my leadership skills as a musical director. Multiple tours across Europe and the U.S. revealed ‘behind the scene’ lessons that would prepare me for management consulting.
Those qualities aided me in my eventual move to Atlanta for bigger opportunities. That’s when I started looking for other ways to utilize my gifts and skill sets, thus the start of Fly Young Intellectual, LLC.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
The smooth road in life is really non-existent. I experienced a lot of twists and turns on the journey. There were times where I was a young 20-something year old seeking his next gig opportunity. These times had me at a crossroads determining if I should finish school or continue full-time with music because rent was due. At the end of the day, I had to figure out creative ways to get the rent paid.
I realized over time that those tough times aided dramatically in my character development, as well as resilience and persistence. I also learned to appreciate the journey because there is no true final destination, all we have is our everyday experience and it’s up to us to find the beauty in the ongoing journey.
In creating and building the FYI brand, we focus on personifying our mindset and developing it to be able to navigate life at our highest level while helping our clients to do the same.
When someone is fly and well-dressed, it does something for their confidence and overall aura. This further aids in being able to conquer whatever comes your way that day.
Being young and youthful is about keeping your mind as stress free and progressive as possible.
If you are an intellectual, you pride yourself in updating your mental database and engaging in conversations that will uplift and edify.
When putting these three aspects together, we develop a well-rounded mindset.
We’ve been impressed with Fly Young Intellectual, LLC, but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
We provide strategic management and consulting for artists, entrepreneurs, ministries, musicians, and organizations. Our offerings bring our clients’ ideas to life through creative direction, branding, messaging, brand identity, marketing strategy, campaign design, and execution. We also provide wardrobe styling and fashion consulting. We even help clients to build the team they need to execute their vision for years to come.
To accomplish all of this, Fly Young Intellectual, LLC is comprised of three components:
Fly Young Intellectual Podcast;
Fly Young Intellectual School of Music; and the
Fly Young Intellectual Management Group.
The podcast is used to Inform, Inspire, and Interact with the community we build. Touching on topics that affect us, by conversing with us, and sharing that information. We highlight guests that display and utilize the F.Y.I. Mindset and allow them to share how they navigate life and dominate their respective careers.
The Music school takes my journey with and love of music to provide an interactive teaching curriculum that gets students excited and engaged with music. From piano lessons, music theory, ear training, sight reading, improv, and everything in between, we are committed to passing along the artform at a high level.
The F.Y.I. Management Group is the newest pillar that gives brands a supportive infrastructure. We work to bring client’s ideas to life through brand management, digital media management, marketing rollouts, website development, email campaigns, and much more! Our mission is to aid our clients’ brand in ways that allow them to THINK LESS about what they want to do with their brand / business and DO MORE of what they enjoy doing while enhancing their overall brand awareness, reach, and touchpoints.
Have you learned any interesting or important lessons due to the Covid-19 Crisis?
The pandemic brought about so many insights and lessons. One thing that stood out for me was the need to identify what is truly important to you. In the rat race and fast pace of life, we bring along a lot of baggage. Most times we don’t take the time to properly inventory and analyze which baggage is worth leaving behind or carrying with us. The downtime of the pandemic allowed me to really do that at a high level. It also taught me that time is our ONLY luxury. The amount of time we waste or don’t account for holds us back and prevents us from truly attaining the things we deserve.
Pricing:
- Brand Management Consult $100
- Piano Lessons 75/hr
Contact Info:
- Website: flyyoungintellectual.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flyyoungintellectual/?hl=en
Image Credits
Je’quan Joseph – Image with brown bucket hat on
