We were lucky to catch up with Courtney Key recently and have shared our conversation below.
Courtney, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. We’d love to hear the backstory behind a risk you’ve taken – whether big or small, walk us through what it was like and how it ultimately turned out.
A big risk for me was starting my small business withought any capital. Listen starting a business is a big risk but its worth the gamble, and in the beginning you shouldn’t be looking for any financial gain as everything you make goes back into the business itself. Starting my business with no type of solid capital was hard and rewarding at the same time. I would say that it took my business longer to retain the inventory that we needed at times, but 5years later I’m not stuck with owing any type of loan company, and I would say with Multiple social media accounts and extravagant marketing plans that they have available now the fear of my business failing slowly reduced. this risk is so significant to me because I followed through regardless of the obstacles I was dealt because I didn’t have any capital at the start of my business, and as the years past on I’ve realized that taking this big of a risk changed my entire life! remember “When you take risks and they work out, they lead to new capabilities you never saw before.” – Tom Soderstrom, chief technology and innovation officer, office of the CIO, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
Hi my name is Courtney but I’m mostly known in the Atlanta area as “Queen” or “DJ Queen”. I became a DJ after loosing my job in Healthcare 7yrs ago, loosing that job allowed me to have a different outlook on life! and ever since then DJ Queen Entertainment Group LLC was born. its funny because I had a different DJ name when I started and it was so not my style at all. my mother is the one who told me before getting into this industry to alway remember that you are a black “Queen” and a light bulb went off. thanks ma, however DJ Queen Entertainment Group LLC Provides Mobile Luxury DJ Service for Weddings,School Dances,Sweet 16’s,Proms,Corporate Events and More and so much more!! Over the years we have I’ve integrated flexibility and customizable options giving
my clients 100% satisfaction and quality setups that create outstanding family fun and moments that they will cherish forever. what sets DJ Queen Entertainment apart from other entertainment businesses is that all of our clients become family and our integrity shines through with out even saying it.
Any resources you can share with us that might be helpful to other creatives?
I wish I knew more about public and private grants. because there is a lot of things that I would love to pour into the youth and in our communities
What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?
“Failure is the opposite of success.”
I’ve had to learn as I’ve gotten older that if you want to succeed, you need to experience failure. You must understand the feeling of all the pressure on yourself and use it as a motivation to continue to conquer your goals and move forward.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://djqueenentertainment.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djqueenent/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/djqueenent