We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Jennifer MKoma. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Jennifer below.
Jennifer, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Did you always know you wanted to pursue a creative or artistic career? When did you first know?
I knew I wanted to pursue acting after my last musical play in high school. The thought of graduating and never acting again did not sit well with me. While I was a pre-med student in college, I still made sure to involve myself within film. I knew a few students who were studying cinematography and made sure that they casted me in their short films. The more involved I was with film, the more I knew that medicine was not for me. Film is my happy place.
Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.
I’m Jennifer MKoma also known as @Poshqu33n on social media, I’m Tanzanian but was born and raised in Stockholm Sweden before moving to the US in 2002. I’m an Actress, Commercial Model, Content Creator/TikToker, and an Executive Assistant based in Nashville, TN. I’m known to wear many hats.
Acting all started in high school when I fell in love with the performing arts due to joining musical theater.
In college, I was a premed student working on becoming a doctor to follow my father’s footsteps. That obviously did not work out. I kept getting involved in visual projects shot by film majors and was always a part of a student film. Working on films is a task that doesn’t feel like work. However, when it does feel like work – It’s work I don’t mind doing. I’m proud to say I still ended up graduating from WKU with a communications & psychology degree. Even though acting is my main passion – I work as an Executive Assistant at a very successful worldwide known company.
I’ve been casted in many local productions in the southeast region. My life consist of corporate work, film auditions, film work, and content creating.
How did you build your audience on social media?
My main advice to anyone who wants to gain a social media presence is to POST! Keep Posting! Have a vision and share it with the world. I am a fan of social media because it’s a place where I can share content that’s I’ve created or share projects/films I’ve been a part of. My second advice would be to ignore the negatives. I had to learn to ignore comments such as “You just want attention” & “All you care about is likes”.
The truth is, it’s rewarding to share something you’ve created and seeing others being able to relate to your creation or simply just love it.
Here’s an example: During the start of Covid, I was stuck in my apartment alone while quarantining. I needed to find some way to entertain myself. I really wanted to create content since no one was allowed to film anything due to COVID rules and protocols. So, I pulled out my phone and started creating funny content. Whatever popped into my head I would write down and start recording. It turned out to be a great success. I ended up having 8 viral videos and got reposted by Snoop Dogg, Taye Digs, Saint Hoax, Octavia Davis, and many more known celebrities. I also received one of the TikTok Genius Creator of 2021 trophies. I went from having 200 follows to 250k followers. Posting on Tiktok opened up may doors for me.
Is there mission driving your creative journey?
The main goal that drives my creativity is my mission to happiness. I have a big dream and I’ve always been willing to work hard to achieve that specific dream.
Acting has been my main focus for years. it’s very competitive but it’s never pushed me away.
I can honestly say I’ve learned to enjoy the journey even through the rough times.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://jennifermkoma.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poshqu33n/?hl=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PoshQu33n
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifermkoma/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/poshqu33n
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixpNgTbBK41FvUTXvCwE0Q
- Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@poshqu33n
Image Credits
Daniel Adkins Moise Nicolas Andrew Miles