We were lucky to catch up with Asean Townsend recently and have shared our conversation below.

Asean, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Alright, so you had your idea and then what happened? Can you walk us through the story of how you went from just an idea to executing on the idea

Going from idea to execution is actually *whispers* one of my least favorite parts of the process. I “whispered” that because my peers have affectionately coined me as the guy who can take ideas and make them realities. The most fun for me is creating an idea and fine-tuning it. The process is always cool because it varies based on who I am helping, go from idea to execution. The template I’ve created and usually use for this process is: fine-tuning the idea – acknowledging the roadblocks and the challenges – plotting your attack around or through the roadblocks – sitting down and talking to yourself about any internal angst/ tension you may be feeling before taking this step – and lastly setting a schedule for it.

Asean, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

I’m just a guy who loves figuring it out. I love thinking through things, and I pride myself on being able to do so efficiently. I want the world to know that all the things you see me create are a byproduct of my relentless nature within. From Bemused By Expression Recordings to Slide Thru The Venue to Amaba Shamatori (my comic strip) and everything in between!

Are there any books, videos or other content that you feel have meaningfully impacted your thinking?

Black Privilege by Charlamagne
The Art & Science of Respect by James Prince
The Way of The Superior Man by David Deida
The Perfect Day To Boss Up by Rick Ross
Building a Storybrand by Donald Miller
The Marathon Don’t Stop by Rob Kenner
– to name a few!

Do you have any insights you can share related to maintaining high team morale?

It’s important to be aware of the 5 step team building model.

1. forming (when we first come together)
2. storming (teamwork goes through some rough patches)
3. norming (move through step 2 and begin coming together as one)
4. performing (we’ve reached a level where we can execute the task(s) at a very high level together)
5. adjourning (breaking the team up to then lead other teams once this current task is complete)

When having a team it’s imperative you can see these steps in real-time, and know how to move through each one of them.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://bxerecords.com
• Instagram: @bemuseddd
• Facebook: Asean Townsend
• Linkedin: Asean Townsend
• Twitter: @_Bemused_

Image Credits

Veli Vision