We recently connected with La’Perria Harvin and have shared our conversation below.

La’Perria, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Learning the craft is often a unique journey from every creative – we’d love to hear about your journey and if knowing what you know now, you would have done anything differently to speed up the learning process.

I learned what I know from many places. Initially and most of my foundation I learned from my parents. Starting with character building, people skills and having my own sense of direction; my first lessons were from them. Also my community growing up had a huge effect on me. Lastly my friends and homies. Being contemporaries with these people is a great honor. I went on to study at Temple University earning my Bachelors of Film and Media Arts. After graduating and over the course of my career I’ve learned from various sources including; my peers at NPR, the team at The Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences and lastly the community at Smith Park Playground in South Philadelphia.

Knowing what I know know, to speed up my learning process I would have asked more questions then applied what I learned faster. Basically more “trial and error” to learn more about the lessons.

I believe the most important skills are listening, patiences and discernment.

Racial inequality and ill conceived assumptions were a few obstacles.

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 got into the production industry first through film. Film for me is a beautiful combination of many different arts to convey feelings. Starting with film I’ve since produced books of photography and poetry, photo shoots, NFTs, music, music videos, apparel, personal development workshops and events of all types.

Long Sleeve Service Productions is a Creative Consulting Boutique. What sets us apart from other consults is our mission. Our mission is to create inspiring and collaborative spaces for artists to connect, grow and flourish. We believe in fostering a supportive and diverse community that encourages creativity, experimentation, and innovation in creative production. Through our comprehensive resources we strive to empower artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs to achieve their full potential and make a positive impact on the world.

Birthed out of service, Long Sleeve Service Productions started in the city of Philadelphia. Producing podcasts, supporting live creative events, parties, art shows and really caring about the arts in the city; the team has been using the accumulated knowledge gained over the years to continue to provide support where ever we can. Through our insight and experience with multiple industries from media arts, food and beverage, hospitality and more, we will strive to build community, create art and enjoy the process.

I am most proud of our production company. Through Long Sleeve Service Production we are able to help people bring their ideas to life. Whether through full scale “inception to completion” of an ideas to consulting on a small sector of a larger project; our ability to add value to the people that we work/ consult for is the true gift. At Long Sleeve Service Productions we value innovation and continuous improvement in all aspects to ensure the best possible creative outcome. We encourage creativity and originality in our work. We embrace new technologies and methods to enhance our production process. We strive to create unique and groundbreaking content that sets us apart.

Any advice for managing a team?

First I would change the language from “managing” to “leading” a team. Next I would suggest reading the book “The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork by John C Maxwell. To maintain a high morale, well start with these two and go from there. The morale will change from low to high or from high to higher when teamwork is looked at through the lens of these this book.

Have any books or other resources had a big impact on you?

Books: The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork” and “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership” both written by John C Maxwell. “Finding Me”by Viola Davis. “This is Marketing” by Seth Godin. “The Sleep Revolution” by Arianna Huffington.

Videos: The Earn Your Leisure Podcast on YouTube

Audios: Your Wish is Your Command by Kevin Trudeau. Super Soul Sunday Podcast by Oprah..

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Image Credits
Photo of Red Durag: Selena Lobatto Photo of Blue Suit: Anastasia Sokyrka Photo of Light Shirt: Every Pixel Stock Photos Last two photos: @57Luney