Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Leah Brawley. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Leah, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Any thoughts about whether to ask friends and family to support your business. What’s okay in your view?

To be honest, this is a sensitive topic for me. I do not directly ask family or friends to support me. I used to plead but now I do not. Most of my asking is done via social media, which they are all on. Different types of support includes being a resource, monetary, social, etc. I know we hear all the time that the people you know will support you the least and in a way I have found that to be true. I have a huge family and I can count on one hand how many of them I can get to even share a post in relation to a project I have put out or contributing to help me get a production together. When it comes to asking for monetary support I also leave that to social media as well, posting a crowdfunding source to assist.
The biggest to me is benign a resource. Sometimes it is not what you know but who you know. When it comes to this I will ask a person directly.

Leah, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I am a producer, writer, and coordinator. I wear many hats. I’ve always been into entertainment. I wrote my first song when I was in elementary called “Mystery” and recorded it on my grandfather’s book box. My grandfather was also into music and played a number of instruments and he would curate his own songs. He would have me learn how to type using his type writer. From then on I would always carry around paper and just write. I remember when I got my own cd player I would plays CD’s and have certain songs on repeat because I’m imagining how I would produce the music video for that song. As I got older, my life experiences have become tools for scripts that I write. Present day. I have a number of projects that I am getting off of the ground. I have notebooks full of scripts and sharing them with the world is what I will be doing. I am also a coordinator behind the scenes when it comes to clients that I assist with their booking. Handling contracts and calendars and keeping things in line.

Can you tell us about a time you’ve had to pivot?

When it comes to being a creative, you will often times find yourself pivoting. One of those reasons is the creative changes of the likes of social media and trying to keep up with trends to preserve your audience. Is my niche a need ? Another pivot could be simple as your passion. As I said earlier entertainment has always been my life. Whether it was dance, being an interviewer, or whatever it may be, I’ve personally switched gears based off of what I felt like I did and did not have a passion for. My advice would be to go with your first mind when you feel like you need to make a change just keep going.

How did you put together the initial capital you needed to start your business?

Outside of funding my project solely on my own. One time I did use a GoFundMe to get help with a short film project. It was so helpful when it came to paying for crew and equipment. Right now it is strictly me who is funding projects. I have to save to get equipment needed or to be able to get a project started.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: A_LeeLee_Production
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/@LEELEE_ANTOINETTE

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