We recently connected with Ronnie Kea and have shared our conversation below.
Ronnie, appreciate you joining us today. What do you think Corporate America gets wrong in your industry?
I think the main thing they get wrong is that they base hiring staff in college degrees. As a marketing director I will share a story that explains my perspective about why this is true. I was overlooked for a marketing campaign that needed a solution that I had the total strategy to execute for the company. They passed on me and hired a team of degree led directors that only had text book experience. The campaign did not stand a chance against the strategy I gave to the other company.
Ronnie, 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?
Thank you for having me! I’ve always been passionate about creativity and innovation, which naturally led me into marketing, media production, and graphic design. My journey started with a love for connecting people and ideas through storytelling, whether it was through visuals, technology, or strategic campaigns. Over the years, I’ve built a career that blends my expertise in marketing, software development, and design to create dynamic solutions for my clients.
Through my work with Live in Peace LLC, the Tara Thomas Agency, and collaborations with incredible brands like Revlon, I’ve had the opportunity to work on some amazing projects—from helping businesses build their brands to crafting compelling media campaigns for artists and events.
What sets me apart is my ability to bridge the gap between independent brands and major brands. I focus on delivering results that are not only visually striking but also align with my clients’ goals. Whether it’s designing a website, managing a social media strategy, or consulting on a marketing campaign, I ensure every detail serves a purpose.
Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?
I was brought into the entertainment industry as a artist at the age of seventeen. I was told by Sean Diddy Combs to come correct or not to come at all when showing up with out a portfolio to showcase my talent. The weird part about this chance to be a artist on Bad Boy Records is that I was brought to meet him by his own people who loved my work. I never wanted to sign with his company anyway and was only in my teens at the time of the opportunity.
The resilience factors in over the next 10 years from that meeting that led me to prove to not only everyone in that meeting but to the industry as of a whole that I had much more than just lyrics to bring and so I began my war path.
After studying the industry while servicing other talents, executives and brands. I developed a method that could only be launched inside of the current state of the culture. I not only secured data from over 25 years of client and imprints that create a searchable code for market direction but I established something more powerful than one a record label that is now a dying industry based on streaming.
What do you think helped you build your reputation within your market?
I am a true maverick when it comes to marketing, business and creativity. This is my super power I am a true rule breaker within legal means of business. My reputation was built from this point and the fact that I over produce for the amount that I charge as well as take percentages over payments.
When things are last minute and crashing via sales or campaigns inside the market people call me. While this help establish my name as the warrior clean up guy. It is not the best position to work from so I adapted the lessons from that reputation into automation that allows me the freedom to help but also prevent the need from having to move like a super hero to save a brand or business…lol
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronniekea/
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All images provided by LIVE IN PEACE LLC