We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Thomas Parks Jr a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Thomas, appreciate you joining us today. Naming anything – including a business – is so hard. Right? What’s the story behind how you came up with the name of your brand?
The TAP stands for the first Middle & last name of my name and the Out stands for how I will be knocking out the other competition of artists Representative and management to climbing to the top
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
I want to start off saying that my idea of who I am is a hard worker climbing to grow like a former planting his seed and watching it grow.
I say that to say patients understanding the love of the music industry is what I have.
I will grind work hard for each client I rather build a relationship that will last for ever than just build money.
One thing I can say is that my family and business is very important to me it’s very hard to do both but I get it done with the help of my wife Gina Parks and my artists Steven Regal and Ben Luke along with BRB Loopy and friends business partners that understand and just building not just associates but family
We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.
I’m still here the fact I feel right now that no one believes in my business and me. I still go out here and do things that continuing blowing my business and artists up and having us getting motion.
I love to not show people but show my self that I can do the unthinkable and surprise my self.
Do you have any stories of times when you almost missed payroll or any other near death experiences for your business?
As an unknown artist I learned how to not just invest in the group but in my brand I had meetings with investors and friends and supporters that said they supported what I did.
Saved my own money as well to create my own capital a long with trusted friends and family that invested in my company and me
Contact Info:
- Instagram: t.a.p.theboss
- Facebook: Parks Thomas
- Youtube: TAP Out car reviews and Entertainment
Image Credits
I want to say thanks to my God and the mercy and blessings for protecting my family. Thanks to my wife Gina Parks , my best friend and brother & artist Steven Regal for the support and believing in my ability to work hard and turn my business great Thanks to my brother/artist Ben Luke for believing in my management skills Thanks to my kids Kaiden and Aubrey for believing in there pops and Nick aka badman my other son for doing the same Thanks to my bro and choreography Dancing Dee for the love and respect believing in my artists. love each and every last one of you.
I also appreciate my friends/brothers Arthur Ramsey and Simeon Thomas for also believing in my business and career and my bro Dj Raymond from Hot 104.1 for believing in my professionalism as a business manager and friend.