GUEST SPEAKER REWIND: COLTRANE CURTIS; FOUNDER, EPIPHANY

A 2 time winner of the NAACP ACT-SO award for Photography, former manager of Ralph Lauren's Atlanta Polo Store, Graduate of Morehouse College, former VP of Marketing for Marc Ecko Enterprises for 8 years, co-founder of G-Unit Apparel, former Complex Magazine Editor @ X-Large, 2 time participant in the  Vibe Style Council, Paper Magazine's 50 most beautiful people, Paper Magazine's Black is Beautiful editorial selectee, NYCVisit Campaign selectee, MTV's only Fashion VJ and host of the VMA and Movie Awards Red Carpet and now owner/partner of Epiphany Media; few in the "game" possess his expertise in fashion marketing, brand development, promotion advertising, publicity, special event execution and  product seeding. Coltrane suffuses a strong self-image and sustainable relationships built on integrity and trust.

Over the past decade "Trane" has paved the way for Ecko to become a billion dollar empire, while simultaneously creating and maintaining business and personal relationships with pop cultures most iconic celebrities; some include Mos Def, Sean Combs, Richard Kirshenbaum, Zac Posen, 50 Cent, Andre Leon Talley, Hugh Hefner and Kanye West. Brands like Tanqueray, Rockport, Sapporo, Nike, Zero Halliburton, Crown Royal and Johnnie Walker have all called on Coltrane to re-focus and hone their marketing strategies. When MTV, the Urban Couture community and a countless number of magazines don the title, "Lifestyle and Fashion Expert"; not much more needs to be said. INFLUENCE.