Cognac Small Talk with Anthony J.R.

Anthony J.R. went to LA for the first time and was so inspired by the people he ran into. Subtle conversations about goals, ideas and entrepreneurship. While on vacation, he realized that there's a lot of misconceptions associated with the area and that in order for him to fully become the creative he wants to be, he has to learn to accept failure.

Recently, Anthony traveled to Vancouver to potentially work with a company. After exchanging emails, he discovered that although their schedules didn't permit to work at the moment, he still writes pretty good emails. During this episode, he explains a few things to remember when reaching out to someone via email.

Kiana Nelson is a woman of many hats in the entertainment industry. From on-camera talent to aspiring media mogul, she has done a number of things in her career simply from just speaking things into existence. She joins Anthony J.R. on the show as they reminisce about meeting for the first time, actions that led to positive outcomes in their life and how the Law of Attraction really works.

Kennyatta is an entrepreneur who focuses development towards brands and business campaigns. Alongside development, he takes on photography for advertisement campaigns and the likes. Minimalism through design, development and technology is continuing to grow in the industry. This episode grows into topics focused on business innovation and how social media has helped shaped the culture for the better.

Neia Omer is active trailblazer in today's culture who is all for women's empowerment and education. She stops by the share her experience with working with women across the country to make a change in the community, help provide better education to the school systems and why women should deserve the same amount of praise as men do in society.

Strictly for the Gents is an episode for the guys trying to step up their menswear presence. Cornelius Smith is the brand director of Gentlemen’s Table, a design and style platform for the modern gentleman. Anthony J.R. brings a bottle of cognac to the GT headquarters to discuss what aspirations led to Cornelius starting the menswear brand, tips on how to wear your suit properly, fashion vs style and which style icons are currently killing it in the fashion industry. Ladies can also learn from this episode to know what to look for in a gentleman.

PHNK is an artist from Miami but currently based in Seattle where he works full time with Anthony at Microsoft. "Before The Weekend" the two are both focused on executing ideas with their teams but don't plan on working fully time forever so they can do their creative things on the side. The two talk about being fearless, Anthony being introduced to cloud rap music and tells the story how he was first given a bottle of cognac when he came to Seattle.

“Unheard Talent” is an upcoming project by Kris Jae scheduled to release sometime in winter of 2016. Anthony J.R. catches up with him over the phone as they discuss what “Unheard Talent” represents towards the project and figuratively speaking in the music industry. They also talk about relationships with women, staying close to God and staying true to yourself. Anthony J.R. streams two records from the project during this episode as well.

On this episode Anthony discusses the importance of having a hungry for success and the mistakes he's made when following through with it. People move at their own pace but you should never hold yourself accountable for them not reach their potential.

We are judged too many times off face value. Comments can be positive or negative but we never really know somebody until we understand their story. Daikeen is our first guest on this show who elaborates on his daily lifestyle in Macon, Georgia, the struggles he had growing up and how he literally worked hard for every single thing he owns.