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F.O.E. #1: Rizo from Statehouse Studios
This is the first episode of F.O.E. (Friends of EhKees) and I feel like it was only right to have my guy, Rizo, sitting across from me for it. Rizo recently opened up Statehouse Studios, his second studio, in the heart of Columbus. Statehouse will be, for the foreseeable future, the home of all ETC content and production, so it felt appropriate that the premiere of THIS series be done WITH him.
People that have been following along since 2019 have heard me say “Naming it is the hardest part”. And it was. I didn’t know how I was going to bring synergy to all of the content that I’m working on without overwhelming my audience or stepping on any of my toes.
With the evolution and sustained growth of events that I help curate (Orange Soda, Native Tongues & 614 Day), and the content houses I work in (Columbus Can’t Wait, FlyPaper-->FPM--FAM), and the work I do professionally (Creative Relations Consulting, the African American Male Wellness Agency, the AA Wellness Fatherhood Initiative, the Franklin County Fatherhood Coalition and NCUS Communications), I feared over saturation . I was struggling with how to carve out a space that speaks to MY passion of networking & exchanging ideas with other creatives helping to build and shape the culture here in The Cardinal.
I finally landed on “Friends of EhKees” or FOE. Look at this like a captain log…a show where I can talk to my peers, mentors, rivals, and favorites about their journeys and exchange stories and ideas. I feel like there are some conversations that only those with experience operating in our lane would understand. Some perspectives you have to earn and those are the people I want to talk to.
I’m excited about FOE because I feel like the people who are cut from the same cloth as me are chasing history, legacy and impact the same way that I am. That creates an climate of friendly competition and sharpening of iron that ultimately makes us all better. There are a number of reasons why this name and acronym work and I’m excited get into that more with the first episode.
ETC was always about creating the infrastructure to help folk discover community and navigate local culture. I’m hoping with FOE, that we will be able to dive into the genius that is creating and shaping that colture.
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This is the first episode of F.O.E. (Friends of EhKees) and I feel like it was only right to have my guy, Rizo, sitting across from me for it. Rizo recently opened up Statehouse Studios, his second studio, in the heart of Columbus. Statehouse will be, for the foreseeable future, the home of all ETC content and production, so it felt appropriate that the premiere of THIS series be done WITH him.
People that have been following along since 2019 have heard me say “Naming it is the hardest part”. And it was. I didn’t know how I was going to bring synergy to all of the content that I’m working on without overwhelming my audience or stepping on any of my toes.
With the evolution and sustained growth of events that I help curate (Orange Soda, Native Tongues & 614 Day), and the content houses I work in (Columbus Can’t Wait, FlyPaper-->FPM--FAM), and the work I do professionally (Creative Relations Consulting, the African American Male Wellness Agency, the AA Wellness Fatherhood Initiative, the Franklin County Fatherhood Coalition and NCUS Communications), I feared over saturation . I was struggling with how to carve out a space that speaks to MY passion of networking & exchanging ideas with other creatives helping to build and shape the culture here in The Cardinal.
I finally landed on “Friends of EhKees” or FOE. Look at this like a captain log…a show where I can talk to my peers, mentors, rivals, and favorites about their journeys and exchange stories and ideas. I feel like there are some conversations that only those with experience operating in our lane would understand. Some perspectives you have to earn and those are the people I want to talk to.
I’m excited about FOE because I feel like the people who are cut from the same cloth as me are chasing history, legacy and impact the same way that I am. That creates an climate of friendly competition and sharpening of iron that ultimately makes us all better. There are a number of reasons why this name and acronym work and I’m excited get into that more with the first episode.
ETC was always about creating the infrastructure to help folk discover community and navigate local culture. I’m hoping with FOE, that we will be able to dive into the genius that is creating and shaping that colture.