Drew Weaver aka DreamWeaver
I've worked as an engineer in the entertainment industry for the majority of my career. In the latter '90's, I began building and servicing computers and started my first company. In 2002, I started my second company that helped independent artists sell their products online. On May 15, 2008, I launched Ground Level Investments to help entrepreneurs meet investors to help fund their innovative businesses. In 2009, I started Play Hard Magazine, a Luxury Lifestyle magazine based in Los Angeles, CA which led to me purchasing, Play Hard Studios, a film studio near Downtown Los Angeles. In 2010, I started, Q'Vani, a luxury footwear line for men. We are on schedule to launch in 2015 and I’m working on launching a positive blog and podcast called Trust Believe Achieve. My life has been dedicated to inspiring and motivating people to find and follow their passions. I tried to accomplish with my actions, as well as, my words!
My platform is about eradicating self-imposed negativity and living a positive lifestyle. It all starts with Trusting in Your GOD, Believing in Yourself then you can Achieve all GOD created You to Be!
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1. My favorite quote is: “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything!”
I always reflect on what quotes mean…I write quotes myself and this one intrigued me a lot as a youngster. Something about it said wisdom and stubbornness at the same time. This statement challenged me and I even wrote a speech about it and performed it at a couple of venues. I basically turn the statement on his head by saying it’s great to stand for something, but if we never fall…then aren’t we standing in the way of progress!
2. I always wanted to own my own film studio and when I got my chance I was too scared to quit my full-time job to go all in and lost my business because of it. There were other determining factors, but I promised myself I would never do that again and I stuck to my guns this time around.
3. Yes, I was in the News Industry for almost 20 years and the negativity was toxic to my soul. We had a room that we called the fishbowl that had a glass wall and we were trapped in it our entire shift. I enjoyed the technology and the people, but every day I looked through that glass window and knew there was something better for me on the other side. I just didn’t know what. I prayed about it a lot and waited until my GOD spoke to me and gave me a direction. It wasn’t going to be easy, in fact it required 100% Faith on my part. One of those, you don’t see a way, but you know your GOD has a way type of things. I always talked about it, but it was my time to be about it. So, I took a leap of FAITH and started a footwear line that blends my two loves fashion and technology…it’s called q’vani. (www.qvani.com) I quit my 6 figure job and have been working hard to get everything off the ground. In the process, I eliminated all controllable negativity around me. Which means, I stopped watching news and TV in general. Pandora, Netflix, Hulu and books are my sole entertainment when I’m not working.
4. I’m answering #4 and #5 in this question. #5 first. The definition of a maximizing moment to me is about living in the moment. Preparing yourself to be aware of opportunities as they present themselves and realizing what you have to offer in each circumstance. Not every time is the opportunity directly for you, but it can indirectly benefit you.
Now, I will answer #4. Yes, I have plenty, but I will share one when a friend of mine in the industry presented me with the opportunity to pitch realities shows. I’m a creative guy so this friend approached me and said we had a meeting to pitch to a producer in a few days. He literally told the producer we had shows ready to pitch. So, over the weekend I had to come up with ideas. I not only came up with one idea, I delivered over 60 and we were off and running in the reality industry. What I learned from that experience was how to approach people who seemed unapproachable. We all have basic needs and this includes the rich & powerful.
6. Verbalize your goals, Use fear as motivation and not a deterrent, Exude Positivity (smile, compliments, helping others, taking rejection with a grain of salt and not letting it spoil your day)
7. Yes, the words I live by Trust. Believe. Achieve.
Trust in your GOD, Believe in Yourself and Achieve all GOD created you to be!
8. I have a footwear line that blends fashion with technology. You can see the line @ www.qvani.com . We’ve designed luxury men’s footwear with repairable heels and they have come with a mobile app. In addition, I’m the host of a blog and podcast at www.trustbelieveachieve.com where we have a great program to give back 10% of our profits to charity. It’s called “Your Purchase Matters!” The people we help are placed in our WoW! (Wall of Warriors) Gallery. My host name is DreamWeaver, by the way.
