Women Behind the Music Kickoff in Atlanta

On Tuesday, @Style_Shari and I had the pleasure of attending ASCAP's 2nd Annual Women Behind the Music event.  The Atlanta kickoff featured a panel moderated by V-103's Rashan Ali, with honorees Kelly Rowland, Entertainment Attorney: Sandra Brown, and General Manger of Grand Hustle: Hannah Kang.  Did y'all know Hannah Kang was managing the Shark Bar at the age of 19?? Crzy! At 19, I was selling jeans at the Gap. She won!

All of the ladies gave some amazing advice for anybody who wants to be a part of the entertainment industry.

"You have to be gutsy." -- Kelly Rowland

" When I decided what I wanted to be, I didn't let anything stop me. I never thought about the fact that it would be hard because I was black. And a black female." -- Sandra Brown

Very inspiring event. Icing on the cake: Got the chance to meet my career idol, Shanti Das. Alright guys, no stalker-o but a couple of years back, I read an article about her in Rolling Out Magazine. I cut the article out and saved it because I wanted to use it as like a blueprint for my own career. Little did I know she'd be at the event selling her new book: The Hip Hop Professional: A Women's Guide to Climbing the Ladder of Success in the Entertainment Business.

And of course a special thanks from Sasha F. Thumper to Belvedere Vodka and ASCAP for the open bar!