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Thursday, February 12, 2009 | 4:37pm
Black History Entrepreneur Spotlight: Devin James
“Baby Genius”
Continuing in our Black History Month celebration of African American Entrepreneurs we spotlight Devin James Sr. Known affectionately as “Baby Genius” this 25 year old phenom is a well rounded entrepreneur, winning in everything from real estate marketing to brand development.
James is the Founder/President of Native Graphix Marketing, Partner/Chief Marketing Officer of AutoHood Media and Marketing Director for Salton Companies has developed a phenomenal program for rapid business growth based on his “Relationship” marketing deliverables. And as a real estate development consultant he has completed the development advisory services of over $40 million in real estate developments across the United States and counting.
In 2006 James’ Native Graphix Marketing was ranked as one of the top advertising agencies of the year by the Memphis Business Journal. That same year Black Business Association of Memphis nominated James for Outstanding Business Professional of the Year.
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Now THIS is my boy! I blogged about him on my PR Blog some time ago. Scratch that Gray character… He’s not my boy. He’s an impostor.
Ok. Let me ask you how do you feel about his self proclaimed title? The H.N.I.C.
I blogged about that too. In fact, he featured it on his website in the Press Section. Check it out or I’ll just e-mail it to you.
Oh yeah you’re trying to remain incognegro. I was trying to cue you to send us the link. Please…email it. I’m half and half on his loosy goosey Ebonics terminology. I see his point but does it, given his youth and skin color pigeonhole him?
Nope. For the same reason that Farrah Gray’s EXTREME lack of education didn’t stop him from becoming a Doctor of
Devin’s a really nice guy. I’ve e-mailed him but he’s so busy, he can’t always stay in touch. I mean, look at you, your blog has a Fatback Award. Does that keep you from getting business?
BullshitInspiration.That’s still debatable. Lol.
big ups
another example of what we all can accomplish if we believe to achieve and surround ourselves w/ successful minds. Respect my young brotha get that guap and continue to open more doors. peace
I am glad to see that black media is actually trying to promote their own. One thing that I would like to add is this. When you look at the giants in media there are not many that are owned or controlled by an African American. Further how many people including ourselves do we know that actually try or decide to do something totally different than the norm? Zack, you are correct I am busy but what you guys do not know is that while I devote alot of time to my company I devote more to developing my spiritual health, my body, and most importantly spending time with my family. Yesterday was my birthday and after having been on the road for almost 3 weeks and in a different city each night as soon as I got in I booked tickets for my mom and kids to come be with me and am spending time with my fiance. HNIC is my way of expressing myself. Unlike most people I came from the bottom. So to have what I have and accomplish what I have makes me feel like I am on top of the world. And only a few people truly know how thankful I am to God for it all. Well, gotta go get back to being busy. Checkout http://www.exhalewithstyle.com and see the events and upcoming events page. Oh and I now have the Source magazine and others as a national sponsor. Will talk more about that later.