Tjuan Benafactor
American Basketball Association(ABA)
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Tjuan's work combines: Music, Action Sports, and Being Creative
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Oliver High School
Bachelor's Degree
Comparative Psychology
Alderson Broaddus College
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a CEO of media & ent division & Touring Hip Hop Artist:
Bachelor's Degree: Business Management
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Life & Career Milestones
I've taken a lot of twists and turns
1.
Went to college
2.
Went to prison
3.
Started my record label Arucca Flyboy
4.
Became a concert promoter
5.
Got a distribution deal with Island Defjam
6.
Started touring the country
7.
Bought my first ABA team
8.
Became CEO of the ABA's media & ent divison
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Society in general:
I was overly optimistic.
How I responded:
I just kept working and putting one foot in front of the other.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
While in college I sold drugs. It eventually lead me to be incarcerated. It wasn't until I returned to society that I began my career and current path. It's been 11 years.