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Our guest for this month's Feature Friday is Keonté Beals!

Keonté Beals is a multi-award-winning singer-songwriter, performer, author, and entrepreneur from North Preston, Nova Scotia. In 2021, Keonté self-published his first children's book 'I Am Perfectly Me' alongside his younger brother, Antonio Beals. The book sold thousands of copies and led to Keonté's company, KBeals Entertainment, launching its publishing arm in 2022 following a launch of 'Je suis parfaitement moi' - an Acadian French translation of the famous English release.

Keonté and KBeals Entertainment headlined 'The I Am Experience Tour,' a Canadian school tour produced by the company and presented to thousands of kids all across Canada in provinces such as Ontario and Nova Scotia. Keonté illustrates all the "I Am" books as a multidisciplinary artist.

We were honoured to host the talented Keonté Beals for our Feature Friday this month!

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Our guest for this month's Feature Friday is Aquakultre!

Aquakultre is the artistic voice of Lance Sampson — an uncommonly versatile singer, rapper, composer and storyteller from Halifax, NS. Since winning the 2018 CBC Searchlight competition, Aquakultre has released two Polaris-nominated albums and a multitude of genre-diverse, multi-media collaborations, establishing him as a significant musical and cultural presence.

The live show is a warm-hearted party where all are welcomed by Aquakultre’s big voice and bigger stage presence. Through all his works, via poetic lyrics and straight-up jams, Aquakultre is on a mission to share his love for his unique and beautiful corner of the culture.

It was a pleasure hosting the influential Aquakultre for our Feature Friday this month!

Show notes:

00:00 - Introduction

11:45 - “You are what you eat”

35:12 - New show GeneratioNS

40:10 - Finding your identity

54:15 - Becoming Aquakultre

1:01:00 - Being the change you want to see

1:09:00 - Family and friends life

1:35:00 - Bringing different communities together

1:40:40 - Advice from Lance

1:45:00 - Upcoming news

1:53:00 - One word checkout!

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Our guest for this month's Feature Friday is Guyleigh Johnson! Guyleigh Johnson is an Author, Artist, Advocate, Facilitator and Filmmaker from the vibrant community of Dartmouth North. Carrying the essence of her roots, she stands at the forefront of social change using her art and voice to amplify.

A hard-working, solution-oriented professional with 10+ years of experience and knowledge in community engagement, arts facilitation and project management using a client-centred framework. She has a passion for collaboration and community development implemented through an Afrocentric lens of collective care, responsibility and value. With strong communication and relationship building skills she has been facilitating workshops over the last ten years within organizations, schools and businesses for youth ranging from age ten to thirty.

Partnering with many organizations locally and nationally to develop and design programs, initiatives and workshops. As an artist and advocate many of the workshops/programs are centred around exploring the power of storytelling from a personal perspective geared towards inner healing and creating space for self. She is very intentional in curating spaces where people can feel seen and supported.

We were delighted to host the talented Guyleigh Johnson for our Feature Friday this month!

Show notes:

00:00 - Introduction to Guyleigh

1:55 - Guyleigh’s passion for community

4:15 - What inspired Guyleigh to become a writer

13:05 - Guyleigh’s writing process

20:10 - Guyleigh’s advice for facilitating

22:45 - How Guyleigh translates her skills from reading and writing into everyday life

24:15 - Revisiting Guyleigh’s books

31:10 - What does Guyleigh define as art?

33:00 - How does Guyleigh build her skillset?

39:50 - Turning failures into successes

43:40 - Who are Guyleigh’s mentors?

46:35 - What keeps Guyleigh grounded?

49:55 - How Guyleigh translates her work into film

54:10 - Cultivating your talent when growing up

56:45 - Discovering the power of intention

58:20 - What’s new in Guyleigh’s life

59:25 - Advice from Guyleigh

1:02:55 - One Word Check-out!

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