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Check Out Anthony Virgo’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Anthony Virgo.

Anthony Virgo

Hi Anthony, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory. 
Anthony Virgo along with his identical twin brother was born & raised in Hartford, CT to immigrant parents from Jamaica. My parents taught me the importance of education and work ethics, which would be the theme of my upbringing. 

As a child, I faced similar struggles any minority kid would in an inner-city environment. Many of my friends fell victim to gang-related crimes but I knew that wasn’t my path nor would I accept that as a norm. To stay focused, my mother enrolled my brother and I into a youth organization called “Stump the Violence”. This program exposed me to the business world by encouraging kids to perform workshop presentations at various events around the city. At the time, I was a very shy kid, yet very observant. I learned that my environment didn’t define me and who I would become was completely my choice. 

I like to think that I’m a natural-born entrepreneur. In my teenage years, while many of my friends turned to drugs to acquire income, my brother and I, along with a group of friends, started planning events and doing music. Myspace.com was a new platform at the time, and I used that to market our group as well as our events. We became very successful with these events mainly because of our in-person and online presence. Our group became very popular, and with popularity comes a lot of unwanted attention. I found myself getting into a lot of trouble towards the end of High School and being involved in things I would normally stay away from. I knew a change was needed because the easy thing was to become a part of your environment. The hard thing to do was to branch out and do something different. 

After high school, my brother and I took a leap of faith and attended Virginia State University (VSU), an HBCU. I say a leap of faith because that’s exactly what it was. I could’ve gone to a big school like UCONN or stayed local, but I wanted something different. It was such a culture shock being in the South. Of course, I learned about America’s history in the southern states, but to actually be living there was another thing. However, being at an HBCU made me feel safe, and it taught me a lot about myself. At VSU, I became very involved in campus life. I was a RA, Chair Of Special Events, and President of the Alpha Phi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc when I graduated with a BS in Business Management. 

After College, I jumped right into the business field, working for Toyota doing car sales. Although I learned a lot, the culture and environment wasn’t appealing. I wanted to help people; more importantly, I wanted to help people who looked like me. As a car salesman, I felt I was doing the complete opposite. 

Fast Forward to 2015, Anthony decided to move to NYC to pursue his passion for being a creative influence in the music & content space. Besides doing Network & Partnerships at the thriving health/tech start-up Cityblock Health, I enjoy planning events, music, and lifestyle marketing. 

I now spend my time between NYC, Dallas, & Connecticut creating content for various companies to help them grow sales. In addition, I owns and operates my own companies. Nu Eleven is his own independent music label & A+ Active Services LLC offers lifestyle enhancement services such as luxury car rentals. I absolutely love seafood, wellness of any kind, and simply getting fresh air. My goal is become the best version of myself and gift that to the universe. 

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way? Looking back, would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Pursuing your passion is never a smooth road. There’s no blueprint you kind of have to design as you go. 

A struggle I’ve faced was losing myself in the process. It’s so easy to get off track in big Cities like New York & Dallas. There’s so much things to do that can be distracting. Staying focus on the end goal is hard to do at times not to mention going broke in the process. There’s been times where I slept in my car, had no place to comfortable lay my head, and bounced from career to career. But I think that’s part of the process. 

I think everything you go through is supposed to make you. You kind of have to filter out what works versus what doesn’t and then create your own blueprint. 

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I do lifestyle marketing & sales. I’m known for creating something out of literally nothing, but there’s always a problem to be solved. My job is to figure that part out. So, if it’s creating a song, you can vibe too, planning an event you can remember, or providing luxury in some way, shape, or form, I’m simply solving a problem. 

I make people look good. Public perception translates into sales if done the right. 

Networking and finding a mentor can have such a positive impact on one’s life and career. Any advice?
Finding a mentor can be quite difficult at times. I’ve struggle with that myself over the years. But we live in the future where you have access to almost everyone. It might sound silly, but I have a bunch of online mentors. Les Brown, Him500, Brad Lea, Jay Shetty, Wes Watson, Larry June. They’re all my mentors whether they know it or not. 

I seek mentorship through content a lot these days, and if people offer 1:1 coaching that’s even better. Networking is key but network in a way where you can add value to the person you’re trying to network with. I’ve gain a lot of mentorship through simply offering a service. 

The most successful people value time; it’s honestly the most important thing we have. So, keep that in mind when you’re trying to network. 

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