With the exception of time as a multi-award-winning pharmaceutical sales representative and a management consultant at Ernst & Young (EY), Dwayne has spent his entire career as a media and entertainment entrepreneur.Starting with a major label record deal when he was 19, Dwayne, a graduate of University of South Carolina and Duke’s Fuqua School of Business (MBA), has had a long history in the recording industry. He ran business affairs for one of the most prolific independent record and music publishing companies in history (65 million records sold) and guided the careers of Grammy and Emmy Award winners. This includes time managing Mike Phillips, the first non-athlete to sign with Jordan Brand.As a media and entertainment entrepreneur, Dwayne founded one of the first online magazines, won a multi-year digital media contract with the state of South Carolina, produced the highly successful music industry workshop and showcase, From Demo To Dollars, and completed projects with Cox Media Group, Universal Records, Jordan, NFL Players Association and HBO. A few years ago, Sutton published the international bestselling course, The Climb: 6 Steps to a Powerful Personal Brand. To date, over 68,400 people from 141 countries have enrolled in his online courses on branding and entrepreneurship. Nearly 440,000 people consume his information via social media and other sources. His course and related book is an extension of his work with high profile personal brands. As the founder of Parrish Street Partners, he and his team partner with high profile personal brands to create a portfolio of media assets like podcasts, blogs, email newsletters, YouTube channels, and Instagram theme pages. Today, his mission is to mentor the next generation of entrepreneurs.Dwayne K. SuttonAuthor | Entrepreneur | Educator