Wynnewood and Lower Merion native Mike Jackson always felt like his entertainment career would one day take him to Los Angeles.
Today, he is an executive producer of Netflix music competition show “Rhythm + Flow” and the holiday film “Jingle Jangle,” as well as business partner of EGOT-winning musician and philanthropist John Legend in the Get Lifted Film Company.
Technical.ly has reported often on the challenges of doing business in Philadelphia, especially for entrepreneurs of color, as well as the resources available to them. Calls to stay, start and grow have bellowed in recent years as the city seeks to keep its talent close. But for three Black Philly-area natives working in creative industries — Jackson, Yusuf Muhammad and Mont Brown — it was never a question of whether they’d stay and grow locally. Their work is just not what the city was built to support, they say.
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