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HI, I'M LENNON!
I was named after John Lennon. I am passionate about music, travel, fitness, crypto, business, self-actualization, and service!
I'm on a mission to become a successful recording artist and entrepreneur in Africa! I have dozens of songs ready to record and plan to drop 50 singles in 2025!
In celebration of the Web3/crypto community which empowered me to serve as my mother's full-time hospice care provider, spend 2 years exploring Africa after she passed, and discover myself as an artist, my first single is titled Let's F*cking Go! It will be released for free and exclusively on Web3!
In support of my vision, I am seeking high-income leadership, sales, and marketing opportunities in music, crypto, personal finance, fitness, and personal development.
My Vision: Music + Web3 + Africa
My vision is to continually manifest my highest potential and be of the greatest possible service to others as an artist and leader at the intersection of Music + Web3 + Africa.
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Why Music?
Music is my greatest passion! I have written dozens of inspiring hip-hop, RnB, and Afrobeats songs. I love to sing and rap, as well as discover, listen to, and share music with others. Spotify says I listen to more music than 99% of their users! I love associating with artists and I fancy myself one too.​
As an inquisitive explorer, I have undertaken numerous endeavors out of passion and for profit. That's a fancy way of saying "I've done many things." My personal journey with music only began a few years ago, yet it is the only enterprise I believe I can stay enthusiastically engaged in for decades to come. I was named after John Lennon and I believe it is my destiny, like John, to inspire and uplift humanity with music!
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Why Web3?
Web3 is the convergence of AI, AR/VR, and distributed ledger technology, aka. "blockchain" which is the technology that underpins NFTs and cryptocurrency. This next iteration of the internet promises to create a more transparent, incorruptible, and decentralized future. Web3 protects freedom of thought and expression and gives individuals more opportunity, equality, and autonomy.
Thousands of small, independent artists are prospering by leveraging Web3 technology and skirting the music industry behemoths who tend to hoard data and profits for themselves. I aspire to be one of them and to help thousands of additional musicians do the same!
Why Africa?
My experience in Africa (more than 2 years spanning 5 countries) has taught me that I can be wildly successful and impactful in the mother land!
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Africa is Booming!
The continent is developing rapidly, emerging from poverty and entering the global economy at a record pace. They have the highest concentration of young people, millions of whom are smart, ambitious, educated, and speak fluent English. Labor is cheap. They also have massive amounts of underutilized natural and cultural resources.
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African Music is Fire!
African music often relies heavily on rhythm and percussion making it fun, easy to dance to, and highly TikTok-able. World-renowned African artists like Burna Boy, Wizkid, and Tems and Western superstars like Drake and Ed Sheeran who often collaborate with African talent are turning African music into a global sensation! We've seen Latin music rise in popularity over the past decade and is now consistently featured among today's top hits. I believe this will happen for African music next!
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Africa Love Me!
It's easy for me to become famous in Africa, I stand out! For example, pictures of me with a famous South Sudanese runway model surfaced online. As rumors spread about the nature of our relationship, more than a million people viewed our images which resulted in the most viral moment in either of our lives ... yet!​
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Africa Needs Me!
I believe I will make my greatest contribution to humanity in Africa. My knowledge and skill - sales, marketing, leadership, lyricism, etc. - are in high demand yet relatively low supply. Applying my skills in Africa is a win-win. I leverage a largely untaped talent pool and create opportunities for others that otherwise would not exist. By giving Africans new opportunities, I also greatly enhance my virality!​
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MY SERVICE IS YOUR SUCCESS!
We find our greatest success in serving others. In this spirit, I seek profitable opportunities that align with my skills (Leadership, Sales & Marketing), my vision (Music + Web3 + Africa), and my values (Self-actualization & Service).
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My ideal opportunity is a sales and marketing leadership role at a Web3 music startup! I like wearing many hats, training others, and having creative input.
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I am also open to remote sales and marketing positions, and consulting. In addition to music and Web3, I will strongly consider opportunities in health and fitness, personal finance (ex. crypto investing), and personal growth.​
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If you think we might be a good fit for each other, schedule a call.
My Extraordinary Life!
May 8th, 1984: Born to an angelic mother and a felonous father in Bend, Oregon, USA. I inherited her benevolence and his bravado!
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1984 - 1993: Grew up on a funny farm in Crooked River Ranch, Oregon​
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1993: Stood up to my father and became "the man of the house."​​​​​
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1997: Designated Talented and Gifted (TAG). Placed into advanced math.​
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2000: Diagnosed with dysgraphia: A neurological disorder and learning disability that affects a person's ability to write.
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2002: Graduated from Redmond High, barely.​
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2002 - 2003: Attended Cascade Culinary Institute.​​
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2003 - 2006 Tried different businesses and jobs. Partied a lot and sold weed.​
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2006: Got extremely depressed. Prayed for change. Got robbed and evicted the next day. Read The Translucent Revolution. Moved to Portland, Oregon. Forgave my father a week before he passed, then his spirit visited me in a "dream!"
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2006 - 2010: Studied at Portland Community College: Computer Aid Design certificate, then an Associate of Business. Did an internship at Nike. Worked in sales, then banking.
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2010: Spent the summer backpacking Japan.
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2010 - 2014: Studied finance, then logistics, and eventually got a BA in Marketing at Portland State University. Ran a seasonal business installing Christmas lights. Volunteered as a Generation Waking Up organizer and instructor.
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2011: Studied Chinese Business, Language & Culture in Shanghai, China.
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2012: Got ordained. Did my first wedding and a few nondenominational sermons.
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2013: Summered in Taiwan. Did yoga and taught English.
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2014: Graduated from Turbo Leadership System's Leadership Development Lab. Landed my first gig as a freelance copywriter (FU dysgraphia!)
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2014 - 2023: Worked as an assistant instructor, leadership consultant and public speaking coach for Turbo Leadership Systems (mostly winters).
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2014 - 2017: Served as Vertical City's marketing coordinator. Launched a successful Kickstarter. Hosted a top 1% podcast. Did freelance gigs on the side. Lived in a dozen different countries while working remotely.
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2017 - 2018: Got depressed. Moved home. Smoked weed. Cooked. Farmed.
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2018 - 2019: Moved back to Portland. Did marketing and taught leadership again. Took singing lessons.
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2019 - 2020: Served as my mother's dementia and hospice care provider. Rebuilt a travel trailer then took mom (and her dog) on a great adventure! Made some money in Crypto.
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2021 - 2023: Spent crypto profits exploring Africa. Taught leadership classes in the winter. Studied Web3, did some volunteer work, did some YouTube and wrote a lot of hip-hop.
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2023: Experienced mania followed by depression (I have cyclothymia but am learning to manage it.) Got into debt. Moved home. Smoked weed. Did menial jobs. Got sober.
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2024: Landed a corporate sales job. Got good at it!
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Now: Secure a remote leadership, sales, and marketing position in Web3, music, fitness, finance, or personal growth that pays $100,000 annually.
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Next: Move back to Africa, collaborate with locals, drop 50 singles in 50 weeks!
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Then: Launch artist.tech. Hire Africans. Continue to live an extrordinary life!
