Month 12 & 13: The End/The Beginning

Well here we are... the end of the road. The last two months were stressful. I mean really stressful. I finished my Business Plan - all 63 pages of it. I presented it - a full 25 minutes in the board room. And now this - the final Leadership Portfolio blog. I hope that this meets the criteria, because I'm not doing another one. :)

They say that when a door closes, another door opens. I don't know if that is necessarily true. But one thing is certain. This Full Sail chapter is over. What awaits me out in the world is uncertain. Reflecting on this year over the course of this blog I realized that it wasn't all bad. I have come to dislike FL, it's heat and humidity, the rednecks, and the lack of industry... but I guess in the end, it was pretty adventurous.

Over the past 2 months my relationship with Christine Wisner has evolved into a working business relationship. We have ventured into business together, she wishes to expand her business by taking her lessons online. We have worked on several ideas on how to make this possible. I have built her a television studio in her home, and we are underway shooting material that will be made available via the internet upon subscription. She trusts me as a business partner - acting as her Producer and Business Consultant and I trust her as a mentor, friend, vocal coach and music industry consultant. I wish I had pictures to share of her television studio and the progress we have made. All of the pictures are on a lost camera. Please check back for pictures after graduation.

I have held true to my friend, former President of MEISA, Matt Kenny - sharing with him a powerful contact in the advertising world in Manhattan, the result of which was a job offer in Manhattan, which he has taken. I would like to thank MEISA and Matt Kenny for introducing me to Christine Wisner and allowing me to perform at any and all MEISA events. I look forward to the continued work I do with Christine as a result of MEISA and the potential legitimate music career looming on the horizon.

Excuse me, but I think I hear the graduation song playing... or wait, is that the ROCKY theme song? Either way, it's time for me to run, perhaps that run will end here in FL or on the top of the steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Where ever it is, just know I am in shape and ready for the competition.

Jarrad Stallone signing off.