The Production Channel
The Production Channel - PODCAST EP34
Panel Discussion: The Black Male Experience in AV
Within the production and live event industry diversity has always been the 800 pound gorilla. In an effort to unpack this uncomfortable conversation and help create a means for others to be successful, Clem Harrod of CLEMCO.AV moderates a conversation with Ricardo Hicks (founder and CEO of Tech Factory), John Brewer (owner and operator of Red Emerald Digital), and Gabe Davis (Emmy award winning camera operator
and Full Sail University graduate).
This cohort of production industry vets share their accounts of being undercut for positions, being called ‘boy’, having to playing small and being typecast within the industry. They also share what they are individually doing to make it better and what they hope to see in the years ahead. The entire conversation is filled with tons of perspective