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Season One


FROM LOS ANGELES TO ATLANTA
Season One features entrepreneurs, creatives, and cultural leaders who share the real stories behind their success. Not just the wins, but the pivots, the doubts, the lessons, and the moments that changed everything.



But First, Coffea | From Teacher to Artist. D Smoke on Creativity, Discipline, and the Industry
But First, Coffea is an intimate interview series created for dreamers, builders, and those navigating the in-between seasons of life and business. Hosted by Coffea founder Coffe’ Summers, this series feels like a conversation you would have at your favorite coffee shop. Honest. Insightful. Unfiltered.
This episode Coffe' Iman interviews artist and actor D Smoke. He shares his experiences as a teacher, a creator, and his journey in the music industry. He currently released a track with his brother SiR called 'Work Hard, Play Hard' and can be seen on Paramount's 'Mayor Of Kingstown' Season 2 as the character Raphael. (2023)
This episode Coffe' Iman interviews artist and actor D Smoke. He shares his experiences as a teacher, a creator, and his journey in the music industry. He currently released a track with his brother SiR called 'Work Hard, Play Hard' and can be seen on Paramount's 'Mayor Of Kingstown' Season 2 as the character Raphael. (2023)

But First, Coffea | Vegaz Taelor Opens Up About Art, Ownership, and Creative Growth
But First, Coffea is an intimate interview series created for dreamers, builders, and those navigating the in-between seasons of life and business. Hosted by Coffea founder Coffe’ Summers, this series feels like a conversation you would have at your favorite coffee shop. Honest. Insightful. Unfiltered.
This episode Coffe' Iman interviews artist, producer, and writer, Vegaz Taelor. He is the owner and creator of VT Studios. He shares his vision behind it and his career. (2023)
This episode Coffe' Iman interviews artist, producer, and writer, Vegaz Taelor. He is the owner and creator of VT Studios. He shares his vision behind it and his career. (2023)

But First, Coffea | Tonya Rapley Shares the Truth About Financial Freedom
But First, Coffea is an intimate interview series created for dreamers, builders, and those navigating the in-between seasons of life and business. Hosted by Coffea founder Coffe’ Summers, this series feels like a conversation you would have at your favorite coffee shop. Honest. Insightful. Unfiltered.
This episode Coffe' Iman interviews money expert and creator of My Fab Finance, Tonya Rapley. Her Fab Finance is a leading financial education and lifestyle blog for millennials who want to become financially free and do more of what they love. Tonya uses her own story and experiences to empower women and girls of all ages with tools to change their lives. (2023)
This episode Coffe' Iman interviews money expert and creator of My Fab Finance, Tonya Rapley. Her Fab Finance is a leading financial education and lifestyle blog for millennials who want to become financially free and do more of what they love. Tonya uses her own story and experiences to empower women and girls of all ages with tools to change their lives. (2023)

But First, Coffea | Jermal McCoy Breaks Down Life After Basketball
But First, Coffea is an intimate interview series created for dreamers, builders, and those navigating the in-between seasons of life and business. Hosted by Coffea founder Coffe’ Summers, this series feels like a conversation you would have at your favorite coffee shop. Honest. Insightful. Unfiltered.
This episode Coffe' Iman interviews athlete and CEO of Life After Ball, Jermal McCoy. The LAB is a nonprofit501 (c)3 organization that is designed to provide life skills programs for student athletes to help them succeed in life outside of sports through mentorships, education, and community outreach.
http://www.lifeafterball.org
This episode Coffe' Iman interviews athlete and CEO of Life After Ball, Jermal McCoy. The LAB is a nonprofit501 (c)3 organization that is designed to provide life skills programs for student athletes to help them succeed in life outside of sports through mentorships, education, and community outreach.
http://www.lifeafterball.org

But First, Coffea | Nikki Rumph on Building a Brand Through Photography
But First, Coffea is an intimate interview series created for dreamers, builders, and those navigating the in-between seasons of life and business. Hosted by Coffea founder Coffe’ Summers, this series feels like a conversation you would have at your favorite coffee shop. Honest. Insightful. Unfiltered.
This episode Coffe' Iman interviews brand photographer Nikki Rumph. Nikki Rumph is the founder and owner of Shots by Nik, an Atlanta-based brand photography company that's all about elevating black businesses through strategic, high-impact photography, Nikki is a force to be reckoned with. But that's not all – she's also a dedicated educator, empowering photographers to run their businesses with savvy and sustainability.
https://www.shotsbynik.com/
This episode Coffe' Iman interviews brand photographer Nikki Rumph. Nikki Rumph is the founder and owner of Shots by Nik, an Atlanta-based brand photography company that's all about elevating black businesses through strategic, high-impact photography, Nikki is a force to be reckoned with. But that's not all – she's also a dedicated educator, empowering photographers to run their businesses with savvy and sustainability.
https://www.shotsbynik.com/

But First, Coffea | Jimmy King on Music and Major Stages
But First, Coffea is an intimate interview series created for dreamers, builders, and those navigating the in-between seasons of life and business. Hosted by Coffea founder Coffe’ Summers, this series feels like a conversation you would have at your favorite coffee shop. Honest. Insightful. Unfiltered.
This episode Coffe' Iman interviews musician Jimmy King. James discovered his true love for the trumpet after taking a two year absence to play high school football and the drums. Jimmy launched his professional career as a trumpet player- both as a solo and backing artist- and as an artist, songwriter, and lyricist. He has performed and recorded with Angie Stone, PJ Morton, Monica, Mary J. Blige, John Legend, David Banner, and Janelle Monae, among a host of other artists. Jimmy King currently tours, performs, and records with Grammy-award winning artist Bruno Mars, playing the trumpet and performing background vocals in three world tours to date. His new project, A Dreamer’s Tale, is now available.
https://jimmyking.fanlink.to/ADreamersTale
This episode Coffe' Iman interviews musician Jimmy King. James discovered his true love for the trumpet after taking a two year absence to play high school football and the drums. Jimmy launched his professional career as a trumpet player- both as a solo and backing artist- and as an artist, songwriter, and lyricist. He has performed and recorded with Angie Stone, PJ Morton, Monica, Mary J. Blige, John Legend, David Banner, and Janelle Monae, among a host of other artists. Jimmy King currently tours, performs, and records with Grammy-award winning artist Bruno Mars, playing the trumpet and performing background vocals in three world tours to date. His new project, A Dreamer’s Tale, is now available.
https://jimmyking.fanlink.to/ADreamersTale
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