On this edit, Anna chats with music-industry marketer and music-education maverick, Gezim Gashi, who talks about his life growing up in war-torn Kosovo, his family’s escape to Sweden, the moment (as a newborn baby) that literally saved his life, and how he took the journey from obscurity to stardom—working with industry giants like Quincy Jones and Dua Lipa. Anna and Gezim talk about the power of aligning with your purpose, doing what you love, putting yourself first, following your intuition and really just doing the darn thing. Most importantly, they talk all about Gezim’s new book, Unlocked: The Power of You, published by The Self Publishing Agency.
Mentions:
· Quincy Jones https://www.instagram.com/quincyjones
· Quincy Jones Productions https://www.quincyjones.com/production/
· Asher (It’s Really Asher) www.instagram.com/itsreallyasher
· Dua Lipa https://www.instagram.com/dualipa/
· OCS Institute of Arts + Innovation https://www.instagram.com/ocsiai
https://www.oakschristian.org/academics/the-institute-of-arts-and- innovation
· NOTD https://www.instagram.com/notd
· The Self Publishing Agency https://theselfpublishingagency.com/
About the Guest:
Gezim Gashi is originally from Kosovo, but grew up in Sweden as he and his family escaped the up and coming war. Gezim is an entrepreneur, producer and runs his own company, by Gezim Gashi. He’s one of the founding members and partner of the high school institute “OCS Institute of Arts and Innovation” located in Los Angeles and soon to be author with his self-help book, Unlocked: The Power of You. His story has been recognized by Forbes and Huffington Post in America and right before the pandemic, he was a speaker at the very prestigious Harvard University.
Guest links:
IG: www.instagram.com/thegezimgashi
Website: www.gezimgashi.com
Mentioned on today’s edit:
www.instagram.com/ocsiai
www.instagram.com/itsreallyasher
www.instagram.com/quincyjonesproductions
www.instagram.com/notd
About the Host:
@unapologeticanna on FB and Instagram
UnapologeticStories.com
Anna was born with a deep fascination for letters - a fascination that deepened when she discovered those letters could turn into words, those words into sentences and those sentences into stories. Not surprisingly, Anna graduated from The University of Victoria, with a Degree in both English and Gender Studies, fuelling her eventual mission to put the power of words back into the hands of women.
Despite multiple other certifications along the way, including one with world-renowned author and personal transformation pioneer, Deepak Chopra, it was ultimately her personal battle with post-traumatic stress, depression and anxiety that became the catalyst for the work she does now, as she helps pave the way for others to live with vulnerability and courage whether they are online, offline or on stage.
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