{"id":102255,"date":"2023-09-23T11:40:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T11:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/23\/my-entertainment-business-aspiration-came-from-working-at-a-nightclub-d-black\/"},"modified":"2023-09-23T11:40:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T11:40:12","slug":"my-entertainment-business-aspiration-came-from-working-at-a-nightclub-d-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/23\/my-entertainment-business-aspiration-came-from-working-at-a-nightclub-d-black\/","title":{"rendered":"My entertainment business aspiration came from working at a nightclub &#8211; D-Black"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>The CEO of Black Avenue, D-Black, has revealed that the idea to venture into the entertainment business was gotten during the time he was working at a nightclub.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, he was 21 years old and was working as a procurement personnel at the defunct Aphrodisiac Nightclub owned by Confidence Haugen when the inspiration to start his own business was born.<\/p>\n<p>The businessman said he was also working for Confidence\u2019s advertisement firm when she decided to hand it over to him to run.<\/p>\n<p>D-Black was speaking on a yet-to-be-aired episode of Celeb Biz hosted by Amelley Djosu on Joy Prime.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"29yV1LUDPwE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"My entertainment business aspiration came from working at nightclub - D-Black\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/29yV1LUDPwE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBefore I started making music, I was working at nightclubs, so that\u2019s where the aspiration for the entertainment business came from. I was working at Aphrodisiac Nightclub. It was owned by Confidence. It\u2019s like a three-minute walk away from here. So I was one of the procurement guys they sent on errands.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-490-1024x576.png\" alt=\"My entertainment business aspiration came from working at a nightclub - D-Black\" class=\"wp-image-10032381305 lazy\"  data- title=\"My entertainment business aspiration came from working at a nightclub - D-Black\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI was about 21 years old. She started an advertising company, and then along the line, she let it go to focus on the club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe said, Listen, if you\u2019re interested, you can continue it. Register your own company and do the job that we did. So I did that; I registered at Black Avenue, and I started working for myself,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Celeb Biz\u00a0is an insightful televisual journey into the business ventures of showbiz personalities.<\/p>\n<p>The show unveils the hidden passions and entrepreneurial endeavours of celebrities, spanning the worlds of acting, music, sports, politics, comedy, and social media influence.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-491-1024x576.png\" alt=\"My entertainment business aspiration came from working at a nightclub - D-Black\" class=\"wp-image-10032381307 lazy\"  data- title=\"My entertainment business aspiration came from working at a nightclub - D-Black\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>D-Black, known in private life as Desmond Kwesi Blackmore, said his breakthrough came soon after he had registered the Black Avenue Company.<\/p>\n<p>He told Amelley Djosu that Coco-Cola gave him his first deal, the profit he diversified and invested in other businesses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s where I got a gig with Coca-Cola. 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