Hello consumers!! This week we got an exclusive interview wit Julia Beverly the mogul behind OZone Magazine. I got to ask her some things ive been really wishing i could ask for some time now and props to her for answering like the role model i know she is...Check her out at Ozonemag.com and her twitter along wit the dopest hip hop magazine out every month...
Maal: Hey let's just start off by making it interesting and saying, Do you
prefer to drink or smoke? and does your job entail a lot of partying?
prefer to drink or smoke? and does your job entail a lot of partying?
Julia Beverly: To be in the mix you definitely have to be at the parties and events, but personally I don't drink or smoke because I like to keep a clear head and I feel like it's a waste of time and money. I feel like I can enjoy life and
have a good time without it.
Maal: Who was your favorite person you've ever interviewed?
Julia: There's more than one.. I enjoy interviewing people who can hold an
intelligent conversation about things even outside the music business.
Someone like Pitbull, Pimp C, or Bun B is a good example.
intelligent conversation about things even outside the music business.
Someone like Pitbull, Pimp C, or Bun B is a good example.
Maal: Is Charlamagne Tha God still gonna do articles for O Zone now that he is
at Power 105?
at Power 105?
Julia: Yes, Charlamagne has been writing Chin Check articles for OZONE for years so
I'm sure nothing will change now that he is at Power 105. He always brings a
unique perspective to the magazine and has something interesting to talk
about.
I'm sure nothing will change now that he is at Power 105. He always brings a
unique perspective to the magazine and has something interesting to talk
about.
Maal: What part of your job would you say is most fun?
Julia: Definitely the traveling and being able to experience a lot of things I
wouldn't be able to do with a regular 9-5 job. When I go out to interview
someone or go out on a business-related trip, you never know what's going to
happen. I like the excitement of it.
Maal: How long would you say you worked on O Zone before you could expand and
turn it into a profitable venture?
wouldn't be able to do with a regular 9-5 job. When I go out to interview
someone or go out on a business-related trip, you never know what's going to
happen. I like the excitement of it.
Maal: How long would you say you worked on O Zone before you could expand and
turn it into a profitable venture?
Julia: It probably took at least three years to become profitable, but it's hard to
really break it down like that because I've always had multiple hustles
going on at the same time. OZONE has helped me build relationships with a
lot of people that I was able to work with on other ventures, like
videography, freelance photography, show bookings, etc.
really break it down like that because I've always had multiple hustles
going on at the same time. OZONE has helped me build relationships with a
lot of people that I was able to work with on other ventures, like
videography, freelance photography, show bookings, etc.
Maal: Do you have any advice for young people trying to go a similar
Entertainment Journalism route?
Julia: Try to find a niche that no one else is covering. The game as it is right
now tends to be really oversaturated with a lot of people trying to cover
the same artists. Don't necessarily look for the biggest names, look for the
best stories and try to make them interesting. There might be a success
story right in your own neighborhood, an entrepreneur or someone doing
something interesting that really isn't being recognized. Try to pursue
things that are really interesting to you, and not just the same topics that
all the other media outlets are covering.
now tends to be really oversaturated with a lot of people trying to cover
the same artists. Don't necessarily look for the biggest names, look for the
best stories and try to make them interesting. There might be a success
story right in your own neighborhood, an entrepreneur or someone doing
something interesting that really isn't being recognized. Try to pursue
things that are really interesting to you, and not just the same topics that
all the other media outlets are covering.
*maal
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