André Kimo Stone Guess—LIEDership conversation

 

Derek Kwan has the opportunity to speak with André Kimo Stone Guess, founder and president of Guessworks, Inc. Guess has a storied and impressive career in the field of arts and culture, holding various positions ranging from president & CEO of the August Wilson Center for African-American Culture and personal manager for some of the world’s greatest jazz artists, to columnist for The Undefeated and vice president and producer, programming and concert operations for Jazz at Lincoln Center. They discuss how André has embraced this time of quarantine to build a stronger bond with his family, focus on his passion for writing and transition his professional career to building two new online platforms— educated-guesses.com and cultureofchrist.org. André’s optimism during this time is inspiring as he reflects on the social justice issues of the current day and how music and the arts can be leveraged as a vehicle to heal, uplift and transform humanity.