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Justin Michael Lewis (DJ JayLew)

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279 total appearances

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Mick Unplugged
DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact

No social media, just people that are coming out of jail, people that like to fight. So now I'm in this type of environment. I'm in a very aggressive, hardcore environment, and I had to rise to the occasion. And I will say that during my amateur career, I put myself, I sparred every, the biggest guys in the gym. I didn't, I didn't go for anyone that I could beat. Like you have that too.

Mick Unplugged
DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact

I noticed, you know, it's funny. I noticed a lot of things in the boxing gym. I noticed that people do in business and in the real world. So in a boxing gym, you have guys in there that are in incredible shape, but they never, they never spar people that are better than them. They always spar people that are a little bit less. They don't have the greatest.

Mick Unplugged
DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact

I noticed, you know, it's funny. I noticed a lot of things in the boxing gym. I noticed that people do in business and in the real world. So in a boxing gym, you have guys in there that are in incredible shape, but they never, they never spar people that are better than them. They always spar people that are a little bit less. They don't have the greatest.

Mick Unplugged
DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact

I noticed, you know, it's funny. I noticed a lot of things in the boxing gym. I noticed that people do in business and in the real world. So in a boxing gym, you have guys in there that are in incredible shape, but they never, they never spar people that are better than them. They always spar people that are a little bit less. They don't have the greatest.

Mick Unplugged
DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact

I always sparred people that were better than me. And I got beat, I would say, never actually. Because I never got knocked out in sparring. But I would say that there were a few times that I felt like I didn't win the sparring match. But when it was time for me to actually fight on my record, I would always rise to the occasion that I would win. But that was because I put myself against the best.

Mick Unplugged
DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact

I always sparred people that were better than me. And I got beat, I would say, never actually. Because I never got knocked out in sparring. But I would say that there were a few times that I felt like I didn't win the sparring match. But when it was time for me to actually fight on my record, I would always rise to the occasion that I would win. But that was because I put myself against the best.

Mick Unplugged
DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact

I always sparred people that were better than me. And I got beat, I would say, never actually. Because I never got knocked out in sparring. But I would say that there were a few times that I felt like I didn't win the sparring match. But when it was time for me to actually fight on my record, I would always rise to the occasion that I would win. But that was because I put myself against the best.

Mick Unplugged
DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact

And on top of traveling and fighting other people that were the best. So I would say that. From my personal experience, what got me to that point was having to start from ground, from zero again. Having to listen to a coach. I'm used to being in charge of everything as a DJ. My money, my travel arrangements, even my management. I'm used to telling my manager what they need to do.

Mick Unplugged
DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact

And on top of traveling and fighting other people that were the best. So I would say that. From my personal experience, what got me to that point was having to start from ground, from zero again. Having to listen to a coach. I'm used to being in charge of everything as a DJ. My money, my travel arrangements, even my management. I'm used to telling my manager what they need to do.

Mick Unplugged
DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact

And on top of traveling and fighting other people that were the best. So I would say that. From my personal experience, what got me to that point was having to start from ground, from zero again. Having to listen to a coach. I'm used to being in charge of everything as a DJ. My money, my travel arrangements, even my management. I'm used to telling my manager what they need to do.

Mick Unplugged
DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact

So being in an environment now where the coach is like, you need to run on a treadmill and not having any back talk. you have to go over here. It taught me how to be a great listener. It taught me more discipline about myself, even my posture.

Mick Unplugged
DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact

So being in an environment now where the coach is like, you need to run on a treadmill and not having any back talk. you have to go over here. It taught me how to be a great listener. It taught me more discipline about myself, even my posture.

Mick Unplugged
DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact

So being in an environment now where the coach is like, you need to run on a treadmill and not having any back talk. you have to go over here. It taught me how to be a great listener. It taught me more discipline about myself, even my posture.

Mick Unplugged
DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact

You know, when you learn self-defense training, you can walk and stand tall and have confidence and people feel that confidence and it's not fake confidence, it's real confidence. They feel it on you. You know, whether you're with a female or just in a group where you're just in presenting like a business meeting or like with your team. So, I would say that was probably the greatest blessing.

Mick Unplugged
DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact

You know, when you learn self-defense training, you can walk and stand tall and have confidence and people feel that confidence and it's not fake confidence, it's real confidence. They feel it on you. You know, whether you're with a female or just in a group where you're just in presenting like a business meeting or like with your team. So, I would say that was probably the greatest blessing.

Mick Unplugged
DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact

You know, when you learn self-defense training, you can walk and stand tall and have confidence and people feel that confidence and it's not fake confidence, it's real confidence. They feel it on you. You know, whether you're with a female or just in a group where you're just in presenting like a business meeting or like with your team. So, I would say that was probably the greatest blessing.

Mick Unplugged
DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact

And one thing I will say is that out of that experience, because of the business person and the business mind that I am, I started 8th Season. 8th Season came out of me boxing. So all of that turned into me creating a brand that was for combat sports originally. Now it's turned into a lifestyle, luxury, urban luxury lifestyle brand, streetwear and high fashion brands.

Mick Unplugged
DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact

And one thing I will say is that out of that experience, because of the business person and the business mind that I am, I started 8th Season. 8th Season came out of me boxing. So all of that turned into me creating a brand that was for combat sports originally. Now it's turned into a lifestyle, luxury, urban luxury lifestyle brand, streetwear and high fashion brands.

Mick Unplugged
DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact

And one thing I will say is that out of that experience, because of the business person and the business mind that I am, I started 8th Season. 8th Season came out of me boxing. So all of that turned into me creating a brand that was for combat sports originally. Now it's turned into a lifestyle, luxury, urban luxury lifestyle brand, streetwear and high fashion brands.

Mick Unplugged
DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact

So it's funny how things in life can take you one place and then they turn into something, you know, on the other end of it, you know?