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WorkshopsBlogLoginGet in TouchAmani Roberts is a Washington-born and bred creative who has been a DJ since 2008. Amani’s hospitality career has spanned over 25 years holding jobs such as Hotel General Manager and Director of Sales & Marketing with Marriott International. Now, Amani is the Chief Musical Curator for his company, The Amani Experience. Amani’s company specializes in providing music for corporate, social and virtual events and team-building experiences. Amani is also Cal State University - Fullerton (CSUF) adjunct professor, teaching Entertainment Money Management. In July, Amani became the first African-American President for MPI Southern California in 44 years and 2022, was selected as one of MPI's "Top 50 Up-And Comers" in the Meetings and Events Industry. Amani’s first book, “DJs Mean Business: One Night Behind The Turntables Can Spin Your Company’s Success” was released in April of 2020.
Amani brings a unique blend of over 25 years of hospitality experience and a deep understanding of music's power to transform events and team dynamics. As a pioneering leader and educator, he offers invaluable insights into entertainment money management and innovative event planning. Booking Amani as a speaker guarantees your team or business will gain fresh perspectives on creating memorable experiences and leveraging music for success.
Networking has evolved in our rapidly changing environment with complex platforms and services at your disposal. So, how can you authentically build relationships in person and digitally in our new world? In This session, Amani Roberts will help you navigate the best way to maximize your networking opportunities, in person and online. Takeaways: 1. Learn what platforms are crucial for success in 2024 and beyond. 2. Learn how to engage and authentically build long-lasting relationships. 3. Enter the era of live streaming. Understand how live streaming can massively increase your audience.
Initially, the thought that a DJ set has direct parallels to growing a career might seem too far-fetched. However, if you open your mind and understand everything that is involved with your favorite DJ performing for four hours, you will quickly understand how closely related these two acts are. In this session, Amani Roberts will break down the parallels with real-life examples and leave the attendee with numerous action steps to take to grow their career. Topics covered include branding, marketing, community, and taking risks. Takeaways: 1. The secrets to marketing and creating a personal brand that will stay relevant for decades. 2. How using nostalgia is the secret weapon to standing out in your job and ensuring that your boss continues to be your biggest advocate! 3. Under-the-radar ways of acquiring feedback to ensure you stay relevant in a rapidly changing business economy.
In this session Amani Roberts will show you a unique way to unlock your creativity and break free from stagnation. The Leadership Playlist is a perfect program to unleash your creativity and eclipse the psychological hurdles that have been holding you back. By experiencing this program, your attendees will be able to learn more about working through fear, branding, teamwork, and unlocking their creativity. This program is ideal for professionals of all ages and demographic backgrounds as we all love to express ourselves through music. Takeaways: 1. Work through fear: The organic nature of this program will diminish attendees' level of fear and allow for more open, honest, and creative discussions, personally and professionally. 2. Build the Branding: The process of creating a DJ name, debut song, and record label is a quick exercise in branding and marketing. It is a simple yet comprehensive act of developing a specific piece of marketing content for a personal marketing plan. 3. Unlock Creativity: The culmination of this program will result in each attendee unleashing their creativity through musical expression, overcoming fear, and unlocking the reservoir of brilliance from their formative years. Each participant will learn strategies to identify new marketing approaches.