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Family Business has its ups and downs.  Depends on the person and the situation.  My motto for a long time was “Don’t mix family and Business” - especially after my first experience Managing family ended badly (to this day we don’t speak).  Pretty sad, but not everyone has the ability to keep Business as Business and Personal as Personal.  

A few years after dealing with the outcome of the “bad family Management break up”, my other cousin Mista Vybe approached me to Manage him. People, I shut that down instantly.  I was not messing with family at all.  I was SO done because I learned my lesson the last time with the other family member.

Eventually, after much observation of Mista Vybe and how his Business was being handled (or lack thereof) with Promoters and himself, I began to get really annoyed. I didn’t enjoy watching him make bad choices. Yes, some of it could be the family pride, (in our family we stand by the notion that “no one will make us look like fools”), or maybe it was just literally not wanting him to have to keep enduring bad Business situations. I’d say both.

Anyway, best believe I finally took the job.  Mista Vybe and I have an amazing relationship because we share the same drive and passion. Is it DNA? Who knows? Whichever, we’re blood family.

Just to set the record straight, because I don’t want anyone thinking or saying that I favor Mista Vybe more than Jester…  As much as Mista Vybe is immediate family, so is JESTER.  We’ve been friends for over 12 years; we know each other very well; we’ve supported each other in all our Music Industry endeavors and most importantly, we trust each other with our lives. WE are family. I will do whatever it takes to get him what he wants. Most importantly, I bust his chops as much as the rest.  (All in the name of love, of course.)

I love hearing stories of mothers, fathers, siblings, cousins or long-time friends being the Representative or Partner to a family member. Good stories that is. 

The Marcano Management Group is a family unit. On a personal level (“The Cousin Connection” - Mista Vybe + myself and Jester + Doc Jones HD), and on a Business level.  Positive and effective family support is the most important thing to me and possibly could be for you too.

Look out for my follow up T-Blog “Family Business Part 2: When To Keep Your Family OUT Of Your Business”.  Oh boy, I’m going innnnnnnnnn on this one.  *Rubbing my hands together with an evil grin*  I’m definitely looking forward to this one.

                         Lots of Love

                         Focused Diva

                         xoxoxoxox

Photo courtesy of IndieHipHop.net “Artist Management - When Do You Need It?”