We had the good fortune of connecting with James Holmes Jr. and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi James, what do you attribute your success to?
The most important factor behind my success is that I have been in the entertainment business for some years starting out in live music. We have a large Rolodex of entertainment industry contacts and there are various roles played before you see content on any screen. Building a brand you must have network contacts

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
First and foremost in this business, Never take NO as a final answer. What sets us apart is that we have contacts with the executives of cable and network TV and we shoot a lot of our content based on what the network wants. The lessons that I have learned are that the network executives be it cable, streaming platforms, etc. that they are not creative people and they are looking at the bottom line and what the viewers click into. For example, we make a different product for A&E Networks than we make for the Discovery channel. In this business, it is all about relationships.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
In the city of Atlanta, where we are currently located before Covid hit the scene, our offices are within walking distance from the Battery, which is an entertainment center. It has Braves Baseball, big screen indoor/ outdoor sports bars, food, etc. Also a Cultural experience and visit to the King Center. If we are at the offices in NewOrleans Louisiana, we just take the chains off and let them loose on Bourbon Street, and all of the excitement the city holds Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Thank you for asking this question because the key to our success is our production crews as well as our cable and network clients and our legal team, as well as many other independent talented content creators that we co-produce with.

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