Jason Acosta (l) and Kevin Brooks (r) of Live From The Bronx are hosting the second annual Bronx Summit.
Photo courtesy of Kevin Brooks
The duo behind a popular Bronx-based podcast is bringing back a gathering of creative and entrepreneurial minds in the borough.
The Bronx Summit was created by Jason Acosta and Kevin Brooks, who host Live From The Bronx, a podcast that highlights creatives and change makers of color. The podcast kicked off in 2020, and after a few years of interviewing individuals in creative fields, Acosta and Brooks wanted to find a way to bring creatives and entrepreneurs into the same space.
“We realized that there are some people who are not necessarily gonna listen to a podcast, but they might want to be an entrepreneur, they might want to learn more about how to get into the creative space. We needed to bring these people together,” said Brooks. “We had a really amazing network of creatives and entrepreneurs, of people from the doing really exciting things. So at that point, we were like, how can we bring all of these people together?”
“We have an intentional focus with the podcast of elevating the story of creating the shape makers in the Bronx because of wanting to shift the narrative and some of the negative reputation of the borough,” said Acosta. “When we grew up, we don’t always have the chance to meet people and learn from the people who are doing such amazing work in a creative space, whether that be fashion, tech, or film, you don’t always get a chance to learn from them. And that’s what we’re doing with this summer is bridging that gap.”
The first Bronx Summit took place in May 2022, and it was an instant hit. After careful planning and finding a bigger venue to host it again, Acosta and Brooks arranged for the next Bronx Summit to take place this month on Sept. 23 at the Andrew Freeman home.
The summit will feature a lineup of experts from different fields, including tech, fashion, healthcare, film…
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