Featured Member: Melvin Wilson on BlackInAmerica.com!

Q&A With Melvin Wilson

Melvin Wilson
Managing Partner, C3 Group
Location: New York, NY United States
Joined: Jul 23rd, 2008

I'm an African-American serial entrepreneur in the marketing and interactive space that managed to survive the '01 crash and make a little $$$.

I'm part of the groundswell of talented and disgruntled African American Ad Agency vets that get more run from general market clients and companies than Affrican-American ones and are now ready to take over the industry by any means; or not be involved with it at all.

My Interview Question

Perception or Reality? Which would you focus on to change to your advantage?

Current Whereabouts:

travel, classic cars, black media, social media, and all cool but useful technology

Life & Professional Aspirations:

building a "real " minority Media presence online and in the advertising space finally seeing the great wall of china getting on national TV again to spread the reality of marketing and media as it relates to our people

Website:

http://www.c3grp.com

Education (request update)

Hampton University class of 1996

Undergrad Major: Mass Media Arts

Claim To Fame:

my various cars; but mostly the red Audi

Most Memorable Moment:

The caf

High School: Pennsauken High School in Pennsauken, NJ class of 1992

Best Memories:

Football and Jazz

Experience

I currently work with C3 Group as Managing Partner
I have 14 years of experience working in the Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations industry.

My BlackInAmerica.com Profile

Why Are You Concerned About Black America:

We seem to be preoccupied with we deserve, rather than how we are going to get it and take it, if necessary. We as a people need to show more respect for each other and work together towards our goals instead of in separate small groups. We could learn from some of the immigrants that came after us, drawing more strength from uniting as a group and carving out our place in society and not assmilating into the "melting pot sham". America is more like a mosaic of different individual tiles. We need to own our quadrant that allows us to be part of the picture but to be individuals culturally. Finally, my last concern is about the lack of a professional and social succession plan. Where are our young business and thought leaders who don't have a record deal? Where are their mentors? And why is the biggest incubator of young black professional talent corporate america and not black owned and operated firms? How do we change that?

How Did You Find Out About This Site:

It's a secret...well no its not. I know the folks who built it.

What Would You Like To See On This Site:

More about what we are doing; less about when or how we are meeting to talk about it

Did You See The CNN Special Entitled "Black In America":

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Black Marketing in a White World

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