Barber turned Music Mogul | Higher Line Podcast #270

About this episode

Courtney "Bear" Sills discusses his journey in the entertainment industry and his commitment to empowering youth and strengthening black communities.

Courtney "Bear" Sills is one of the entertainment industry's most innovative figures. His goal is to inspire the youth and assist them with understanding that their mind is their strongest muscle. Sills is a founding member of the label imprint No Face No Case that launched in 2019. He served as an associate producer of the VH1 documentary "The Untold Story of Atlanta Rise," and is a partner in the beverage brand Crip-a-Cola/Blood Pop alongside Killer Mike, where he also functioned as a casting agent on behalf of the brand for the series "Trigger Warning," on Netflix. Bear Sills is passionate about uplifting and strengthening black communities. He leads Bear Stong, a non-profit "committed to fully addressing socio-cultural factors impacting the social and emotional development of minority males youth. We will provide effective youth development programs to assist with uplifting, conflict management, raise awareness about education and establish ways to assist these young men with progressing forward by utilization of best practices that improve learning and mindful development" To learn more check out bearstrongnp.org and follow Bear @BearStrongNPO on Instagram. RELATED PODCASTS…

People in this episode

Host: Carry Trainer

Guest: Courtney "Bear" Sills

Topics covered

• music industry
• youth empowerment
• non-profit work
• community upliftment
• entertainment
• socio-cultural factors

Keywords

• Courtney Sills
• No Face No Case
• Bear Strong
• youth development
• Killer Mike
• VH1
• Crip-a-Cola

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: No Face No Case, VH1, Crip-a-Cola/Blood Pop, Netflix, Bear Strong

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