What Motivates Tristan Walker, CEO of Bevel?

What inspires the CEO of a multi-million dollar company?

A lot has changed since Tristan Walker and I first met. At the time, he was making waves as the hottest biz dev around, building up Foursquare as a force to be reckoned with. I remember that on a late night, casually hanging at the G-Unit offices, we exchanged stories about how we both hustled our way in to get our jobs. I remember he used to DJ too, and I would watch him in live streams spinning and scratching to the tunes of Mobb Deep and Nas.

Now, the Queens, NY native is busier than ever,being the proud father of a baby boy and a fast-rising company.

In late 2013, he launched Walker & Company, the maker of Bevel, a health and beauty solution for people of color. This year, Bevel’s products became available at Target and on Amazon, and Nas isn’t just on his turntables anymore — he’s an investor in the company.

So what keeps Tristan going hard every day? He cites renowned producer/director Tyler Perry as a big inspiration.

Watch him explain in the video below.

Bonus: My story as told by Bevel

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