“From Avocation To Vocation: How I Turned My Hobby Into A Career” With songwriter & rapper Chris Parker

An interview with Phil La Duke

Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. I would’ve started my business a lot sooner had I not been so worried about whether I was doing things the wrong way. It’s OK to make mistakes. Consider them to be learning lessons. Experience is the best teacher.

As a part of our series about entrepreneurs who transformed something they did for fun into a full-time career, I had the pleasure of interviewing..Christopher Dijon-LaRoy Parker (born September 10, 1988) known professionally as Chris Parker, is an American songwriter, rapper and producer from Chicago, Illinois. He is also the founder and CEO of the record label SelfMadeGlory

Thank you so much for doing this with us! Can you tell us a bit about your “childhood backstory”?

I was born in Chicago, IL. Grew up on the South-side, in a working class neighborhood. Raised by mother and grandmother. Unfortunately my father wasn’t around much, but the family that was around did the best they could to provide for me and my little brother to keep us…