Jackson,Miss., native Brad Franklin has had an extensive career spanning several mediums including music, TV and radio. He’s an entrepreneur, digital creator, motivational speaker, writer and activist. Franklin is a hip-hop artist formerly known as one-half of the critically acclaimed Mississippi hip-hop duo, Crooked Lettaz, with David Banner. He is the president of Ourglass Media Group, a full-service branding, entertainment-consulting and artist management company. He is the founder and executive director of Jackson Indie Music Week, a seven-day music festival in Jackson, Miss., dubbed as the fastest-growing music festival in the southeast. He is also one of the founders of both the Jackson Black Business Expo and Juneteenth on Farish. Franklin hosts Third Coast Radio, a statewide indie music radio show on MPB, The #GoodThingsJXN Show, a community/current affairs show on WRBJ 97.7FM, and he co-hosts The According To Kaz & Queen Podcast with his wife, Queen.