In high school I took a class in art. I wasn't any good, but I liked it.

So I enrolled at the Johannesburg School of Art.

And why did they accept me?

Because I had $60.

I got through the first year somehow in the second year a lettering professor called me in and he said Mr Gerson said yes sir

He said you are a nice young man and you work hard.

You have absolutely no talent whatsoever. Hey everyone. Welcome to the future podcast. In this episode I sit down with

Educator, Entrepreneur, and Marketing Master Errol Gerson, who has been teaching

management, entrepreneurship, and leadership for over 48 years at the Arts Center College of Design in Pasadena.

We're also joined by my good friend and founder and executive producer at Crimson and

Konyak, Shema Hassan Lou, actress Hayley Laitman and founder and creative director at MSD Studio, Mace Serraffi.

Coming up on this episode of the future, we hear the story of how Errol a failed graphic designer

became an amazing salesman accountant and entrepreneur. He shares how he

helped students win $10,000 of client work in a day and sell their designs to sting.

And he reveals the wild stunts he pulled to land some of the biggest metal bands of the

80s as clients.

Lean in, buckle up, because you're about to get four decades of experience

into a meaty 90 minute conversation, brilliant ideas, and amazing stories.

I think the intention here was just to have a more casual conversation with you and

to let our audience know who you are, the mastermind behind 50 years of teaching at Arts

Center and all the things that you are since

1971, Arrow's been teaching at Art Center to the delight of many creative people

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