Michelle, congratulations on becoming the CEO and the president of the Apollo Theater,

and I'm curious, what motivated you to obtain this leadership position here?

Oh, well, thank you.

It's the Apollo.

This is history, living history, and you know having had you know a journey of

being many places in my career.

The opportunity to be here at the Apollo

was one that I was excited about, nervous, but honored to have this seat at this exciting time.

What are you nervous?

It's the Apollo.

There's only one Apollo and it's an awesome responsibility and one that I take very seriously and you know the Apollo has

been under the incredible stewardship of Denel Proco for 20 years.

Those are big shoes to step into.

So I'm very pleased to be here, excited, and a little nervous nervous which I think is good.

Yeah so tell us about that journey and I want to know all the way back to your first job

and what Wendy's personal trainer whatever you did tell us about that journey to how you got here today.

Oh, Rosemary, well, you know, I even, I believe even before the first job, you know, we're all really influenced by the people in our lives growing up by our parents, our teachers, and my mother was a public servant, you know, my dad and

entrepreneur, community leader and you know in a business you know and as an entrepreneur he had a dry

cleaners in Liberty City and we worked in the dry cleaners and that gave me a sense of business and working with people.

And you know one teacher I remember I was back in ninth grade and in the back row in class and

passing notes with my best friend Kirsten and he called me out to ask a question because he knew I wasn't paying attention.

And I answered the question, I think, to his surprise.

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