David Slagle Jr of Elyria / Lorain County on Life, Lessons & Legacy

We recently had the chance to connect with David Slagle Jr and have shared our conversation below.

David, a huge thanks to you for investing the time to share your wisdom with those who are seeking it. We think it’s so important for us to share stories with our neighbors, friends and community because knowledge multiples when we share with each other. Let’s jump in: What is something outside of work that is bringing you joy lately?
With everything I have going on , it can be hard to find down time so when I get the chance I play Call of Duty for like hours laying on the couch lol .. on certain nice days I might go to the gun range .

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
My names David Slagle Jr . I’m from Elyria , Ohio .. I am a recording artist / entrepreneur. Aside from making music I own a marketing company that specializes in Social Media. I think what makes me unique is my drive & resilience. I was a born with a cleft lip & pallet , attended speech therapy from Kindergarten to 6th grade .. Hip hop music has given me confidence and has played a huge role in my life . I’ve wanted to be a rapper since I was 10 years old . At 31 years old now , my music has been played on Iheart radio , I’ve co headlined & collabed with some of my favorite artists .. and I will be releasing a song with Snoop Dogg in the coming months .. I want to inspire and motivate people to pursue whatever it is they want in life. It’ll put you through every emotion … see it through .. as the great Nipsey Hussle would say “The Marathon Continues “ ..

Amazing, so let’s take a moment to go back in time. Who were you before the world told you who you had to be?
The same person I am now … ME.

What have been the defining wounds of your life—and how have you healed them?
There’s been a lot of defining wounds in my life .. being born different.. having the cleft lip .. going through all the surgery and recovery from the moment I was born up until my last operation when I was in 3rd grade . I had 6 surgeries by 8 years old . The last one was were they took a piece of bone from my hip and put it in the roof of my mouth to stabilize everything. I was on crutches for 3 months , had to go through physical therapy .. at 8 years old that’s tough ,,, on top of starting to not have the best home life .. in 2016 I lost my a close friend a month later I lost my mother to cancer then a week later was thanksgiving.. I lost my job , my car , my apartment,, all of that death and loss within a 6 month period .. I bought a house and two weeks later lost my income ., you just can’t stop .. that’s how .. you have to keep growing and making room and understanding emotional control . Have healthy outlets , exercise , make music , get a productive hobby . Let it out . Don’t let anything negative heavy build within you . Go to the gun range lol

I think our readers would appreciate hearing more about your values and what you think matters in life and career, etc. So our next question is along those lines. Whom do you admire for their character, not their power?
Mark Cuban

Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
That I always figured it out . I never quit and I always went beyond expectation. Making the impossible seem possible.. a close friend said to me the other day “some people think in the box , others think out of the box , YOU create the box” .. I felt that was powerful ., I have no ego and it makes me feel extremely grateful that someone would say something like that to me because of my ideas you know ? Very humbled

Contact Info:

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