Hello everyone, I thought I’d experiment with something new I plan to do every month. ‘TRIAD Spotlight’ will be a video interview or a quick info spotlight about a local student, entrepreneur, artist(music, canvas, performing, etc.), educator, or any other young person that is making a difference or is on the quick rise in the ‘Triad’.

This month’s feature is Anton ‘Ace’ Lindsay, owner and operator of 1st CLASS INTERPRISES, based in Greensboro. He is a 23 yr. old entrepreneur that has been in the ‘promo’ business for 2 years. He has promoted events for various venues and clubs around Greensboro like, the Greensboro Ballroom, Alexander Deveraux’s, Safari’s, Tate St. Bar & Grill, and others. He quotes – “I’m always on the ‘grind’ and always try to stay ahead of the competition. I’m up at 7:00am every morning making business calls and getting new contacts”

Anton started out small and has been through tough times, this being his main job. Now because of his perseverance, he is really taking his business to the next level. He has acquired a ‘team’ of young men that also share his business sense; Jonathan Massey, Clayton Keck, Joshua Powell, Christopher Lea, Marvin Powell, Justin Peterson, Marcus Massey, and Jeff Turner, bringing expertise in Graphic Design, Advertising, Business Administration, ITT, and Public Relations . What sets him(them) apart from his competition is that he has made partnerships with major recording labels and various artists as sponsors for his events. He has had the chance to meet T.I., Shawna of DTP, Mobb Deep, and is now receiving sponsorships from major labels like TVT Records, Def Jam, Atlantic, Interscope, and Arista. He recently had a party featuring CRUNK, which is Lil’ Jon’s energy drink product.

Here Anton briefly talks about 1st CLASS INTERPRISES.

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One more thing that Anton feels is finally about to put him ‘over the top’ is a recent partnership with KING Magazine. Executives and Supermodels of KING Magazine will be appearing at an official after party of the ‘102 SuperJam Concert‘ that will be held at the Greensboro Coliseum on June 23rd. Along with the concert, Anton’s afterparty is SURE to be a sellout event, which will be held in Greensboro at GABRIEL’s, off of West Wendover Ave. Be sure not to miss it!!

Here is the front and back of the official flyer soon to be circulated all over North Carolina.

An article at a later date will be published in KING Magazine and here is a link from their website for the party – link

Anton’s next step is to spread and share his ‘vision’ with the Latin community. He wants to bring Latin artists and more variety of Latin entertainment to Greensboro. Keep your eyes and ears open for lots more of “1st CLASS” in the near future. You can also check out his personal page on Myspace.

- Much thanks and God Bless to Anton Lindsay