We had the good fortune of connecting with Terrance Barksdale and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Terrance, we’d love to hear about how you approach risk and risk-taking
What do I think about risk-taking? It’s the most important role that comes and goes throughout our lives. In a sense, it gives you the rush of living on the edge. The thrill of not knowing because nothing we do is guaranteed. That’s what makes a risk itself so important to the point you’re gonna do things beyond normal expectation. The way it has played a major role in my life. Coming from poverty and learning the true power of sacrifice to help me develop the right risks to take through my journey of life.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
What sets me apart from others, It’s quite simple. I’m willing to do the things that the next brand won’t do. Nothing is satisfying until your impact is felt, to the point your ripple effect will be shown through other brands. I guess the thing I’m proud of is the fact that I won’t give up on out-thinking the competition and staying 10 steps ahead. Getting here today was not easy at all quite frankly it was never my idea to create a brand I just stumbled on to it really, so the things I had to overcome is that support and loyalty are hard to find that’s why It just makes me my biggest fan. The lesson I’ve learned along the way is to trust “NO ONE” everyone is out to get you in some sort of way. “GET IT” is a self-motivated tool, it’s more than a brand, it’s what our world is built on having a “GET IT” mindset and mentality.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
If you had a chance to spend a week here in Dallas I would take you to the reunion tower to get the full spectrum view of our city from a skyline view when night falls we can take a trip to the “RH” Rooftop To have a drink and also an amazing meal with the option to be indoors or outdoors whatever your preference for a beautiful rooftop Dallas view As far as hotels we have a variety from Canopy by Hilton Dallas Uptown, Fairmont Dallas and the W Dallas Victory. The places you can also check out, the Dallas Art Museum, the Dallas Arboretum, and Botanical Garden.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Honestly, I don’t have any shoutouts, I don’t have any particular person other than my mother and brother for moral support but no one has made a big impact on what I’ve done so far if anything I think it will be a good listen/read or another type of interview to get more in detail in of how things were transpired.

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