About The Author

Will Bearyman - Being Black In BusinessWill Bearyman is owner of SilverHook Studios, an Atlanta based visual multimedia production company celebrating their 10th year of business in 2009. He has over 15 years of recording studio experience and over 10 years of audio and video production. He is a certified Pro Tools Operator and Recording Engineer, currently taking his business into the film production world for scoring and editing.

Will has worked in the studio with an array of music artists and has an extensive video resume ranging from commercials to music videos. He has had work featured on Real Weddings from the Knot as well as MTV and VH1. He is currently working with several film companies producing features that he is providing the editing for.

When he isn’t behind the monitor editing and designing new video pieces, Will likes to enjoy hanging out with friends, playing video games, and following his first love as a writer/producer in the studio under the stage name Hookdiggy. In 2009, he received credits on the Method Man and Redman – Blackout 2 album. Will decided to design this blog to cater to other African-American business owners who struggle with not only the idea of being in business for yourself, but the hurdles we face as African-Americans when it comes to doing business.