Influencer Marketing Pioneer Coltrane Curtis on the Steps to Success for Industry Talent

The Team Epiphany founder lays out a blueprint

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Team Epiphany founder Coltrane Curtis is all about firsts.

He was one of the first employees at Ecko Unlimited before urban fashion caught fire. He was at the vanguard with Complex magazine, serving as what he called “editor at extra large.” Curtis forged a partnership with rapper 50 Cent to create G-Unit Apparel, and was the first MTV VJ to focus exclusively on red carpet fashion.

Crucially though, Curtis, trained as a photographer, saw the power of influencers and culture, founding

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