Flores. Bull in a China Shop

enjoy both my speeches guys!

SHAUN FLORES Friday 28th September 2018 Snapchat head quarters , what a fantastic experience to be at the company that gave birth to the world youngest billionaire at 26. Here I am with my dear Afro futuristic buddy , we connected over killmonger and haven’t turned back. A meeting with the account manager who informed us of the colossal power Snapchat wields on our young generation and how they are only doing more and more to improve it for us as their largest consumers 18-24 year olds after our brief we got our hands on the essence of Snapchat their filters and lenses ! Alongside one of the funniest filters we had the chance to make Snapchat was an experience I would highly recommend to anyone ! Onward, upwArd let the power of social media drive our greatness.

So Yes on the 29th July I gave a Ted X talk. Gave a Ted X Talk on the failures of multiculturalism and the education system how it has failed the black community in teaching us a history that is outside the white paradigms Its still very much surreal, I walked onto that stage and I WAS SOOO NERVOUS. I forgot most of my words. I had to improvise the talk from what I could remember about it. To speak on the failures of multiculturalism and the education system was a dream come through the support was fantastic. It was in correlation to my research which I will detail below. My research about the 3 Issues Black men face  I would argue that one of the main issues when it comes to improving the outcomes for young black men in education from early years to university.   I base this understanding on a number of academic studies of which I researched extensively when I delivered a talk about the attainment gap at a BAME Leaders Conference (2017) for Roehampton University. F...

Aspiring, journalist and presenter Shaun Flores otherwise known as the Pink Lipped Brown  Skinned Kid, is known for his charm, humour and utter penchant for knowledge. Hailing from South West London, birthing talent. His height 6ft2 188cm is a reflection of his ambition. He is not an overachiever or over-ambitious. He is becoming a master of self, Tenacious, and hungry to become the best he can be. He commands a room with the base of his voice and his reassured presence. Chest pumped and Straight talking, he will leave you with a memory. A podcaster he can be, a reporter and a journalist. His way with words is one that compels you to listen to him. Further making him an ideal voice-over artist coming from a Trinidadian background, Shaun found himself in fashion walking the catwalks , but there is no greater catwalk than that of life itself. Shaun has faced structural disadvantages and individual challenges which have only been fuel to his ever-burning fire. ...

And now I bring to an end of a fantastic 10 weeks with media trust. I have learnt so much about myself. I have been paired with an amazing mentor. Now I know who I want to be and what I will be doing. I want to be a journalist, working in radio, podcast and reporting political commentary. I will be an expert and my journey has only just begun. I will be applying for a journalism training course and my PhD as well with the hope of going to drama school. I am in the business of exploring my character not only professionally, but also personally. Dr Flores, model journalist and actor.  Some of the photos below are of some of the amazing people on my course. Here is Beulah giving us the lovely smile. Although we look like father and daughter ahahah. The picture above is the day we finished the course. We are moving onto the graduation to which I have the honour to present alongside Natalie and Maya. Lynobi and I at snapchat, the memories w...

Are you looking to break into one of the toughest industries on the planet? The media industry in the 21st century is oversaturated, we live in the age of information, influencers, public figures, and more. Most people don’t know where to start, where they want to be or how it ends. Through Media Trust, all these queries can be answered. Imagining ends here and reality begins. Its free, and for those between the ages of 17-24 there are ten weeks of media masterclasses, in advertising, PR, photography and digital media, podcasting and radio. Then on top of that you can have your cake and eat it to this time, with two weeks of skills related to employment, so you aren’t burdened with all this information and no employment opportunities. You even then have the added opportunity to be mentored by top individuals such as & Richard Pascoe and also Jasmine Dotiwala who has interviewed the rapper Stormzy! Real murky. Media Trust is Supported by the Mayor’s Fund for London and ...

Morning Afternoon, Evening. You are here with the pink lip brown skin kid, Shaun Flores, you must know me by now with my blog “Bull in a china shop”.   Today I am here to tell the story of the masterclass we had with the creators of the podcast Vernaire Bass and Ryan Nile with the special guest Dalia Dias. Vernaire Bass and Ryan Nile the creators of the “For the creator's podcast” titled this as a podcast that is entertaining, educational and motivational that explores the various minds behind all the creative things we love. Their masterclass was showing us how to market our podcasts. We had the honour of practising interviewing skills on a podcast platform with the fantastic Daliah Diaz, creative director, photographer and filmmaker. Dalia has worked with the amazing and newly reinvented Tyga , the iconic Stormzy, Wretch 32 and countless other artists.   Listen in we are locked in right now with the Culture Stream podcast. Dalia is a beautiful sister with her all be...