Part 1- Ep 502- Johnathan Lee Iverson: BEAUTIFUL DETOUR - a podcast by Ayana Major Bey

Life comes in seasons which could include giving you a beautiful detour. That’s what I took away from this conversation with Ringmaster Johnathan Lee Iverson. In this episode we discuss letting your tribe come to you, embracing change in your career, and that if you understand that life comes in seasons, that understanding may just help you not to panic pivot. 

Johnathan Lee Iverson, the Ringmaster& Chairman of the Board for Omnium: A Bold New Circus, is an accomplished and history making showman who has been privileged to grace the most coveted stages and arenas, the world over. As a member of The Boys Choir Of Harlem, he shared the spotlight with them likes of LL Cool J, Spike Lee, Lena Horne, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Luciano Pavarotti, Roberta Flack, Placido Domingo, Tony Bennett and scores of other luminaries in the world of entertainment. He's kept company with statesmen such as the late South African President Nelson Mandela, Secretary of State, General Colin Powell and four US Presidents, including

Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and William Jefferson Clinton. The youngest and first Black Ringmaster of the iconic Ringling Bros. and Barnum& Bailey, which he served until its closing in 2017 making him the last ringmaster in the 146 year history of The Greatest Show On Earth, is renowned for his "powerful voice” and “superstar" presence, as well as, being deemed one of Barbara Walters 10 Most Fascinating People, but he is most proud of appearing as a question on JEOPARDY® twice. He is currently the ringmaster with Circus Vargas.

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Jonathan Lee Iverson 

Website: https://www.bigtopvoice.com/

Instagram: @lastringmaster

Ayana Major Bey 

Website: www.ayanabey.com

Instagram: @ayanambey, @theartistpivot 

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Host& Exec. Producer: Ayana Major Bey 

Editor: Kieran Niemand 

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