{"id":4180,"date":"2007-01-01T14:50:36","date_gmt":"2007-01-01T18:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=4180"},"modified":"2014-11-14T16:03:52","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T21:03:52","slug":"alumnus-dream-moves-to-fruition-thanks-to-bba-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2007\/01\/alumnus-dream-moves-to-fruition-thanks-to-bba-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumnus\u2019 dream moves to fruition thanks to BBA+ Weekend."},"content":{"rendered":"

Daniel Previlon<\/strong> (BBA \u201806) is an inspirational young man who grew up in the heart of \u201cLittle Haiti\u201d in Miami, Florida.\u00a0 He overcame many obstacles and pushed through difficult circumstances with encouragement from his single mother and his older brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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His older brother, Carl Previlon, was his mentor and supported his passion and talent for writing music.<\/p>\n

\u201cCarl always encouraged me to stay in school; he believed that I was the only one of our siblings who would finish college,\u201d Previlon said.<\/p>\n

Although Carl passed away in 1993, Previlon set out to accomplish his brother\u2019s dream for him. He enrolled in Miami Dade Community College\u2019s North Campus to pursue an education in business administration, determined to obtain his degree and pursue a career in the music industry.<\/p>\n

After graduating from Miami Dade College in June, 2000, he co-founded Versatile Entertainment and worked with that label for four years.\u00a0 He split ways with the label when he felt it was time to move on.<\/p>\n

Previlon also worked at The Village South Rehabilitation Center as a behavioral health tech coordinator, where he managed a staff of 26 employees \u2018round the clock.\u2019\u00a0 He began to pursue a bachelor\u2019s degree in business administration in the College of Business Administration\u2019s BBA+ Weekend program because he felt he would receive the knowledge and skills he would need to compete in the music market and wanted a flexible program to accommodate his busy work schedule.<\/p>\n

He received some information about the BBA+ Weekend program and decided to contact Director Donald Roomes<\/strong> to schedule an appointment to learn more about it. After completing his interview, he was accepted and enrolled in the program in August, 2004.<\/p>\n

Previlon said it was the best decision he\u2019s made in his entire life.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy very first impression of Daniel was that he was a special person,\u201d Roomes said. \u201cHe was quiet and humble, but very dedicated and confident in his abilities. It wasn’t long before I discovered that my hunch was correct.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was definitely a blessing and an unforgettable experience to obtain a bachelor\u2019s degree from the college\u2019s BBA+ Weekend program,\u201d Previlon said. \u201cThe support I received from my professors and their assistants, my guidance counselors, and my fellow students, along with my determination to live a better life, motivated me to succeed in the program. I was able to gain a new loving and supporting family from the students in this program.<\/p>\n

In class, he met fellow student, Rene Zapata<\/strong>, from Lyon Head Doors and Shutters, who offered him a better job opportunity.<\/p>\n

One of the most informative aspects of the program was a Business Management<\/em> class about social responsibility, Previlon said. \u00a0The class project raised $12,000, which the students used to repair leaky school buildings.\u00a0 He was touched by the project. He said, \u201cIt made the kids so happy.\u201d\u00a0 It was then he realized how important it is to give back to the community.<\/p>\n

After graduating, he founded Pimp Mode Entertainment <\/strong>with two of his friends, Yves Martin Joinville<\/strong> and Alex Jeanty.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/strong>Pimp Mode Entertainment symbolizes staying fresh, professional, clean, and sporting the \u2018fliest\u2019 latest fashions representing the Hip Hop<\/em> culture no matter where you\u2019re from,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

His main goal, he said, \u00a0is to make a positive difference in the Hip Hop <\/em>community. He is in the process of releasing his hit double singles, \u201cLove Fantasy,\u201d and \u201cHands of GOD.\u201d <\/strong>He also is currently marketing and promoting his double single to the university\u2019s students and alums because he wants the university\u2019s family to be the first to hear and own an exclusive copy of his music.<\/p>\n

A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the university. If you are interested in purchasing a CD, \u00a0log on to www.cdbaby.com\/deadmanmusic<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daniel Previlon (BBA \u201806) is an inspirational young man who grew up in the heart of \u201cLittle Haiti\u201d in Miami, Florida.\u00a0 He overcame many obstacles and pushed through difficult circumstances with encouragement from his single mother and his older brother. Daniel Previlon His older brother, Carl Previlon, was his mentor and supported his passion and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":71,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[52,541,666,2157,2226],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4180"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/71"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4180"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24326,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4180\/revisions\/24326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}