Mat Blak founder Ken Marcelle on Black Masculinity and Becoming an Entrepreneur
The hair stylist, florist, curator, and lifestyle brand founder speaks about his journey.
Throughout February, we're spotlighting Black creators we admire and who inspire us through a weekly series of video interviews.
For the series' fourth and final interview, we speak with Ken Marcelle. Ken is a hair stylist, florist, curator, and the owner of Mat Blak, a salon and men's lifestyle brand based in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Ken ran a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised funds to secure a new location for Mat Blak.
For more videos, visit our site, where you can also find interviews with Black creators from The Creative Independent, as well as live Kickstarter projects by Black creators to pledge to and support.
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