Mathew Knowles – Father, Manager, Mogul, Crusader and Survivor
- Mathew Knowles - Father, Manager, Mogul, Crusader and Survivor Tony Chapman 36:30
Have you ever wondered what it was like to raise Beyoncé as a father and be her manager? Or how Destiny’s Child came to be one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. The role brands like L’Oréal and Pepsi played in Beyoncé’s early success as a solo artist.
Mathew Knowles, the father of Beyoncé and Solange, joins Chatter that Matters to share his remarkable journey from a Father of Beyoncé and Solange to a Music Industry Manager, then a Mogul to a Civil Rights Crusader, a Survivor of Male Breast Cancer, and Keynote Speaker.
Mathew Knowles will deliver a keynote at the After Breast Cancer Gala on September 29, 2024, from 12 to 6 pm, at the Bellvu Manor in Vaughan, Ontario. Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.afterbreastcancer.ca/pink-diamond-gala-2024
10 Moments That Matter:
1. [02:09] Matthew Knowles discusses being a child when schools were being desegregated
2. [05:09] The classroom incident that taught Knowles the importance of being prepared
3. [08:30] How Knowles got his job at Xerox through a chance encounter
4. [11:05] Beyoncé as a young child
5. [13:19] Sharing Destiny’s Child’s successes and failures and why both matter
6. [15:06] The decision to transition from corporate America to music management
7. [16:46] Navigating the challenges of being both a parent and manager
8. [18:41] Practicing failure as part of artist development for Destiny’s Child
9. [19:18] Approaching the music industry from a worldwide perspective
10. [20:48] Knowles’ battle with male breast cancer
To learn more about Mathew Knowles, https://www.mathewknowles.com/
