Actor. Musician. Humanitarian. Entrepreneur. These are merely a few words used to describe, Yosiah Johnson (born January 23,1988 in Cincinnati, Ohio). Yosiah's love for entertainment began at a young age and was heavily influenced by greats like Michael Jackson, Tupac Shakur and Martin Lawrence. Yosiah grew up in a single parent household which resulted in multiple relocations which forced him to grow up very quickly. Yosiah believes these circumstances helped him develop a very diverse, mature and charismatic personality. While some may have found the absence of a father, a broken family, and growing up in a small city to be an utterly dismal experience; Yosiah used it as inspiration. He became laser focused on creating a positive change
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He was cast in a few local church plays as a young child. In high school he studied drama and volunteered in several high school plays. After graduation, Yosiah experienced some of his toughest adversity’s. It was a rough time for him as he went from being homeless to questioning his existence to trying to find purpose, and surviving a near death incident.
During this time he found hope in music, not only as a fan but as an artist. Yo,(as he is affectionately called by family and friends) began producing music, developing talent, and studying the music business. In 2013, he signed a national distribution deal and soon after he was offered a management contract with a New York based talent firm. Yosiah achieved regional and national success with his single, “Livin Life”. He appeared to be on top and climbing even higher until more adversity hit. Following another tumultuous time, his music career soon declined. True to the King In The Making that he is, Yosiah refused to allow difficulties to stop the vision for his life. He enrolled in college as a business major and began pursuing entrepreneurship. In 2014, he launched his own multimedia and holding company, Yosiah Vision which also offers business start up services for aspiring entrepreneurs. He continued gaining knowledge of the media industry by interning for Universal, Sony, and then working as a Promotions Assistant for Radio
He was cast in a few local church plays as a young child. In high school he studied drama and volunteered in several high school plays. After graduation, Yosiah experienced some of his toughest adversity’s. It was a rough time for him as he went from being homeless to questioning his existence to trying to find purpose, and surviving a near death incident.
During this time he found hope in music, not only as a fan but as an artist. Yo,(as he is affectionately called by family and friends) began producing music, developing talent, and studying the music business. In 2013, he signed a national distribution deal and soon after he was offered a management contract with a New York based talent firm. Yosiah achieved regional and national success with his single, “Livin Life”. He appeared to be on top and climbing even higher until more adversity hit. Following another tumultuous time, his music career soon declined. True to the King In The Making that he is, Yosiah refused to allow difficulties to stop the vision for his life. He enrolled in college as a business major and began pursuing entrepreneurship. In 2014, he launched his own multimedia and holding company, Yosiah Vision which also offers business start up services for aspiring entrepreneurs. He continued gaining knowledge of the media industry by interning for Universal, Sony, and then working as a Promotions Assistant for Radio