Rashad Rayford, aka Rashad Tha Poet, is an award-winning actor, poet, and speaker. He was crowned the Moth Story Hour Nashville Grand Slam champion. His work has been featured at TEDx, on NPR, and in the Wall Street Journal, HuffPo, and USA Today. His company Elevate Your Vibe, LLC is a non-traditional speaking company that blends spoken word poetry, business talk and inspirational speaking to help businesses tell more compelling and concise stories.