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-065- It’s rare when one person equally embodies the charac teristics of both the left and right brain. Jesse Kearse is one of the lucky few. By now you’ve heard of GRSM (pronounced grue«some) Studios. But what you didn’t know is that in the brand’s early stages, Kearse had very little training in-field photography skills. What he lacked in skill he made up in a thirst for knowledge. “I started really learning about the math and physics behind cameras and using my technological background—my mom teaches computer science—so that helped me,” Kearse said. By the senior year, Kearse was pushing to set a new creative standard. The Georgia native spearheaded the visuals for one of CASA’s biggest projects in Miss Maroon & White as well as the Freshman Stroll Off. Although accomplished, the Kinesiology major stays humble. A firm believer of the process, Kearse un derstands the importance of patience. “Even though people aren’t directly giving you praises, those core people [who] have been following you from the beginning and your friends and family, doing it for those people and doing it for yourself and not worry ing about having the clout or all the praises-that’s just an underdog mentality.” When asked to define the term ‘underdog,’ Brooklen Mc Carty was quick to recite lyrics from Yung Pinch’s 2017 standout track “Underdogs.” “‘Underdogs never get credit/ She get to your head if you let it,”’ McCarty recited, "Focus on you, f—the drama.” Since finding his passion for filmmaking as a freshman, the California native has taken solace in being slept on. That same year McCarty, along with Jesse Kearse, found ed the creative brand known as GRSM (pronounced grue*some) Studios. Anyone who has founded a company will tell you that the early days are rough, to say the least. GRSM was no different. At his lowest point, McCarty was robbed of creative property. Through it all, McCarty has remained patient. A walking/ breathing manifestation of the mantra “trust the pro cess,” he has slowly but surely built a network of artists, cameramen and more. His hard work earned him an internship with NBC Universal in the summer of 2017, where he received his first taste of corporate life. This only reaffirmed his decision to pursue the entrepreneur ial route: “When I got to NBC, it was cool. I understand how to work the hierarchy, I guess you could say, but the hier archy isn’t for me,” McCarty said. “I very much feel like the hierarchy needs to change and the way the hierarchy should be approached should be modified and the only way you can actually change the hierarchy is to create your own.” I After three years of honing his craft, McCarty has be- j come a big fish in a small pond. The four letters can be found on almost any high quality graphic, video, etc.... | As he looks to expand GRSM, the California native will once again have to deal with the lack of recognition. But this is nothing new. He hasn’t let it get to his head just yet and doesn’t plan to. Confidence has not always been something that Daniel I* Satterwaite possessed. However, through his matricu- j lation through Morehouse, he has gained unshakeable 1 confidence in himself and in his role as a leader. Satterwaite, a senior Psychology major from Norfolk, j Va., is heavily involved on campus. He serves as a Stu- j| dent Ambassador, president of Psi Chi, the psychology 1 honors society and is a member of the Morehouse Psy- j chological Association. This year, he acted as the lead I RA in Perdue. While he honed his leadership skills here at Morehouse, j I Satterwaite’s first opportunity to emerge as a leader pre- ; sented itself during his sophomore year of high school. I I A trained cellist, he was involved in the Strolling Silver j Strings, a traveling orchestra in his hometown, where 1 I he was selected as section leader. Through this role, he j built his confidence and learned how to talk to people without being condescending. “Morehouse has its problems - and it has its way of exil- j ing certain folks - but I can say that it still provided me . a safe space for me to grow and become more confident .\ and really find out who I was, and to explore for myself in a way that may not be able to if I had gone to a PWI, or if I went to another HBCU,” Satterwaite said. In finding a safe space at Morehouse, Satterwaite real ized he wanted to create safe spaces for others by in cluding and embracing them despite their backgrounds. | He will miss being able to exist in the safe spaces that Morehouse provides and seeing beautiful Black people, j He has never been in a space dominated by Black peo- j. pie who are doing their own thing and just existing. After graduating in May 2018, Satterwaite plans to ob- I tain his master’s degree in educational psychology from ; the University of Virginia. He desires to become a class-'] room teacher and an education policy or program eval- ‘| uator to ensure that they are benefiting students and * teachers of color. I THE TITANS