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Mike Posner Serves Up Invaluable Advice at Second Annual Hollywood & Mind Summit

Mike Posner Serves Up Advice at Hollywood & Mind Summit

By his own admission, rapper/songwriter/producer Mike Posner had a “midlife crisis at 22.” He had signed a major label deal and experienced his first big brush with success with his 2010 top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hit “Cooler Than Me.” Panelists included Couples Therapy star Dr. Orna Guralnik, actor and singer Chyler Leigh, music producer Aaron Pearce, Angel Carter Conrad, actress/producer Soleil Moon Frye, comedians Kevin Fredericks and Carmen Esposito, professional basketball player Imani McGee-Stafford, Indianapolis Colts vice chair/owner Kalen Jackson, Bel Air creator and showrunner Morgan Stevenson Cooper, model Emma Brooks, The NAACP’s Kyle Bowser and actor/singer Kevin Quinn. I’ve taken some powerful medicines and that’s my favorite one.” Posner spent five nights in the hospital and almost lost his foot, if not his life, as his leg swelled to the size of “an elephant trunk.” But then, after a long recovery, he picked up exactly where he left off and walked the remaining 1,000-plus miles.

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