Freestyle rapper and beatboxer Blake Brandes will deliver a performance that will have you getting creative, reaching higher and writing your own story about your purpose at the UW and beyond. RSVP to attend.

Dr. Blake Brandes is a TEDx speaker, America’s Got Talent performer, and co-founder of the personal development company, Motivational Millennial. With a Ph.D. in hip-hop and global youth cultures, Blake has presented to over 100,000 students to help them “remix their realities” and achieve their dreams. Blake was the recipient of the Marshall Scholarship, one of the most competitive postgraduate awards in the world, and he is also a rapper, beatboxer, and Top 40 music producer who has performed over 200 shows in Europe and the US, including with the creator of Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda.