Aaron Paxton Arnold is Chicago native, 1995 graduate of Kenwood Academy, a (film) producer, actor, writer, global keynote speaker and national media contributor.
He’s spoken everywhere from Harvard to Capitol Hill on business, entrepreneurship, purpose etc. Most recently, at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Utah on “Faith & God-A Black Man’s Perspective” and Internationally as well.
In 2023, he executive produced, wrote and co-starred in his first award winning Short Film, I Am A Gotdamn Comedy Writer which completed its film- festival run at the end of 2024. In 2020, he put his writing and voice to the test, enrolling in Humor & Comedy writing classes at Emory University. A month after receiving his certificate, he landed a spot as a political satire writer for a digital platform on PBS. In 2024, he enrolled in an actor’s intensive class and since has performed in several actor’s showcases in Atlanta and starred in three indie-films set to release this year, 2025.
Prior to that, he served as a Senior Lead Creative/Producer for various agencies/brand-clients (i.e., Home Depot, ESPN) producing, directing and even serving as the talent. Aaron describes his career as an “integrated journey of professional, social and entrepreneurial experiences allowing me the opportunity to contribute to major platforms like,” such as: MSNBC, ESPN/TheUndefeated, Black Enterprise, CNN, Forbes and interviewing many game-changers including Fortune 500 CEOs . He also gave four years to Atlanta’s Kiss104.1 FM’s afternoon drive time/morning shows, where on-air, he mixed his own brand of comedy = intelligence mixed with hilarious fun; you can listen here here.
In 2006, he founded my first company, MusicIsMyBusiness (MIMB) and in 2008, MIMB was named one of America’s Smartest New Companies led by people under 30 according to Inc Magazine.
