Meet Ingrid B | Soulcialite, Culture Curator, Host With The Most

We had the good fortune of connecting with Ingrid B and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Ingrid, what is the most important factor behind your success?
Consistency & Authenticity. I truly LOVE what I do and who I do it for. Watching artist develop and grow beyond my stages is my passion and being the Soul of South Florida is my mission.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I Am a business and a businesswoman but first I am an artist. YES, I said it. The curation of my events is an art form. It takes a certain level of artistry to curate a vibe, and I do it well. Hosting is my happy place and watching my Soulcialites fall in Love with what I do brings me joy.

The business part is what I HAVE to do and I am still mastering that,

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
My Best friends are always visiting and we are always On The B Side. The parties I like, the DJs I follow, The places I support are all B Side approved.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
There is no one person who can get credit for my longevity in the scene. I am the manifestation of Poets and Writers and Teachers and Preachers. Everything that I am has been within me before I even knew it. My gifts had to be shown to me by others who saw my light before I did. It’s the people who have known me since I was a child, like the Louissaint sisters and DJ Griot. It is the people who met me in limbo like Rashida Bartley, Audric Dodds and Dr. Heather Russell. If I had to break it down I would have to list all my DJs from DJ Brand’N to A Fly Guy to DJ M Squared to Marvel The Energy. I would have to tell you about the Poets who started on the scene when I did and those who were already established. That list is endless, from Will Da Real One to Georgia Me. Sekou “Tha Misfit” Andrews to Obbie West. It’s Sunni Patterson and Bertrand Boyd. Red WritingHood, Dichotomy, Orville The Poet, Rebecca Dupas, Mreld Green, Poettis. I have witnessed people from all across the country change lives one poem at a time for the last 22 years. It is an amazing thing to experience. Then we have to talk about the singers and the musicians. The ones who have hit my stages like Maya Simone, Janelle Monae, Mumu Fresh, Kindred The Family Soul, Raheem Devaughn, and Anthony David. Mike Phillips, Allen Paul, Melton Mustafa Jr, and Jon Saxx.

It is the kindness of Ms. Betty Wright and those like her who SEE me and gave me the inspiration to keep going. Ms Betty could have had her 60th Birthday party anywhere but chose to celebrate it On The B Side.

Some would say it’s because I know a few famous people. These people like Ms. Betty have consistently supported me by lending their popularity to my brand. Tony Rock, Malcolm Jamal Warner, Lamman Rucker, Sommore, and others have shown me how to fish, which is the most significant gift one can ever receive.

All of these people are on the top of the list but there are so many more. My inspiration comes from many places and from people in all walks of life so if I give all the shout-outs they would include Mike Gardner and Simone Hylton because I have watched them successfully hit their tipping point as entrepreneurs and I am inspired. I would have to tell you about the time Roberta Flack came to my event and showed me what Grace, Class, Kindness & Humility looks like in the flesh. It was truly amazing. Let me not forget the venue owners, because if it wasn’t for David Wallack, Aramis Lorie & Brian Basti the B Side might have never been.

I am grateful to so many who have come in and out of my life over the past 22 years. I am beyond grateful to those who I can now call FRIEND and MENTOR.

As I continue to build and grow my prayer is the same. I want South Florida to B known for it’s SOUL as well as it’s beaches. I like to party on the A side and I understand why people think that’s all Miami has to offer, but as long as their is breath in my body the SOUL OF SOUTH FLORIDA Will ALways B ON THE B SIDE

Website: getonthebside.com

Instagram: @msingridb @onthebsideent

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ingridbazin/

Twitter: msingridb

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MsIngridB

Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/on-the-b-side-miami?osq=on+the+b+side

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9R8rQ1thP8&list=PLLQHPblRIpDFQzfunir7I_4AqQlxNgwpi

Image Credits
romeo davis (pic 1,4) tristan henry (pic 3)