Randy Jones is one of Alycia Kaback‘s closest friends.  Randy is also an American disco and pop singer and is the founding member and original cowboy from The Village People, which has sold over 100 million records worldwide.  In 2007, he released a disco and pop solo album Ticket to the World. In 2009, he appeared with Flight of the Concords in the music video for “Too Many Dicks.” Alycia invited him to speak as a VIP Industry expert at the last VIP Talent Connect Summit.

Shabaka Henley is an American character actor. Henley is a fixture in many films, most often the films of director Michael Mann. Henley played Herbert Muhammad in Ali. In Collateral he made an impression as a sensitive jazz musician living on borrowed time. He also starred in Steven Spielberg’s The Terminal. In 1999, Henley supplied the role of Pokerface in the Eddie Murphy/Martin Lawrence film Life.

In Miami Vice, Henley succeeded Edward James Olmos as superior officer, Lt. Martin Castillo. He also appeared in the short-lived television series, Robbery Homicide Division and Barbershop. From 2009 to 2010, he played the recurring character of FBI Agent Vreede in Flash Forward, an ABC television series. He also played Buddy in How Stella Got Her Groove Back. Henley plays a role in Heroes as Detective Fuller.

As a stage actor, Henley’s honors include the Drama Desk, Obie, and Olivier Awards. He was also a member of the West Coast Black Repertory Theatre and the San Francisco Mime Troupe.

Randy Jones and Shabaka shared some inspiring stories and industry tips to the aspiring actors and musicians at the VIP Talent Connect Summit.