Aubrey Drake Graham, is a Canadian singer, actor, and entrepreneur. He was born in raised by his mother in Toronto, Ontario. With his mother working paycheck to paycheck, Drake began an acting career, appearing on the show Degrassi. In 2008 Drake began his music career, rapping and was later signed to Young Money Entertainment Label. From there his music career became extremely successful and in 2012, Drake started his own record label OVO Sound. Since then, Drake has become a superstar in the rap game and a public figure in Canada and the United States.  He also became a global ambassador for the Toronto Raptors basketball team, joining their executive committee.

Drake didn’t have an easy upbringing with his father not in the picture. The fact that he had to create opportunities for himself, and couldn’t take anything for granted growing up has kept Drake motivated to not only continue his personal success, but to help others succeed. He started OVO sound so that he could not only produce his music himself, but so that he could also give others a platform to showcase their musical talents. He has showcased his entrepreneurial traits through adapting to the current rap industry and signing new artists in order to stay ahead of that industry.

Drake has inspired many people in many different ways, but Drake inspires through his story of self-made success and through the ways he has shared his wealth with others. In 2018, Drake filmed a music video to his hit song, God’s Plan. During the music video, Drake decided to pay for everyone in a Miami grocery store’s groceries. The total came out to around $175,000. His generosity has inspired me to put others first and his life story has shown me that I can achieve anything I set my mind to. I believe that mindset is great for an entrepreneur to have. No matter how hard things were, Drake made the best out of his situation, and that in itself shows why Drake has been successful, not only in his music, but in his entrepreneurial endeavors.