Black History Month: Re-Engineering Lives With Hajj Flemmings

DETROIT (WWJ) - Hajj Flemmings is a masterful Brand Strategist who founded Brand Camp University, a company he says, that helps small businesses, corporations and people tell their stories.

As part of that, he says, they offer a series of conferences that are held in Detroit, Boston and New York.

The 42-year old started the company after he lost his engineering job at Ford Motor Company in 2009.

According to a its Facebook page, Brand Camp University is an interactive conference that brings together the best and brightest minds in communications, marketing, brand development and business management to explore how social media has revolutionized the way individuals and companies position their brands.

Flemmings, a Michigan Tech graduate with a degree in mechanical engineering says he always knew he wanted to be his own man and own person.

"I knew I wanted to be able to change my hustle from being a person who engineered car parts to helping people re-engineer their lives," said Flemmings.