Hey guys I am so excited and thankful to
Grow Influence for giving me the opportunity to work on the James Kessinger
project. I was chosen as the winner of the project, and I am excited not only
because it is for a good cause but because I feel it will be very inspirational
and beneficial to my readers. Before I go into the project I will give you guys
a brief history on James.
How many people can say they still pursued their life long
dream after facing a huge obstacle such as loosing your sight, and still be
successful at it. That my friends’ is the story of James Kessinger. James a
modern artist and a native of Kentucky lost his sight at 32 in 1978 after the
onset of Macular degeneration (a medical condition that usually affects older
adults and results in a loss of vision in the center of the visual field (the
macula) because of damage
to the
retina).
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As this may seem like a “be all end all” for some people. It
was not for James. He fought even harder to make his dreams a reality. The year
1976 was when James was diagnosed with macular degeneration.2 Over
the next several years, his vision continued to deteriorate, and in 1979, he
sold WK Products.2 Shortly thereafter, he became general manager of
the packaging division of Belknap Inc. in Ocoee, FL.2 While with
Belknap, he created, in Orlando, FL, Line Associates, a design and marketing
company with emphasis in retail display.2 Line served customers such
as Hawaiian Tropic, Proctor & Gamble, L’eggs, the National Foot ball
League, Cheerleaders, as well as many entertainment and sports celebrities. He had many more achievements to come over the years.
