Tony Minnifee was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. His college experience consisted of valuable tutelage in the area of Business Management at Lockyear College in the small town of Simpsonville, Kentucky. His college experience lead him to transition into the U.S. Navy, where he spent four years as an Intelligence Specialist and lived in Keflavik, Iceland for 2 ½ years. His Navy career afforded him various positions in the military and private sector spanning a 12 year period in manufacturing.

Tony’s thirst for progression lead him to seek alternate opportunities in the business sector.  He went back to school after deciding that IT was the wave of the future. Building his experience working in a myriad of contracting jobs, Tony eventually worked his way into an employment opportunity at a fortune 500 banking institution. Over the past decade Tony has ascended from basic client service (Helpdesk), to becoming Vice President of a Global Infrastructure Team.

Tony has been married to his wife for the past 20 years, and they parent 3 wonderful children. Through Tony’s commitment to providing his family the things he was lacking as a child, he has nurtured his son into numerous Division one college opportunities, as well as providing the entire family with FATHERLY Love and guidance.

As he progresses, he is looking forward to changing the narrative for black men, not just in America, but across the globe. His hope is that Rebrand The Blackman will become a catalyst for change in how the world views black men holistically. Black men make up 6% of the US population, which means there are at least 20 million black males. There’s an extreme disconnect with what’s being told, and the stark reality that there are some great Black men. If we were all as bad as some would like others to believe, America would be in chaos. He refuses to let that narrative continue to ring true for those that want to buy into it. His hope is that everyone that gets involved with this movement of positivity will be a beacon of light to others for the sake of our children.