A month after his 18th birthday, Ish walked into his local grocery store and became one of its youngest department heads. He worked closely with his team and became the people’s advocate. After finishing his undergraduate studies, Ish turned down his pursuit of medical school and went into the fashion industry to learn from the best about distribution, marketing, retailing, and leadership. This is where he realised his passion for working with individuals and helping them achieve their dreams. He, later on, went into telecommunications. Ish eventually ended up working for Electrolux Major Appliances, as part of their customer service and digital correspondence team. The Sierra Leone born Augusta native started mentoring execs and small business owners on emotional intelligence and how to work with their employees.

Ish also worked closely with students, helping them navigate high school and college life before eventually moving to Maryland. As a young Black family man, Ish started noticing the lack of support out there for Black Men. After losing a brother to gun violence, he had had enough. He started doing his research to find a safe space for Black Men to come together and help effect change in their communities. In 2017, Black Men Who Blog (now 86majesty) was founded and he later brought on his best friend of over 20 years Wil on as his co-founder. In 2019, after experiencing first hand the over-incarceration and over-medication of young Black Men, Ish added prison reform as one of the social issues his company will go up against. Ish is also the host of the podcast Loudly Saying It, where he and his guests talk about life, business, relationships, and every other tabooed topic that relates to Black Men.