My City January 2023

appearing as a guest on multiple talk shows and newscasts. He has spoken to professional athletes, coaches, broadcasters, actors, executives and politicians. His impressive list of inter viewees includes Jack Nicklaus, Lou Whitaker, Alan Trammell, Magic Johnson, Deion Sanders, Patrick Mahomes, Kurt Warner, Coach Mike Krzyzewski, Snoop Dogg and hundreds more. His list also includes numerous local legends such as Terry Crews, Mark Ingram Jr., Coach Tom Izzo, Coach John Beilein, Brandon Carr, boxer Anthony Dirrell, and Miles Bridges, to name a few. His work, coupled with his high school education and extracurriculars, makes for long nights and tired days – but for him it’s just part of the mission. “If I can get an interview, it makes it worth the effort,” he shares. When he founded Global Kid Media, Vedant was a sixth-grader in Grand Blanc. “We were looking for a way to supplement his ed ucation by learning skills through life lessons,” says his father, Vipul. “We always thought

outside the box in terms of education. Vedant expressed interest in entering a competition he saw in Sports Illustrated for Kids magazine to be come a kid reporter.”The applicants were asked to interview one person and Vedant and his father thought that most kids would interview a local athlete or family member.They decided to go bigger. “That year, the NCAA tournament was taking place in Detroit and we thought that we should go and try to cover the event,” Vedant explains.They were able to get access to press conferences, conduct interviews and more. Sports Illustrated for Kids felt that Vedant may have misrepresented himself and they denied him the chance to become a Sports Illustrated reporter. “It turned out to be the best thing that could’ve happened,” Vipul states. It was at that moment when he and Vedant decided to start Global Kid Media. Once started, Global Kid Media couldn’t be stopped. Vedant and Vipul traveled all across the country including Hawaii to cover events

ABOVE: VEDANT HAS A SOFT SPOT FOR GREATER FLINT NATIVES AND LOVES TALKING WITH LOCAL CELEBRITIES SUCH AS MARK INGRAM I I .

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ABOVE: VEDANT GRILLS EDMONTON OILERS PRESIDENT, KEN HOLLAND, DURING HIS TIME WITH THE RED WINGS.

LEFT: SETTING UP THE PERFECT CAMERA ANGLE FOR HIS NEXT INTERVIEW.

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