Jac Rip

Built for the spotlight, but still grounded enough to remember the climb. 😎🔥 Keep showing up, keep leveling up, and let the work make the noise.

Some people perform. Some people leave a piece of themselves on that stage. 🎤🔥

Every bar. Every word. Every moment—I mean it.

Ready to feel better. I had to get an epidural in my back from a bulging disc

Huge thank you to our Sponsor Nicole Tolson.

Tolson & Magruder Consulting, LLC — Proud Stage Sponsor
Strategy That Executes.

Most initiatives don’t fail at the idea stage — they fail in ex*****on. Tolson & Magruder was built for that gap, bringing the governance structure, delivery discipline, and executive clarity that turn a strategic plan into a finished outcome.

Founded and led by Principal Nicole A. Tolson, the firm draws on more than 30 years of enterprise program leadership, including $100M+ in delivered programs across healthcare, higher education, government, and commercial environments. Services span strategic planning and advisory, program and project management, governance and compliance, and organizational change management.

Tolson & Magruder is a Woman-Owned Small Business and Minority-Owned firm, SAM.gov registered, serving clients nationwide from the Atlanta metro area.

Poetry in the Park is growing into something I’ve always dreamed of—but never imagined I could galvanize enough people to actually make happen.

As an artist, I’ve always wanted a platform where I could share my art with an audience that could connect, interact and genuinely support. To now be in a position where I’m helping create that platform for other artists—in such a short amount of time—feels incredible.

But what means even more to me are the relationships we’re fostering and the community we’re building.

And MY TEAM?! BONKERS!!! 😂❤️

My wife Jodi—from handling the smallest details to literally helping me build a stage in under a week.

Yvonne—for managing an amazing volunteer crew and helping keep everything moving.

My sisters Cheré & Jai and my son Cairo —for constantly filling the gaps wherever they’re needed.

And all of our FRIENDS who continue showing up, working, supporting and helping us create such an organized, welcoming and loving environment for every person who walks through those gates.

Huge thank you to Justin for making everything sound amazing, Robert Campbell aka Gumbo Soul Music for always bringing the vibes, Sharon Snyder Fuente for capturing the moments through beautiful photography, every one of our vendors, every incredible artist who trusted our platform with their gifts, and our very first sponsor, T&M Consulting, for believing in what we’re building.

Poetry in the Park is becoming bigger than an event.

It’s becoming a community. A platform. A movement.

And the beautiful part is… we’re just getting started. ❤️🎤