1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: Welcome to Money Making Conversation Masterclass. I'm your host with 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:06,479 Speaker 1: Sean McDonald. I recognize that we all have different definitions 3 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:08,480 Speaker 1: of success. For you, it may be the size of 4 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: your paycheck. Mine is inspired people to accomplish their goals 5 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: and live their very best life. It's time to stop 6 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: reading other people's success stories to start writing your own. 7 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:20,119 Speaker 1: People always talk about the purpose of gifts. If you 8 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 1: have a gift, leave with your gifts and know that 9 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 1: your friends, family, or coworkers stop you from planning or 10 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: living your dream. My next just is truly a dreamer. 11 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: She's there's a dream in everyge coop. She is the 12 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: executive chef, owner and founder of pre Relicious ice Cream. 13 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 1: Criminal Licious if you don't know, Criminally in the news 14 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:42,480 Speaker 1: a lot lately in a very positive way. But also 15 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 1: she wants to respond to some things that have been 16 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:47,479 Speaker 1: on social media. But more importantly is about trust and 17 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 1: she trust and believes that you know, there's ass of 18 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:52,560 Speaker 1: purpose is what she's doing in her life. I've invited 19 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 1: on Money Making Conversation Masterclass to tell our story to 20 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: get us updated. Welcome to the show. Executive chef Liz Rogers, 21 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:04,400 Speaker 1: how are you are you looking good? Nice to see you. 22 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 1: Where are you based in? What's it you're based in? 23 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: So I'm based here in Cincinnati, Ohio. So I'm originally 24 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 1: from Cleveland, Ohio. And the whole brand of cream Alicious, 25 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:17,400 Speaker 1: how did that get started? I'm an executive chef and 26 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: restaurant tour by trade. So Cremlitious actually came from all 27 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 1: the desserts that we made homemade inside the restaurant and 28 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:30,400 Speaker 1: they were actually just turned into ice cream desserts. So, 29 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: so when I hear things like slap your mama, you know, uh, 30 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 1: you know, the con Poe, the sweepertato pie, all these 31 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: things are just Southern favorites. How did you manage to create? Really? 32 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: You know, because some people have versions of this, but 33 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: George tastes a little bit different and a lot better 34 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:54,919 Speaker 1: than your competitors. How is that? I think it has 35 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 1: a great deal to do with me being a chef 36 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 1: and criminal Isious is like Disney of the Storytellers. Uh. 37 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 1: Each point is it's very authentic. It's about real times, 38 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: real people, it's about family. Um, it's an extremely authentic brand. Uh. 39 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 1: It really takes you back to childhood memories, just when 40 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 1: times were better, you know, when we really didn't have 41 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 1: a worry or care in the world, where we can 42 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: be friends and and we can play until the street 43 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: lights come on, and you know, just all of those 44 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 1: you know, going to church and coming home and having 45 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:31,959 Speaker 1: family dinners and and just waiting for the best part 46 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: of the dinner, which would be the dessert. Desserts always first, 47 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 1: and it's always the best, and it's always the most 48 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 1: exciting part about eating. So I think that, um, we 49 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: really stand out just because each each one of the 50 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 1: points they have a story, um that can really resonate 51 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 1: with just just an average person. Now, how did it 52 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: all start? Because I know, you know right now you 53 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:00,799 Speaker 1: your social media's blowing up. You know, there's a controversy 54 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: around the Wald Martin launching another ice cream called June tenth. 55 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 1: But before we get into that, how did you get 56 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 1: in the ice cream business? I've gotten the ice cream 57 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:16,959 Speaker 1: business because I love I love food, I love desserts, 58 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 1: I love sweets, so I'd rather eat sweets than than 59 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: than regular food. And just really from just owning my 60 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: own restaurants and just being innovative. I pride myself on 61 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:32,800 Speaker 1: being extremely innovative, cremlicious, is more than a dessert, is 62 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 1: absolutely an experience. So we do take fresh bake pastries 63 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: from the South, um four generations of family owned recipes, 64 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: and we baked them in their entirety and they're combined 65 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 1: in the pint. So I really wanted in alam pint 66 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: the best of both worlds. I didn't want the consumer 67 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: to have to choose. They can have the best of 68 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 1: both worlds and really really being innovative with the flavors 69 00:03:55,520 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: and the brand names and where the actual dessert originated from. Uh. 70 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: That was extremely important to me as well too, for 71 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: it to be a conversation piece. Now, now your brand 72 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: was out there doing well, you got picked up in 73 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 1: other stories besides Walmart, your Target, you and other stories 74 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:17,919 Speaker 1: that are competitors of Target and Walmart, but more importantly 75 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: Kroger's your Kroger stores. I know, I actually walked was 76 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:23,480 Speaker 1: walking down the ice cream and I looked over to 77 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:26,040 Speaker 1: my right. Now's whole religious that's a while. You're here too, 78 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 1: so you know a lot of as they say, a 79 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 1: level brand stores, which is which is? Which is amazing 80 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:35,360 Speaker 1: for a new product? What is? What is your testimony 81 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: or test us a statement? When I tell you you're 82 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: in these high level stores. And you know, also, if 83 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 1: I'm missing any stores, please mention them because I don't 84 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 1: want to upset any of your other clients. Yeah, we're 85 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: we're We're in Walmart, of course. Uh, We're in Kroger, 86 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: We're in Mire, Uh, We're in Target, Jungle Gyms, We're 87 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:59,480 Speaker 1: all over the country. It's the national brand now, and uh, 88 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 1: it's in a really amazing opportunity for crem Alitious and 89 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: the actual brand we have. It's not the easiest being 90 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: an African American woman and minority ice cream manufacturer at 91 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: any rate. You know, Uh, crem Alitious is one of 92 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: the first and only African American ice cream manufacturers and 93 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,040 Speaker 1: mass production in the world today. So I really kind 94 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: of set out to do this mostly because I understood 95 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 1: that there was just definitely a need. There was this 96 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 1: huge hole in the category. I felt, um, that's really 97 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 1: overcome by these huge giants that's you know in the 98 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: world that you know has been here since we were kids. 99 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 1: And you know, for me, I you know, as cheers 100 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 1: in the Underdog. I just want other entrepreneurs to understand 101 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 1: that if they have a dream, they need to just 102 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 1: go for their dream. And not be afraid to take risks, 103 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: and you know, follow your passion and as you always say, 104 00:05:54,960 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: lead with your gifts. And I really do believe in that, 105 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:00,279 Speaker 1: and I do I do seek that as much as 106 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:03,720 Speaker 1: possible to be an inspiration so that we can make 107 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: room for other people to be on the shelves as well. 108 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 1: But I also know that if opportunities do not come 109 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: to you knocking on your door, that it's time that 110 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:14,720 Speaker 1: we understand that we have to go out and we 111 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 1: have to create our own opportunities and to not be 112 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: afraid to call up some of these retailers and say, hey, 113 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 1: could you give me a shot? And if they say no, 114 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 1: you gotta keep trying. At the end of the day, 115 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 1: all they can do is say no, but they may 116 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:30,040 Speaker 1: say yes absolutely, and then you have to be ready 117 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 1: when they say yes. That's the whole key, you know. 118 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 1: Like I said, you can jump, but you better jump 119 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:36,920 Speaker 1: with a plan, better jump with a little money, and 120 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 1: most important to jump with the product to be able 121 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:43,359 Speaker 1: to deliver. Now, there's a dream in every school because 122 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 1: you started mentioning about dreams and talking about people living 123 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,400 Speaker 1: their dream and reaching their dream and not being deterred 124 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:52,039 Speaker 1: when their dreams are being denied. Why do you say 125 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 1: there's a dream in every scoop or cream of Delicious? 126 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: No um, just having this ice cream on the shelf. 127 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 1: It's bigger than me, right, it's it's so much bigger 128 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:05,679 Speaker 1: than me. It doesn't necessarily mean that, you know, there's 129 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 1: this this It's more than just a pint of ice 130 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 1: cream for for people to eat and enjoy. It's the 131 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 1: accomplishment of just almost doing the impossible. You know, sometimes 132 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 1: people don't believe in you, they can't see your vision, 133 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 1: they don't understand what you're trying to do. And then everybody, 134 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: you know, one wants to be around and they want 135 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:28,679 Speaker 1: to be with you when you're winning, right, But nobody 136 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 1: wants to to be on that bus when it's slowing down. 137 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 1: Everybody is jumping off. And then you just have everybody 138 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:36,679 Speaker 1: that wants to ride the bus when when it's going fast, 139 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 1: you know, and and and there's opportunity and people can 140 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 1: see that. And then there's this expiration date, right, so 141 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 1: you're you're kind of racing against time and you have 142 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 1: to really understand, you know, what it means to have hope, 143 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 1: I mean, hope keeps us driven. It keeps us in 144 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 1: the game. You know, you you feel like as long 145 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 1: as you have hope, you feel like you can actually win. 146 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: You know, once you lose hope, you're gonna lose, you know. 147 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 1: So I try really hard to make sure that I 148 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 1: can provide what I need for myself and what I've 149 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 1: set out to do, because you only have one life. 150 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 1: We'll be right back with more Money Making Conversations Masterclass 151 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 1: with Rashan McDonald. Now, let's return to Money Making Conversations 152 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 1: Masterclass with Rashan McDonald. Now. You started becoming on various 153 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 1: people's radar in the top of the year January. I 154 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: started seeing people free videos of your Cremoligius on TikTok 155 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:35,079 Speaker 1: and and so it was so you were kind of 156 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 1: like I wouldn't say underground brand because you were in 157 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:41,679 Speaker 1: Target Stories. Was like you said, Myers and in the 158 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 1: Jungle Gym and and then Walmant at the time. But 159 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: then in January it seems like the world discovered you. 160 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:50,959 Speaker 1: What impact did they have on your business because I 161 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 1: think you went in Kroger's in March, correct, that's correct, 162 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:58,559 Speaker 1: Umkroger's expanded the brand a lot more than what I 163 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:01,320 Speaker 1: thought they would, so that was great, and just trying 164 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:04,440 Speaker 1: to keep up with the demand for um, what's going 165 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 1: on here, uh, you know, just just out here and 166 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:10,079 Speaker 1: being compared to I mean, like it's crazy because I'm 167 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 1: like right on the shelf next to Ben and Jerry's 168 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:16,559 Speaker 1: Hogads and Nestley. So it's kind of unreal, you know, 169 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:21,079 Speaker 1: but it's happening, and you know, it's it's not as 170 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 1: easy to stay on the shelf. You know. We're looking 171 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 1: for you know, support, We're wanting to be acknowledged because 172 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 1: we do have a very good product. I'm still learning, 173 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 1: I'm still perfecting my product. I'm still learning what type 174 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:38,680 Speaker 1: of marketing to do, UM, sorting out the people that's 175 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:43,679 Speaker 1: around me, building a stronger infrastructure, and just really understanding 176 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:47,319 Speaker 1: people think that you can't make any mistakes, like you're 177 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:50,600 Speaker 1: held to this really really high standard and you don't 178 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 1: get an opportunity to mess up, you know. But the 179 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 1: truth of the matter is, as a business owner, you're 180 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:57,439 Speaker 1: gonna make a ton of mistakes. You're gonna learn a 181 00:09:57,480 --> 00:09:59,319 Speaker 1: lot of lessons. But that doesn't mean you have to 182 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:02,079 Speaker 1: live in your less since. But I'm in control of 183 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 1: the pen, you know, I've decided that I'm in control 184 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 1: of my own headlines and my own destiny and my 185 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:12,199 Speaker 1: own future. And you know, I write my own headlines now. 186 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 1: So with crem Malicious, there's so much that I'm learning 187 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:20,840 Speaker 1: um in the consumer packaging goods. But I surround myself 188 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 1: by a very knowledgeable team, and you can't do everything 189 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 1: by yourself when you're when you're running a business. Now, Walmart, 190 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:33,719 Speaker 1: they put out an ice cream called June tenth and 191 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:36,560 Speaker 1: it it was, it was, it was. It was bad 192 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: for them because they got a lot of bad publicity, 193 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:41,440 Speaker 1: but in some ways it was good for you, very 194 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 1: very good. Talk about that Yin and yang that was happening, 195 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:49,679 Speaker 1: because suddenly, like in January, people found you. But for 196 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 1: a different reason. Now Walmart has apologized. Let's make sure 197 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:57,240 Speaker 1: everybody understand. Walmart has apologized for distributing to the ice cream, 198 00:10:57,280 --> 00:10:59,439 Speaker 1: and I believe at this time they were moving to 199 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 1: ice cream from the shelf. But this interview is about 200 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 1: the impact of positivity. Your fans have found you, how 201 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:09,959 Speaker 1: they've supported you, So talk about that whole Walmart experience, 202 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 1: you know from the social media, from the fans, and 203 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 1: how they have rallied behind you on your social media. 204 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 1: And it's almost like if if social media was a phone, 205 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 1: your phone will be ringing off the hook. It has 206 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 1: been ringing off the hook. Actually there has and um 207 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:33,720 Speaker 1: so many news outlets from across the country that want 208 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:37,719 Speaker 1: me to speak on this. And I pretty much had decided, uh, 209 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:41,320 Speaker 1: how I was going to deliver my message and decided 210 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 1: when I was going to answer to it and what 211 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:46,360 Speaker 1: climate I was gonna be in. And of course I 212 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:49,200 Speaker 1: trust you, you know, with my life, because you're fair 213 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:54,319 Speaker 1: and you're very very much right here. Um you're not 214 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 1: You're not biased, And it's it's it's it's kind of 215 00:11:57,480 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 1: like you don't go in and and make us some 216 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:02,599 Speaker 1: is about things and you think about things and and 217 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 1: and I'm in a safe environment where I can deliver 218 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 1: my story. And so I felt really good about how 219 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:11,920 Speaker 1: I'm delivering my story and the climate that I'm delivering 220 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 1: it in today. So that's why I decided to do 221 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 1: this one and only exclusive interview with you. Uh. It 222 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 1: was very hard because it was very scary because I 223 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:26,320 Speaker 1: wasn't really sure how this was going to affect my brand. Um, 224 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:29,480 Speaker 1: I didn't know, you know, it could have went either way. 225 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 1: And and even today you don't know if you know 226 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:36,719 Speaker 1: you're gonna upset someone, or if someone's gonna you know, 227 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:40,199 Speaker 1: if there's gonna be backlash, or you just don't know. 228 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 1: But all I know is today I just have to 229 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 1: be my authentic self, um and a businesswoman and understand 230 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:50,559 Speaker 1: exactly what I'm dealing with right now. And it was 231 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:54,439 Speaker 1: a very unfortunate situation. But I think the blessing of 232 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 1: it was all of the people out in the world 233 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:01,559 Speaker 1: that really support word of me. I mean like literally 234 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 1: some of the posts really made me cry. I got 235 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:11,839 Speaker 1: thousands of messages, emails, letters in boxes, uh, posts, just 236 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:15,479 Speaker 1: people just reaching out, just really wanting to be supportive 237 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:18,439 Speaker 1: of this brand. It was just like, you know, cheers 238 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 1: to the underdog, because I am the underdog, right and 239 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:24,400 Speaker 1: I'm I'm cool with that because it's what I know. 240 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:26,840 Speaker 1: Is all I know how to do is come back 241 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:30,719 Speaker 1: from it and basically stand my ground. But when you're 242 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 1: yourself and when you're authentic and you stand by your 243 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:36,160 Speaker 1: brand and your name, that's all that really matters. And 244 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 1: I wanted people to really understand that I never went 245 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:45,719 Speaker 1: through a diversity department in any of the retailers that 246 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:49,440 Speaker 1: I got involved with. Where crem Malicious is being sold. 247 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:52,839 Speaker 1: I didn't. I did that for a reason because I 248 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:55,199 Speaker 1: wanted to be in the stores for my own merits, 249 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:59,600 Speaker 1: my hard work, the quality of my product. I didn't 250 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 1: want hand out. I didn't want people to feel like, 251 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:04,599 Speaker 1: you know, they had to meet a quota or you know, 252 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 1: we're just going to give you a shot because you're black, 253 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:09,680 Speaker 1: and we have to have an African American or minority 254 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 1: or black women in the in the stores. I wanted 255 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:15,439 Speaker 1: them to understand that my brand is just as good 256 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 1: as anyone else's. I'm just not as big. I may 257 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 1: not have all the resources, I may not have all 258 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:25,200 Speaker 1: the capital that other brands have to really really grow 259 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:28,760 Speaker 1: this brand. But every day I invest in myself by 260 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:32,480 Speaker 1: working hard and investing in my brand and making sure 261 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 1: that my brand has what it needs to compete and 262 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 1: be successful. And I just really compete with myself. So 263 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 1: I feel like everybody that reached out, everybody that was 264 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 1: on those posts, and the shares and the likes and 265 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: and just how they stood up, you know, it just 266 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 1: meant everything to me, and it really gave me everything 267 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 1: to keep going. I'm talking to the executive chef, founder, 268 00:14:55,400 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 1: owner of Premlicious of Liz Rogers. Liz, Um, there are 269 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 1: a lot of rumors I want to clear up right now. 270 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 1: You know, first of all, first rumor affairs that the 271 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 1: June Teeth ice cream was a collaboration between Walmart and Cremolitious. 272 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 1: Can you answer that? That's definitely a fosse rumor. Um, 273 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 1: I never knew that Walmart was doing a June Team 274 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 1: ice cream. I've never given them any recipes. Uh. Our 275 00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:26,480 Speaker 1: recipes are are red velvet ice creams are totally different. 276 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 1: I have chocolate chunks in my red velvet ice cream. Um. 277 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 1: My recipes are formulated in proprietary with food scientists that 278 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 1: I personally worked with two Cremolicious. So I had no 279 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:42,560 Speaker 1: idea what Walmart did or what they were doing. I'm 280 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: not involved in anything that they do as it relates 281 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:48,920 Speaker 1: to the Great Value brand. So, Um, this was not 282 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 1: a joint venture deal. Um, this was nothing to do 283 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 1: with me. So their decisions are just that and it 284 00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 1: has nothing to do with Cremolicious. I'm speaking to executive 285 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 1: chef Liz DGEs of Creolicious another that you're going to 286 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 1: take your ice cream. You're so mad, You're so mad 287 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 1: that you're going to take your ice cream off the 288 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 1: shelves of Walmart. That's very false, um, to be perfectly honest, 289 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 1: I've had a very good relationship with Walmart for about 290 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:21,200 Speaker 1: a year and a half now. The category manager has 291 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 1: always been extremely attentive to me. He's always watched out 292 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 1: for me and really has been there, you know, personally, 293 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:31,960 Speaker 1: he's always done an amazing job as it relates to 294 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:34,920 Speaker 1: Premolicious and the growth of Premolicious, and he's expanded my 295 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:38,800 Speaker 1: brand three times. So that's not true. And I'm a businesswoman, 296 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 1: you know, I can't just go around taking stuff off 297 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:44,520 Speaker 1: the shelf. Um. Whether I agree with things or not, 298 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 1: you know what, it has nothing to do with the business. 299 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:50,600 Speaker 1: We'll be right back with more Money Making Conversations master 300 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 1: Class with Rushan McDonald. Now, let's return to Money Making 301 00:16:56,240 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 1: Conversations Masterclass with Rashan McDonald. Now, when you talk about 302 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 1: the fans support that that that's what really put a 303 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:08,360 Speaker 1: smile on your face. Like you talked about while while 304 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:11,120 Speaker 1: the Juneteenth ice cream was on the shelf, fans without 305 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:13,359 Speaker 1: there saying hey you got cream alicious over there. You 306 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:15,560 Speaker 1: should be supporting now when you should that's the ice 307 00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 1: cream that that ice cream is fantastic. Now that's the 308 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:22,200 Speaker 1: part as a brand, as an entrepreneur, that's all you want. 309 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:24,840 Speaker 1: All you want is for your customer to come to 310 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 1: your rescue and sometimes coming to the rescuers by buying 311 00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:30,080 Speaker 1: your product. In this case, they will not only buying 312 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:33,359 Speaker 1: your product, but they will promoting your product. And that's 313 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 1: why you're getting these calls over the country and Executive 314 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 1: chef list. This has to be in some ways a 315 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 1: turning point for your brand because now it's putting it 316 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:47,200 Speaker 1: in a different lane of popularity. Correct it is, and 317 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 1: and the ice cream is selling out all across the 318 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:52,159 Speaker 1: country and I'm trying to keep up with the demand. 319 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:54,880 Speaker 1: And now I have to find more investors. I gotta 320 00:17:54,920 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 1: find more um, I just have to keep it moving. 321 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:00,639 Speaker 1: And the fans support was just absolutely amazing. But I 322 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 1: want people to understand that, you know, we're going to 323 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 1: continue to need support. We're going to continue to need 324 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:09,119 Speaker 1: support to grow and to bring more flavors and to 325 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:12,680 Speaker 1: bring uh more to the to the category and to 326 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:15,920 Speaker 1: really make this a huge movement. You know, this is 327 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:18,800 Speaker 1: a really really big deal. It's see only African American 328 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:21,640 Speaker 1: ice cream and mass production in the world. That's really huge. 329 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:25,720 Speaker 1: I don't think people understand what this can mean. You 330 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 1: know that this could possibly bring about more entrepreneurs that 331 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:32,280 Speaker 1: want to get into source, not just in the ice 332 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 1: cream category, but period. You know, there's so many I'm 333 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 1: looking at Instagram and there's so many amazing pastry lines 334 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 1: and coffees and creamer. There's so much that we can 335 00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 1: do and we can contribute to at this very moment, 336 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:49,720 Speaker 1: and we have to keep doing it even if you're 337 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:55,000 Speaker 1: not buying a point, tell somebody about it, dedicate support, 338 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 1: keep supporting it. Shouldn't have an expiration day. We have 339 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:02,480 Speaker 1: to keep keep who's going absolutely now, you said something 340 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:07,200 Speaker 1: that was important here now because sometimes uh, sudden popularity 341 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:10,480 Speaker 1: can cause a shift in the money that you have 342 00:19:10,720 --> 00:19:12,280 Speaker 1: for the ice cream that you're trying to put on 343 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:16,200 Speaker 1: the shelf. Are you looking for investors or investors should 344 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:19,159 Speaker 1: contact you or we're not talking about everybody because you 345 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:21,720 Speaker 1: are a person trying to expand your brand. You know, 346 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:24,480 Speaker 1: when you go from two thousand stores to four thousand stores, 347 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:27,040 Speaker 1: or four thousand stores and six thousand stores and ten 348 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:30,200 Speaker 1: thousand stores across the country that is tied in for 349 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:32,600 Speaker 1: additional revenue to be able to make the ice cream. 350 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:35,680 Speaker 1: Tell everybody how that really works and how you feel 351 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:37,920 Speaker 1: about where you're going over the next couple of years 352 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 1: with pre Relicious. I'm definitely looking for more investors, but 353 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 1: I'm looking for the right investors. You know. I'm very 354 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:48,119 Speaker 1: all money's not good money, and I'm I'm really not 355 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 1: in a situation where I can make any mistakes, you 356 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:55,119 Speaker 1: know right now, Um, I have to be extremely strategic. 357 00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:58,679 Speaker 1: I have to think about the people that I'm allowing 358 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:01,919 Speaker 1: to be in my circle. I have to understand. Uh, 359 00:20:02,280 --> 00:20:06,760 Speaker 1: the investors that I currently have now, they're not multimillionaires, 360 00:20:07,280 --> 00:20:11,040 Speaker 1: but they're well to do. They have families, and that's 361 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:14,880 Speaker 1: I really love that. And you know, because Crimalicious it's 362 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:19,000 Speaker 1: a generational brand. It is a brand that's going to 363 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 1: be around, like Coke or Pepsi. It's it's Disney stock, 364 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:27,800 Speaker 1: you know. I remember reading a story where um Walt 365 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 1: Disney was trying to do partnerships or get loans from 366 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:33,960 Speaker 1: banks and everybody's turning them down. I've been in that situation. 367 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:37,960 Speaker 1: I've been turned down so much and just strong along 368 00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:40,680 Speaker 1: and all the things that go with with raising money, 369 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:44,679 Speaker 1: which is extremely discouraging, and then you meet these people 370 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 1: that are just regular people, hardworking people just like you, 371 00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:52,040 Speaker 1: that believe in you, and it grows from there. And 372 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 1: I'm a I'm a working owner. So as a CEO, 373 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:57,879 Speaker 1: I'm very hands on. I'm I'm very creative. I do 374 00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:01,880 Speaker 1: a lot of product development for national companies that I'm 375 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:05,600 Speaker 1: I'm working with now, creating points and I'm very good 376 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:09,760 Speaker 1: at um product development. So that's really a huge wheelhouse 377 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:12,359 Speaker 1: of mine, and it has a lot to do with 378 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:17,199 Speaker 1: being an executive chef. But at the same time, UM, 379 00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 1: just going back to this experience that I've experienced the 380 00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:23,879 Speaker 1: past week. UM, yes, I'm an executive chef, but I 381 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:27,000 Speaker 1: don't cook with politics, and so that's something that I 382 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 1: don't want to have my brand involved in in any 383 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:33,240 Speaker 1: way shape, shape, form, or fashion. So that's a really 384 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:35,800 Speaker 1: big thing for me as well. So just finding the 385 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:39,960 Speaker 1: right people and UM, making sure that I am affiliated 386 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:43,440 Speaker 1: with the right persons or person for my brand is 387 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:48,440 Speaker 1: very key. Now, as I watched on other TVs on 388 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 1: Martha Stewart do this, Um, I guess a flea market 389 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 1: at a house US on TV. I see, uh, you know, 390 00:21:56,359 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 1: you know Rachel Ratios cooking show kind of like talk show. 391 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 1: You know, is that something in your future? You're very 392 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:08,159 Speaker 1: articularly you know you you're a successful entrepreneur. Are you 393 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:11,359 Speaker 1: gonna stay in the kitchen or are you looking a 394 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:14,520 Speaker 1: seeking opportunities to be in front of the camera as 395 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:17,640 Speaker 1: a motivator, as an actress, as a TV host talk 396 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:21,840 Speaker 1: to us. I definitely would hope to God that Tyler 397 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:24,680 Speaker 1: Perry caused me to be in a movie. Definitely want 398 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 1: my own show, I am. I would love to have 399 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 1: a story done on my life because my my journey, 400 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:41,359 Speaker 1: my life is very profound. UM. When I spoke earlier 401 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:46,000 Speaker 1: about the underdog, um losing everything, UM, watching all of 402 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 1: your dreams just be shattered into a million pieces, and 403 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:53,119 Speaker 1: you're watching, you know, all these pieces shattered, kind of 404 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:55,680 Speaker 1: like a puzzle, and here you are, You're trying to 405 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 1: figure out how do you put yourself back together? And 406 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 1: it just starts with one piece at a time, and 407 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:03,240 Speaker 1: then you're taking these pieces trying to make them fit, 408 00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:05,840 Speaker 1: and they don't fit into these pieces, and then you 409 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 1: try another piece, and you just keep going until you 410 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:14,959 Speaker 1: can finally understand what's your purposes and what you're doing. UM, 411 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:19,320 Speaker 1: my story is is definitely a story of inspiration because 412 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 1: you know, you gotta keep it moving, you know, even 413 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 1: if even if you fall, you've got to get back up. 414 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:27,880 Speaker 1: And it's it's it's a big it's a big deal. 415 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 1: So I'm hoping to be able to get a show 416 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:32,920 Speaker 1: and um be able to read them, meet the right people, 417 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:36,600 Speaker 1: and definitely get some one that understands that I do 418 00:23:36,760 --> 00:23:39,480 Speaker 1: have talent and I do have a lot to get 419 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:43,760 Speaker 1: back as well. Well. I would say this, I'm looking 420 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 1: at the person who's shining shining star. I say that 421 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:50,719 Speaker 1: because of the fact that not only you're saying all 422 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:52,600 Speaker 1: the right things, but you're delivering them with a lot 423 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:55,440 Speaker 1: of honesty. And when you when when something like this 424 00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:57,879 Speaker 1: happens because you have no control of it, and you 425 00:23:58,119 --> 00:23:59,920 Speaker 1: had to respond and you had to be a fresh 426 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:03,479 Speaker 1: rading I'm sure. And now you're the point in your 427 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 1: life where you're flipping the scripts. You turn into something 428 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 1: that some people may deem as a negative, some people 429 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:12,400 Speaker 1: may wilt. You're showing strength. Where is that strength coming from? 430 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:15,719 Speaker 1: And how can you encourage other people who faced adversity 431 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:20,760 Speaker 1: to overcome the odds. My strength comes from my mom. 432 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:23,960 Speaker 1: You know, I watched my mother. She was a welder 433 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:29,120 Speaker 1: and I lost my mom several months ago unexpected cancer diagnosis, 434 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 1: and it's been extremely hard. But she was very strong. 435 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 1: She raised all four of us by herself. She worked 436 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:38,880 Speaker 1: as a welder. Like I said, she was the only 437 00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:44,080 Speaker 1: woman that worked at her her job, and I just 438 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:47,600 Speaker 1: remember her just coming home so tired, and we just 439 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 1: we just never wanted for anything. We didn't have a lot, 440 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:53,600 Speaker 1: but she was very strong and it was like nothing 441 00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:57,040 Speaker 1: ever bothered her, you know. And then it wasn't until 442 00:24:57,359 --> 00:25:00,040 Speaker 1: you know, she got sick. I understood, you know, and 443 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 1: though she was very hard on me, you know, it's like, 444 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:05,560 Speaker 1: you know, I ran track, I played in the Junior 445 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:08,520 Speaker 1: Cleveland Orchestra for four years. I write music. I I 446 00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:12,320 Speaker 1: do a lot. I've done a lot um. I didn't 447 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:15,200 Speaker 1: realize how much of an artist I was until I 448 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:18,400 Speaker 1: really got into the culinary arts. And with my mom, 449 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:21,479 Speaker 1: she's always wanted to own a restaurant. She was an 450 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:24,760 Speaker 1: amazing cook, and because she was a single parent, she 451 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:27,560 Speaker 1: got she never got an opportunity to do that. So 452 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:30,639 Speaker 1: I really feel like maybe I opened my restaurants and 453 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:33,800 Speaker 1: went on the path that I went on um because 454 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 1: of her. You know um so that she can live 455 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:39,800 Speaker 1: her dream through me. And so this is where we 456 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:43,880 Speaker 1: are today. And I just never saw um anyone disrespect 457 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:47,280 Speaker 1: my mother. UM. She always fought for what she believed 458 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:50,520 Speaker 1: in and that was extremely important to me and I 459 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:54,000 Speaker 1: appreciate that to to this day. I didn't realize how 460 00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:56,520 Speaker 1: much I would need her strength until some of the 461 00:25:56,640 --> 00:26:00,199 Speaker 1: things started happening, like with the adversity and a lot 462 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:02,840 Speaker 1: of things that's going on today in the world that 463 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:04,920 Speaker 1: you don't think that you would have to deal with, 464 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:07,200 Speaker 1: but it here here you are, So how do you 465 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 1: handle it? Well, my friend and my listeners and my viewers, 466 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 1: I guess I'm talking to executive chef Liz Rogers. She's 467 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:18,120 Speaker 1: on and found him Crew Malicious. Jude Teeh is coming 468 00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:21,240 Speaker 1: up and her ice cream is available. Is available at Waltbar, 469 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 1: It's available to talk. It's a very it's available at Myers, 470 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:27,399 Speaker 1: a very jungle gym. More importantly, it's created by an 471 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:30,720 Speaker 1: incredible artist that I was fortunate to have on my 472 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:33,359 Speaker 1: show to talk about tell our story. The story is 473 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 1: not tied to negativity, is tied to positivity, is tied 474 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:39,440 Speaker 1: to uplift, and more importantly, it's tied to encouragement. Basically, 475 00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 1: when you buy her ice cream, when you taste her 476 00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 1: ice cream, know that you're participating in a dreamer and 477 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:47,520 Speaker 1: her dreams is allowing you to know that you, too 478 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:50,000 Speaker 1: can be successful. I want to thank you for coming 479 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:53,320 Speaker 1: on Money Making Conversation master Class. Executive Chef Liz Rogers. 480 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:57,200 Speaker 1: Thank you. You have a great day and live life deliciously. 481 00:26:57,640 --> 00:26:59,520 Speaker 1: I appreciate you. If you want to hear us see 482 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:02,280 Speaker 1: this in the You on Money Making Conversation Masterclass, please 483 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:05,280 Speaker 1: go to money Making Conversation dot com. I'm Rashean McDonald. 484 00:27:05,359 --> 00:27:06,200 Speaker 1: I am your host.