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She's a graduate of 46 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 1: an HBCU spell One College and she did it with 47 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: honors with a BA in sociology and concentration in film. 48 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: She's an Emmy nominated actress, runs the Camp Kidzie Foundation, 49 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 1: the Fearless fun she co founded with her business partner 50 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 1: Arian Simone, and sells culinary products on the Keysha Kitchen website, 51 00:02:58,040 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: which is we're gonna talk about that because you know, 52 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 1: I got Shawn's kitchen, but we were doing what guess 53 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: what we wouldn't be doing none of this interview is. 54 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 1: It wasn't about the acting, So we gotta get to watch. 55 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 1: She's really on the show as well. She's starting to 56 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 1: hit comedy series Tyler Perry's House of Pain, which is 57 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 1: back this season for US eight seasons Aaron Tuesday nights 58 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: on BT Please working for the first time to money 59 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,959 Speaker 1: making conversations. I'm sharre not the last time, Keisha night Pollium. 60 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: How you doing, Keisha great? How are you really really 61 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,359 Speaker 1: you know, just going through this whole bio. I want 62 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: to start with the HBC you experienced because I'm currently 63 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: working on a documentary called Black Excellence, and I definitely 64 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 1: we've already lined you. If you don't know it, we're 65 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 1: definitely gonna line you up for an interview because you 66 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: are Black Excellence, you know. And we saw in twenty 67 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 1: how HBC US just moved to the forefront of conversation 68 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: and it's like like White America just discovered HBC used 69 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: for the very first time. Now you're graduate, I believe 70 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: in two thousand one. You graduated from HBC with honors, 71 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: like I said earlier, and you're minded with sociology. Tell 72 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 1: us about your HBC you experience and why it's important. 73 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: Why is this import actually the major with sociology with 74 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 1: a concentration and film um And I mean I loved 75 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: going to an HBCU. It was definitely one of the 76 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 1: best decisions that I've ever made. And it's it's in 77 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:16,280 Speaker 1: my family. I have two brothers who are more House graduates, 78 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: and then my middle brother he's an Auburn graduate, but 79 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 1: we still love him. Um. But it's it's definitely an 80 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:27,280 Speaker 1: experience like no one, like no other. Sound grateful for sure. Well, 81 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:30,279 Speaker 1: you know the thing about it is that the moodelible. 82 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:33,920 Speaker 1: Uh you know about Hollywood. You've been in Hollywood. Hollywood 83 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: is dominated by HBCU graduates, not only just in front 84 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: of the camera, but behind the camera. When I look 85 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 1: at the talent like you and you major in sociology 86 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 1: and my minor is sociology. When I graduated from college, 87 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 1: my major was in wasn't uh isn't I should say? 88 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: You didn't walk away from a degree of mathematics. But 89 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 1: it changed my life, you know. African American studies and 90 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 1: sociologists opened my eyes and really let me see that 91 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 1: my whole life information has and counseled you know, you 92 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 1: you realize what you didn't know? How did the sociology 93 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: impact you and why did you choose that as a degree? 94 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:09,479 Speaker 1: For man? Well, one thing I'll say, is not just 95 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: an entertainment that you find a lot of HBC YOU graduates. 96 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: We you know, we'd be remiss not to say that 97 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,280 Speaker 1: our vice President of the United States of America. Come on, 98 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 1: come on. So what I know is, you know, the 99 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: cremes della creme um in a multitude of fields are 100 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:29,839 Speaker 1: HBC you graduate um. But you know, getting back to sociology, 101 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: you know, I chose that because I've always even though 102 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:35,599 Speaker 1: you know, I went to college and I didn't mylene, 103 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 1: my I didn't major in theater per se, but I 104 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: did have a concentration in mass common and communications. And 105 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:45,920 Speaker 1: the reason I chose sociology is because my job as 106 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 1: a filmmaker, my job as a director, producer, and actor, 107 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 1: is to bring these stories to life. And the best 108 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: way to bring the stories of real people to life 109 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: is to understand the behind the scenes to the dynamics 110 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:01,720 Speaker 1: of you know, human can do and how people think, 111 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:04,799 Speaker 1: and how society you know, shapes that image not only 112 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 1: of what you see but also yourself. So um, that's 113 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: why I decided to do sociology. Actually, my thesis my 114 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: senior year was on images of African American women and 115 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: black platation film. So the film piece has always been 116 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 1: intertwined in everything that I do. Well, I love the 117 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:25,479 Speaker 1: way you articulated that because it allows me to transition 118 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:27,919 Speaker 1: over to your fearless fund. The fearless fun that you 119 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:31,039 Speaker 1: found it with your partner was also an HBC. You 120 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:35,039 Speaker 1: graduate from family. I know her very well and as 121 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:37,599 Speaker 1: a family graduate as well, and another and another black woman. 122 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 1: I am a person absolutely when we when we talk 123 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: about women and we know that the fastest growing entrepreneurship 124 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: is black females, UH in the business, why is it 125 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 1: important support African American women in the in this small 126 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 1: business arena? 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However, it is, you know, an 190 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: investment um in exchange for an equity state in the company. 191 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 1: And you know, one of the things that businesses need 192 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:42,839 Speaker 1: is to infuse capital in order to you know, scale 193 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 1: and grow their business quickly. And a lot of us, 194 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:47,800 Speaker 1: as black women, don't have access to that capital. And 195 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: also a lot of us in our community just have 196 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 1: no clue about the space, no clue about you know, 197 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:56,680 Speaker 1: when you're building the business, you know what is even 198 00:10:56,760 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 1: scaling me? You know, what are the docks that I 199 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:01,600 Speaker 1: need to have and play us to even be venture 200 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:08,319 Speaker 1: venture or even investment um just to even garner those investments. 201 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 1: We don't have access to that information. So what we've 202 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:15,440 Speaker 1: also learned during this process of the Fearless Fund is 203 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:17,960 Speaker 1: that a lot of it is also just the information 204 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: sharing and infusing in our community because it just doesn't 205 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 1: exist and and we have to be the ones to 206 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 1: pay it forward, not just with the financial piece, which 207 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:30,600 Speaker 1: is very important, but also the education piece. Well, the 208 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:32,920 Speaker 1: education is really the key. You know, what you know 209 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 1: and what you gain from information is how much you 210 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:38,400 Speaker 1: can make and how you can create your status in society. 211 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:40,320 Speaker 1: When I look at what you're doing with this fun 212 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:43,839 Speaker 1: it also it starts as an idea, and I really 213 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 1: applaud you because you're going into uncharted territories. I can 214 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 1: say that because I've been in this business low enough 215 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:51,839 Speaker 1: to know. And also when you just said the amount 216 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:55,320 Speaker 1: of percentages that would already apply to African American women 217 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:58,719 Speaker 1: as entrepreneur opportunities from a from a funding standpoint was 218 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 1: ridiculously low. So when you when you broke this idea, Okay, well, 219 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 1: you're sitting around with your friends and who did you 220 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:08,360 Speaker 1: go to? Did you put together a business player? What 221 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:11,080 Speaker 1: did you do. Honestly, that's really how it happened. You know, 222 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 1: it was about how do we become, you know, a 223 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: part of the solution. And if you want funding to 224 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: go to black women, you need to fund them. And 225 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 1: if we fund them, that means we need to be 226 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 1: on the other side at the table. And and that's 227 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 1: really it was as simple as that. It was as 228 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:28,640 Speaker 1: simple as we know that these businesses are viable, that 229 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:32,960 Speaker 1: they're thriving, that they need capital, and if if everyone 230 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 1: else isn't going to do it and believe in them, 231 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 1: that we have to be the ones to do it. 232 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 1: And it's crazy that, you know when we did, when 233 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:41,679 Speaker 1: we started The Fearless fun we didn't realize that we 234 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 1: were the first. We didn't realize we were the only 235 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 1: at the time women of color who were specifically investing 236 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:49,000 Speaker 1: in women of color businesses. We did it because we 237 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 1: saw a gap in the marketplace and we saw something 238 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 1: we recognized we need to be a solution to a problem. 239 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:56,439 Speaker 1: So once we did that, you know, Forbes and all 240 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:59,439 Speaker 1: of these other different magazines and article and articles, and 241 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 1: you know, people are reaching out to us to hear 242 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 1: more about our story. And the reality is is that 243 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: it just really fell an alignment from a social justice 244 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 1: perspective with everything that was going on in the world, 245 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:16,000 Speaker 1: you know, with UM, with everything going on with a pandemic. 246 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 1: There was also a big social and justice upheaval with 247 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:22,560 Speaker 1: the Black Lives Matter movement and all of these different 248 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:25,440 Speaker 1: things where there were so many major companies that were 249 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 1: making financial um declarations of how they would support and 250 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 1: where they would invest. And I'm grateful that they did 251 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 1: so because then they have to, you know, put their 252 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 1: money where their mouth was, and they created a space 253 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:41,440 Speaker 1: for us to get you know, millions invested from PayPal, 254 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:44,319 Speaker 1: from Bank of America, from Costco, you know, to all 255 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:48,439 Speaker 1: of these major companies who now have to back up 256 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 1: the financial promise that has been made to our community. 257 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:55,959 Speaker 1: If dog people made dog food, it wouldn't be sold 258 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 1: in a fifty pound bag in the hardware aisle by 259 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:01,080 Speaker 1: the shoe polish. It would act shal be food. It 260 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:04,120 Speaker 1: would be made with real fresh meat and veggies, gently 261 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:07,200 Speaker 1: cooked to preserve a nutritional value, you know, like food. 262 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 1: The Farmer's Dog was created by dog people who cook 263 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:12,440 Speaker 1: and deliver fresh, healthy food. Try the Farmer's Dog and 264 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:15,439 Speaker 1: get fresh preportioned meals. Tailored to your dogs needs. Tell 265 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:17,959 Speaker 1: us about your dogs, build your plan, and get off 266 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 1: at the Farmer's Dog dot Com slash listen. That's the 267 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 1: Farmer's Dog dot Com slash listen. Hi everyone, i'l roker 268 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 1: here as a guy with his own catchphrase. I appreciate 269 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 1: that Smokey's only said only you can prevent wildfires, but 270 00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:33,640 Speaker 1: I'm filling in because there's a lot more to report, 271 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 1: like when they're parched or windy conditions out there. You 272 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 1: gotta be extra careful with things like burning yard wags. 273 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 1: After all, wildfires can start anywhere, even in your neck 274 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 1: of the woods. Go to Smokey Bear dot com to 275 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 1: learn more about wildfire prevention, brought to you by the U. S. 276 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:53,480 Speaker 1: Forest Service, your state Forrester, and the ad Council. And 277 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 1: we're live here outside the Perez family home, just waiting 278 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 1: for the and there they go, almost on time to 279 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 1: this morning. Mom is coming out the front door strong 280 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 1: with a double arm kid carry. Looks like dad has 281 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:08,480 Speaker 1: the bags. Daughter is bringing up the rear. Oh, but 282 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 1: the diaper bag wasn't closed. Diapers and toys are everywhere, 283 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 1: but Mom has just nailed the perfect car seat buckle 284 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 1: for the toddler, and now the eldest daughter, who looks 285 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:23,400 Speaker 1: to be about nine or ten, has secured herself in 286 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 1: the booster seat. Dad SIPs the bad clothes and they're off, 287 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: but looks like Mom doesn't realize her coffee cup is 288 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 1: still on the roof of the car and there it goes. Oh, 289 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:37,920 Speaker 1: that's a shame that mug was a fan favorite. Don't 290 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 1: sweat the small stuff. Just nailed the big stuff, like 291 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 1: making sure your kids are buckled correctly in the right 292 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 1: seat for their agent's eyes. Learn more n h t 293 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:47,040 Speaker 1: s a dot gov slash the Right Seat visits n 294 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: h s A dot gov slash the Right Seat brought 295 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 1: to you by Mitza and the ad Council. Oh this 296 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 1: is I was just enjoying this conversation, just watching you 297 00:15:56,280 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 1: articulate these values that so many people would need to hear. 298 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 1: Now that my final question in regards to the Fears Fund, 299 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 1: this is money making conversations. Okay, how can they reach 300 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:10,120 Speaker 1: out to be a participant of feel out of applications? 301 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:12,520 Speaker 1: How does that process work? Well, you can go to 302 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: Fearless dot fund um. That's our website and all of 303 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:18,400 Speaker 1: the information is right there on the website. You know, 304 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 1: we are investing in pre seed seed in series and businesses. Um, 305 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 1: and all of the requirements are right there on the 306 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 1: sun we congratulations. Well, let's go onto my favorite part 307 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 1: of the conversations, food, food, food food. I have a 308 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 1: show called Richard's Kitchen of an award winning baker and uh, 309 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:38,320 Speaker 1: whenever I have the guest who comes on, who has spices, uh, 310 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 1: food samplings? Uh, the devices for that the culinary world. 311 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:47,080 Speaker 1: What got you into the culinary world? I love food. 312 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 1: I love cooking, um, and my whole family does. Actually, 313 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 1: so I come from a long line of from my 314 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 1: mom to my dad, my brothers, we all love food, 315 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 1: we love cooking. And the reality is, specifically I can 316 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:01,960 Speaker 1: speak to our being a black home. The heart of 317 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:04,680 Speaker 1: the home is always the kitchen. That's where you gather. 318 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:07,200 Speaker 1: That's where you know, you talk about your day, where 319 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:10,880 Speaker 1: you download, where you have the most lively you know, conversations, 320 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:13,920 Speaker 1: debate whatever you want, a column, and it all centers 321 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:17,360 Speaker 1: around that whole Sunday dinner field. And that's how it 322 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:21,440 Speaker 1: was and is in in my family. UM. So with 323 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:24,159 Speaker 1: that and my love to cook, I was like, you know, 324 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:26,880 Speaker 1: this is a lane that I don't again see anyone 325 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:30,560 Speaker 1: else who looks like me. And so I decided to 326 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 1: to to do cacious kitchen. Um. It was just simply, 327 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:36,800 Speaker 1: you know, so many of my friends, like they always 328 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:38,680 Speaker 1: joked for like, oh, she's like I'm like the black 329 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:42,399 Speaker 1: heart Steward, Like even I was the one people were 330 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:46,400 Speaker 1: coming over, you know, cooking up dinners for all my friends. Um. 331 00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:49,199 Speaker 1: But I realized that, you know, in this age of 332 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:51,679 Speaker 1: Uber and all of these diff uber eats or you know, 333 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 1: just all of these fast delivery services, people fully cook anymore. 334 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:57,359 Speaker 1: All they have to do is order it and it 335 00:17:57,359 --> 00:17:59,879 Speaker 1: shows up at their house. So that kind of the 336 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:01,639 Speaker 1: joy of it had been gone. And I know a 337 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:03,680 Speaker 1: lot of the joy of it is not knowing what 338 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:06,119 Speaker 1: to do, like how do I what do I put on? What? 339 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:08,399 Speaker 1: How does it work? So that's how I, you know, 340 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:10,600 Speaker 1: made it really really simple. I have a poultry and 341 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:13,440 Speaker 1: meat and all purpose season um. And the reality is 342 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:15,600 Speaker 1: they work good on those categories of things, but they 343 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:19,520 Speaker 1: also are amazing and vegetables and potatoes and and you 344 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 1: name it so fish. Um. So that's really just how 345 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:26,000 Speaker 1: it came about. Well, you know the thing about it, 346 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 1: Like I said, potatoes, I love. I can't get enough 347 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 1: of baked potatoes. I love vegetables, and so just having that, 348 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 1: So this multipurpose season and all purpose season for that 349 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:38,360 Speaker 1: is a blessing. And also have a deal with while 350 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 1: all Alaskan sound where they? So I when you said fish, 351 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:45,640 Speaker 1: I leaned forward. That's what I gotta use you. Now? 352 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:47,639 Speaker 1: Do you now if I go online right now, can 353 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:49,720 Speaker 1: I buy it? Or how does it working? Right now? 354 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 1: You're definitely have our word running a sale. Um, we 355 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 1: have our poultry as well as our all purpose on 356 00:18:55,800 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 1: Keisha's Kitchen dot com. Right now, our meat, I'm sorry, 357 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:03,680 Speaker 1: on our purpose our poultry is sold out. However, we 358 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 1: are are coming back soon. Um. We will be fully 359 00:19:08,840 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 1: stopped shortly. And we're also adding a new spice called 360 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:15,520 Speaker 1: in Spice. It's my first m delve into kind of 361 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:18,680 Speaker 1: the sweet world. Everything else is savory. But they will 362 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:21,480 Speaker 1: be up shortly, will be fully stopped. But you know, 363 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:24,880 Speaker 1: Covid has hit the supply chain I think for everyone's business. 364 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 1: Oh absolutely, Now let's go back to sugar and spice now. 365 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:31,200 Speaker 1: Because my I'm a award winning baker. So now you 366 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:33,200 Speaker 1: you kind of kind of glossed over a little bit 367 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:35,399 Speaker 1: you said, you get into that sweet chain to talk 368 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:37,560 Speaker 1: about that a little bit more, because I do. I 369 00:19:37,640 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 1: do baking. Uh, because my my on my show, Reshaun's Kitchen, 370 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 1: I always open with a baking element. And my baker, 371 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:47,119 Speaker 1: she is based in New York. And then my cook 372 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:50,159 Speaker 1: he's based in Alabama, and I'm based in my office 373 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 1: kitchen in Atlanta, Georgia. So I zoomed to the kitchens 374 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:55,880 Speaker 1: and deferent locations. So if you got some sweetness going 375 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 1: on there, I love to put it in her kitchen 376 00:19:58,240 --> 00:19:59,919 Speaker 1: and make it happen there. So let's talk about that. 377 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:02,560 Speaker 1: Oh well, it really came down to like one of 378 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:05,360 Speaker 1: my one of my family's um favorite things that I make, 379 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:07,520 Speaker 1: UM is my peach cobb one of my candy an 380 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:10,560 Speaker 1: there you go. What I did was I created a 381 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 1: spice that you can use for those things. But coincidentally, 382 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 1: as I was creating it, I realized and testing on 383 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:19,680 Speaker 1: it on different things, I was like, Oh, this taste 384 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 1: good on French toes, this taste goed on popcorn. Um, 385 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 1: There's so many different but you can just have a 386 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 1: big sweet potato and just sprinkle it on. UM. It's 387 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 1: just the perfect combination of you know your favorite, your cinnamon, 388 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:35,240 Speaker 1: your nutmeg, your your your sugar, um that goes on 389 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:38,359 Speaker 1: those sorts of well, you know, nutmeg is my favorite 390 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:41,040 Speaker 1: spice that you put nut You're coming and kitchen you 391 00:20:41,080 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 1: smell on nutmeg, you and the desserts on with me now, 392 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:46,480 Speaker 1: I don't want to. I know we talked about a 393 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:47,680 Speaker 1: lot of the things. I brought you to the show 394 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 1: to talk about Tyler's Paris House of Pain, the eight season, 395 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:53,159 Speaker 1: which I'm which I'm excited about. A big fan of Tyler, 396 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:55,120 Speaker 1: of course, and a big tan fan of a lot 397 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:57,159 Speaker 1: of people you have on the show. Talk about your 398 00:20:57,200 --> 00:21:00,320 Speaker 1: experience and just working with this cast who, in some 399 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 1: way I can say, their their foods like crazy people. 400 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:06,400 Speaker 1: There's out of control over the time. It's family. That's 401 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 1: what family looks like. I genuinely love working with this cast. 402 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:13,080 Speaker 1: I love each and every one of them. We have 403 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:16,440 Speaker 1: been doing this for a really long time, and it's 404 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:18,119 Speaker 1: a joy. It's a joy to be able to be 405 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 1: in people's home every week, of people to be able 406 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:23,879 Speaker 1: to come to sit with us, to laugh, to enjoy 407 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 1: our journey and just have that moment to just kind 408 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:29,280 Speaker 1: of escape everything that may be going on. In the 409 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 1: world outside and just have some fun with us. So yeah, 410 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:37,080 Speaker 1: we're we're an interesting bunch, but it's what family is. 411 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:39,440 Speaker 1: But you won't let you won't let Van dress you, 412 00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:42,239 Speaker 1: you know, because Cassie can't dress him, and so you 413 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:44,680 Speaker 1: have to remain you. You have to maintain your style. 414 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:46,720 Speaker 1: You have to maintain you who you are and when 415 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:48,840 Speaker 1: you when you do these different levels of comedy and 416 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:52,400 Speaker 1: this is a multi more of over the top. Sometimes 417 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:55,600 Speaker 1: I could say, because I yea it is, it's very 418 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:59,680 Speaker 1: own you know brand comedy it is, but it's you. 419 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 1: You can't say is you can't watch it? Not lack. 420 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 1: I did not say that that I want that My 421 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 1: girl Castaid Davis, who I've been knowing for twenty five years. 422 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 1: She's also some Cassie. I love me some of them. 423 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:14,040 Speaker 1: And like when I tell you, um, it's it's awesome. 424 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:16,800 Speaker 1: Like we worked really hard. We do. We have a 425 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:20,440 Speaker 1: schedule like no other when we're shooting. However, what makes 426 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:24,119 Speaker 1: it amazing is the people who we spend it with, 427 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:26,879 Speaker 1: not just the cast, but the crew. You know, a 428 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:29,080 Speaker 1: lot of us from some of the cameramen have been 429 00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 1: you know, the people that we worked with for the 430 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:34,520 Speaker 1: past decade, you know, before when we were doing House 431 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:36,679 Speaker 1: of Pain, before we took a little bit of a hiatus. 432 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:39,760 Speaker 1: So I'm just I'm grateful that I get to go 433 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:42,280 Speaker 1: to work and do what I do and do it 434 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:44,240 Speaker 1: with a group of people that I love. Well, They're 435 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 1: importance part is that, you know also Cassie, she's also 436 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:51,080 Speaker 1: an HBCU graduates well Cassie Davis as well, So you 437 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:53,680 Speaker 1: surrounded with all that HBC you love. But the show 438 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:57,680 Speaker 1: comes on every Tuesday on BT, and that the popularity 439 00:22:57,760 --> 00:23:00,920 Speaker 1: of working the show. I'm showing you take this during 440 00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:04,880 Speaker 1: the COVID UH restrictions and the COVID shutdown wasn't taped 441 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:08,880 Speaker 1: doing that process. It was taped more recently in twenty one. Well, 442 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:14,160 Speaker 1: we actually fulfilmed to a couple of projects during COVID lockdown. 443 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:17,040 Speaker 1: One was a Lifetime movie in Vancouver, and then we 444 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:19,800 Speaker 1: also did do the House of Pain. And with that 445 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:23,640 Speaker 1: it was you know, interesting because we were quarantined and um, 446 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 1: you know, we had to do what was necessary to 447 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:29,280 Speaker 1: be safe and and we were able to do that. Well, 448 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:30,520 Speaker 1: let me just tell you if you know what thinks. 449 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: Like we said earlier, she said, Sean, whatever you're saying 450 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:35,760 Speaker 1: by Tyler Parris's House of Pain, We're funny. It's the 451 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 1: number one community series on Cable for African Americans age eighteen, 452 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:43,720 Speaker 1: four and four. Basically all black people in all black 453 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:45,720 Speaker 1: people laughing at this show and loving this show. But 454 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 1: I would be remiss if I don't talk about your 455 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 1: your foundation. I wanted to get that in before we 456 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:53,520 Speaker 1: Camp Kissi Foundation tell us about that. Why is important 457 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:56,760 Speaker 1: that you are rallying behind that and the purpose? Well, 458 00:23:56,800 --> 00:24:01,000 Speaker 1: the camp Kissi Foundation is truly my baby. Um. I'm 459 00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:03,160 Speaker 1: sorry if you hear, because you know, doing these things 460 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:05,679 Speaker 1: at home can be interesting, but Don has decided to 461 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:07,560 Speaker 1: like do a whole I don't know what's happening in that, 462 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:11,800 Speaker 1: but um, you know, the Campissie Foundation is absolutely my heart. 463 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:14,840 Speaker 1: I started it over a decade ago and it's all 464 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:18,800 Speaker 1: about empowerment and self esteem for youth. We do UM 465 00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:23,000 Speaker 1: programming throughout the year, but our signature program is um 466 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:26,080 Speaker 1: is a free camp for girls eleven to sixteen in 467 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:29,479 Speaker 1: the same time. I just I just I love it. 468 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:31,480 Speaker 1: And what I know is you don't know the dream 469 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:33,720 Speaker 1: and if you don't know what exists, so a big 470 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:37,120 Speaker 1: portion of it is a very holistic approach to empowerment 471 00:24:37,119 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 1: and self esteem, and a lot of it is also 472 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:44,400 Speaker 1: about exposure. And you know, I'm really excited this year 473 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 1: we're not going to do in person last year we 474 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:48,960 Speaker 1: had to do it virtually this year as well. But 475 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:52,119 Speaker 1: next year for twenty two, we will be back in 476 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:54,439 Speaker 1: person and you can't wait. Well, it's important that you 477 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:56,800 Speaker 1: say that when I but one of the main reasons 478 00:24:56,840 --> 00:24:58,360 Speaker 1: I wanted to bring you on the shows to tell 479 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:01,480 Speaker 1: your story, your stories and the amazing story from the 480 00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:06,320 Speaker 1: HBC you grab what honors being an entrepreneur, being a 481 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:09,080 Speaker 1: I want to say, a mentor or leader in the 482 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:12,880 Speaker 1: fearless fun and also with your foundation. In closing, any 483 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 1: advice you want to give them to any of my entrepreneurs, 484 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:18,520 Speaker 1: any tips of success that you'd like to share with him. Um, 485 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 1: you know, I feel like, follow your passion and the 486 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:24,400 Speaker 1: money will come. So many people chase the money and 487 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:27,040 Speaker 1: you have to be dedicated and passionate about what you 488 00:25:27,119 --> 00:25:30,240 Speaker 1: do and recognize that we all have different purposes and 489 00:25:30,280 --> 00:25:34,880 Speaker 1: everyone's not going to see you know your divine um 490 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:37,840 Speaker 1: purpose in this lifetime. But you gotta remember it wasn't 491 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 1: a conference call. It was given to you, so just 492 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:45,119 Speaker 1: keep pushing. It's it's it's hard out there because so 493 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:46,439 Speaker 1: many people are like I don't want to work to 494 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:49,000 Speaker 1: anybody else. I want to work myself. 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