1 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: Welcome to Money Making Conversations. It's the show that she 2 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: has the secrets of success experience firsthand by Marketing and 3 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: Brandon expert Rashan McDonald. I will know he's giving me 4 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: advice on many occasions. In the case you didn't notice, 5 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:19,440 Speaker 1: I'm not broke, you know, he'll be interview with celebrity CEOs, 6 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 1: entrepreneurs and industry decision makers. It's what he likes to do, 7 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 1: it's what he likes to share. Now it's time to 8 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: hear from my man, Rashan McDonald. Money Making Conversations. Here 9 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: we come. Welcome, Welcome, Welcome to Money Making Conversation Masterclass. 10 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: As Stephen A. Smith stated, I am your host, Rashan McDonald. 11 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: Guess whatever, But I've been broadcasting live every Tuesday on 12 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 1: w CLK for a whole year. But I started the 13 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 1: Money Making Conversations Masterclass format way back in twenty seventeen. 14 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:51,239 Speaker 1: Thus today, and I've been promoting and telling everybody, And 15 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: I got a lot of special guests on the show 16 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: today helping me celebrating. We're celebrating five years of informative, 17 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 1: uplifting and motivational guests. Every week. We're encouraging people to 18 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:06,119 Speaker 1: exceed the expectations by believing in themselves. That's right. Five 19 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: years today I've been I sat behind this mica with 20 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: an idea. I just wrapped up manager Steve Harvey, and 21 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 1: I didn't have a voice. I didn't know what I 22 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 1: wanted to do with my brand and don't know what 23 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: I wanted to do with my career. But I knew 24 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 1: one thing that I always did since I was eighteen 25 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:23,960 Speaker 1: years old was inspiring people to look beyond myself personally 26 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: and encourage people to understand that your dream is as 27 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:30,479 Speaker 1: hard as you want to work for it. So people 28 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 1: always talk about their purpose and gifts. If you have 29 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:37,400 Speaker 1: a gift, leave with your gifts and don't let your friends, family, 30 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: or co workers stop you from planning or living your dreams. Now, 31 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:43,960 Speaker 1: after all that, I got two guests on the phone 32 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 1: that I want to bring up. Now, let's get this 33 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: celebration started. My first guest. It's gonna be a long 34 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: speech now because they got a lot of things happening 35 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: on money making conversations. Masterclass or Grammy nominated Jazz Duel 36 00:01:55,960 --> 00:02:00,919 Speaker 1: for their album The Bailor Project Generations. It's their second album, Generations, 37 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: released in one earned the Duel is first n double 38 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:08,800 Speaker 1: a CP Image Award win for Outstanding Jazz Album Vocal 39 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:12,959 Speaker 1: and it's fourth Grammar nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album. 40 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 1: That's Generation and Generation. If you hadn't heard, there's a 41 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: cultural anthology routing in everyday life. I listened to it 42 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:21,799 Speaker 1: all the time because I have like a forty five 43 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 1: minute ride a lot of times a coming to the station. 44 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: That traffic Atlanta just be building up, and so I 45 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:29,640 Speaker 1: just dropped in Generations And guess what, I don't worry 46 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: about traffic or nothing. I enjoyed my ride. Generations when 47 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: they've dropped became the number one Jazz vocal album on 48 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 1: Jazz week Radio Charts and the Standards. Song We Swing 49 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: the Cipher was named among MPRS Music one hundred Best 50 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:50,239 Speaker 1: Songs of one. It gets even better now because they're 51 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: on the call. They're waiting for me. We have this 52 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 1: upcoming big event. Maybe you've heard about it on w 53 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:59,800 Speaker 1: c OK. The Jazz Music Award, Marcus and Gene of 54 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: the Baylor Project have three nominations, Best Mainstream Album, Best 55 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 1: Vocal Performance, and Best Dual Group. A Big Band. Please 56 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 1: welcome to my five year anniversary money Making conversation, master class, celebration, 57 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 1: Marcus and Jane Baylor. Come on now, come on now. 58 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: Oh I love it, man, I'm so happy. We we 59 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: talked about this because we're don't drop another damn on there. 60 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: They don't know why we're happy over everything. But first 61 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: of all, you know, it's the first time we were 62 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: doing the Jazz Music Award w C okay doing it 63 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: over a carb Energy Center October twenty to get three 64 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: Best Mainstream Album, Best Vocal Performance. And this is fans 65 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: reaching out and industry leaders reaching our best dual group 66 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 1: of big band Okay, my stok too, I got Marcus 67 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 1: and Jeane. So ladies, first, Gene, tell me about how 68 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 1: you feel about this. We feel amazing. We're excited, we're honored, 69 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: we're blessed to be a part of the first Average 70 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:21,160 Speaker 1: Jazz Music Awards that's highlighting jazz um and we're just 71 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 1: like thrilled to not only have been considered for three 72 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 1: nominations but also the part of the live performance. Uh, 73 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: that's gonna happen. Oh, she's just gonna she's gonna drop 74 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 1: it before you even talk, Marcus. That's how she do, 75 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: That's how you do. It's a celebration, we were not 76 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 1: gonna make it do the Hey Marcus, you know when 77 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 1: you when you when you when we talked, you know, 78 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 1: one of the beauty of your you were so inspiring 79 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 1: because you understood and nut saying Jeane didn't. But you 80 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:55,040 Speaker 1: know a lot of people don't get the fact about 81 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 1: the amount of hard work that you have to engage 82 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:00,920 Speaker 1: yourself in to pursue your dream and also, uh, sometimes 83 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: your dream changes and a lot of people to understand 84 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:06,720 Speaker 1: do you have to sometimes be fluid and go off 85 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 1: track to get back on your dreams because you didn't 86 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: start with the Beata project. You know you St. Louis 87 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: doing your own things. So can you tell us the 88 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: significance of a show like the Jazz Music Awards being 89 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 1: a national platform being hopefully one day our vision at 90 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 1: w CLK has to become our version of the Grammys, 91 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 1: our version of the Billboard Awards, our version of all 92 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 1: these great award shows out there, and it's based in Atlanta. 93 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 1: Tell us about their emotional take on the Jazz Music Awards, Well, 94 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:39,480 Speaker 1: what's amazing about it is, First of all, I'm gonna 95 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 1: speak y'all are the first in terms of that I've 96 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:47,159 Speaker 1: seen in my time of doing this on the level, 97 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:50,600 Speaker 1: and you all our leaders in this and so it's 98 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:52,919 Speaker 1: such an honor to be a part of this, whether 99 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 1: it was the first year, the second, third, or fourth 100 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 1: or fifth year, it's celebrating music that's born in our 101 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: that's rooted in our culture and in our history as 102 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 1: a people, as Black people in this country. But of course, 103 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:10,279 Speaker 1: you know, the music stretches abroad and stretches through throughout 104 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:13,279 Speaker 1: the whole entire world, but it was birth in the 105 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: black community. And so I'm just excited about that. And 106 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 1: it's given love to all the different sizes of jazz music, 107 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: straight ahead, smooth jazz, and I'm sure over the years 108 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 1: it's going to continue to keep expanding and just embracing 109 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 1: as like you all are doing, and just embracing the 110 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:35,360 Speaker 1: music as a whole. And I and we just love 111 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:37,720 Speaker 1: this because it's on the level and it's bringing in 112 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 1: some of the greatest artists in the world. So I'm 113 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: we're honored. Well, you know, the honor is mine because 114 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: of the fact that you know, on this anniversary, I 115 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 1: wanted to bring in people who hit home for me 116 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 1: and and and you too when you came on my 117 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:55,920 Speaker 1: show it was kind of like family. And I'm I'm 118 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 1: one of those guys who know I'm a jazz I 119 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: find jazz, you know. And then because Jason doesn't always 120 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:04,719 Speaker 1: find me because I don't know where to go, you know, 121 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: I'll be listening to great music and go, wow, what 122 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,039 Speaker 1: is that? And that's why I found your music. Like 123 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 1: black Board, that's my song, you know, black Boards my song? 124 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 1: You know that that that's my song, Jeneen, that's my 125 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 1: song black Board that's on that's on that generation's album. 126 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: If y'all don't know, like I told y'all, when I'm 127 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 1: driving to w C Okay every Tuesday, I put on 128 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 1: my song my my Drop, my Pandora Generations, and I'm good. 129 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 1: I'm good all the way in. And so when I 130 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 1: when I look at that, and then we go over 131 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 1: to gene because you dropped it. Anyway, we might will 132 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: to tell the world that opening opening the Jazz Music 133 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 1: Awards will not only be the Bailor Project Starry Marcus 134 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 1: and Jeane is gonna also be just me a horn 135 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 1: and Diana reads talk to me, jene first, come on, 136 00:07:56,760 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: come on, come on gee, talk to me. Said you 137 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 1: said you just gonna get out there and throw out 138 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 1: a little nugget before I even talk to Marcus, tell 139 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 1: us about jumping on that stage because because you know something, Marcus, 140 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: I love her, but you know she'll tried to jump 141 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 1: in front of you and get the last wing on 142 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 1: on fried chicken. What I'm saying, that's her? No, I'm 143 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 1: looking at that. No, I'm looking at that fried chicken wings. 144 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 1: She'd go over there. How you doing every show? And 145 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 1: then reached forward and Jesus tell us about that performance 146 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 1: being the opening act for the Jazz Music Awards, which 147 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:35,839 Speaker 1: take place at the carb Energy Center October twenty second. Uh, 148 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 1: you know the beauty of being because y'all gonna be 149 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:42,839 Speaker 1: busy nominations. I'm I don't know the score, but I 150 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 1: like to believe, you know, so love gonna be shown 151 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:48,480 Speaker 1: in the nominations too. But y'all, y'all. Stepping on that 152 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 1: stage is hosted by a girl, d Deep Bridgewater. She's 153 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:54,320 Speaker 1: one of the hosts. It's been announced for the Jazz 154 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 1: Music Awards. So, but it's all about introducing that first act. 155 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:01,720 Speaker 1: We swing give us a little people who don't know 156 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 1: about what we saying. Why is that is that beat? 157 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 1: You know that Cotton Club to come into hall and 158 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 1: beat that beat then make you just rock side aside 159 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:13,200 Speaker 1: and snap your fingers, snap your fingers, snap your fingers. Hey, 160 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 1: I'm telling you come with Jane floor is yours. We Swing. 161 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 1: I think you dropped the Obama because I didn't know 162 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:24,840 Speaker 1: we were opening. So that's so dope, and I think 163 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 1: it's a great way to the perfect way to open. Like, hey, 164 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: this is the Jazz Awards and we swing. Swing is 165 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 1: you know, the essence of jazz music's foundational. It's UM 166 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:39,239 Speaker 1: one of them things where you know, sometimes sometimes we 167 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 1: move in and out of it and away from it, 168 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 1: but we always come back to it. So I'm honored 169 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 1: to have UM a legacy artist, UM like Diane Reeves 170 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 1: join us and jazz Mia, who is like our baby sister, 171 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:56,680 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, and killing the game UM 172 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: three different generations, which really represents the album that it 173 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 1: was each it on generation. So UM, you know, we're 174 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:05,439 Speaker 1: just looking forward to we We and UM. I believe 175 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 1: or and Evans is gonna be there. I believe he 176 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:12,319 Speaker 1: gonna he's gonna help us swinging about it there. We 177 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:15,320 Speaker 1: had to throw his name in there because Evans is 178 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 1: the person he's one of the nominees. But he introduced 179 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:21,679 Speaker 1: me to Jane. That's how I met Jane. Okay, okay, 180 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:23,319 Speaker 1: all right now, and I used to get taken this 181 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 1: whole personal. Now I gotta slide up to the mic now, 182 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 1: you know, you know St. Louis meet New Jersey. You 183 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 1: know St. Louis, Missouri meet New Jersey. Okay, Mitt west 184 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:38,320 Speaker 1: mes East Coast. Yes, so we're gonna be so on 185 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:41,839 Speaker 1: that stage. You know the interesting thing about it when 186 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 1: when we we we spoke, and I'm gonna tell you 187 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 1: all something, it was it was it was because you 188 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: never and I gotta I'm blessed to have a podcast 189 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:54,000 Speaker 1: and as uh and um, we're popular. And when your interview, 190 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:56,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna just be honest with you. When your interview 191 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:59,680 Speaker 1: aired on my podcast, it was in the first quarter, 192 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 1: it was the top downloaded interview on my podcast. Your kid, 193 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:11,520 Speaker 1: I kid you not kid you not so. And so 194 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: that let me know that a lot of my fan 195 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:19,000 Speaker 1: base or into jazz and so because you know, you know, 196 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:26,960 Speaker 1: jazz is such a relaxing sound. And so I told 197 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:30,560 Speaker 1: my staff and they said, Richard, and I said, uh, 198 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 1: they said, the Baila Project interviews your top download for 199 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:35,679 Speaker 1: the quarter. I knew it. I knew it jumped up 200 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: when the interview when it dropped, because what I do 201 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 1: is when it airs on w C. Okay, the following week, 202 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:45,560 Speaker 1: I aired on my national podcast and Chid Yeah, I 203 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 1: went crazy. Everybody loved baby prodject That is crazy. Yeah, 204 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:56,640 Speaker 1: that's good, That's that's awesome. Thank you so much. Well, 205 00:11:56,640 --> 00:11:58,720 Speaker 1: I I gotta speak the truth because of the fact 206 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:00,679 Speaker 1: that when you when you look at the you know, 207 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 1: because then that the interview, Marcus, you dropped so many 208 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:07,679 Speaker 1: nuggets in the second half of that interview, by life, 209 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:12,600 Speaker 1: by not giving up, by motivation and h and also 210 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:16,000 Speaker 1: realizing that, like I said earlier, just because you have 211 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 1: a dream doesn't mean that you when when you hit 212 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:21,720 Speaker 1: a detour, that you give up on it. And if 213 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:24,079 Speaker 1: you give up on it, you know, makes you understand 214 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: you have people around you that can pull you back 215 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 1: to your dream. And you you spoke like that, and 216 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:31,800 Speaker 1: I've never heard that. And I think a lot of 217 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 1: our listeners not only were World World fans of the 218 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 1: music and became fans of the Bailor Project, which stars 219 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:40,800 Speaker 1: Marcus and Gene. Of course, you know what is that 220 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 1: driving force that keeps you focused and and also drop 221 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:47,200 Speaker 1: some nuggets on uh what what not only who you 222 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:52,200 Speaker 1: are and but also what you guys represent as a couple. Wow. Well, 223 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:56,440 Speaker 1: I'll start off by saying, as far as I mean, 224 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:00,040 Speaker 1: first of all, just being you know, really big and 225 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 1: able to just really keep your focus and like I'll 226 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:06,199 Speaker 1: be honest with you, like even right now, as as 227 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 1: we've been blessed to be successful in different areas, something 228 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 1: is constantly reminded me, even just living everyday life on 229 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 1: social media because you can see so many people doing 230 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:18,959 Speaker 1: great things. But I even started a mantra that I 231 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 1: would say to myself focus the bell of project focus, 232 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:25,280 Speaker 1: the bell of project focus, the bell of project because 233 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 1: I'll see so many outside things and you start looking 234 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 1: at oh man, I want to do that. Oh man, 235 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 1: I think we should do that. No, stay on your 236 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 1: path and on your journey, because I'm realizing that all 237 00:13:36,679 --> 00:13:40,840 Speaker 1: these things will come in due time. And just like 238 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 1: even just to throw just even a crazy plug like 239 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 1: while we're on our I think we we we spoke 240 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:49,679 Speaker 1: to you first quarter and right after that was the Grammys. 241 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:53,240 Speaker 1: We were completely drained. And that's what you call staying 242 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 1: on your path. And on your journey, we get called 243 00:13:55,960 --> 00:14:00,160 Speaker 1: for this. We gotta called for this gig to uh 244 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:03,719 Speaker 1: A private gig which is was for three nights, um 245 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:06,560 Speaker 1: three nights. They literally built a jazz club just for 246 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 1: us to play. And and I'm thinking to myself, bad, 247 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 1: I'm so tired, and they said, no, we want to 248 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 1: style you guys. We want to do this and do that. 249 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:17,360 Speaker 1: It's a whole other world that we never was exposed to. 250 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 1: We show up to this place and it's the most 251 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 1: amazing jazz club built just for us to play, only 252 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: for them to tear it down when we finish. That 253 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 1: we ever seen something said you know, you guys need 254 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: to record this because you never know. All I have 255 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 1: to tell you is that we recorded this UH particular 256 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:40,720 Speaker 1: particular three nights and within two or three months flipped 257 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 1: a live album end up coming out which is just 258 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 1: dropped three weeks ago called Live at Apparatus. And of 259 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 1: course I'm giving the plug, but I'm just saying all 260 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 1: that to say, when you stay on your path and 261 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 1: on your journey, certain things just come your way that 262 00:14:56,760 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 1: you just would never think. And there's something else I mean, 263 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 1: we have to talk to you make next year again 264 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 1: because that's something else that we just did last week 265 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 1: that I can't believe what just happened, But we can't 266 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 1: shure that now. So I'm just saying it's important to 267 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 1: stay focused on your path and on your journey. That 268 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:18,080 Speaker 1: is extremely, extremely important because it keeps you to half 269 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:20,480 Speaker 1: You almost got a half tunnel vision, especially with so 270 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 1: much happening right now in the world social media and 271 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 1: you know, and all these things. And then last thing, 272 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 1: I'll say, get around people. Get around people that are 273 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:34,720 Speaker 1: that that that that that that pushes you. Like for instance, 274 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,480 Speaker 1: one last thing out of all this. I don't know 275 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 1: if you've heard of the Emmy Award winning Adam Blackstone 276 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:44,080 Speaker 1: just dropped the brand new album called Legacy. Do you 277 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 1: know we literally just recorded that session about three weeks ago. 278 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 1: I don't know how we made it happen. The album 279 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:54,960 Speaker 1: just dropped. A set niece was last night and this 280 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: album is like, it is amazing. It's Who's Who on 281 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 1: there all the way from Kirk Anything to Marry Mary 282 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 1: to Jasmine Sullivan too. I mean, you name it, Who's Who, 283 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 1: Queen Latifa and we're featured on the track on this album. 284 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:16,640 Speaker 1: The Billy Project uh Old Leslie. Yes, so yes, So 285 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 1: I'll just say that to say and I'm gonna transition 286 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 1: is over to the wife because I can go all 287 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 1: day on this on the married couple's baby. What do 288 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 1: you have to say? He did, he did ask us 289 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:30,280 Speaker 1: a question. He teach your question against us. Again, I'm changing, 290 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:32,960 Speaker 1: I'm changing market. I gotta go, man, you know, I 291 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 1: got I got, I gotta locked this down. Man. Again, 292 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 1: I want to bring y'all back so Jeane can talk. 293 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:40,400 Speaker 1: Because Jeane, I'll talk to you last us. I realized 294 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 1: you probably it was prepared to I'll talk her this time. 295 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 1: But again, but again I'm telling the truth. You just dropped. 296 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 1: The Evening Live apparatus is out now. You gotta check 297 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 1: it out. But what I want to do is, you know, 298 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 1: I'm just shouting out my celebration. I want to come 299 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:58,520 Speaker 1: back to another forty five minute interview with you guys 300 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 1: next month. So we said out and talk before the 301 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: the the Jazz Music Awards. We just October twenty second. 302 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:08,400 Speaker 1: I do want to congratulate you on the three nominations. 303 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: I want to congratulate you and taking the time to 304 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 1: be the opening act for the Jazz Music Awards again. 305 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:16,640 Speaker 1: October twenty second, Stay blessed and we're gonna talk soon. 306 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:19,639 Speaker 1: But remember, I want you all to come back on 307 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:22,479 Speaker 1: the air with me. We're gonna do video, and we're 308 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:26,160 Speaker 1: gonna do a video, gonna drop everything October next month 309 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:29,679 Speaker 1: for forty five minutes. Is that a deal? Yeah, And 310 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:31,960 Speaker 1: we're coming down there to the Atlanta to eat some 311 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:34,439 Speaker 1: chicken with you. So I'm I'm gonna work out so 312 00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 1: we can do that absolutely and I can still look 313 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 1: good at the outfit with the world the chicken. I'm 314 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:42,200 Speaker 1: gonna go to Slutty Vegan. I love you. Thank you 315 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:44,359 Speaker 1: all for coming on the show. The Baylor Project opening 316 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:48,080 Speaker 1: act for this year's Jazz Music Award October twenty second, 317 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:51,640 Speaker 1: cop Injugy Center. Come on, y'all, we'll be right back 318 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:59,320 Speaker 1: with more Money Making Conversations Masterclass with Rushan McDonald. Now 319 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:04,399 Speaker 1: let's return into Money Making Conversations Masterclass with Rashan McDonald. 320 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:07,680 Speaker 1: My next guest is an award winning urban inspirational star, 321 00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 1: a standout performer, artists, and pastor who has become one 322 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:14,399 Speaker 1: of the most electric, trying, breakout stars in the gospel 323 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:18,200 Speaker 1: music industry. Check this out eleven times Stell Award winner 324 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 1: won six of them this year, including Artists of the Year. 325 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:24,399 Speaker 1: He's warned that two years in a row. Ambassador for 326 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 1: the two World Games that was recently this summer in Birmingham, Alabama, 327 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:32,640 Speaker 1: performed at the Super Bowl Gospel when my boy Cee 328 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:36,919 Speaker 1: Lo Green dropped. This week, this week we're talking about 329 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:40,720 Speaker 1: September thirty. This week he'll be featured in Cure sheer 330 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 1: It's new single Miracles. He's also a senior pastor and 331 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 1: found a Rock City church and Birmingham, Alabama. They call 332 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:49,879 Speaker 1: it to Ham. Please welcome to my five year anniversary 333 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:57,400 Speaker 1: Money Making Conversation, a masterclass Celebrations show Pastor Mike Jr. Hey, 334 00:18:57,480 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 1: big bro, you had me like, man, who is this? Come? No? No, no, no, 335 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:03,360 Speaker 1: don't don't you go there? You look at it. I'll 336 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:06,720 Speaker 1: tell you something like brother. You know the reason I 337 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:09,320 Speaker 1: love I had to bring you back on the show 338 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:13,080 Speaker 1: for my five year because so many, so many people 339 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:17,119 Speaker 1: feel they have to leave to for their dreams to 340 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:21,159 Speaker 1: be accomplished. And you you, you stayed in Birmingham and 341 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:24,680 Speaker 1: have become one of the most dynamic talents in this 342 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:29,280 Speaker 1: country in Little o Ham. Can you talk about people 343 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:31,840 Speaker 1: I'm sure people tell you today you should move, but 344 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 1: but what what what what it compels you to say? 345 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:37,160 Speaker 1: This is where I should be, This what God told 346 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:40,960 Speaker 1: me my journey should end, should begin and in here 347 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:42,920 Speaker 1: and I can be as big as I want to be. 348 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:46,159 Speaker 1: Talk about that first off, man, I just want to 349 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 1: tell you thank you again for giving me such an 350 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:51,119 Speaker 1: awesome opportunity to be on your podcast, to be on 351 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:54,960 Speaker 1: your show. Um, it's it's just humbling, man. The relationships 352 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 1: God that's giving me celebrating five spiritually five in a 353 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:01,080 Speaker 1: number of grace and favor and your life and your 354 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:03,720 Speaker 1: influence is the uh, the model that God is still 355 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:07,399 Speaker 1: favoring people. Of course, Man, from the moment I remember 356 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 1: walking in my city. Uh, we're told if you want 357 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:13,360 Speaker 1: to be successful, you got to go to Atlanta or Nashville. 358 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 1: Birmingham is in the middle, directly in the middle of 359 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:21,560 Speaker 1: Nashville and Atlanta. Historically, everything that was taken to Atlanta 360 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:24,520 Speaker 1: was brought to Birmingham. But because of racism and division, 361 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 1: they didn't want the city of Birmingham to be progressive 362 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 1: for African Americans. So there's sort of this death and 363 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 1: this craft mentality just hovering over our city, and people 364 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:35,879 Speaker 1: often have to say if you want to make it, 365 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 1: you have to leave. But I'm just proof that you 366 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:41,400 Speaker 1: can bloom where your planet. Man, and somebody listening right now, 367 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:45,080 Speaker 1: you're pregnant with vision, but oftentimes it's aborted by lack 368 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:47,840 Speaker 1: million dollar dream on a hundred dollar budget. And what 369 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:51,159 Speaker 1: I've discovered man, that uh, what you have to do 370 00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:53,920 Speaker 1: is to maximize every opportunity where you are. Here's the 371 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:56,879 Speaker 1: beautiful thing. If I was in Atlanta, I would just 372 00:20:57,040 --> 00:21:00,840 Speaker 1: be an ordinary guy. But because God's blessing me from Birmingham, 373 00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 1: sometimes where you are to your advantage, you know. So 374 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 1: for me, Man, if you're listening right now, make sure 375 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 1: number one, before you relocate your life, you pray and 376 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 1: ask God this is where you want me to be. 377 00:21:11,080 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 1: The number two. I'm just a firm believer that what 378 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:16,640 Speaker 1: God has for you to being from Birmingham, New York, 379 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:19,200 Speaker 1: Dallas and l A, it's gonna find you. Okay. First 380 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:21,679 Speaker 1: of all, I just got correct him because you're a Lollo. 381 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:24,159 Speaker 1: That's why I like Pastor Mike Julr. You know, if 382 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:27,120 Speaker 1: you're humble, he gonna go. If I was in Atlanta, 383 00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:29,440 Speaker 1: I'd just be a regular guy, would nobody know me? 384 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:34,360 Speaker 1: Did you hear he's saying that? Read back to credits here, 385 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:38,760 Speaker 1: let me read back to credits. Eleven times Stella Award winner, 386 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:43,000 Speaker 1: six of them this year, two years in a row, 387 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:49,640 Speaker 1: Orders of the Year, Ambassador for two World Game, Super Bowl, 388 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:54,080 Speaker 1: gospel performer got a single coming out with Kresher, who 389 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:56,200 Speaker 1: is one of my favorite people by the way. Yeah, 390 00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:58,399 Speaker 1: and then he goes, should them and tell us on 391 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:02,680 Speaker 1: my show if I was in Atlanta, nobody would know whoever? 392 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:05,240 Speaker 1: He well, why do you change your voice? Why do 393 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:10,760 Speaker 1: you change you? No? You get I'm just hon it, man. 394 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:12,960 Speaker 1: I mean it's an from the bottom of my heart. Man. 395 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:16,200 Speaker 1: I I just firmly believe that the opportunities of the 396 00:22:16,280 --> 00:22:19,280 Speaker 1: lifetime must be seened within the lifetime of the opportunity. 397 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:22,119 Speaker 1: And so many people are gonna miss their moment waiting 398 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:24,960 Speaker 1: to move when maybe you just need to bust a move, 399 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:29,240 Speaker 1: not maybe physically, but mentally strategically. Man. So for me, 400 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:32,159 Speaker 1: that's what I'm all about and what I've discovered to 401 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:34,560 Speaker 1: And I heard Steve Harvey say this and then bless 402 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:38,159 Speaker 1: my life. He said, God has a way of pushing 403 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:42,120 Speaker 1: you when you won't jump and I for me, Man, 404 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:45,359 Speaker 1: I just made a decision to jump right here from Birmingham, Alabama. 405 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:48,159 Speaker 1: Big went number one, I got it went number one. 406 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:50,959 Speaker 1: Both of those songs were produced by people right here 407 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:53,640 Speaker 1: in my city, people who said, ever give a chance 408 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 1: to if? I said, Hey, what if we come together 409 00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:57,720 Speaker 1: and do this? So I'm excited, man, I can't wait 410 00:22:57,760 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 1: to see what God does next. I know that you know, 411 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 1: you're calling in and showing me some love. And it's 412 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 1: not the typical loan interviews that we do. But I 413 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 1: gotta I gotta talk about this the single ministry because 414 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:12,359 Speaker 1: of the fact that I got it. You know that 415 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:16,680 Speaker 1: crossed over the RB charge peaked and I seventeen one. 416 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 1: But you know, every we always here by family, love 417 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:22,440 Speaker 1: and couple and everything. Then but you stepped away, you know, 418 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 1: you said, what about the single people? Which w seems 419 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:28,120 Speaker 1: to feel like if you're not mad, there's something wrong 420 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 1: with you being single? What was the vision behind that, 421 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:35,920 Speaker 1: Pastor Mike Jr. That right there, man, like, and here's 422 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 1: the blessing. Man, I had the preface. I had the 423 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 1: privilege of being a pastor's kid, so I would sit 424 00:23:41,080 --> 00:23:44,040 Speaker 1: in church Sometimes I ask myself, why then I would 425 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:46,719 Speaker 1: go home and see my dad's reasoning. And so one 426 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:48,840 Speaker 1: of the things that did was it counted, for lack 427 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:51,960 Speaker 1: of a better terms, it allowed me to become a 428 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:55,120 Speaker 1: leader who still had a Pew mentality in a sense 429 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:57,880 Speaker 1: of what's good for the people. And I never forget 430 00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 1: I'm sitting at home in quarantine, and all I could 431 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 1: think about was everybody who was quarantined and alone. And 432 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:06,360 Speaker 1: I started hitting up some of the singles at my church, 433 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:09,360 Speaker 1: literally just going down the road, and one by one 434 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:11,719 Speaker 1: I was hearing them say, past time you at home. 435 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:13,560 Speaker 1: At least you're at home with your kids, at lash, 436 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:15,840 Speaker 1: you're at home with your wife. I'm over here, locked 437 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:18,480 Speaker 1: up by myself, and sometimes the worst person to be 438 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:22,560 Speaker 1: with is yourself. So to find a way to normaltcause 439 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:25,000 Speaker 1: the truth of the matter is, it's certain things we 440 00:24:25,119 --> 00:24:27,600 Speaker 1: have to stop doing in the culture. We always said, 441 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 1: we know. Grandmama was married fifty years, she was miserable 442 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:33,080 Speaker 1: forty five of them. She said, feel like you had 443 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:36,439 Speaker 1: a way out. So just because you have somebody doesn't 444 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:39,399 Speaker 1: mean you have somebody. So what I'm trying at singles 445 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:42,119 Speaker 1: to realize all over the world is you're not looking 446 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:45,600 Speaker 1: for somebody to complete. You be complete before they come. 447 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:48,840 Speaker 1: And I believe if we can change that narrative, because 448 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 1: so many women are waiting on a night and shot 449 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:54,399 Speaker 1: at armor and keep going home with foods wrapped in timfoil. 450 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:58,080 Speaker 1: If we ain't careful, we're gonna be pressuring our young 451 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:01,400 Speaker 1: generation that if Mary is not the answer, they will 452 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:04,160 Speaker 1: never be fulfilled when their life. Life just doesn't work 453 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:07,960 Speaker 1: that way. Jesus Paul. They both accomplished so much and 454 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:11,639 Speaker 1: neither one of them were married because they're assignment dictated 455 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:14,680 Speaker 1: that they need to be flexible, sometimes being a relationship 456 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:16,760 Speaker 1: as a burning So I wanted to do a product 457 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:18,680 Speaker 1: that gear towards singles to let them know, hey, I'm 458 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:20,919 Speaker 1: not here with you. That album went on to win 459 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 1: an Album of the Year. Um, so I'm excited. I'm excited, man, 460 00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:26,959 Speaker 1: it was a great album. Well, you know, I'm excited 461 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:28,960 Speaker 1: that you took the time to call my show and 462 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:31,560 Speaker 1: be a part of my celebration and more important than 463 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:33,879 Speaker 1: the humbleness. And you know we were in Itto the 464 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:35,720 Speaker 1: Music Show and you when you turn to your boys, 465 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:38,080 Speaker 1: said that boy right there, Rashard McDonald, here the truth. 466 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:41,680 Speaker 1: You know, when you said that man, I just laughed 467 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:44,760 Speaker 1: at myself. I said, wow, because I'm just I'm just 468 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:47,680 Speaker 1: being rash. I'm just being Rashaan McDonald. And when I 469 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:50,440 Speaker 1: see greatness, I'm acknowledge it. I'm gonna be humbled and 470 00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:53,400 Speaker 1: never remind them, because sometimes people like you pastor Mike, 471 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:56,480 Speaker 1: got to be told and reminded because you're so in 472 00:25:56,600 --> 00:26:00,400 Speaker 1: the grind what you're doing and how you impact and people, 473 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:02,920 Speaker 1: and sometimes that the war can be hidden because you 474 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:04,560 Speaker 1: just put a little chief and going to the next 475 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 1: you You your mind is next year, what were you 476 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:09,520 Speaker 1: gonna do next year? You're not sitting around, you know, 477 00:26:09,600 --> 00:26:11,640 Speaker 1: in your bedroom or your living room with all your 478 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:15,240 Speaker 1: your wards around you. You respect the fact that God 479 00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:18,440 Speaker 1: gave you that journey, but he got plenty more for you. 480 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:21,280 Speaker 1: That's the blessing of this relationship that I had with you, 481 00:26:21,400 --> 00:26:24,680 Speaker 1: my young friend. Yes, sir, Yes, sir, I appreciate it. 482 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:26,680 Speaker 1: It means the world to me. And I just want 483 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:29,960 Speaker 1: to speak blessings and life and more resources influenced favor 484 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:32,560 Speaker 1: and connections that the next five years to be better 485 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:35,200 Speaker 1: than the last five years. So I'm excited. Well, you know, 486 00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:38,720 Speaker 1: my boy Rickey Smiley, he dined in Birmingham. So I 487 00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:41,080 Speaker 1: came down that a couple of couple of times. Now 488 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:43,480 Speaker 1: next time I come down there, I gotta make sure 489 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:45,920 Speaker 1: you and I are connecting all three of us. Go 490 00:26:46,119 --> 00:26:48,760 Speaker 1: get some bothered. That would be good. Let me know, 491 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:50,920 Speaker 1: b bro. Okay, thank you for calling on my show. 492 00:26:51,080 --> 00:26:54,399 Speaker 1: That was Pastor Mike Jr. A blessing and uh and 493 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:56,800 Speaker 1: the start is on right living right down the street 494 00:26:57,040 --> 00:27:00,199 Speaker 1: twenty west. We'll be right back with more Money Making 495 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:05,760 Speaker 1: Conversations Masterclass with Rushan McDonald. You are now tuned into 496 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:10,639 Speaker 1: the Money Making Conversations Minute of Inspiration with Rashan McDonald. Hi, 497 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:13,359 Speaker 1: ra Sean McDonald for Money Making Conversation Masterclass with your 498 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:16,480 Speaker 1: daily mending of Inspiration. Reachail I spoke with Southern Black 499 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 1: Girls Woman Consortium visionary founder and co founder Black Voters Matter, 500 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:24,440 Speaker 1: Latasha Brown. She explains how being active in the community 501 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:28,440 Speaker 1: provides pushback and reduces harm within the community. We say 502 00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:31,480 Speaker 1: when when when When we're telling them about why they're voting, 503 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 1: we'll saying you're not You're not voting because you want 504 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 1: to get some political party in our office. What you're 505 00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:39,200 Speaker 1: voting for is you're voting for yourself. That you have 506 00:27:39,359 --> 00:27:42,399 Speaker 1: to use every until your community has everything that it needs. 507 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:44,960 Speaker 1: You have to use every single tool available to you 508 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:47,760 Speaker 1: to actually push back to reduce the harm in your 509 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:50,720 Speaker 1: community and make sure you're holding folks accountable, but also 510 00:27:50,840 --> 00:27:53,880 Speaker 1: to literally be able to advance an agenda that's gonna 511 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 1: support your community. And that's real. Whether you vote or not, 512 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:58,480 Speaker 1: somebody's gonna be elected. If you want to listen to 513 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:01,160 Speaker 1: this full interview with Natasha Brown, it's a vay Low 514 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:04,159 Speaker 1: on Money Making Conversation dot Com. Now let's return to 515 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:08,760 Speaker 1: Money Making Conversations Masterclass with Rashan McDonald. Because I got 516 00:28:08,840 --> 00:28:12,440 Speaker 1: a quick call in Caller Coma and Thomas from Atlanta. Thomas, 517 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:15,080 Speaker 1: you gotta shout out for the five years celebration. What's 518 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:18,959 Speaker 1: happened my brother, Roshan is Thomas. I've been saying its 519 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 1: frame the spear of mac. Best to get through on 520 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:27,520 Speaker 1: the line on this fifth year anniversary with all these 521 00:28:27,560 --> 00:28:29,240 Speaker 1: heavy hitters and v ips and the house, I have 522 00:28:29,359 --> 00:28:32,080 Speaker 1: no idea if I just want to tell you congratulations, brother, 523 00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:35,040 Speaker 1: keep doing what you're doing. Counsel Mike, I love you. 524 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:38,000 Speaker 1: You met you continue to inspire me brother. That song 525 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:41,880 Speaker 1: I want to win big sir, Yes, sir, yes, Hey, Thomas, 526 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:45,440 Speaker 1: I owe you a visit. More importantly, man, you inspire man, 527 00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:47,760 Speaker 1: I owe you another visit back on the show. You know, 528 00:28:48,040 --> 00:28:50,280 Speaker 1: because of the fact that so many people called and 529 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:53,200 Speaker 1: were inspired by what you're doing as an entrepreneur, following 530 00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:55,920 Speaker 1: your dreams, not in the craft that you mastered, but 531 00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:59,400 Speaker 1: educating yourself to understand the opportunity as a business person. 532 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:02,040 Speaker 1: That's I was important. That's why I'm doing this show 533 00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:05,400 Speaker 1: inspiring young entrepreneurs like you, to give you a varce 534 00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:08,320 Speaker 1: because you, truly, Thomas, are the stars of the community. 535 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:11,240 Speaker 1: You pay your taxes, you move forward with our community. 536 00:29:11,480 --> 00:29:15,040 Speaker 1: You're positive influence and also you show us the way 537 00:29:15,360 --> 00:29:17,520 Speaker 1: that there's different things you can do in life to 538 00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:20,800 Speaker 1: be successful. Keep doing what you're doing. And guess what, Yes, 539 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:23,760 Speaker 1: I got heavy hitters. But in the community, Thomas, you're 540 00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:26,680 Speaker 1: heavy hitter too. Okay, but I appreciate. I'm a humble 541 00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:30,520 Speaker 1: congratulations of pie, piece of blessings of you both. I appreciate. Now, 542 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:34,320 Speaker 1: my girl, my next Gifts is an Emmy Award winning journalist, 543 00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:37,960 Speaker 1: television personality, author, producer, philanthropist. Because really, you know, when 544 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:41,280 Speaker 1: she comes on my show, we always talk about her television, 545 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:44,640 Speaker 1: we never really get into what her program really is 546 00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 1: besides being in a wonderful HBC. You graduated spelled Me University, 547 00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:50,920 Speaker 1: which is right around the corner at Clark Atlanta University. 548 00:29:51,160 --> 00:29:54,800 Speaker 1: She established SEAN which is s h a u N 549 00:29:55,120 --> 00:29:58,080 Speaker 1: s h a u N Foundation for Girls with Nurtures 550 00:29:58,120 --> 00:30:02,440 Speaker 1: and supports underserved to represented girls and young women in 551 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:07,480 Speaker 1: the areas of STEM Health, art Unity neighborhoods. Please welcome 552 00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:11,360 Speaker 1: to my five year anniversary celebration, the one and only 553 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:17,600 Speaker 1: Sean Robinson. How you doing, Sean. Happy anniversary to you, you, 554 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:23,640 Speaker 1: Happy ay, Happy anniversary to you. You know we we 555 00:30:23,920 --> 00:30:27,520 Speaker 1: met in l a O over twenty twenty some years ago. 556 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:30,240 Speaker 1: We just leave like twenties something years ago. And uh 557 00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:33,400 Speaker 1: and you know about how long ago it has been. 558 00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:37,160 Speaker 1: It has been quite a two decades. Yes it has been, Yes, 559 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:39,680 Speaker 1: it has been. And I've seen you grow as a 560 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:42,800 Speaker 1: talent from in front of the camera to the behind 561 00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:46,680 Speaker 1: the counter. Is that coutive beducing you know? But but 562 00:30:46,840 --> 00:30:49,440 Speaker 1: when you came in l a talent was your priority 563 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:51,200 Speaker 1: just being account which wanted to be in the host 564 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:53,400 Speaker 1: because that's what you did in Detroit until you was 565 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:56,680 Speaker 1: just marrying and minding that numbers one skill set. What 566 00:30:57,080 --> 00:30:59,440 Speaker 1: what came into your life that made you realize that 567 00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:03,240 Speaker 1: you can do more behind the camera to show well, 568 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:07,160 Speaker 1: thank you, thank you. I was. I was so excited 569 00:31:07,240 --> 00:31:10,880 Speaker 1: to get the invitation to join you today because it 570 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:14,200 Speaker 1: has been quite a long journey. And you know, Rashan, 571 00:31:14,320 --> 00:31:18,760 Speaker 1: I've worked in five television markets, UM, you know, not 572 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:25,800 Speaker 1: only my hometown Detroit, Michigan, and I worked in Miami, Milwaukee, Austin, Texas, 573 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:31,360 Speaker 1: UM and and my parents and grandparents always taught me 574 00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:34,400 Speaker 1: that if God gives you a platform, use it to 575 00:31:34,440 --> 00:31:36,320 Speaker 1: get back. And I was raised in the church and 576 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:41,760 Speaker 1: my my family was all philanthropic. And when I say philanthropic, 577 00:31:41,840 --> 00:31:45,360 Speaker 1: I don't necessarily mean like the UM you know, not 578 00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:48,720 Speaker 1: like they had a non big nonprofit or that they 579 00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:51,600 Speaker 1: were able to give, you know, lots of money weight. 580 00:31:51,680 --> 00:31:53,959 Speaker 1: But they did it with their time and their energy 581 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:57,680 Speaker 1: and and counseling young people and giving time to their 582 00:31:57,760 --> 00:32:01,320 Speaker 1: church and their community. Those are the real philanthropists I think, 583 00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:04,400 Speaker 1: in our in our society. And so they just always 584 00:32:04,560 --> 00:32:09,080 Speaker 1: instilled in me UM that you you know the reason 585 00:32:09,120 --> 00:32:11,840 Speaker 1: that we are here is to help other people, and 586 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:15,600 Speaker 1: so I've always wanted to have a nonprofit. I've always 587 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:20,080 Speaker 1: you know, worked in the nonprofit space, and so UM, 588 00:32:20,560 --> 00:32:25,120 Speaker 1: seeing the struggles that our young women face growing up, 589 00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:29,240 Speaker 1: it made me very passionate about just wanting to where 590 00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:31,440 Speaker 1: can I use my voice to this and it was 591 00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:34,960 Speaker 1: with underserved and under represented girls and those are predominantly, 592 00:32:35,040 --> 00:32:37,920 Speaker 1: as we know, girls of color and black girls. And 593 00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:42,760 Speaker 1: so UM, I'm I'm really thankful to be in this 594 00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:45,480 Speaker 1: space and the and to be able to say that 595 00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:48,760 Speaker 1: we have helped so many girls, um since the beginning 596 00:32:48,840 --> 00:32:51,120 Speaker 1: of the Sean Foundation for Girls. So and thank you 597 00:32:51,920 --> 00:32:55,680 Speaker 1: for always promoting what we do and helping people know 598 00:32:57,120 --> 00:33:00,280 Speaker 1: the mission that we serve and help elevate our platform too. 599 00:33:00,760 --> 00:33:02,360 Speaker 1: Well you know your black excellence, you know in the 600 00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:06,000 Speaker 1: HBCU grad But more importantly, you know when I transition 601 00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:09,760 Speaker 1: and uh stop managing Steve Harvey and started developing this idea. 602 00:33:10,160 --> 00:33:12,440 Speaker 1: You're one of the first people I called, Sean said 603 00:33:12,480 --> 00:33:15,520 Speaker 1: when you come on my show, would you support my vision? 604 00:33:15,560 --> 00:33:18,280 Speaker 1: Will support my dream? And you didn't hesitate. And that's 605 00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:20,520 Speaker 1: why you know when I when I sit up here 606 00:33:20,520 --> 00:33:22,840 Speaker 1: and want to celebrate, you celebrate with friends. You celebrate 607 00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:25,320 Speaker 1: with people who support you, people who believe in you, 608 00:33:25,840 --> 00:33:28,160 Speaker 1: and you've always believed them in, just as I've always 609 00:33:28,200 --> 00:33:30,239 Speaker 1: believed in you. And that this call in a lot 610 00:33:30,320 --> 00:33:32,640 Speaker 1: of ways, is to say thank you for people like 611 00:33:32,840 --> 00:33:35,000 Speaker 1: you and other people who have called in today, and 612 00:33:35,080 --> 00:33:38,240 Speaker 1: we'll be calling in today to say, while this journey 613 00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:42,000 Speaker 1: of trying to be successful or trying to achieve longevity 614 00:33:42,960 --> 00:33:46,120 Speaker 1: is really only achieved by having people in your life 615 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:49,960 Speaker 1: who support you. Correct. Yes, And you know, I think 616 00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:53,080 Speaker 1: that because of the business that we've spent so many 617 00:33:53,200 --> 00:33:56,400 Speaker 1: years in and still are in entertainment business, a lot 618 00:33:56,480 --> 00:34:01,240 Speaker 1: of it is just, um, you know, it is instilled 619 00:34:01,320 --> 00:34:04,600 Speaker 1: in you to get more, to get more, to get more. 620 00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:08,480 Speaker 1: It's all you know, how how many shows can I get, 621 00:34:08,560 --> 00:34:10,359 Speaker 1: how much money can I get? How many how much 622 00:34:10,840 --> 00:34:13,719 Speaker 1: you know, how big is my audience? All of that, 623 00:34:14,560 --> 00:34:17,480 Speaker 1: and and it's easy to get caught up in that 624 00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:19,960 Speaker 1: and think that that's why we are here to just 625 00:34:20,160 --> 00:34:24,840 Speaker 1: get more stuff. Um. But you know, when you have people, 626 00:34:25,200 --> 00:34:28,719 Speaker 1: and and when I first came to Hollywood, that was 627 00:34:29,880 --> 00:34:31,640 Speaker 1: you know, that was a real shock to me because 628 00:34:31,719 --> 00:34:35,920 Speaker 1: many relationships are transactional. That people are in relationships or 629 00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:38,920 Speaker 1: they just want to meet people because it helps benefit them. 630 00:34:39,480 --> 00:34:41,800 Speaker 1: But then you hope to find a community like I 631 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:43,920 Speaker 1: have found with you and so many other people, that 632 00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:47,080 Speaker 1: it is about helping each other, and not only helping 633 00:34:47,200 --> 00:34:51,640 Speaker 1: us each other succeed in our business ventures, but helping 634 00:34:51,760 --> 00:34:54,640 Speaker 1: us realize our dream so that we can help other people. 635 00:34:55,040 --> 00:34:58,080 Speaker 1: And what you do, you're giving back and helping us 636 00:34:58,200 --> 00:35:01,120 Speaker 1: become better and helping us live our lives better. I 637 00:35:01,160 --> 00:35:04,960 Speaker 1: mean that you know that is is uh that that's 638 00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:08,480 Speaker 1: so important that we help each other because we're kind 639 00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:12,520 Speaker 1: of all angels in this in this in this in 640 00:35:12,640 --> 00:35:16,120 Speaker 1: this realm, and so uh yeah, yeah, I'm just thankful 641 00:35:16,239 --> 00:35:19,960 Speaker 1: to have your friendship. And I see all the things 642 00:35:20,080 --> 00:35:23,360 Speaker 1: I hope you see all my clapping emojis absolutely absolutely 643 00:35:23,520 --> 00:35:26,840 Speaker 1: absolutely I want to learn how to bake like you 644 00:35:26,920 --> 00:35:31,160 Speaker 1: because I'm gonna tell you something happening. I want to 645 00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:33,080 Speaker 1: I want to tell you about something happening. But more 646 00:35:33,400 --> 00:35:34,759 Speaker 1: I want to thank you for taking the time to 647 00:35:34,840 --> 00:35:37,279 Speaker 1: call in on my anniversary show and and no doubt 648 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:39,719 Speaker 1: supports you and every every lane of opportunity you got 649 00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:43,360 Speaker 1: out there. But Sean Robinson HPCU grad straight out of Spellman, 650 00:35:43,520 --> 00:35:47,200 Speaker 1: straight out of sort knowing over twenty years, two decades, 651 00:35:47,280 --> 00:35:51,520 Speaker 1: and you're still looking fantastic, keep winning. I appreciate you, 652 00:35:51,760 --> 00:35:56,759 Speaker 1: appreciate Bye bye. My next guest. You thought I knew 653 00:35:56,800 --> 00:35:59,880 Speaker 1: her a long time, Sean Ross. This next guest I 654 00:36:00,120 --> 00:36:05,680 Speaker 1: known a long time. The fact I got on my show. 655 00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:07,880 Speaker 1: Let's be know, this is an anniversary. This is a 656 00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:13,320 Speaker 1: big anniversary. You know, Tasha Mac, you know Stevehi me. 657 00:36:14,080 --> 00:36:17,680 Speaker 1: You know every time I look up, you know, to 658 00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:20,120 Speaker 1: get money out of my pocket because my wife always 659 00:36:20,200 --> 00:36:22,960 Speaker 1: tells me, you gotta donate, you gotta say the kids, 660 00:36:23,080 --> 00:36:27,000 Speaker 1: you got your laughs. She's the one and on it. 661 00:36:27,840 --> 00:36:33,840 Speaker 1: Wendy Robinson, straight out of a species you Howard University. 662 00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:36,560 Speaker 1: Come on, Wendy, thank you for calling in on my holiday, 663 00:36:36,600 --> 00:36:42,720 Speaker 1: on my on my celebration show. Girl. I cannot stop laughing. Okay, 664 00:36:42,880 --> 00:36:46,279 Speaker 1: first of all, I gotta say, do not thank me, 665 00:36:46,440 --> 00:36:50,840 Speaker 1: because I have to begin with thanking you and congratulating 666 00:36:50,920 --> 00:36:53,319 Speaker 1: you from the bottom of my heart. You have been 667 00:36:53,440 --> 00:36:55,760 Speaker 1: there and it's just so interesting. I was just listening 668 00:36:55,840 --> 00:36:59,200 Speaker 1: to Sean Uh finished her conversation. So I guess is 669 00:36:59,239 --> 00:37:01,680 Speaker 1: the day of the Robbie girls just shedding light and 670 00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:04,920 Speaker 1: love you know, I'm so proud of you, and I'm 671 00:37:04,960 --> 00:37:07,759 Speaker 1: just so humbled, and I'm so grateful, and I'm just 672 00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:11,440 Speaker 1: so excited for every opportunity that is coming your way. 673 00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:14,080 Speaker 1: How are you well, I'm doing first of all, I'm 674 00:37:14,120 --> 00:37:17,799 Speaker 1: doing great and and and I really you know, it's 675 00:37:17,880 --> 00:37:21,319 Speaker 1: just a gearback show because of the fact that when 676 00:37:21,480 --> 00:37:24,480 Speaker 1: when you know, we all came to Hollywood just trying 677 00:37:24,520 --> 00:37:27,480 Speaker 1: to find out dreams, and you know, when the opportunities came, 678 00:37:27,560 --> 00:37:29,879 Speaker 1: we got it, and we were from fortunately have a career. 679 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:34,560 Speaker 1: We've had. We have careers in Holly and but you 680 00:37:34,800 --> 00:37:42,719 Speaker 1: along the way The Amazing Grace Wow. Yeah, yeah, my 681 00:37:42,880 --> 00:37:46,839 Speaker 1: boy Tracy, he's no longer with us. Y'all. Y'all saw 682 00:37:46,840 --> 00:37:52,080 Speaker 1: a dream the a GC Amazing Grace Conservatory Stories nine seven. Okay. 683 00:37:52,520 --> 00:37:56,759 Speaker 1: I went to Hollywood ninety two four. Okay, so way 684 00:37:56,840 --> 00:37:59,279 Speaker 1: back then. She had this vision when when it really 685 00:37:59,320 --> 00:38:03,080 Speaker 1: we aren't making have much money, We wasn't making no 686 00:38:03,239 --> 00:38:07,960 Speaker 1: money out work. You've been in this business longer than me. 687 00:38:08,560 --> 00:38:13,360 Speaker 1: Absolutely kill everybody about them A c Wow. Where do 688 00:38:13,480 --> 00:38:15,319 Speaker 1: I begin. I'm just going to start from the heart 689 00:38:15,480 --> 00:38:18,440 Speaker 1: because I was born and raised in South central l A. 690 00:38:18,680 --> 00:38:21,000 Speaker 1: Many people don't know. Yeah, so I was there. So 691 00:38:21,760 --> 00:38:24,320 Speaker 1: Hollywood has always been a dream, but it just seems 692 00:38:24,360 --> 00:38:27,399 Speaker 1: so far away from me. And um, you know my mom, 693 00:38:27,600 --> 00:38:29,200 Speaker 1: you know, she was a nurse. My dad was a 694 00:38:29,280 --> 00:38:32,120 Speaker 1: maleman and a janitor. And I was just, you know, 695 00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:34,680 Speaker 1: over Zella's child that just had all of these dreams 696 00:38:34,719 --> 00:38:36,120 Speaker 1: and wanted to do it. But they just didn't know 697 00:38:36,200 --> 00:38:38,560 Speaker 1: how to get me into the business at the time, 698 00:38:38,600 --> 00:38:41,279 Speaker 1: so they just put me in classes and training. And 699 00:38:41,360 --> 00:38:43,080 Speaker 1: then one thing led to together and I went on 700 00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:45,560 Speaker 1: to Howard and I came out of Howard and I 701 00:38:45,920 --> 00:38:47,760 Speaker 1: I couldn't get a job, I couldn't get an agent, 702 00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:50,600 Speaker 1: I couldn't get any eyeballs or anything to look at me, 703 00:38:50,880 --> 00:38:53,000 Speaker 1: and all I knew and I just had to believe 704 00:38:53,040 --> 00:38:56,640 Speaker 1: in my gift. And I met Tracy Lamar Coley, who 705 00:38:56,760 --> 00:38:59,000 Speaker 1: was a More house man, and we met on the 706 00:38:59,120 --> 00:39:01,720 Speaker 1: road because that was at the time before Tyler Perry, 707 00:39:02,120 --> 00:39:04,040 Speaker 1: where we would go on the road and tour and 708 00:39:04,120 --> 00:39:07,400 Speaker 1: do plays with Shelley Garrett. I won't even know if 709 00:39:07,440 --> 00:39:10,800 Speaker 1: you and I had this conversation, but Shelley Garrett I 710 00:39:10,960 --> 00:39:13,480 Speaker 1: was in beauty shops and we toured for like two 711 00:39:13,600 --> 00:39:16,439 Speaker 1: years and then I met Tracy in the gospel play 712 00:39:16,520 --> 00:39:21,320 Speaker 1: with Mike Matthews. Anyway, cut short two. We finished the 713 00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:24,759 Speaker 1: tour and ended up teaching at Marla Gibbs Performing Arts 714 00:39:24,800 --> 00:39:27,880 Speaker 1: School in South l A. It was called Cross Boats 715 00:39:28,000 --> 00:39:31,560 Speaker 1: Arts Academy, and we did a summer there. I taught 716 00:39:31,640 --> 00:39:35,080 Speaker 1: dance and he taught boys. And she closed her doors 717 00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:38,279 Speaker 1: and it was like eighty some odd kids and it 718 00:39:38,400 --> 00:39:41,319 Speaker 1: was like, but Marta, and you can't close your doors. 719 00:39:41,360 --> 00:39:44,400 Speaker 1: You know, were in the middle was what's going on? 720 00:39:44,600 --> 00:39:46,600 Speaker 1: She was like, you know what, it's just too much baby. 721 00:39:46,640 --> 00:39:48,800 Speaker 1: If you and Tracy want to take this on, she 722 00:39:48,920 --> 00:39:51,600 Speaker 1: gave us the blessing, and she gave us the wherewithal 723 00:39:51,719 --> 00:39:53,920 Speaker 1: and we put our heads and our hearts together and 724 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:58,800 Speaker 1: we created a curriculum. We found the location, and it 725 00:39:59,080 --> 00:40:02,560 Speaker 1: has become more than we could have ever dreamt, more 726 00:40:02,600 --> 00:40:06,960 Speaker 1: than we could have ever even imagined. So that was 727 00:40:07,040 --> 00:40:10,960 Speaker 1: in nine six. Because we started as all God's children, 728 00:40:11,000 --> 00:40:13,560 Speaker 1: but we didn't have the business mind. We were two 729 00:40:13,760 --> 00:40:17,040 Speaker 1: artists without the business mind. So we learned a huge lesson, 730 00:40:17,520 --> 00:40:19,640 Speaker 1: lost a lot of money. We had a third partner. 731 00:40:19,680 --> 00:40:21,440 Speaker 1: I'm not even gonna go there because the lesson is 732 00:40:21,520 --> 00:40:24,120 Speaker 1: so deep. And then back how we became. We kept 733 00:40:24,160 --> 00:40:27,240 Speaker 1: the acronym all God's Children a g C and became 734 00:40:27,280 --> 00:40:30,239 Speaker 1: Amazing Grades Conservatory because once was blind, but now she 735 00:40:30,560 --> 00:40:35,680 Speaker 1: how to run a business. So I'm keeping it real one. 736 00:40:36,280 --> 00:40:41,200 Speaker 1: And that was in seven and we started as a 737 00:40:41,280 --> 00:40:47,080 Speaker 1: passion project is now just blossomed into something. So I mean, 738 00:40:47,320 --> 00:40:52,960 Speaker 1: efa ray what she is doing asking standers, Ryan Nicole Brown, 739 00:40:53,040 --> 00:40:56,200 Speaker 1: the alumni, you know, I want to say to how 740 00:40:56,320 --> 00:40:59,560 Speaker 1: your seeds should exceed to you And that's exactly what 741 00:40:59,640 --> 00:41:01,640 Speaker 1: the and I are doing right now, and they are 742 00:41:01,719 --> 00:41:06,440 Speaker 1: really coming back and creating something beyond you know what 743 00:41:06,560 --> 00:41:09,640 Speaker 1: Tracy and I ever dreamt the time. So it's just 744 00:41:10,040 --> 00:41:13,440 Speaker 1: I feel like it's the golden goose that laid the 745 00:41:13,520 --> 00:41:16,600 Speaker 1: golden egg, that laid the golden egg that just continually 746 00:41:16,719 --> 00:41:21,000 Speaker 1: just goes and grows. And it's just it's been life changing, 747 00:41:21,600 --> 00:41:25,879 Speaker 1: it really has. And you has you saw it when 748 00:41:25,960 --> 00:41:29,640 Speaker 1: nobody else saw it, and you every year you were 749 00:41:29,719 --> 00:41:32,480 Speaker 1: like how much of the scholarship you always you funded 750 00:41:33,239 --> 00:41:35,680 Speaker 1: at least ten scholarships. And then when we were on 751 00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:38,759 Speaker 1: a real low, you came in at a time right 752 00:41:38,800 --> 00:41:41,560 Speaker 1: before and you just gave us a lumpum. I'll never forget. 753 00:41:41,640 --> 00:41:43,799 Speaker 1: You gave was that six or eight thousand dollars check? 754 00:41:43,840 --> 00:41:47,520 Speaker 1: And I was like Lord Jesus and just but just 755 00:41:47,760 --> 00:41:51,480 Speaker 1: knowing that there are angels out there and you being one, 756 00:41:51,600 --> 00:41:54,960 Speaker 1: You're such a beacon of light. And you know, it 757 00:41:55,120 --> 00:41:57,960 Speaker 1: wasn't even about the money. Well it was about the money, 758 00:41:58,000 --> 00:42:01,600 Speaker 1: but it was the belief that you had in a 759 00:42:01,800 --> 00:42:06,600 Speaker 1: dream that I mean, you're you're one of our angels. 760 00:42:06,760 --> 00:42:09,440 Speaker 1: Thank you, you know what I mean, you electacy with that, 761 00:42:09,800 --> 00:42:13,880 Speaker 1: So thank you, thank you, because there was times it 762 00:42:14,040 --> 00:42:16,680 Speaker 1: was like, Okay, am I crazy, what is this we're doing? 763 00:42:16,760 --> 00:42:18,360 Speaker 1: You know, and trying to run a career in the 764 00:42:18,480 --> 00:42:22,920 Speaker 1: business that is you know, so inconsistent, but in building 765 00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:28,520 Speaker 1: the businesses. Now I twenty fifth anniversary, so I mean 766 00:42:28,600 --> 00:42:31,279 Speaker 1: shout out to you because you are definitely you were 767 00:42:31,400 --> 00:42:34,680 Speaker 1: the roots of that tree that is just giving and 768 00:42:34,840 --> 00:42:37,120 Speaker 1: giving and giving for the truth that it is burying. 769 00:42:37,400 --> 00:42:39,040 Speaker 1: You have a big part of that. And I'm just 770 00:42:39,160 --> 00:42:42,760 Speaker 1: so grateful for you and your anniversary. But Sean McDonald, 771 00:42:42,840 --> 00:42:45,600 Speaker 1: you are big. I appreciate it all. You know. The 772 00:42:45,680 --> 00:42:47,239 Speaker 1: thing about it, I know I've run it out of time. 773 00:42:47,239 --> 00:42:49,880 Speaker 1: They talk about Rahan. You're over talking here, but I 774 00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:52,320 Speaker 1: just wanted to win this talking. I'm gonna be quieting. 775 00:42:52,520 --> 00:42:55,279 Speaker 1: No no, no, no, no no, because I could go on. 776 00:42:55,600 --> 00:42:57,760 Speaker 1: I know you're gonna tell everybody that much. I'm giving 777 00:42:57,800 --> 00:42:59,319 Speaker 1: it all. I know you're gonna go there and every 778 00:42:59,320 --> 00:43:02,200 Speaker 1: the people gonna looking for me for donations. I'm sorry, 779 00:43:02,520 --> 00:43:05,040 Speaker 1: but again, you know, I just want people to hear 780 00:43:05,080 --> 00:43:07,880 Speaker 1: that side of you on my anniversary show, you know, 781 00:43:07,920 --> 00:43:10,760 Speaker 1: because we know just to start power, the film power. 782 00:43:11,280 --> 00:43:15,240 Speaker 1: We know the sitcoms, the movies, the plays, the tours, 783 00:43:15,800 --> 00:43:19,160 Speaker 1: but that whole a g c that's the beast. I'm 784 00:43:19,239 --> 00:43:21,759 Speaker 1: just I'm just a guy who feeding the fire and 785 00:43:21,840 --> 00:43:24,600 Speaker 1: I will not Wendy let that fire go out. And 786 00:43:24,719 --> 00:43:27,120 Speaker 1: my wife won't let it go out either, because she 787 00:43:27,239 --> 00:43:31,240 Speaker 1: believes in many You guys are amazing. What a power 788 00:43:31,360 --> 00:43:34,680 Speaker 1: couple with a power team. And I'm sorry, I didn't 789 00:43:34,680 --> 00:43:37,440 Speaker 1: even mean to talk about amounts because it's now, that's 790 00:43:37,480 --> 00:43:40,680 Speaker 1: all good, it's all good, it's a favor. It's just you. 791 00:43:40,960 --> 00:43:43,960 Speaker 1: You believe in a dream, you know, and when people 792 00:43:44,000 --> 00:43:46,480 Speaker 1: believe in that dream and come together, they say communities, 793 00:43:47,120 --> 00:43:49,840 Speaker 1: common unity. And you were so much a part of 794 00:43:49,920 --> 00:43:52,360 Speaker 1: that and thank you for being a part of our village. 795 00:43:52,560 --> 00:43:55,200 Speaker 1: I appreciate you. Thank you for calling it on my anniversary, Wendy, 796 00:43:57,760 --> 00:43:59,800 Speaker 1: appreciate you much. Love Now all your visit. When I 797 00:43:59,840 --> 00:44:01,359 Speaker 1: come in l A, I just every time I come 798 00:44:01,360 --> 00:44:03,640 Speaker 1: to I don't call. It has to stop. Next time 799 00:44:03,640 --> 00:44:07,120 Speaker 1: I come, I'm calling you. Okay, and you're coming to 800 00:44:07,239 --> 00:44:10,719 Speaker 1: the school. Okay, I appreciate Okay, I will do that. 801 00:44:10,840 --> 00:44:15,040 Speaker 1: I love you. Bye bye, Okay, bye bye. We'll be 802 00:44:15,200 --> 00:44:23,200 Speaker 1: right back with more Money Making Conversations Masterclass with Rushan McDonald. Now, 803 00:44:23,320 --> 00:44:28,280 Speaker 1: let's return to Money Making Conversations Masterclass with Rashan McDonald. 804 00:44:28,640 --> 00:44:32,040 Speaker 1: My next guest is a celebrated comedian, actress and HBC 805 00:44:32,239 --> 00:44:36,760 Speaker 1: you graduate. I've had three HBCU interviews. I had Sean Robinson, 806 00:44:36,880 --> 00:44:40,320 Speaker 1: she from Spellman Randy with Carol Robinson. She's from Howard 807 00:44:40,719 --> 00:44:43,920 Speaker 1: Now Kim Whitley, she's straight out of fists Now. This 808 00:44:44,160 --> 00:44:48,320 Speaker 1: week I got a little notice from her that she 809 00:44:48,520 --> 00:44:52,399 Speaker 1: looked at my TikTok account and the Taco Castle role. 810 00:44:53,200 --> 00:44:56,360 Speaker 1: She made it fitted to her amazing son and he 811 00:44:56,520 --> 00:44:59,479 Speaker 1: was happy. Please work with the Money Making Conversations Master 812 00:44:59,520 --> 00:45:02,200 Speaker 1: Class five. Your Anniversary and we will be mentioning all 813 00:45:02,239 --> 00:45:04,600 Speaker 1: of her exploits. The one and only Kim Whitley, How 814 00:45:04,600 --> 00:45:16,799 Speaker 1: are you doing, Kim? What you're doing? You? No? Not Kim, Kim? 815 00:45:17,000 --> 00:45:18,759 Speaker 1: Can you know you've been you? You know, we go 816 00:45:18,880 --> 00:45:20,960 Speaker 1: all the way back to parenthood. You know when you 817 00:45:20,960 --> 00:45:23,680 Speaker 1: your first gig, you was a clown. You know he's 818 00:45:23,719 --> 00:45:26,719 Speaker 1: a pretty cute clown. First of all, I know, No, 819 00:45:26,920 --> 00:45:30,640 Speaker 1: you're gonna You're gonna fix everything. Let's talk about I've 820 00:45:30,640 --> 00:45:33,239 Speaker 1: been knowing this one law. Sean Robin said, yeah, I've 821 00:45:33,239 --> 00:45:35,839 Speaker 1: been listening to everybody. I've been knowing this one real law. 822 00:45:36,200 --> 00:45:37,680 Speaker 1: You've got to tell them who you've been knowing the 823 00:45:37,880 --> 00:45:47,760 Speaker 1: longest right here, just w C. Okay, that's the NPR. 824 00:45:47,880 --> 00:45:50,600 Speaker 1: You can't be using them extra words out there that okay, 825 00:45:51,200 --> 00:45:53,920 Speaker 1: ain't podcast. And then we're on the podcast I've known. 826 00:45:54,040 --> 00:46:00,239 Speaker 1: There's there's a public where you go. Not Kim, now him. 827 00:46:01,040 --> 00:46:03,480 Speaker 1: I have been knowing you a long time. But the 828 00:46:03,600 --> 00:46:08,360 Speaker 1: beauty of it is that you continue to reinvent yourself. 829 00:46:08,960 --> 00:46:14,640 Speaker 1: You continue to understand the power relationships. And every time 830 00:46:14,680 --> 00:46:17,560 Speaker 1: I see you, your energy is always up. And we 831 00:46:17,680 --> 00:46:21,040 Speaker 1: know Hollywood can drag you down, but you always maintain 832 00:46:21,120 --> 00:46:25,080 Speaker 1: that high spirit. And now you know Sary Ship, but 833 00:46:25,120 --> 00:46:29,279 Speaker 1: that's our girl. She's now a daytime talk daytime Sherry's Park, 834 00:46:29,400 --> 00:46:31,640 Speaker 1: and you've been doing Funny Mama's with her for years, 835 00:46:31,960 --> 00:46:36,839 Speaker 1: that podcast Funny Mama. Then you got your own show, 836 00:46:37,280 --> 00:46:41,680 Speaker 1: Kim on audible. Tell me about that. Oh look at you, right, 837 00:46:41,800 --> 00:46:44,880 Speaker 1: she said to that list. I do men. Lenaway started this, 838 00:46:45,239 --> 00:46:48,719 Speaker 1: uh a few years ago. You're just gonna throw our 839 00:46:48,800 --> 00:46:51,440 Speaker 1: lean away name, like it's a throwaway name. That's what 840 00:46:51,480 --> 00:46:56,440 Speaker 1: you're going through that I did, so I did. I 841 00:46:56,600 --> 00:47:03,680 Speaker 1: did really, writer Lena Rate, so um, you know, we 842 00:47:03,880 --> 00:47:08,719 Speaker 1: we started this as a TV show with Amazon, and 843 00:47:09,400 --> 00:47:12,920 Speaker 1: Amazon did some changes and so we were like, we 844 00:47:12,960 --> 00:47:14,120 Speaker 1: don't want to let it go. Len It was like, 845 00:47:14,200 --> 00:47:16,719 Speaker 1: this is a great story. So it became like I 846 00:47:16,880 --> 00:47:21,120 Speaker 1: like to say, like a radio theater audible uh theater. 847 00:47:21,320 --> 00:47:23,600 Speaker 1: So it's a they called it. The podcast was really 848 00:47:24,160 --> 00:47:28,759 Speaker 1: a audible theory. And it comes out with the name 849 00:47:28,880 --> 00:47:32,600 Speaker 1: Kim k y m my name, and it's really uh 850 00:47:33,680 --> 00:47:39,520 Speaker 1: pictition kinda of my life with Joshua, how we did 851 00:47:39,640 --> 00:47:44,239 Speaker 1: raising Whitley. But I think the story of comedian getting 852 00:47:44,280 --> 00:47:47,640 Speaker 1: my baby boy and all the Shenaniicans that go with it. 853 00:47:48,120 --> 00:47:51,640 Speaker 1: So that comes out actually October twenties, so very excited 854 00:47:51,680 --> 00:47:54,360 Speaker 1: about We're good. I'm very I'm very you know, like 855 00:47:54,480 --> 00:47:57,640 Speaker 1: you said then. Also, you've always been the ambassador. You know, 856 00:47:57,719 --> 00:48:00,520 Speaker 1: we watch an ambassador, you know, because you know, I 857 00:48:00,640 --> 00:48:03,160 Speaker 1: remember when you Kim, you know Kim, you know she 858 00:48:03,239 --> 00:48:04,680 Speaker 1: was talking about what she called one thing. You know, 859 00:48:04,760 --> 00:48:06,960 Speaker 1: I was talking to Oprah again like she dropped that 860 00:48:07,040 --> 00:48:09,959 Speaker 1: little Lena weight like it was you know, ordinary people. 861 00:48:10,400 --> 00:48:12,920 Speaker 1: I was talking to Oprah overtold me that it recommended 862 00:48:12,960 --> 00:48:15,600 Speaker 1: to that duc. Now you just be dropping these big 863 00:48:15,719 --> 00:48:17,560 Speaker 1: names around, but you an't like you know, you just 864 00:48:17,680 --> 00:48:21,000 Speaker 1: record or you just bigger than Rashaw now or Rashaw 865 00:48:21,120 --> 00:48:23,000 Speaker 1: don't know who we talked to. Now. I need to 866 00:48:23,400 --> 00:48:26,280 Speaker 1: show you a little bit more respect. What's going on camp? Okay? 867 00:48:26,280 --> 00:48:29,640 Speaker 1: Because I have known your long time. Yes, first of all, 868 00:48:29,680 --> 00:48:34,160 Speaker 1: happy anniversary five years. I think I was on the 869 00:48:34,280 --> 00:48:37,000 Speaker 1: first year. You were a lot of people, Yeah, a 870 00:48:37,040 --> 00:48:40,680 Speaker 1: lot of people don't understand that you have been behind 871 00:48:40,800 --> 00:48:43,279 Speaker 1: a lot of them, you know. And how we move 872 00:48:43,360 --> 00:48:46,040 Speaker 1: in this business, how we talk, how we think in 873 00:48:46,120 --> 00:48:49,960 Speaker 1: this business, how we dressed in this business. Um, that 874 00:48:50,160 --> 00:48:53,440 Speaker 1: even with Sherry. You know, you gave Sherry some late advice. 875 00:48:53,560 --> 00:48:55,560 Speaker 1: You know, she called me to tell me you gave 876 00:48:55,640 --> 00:48:57,800 Speaker 1: all the advice. I said, first of all, he was 877 00:48:57,880 --> 00:49:01,920 Speaker 1: my friend. First I got left. I was like, oh 878 00:49:02,000 --> 00:49:04,440 Speaker 1: he called you, okay, but he was my friend first. 879 00:49:04,960 --> 00:49:07,640 Speaker 1: So first of all, thank you for that. You know 880 00:49:08,480 --> 00:49:10,880 Speaker 1: that you that all the things that you've done for 881 00:49:11,000 --> 00:49:14,040 Speaker 1: us and pouring into our career. First of all, thank 882 00:49:14,120 --> 00:49:17,440 Speaker 1: you for that. I want to make sure I mention that, well, 883 00:49:17,480 --> 00:49:20,680 Speaker 1: you know the go ahead, we know the thing about it, 884 00:49:20,719 --> 00:49:22,520 Speaker 1: because you're telling me I got to run it out 885 00:49:22,520 --> 00:49:24,520 Speaker 1: of time here, so I gotta say goodbye here like 886 00:49:25,080 --> 00:49:28,279 Speaker 1: fifties seconds. But the thing about the cameras that yes, 887 00:49:28,360 --> 00:49:32,080 Speaker 1: you were my first guest on my money making conversation platform. 888 00:49:32,560 --> 00:49:35,000 Speaker 1: You didn't hesitate. I called you or called you in 889 00:49:35,040 --> 00:49:36,560 Speaker 1: my phone. So Richard, when you want me to call 890 00:49:36,640 --> 00:49:39,000 Speaker 1: in and I just think that I just want to 891 00:49:39,000 --> 00:49:40,920 Speaker 1: say thank you. I want to say thank you because 892 00:49:41,360 --> 00:49:43,839 Speaker 1: sometimes there's dark days and you don't know who to call. 893 00:49:44,280 --> 00:49:46,319 Speaker 1: And this is ain't the ghost supost The theme here, 894 00:49:46,400 --> 00:49:49,480 Speaker 1: This is about calling people who respect you, believing you, 895 00:49:50,000 --> 00:49:52,160 Speaker 1: and you can depend on and you've always been there 896 00:49:52,239 --> 00:49:54,120 Speaker 1: for you, for me. That's why I wanted you to 897 00:49:54,320 --> 00:49:56,000 Speaker 1: be the last person on the show so I can 898 00:49:56,120 --> 00:49:58,640 Speaker 1: let everybody know this is a journey. But when the 899 00:49:58,920 --> 00:50:01,680 Speaker 1: journey end, you to be talking to a friend and 900 00:50:01,960 --> 00:50:05,400 Speaker 1: Kim Woodley, you truly, truly are one of my best friends. 901 00:50:05,480 --> 00:50:08,600 Speaker 1: And I want to say thank you, Oh my goodness, 902 00:50:08,680 --> 00:50:11,400 Speaker 1: and I received that and you are truly one of 903 00:50:11,480 --> 00:50:14,560 Speaker 1: my best friends and cheer leaders. Thank you. We talked, 904 00:50:14,600 --> 00:50:20,520 Speaker 1: so I appreciate you. Love you. Okay, you've been listening 905 00:50:20,560 --> 00:50:25,320 Speaker 1: to Money Making Conversations Masterclass with Rushan McDonald. Always remember 906 00:50:25,440 --> 00:50:30,000 Speaker 1: to lead with your gifts. Money Making Conversations Masterclass is 907 00:50:30,080 --> 00:50:36,239 Speaker 1: a presentation of thirty fifteen Media Incorporated. You are now 908 00:50:36,320 --> 00:50:40,160 Speaker 1: tuned into the Money Making Conversations Minute of Inspiration with 909 00:50:40,320 --> 00:50:44,360 Speaker 1: Rushan McDonald. Hi Rashan McDonald for Money Making Conversations Masterclass 910 00:50:44,400 --> 00:50:47,120 Speaker 1: with your daily minute of Inspiration. This week I said 911 00:50:47,160 --> 00:50:50,360 Speaker 1: down with in Double a CP Award winning actor Omar Dorsey. 912 00:50:50,760 --> 00:50:53,640 Speaker 1: He explains why it is important not to compromise your 913 00:50:53,760 --> 00:50:56,480 Speaker 1: art for the sake of short term success. There have 914 00:50:56,560 --> 00:50:59,000 Speaker 1: been times in my career while I stepped back when 915 00:50:59,040 --> 00:51:02,360 Speaker 1: I was like, you know, let me figure out exactly 916 00:51:02,800 --> 00:51:05,160 Speaker 1: what the next phase of my career is gonna be. 917 00:51:05,520 --> 00:51:07,799 Speaker 1: And if it takes time for me to do whatever 918 00:51:07,880 --> 00:51:10,279 Speaker 1: I need to do um and take six months or 919 00:51:10,280 --> 00:51:13,040 Speaker 1: a year, uh, then I'll do it just so I 920 00:51:13,120 --> 00:51:16,240 Speaker 1: can be seen in a different light. You know. About 921 00:51:16,280 --> 00:51:18,279 Speaker 1: that time was the time I just stepped back and 922 00:51:18,280 --> 00:51:21,040 Speaker 1: I think I'm gonna change agencies and managements because I 923 00:51:21,080 --> 00:51:24,520 Speaker 1: said I had a vision for myself that with much much, 924 00:51:24,719 --> 00:51:28,160 Speaker 1: much further than just you know, playing big parts. Right, 925 00:51:28,560 --> 00:51:30,600 Speaker 1: If you want to listen to this full interview with 926 00:51:30,760 --> 00:51:34,120 Speaker 1: Omar Dorsey's available on money Making Conversation dot com.