1 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: Welcome to Money Making Conversations. It's the show that she 2 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:10,039 Speaker 1: has the secrets of success experience firsthand by marketing and 3 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:13,039 Speaker 1: Brandon expert Rashan McDonald. I will know he's giving me 4 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: advice on many occasions. In occasion didn't notice, I'm not broke. 5 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: You know, he'll be interviewing celebrity CEOs, entrepreneurs and industry 6 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:22,959 Speaker 1: decision makers. It's what he likes to do, it's what 7 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: he likes to share. Now it's time to hear from 8 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:29,480 Speaker 1: my man, Rashan McDonald. Money Making Conversations Here we come. 9 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:33,199 Speaker 1: Welcome to Money Making Conversation. I'm your host, ra Sean McDonald. 10 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: It is important to understand that everybody travels a different 11 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:38,519 Speaker 1: path to success. That's because your brand is different, the 12 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 1: challenges you're facing your life are different. So stop reading 13 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 1: other people's success stories and really start writing your own. Now. 14 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: You can be motivated by the success because their stories 15 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:48,880 Speaker 1: can offer your direction and help you reach your goal 16 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 1: through your planning and committed effort. My next guest is 17 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: one of my favorite Melody Hope. She's a producer and 18 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: started own series Love and Marriage Hunt Field entrepreneur. She's 19 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 1: a home builder that this series follows three power couples 20 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: longtime friends, I don't know if they're long time friends 21 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:09,679 Speaker 1: no more. Melody and Martel Hope, fire doctor, part a 22 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: girl plitician and also that's my friend brother and Kimmy 23 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: and Maurice, I don't know Kimmy and my board. More 24 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:17,679 Speaker 1: recent he tried to be a businessman in the Huntsfield 25 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: I don't know, and love and Marriage and Husbield. But 26 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:23,480 Speaker 1: she has also hosted one of my favorite shows, behind 27 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 1: every Man, which is also on the own. Please work 28 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 1: in the melody for them about to say her name, 29 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: Please work with the money Making Conversations, my friend Melody Hope. 30 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 1: How you doing, Melody? Hey, I'm doing great. How are you? 31 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 1: You know, it's always just a pleasure being able to 32 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 1: be a part of your show. You are so phenomenal, 33 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: so inspiring and encouraging. So I'm just very thankful for 34 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: the opportunity. Well, you know, it's really interesting about your 35 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: whole career and just go track it, you know, like 36 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 1: you came into my life and the first aid of 37 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: you I did on Money Making Conversation with you and Martel, 38 00:01:56,840 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: and it was a it was an inspirational interview out 39 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 1: a couple that work their way through high school and 40 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: beautiful kids. And then the second time I got you 41 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: on the show, used by yourself. And now the third 42 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:11,079 Speaker 1: time I have you on the show. I saw the episode, 43 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 1: the premiere episode of I would after the episode, you're 44 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 1: gonna really be by yourself? After that three episode, you 45 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: buy yourself down. You ain't kind of by yourself. You 46 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 1: buy yourself ain't trying to change. Well, I understand because 47 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: you know, if you're fans of the show, I'm a 48 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 1: fan of the show, and you brought me into the series, 49 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: you know, and my boy Carlos came. He created his 50 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 1: that could produce to the series very talent the ep 51 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 1: of docuseries type dramas. Here's another series on on on 52 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 1: called Bell Collective. But we're talking about love and marriage 53 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 1: Huntsville and the question. You know, this ain't a messy show. 54 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 1: This is a show about watching an entrepreneur, watching a 55 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 1: young lady. I just still consume you very young, an entrepreneur, 56 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 1: minded and almost side. It almost took like a serious 57 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: where I got to see you grow as a woman 58 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 1: as a mom, and then the other half of you 59 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 1: do want to see that same growth? Am I correct? 60 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:14,839 Speaker 1: So you know, what I will say is definitely being 61 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: a part of UM the Kingdom Raine family and being 62 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 1: a part of Love of Marriage, Huntspill. You know, you're 63 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: absolutely correct in terms of the growth that you've seen. 64 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: And that's really because you know, as you go through 65 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 1: things in life and you experience certain things, those are 66 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:31,519 Speaker 1: really the things that help shape and mold you to 67 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 1: be who you are and um, who you're supposed to be. 68 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: And that's really what my viewers have been able to 69 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 1: witness the past few seasons. UM. Is me really going 70 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: through one of life's biggest challenges, UM, when one of 71 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: the you know, supposed to be strongest buns UM is 72 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: broken and disconnected and what it looks like to maneuver 73 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: through those type of waters. And so that is how 74 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 1: you guys have been able to really, you know, as 75 00:03:56,640 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 1: you say, have seen me grow because you want me 76 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 1: go through, UM, something that a lot of people can't 77 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 1: even go through behind closed doors, and I've had to 78 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: live it out loud publicly, so it's been a little 79 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 1: bit different. UM. What I will say, UM, you know 80 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 1: when it comes to u X about my you know 81 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 1: Martel and that supporting that growth, what I will say 82 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:23,039 Speaker 1: is that there was a time in our marriage, in 83 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: our life. You know, I'm not gonna sit here and 84 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 1: at like we had a whole bunch of years of 85 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 1: some terrible marriage, because that's just not the case. Um. 86 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 1: We had a beautiful, beautiful union, beautiful time, UM, beautiful 87 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 1: you know, family, children, UM, a real friendship definitely. You know, 88 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:44,719 Speaker 1: we were definitely great friends. And so I was saying 89 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:47,919 Speaker 1: that there was a time when he definitely pushed me 90 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: and m motivated me, and really you know stood, you know, 91 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: kind of stood with me with some of the things 92 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 1: I wanted to do. UM. But sometimes in life, people 93 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: just start kind of going different ways and things change. 94 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: I did an interview earlier and I shared with them that, 95 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:07,279 Speaker 1: you know, studies show that people change every five to 96 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 1: seven years, and you know that's just real. No one's 97 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: gonna stay the same, you know, I really, um, because 98 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 1: because I care about you a lot. You know, I 99 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: have six sisters, so I consider you one of them. 100 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 1: Six uh two and pass away. So I'm asking you 101 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:24,040 Speaker 1: to feel in one of those slots in my life 102 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: because I I believe in you. And when I watched 103 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 1: the show, especially premiere episode this season, you know, I 104 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: was I was pained a little bit because I could 105 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:35,040 Speaker 1: you know, we're watching you on TV play out some emotions, 106 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: especially when Martell talked about he going to the custody 107 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 1: of the children and you really, you really live up 108 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 1: the room because you weren't gonna let this act like 109 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 1: this even sense of a possibility. These are four beautiful 110 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: kids that you've delivered to the world. And then all 111 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:52,720 Speaker 1: earlier in the episodes, by the way she showed off 112 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:54,600 Speaker 1: her little body, by the way she showed off her 113 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:57,279 Speaker 1: little body, just embarrassing everybody in the nation. She did 114 00:05:57,279 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 1: and dropped four kids come around the corners like looking 115 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 1: gin she's like a fresh out of high school body. 116 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 1: So we're gonna talk about that. Let's go back today's emotionally. 117 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:07,600 Speaker 1: I just had to throw that out there and like 118 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: step on her because that was unfair. That was unfair. Melandine, 119 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: like you have seen a little bit more than I 120 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 1: have seen. Just know that, well, I don't care. I saw. 121 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 1: I said she come out of pol Destiny. She like 122 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:25,719 Speaker 1: just dropped one to destinely, whoa my goodness, girl? Where 123 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 1: you know what? Can I say? It's time for me 124 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:32,840 Speaker 1: to show the where what's going on with melody, Hell, okay, 125 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: and then we go forward. You know you're back, and 126 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:37,040 Speaker 1: you know because you was in a land with your 127 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 1: brother hanging out in the back, you know, drinking a 128 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: little wine and didn't get your act together for two weeks. 129 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:45,919 Speaker 1: And then now the reality is back. You're in the 130 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:48,720 Speaker 1: house with a man who, let's say, you don't trust, 131 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:51,600 Speaker 1: you need with children that you love that you're born. 132 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: Like you said, you're not here to talk about like 133 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:57,279 Speaker 1: this relationship was a bad relationship. But when he says 134 00:06:57,320 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 1: the possibility that he wants to get full cost of 135 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 1: their kids, you lost it. Yeah, yeah, you know. UM 136 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:09,119 Speaker 1: it's one of those things where I think for most 137 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 1: parents when it comes to your children, that's just that's 138 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:15,119 Speaker 1: one thing you just really don't play about, no matter 139 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: who it is, obviously UM. And so we all have 140 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:22,280 Speaker 1: those triggers, certain things that trigger us. And unfortunately a 141 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 1: lot of times people know what your are UM. And 142 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 1: so for me, when it comes to being a you know, 143 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: a woman of many hats, being an entrepreneur, being a mom, 144 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: being a wife, all of those things, you know, me 145 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 1: being able to um fully engage in all of those 146 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 1: roles was one of the things that was a problem, 147 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 1: um in the marriage, and one of those things that 148 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 1: was somewhat trying. You know, I would say he tried 149 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 1: to use against me at times, um, and that was 150 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: when it came to the kids. And so for him 151 00:07:56,560 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 1: to make a statement like that despite no deep down 152 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 1: that I'm really wearing all these hats very well, like 153 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 1: there's my kids are very well taken care of. We 154 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 1: do vaccaitions, we do chips. They've been out of the country. Hell, 155 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 1: I hadn't even been out of the country when I 156 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 1: was their age. Okay, Um, So it's like, don't play 157 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 1: with me like that and in your show. But but 158 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: the series as as I see, because you know, I 159 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 1: can't wait till this the next episode and the next 160 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 1: episode out there, because really it's about watching the I 161 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 1: on this shows about motivation. It's about people overcoming furious 162 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:32,680 Speaker 1: pope of walking in the darkness, walking into that known 163 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 1: and you. And that's why I'm standing on this a 164 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:36,960 Speaker 1: little bit because I want a lot of people to 165 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 1: hear this, because a lot of people don't go to 166 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:42,319 Speaker 1: the next level of life because they fear change, They 167 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 1: fear the unknown, they fear what ilf what if it's 168 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:48,960 Speaker 1: not something I expect and you're doing a courageous thing 169 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 1: with your life because this is not This is bigger 170 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: than the television show to me, because it's about you. 171 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 1: Because when the lights go down and cut off, you 172 00:08:57,120 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 1: really live in the life that we're just getting little 173 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 1: bits and pieces. Is all. With that being said, what's 174 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:05,439 Speaker 1: the next path for Melody? What's the next what now? 175 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 1: Path for you? In career? Playing in because you know 176 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 1: I call you sometimes you said, we show I got 177 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:12,560 Speaker 1: people in l A, I got people in Huntsville. I 178 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 1: got a team around you because you know, I'll be 179 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:16,560 Speaker 1: talking to Union every time I talk to you. Know, 180 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 1: it's more advancement in the in the various business ventures, 181 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 1: more opportunity that you want to engage in, and you 182 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:26,080 Speaker 1: surround yourself with a much stronger team that allows you 183 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:28,840 Speaker 1: to win. So talk about that. And you know what, 184 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 1: it's so funny that you mentioned a team and just 185 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 1: you know, the people that you have around you. I 186 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 1: feel like, you know, you can't do anything alone in 187 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:41,440 Speaker 1: life period. You've got to have a team, a team 188 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 1: who believes in you, that supports you, um that pushes 189 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 1: you even on the days when you barely can push yourself. 190 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 1: And I'm so thankful and blessed that I have been surrounded. Um, 191 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 1: you know, God just placed the right people in my 192 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:57,679 Speaker 1: life at the right time. You know. I can speak 193 00:09:57,679 --> 00:09:59,560 Speaker 1: all the way you know to my management team. As 194 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 1: you said, you I have, you know, a team in 195 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:03,679 Speaker 1: l A. I have a team in Atlanta. Um. And 196 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 1: when I look at the time that they came into 197 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 1: my life, and they're older than me. And that's another thing. 198 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,360 Speaker 1: It's kind of crazy because it's like, I'm thirty five, 199 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 1: but God has surrounded me with people who are older 200 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 1: than me and who have so much wisdom, you know, 201 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 1: and that wisdom comes from their own life experiences. So 202 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 1: when I hear their stories of things they've experienced and 203 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 1: that they went through early on in life and what 204 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 1: I'm going through right now, I know that it was 205 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:32,200 Speaker 1: a divine connection and meant for them to be in 206 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:35,560 Speaker 1: my life. And so, um, you know, we're we're always 207 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:37,680 Speaker 1: working on things. And I hope that's what people also. 208 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:39,719 Speaker 1: You know, of course all reality show you have a 209 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: little bit of drama. But I hope that people really 210 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:44,960 Speaker 1: get to uh tune in and pick up and understand 211 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:48,320 Speaker 1: and see that, you know, the sky really, you know, 212 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 1: is the limit. It doesn't matter what what you go through, 213 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:53,520 Speaker 1: what you experienced. I wake up every day and I 214 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:56,560 Speaker 1: put a smile on my face and I'm hey, good morning, 215 00:10:56,600 --> 00:11:02,200 Speaker 1: how are you. Positive affirmations all period um. And from 216 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 1: there it has just really allowed us to move into 217 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:07,959 Speaker 1: some different areas. I have music that I'm working on. 218 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 1: I can't wait. I've teased my fans a little bit 219 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 1: um with my song by dropping it on social media 220 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 1: pieces here and there. UM. So I have music I'm 221 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 1: working on. I'm actually about to go in the student 222 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 1: and record the second song because I'm done with the 223 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:23,720 Speaker 1: first one. Um. And then of course also I have 224 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:26,800 Speaker 1: my acting career um that I'm working on as well. 225 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 1: I actually just finished doing some acting stuff. I've been 226 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:32,880 Speaker 1: in Atlanta doing a movie um the past week. So 227 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:37,839 Speaker 1: just moving, shaking and trying to fully um being the 228 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:41,439 Speaker 1: purpose and my God given purpose. Because life is so short. 229 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 1: You have to wake up every day. You have to 230 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 1: make it count. You have to make every hour, every 231 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:50,760 Speaker 1: minute and every secle don't you ever, Because even in 232 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:52,560 Speaker 1: this series, I gotta mad at you because you know 233 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 1: I'm based in the lat He was in the lab 234 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 1: for two weeks, Okay, then in the interview right back 235 00:11:57,800 --> 00:11:59,840 Speaker 1: where I just got back from l A. I mean 236 00:11:59,880 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: for Atlanta. You know, I just got that from no call, 237 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 1: no text, because you know, no no something something that 238 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:15,199 Speaker 1: no no, no, no, no up whatever. She had d 239 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:18,199 Speaker 1: hear me in a minute, Hey, Richelle, how you doing well? 240 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 1: This is one thing I love about her. And I 241 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 1: responded back to her, I said, look, she would recommend 242 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:26,480 Speaker 1: people to be on my show. I mean and uh, 243 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:29,680 Speaker 1: and she's supportive. That's not I laugh at her in 244 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:32,440 Speaker 1: a good way. It's not a bad lad because here 245 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:34,840 Speaker 1: she is. You know, she's out there trying to make 246 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:37,439 Speaker 1: her career work. She's trying to be a good person 247 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:39,839 Speaker 1: because she is a good person. But she will not 248 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:44,679 Speaker 1: hesitate connecting somebody for an opportunity, and that's a quality there. 249 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:46,920 Speaker 1: When you said, Richard, why do you like Meloday Hope? 250 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 1: Why do you Why are you always champion her? Because 251 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 1: she's so busy champion other people. She's not about to 252 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 1: a lot of people in competition because it is competition. 253 00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 1: They fear I ain't gonna learn nobody get my hookop. 254 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna anybody get my connection. And that's not 255 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 1: you talk to us about their personality at all. You know. 256 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 1: Let me tell you so, I am big on making connections. 257 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 1: I will be honest, I'm that person who and I'm 258 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 1: not gonna be like, oh, i've seen you the number. 259 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:18,400 Speaker 1: Later if we're having a conversation and I know someone 260 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 1: who can maybe help catapults you to the next level, 261 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:23,840 Speaker 1: take you to the next level in your life or 262 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 1: goals career wise, whatever it is, Oh, I'm gonna be like, Okay, 263 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:29,440 Speaker 1: I'm testing. I'm sending you the number right now. You 264 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:31,840 Speaker 1: want to call him right now? Like, That's what I 265 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:34,280 Speaker 1: love and I love to do that. That's just a 266 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:38,560 Speaker 1: genuine part of me, um, because I feel that you 267 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:42,720 Speaker 1: never know what someone else can do, whether it's a 268 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:46,160 Speaker 1: simple word, whether it's you know, a simple connection that 269 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 1: can just really change someone's entire life. And I have 270 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:55,800 Speaker 1: to believe that, Um, through that goodness of my heart 271 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: and purity of all of my intentions, that that is 272 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:01,679 Speaker 1: why God has continue to bless me, and he has 273 00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:04,680 Speaker 1: continued to look over me and put me, you know, 274 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:07,599 Speaker 1: in the paths of the right people, because I'm always 275 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 1: looking to find a way to bring people together on 276 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:12,720 Speaker 1: the same path. You know, there's enough out here for 277 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 1: everyone and if we stopped being so selfish and we 278 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:21,720 Speaker 1: become more selfless. Man, let me tell you, we learned 279 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 1: how to come together. And I don't say it's always easy, 280 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: because it's not. But if we can learn how to 281 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 1: come together, there's just so much that we can do. 282 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:34,600 Speaker 1: So Yes, I love connecting people and you do a 283 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 1: great job of it. Now, before I go on to 284 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 1: the series Behind every Man, I want to talk about 285 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 1: other characters on the show that I shouldn't said character, 286 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 1: other other couples, other people, because it's gotten more expansive 287 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 1: on the show. You know, we see more on this season. 288 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 1: We see more of a Kimmy and uh Maurice's son 289 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 1: and then of course a team shirt they got the 290 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:58,080 Speaker 1: cigar Places Black that they're building out this season. Give 291 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:00,120 Speaker 1: us a little sneak preview of what's coming up up 292 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 1: on this season because of the fact that uh My, 293 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:05,520 Speaker 1: but I tell people to watch the show because I'm 294 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 1: a fan of love and marriage. Huntville's because their individuals 295 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 1: who are black individuals in a town like Huntsville that 296 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 1: have big city problems. And that's I think all the couples, 297 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 1: in some shape form or fashion, um bring a great 298 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 1: dynamic to the show, and I feel that, you know, um, 299 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:31,080 Speaker 1: this season, you guys are going to be able to 300 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 1: see more business moves taking place, which is something I'm 301 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 1: very proud of because you know, I don't think anyone 302 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 1: goes into reality reality TV hoping that there will be 303 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:42,920 Speaker 1: Druma's just kind of one of those things that that 304 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 1: can end up happening because life and you know, so 305 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: when you imagine being put in situations where maybe you 306 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:51,960 Speaker 1: would have avoided that person for another month or two 307 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 1: because you know you kind of ain't feeling them right now, 308 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:56,840 Speaker 1: then you see them instead in a day, so sometimes 309 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 1: those emotions may still be up. So you know that 310 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 1: just that's the piece that brings the drama in. But um, 311 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to our audience really seeing um, you know, 312 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:10,120 Speaker 1: especially with the climate of the economy and where we 313 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 1: are as a culture, as people, where we are as 314 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 1: a country right now, they was important to show unity 315 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 1: and how despite differences, despite um, you know, difficulties within 316 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 1: the friendships or the relationships, at some point in time, 317 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 1: you guys are going to see, you know, some of 318 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 1: us come together and be able to do some great 319 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 1: things and and actually be able to be in the 320 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 1: same room pushing for a positive purpose or a positive cause. 321 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 1: You're gonna see businesses, you know, excelling and growing in 322 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 1: you know, individuals figuring out different paths of entrepreneurship. 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So UM, what I do is I've had 366 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:18,360 Speaker 1: the UM. You know, I just say it's a complete 367 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 1: blessing then opportunity to actually now it's about a hundred 368 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:27,000 Speaker 1: and eighties since June, about a hundred and eighty individuals. UM, 369 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:29,840 Speaker 1: I've been able to help them become entrepreneurs and start 370 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 1: businesses in property preservation, which is a multibillion dollar industry 371 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:37,840 Speaker 1: that has been a white male dominated industry for a 372 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:41,440 Speaker 1: very long time. Most of my students, however, have been 373 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:45,159 Speaker 1: African American women, and so what I have been doing 374 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:48,920 Speaker 1: is you know, having um weekly meetings with them, one 375 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:51,919 Speaker 1: on one cost with them, helping them set up their LLCs, 376 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:55,520 Speaker 1: their business checking, teaching them the game about this industry, 377 00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 1: and helping them get contracts. Meaning when they get contracts, 378 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:02,880 Speaker 1: they start receiving work from the banks and they get 379 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:07,080 Speaker 1: paid UM as they complete those work orders and so um. 380 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:09,360 Speaker 1: I you know, it was, like you said, born out 381 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:12,760 Speaker 1: of covid um. My first class started in June of 382 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:19,119 Speaker 1: and it has been phenomenal, phenomenal. I'm very thankful to 383 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:22,480 Speaker 1: God for you know, for that whole avenue being opened 384 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:25,000 Speaker 1: for me. We know when God gave you his ability 385 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,800 Speaker 1: to talk, because you've ben talk. That's why you to me. 386 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:29,679 Speaker 1: You know you always teach you about that. You know, 387 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 1: you just you don't know, man, Melody, we'll be talking 388 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 1: to me. We'll be talking in that little direct DM 389 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:37,680 Speaker 1: and all that girl give me your number till all 390 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:40,399 Speaker 1: this a DM and back because just DM me like 391 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 1: texting her. So though that you say that because earlier, 392 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 1: like I said, I did an interview earlier today and 393 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 1: they said to me, they said, oh yeah, your manager said, 394 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:53,800 Speaker 1: we're gonna enjoy our interview. We all enjoy because you 395 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 1: love the talk. I said, oh, I sound like she 396 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 1: tried to throw a little side jam up in there. 397 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:01,159 Speaker 1: I'm gonna make sure I called on when we get done. 398 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:09,359 Speaker 1: Now here you go, and that that that's why I 399 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 1: love talking to you, because you know there's a journey 400 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:16,040 Speaker 1: and I will never ever stop you from your dreams. 401 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:18,719 Speaker 1: I will always encourage you. I always will support you. 402 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:21,320 Speaker 1: I always will push you to the next low because 403 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:23,920 Speaker 1: I know there are only greater opportunities you're at the 404 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:26,760 Speaker 1: right age and start discovering yourself and pushing those dreams. 405 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:29,159 Speaker 1: Because a lot of people wait till they farty fifty, 406 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:31,720 Speaker 1: or I'll wait to my kids graduate, or I'll wait 407 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:34,040 Speaker 1: till I wait to get out of college. All that weight, 408 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:36,719 Speaker 1: all that weight, all that weight, and that's not your DNA. 409 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 1: And that's what I love about talking to you, and 410 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 1: I encourage people who listen to these shows when you 411 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:43,920 Speaker 1: when I get a person on the air, like you, 412 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 1: listen to what she's saying. Listen, you know there are 413 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 1: setbacks in her in her life there and she don't 414 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:53,159 Speaker 1: let that. Become a champion talk about that, you know, 415 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 1: I will say that. You know, so I got married 416 00:21:57,640 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 1: when I was twenty two, and you have this whole 417 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:02,120 Speaker 1: old thing planned out of what you think your life 418 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 1: will be. I don't think anyone gets married um expecting 419 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:08,320 Speaker 1: or hoping for a divorce to happen. You think that 420 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 1: that's your forever, and you think that that is how 421 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 1: your life will be. And so for me, I went 422 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:18,680 Speaker 1: from feeling like I had everything together. I had these 423 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:21,760 Speaker 1: beautiful children. I had anything I wanted to get. I 424 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:23,960 Speaker 1: could go get when I wanted to. You know, I 425 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 1: had my husband, We had these businesses. You know, we're 426 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:31,000 Speaker 1: we're being able to travel and go whenever we want to. 427 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:37,640 Speaker 1: And then boom, just like that, there's a change. And 428 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:41,359 Speaker 1: so at first, you know, of course, you you know, 429 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:45,200 Speaker 1: the heartbreak and the disappointment and the tears and the 430 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:48,720 Speaker 1: depression and all of those things that come with um, 431 00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:52,320 Speaker 1: you know, something as major's infidelity hitting your marriage. I 432 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:56,080 Speaker 1: went through all of that, and UM, I went through 433 00:22:56,160 --> 00:23:00,960 Speaker 1: a lot of different layers of it. So um for me, 434 00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 1: you know, going through those things and experiencing such a 435 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:07,159 Speaker 1: big change in life. And then I didn't know that 436 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:10,640 Speaker 1: I was gonna have to play it out on national television. 437 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 1: Even so, that was another thing, you know what I'm saying. 438 00:23:14,359 --> 00:23:19,400 Speaker 1: When we started filming the first season, UM, I had 439 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:23,800 Speaker 1: just recently found out about you know, what had been occurring. However, 440 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:26,800 Speaker 1: I thought everything was done over and we were good. 441 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:30,760 Speaker 1: Well right when we started shooting, I find out, oh, 442 00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:33,120 Speaker 1: it ain't done and over, we ain't good. So that's 443 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:35,199 Speaker 1: when people got you know what I'm saying kind of 444 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 1: got all the other um, and so all the other 445 00:23:39,119 --> 00:23:42,919 Speaker 1: emotions and other sides of Melody, the angry side. Um. 446 00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:45,440 Speaker 1: But you know, I didn't expect that that was something 447 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 1: that was gonna be played out on TV. I didn't 448 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:49,480 Speaker 1: think that was gonna be continue to be a part 449 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:53,320 Speaker 1: of my life story, my marriage story. UM. And so 450 00:23:53,359 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 1: now here I am, you know, going through a divorce 451 00:23:56,200 --> 00:23:59,920 Speaker 1: with four children, um, and trying to make sure that 452 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:02,720 Speaker 1: I'm taking care of me and keeping myself together, but 453 00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 1: then also making sure that I'm you know, there for 454 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:08,600 Speaker 1: my kids and helping them to keep it together too. Um. 455 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:11,280 Speaker 1: And at the same time, still refusing to allow the 456 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:17,680 Speaker 1: choices of someone else to affect my purpose and the 457 00:24:17,720 --> 00:24:20,760 Speaker 1: goals that I have set for myself. So it's a lot. 458 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:23,919 Speaker 1: It's a lot, and it's a lot of moving pieces. 459 00:24:24,359 --> 00:24:26,320 Speaker 1: But let me tell you, I just get up every 460 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:32,399 Speaker 1: single day and I start moving those pieces absolutely. You know, 461 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:36,159 Speaker 1: on Saturday night you can see her series. All right, 462 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:38,480 Speaker 1: I'm gonna call it your series Loving Marriage Hunt Fell. 463 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:42,400 Speaker 1: That's that's why I watch. I'm just doing on Saturday. 464 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 1: I'm not just watching everyboun show. I watched a girl 465 00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:49,240 Speaker 1: Melody Now guess what it's gonna be this Saturday. Gonna 466 00:24:49,280 --> 00:24:54,679 Speaker 1: be back to back melody, Hope, melody, hope, hid to night. 467 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 1: That's what we're gonna up to our block. Behind every Man, 468 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:02,359 Speaker 1: I'm just later everybody know she Carlos King makes me mad? 469 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:05,119 Speaker 1: Now this is this series? Right? Is this car? She 470 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:07,639 Speaker 1: got me? He got me mad? See because see I 471 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:11,080 Speaker 1: watched this series that you're hosting, and I'm mad. I'm 472 00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 1: going to like he thought of this song because it's 473 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: such a beautiful series, because I got six sisters. So 474 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:20,800 Speaker 1: why did I think of this? Because you know you 475 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:23,840 Speaker 1: have you have more Kurt Franklin and his wife Tammy 476 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:27,040 Speaker 1: on the show. You have the wife of white Cliff 477 00:25:27,119 --> 00:25:30,960 Speaker 1: John on the show. You have the wife. I didn't 478 00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:34,760 Speaker 1: even know that uh Neil was married. Seriously, I didn't 479 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:37,679 Speaker 1: know he was married. And that the only he's on 480 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 1: He's on the show, and it's it's like DJ Envy 481 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:43,879 Speaker 1: and his wife, but it's the wife's who are the 482 00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:47,280 Speaker 1: stars of the show. Behind every Man? How did you 483 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 1: become a part of this series? And I'm just about 484 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:52,040 Speaker 1: one thing I'm gonna tell you the truth about. This 485 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:58,200 Speaker 1: is an engaging series. Well done. The women you get 486 00:25:58,240 --> 00:26:01,080 Speaker 1: a personal journey about them. It's not as serious that 487 00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:04,840 Speaker 1: if they're trying to hook you in with a famous husband. No, no, no, 488 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:09,360 Speaker 1: it's about these women. How they have survived physical drama, 489 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:15,200 Speaker 1: sometimes abuse, sometimes, near life death experiences sometimes and each 490 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:18,679 Speaker 1: one of them have survived and they've coming to the 491 00:26:18,760 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 1: lives of these famous men helped them to be successful 492 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:26,040 Speaker 1: along the way, and they have sustained longevity in their 493 00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:29,840 Speaker 1: marriage and blossom to a loving relationship. How did you 494 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:33,359 Speaker 1: give a volva Behind every Man? Well, you know that's 495 00:26:33,359 --> 00:26:37,160 Speaker 1: why it's so important, um, to speak out loud your 496 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:41,160 Speaker 1: goals and your dreams and speak those things into existence. UM. 497 00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:43,920 Speaker 1: And so you know, I shared with Carlos a long 498 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:46,720 Speaker 1: time ago, you know, my goals in terms of hosting 499 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:49,680 Speaker 1: and acting and things like that. And so when the 500 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:52,280 Speaker 1: when the opportunity came, and you know, he was awarded 501 00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:55,280 Speaker 1: the opportunity to do Behind every Man, you know, he 502 00:26:55,359 --> 00:26:58,680 Speaker 1: reached out to me. He said, hey, so guess what, 503 00:26:58,920 --> 00:27:01,640 Speaker 1: And I'm like what And he was like, we're gonna 504 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:04,400 Speaker 1: do another show. This is what's gonna call and we 505 00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:08,200 Speaker 1: want you to host. I'm like, what, really, are you serious? 506 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:11,639 Speaker 1: And so you know it went from there and um, 507 00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:15,239 Speaker 1: it was another again, something filmed during the pandemic, So 508 00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:17,760 Speaker 1: of course we had different parameters. Of course, we would 509 00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:20,240 Speaker 1: have loved to have had it where you know, I 510 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:23,320 Speaker 1: could have flown into different places and actually sat down 511 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:26,359 Speaker 1: in person with these individuals, but we've got to be safe. 512 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:28,439 Speaker 1: So we still made it happen and made it you know, 513 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:32,919 Speaker 1: made it work. Um, and for me when he called 514 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:36,320 Speaker 1: me that day, I'll never forget. And he had his 515 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:40,840 Speaker 1: other producer, Angela on the phone as well. I teared 516 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:44,520 Speaker 1: up when he shared with me what Behind every Man 517 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:48,640 Speaker 1: would be about. And here's why. Um, you know, I'm 518 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:53,359 Speaker 1: big on women empowerment. I'm big on strong women and women, 519 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:57,920 Speaker 1: you know, just being coming together and really pushing one 520 00:27:57,920 --> 00:28:02,600 Speaker 1: another and being able to be then tick and transparent 521 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:06,280 Speaker 1: and share your journey, share those you know, we love 522 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:09,600 Speaker 1: the glamour, we love the show off, the Rose Royce, 523 00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:13,960 Speaker 1: the Lamborghinis and all this thing. However, right, being able 524 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 1: to show the times that weren't so good and talk 525 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:19,520 Speaker 1: about that, which is what really helped you move to 526 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:22,760 Speaker 1: the next level. I love when people can be transparent. 527 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:24,760 Speaker 1: I think that's the reason that a lot of people 528 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:27,600 Speaker 1: connect with me on Love and Marriage Himesville. So when 529 00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:30,080 Speaker 1: he shared that with me and I heard what it 530 00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:34,480 Speaker 1: would be about, I just literally teared up. I said, wow, Wow. 531 00:28:34,560 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 1: It was just something within me. And I'm big on 532 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:41,320 Speaker 1: intuition and being led by the spirit, and there was 533 00:28:41,360 --> 00:28:45,200 Speaker 1: just something within me that was like, Yes, this right 534 00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:50,320 Speaker 1: here is God sent for you. The experiencing what I 535 00:28:50,400 --> 00:28:52,920 Speaker 1: was experiencing in my marriage and knowing that, you know, 536 00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:56,000 Speaker 1: it wasn't going to be too much longer before it 537 00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:58,640 Speaker 1: wasn't you know, I wasn't married anymore. It wasn't about that. 538 00:28:58,880 --> 00:29:01,800 Speaker 1: It was about what I love to do, shine a 539 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:04,800 Speaker 1: light on other women, like you know I do my 540 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:08,760 Speaker 1: Mamoss with Melody event Um, I always award women Women 541 00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:13,080 Speaker 1: on Woman on Purpose award. Um still I Thrive Woman 542 00:29:13,120 --> 00:29:15,000 Speaker 1: of the Year and all these different things. And so 543 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:18,160 Speaker 1: any way that I can, um just really shine a 544 00:29:18,280 --> 00:29:21,120 Speaker 1: light on women who are doing some amazing things. That's 545 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:23,040 Speaker 1: what I love to do. And so this was just 546 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:26,880 Speaker 1: I mean, this was perfect and it was truly an 547 00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:31,240 Speaker 1: amazing experience. Well, I'm gonna tell you, I'm a fan. 548 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:33,440 Speaker 1: I get to see you back to back, the back 549 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:36,680 Speaker 1: to back to back. I know that Melanie. I want 550 00:29:36,680 --> 00:29:40,200 Speaker 1: to I wanna. I want to back the back, the 551 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:44,440 Speaker 1: back Melanie whole Saturday on Network because you're gonna do it. 552 00:29:44,560 --> 00:29:48,800 Speaker 1: You're gonna do it, because we all over here. Oh 553 00:29:48,840 --> 00:29:50,880 Speaker 1: there you go, there you go. The thing about it 554 00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:53,320 Speaker 1: is that I'm so proud of you, and uh, I 555 00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:55,600 Speaker 1: watched this journey, you know when I said that, I'm 556 00:29:55,680 --> 00:29:57,720 Speaker 1: sincere and I know you do a lot of interviews 557 00:29:57,760 --> 00:30:00,600 Speaker 1: and watching you grow and like and so I've seen 558 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:03,160 Speaker 1: this journey play out. And when you come on my show, 559 00:30:03,160 --> 00:30:05,800 Speaker 1: we can have honest conversations. And the only thing only 560 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:08,959 Speaker 1: negative in your little book is you come to Atlanta 561 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:10,680 Speaker 1: and you don't come see your board. Okay, because I 562 00:30:10,720 --> 00:30:13,440 Speaker 1: bought a new building. That happen again, I bought a 563 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:15,320 Speaker 1: little bit. I gotta show y'all. I gotta, I gotta, 564 00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:17,240 Speaker 1: I gotta you gotta take a picture by my new 565 00:30:17,240 --> 00:30:19,560 Speaker 1: business sign all that stuff. I gotta. I gotta get 566 00:30:19,600 --> 00:30:23,239 Speaker 1: some of your shine on my building. Okay, let's do it. 567 00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:26,640 Speaker 1: Let's do it, absolutely well. I will to hold you 568 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:30,280 Speaker 1: but again, thank you again again. You know, any time 569 00:30:30,280 --> 00:30:33,240 Speaker 1: your flyer come out, I gotta promote you this weekend 570 00:30:33,320 --> 00:30:35,720 Speaker 1: and uh, you know your Siroty remember and all that 571 00:30:35,760 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 1: good stuff. And uh, girl, you know, keep winning and 572 00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:41,440 Speaker 1: keep I got your support and your brother. You can 573 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:43,160 Speaker 1: tell your brother to call me with a little time 574 00:30:43,240 --> 00:30:46,520 Speaker 1: behind here in Atlanta as himself. You know, he got 575 00:30:46,560 --> 00:30:49,239 Speaker 1: nothing to do absolutely, so that would be great, you know. 576 00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:51,360 Speaker 1: And I love you already know. I love you. Thank 577 00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:54,360 Speaker 1: you for you know, you're always opening your doors and 578 00:30:54,440 --> 00:30:56,800 Speaker 1: opening you know, but just being welcoming with me coming 579 00:30:56,800 --> 00:30:59,280 Speaker 1: in on the show. I appreciate that so much. It's 580 00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:01,920 Speaker 1: kind of like like you said, sometimes they're just those 581 00:31:01,920 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 1: God given connections. And I feel like from the first interview, 582 00:31:05,160 --> 00:31:07,760 Speaker 1: we've just always You've been what you're saying that you are. 583 00:31:07,840 --> 00:31:11,800 Speaker 1: You've been encouraging. UM. You let me know multiple times 584 00:31:11,800 --> 00:31:15,760 Speaker 1: that I have your support, and I really appreciate that, UM, 585 00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:18,440 Speaker 1: and I love you know. We have to pull strength 586 00:31:18,880 --> 00:31:22,320 Speaker 1: from one another, especially when we're going through different, you know, 587 00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:24,920 Speaker 1: difficult times. It's so important for us to pull strength 588 00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:30,240 Speaker 1: from one another. And you, my fans, the viewers of 589 00:31:30,280 --> 00:31:33,880 Speaker 1: Love and Marriage Huntsville, everyone has been my family, my 590 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:36,560 Speaker 1: management team. Everyone has just been so amazing and I 591 00:31:36,600 --> 00:31:39,200 Speaker 1: know I wouldn't be where I am right now if 592 00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:42,640 Speaker 1: it wasn't for all of you. Awesome. Well, she's the 593 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:46,440 Speaker 1: star of a Saturday Night on the own network, Loving Marriage, 594 00:31:46,480 --> 00:31:50,960 Speaker 1: Huntsville and um you know behind every Man. 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