1 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: Welcome to Money Making Conversations. It's to show that she 2 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:10,039 Speaker 1: has the secrets of success experience firsthand by marketing and 3 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:13,040 Speaker 1: Brandon expert Rashan McDonald. I will know he's given me 4 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: advice on many occasions in indicasion, didn't notice, I'm not broke. 5 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:20,079 Speaker 1: You know he'll be interview with celebrity CEOs, entrepreneurs and 6 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: industry decision makers. It's what he likes to do, It's 7 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:25,280 Speaker 1: what he likes to share. Now it's time to hear 8 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:29,480 Speaker 1: from my man, Rashan McDonald. Money Making Conversations Here we come. 9 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Money Making Conversation Masterclass. I'm your host, 10 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: Rashan McDonald. I recognized that we all have different definitions 11 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:38,920 Speaker 1: of success. For you, it may be the size of 12 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 1: your paycheck. Mine is inspiring people to develop a plan 13 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: to reach their dreams. It's time to stop reading other 14 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:47,919 Speaker 1: people's success stories and start writing your own. You can 15 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:51,959 Speaker 1: only exceed expectations by believing in yourself. People always talk 16 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 1: about purpose of gifts. You read about that all the time, 17 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 1: or he had hyped in social media. If you have 18 00:00:56,840 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: a gift, lead with your gifts and don't let your friends, family, 19 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: or co worker stop you from planning or living your dreams. 20 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:06,959 Speaker 1: My guests is Kelly Jinnrette. She's an Emmy nominated actress 21 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: currently starting them and set up your hit series All 22 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: American Homecoming in twenty eight teams. She and her husband 23 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 1: became the first African American married couple to be nominated 24 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: for Emmies. In the same year, as we know how, 25 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 1: Emmy was on the hit series Handmaid's Tale, which I 26 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: another one of my great series that I love as well. 27 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 1: She's based in Atlanta, so she took time to come 28 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: on when I showed the talk about to spend off 29 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: and her character she's the president. We have a president 30 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 1: on the show. Please welcome your money making conversation master class, 31 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 1: Kelly Jinnrette. How are you doing, Kelly? I don't doing well. 32 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 1: How are you you know? Um? Uh some own character. 33 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: She was on the show when it was show premiered, 34 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 1: so I got to watch the first season as well 35 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 1: as that, so I really am immersed into the series. 36 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: So so he said, this guy really knows the series. 37 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 1: So because so I, you know, I tried to do 38 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 1: my prep work, Kelly, and I was trying to just 39 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: jump on the show and like and me even as 40 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: the generic question, because when you have a series as 41 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: as complex, I want to say that complimentary character complex 42 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: is yours. How do you how do you slide in 43 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:18,799 Speaker 1: and out of this whole process in the script development? Well, uh, 44 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: I think the thing that I focused on is just 45 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 1: telling the truth of the character of the story. It's 46 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:32,639 Speaker 1: just so well written it's easy to kind of slide 47 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:36,640 Speaker 1: into it. And I feel like the character of Mara 48 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: is very close to me Kelly as an individual, and 49 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: so that makes it easy as well. We know we 50 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 1: said that they fictitious HBCU school. Um, you know, here's 51 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 1: my OA thing. Like I said, I watching Netflix a lot, 52 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: and the All American series. It trends on Netflix as 53 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 1: a TV series and so and so it's and it's 54 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 1: one of the top shows on c W. What is 55 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: encompassing the popularity of this show. I'm not trying to 56 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 1: put you on the spot, but obviously you're starring in 57 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: the series, so that I'm sure people on the street 58 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:16,639 Speaker 1: stop you. I'm sure they make comments of why they 59 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: watch the show. Well in your character as well, what 60 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 1: is the driving force to the fan viewership? I think 61 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: because it's something that is relatable, I think that people 62 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 1: see themselves, especially black people, they can see themselves on 63 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: the TV screen and not just see themselves, but see 64 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: their lives, see the complex aspects of their lives, the successes, 65 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: the trials, and community, you know, seeing a group of 66 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 1: people come together to support one another. Even if that's 67 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: something that people don't have in their lives, it's something 68 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: that they aspire to have. It's something that they desire 69 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: to have. And so I feel like the family aspect 70 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: of the show, the relatability of the characters on the show, 71 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: is something that really resonates with people, um and not 72 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: just black people. You know, we've we've had people of 73 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:16,480 Speaker 1: all races talk to us about how much they loved 74 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: the show. So that's that's something that's humbling and exciting. 75 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: We know, Kelly jen right, That's what I'm speaking to. 76 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 1: She's one of the stars of the t W hits. 77 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 1: There's all American homecoming. I know I'm older than you, Kelly, 78 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:30,479 Speaker 1: and that's a good thing because I feel that everybody 79 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 1: lives their life and their paths. But we grew up 80 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 1: on a Different World, and Different World was a sitcom 81 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 1: and so but it inspired a lot of traffic to HBCUs. 82 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 1: Some people say that watching that series change their lives 83 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: and so, but that was that was a sitcom. This 84 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: is a drama, so it lends itself for a lot 85 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 1: more serious and I think socially conscious storylines. One of 86 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: the one of the storylines is mental health, and I 87 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:04,359 Speaker 1: think that's important because in the African American community, we 88 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 1: are always to last to uh. We try to live 89 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: in perfect life where we don't want to admit that 90 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:13,479 Speaker 1: we have gay in the community. Gave people in the 91 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 1: community one of the lists we have mental health issues 92 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 1: in the community, we don't make we have high blood pressure, 93 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 1: all the things that that they may deem as negative. 94 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: It's about learning the truth and then be able to 95 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 1: live with it. Those diverse story lines, I think really 96 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 1: engage makes the serious popular. That's just my side of 97 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 1: the conversation. But you live in it, You live in 98 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: the script. You're living with these actors who have to 99 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 1: make these storylines come to life. And then you are 100 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 1: like the president, which follows all this drama back to 101 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:45,479 Speaker 1: you and and and the mass decision making. So let's 102 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:46,840 Speaker 1: talk about that. And I also want to talk to 103 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 1: other other characters. But I wanted to get that holistic 104 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 1: statement out about your show, which is really positive, but 105 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: it also is a statement about the black community because 106 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: we don't talk about these things. Yeah, I think I 107 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:02,600 Speaker 1: think the show doesn't really good job of highlighting, like 108 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: you said, things that we don't discuss in in the 109 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 1: African American community, mental health being one of them. You know, 110 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:16,040 Speaker 1: I think it is important for us to have those 111 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 1: conversations to rid ourselves of the shame and the guilt 112 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 1: that comes with not having it all together, um, and 113 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: making sure we are careful with the people we trust 114 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: to help us walk through those situations as well. You know. 115 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 1: It's it's a beautiful thing to be a part of 116 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: a show that isn't afraid to kind of go in 117 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 1: and dig deep into those things that may be taboo 118 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: in our community, right And and when you say taboo, 119 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:50,039 Speaker 1: and it shouldn't be, you know, it's because it should 120 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: be conversations and and the word therapy. And I really 121 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 1: like the way that storyline is working itself out for 122 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:58,480 Speaker 1: the for the head coach, but also when I look 123 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: at the series, the fact that the two sports that 124 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:04,279 Speaker 1: we're talking about at HBCU that don't get talked about 125 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 1: ever because We're always talking about the marching band, We're 126 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:09,040 Speaker 1: always talking about the football teams, we're all talking about 127 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: the basketball team is tennis and baseball, And I find 128 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 1: that really really cool because I would be personal about 129 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 1: my daughter, you know, before she Shout at un she 130 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 1: played tennis and was on the on the pro circuit 131 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 1: and Shout at the need N eighteen eventually went to college. 132 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: So I'm very fond of that storyline and then seeing 133 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 1: baseball being a very interesting and engaging storyline. It's really 134 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: a testament to not say theything else football because we 135 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 1: do talk about football in that but those are the 136 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: two primary sterline do when you see these things, because 137 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 1: you kind of laugh when I brought it up in 138 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: a good laugh that they go, this is different and 139 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: it's a good thing for the series. Oh absolutely. So 140 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: growing up, I have four brothers, they all played baseball. 141 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 1: My mom tried to get me and my sister into tennis, 142 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: so we always joke about how we could have been 143 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 1: Venus and Serena my mom. My mom still plays tennis 144 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: to this day, and so those sports were very prevalent 145 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 1: in my life and still are, you know, with my 146 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 1: mom still playing tennis and my brother, uh a huge 147 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 1: baseball fan, and so I think it is yet something 148 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 1: else that is very unique to our show, that we 149 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 1: are highlighting sports that people wouldn't necessarily think like HPCU tennis, 150 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 1: HPC baseball, you know, and and it just opens up 151 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 1: our eyes to the diversity that we can find at 152 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 1: these HBCUs. Well, I was happy to see that because 153 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:48,439 Speaker 1: it broke stereotypes for storage storylines. You know, this is 154 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 1: not about the marching band, This is not about the 155 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 1: football team and halftime that side of the story I 156 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:59,839 Speaker 1: think everybody knows. But HBCUs do have golf teams. You 157 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:04,719 Speaker 1: species have started gymnastic teams. A species have always had 158 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 1: baseball teams as well as tennis teams. And so when 159 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:10,719 Speaker 1: you look at that storyline development, then you say, where 160 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 1: we shine? You know, you know we we thought we're 161 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: gonna be you know, we're supposed to be Serena and 162 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: Venus before Serena and Venus. Now, why did you your 163 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 1: mom play tennis? Now? How did you get around a 164 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:25,559 Speaker 1: mom who plays tennis and not play tennis? You know, 165 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 1: she there's there's debate around this story, but she said, 166 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 1: you know, she she had us out there and growing 167 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 1: up in Atlanta. Uh it's hot, and I think we 168 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:41,079 Speaker 1: were just a little too prissy and didn't want to 169 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 1: be out there in the sun, you know. And I 170 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 1: was like, listen, you should have like toughened up and 171 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 1: been like, no, you're gonna be out here, You're gonna play. 172 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 1: Uh So, yeah, I think I'm gonna take you up 173 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 1: front on this now hand Maid's Tale, not that's a 174 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:02,319 Speaker 1: pointed rough se eries. Now, I'm trying to find out 175 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 1: when you say the word prissy. Now and that character 176 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:09,200 Speaker 1: you played that handmade what nothing pressy about that whole 177 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:12,720 Speaker 1: set up over it? So please help your boy here 178 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 1: to understand why that was prissy and Handmad's tail wasn't prissy. Well, see, 179 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 1: I think you have real life and acting life, and 180 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:28,240 Speaker 1: so I can act like the tennis player, I can 181 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 1: act like a scorn wife. You know. Those things are 182 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 1: are a little easy to do. Yeah, I love it. 183 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 1: I love it because because your resume is amazing, you know, 184 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:45,439 Speaker 1: and you know because because I if you get a 185 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:47,719 Speaker 1: little history of me, you know, I I started my 186 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 1: career as a stand up comedian, went to college math 187 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:54,079 Speaker 1: degrees sociology with the ibmf IBM thought I'd be the 188 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:58,559 Speaker 1: next Eddie Murphy and its College's countryside. And when I 189 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:01,440 Speaker 1: look back at my life now, all I realized, how, 190 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:04,319 Speaker 1: you know, where the fortunate or or driven I was 191 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:07,680 Speaker 1: to have the career I have, Because having success at 192 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:10,439 Speaker 1: twenty and thirty, you still gotta get the forty, You 193 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:13,080 Speaker 1: still gotta get the fifty she got. All those years 194 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 1: have still got to come. And do you think like 195 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 1: that that you do you ever take time to look 196 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:21,680 Speaker 1: back at a lot of the success stories, the opportunity 197 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 1: that have been presented to you as an actress, to say, wow, yeah, absolutely, 198 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: I excuse me. Was driving to acting class a couple 199 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 1: of weeks ago and passed by a place where I 200 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 1: used to have to take my rent check, and that 201 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 1: just sent me down the path, as the old folks 202 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 1: used to say, looking back over my life and thinking 203 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 1: things over when I moved out to California and the 204 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:59,440 Speaker 1: the amount of nose that I received and the all 205 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:04,719 Speaker 1: mode and not yet and uh even the yes is 206 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 1: you know it is, it's humbling, it's exciting. UM. I 207 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:15,760 Speaker 1: do my best to just try to focus on what 208 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:20,320 Speaker 1: is in front of me right now while not neglecting like, hey, 209 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 1: if I'm so fortunate to to continue on in this 210 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 1: like what type of legacy do I want to leave 211 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 1: for those who are still here? Um? And so yeah, 212 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:38,360 Speaker 1: it is often that I sit back and I'm like, Wow, God, 213 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:43,199 Speaker 1: thank you. Because then, and I think that's important for 214 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 1: your fans to hear you say that, because everybody wants 215 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 1: to be you. You might say, oh, man, you know, 216 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:51,319 Speaker 1: I'm just out there working. But then in your conversation 217 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 1: you said, despite your resume that you have acting classes, 218 00:12:56,640 --> 00:13:02,680 Speaker 1: you're still going to acting classes. Oh absolutely, TV series 219 00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:08,559 Speaker 1: now Emmy nominated actress. I loved you and corked in 220 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 1: a number of the projects, and here in Twit Twit two, 221 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 1: you're still going to acting classes. Please let my fan 222 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:20,480 Speaker 1: base understand why that's important. So there there's a proverb 223 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 1: that I love it. It's it says it is not 224 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 1: good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty 225 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:30,400 Speaker 1: and miss the way. You can be passionate all day 226 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:34,360 Speaker 1: and all night, but if you don't have the knowledge 227 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:38,560 Speaker 1: to sustain you and what it is that you are seeking, 228 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 1: I don't care if it's acting, if you want to 229 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 1: be a teacher, if you want to be a scientist, 230 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 1: like whatever, it is that you want to do, you 231 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 1: must have the knowledge to back it up. And as 232 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:52,440 Speaker 1: an actor, I'm always in the position of what else 233 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 1: can I learn? How can I be better? How can 234 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:58,719 Speaker 1: I sharpen this tool that God has given me. I 235 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:01,240 Speaker 1: don't ever want to get to a were like I've 236 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 1: a ride, then that's boring and I don't grow. I 237 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:07,600 Speaker 1: want to keep growing. We'll be right back with more 238 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 1: Money Making Conversations Masterclass with Rushan McDonald. Now let's return 239 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 1: to Money Making Conversations Masterclass with Rashan McDonald. I'm talking 240 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:23,000 Speaker 1: to Kelly Jenrett, one of the stars of the All 241 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 1: American series Home Care. It's a spin off of that 242 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 1: series based on the fictional HBCU. I guess we have 243 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:34,600 Speaker 1: to say for my fans or even me to understand 244 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: is that it's just like watching the Tom Brady If 245 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:40,640 Speaker 1: Tom Brady didn't go to practice, then he couldn't throw touchdowns. 246 00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:44,960 Speaker 1: He lose timing, he loses chemistry. And by going to 247 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:48,760 Speaker 1: an acting classes, even though success is in your history, 248 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 1: it will be in your future. You still have to 249 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 1: understand how can you push your character? How can you 250 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 1: you know, like I said, cry or laugh or emote 251 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:02,000 Speaker 1: a certain scene change. So can you walk your walk 252 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 1: us through the steps of what is an acting class 253 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:08,160 Speaker 1: experience for somebody that's as successful as you, Because I'm 254 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 1: sure when you walk in a room, the other actors 255 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 1: and actors going, oh, she's here, and they try to 256 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 1: pick your brain for information because you in some ways 257 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 1: they say you've made it. So talk about your acting 258 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 1: experience going into these rooms with other actors and actresses 259 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 1: and how you maintain that humbleness to get something out 260 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 1: of the course. Well, for me, I I love uh 261 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 1: classes like I will do one on one coach, but 262 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 1: I love the class aspect. I've worked with two very 263 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:49,400 Speaker 1: incredible studios, Sue Hamilton's Studios and Berg Studios, which have 264 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 1: which are similar in some regards and very different in others. 265 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 1: But I think for me, my my approach in being 266 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 1: in class and and not even so much that people 267 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 1: are like oh my god. I mean not that they 268 00:16:06,560 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 1: say to me, um, but I know that it is. 269 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 1: It's acknowledged, like, yeah, she's an Emmy nominated actress, but 270 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 1: she's still here in class. And so even when I'm 271 00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:22,240 Speaker 1: not going up in class, when I'm not performing, when 272 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 1: I'm not doing a scene when I'm not doing a monologue, 273 00:16:25,640 --> 00:16:29,160 Speaker 1: other people are and I love being able to see 274 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 1: what other people do. I love being able to hear 275 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 1: the feedback that other actors get, because then I can 276 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:38,320 Speaker 1: take that and say, oh, you know what, that's a 277 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 1: really great note. I'm gonna try that the next time 278 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:44,640 Speaker 1: I do my scene or the next time I'm in 279 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:48,280 Speaker 1: a situation like this. And so it is really that 280 00:16:48,560 --> 00:16:53,120 Speaker 1: iron sharpening, iron mentality that I take in and again, like, 281 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 1: I've not arrived. I don't think I'll ever get to 282 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 1: a place where I'm like, I don't need to be 283 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 1: sharpened anymore. I'm gonna tell you this, Kelly, you have arrived. 284 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:08,639 Speaker 1: But I'm not saying you don't need to be sharpened. Okay, 285 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 1: I say that because of the fact that you know, look, 286 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 1: I can't act. I would tell you right now far 287 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:16,680 Speaker 1: I you know, I've tried, I go. That is not 288 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:18,800 Speaker 1: my skills. And as a standard comedian, I was very 289 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:22,280 Speaker 1: successful when it came to transition that skills to what 290 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:26,640 Speaker 1: you do or individuals like you do, y'all. That's that's 291 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:29,920 Speaker 1: like amateur and professional. Y'all were professional. I was a 292 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 1: superstar amateur. And so you don't get a resume like 293 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:36,200 Speaker 1: you get unless you have a ride, because people call 294 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:39,159 Speaker 1: you in on these high level auditions, and sometimes I'm 295 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:41,639 Speaker 1: pish some people basically they just wanted to hear you 296 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 1: show up, so it didn't give you the role. Now, 297 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 1: but what I do get out of the fact that 298 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 1: you in each classes as being a director. I do 299 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:54,200 Speaker 1: see that. So talk to us. Are you working on 300 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:56,639 Speaker 1: being a director? When will you direct one of the 301 00:17:56,720 --> 00:18:00,200 Speaker 1: episodes of All American Homecoming? Because I see that happen then, 302 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:05,639 Speaker 1: because that's your skill set, I said, I'm like, who 303 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:11,040 Speaker 1: you've been talking to you? Just telling you, Kelly, you 304 00:18:11,080 --> 00:18:12,880 Speaker 1: know you can sit over here with this humble story, 305 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,880 Speaker 1: your botman in the games, his Nati folk. Okay, I've 306 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:19,119 Speaker 1: seen talents like you, and I also know you're one 307 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:21,920 Speaker 1: of those people who push other talents on the set, 308 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 1: you know, because that's your gift. So, but that gift 309 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:29,160 Speaker 1: will translate behind the camera because you see things differently. 310 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:32,280 Speaker 1: You see when you walk into sing you see everybody's roll, 311 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 1: everybody's character. That's a director's eye. I see that when 312 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 1: I'm watching the show, when I'm watching you, I said, 313 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 1: So now that we know that Roushan got all this 314 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:45,080 Speaker 1: inside information because he just watch you. That's gonna talk 315 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 1: about what your next step gonna happen in Kelly Jenret's career. 316 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 1: You know, thank you so much for saying that. I 317 00:18:53,880 --> 00:19:02,040 Speaker 1: appreciate you, and I actually would like to direct. UM 318 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:06,720 Speaker 1: would love to direct an episode of Homecoming. We'll we'll see, 319 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:09,399 Speaker 1: We'll see what that looks like over over the next 320 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:13,480 Speaker 1: couple of seasons. Like I again want to make sure 321 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:17,000 Speaker 1: I am sitting in a seat of learning and taking 322 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:21,200 Speaker 1: it all in shadowing the different directors that come on 323 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:25,440 Speaker 1: our set and work with us. UM reading books. You 324 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:30,920 Speaker 1: know Michael Schultz, the great Michael Schultz UM who directed 325 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:36,719 Speaker 1: several episodes of both All American and All American Homecoming. UM, 326 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:39,359 Speaker 1: he is someone that is like, yeah, there are there 327 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 1: are books that you can read. UM. Other directors who 328 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 1: I'm like, do you mind if I shadow you? And 329 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:48,760 Speaker 1: They're like, yeah, absolutely, come on, and you can shadow 330 00:19:48,840 --> 00:19:50,520 Speaker 1: me on this other show that I'm working on too. 331 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:57,280 Speaker 1: So it's something that I'm I'm like tip tipping my 332 00:19:57,440 --> 00:20:01,200 Speaker 1: toe in, but I think I'm just like just jumping. 333 00:20:01,359 --> 00:20:05,200 Speaker 1: Thank you, but make sure you have the knowledge with 334 00:20:05,359 --> 00:20:07,200 Speaker 1: the zeal. I'm gonna tell you something. Let me tell 335 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:09,359 Speaker 1: you you. I gotta tell you this. You know, just 336 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:15,200 Speaker 1: just a colleague, okay, you know I Fortunately it is 337 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:19,399 Speaker 1: executively sitcoms. I've readden on sitcoms. I produced sitcoms, the 338 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 1: large scale productions, and I was always never the person 339 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:27,320 Speaker 1: making the decisions. And then I did. Then then I 340 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 1: was in Vegas during this huge Neighborhood Award event with 341 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 1: me and Steve Harveys, who was doing and and I 342 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:37,399 Speaker 1: did it. And I realized when I walked away, I went, 343 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 1: that's it. That's it. And that's what I'm telling you. 344 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:46,520 Speaker 1: Where you're at, You're at the that's it stage. And 345 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:50,720 Speaker 1: I say that because you will do your homework. My friend, 346 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:54,200 Speaker 1: You're not gonna jump out there and not be prepared. 347 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:58,560 Speaker 1: You got an amazing husband's gonna help you be prepared. 348 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 1: You have people in the industry who are rooting for you. 349 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:06,120 Speaker 1: I'm just letting you know that that you don't get 350 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:10,400 Speaker 1: this resume based on luck right place at the right time. 351 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:14,119 Speaker 1: It's a skill set that you're still doing iron shoppings 352 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:17,399 Speaker 1: iron I'm just letting you know that when you do 353 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:21,159 Speaker 1: direct your first episode, I just know that hopefully I 354 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:24,480 Speaker 1: pushed you a little bit. Hopefully your husband pushed you 355 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:27,480 Speaker 1: a lot more because he sees the same thing I see. 356 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 1: And the blessing is that when it happens, you're gonna 357 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:36,240 Speaker 1: go that's it. Wow. And I'm saying you should have 358 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 1: started earlier, but I just want you to cross that line. 359 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:42,840 Speaker 1: Realize you're not gonna stop acting, but Bore, it's gonna 360 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:46,119 Speaker 1: open the door for you. That's gonna scare you because 361 00:21:46,119 --> 00:21:49,040 Speaker 1: you're gonna see how much you're gonna change the industry 362 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:53,200 Speaker 1: on that side of the lens, giving directions for young actors, 363 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:56,920 Speaker 1: whether they're white or black or Latino, because you're gonna 364 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:58,880 Speaker 1: be a You're going to be one of those actresses 365 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:01,680 Speaker 1: that can act with the special effects. You'll be able 366 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:03,359 Speaker 1: to do it all because your career has shown you 367 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 1: to participate in all those lanes. And I'm not turning 368 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 1: this into a motivational speech for Kelly. I'm just letting 369 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:13,600 Speaker 1: you know you're talented, young lady, and I'm fortunate to 370 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:16,120 Speaker 1: be a person who shared this experience. And only reason 371 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:17,879 Speaker 1: I call you a young lady because you're younger than me, 372 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:20,679 Speaker 1: and I have to show you respect by saying, as 373 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 1: an older person in this business. Who've seen talent like 374 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:30,240 Speaker 1: you and and they've crossed over. You're jump run, uh 375 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 1: ski slide, do your thing right now? You just off 376 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 1: all American Homecoming. You're gonna be directing some episodes before 377 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:41,199 Speaker 1: it's all done. Okay. I feel I'm like, well, how 378 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:43,520 Speaker 1: we passed the offering plate because you just you just 379 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 1: gave a whole word right there. Um Man, I'm like, 380 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:49,800 Speaker 1: do you know my husband? Have you been talking to him? 381 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:52,119 Speaker 1: Like what is happening? Well? Do you know? The thing 382 00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 1: about it is that you know, I'm married, and you know, 383 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:58,399 Speaker 1: and my wife's talented, and and sometimes I have to 384 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:01,439 Speaker 1: remind her her gifts and not on her how portant 385 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:03,680 Speaker 1: she is in my life. And to do that yesterday, 386 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:06,119 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. And uh, because you know, 387 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:08,800 Speaker 1: we go through these processes and and and and and 388 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 1: if you don't, who's who is to remind you? If 389 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:13,560 Speaker 1: the person that doesn't love it, that loves you the most, 390 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:16,440 Speaker 1: that's the person should be reminding. But you know that 391 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 1: my whole thing and bringing you on was not to 392 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 1: get it in this part of the conversation. It's port 393 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:24,480 Speaker 1: of It's just this is a conversation a testimonial conversation 394 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:27,400 Speaker 1: about your career and the brilliance of it and being 395 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:30,400 Speaker 1: this matriarch on this TV series that's a hit show 396 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 1: on c W called All American Homecoming, and you're the 397 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:36,399 Speaker 1: stewardship over that show. You know, you might not really 398 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 1: live in our lines all the time, but your your imagery, 399 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:44,680 Speaker 1: your your being able to when they come for those 400 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 1: those brunch those brunch dinners, how that becomes like the 401 00:23:49,119 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 1: old Black Households where everybody would meet on Sunday dinner 402 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:55,040 Speaker 1: at the family. So there has a lot of symbolism. 403 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:57,399 Speaker 1: So when you ask we wrap up this interview and 404 00:23:57,840 --> 00:23:59,639 Speaker 1: you know, not about what I talked about in your 405 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:02,280 Speaker 1: direct then what do you enjoy the most about being 406 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:05,800 Speaker 1: on this series All American Homecoming, there's a hit on 407 00:24:05,960 --> 00:24:10,119 Speaker 1: c W. There are so many things to enjoy. What 408 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:15,400 Speaker 1: immediately comes to mind are the actors that I get 409 00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:19,560 Speaker 1: to work with. There's not one day that I don't 410 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:24,720 Speaker 1: go on set and have a full hearty laugh. We 411 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:30,240 Speaker 1: laugh all the time, and I love to laugh. I 412 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:35,320 Speaker 1: love to enjoy myself and we we have the deep conversations, 413 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:41,360 Speaker 1: we have the tough conversations, but the family dynamic um 414 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:45,920 Speaker 1: on set. It's just amazing. It is something that I 415 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:50,520 Speaker 1: look forward to every time I get to go to set. Well, 416 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:52,240 Speaker 1: I look forward to when I turn on TV and 417 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:56,840 Speaker 1: see y'all. Letna say y'all okay, because can say y'all 418 00:24:57,240 --> 00:24:59,399 Speaker 1: on Houston, Texas. So y'all flow is really good out 419 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:01,920 Speaker 1: of my mouth just in Atlantic an extension of the South, 420 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:04,679 Speaker 1: but more important to your career is a blessing. Watching 421 00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 1: the show with African American talent that is relatable, it's 422 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 1: a blessing, but more important to the storylines are well written, 423 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:13,200 Speaker 1: but the but the leadership being able to go into 424 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:16,160 Speaker 1: the storylines about the community that that we don't talk about, 425 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:21,719 Speaker 1: normalizing it and story lines that carry credibility is a blessing. 426 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:25,480 Speaker 1: And I think years from now, what Hilman did for 427 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:28,240 Speaker 1: us in different world, you guys are gonna do for 428 00:25:28,359 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 1: the next generation of ten years, twenty years and not 429 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 1: said they were inspired by this TV show that was 430 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 1: on a fictitious hbcuth school in Atlanta, and you're one 431 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 1: of the stars of that show. So Kelly, that will 432 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:42,760 Speaker 1: be part of your legacy and people probably ain't their 433 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:47,240 Speaker 1: kids after year. You know, that's my favorite character. Home coming, 434 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:52,240 Speaker 1: but thank you for coming on. Money Making Conversation about Glass. 435 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 1: You're you're a blessing the interview. Thank you, thank you 436 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:57,399 Speaker 1: so much. Thank you for the life that you spoke 437 00:25:57,480 --> 00:26:00,680 Speaker 1: into my life. I received it. I hear you, and 438 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:03,520 Speaker 1: I will move recording me. There you go, now you go. Well, 439 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:05,359 Speaker 1: now we're going. Come on, come on, come on, come on, 440 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:08,680 Speaker 1: come on, come again. Thank you. Keep that laugh, That's 441 00:26:08,680 --> 00:26:10,960 Speaker 1: what I'm talking about. Laugh right there. Keep their spirits high, 442 00:26:11,359 --> 00:26:13,879 Speaker 1: and we're talking soon, okay, because I keep my I'm 443 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:15,680 Speaker 1: gonna keep a little monitor on you. I'll keep my 444 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:18,800 Speaker 1: little monitoring and if I see you directed anything, you know, 445 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:21,320 Speaker 1: your first phone call gonna be your ball. Not to 446 00:26:21,400 --> 00:26:24,159 Speaker 1: say that I told you so, Just to say what 447 00:26:24,359 --> 00:26:28,200 Speaker 1: prompted the jump though? What prompt be safe? Now we 448 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:33,240 Speaker 1: talked soon, love you. We'll be right back with more 449 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:39,280 Speaker 1: Money Making Conversations Masterclass with Rushan McDonald. You are now 450 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:43,200 Speaker 1: tuned into the Money Making Conversations Minute of Inspiration with 451 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 1: Rashan McDonald. Hi, I'm Rashan McDonald for Money Making Conversation 452 00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:50,119 Speaker 1: Masterclass with your daily minute of inspiration. This week, I 453 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:53,560 Speaker 1: sat down with actress starting and who lose reasonable doubt y'all, 454 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:56,720 Speaker 1: say Carnalody. She explains the confidence that comes along with 455 00:26:56,800 --> 00:27:00,520 Speaker 1: preparing properly for opportunities. The best way that I learned 456 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:04,800 Speaker 1: to prepare is just by being prepared, doing my best work, um, 457 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:06,879 Speaker 1: doing all the work that I can leading up to, 458 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 1: you know, the first day of filming, because that gives 459 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:12,119 Speaker 1: you a sense of freedom, you know, being able to 460 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:15,000 Speaker 1: relax and being confident knowing that I've done my my 461 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:17,280 Speaker 1: part up to this point. And then once you get 462 00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:19,080 Speaker 1: on set, you know it's time to play. You know, 463 00:27:19,160 --> 00:27:22,199 Speaker 1: I'm I'm you know, at my best, my co stars 464 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:24,959 Speaker 1: at their best, and then it's just that's where all 465 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,040 Speaker 1: the fun happens, you know. And so I think it's 466 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:29,840 Speaker 1: the preparation is what allows you to have the confidence 467 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:33,240 Speaker 1: to just be Listen to this full interview with Emma 468 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:37,080 Speaker 1: Yata Carnality. It's available on Money Making Conversations dot com. 469 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:42,760 Speaker 1: Now let's return to Money Making Conversations Masterclass with Rashan McDonald. 470 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:46,639 Speaker 1: My guest is Dr Shante Weeps. She's the CEO of 471 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:50,440 Speaker 1: Black Pearl Global Investments, is a black owned asset management 472 00:27:50,840 --> 00:27:53,800 Speaker 1: firm that is focused on reducing health disparities across the 473 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:58,119 Speaker 1: Globe Black Pearls tagline be Well, do Well capture the 474 00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:01,880 Speaker 1: FIR admission to invest in transformative companies around the world. 475 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 1: Dr Seanta earned a bachelor's degree from Western Salem State 476 00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:10,040 Speaker 1: University and a master's of Business Administration from Queen's University 477 00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:13,440 Speaker 1: of Charlotte. She holds a doctorate and Integrated Medicine in 478 00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:18,280 Speaker 1: Biomedical Medicine from the Ohio State University. Please Working with 479 00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:21,239 Speaker 1: Money Making Conversations Master Class, Dr Shanta Williams, how are 480 00:28:21,240 --> 00:28:25,520 Speaker 1: you doing? I am great. Thank you for having me today. Well, 481 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:27,399 Speaker 1: I we got to see this to everybody. You know, 482 00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:30,720 Speaker 1: some people will probably only listen to this podcast, but 483 00:28:31,040 --> 00:28:34,880 Speaker 1: people who are viewing this path podcast, her background is amazing. 484 00:28:35,080 --> 00:28:39,160 Speaker 1: She has an amazing background, and there's not some fake background. 485 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:41,719 Speaker 1: There's the reality. So so when I look at your background, 486 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:44,480 Speaker 1: is that's is that the background that's tied to success 487 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:49,800 Speaker 1: that view? You know? Actually the two buildings right behind 488 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:52,640 Speaker 1: me our banks, um and so I like to say 489 00:28:53,080 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 1: my house is mostly windows. So I say I wake 490 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:58,520 Speaker 1: up and I go to sleep with money on my hound. Well, 491 00:28:58,680 --> 00:29:01,960 Speaker 1: you know, I tell people, you know when you say that, 492 00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:05,040 Speaker 1: because that's how I'm not saying I'm trying. I see 493 00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:07,840 Speaker 1: banks when I go to sleep, which I which is 494 00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:10,200 Speaker 1: a good thing now because you know you're always bank. 495 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:12,320 Speaker 1: It's what runs out like money is what runs out live. 496 00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:14,400 Speaker 1: If you can see something that motivates you to say 497 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:16,200 Speaker 1: I want to put more money in that bank, and 498 00:29:16,280 --> 00:29:18,520 Speaker 1: more money in that bank, that means your focused. That 499 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:20,440 Speaker 1: means that there's a drive that we all need to have. 500 00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:23,880 Speaker 1: But I do go to sleep with goals in mind. 501 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:26,120 Speaker 1: I do. I always tell people that allows me to 502 00:29:26,160 --> 00:29:28,080 Speaker 1: wake up because a lot of people always say I'm 503 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:30,480 Speaker 1: not a morning person, where I've always been a morning 504 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:33,480 Speaker 1: person because I've always went to sleep with goals and 505 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:35,720 Speaker 1: that when my clock went off, I knew why I 506 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:38,240 Speaker 1: was getting up. Can you talk about the whole process 507 00:29:38,360 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 1: of how you tie to sleep into making you successful 508 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:45,880 Speaker 1: when you wake up? Oh? Well, first, I will say 509 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:48,000 Speaker 1: I'm a person says I'm not a morning person. Um, 510 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:50,480 Speaker 1: but that doesn't mean I don't wake up early in 511 00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:55,840 Speaker 1: the morning. Actually live by the um mantra that I 512 00:29:55,920 --> 00:29:57,400 Speaker 1: need a phone out of sleep to be the best 513 00:29:57,440 --> 00:30:00,440 Speaker 1: person I can be. So most people are surprised that 514 00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 1: I sleep eight hours a night at least. Um every night, 515 00:30:04,520 --> 00:30:07,240 Speaker 1: even when traveling. UM. And I don't compromise on my 516 00:30:07,320 --> 00:30:10,400 Speaker 1: sleep because a tired mind UM this entire results. So 517 00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:14,000 Speaker 1: for me, if I'm sleeping, UM, I have a whole 518 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:16,640 Speaker 1: line down process at night. UM. I tried to stop 519 00:30:16,680 --> 00:30:19,280 Speaker 1: all meetings, you know, at least two hours before bed, 520 00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:22,280 Speaker 1: I turn off all of the electronic devices. I try 521 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:25,680 Speaker 1: to read something that's inspirational UM really to help my 522 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 1: mind calm down. But then you know, take that moment 523 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:33,320 Speaker 1: to reflect um on what's been done, what um, where 524 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:36,360 Speaker 1: I'm going, and then really just have a quiet line down. 525 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:39,080 Speaker 1: So I actually love sleeping. If if that was a 526 00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:41,800 Speaker 1: real hobby, it would be one of my hobbys. Um. 527 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 1: And my goal is to be able to sleep in 528 00:30:44,680 --> 00:30:47,160 Speaker 1: whenever I want. I can't do that this yet, but 529 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:50,720 Speaker 1: I'm working on it. So just just that entail travel 530 00:30:50,960 --> 00:30:53,120 Speaker 1: or because it seems like when you do that, because 531 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:56,320 Speaker 1: I'm gonna tell you something Chante or Dr Williams. I 532 00:30:56,480 --> 00:30:58,160 Speaker 1: had a problem with that. I had a problem with 533 00:30:58,360 --> 00:31:01,640 Speaker 1: understanding how just shut down, you know, And I would 534 00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:03,760 Speaker 1: tell people sometimes like I just got on that wheel 535 00:31:04,400 --> 00:31:07,120 Speaker 1: and just kept running and kept running. And it seemed 536 00:31:07,160 --> 00:31:11,120 Speaker 1: to me that that you understand the value of self 537 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:14,520 Speaker 1: and which means ties to you know. Look, I don't 538 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:20,240 Speaker 1: function well if I'm not talk to us about that. Yeah. Well, 539 00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:23,800 Speaker 1: with travel, I've found that I used to be one 540 00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:25,560 Speaker 1: of those people that if I'm flying into a city, 541 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:27,880 Speaker 1: I'm a meeting with everybody I possibly can in it. 542 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:30,080 Speaker 1: Every hour on the hour, I'm just meeting meeting me 543 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:34,120 Speaker 1: the meeting. Um. I stopped doing that really for two reasons. 544 00:31:34,200 --> 00:31:38,080 Speaker 1: It's exhausting, and it means that your your body, your 545 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:42,520 Speaker 1: brain is continuing to go. Um. When I think about 546 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:47,800 Speaker 1: who I aspired to be, UM, the person, the leader 547 00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:50,400 Speaker 1: I aspire to be for the entire firm, I know that. 548 00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:54,920 Speaker 1: UM in my brain at night, I really think I'm 549 00:31:54,960 --> 00:31:58,240 Speaker 1: thinking about their fifty one families. Um, that's how many employees. 550 00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:01,200 Speaker 1: We have, fifty one families that depend on me to 551 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:05,240 Speaker 1: keep the vision solid in order to help them get paid, 552 00:32:05,400 --> 00:32:08,239 Speaker 1: to help them get raises, to you know, push us 553 00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:13,200 Speaker 1: all forward, and ultimately, UM, my brain really needs to 554 00:32:13,840 --> 00:32:16,960 Speaker 1: shut off at some point. Um. I started doing this 555 00:32:17,200 --> 00:32:22,320 Speaker 1: particular um, this particular mantra. UM. I don't know if 556 00:32:22,320 --> 00:32:25,440 Speaker 1: you've ever had this situation where you're sleeping and all 557 00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:28,040 Speaker 1: of a sudden, your brain just turns on or you're 558 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:30,440 Speaker 1: trying to go to sleep and your brain won't shut down. 559 00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:35,440 Speaker 1: That hate that that you know what I say to 560 00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:40,960 Speaker 1: myself now, not right now, and it shuts you down. Yeah, 561 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:44,280 Speaker 1: and it takes. It takes some practice and just saying 562 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:46,720 Speaker 1: not right now, I mean and and I used to 563 00:32:46,760 --> 00:32:49,760 Speaker 1: have to say it out loud, um, I'm not going 564 00:32:49,880 --> 00:32:53,360 Speaker 1: to focus on this right now, um and focused on 565 00:32:53,520 --> 00:32:56,680 Speaker 1: sleep or focused on reading. Like literally, I've now had 566 00:32:56,760 --> 00:32:58,520 Speaker 1: to train my brain to this is not right now. 567 00:32:58,560 --> 00:33:00,320 Speaker 1: We're not gonna worry about that thing because we're doing 568 00:33:00,400 --> 00:33:03,920 Speaker 1: this thing. And staying president a moment actually helps, I 569 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:07,560 Speaker 1: think with that wine down process, because you can't talk 570 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:09,720 Speaker 1: with what's already happened right it's in the past and 571 00:33:09,880 --> 00:33:12,680 Speaker 1: you can't anticipate the future. Where you are today right 572 00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:14,760 Speaker 1: now is trying to wind down to go to sleep. 573 00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:18,200 Speaker 1: So I will tell myself not right now a lot. Well, 574 00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:20,800 Speaker 1: I'm gonna Jesus, I'm gonna try that because and not 575 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:23,280 Speaker 1: saying it happens a lot. But I tell you sometimes 576 00:33:23,320 --> 00:33:27,520 Speaker 1: i'd say every quarter of the year, every quarter period, 577 00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:30,760 Speaker 1: I wake up and did an idea come into my head? 578 00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:32,800 Speaker 1: About one or two o'clock in the morning, knowing because 579 00:33:32,800 --> 00:33:34,200 Speaker 1: I get up early. I get up at four thirty 580 00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:37,040 Speaker 1: in the morning during the week, so so I'm already 581 00:33:37,120 --> 00:33:40,080 Speaker 1: mad because I go look the clock the potential sleep 582 00:33:40,120 --> 00:33:42,320 Speaker 1: when the is shrinking and I can't go to sleep. 583 00:33:42,640 --> 00:33:45,719 Speaker 1: So not right now, I'm gonna use that, and hopefully 584 00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:48,160 Speaker 1: I don't have to use it anytime soon. But it's 585 00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:51,440 Speaker 1: usually tied to you know, I I go to bed 586 00:33:51,720 --> 00:33:53,680 Speaker 1: knowing that I have to do something when I get up, 587 00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:56,120 Speaker 1: and if somehow I wake up, and then it just 588 00:33:56,240 --> 00:33:58,960 Speaker 1: takes over my thought process and it just becomes like 589 00:33:59,280 --> 00:34:01,240 Speaker 1: are you kid in me? Are you really kidding me? 590 00:34:01,280 --> 00:34:05,400 Speaker 1: I can't ridiculous. You know. The interesting thing about you, 591 00:34:05,560 --> 00:34:07,960 Speaker 1: Dr Williams, was that you know, when I read in 592 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:11,000 Speaker 1: your credits and Winston Salem and then when you got 593 00:34:11,080 --> 00:34:13,600 Speaker 1: your masters from, and then also where you got your 594 00:34:13,640 --> 00:34:16,920 Speaker 1: doctorate from, and there were three different academic arenas, but 595 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:18,839 Speaker 1: more important that the two that stood out the most 596 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:21,720 Speaker 1: was the beginning and the end, which is Winston Salem 597 00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:26,360 Speaker 1: State and the Ohio State University. Talk about your journey 598 00:34:26,440 --> 00:34:29,640 Speaker 1: at Winston Salem State because each experience was different from 599 00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:33,120 Speaker 1: you and why did you go to an HBCU. Well, 600 00:34:33,239 --> 00:34:35,800 Speaker 1: let me so, I actually got I went from undergrad 601 00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:39,040 Speaker 1: straight to my doctorate. So when Ohio State was in 602 00:34:39,080 --> 00:34:44,400 Speaker 1: the middle, and then I went to Queens Lakes apologize no, 603 00:34:44,680 --> 00:34:48,600 Speaker 1: but but the way they rolled out So in HBCU, UM, 604 00:34:49,080 --> 00:34:54,680 Speaker 1: that experience, UM, I think prepared me for everything. There 605 00:34:55,560 --> 00:34:58,840 Speaker 1: is a sense of self, a sense of worth, a 606 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:03,560 Speaker 1: sense of value that you get from community. One of 607 00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:06,400 Speaker 1: the things that tell young people is, yes, the college 608 00:35:06,440 --> 00:35:08,920 Speaker 1: experience is about you know, you get a diploma, but 609 00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:11,560 Speaker 1: it's the people that connect you. It's the people who 610 00:35:11,640 --> 00:35:15,440 Speaker 1: surround you, the arms that are wrapped around you, um figuratively. 611 00:35:15,520 --> 00:35:18,320 Speaker 1: And going to an HBC you every single one of 612 00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:20,920 Speaker 1: my colleagues that went to an HBC YOU didn't get 613 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:23,040 Speaker 1: lost in corporate. They didn't get lost and they went 614 00:35:23,080 --> 00:35:26,759 Speaker 1: to a p W I later they knew who they were. 615 00:35:26,880 --> 00:35:29,440 Speaker 1: And I think that it's a very unique experience that 616 00:35:29,600 --> 00:35:32,359 Speaker 1: you only get at a at a black school. UM 617 00:35:33,360 --> 00:35:37,760 Speaker 1: really because those professors are there really with a mission 618 00:35:37,840 --> 00:35:41,759 Speaker 1: and a mandate to really arm us to take on whatever. UM. 619 00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:43,600 Speaker 1: I know, when at least when I was coming up, 620 00:35:43,640 --> 00:35:47,360 Speaker 1: there's a lot of stereotypes about HBC used, UM, you know, 621 00:35:47,480 --> 00:35:50,960 Speaker 1: you couldn't get in somewhere else. Um actually chose not 622 00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:53,640 Speaker 1: to go to Florida State to go to HBCU UM. 623 00:35:53,920 --> 00:35:56,839 Speaker 1: And so for me, it was very intentional to make 624 00:35:56,880 --> 00:36:00,560 Speaker 1: sure that who I was was solid ground in My 625 00:36:00,640 --> 00:36:03,640 Speaker 1: family is a close knit family. I grew up in church, 626 00:36:03,719 --> 00:36:06,960 Speaker 1: and I really wanted to make sure that my preparation 627 00:36:07,080 --> 00:36:09,920 Speaker 1: for my career was going to continue to center around 628 00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:14,040 Speaker 1: me being a solid human that's really focused on getting back, 629 00:36:14,239 --> 00:36:19,040 Speaker 1: making impacts and taking these educational tools for wow. And 630 00:36:19,160 --> 00:36:22,440 Speaker 1: so now that's just going through the academy wonder correctly. 631 00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:25,880 Speaker 1: So you went from wester Salem State to the Ohio 632 00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:30,520 Speaker 1: State University, or you got your doctorate in medicine, and 633 00:36:30,680 --> 00:36:35,480 Speaker 1: then you got the master's and business administration. Okay, okay, 634 00:36:35,560 --> 00:36:41,240 Speaker 1: so usually people just cool with the masters and business administration. Okay, 635 00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:43,239 Speaker 1: but you got it. But you're a doctor to go 636 00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:46,600 Speaker 1: get a master. Talk to us about that journey right there, 637 00:36:46,680 --> 00:36:49,480 Speaker 1: Because I wrote, I always writing all my credits down. 638 00:36:49,560 --> 00:36:53,640 Speaker 1: So me Rashan thinking, okay, this is the ardor and 639 00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:55,560 Speaker 1: she did this, she did this, she did this an 640 00:36:55,640 --> 00:36:58,960 Speaker 1: excuse me, excuse me, I went from here to my 641 00:36:59,120 --> 00:37:02,160 Speaker 1: doctorate and that when he got my master's. Why that order? 642 00:37:03,719 --> 00:37:06,719 Speaker 1: Oh so the order UM really interesting. I thought I 643 00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:08,560 Speaker 1: was going to be a clinician. UM. I was in 644 00:37:08,680 --> 00:37:14,280 Speaker 1: neuro oncology neurosurgery, halfway between clinic and surgery and making drugs, 645 00:37:15,040 --> 00:37:16,839 Speaker 1: and I thought that's what I was gonna be doing. 646 00:37:17,200 --> 00:37:20,840 Speaker 1: And along the way, I started realizing I love this 647 00:37:21,080 --> 00:37:24,879 Speaker 1: medical stuff, but I also want to do something else. 648 00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:26,919 Speaker 1: You know, you start to see the life that you're 649 00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:30,600 Speaker 1: going to be very soon, and I wanted some aspects 650 00:37:30,640 --> 00:37:32,279 Speaker 1: of it, but not all of it, and so I 651 00:37:32,440 --> 00:37:35,160 Speaker 1: was very fortunate. UM. This is where mentors, UM and 652 00:37:35,239 --> 00:37:37,839 Speaker 1: advisors really come into play. They said, are you sure 653 00:37:38,239 --> 00:37:40,399 Speaker 1: you want to change? And I said, well, I think 654 00:37:40,440 --> 00:37:43,239 Speaker 1: I knew. So they of course had me stay on 655 00:37:43,320 --> 00:37:45,160 Speaker 1: the course and keep the clinical stuff. But then they 656 00:37:45,160 --> 00:37:48,960 Speaker 1: started introducing me to all of this other financial stuff. 657 00:37:49,280 --> 00:37:51,640 Speaker 1: And what I realized is I took to the finance 658 00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:54,680 Speaker 1: stuff like fish. UM. I had never taken a business 659 00:37:54,719 --> 00:37:59,879 Speaker 1: class before UM going into UM my first corporate job, 660 00:38:00,200 --> 00:38:02,880 Speaker 1: and I was really good at it. UM. So for me, 661 00:38:03,560 --> 00:38:06,359 Speaker 1: the doctorate helped me to see, yes, you have these 662 00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:08,640 Speaker 1: talents and passions. But you don't know what you don't know. 663 00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:11,640 Speaker 1: You don't know, UM, you're not exposed to this other 664 00:38:11,760 --> 00:38:14,879 Speaker 1: I didn't even know the field existed, honestly, and once 665 00:38:14,920 --> 00:38:17,320 Speaker 1: I got exposed, it was like, oh, I can do this, 666 00:38:17,840 --> 00:38:19,560 Speaker 1: and I started working with somebody else and I went 667 00:38:19,640 --> 00:38:23,439 Speaker 1: I didn't do it myself. So the NBA came along 668 00:38:23,560 --> 00:38:25,880 Speaker 1: really because I was looking to make sure that I 669 00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:29,880 Speaker 1: had not only that healthcare underpinions, because my job was 670 00:38:29,960 --> 00:38:33,360 Speaker 1: really to help people understand the medical stuff. But I 671 00:38:33,800 --> 00:38:36,600 Speaker 1: started financially modeling at a really high level and people 672 00:38:36,680 --> 00:38:38,680 Speaker 1: wouldn't assume it came from me, and I was like, 673 00:38:38,800 --> 00:38:41,680 Speaker 1: you know what, I'll get an NBA. Later I learned 674 00:38:41,719 --> 00:38:45,480 Speaker 1: that the PhD n B a UM coupling is the 675 00:38:45,719 --> 00:38:48,840 Speaker 1: most profitable degree coupling UM that you can have. So 676 00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:52,040 Speaker 1: I guess I made a right choice, absolutely, And congratulations. 677 00:38:52,080 --> 00:38:55,040 Speaker 1: So that the journey of meaning that you overcome, you 678 00:38:55,360 --> 00:38:57,719 Speaker 1: you know the changes a lot that see a lot 679 00:38:57,800 --> 00:39:00,040 Speaker 1: in your life. You know the changes positive, but the 680 00:39:00,239 --> 00:39:02,719 Speaker 1: change also comes with fear because fear is tied to 681 00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:06,000 Speaker 1: I known, how did you like? You said you mentioned mentors, 682 00:39:06,080 --> 00:39:08,200 Speaker 1: and the mentors were the people you went to when 683 00:39:08,239 --> 00:39:11,320 Speaker 1: you were indecisive on shore and kept you focused on 684 00:39:11,400 --> 00:39:16,080 Speaker 1: your bottom line, which is your dream. Um. Yes, my 685 00:39:16,239 --> 00:39:19,919 Speaker 1: mentors were people who said, you know, if you're gonna 686 00:39:19,960 --> 00:39:21,480 Speaker 1: choose the crime path, you've got to do this thing, 687 00:39:21,680 --> 00:39:23,959 Speaker 1: so you might as well love it. And so every 688 00:39:24,040 --> 00:39:27,920 Speaker 1: time I was really unsure where I sat, they encouraged 689 00:39:28,000 --> 00:39:31,400 Speaker 1: me to explore, be open to other things, open to 690 00:39:31,560 --> 00:39:33,919 Speaker 1: the subjects, to be over to other fields. And those 691 00:39:34,040 --> 00:39:37,480 Speaker 1: mentors really, you know, came and um came in the 692 00:39:37,560 --> 00:39:40,319 Speaker 1: clutch when you know, I think my parents were looking 693 00:39:40,360 --> 00:39:42,920 Speaker 1: at me like, Okay, you have been on this past 694 00:39:43,160 --> 00:39:45,759 Speaker 1: to be in the clinic and be a clinician for 695 00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:48,560 Speaker 1: so long, and now you're gonna take a hard left 696 00:39:49,360 --> 00:39:52,080 Speaker 1: out of it. And I think when you talk about fear, 697 00:39:52,239 --> 00:39:53,600 Speaker 1: you know, I don't want to let my parents and 698 00:39:53,680 --> 00:39:56,680 Speaker 1: my family down, but you know, saying I'm gonna go 699 00:39:56,760 --> 00:39:59,839 Speaker 1: into business, they were like okay, um, and then saying 700 00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:02,760 Speaker 1: gonna leave corporate to start my own business. They really 701 00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:05,759 Speaker 1: started to say, oh, um, are you sure because you 702 00:40:05,840 --> 00:40:07,839 Speaker 1: did all this other stuff, And I said, but I'm 703 00:40:07,880 --> 00:40:09,600 Speaker 1: like you, I'm bringing all of that experience with me. 704 00:40:10,160 --> 00:40:14,160 Speaker 1: So all of the mentors, um, that surrounded me, UM, 705 00:40:14,239 --> 00:40:17,920 Speaker 1: and to continue to surround me UM. Really say, UM, 706 00:40:19,200 --> 00:40:22,799 Speaker 1: keep following what you want to do, not the expectations 707 00:40:22,840 --> 00:40:25,120 Speaker 1: of what other people want you to do. UM. I 708 00:40:25,160 --> 00:40:28,520 Speaker 1: always hear my grandmother's um voice in my head when 709 00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:30,279 Speaker 1: she used to always say what I was little, it's 710 00:40:30,280 --> 00:40:34,080 Speaker 1: your saying do what you wanna do, UM. And that's 711 00:40:34,160 --> 00:40:36,359 Speaker 1: really what my mentors are saying. You know, if you're 712 00:40:36,440 --> 00:40:40,840 Speaker 1: good at saying this isn't right, you know, try something else. 713 00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:44,520 Speaker 1: And I try to now enter into every situation with 714 00:40:44,840 --> 00:40:47,239 Speaker 1: a hard yess. It's a hard yest for me. If 715 00:40:47,280 --> 00:40:50,160 Speaker 1: I'm really into it, I'm gonna try it. I'm really interested, 716 00:40:50,200 --> 00:40:52,200 Speaker 1: I'm gonna try it. If it's like, oh, I don't know, 717 00:40:52,560 --> 00:40:55,320 Speaker 1: I don't know, that's worth my time because being uncertain 718 00:40:55,719 --> 00:40:58,799 Speaker 1: or squishy that that's your body. I think that's your good, 719 00:40:58,880 --> 00:41:01,880 Speaker 1: that's your things telling you this ain't ain't right for me. 720 00:41:02,120 --> 00:41:05,960 Speaker 1: So for me, it's really having those people that encourage 721 00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:08,279 Speaker 1: me to not be so tied to a title or 722 00:41:08,280 --> 00:41:11,839 Speaker 1: a position, but really say, where is the path lead, 723 00:41:12,080 --> 00:41:15,640 Speaker 1: what's the next step. I'm talking to Dr Seante Williams. 724 00:41:15,880 --> 00:41:19,279 Speaker 1: She's a Seal Black Pearl Global Investments is a black 725 00:41:19,320 --> 00:41:23,480 Speaker 1: owned asset management firm that's focused on reducing health disparities 726 00:41:23,480 --> 00:41:26,440 Speaker 1: across the globe. Let's talk about the company, Black Pearl 727 00:41:26,480 --> 00:41:30,319 Speaker 1: Global Investments. How did this start? How did you get 728 00:41:30,400 --> 00:41:34,640 Speaker 1: involved with the concept because it all started with a dream, 729 00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:39,759 Speaker 1: but how did that dream manifest itself into reality? So 730 00:41:39,920 --> 00:41:42,520 Speaker 1: that's a really good story, I'll tell you and take 731 00:41:42,560 --> 00:41:45,200 Speaker 1: your time. Take your time, it's your show now. Okay. 732 00:41:47,120 --> 00:41:50,279 Speaker 1: My first firm was ad Diligenous Firm. Um. It was 733 00:41:50,360 --> 00:41:53,200 Speaker 1: doing very well. I was proud of myself for starting 734 00:41:53,280 --> 00:41:55,719 Speaker 1: from zero and you know, I ain't myself. That was 735 00:41:55,760 --> 00:41:57,719 Speaker 1: a full time big and I was so proud of them. 736 00:41:58,080 --> 00:42:00,600 Speaker 1: And I started to do community advocacy. Can I happen 737 00:42:00,640 --> 00:42:03,960 Speaker 1: to be talking about the impact capital can have an 738 00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:06,759 Speaker 1: investments can have in a community. And I'm talking to 739 00:42:06,840 --> 00:42:10,560 Speaker 1: a group of Presbyterian pastors and one of the pastors 740 00:42:10,640 --> 00:42:11,920 Speaker 1: comes up to me, who was a wits and say, 741 00:42:11,960 --> 00:42:15,160 Speaker 1: Loot stay alone. Says, you know, hey, fellow a love, Um, 742 00:42:16,400 --> 00:42:19,040 Speaker 1: I have someone at my church that you really should meet. 743 00:42:19,800 --> 00:42:22,040 Speaker 1: And when you come to my church and I'm like, oh, 744 00:42:22,200 --> 00:42:24,040 Speaker 1: this guy is trying to get become a church I'm 745 00:42:24,320 --> 00:42:27,200 Speaker 1: I'm a p K already, so I'm like, okay. Church 746 00:42:29,040 --> 00:42:33,680 Speaker 1: to the church, and I sat through a really beautiful 747 00:42:33,719 --> 00:42:36,440 Speaker 1: woman's saying service and it happened to be Um, the 748 00:42:36,719 --> 00:42:41,560 Speaker 1: first female surgeon for Charlotte. She was just amazing and 749 00:42:41,680 --> 00:42:45,520 Speaker 1: she was talking about taking off the bill Um. And 750 00:42:45,840 --> 00:42:49,400 Speaker 1: after the service, I I went up to past and say, oh, 751 00:42:49,440 --> 00:42:52,279 Speaker 1: you came. I think he was surprised to Um, and 752 00:42:52,480 --> 00:42:56,200 Speaker 1: so he introduced me to Dr carl Smart. Um and 753 00:42:57,120 --> 00:42:59,920 Speaker 1: Dr smart and I probably talked for five minutes normal 754 00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:03,480 Speaker 1: her and he was interested in investing and he was 755 00:43:03,520 --> 00:43:06,359 Speaker 1: like okay. So we shaped numbers and then we did 756 00:43:06,440 --> 00:43:09,600 Speaker 1: not connect again for another year. We played phone tag, 757 00:43:09,680 --> 00:43:13,600 Speaker 1: YadA YadA, and finally he says, oh, hey, finally got you. 758 00:43:13,760 --> 00:43:17,839 Speaker 1: We meet day after Thankgiving and he says, I've seen 759 00:43:17,880 --> 00:43:19,719 Speaker 1: what you're doing. I've been following for a while. I 760 00:43:19,760 --> 00:43:21,680 Speaker 1: think he was secretly vetting me to make sure I was, 761 00:43:21,800 --> 00:43:25,279 Speaker 1: you know, the real deal. And he said, but I 762 00:43:25,360 --> 00:43:28,400 Speaker 1: don't think what you're doing now is big enough. And 763 00:43:29,800 --> 00:43:32,200 Speaker 1: you know, when you get that kind of feedback from somebody, 764 00:43:32,320 --> 00:43:36,080 Speaker 1: you can okay what I said, because you you just 765 00:43:36,160 --> 00:43:38,520 Speaker 1: said earlier. You know, I was doing my thing, I startup. 766 00:43:38,560 --> 00:43:40,759 Speaker 1: I was feeling good, make a little money, and then 767 00:43:40,880 --> 00:43:44,200 Speaker 1: somebody tells you, I don't think what you do it 768 00:43:44,400 --> 00:43:48,960 Speaker 1: is big enough. How did you react to that? You know, 769 00:43:49,520 --> 00:43:51,560 Speaker 1: in my head, I think I had a decision, Treet, 770 00:43:51,600 --> 00:43:54,719 Speaker 1: I can be highly offended. Got to know what you're 771 00:43:54,719 --> 00:43:58,000 Speaker 1: talking about, all right. I can listen, right, I can. 772 00:43:58,160 --> 00:44:00,279 Speaker 1: I can hear what he has to say. UM. And 773 00:44:00,360 --> 00:44:02,520 Speaker 1: he didn't say, you know, ruined Rock Tourley, but he 774 00:44:02,600 --> 00:44:04,040 Speaker 1: was like, yeah, I'm just saying it. And I'm like 775 00:44:04,120 --> 00:44:08,360 Speaker 1: this saying that myself. You know, I'm I'm entrepreneurial. And 776 00:44:09,200 --> 00:44:11,279 Speaker 1: I listened and I really lean in, and he says, 777 00:44:11,840 --> 00:44:15,440 Speaker 1: I think you could be doing far greater. You can 778 00:44:15,520 --> 00:44:19,000 Speaker 1: have an impact using the knowledge you have. UM, I 779 00:44:19,239 --> 00:44:21,319 Speaker 1: do have an interest in this, but you know, would 780 00:44:21,360 --> 00:44:24,160 Speaker 1: you be interested maybe just talking about how? Because he's 781 00:44:24,360 --> 00:44:26,000 Speaker 1: a critical care of pulmon knowlogy that has been a 782 00:44:26,040 --> 00:44:30,600 Speaker 1: surgeon for um about thirty years. And he said, I 783 00:44:30,719 --> 00:44:34,640 Speaker 1: think with our health care expertise, he's done investing separately. 784 00:44:34,719 --> 00:44:38,560 Speaker 1: I've done investing separately. If we joined together, we can 785 00:44:38,680 --> 00:44:45,120 Speaker 1: start impacting UH, black people's healthcare from a different perspective. 786 00:44:45,400 --> 00:44:48,279 Speaker 1: We have the experience, we have the cash, we can 787 00:44:48,360 --> 00:44:51,799 Speaker 1: invest in things that wove the neodle, and we can 788 00:44:51,840 --> 00:44:53,520 Speaker 1: do it not just here. We can do it for 789 00:44:53,600 --> 00:44:55,439 Speaker 1: folks and the diaspora. We can do it for folks 790 00:44:55,520 --> 00:44:57,800 Speaker 1: in the Caribbean. We can do it for folks in Africa. 791 00:44:58,640 --> 00:45:01,560 Speaker 1: How wasn't thinking global. I live in Charlotte, North Carolina, 792 00:45:01,680 --> 00:45:03,200 Speaker 1: and I was proud to be doing the work I 793 00:45:03,320 --> 00:45:05,640 Speaker 1: was doing for the companies in my you know, my 794 00:45:05,760 --> 00:45:08,920 Speaker 1: little spear, I would say, between Charlotte and Atlanta. And 795 00:45:10,400 --> 00:45:14,600 Speaker 1: that got my mind kind of gone Okay. So we 796 00:45:14,680 --> 00:45:18,000 Speaker 1: started talking about what we would invest in, UM, what 797 00:45:18,239 --> 00:45:20,200 Speaker 1: kind of impact we wanted to see, what kind of 798 00:45:20,239 --> 00:45:23,920 Speaker 1: outcomes we wanted to see, And that day Black Pearl 799 00:45:24,120 --> 00:45:27,600 Speaker 1: was born. UM. We said, okay, let's see what we 800 00:45:27,680 --> 00:45:32,000 Speaker 1: can do. UM actually sold my purse firm. You know, 801 00:45:32,120 --> 00:45:35,080 Speaker 1: I I let it go knowing that this next thing 802 00:45:35,200 --> 00:45:37,279 Speaker 1: is gonna be an adventure, the next thing is gonna 803 00:45:37,280 --> 00:45:39,920 Speaker 1: be a journey that maybe we'll reach more people. I 804 00:45:40,040 --> 00:45:42,880 Speaker 1: now had a partner, because I was a solo preneur before. 805 00:45:43,280 --> 00:45:45,759 Speaker 1: Now I have a partner. And we started to saying, 806 00:45:45,800 --> 00:45:47,080 Speaker 1: what do we need, what do we need? What do 807 00:45:47,120 --> 00:45:50,319 Speaker 1: we need? The name Black Pearl has two meetings. Um, 808 00:45:50,800 --> 00:45:54,040 Speaker 1: Black Pearl is one of the most rare and most 809 00:45:54,200 --> 00:46:00,799 Speaker 1: expensive jewels you can buy naturally. UM, And we started saying, 810 00:46:00,880 --> 00:46:03,680 Speaker 1: you know, our health is a jewel, Black people are 811 00:46:03,680 --> 00:46:05,799 Speaker 1: a jewel. We need to be protecting that, we need 812 00:46:05,840 --> 00:46:08,279 Speaker 1: to be investing in that, we need to her arms 813 00:46:08,360 --> 00:46:11,160 Speaker 1: around that. So Black pearls like, oh yeah, that's gonna 814 00:46:11,200 --> 00:46:15,680 Speaker 1: be us. But then we learned Carl was watching um 815 00:46:16,239 --> 00:46:19,400 Speaker 1: a movie Ours of the Arabian and the Black Pearl 816 00:46:19,640 --> 00:46:22,640 Speaker 1: was the pirate ship UM that could not be caught. 817 00:46:23,120 --> 00:46:26,480 Speaker 1: And so there's a double meaning there. Um, we are 818 00:46:27,080 --> 00:46:31,320 Speaker 1: both valuable and rare. And you know there's some mistake. 819 00:46:31,719 --> 00:46:33,799 Speaker 1: You know, as long as we're staying on our path, 820 00:46:34,120 --> 00:46:36,319 Speaker 1: no one's gonna catch us because we're doing what we're 821 00:46:36,320 --> 00:46:39,120 Speaker 1: supposed to be doing. And so that's how we found 822 00:46:39,160 --> 00:46:41,879 Speaker 1: two other partners that could feel some gaps and uh, 823 00:46:42,000 --> 00:46:44,840 Speaker 1: I don't have a hard technology backgrounds. We found a 824 00:46:44,880 --> 00:46:47,560 Speaker 1: partner for that. We got one more partner that really 825 00:46:47,640 --> 00:46:50,839 Speaker 1: had a deep dit an entrepreneurship and business as well. 826 00:46:51,840 --> 00:46:54,040 Speaker 1: The four of us together, I feel like we might 827 00:46:54,080 --> 00:46:56,440 Speaker 1: to say I'm Captain Blanett, like our powers combined and 828 00:46:56,600 --> 00:46:59,759 Speaker 1: Black Pearl came forward, and it came forward really to 829 00:46:59,800 --> 00:47:02,799 Speaker 1: a right checks in some companies as a start fast 830 00:47:02,840 --> 00:47:06,960 Speaker 1: forward or five years later. We have written checks venture capital, 831 00:47:07,200 --> 00:47:13,279 Speaker 1: we have made loans, we have uh acquired companies. We 832 00:47:13,680 --> 00:47:17,279 Speaker 1: have launched an office in Kingston, Jamaica, and we have 833 00:47:17,360 --> 00:47:20,080 Speaker 1: an office in Acros, Ghana UM. We have a health 834 00:47:20,160 --> 00:47:24,800 Speaker 1: advisory arm that helps develop people of workforce development. And 835 00:47:25,239 --> 00:47:28,600 Speaker 1: it all started from me not being offended from the feedback. 836 00:47:28,760 --> 00:47:31,040 Speaker 1: We're we really saying, let me listen to the feedback. 837 00:47:31,280 --> 00:47:34,400 Speaker 1: We'll be right back with more Money Making Conversations Master 838 00:47:34,560 --> 00:47:39,840 Speaker 1: Class with Rashan McDonald. Now let's return to Money Making 839 00:47:39,920 --> 00:47:44,479 Speaker 1: Conversations master Class with Rashan McDonald. I always tell people 840 00:47:45,160 --> 00:47:47,560 Speaker 1: I wake up, dun't just make that statement that way. 841 00:47:47,600 --> 00:47:49,719 Speaker 1: I'm willing to accept information it's given to you. But 842 00:47:49,760 --> 00:47:51,640 Speaker 1: if you wake up, thank you nor at all, you 843 00:47:51,719 --> 00:47:54,000 Speaker 1: know you can miss something that moment was right there. 844 00:47:54,200 --> 00:47:56,680 Speaker 1: If you had a nor at all personality ride to 845 00:47:56,800 --> 00:47:59,680 Speaker 1: dominate your spirit or your soul, then you would miss 846 00:48:00,120 --> 00:48:04,120 Speaker 1: pearl ever being a possibility. But when you say word 847 00:48:04,160 --> 00:48:08,760 Speaker 1: black Pearl and Investments that's what my audience wants to hear. Investment. 848 00:48:08,840 --> 00:48:11,320 Speaker 1: What will you say, invest in this, invest in it? 849 00:48:11,760 --> 00:48:15,239 Speaker 1: And it's in healthcare? What are you talking about? Uh? 850 00:48:15,440 --> 00:48:18,960 Speaker 1: So UH for me, money is a tool. UM, just 851 00:48:19,160 --> 00:48:21,920 Speaker 1: like a hammer. You can either build or it can destroyer. 852 00:48:21,960 --> 00:48:23,160 Speaker 1: I can hit you in the head with a hammer 853 00:48:23,160 --> 00:48:25,840 Speaker 1: and it'll it will beat you down right. UM. But 854 00:48:25,960 --> 00:48:28,279 Speaker 1: it's a tool. So when we talk about investing, we're 855 00:48:28,360 --> 00:48:31,160 Speaker 1: looking for companies on the venture capital side of things 856 00:48:31,239 --> 00:48:34,320 Speaker 1: that have high growth potential, but they're coming up with 857 00:48:34,520 --> 00:48:37,880 Speaker 1: discoveries that are new and novel that are helping they 858 00:48:37,960 --> 00:48:41,759 Speaker 1: reduce healthcare costs, that are improving the outcomes, that are 859 00:48:41,880 --> 00:48:46,160 Speaker 1: increasing access for populations that didn't have UM that access 860 00:48:46,360 --> 00:48:49,080 Speaker 1: or give you an example, UM. Earlier this year, we 861 00:48:49,160 --> 00:48:53,440 Speaker 1: invested in a maternal healthcare company called Mommy. Mommy is 862 00:48:53,520 --> 00:48:59,080 Speaker 1: a company that UH build technology to help black mothers 863 00:48:59,239 --> 00:49:02,840 Speaker 1: get all of the resources they need to have successful 864 00:49:02,880 --> 00:49:05,680 Speaker 1: deliveries and then post part of them, UM be able 865 00:49:05,719 --> 00:49:08,759 Speaker 1: to cope with you know, new baby, UM, maybe some 866 00:49:08,880 --> 00:49:11,799 Speaker 1: of the mental health aspects and really give them a community, 867 00:49:12,400 --> 00:49:15,879 Speaker 1: getting these practitioners to listen to them, giving them alternatives 868 00:49:15,880 --> 00:49:17,360 Speaker 1: whether they want to be in a hospital or have 869 00:49:17,520 --> 00:49:21,399 Speaker 1: natural birth. But we know from a healthcare perspective, black 870 00:49:21,560 --> 00:49:26,280 Speaker 1: mothers are going to are more likely to suffer adverse effects, 871 00:49:26,520 --> 00:49:29,480 Speaker 1: even if you haven't shared, even if you have money, 872 00:49:29,920 --> 00:49:33,560 Speaker 1: even if you you know, Serena Williams had severe complications 873 00:49:33,600 --> 00:49:37,560 Speaker 1: beyond st I mean, these are women with resources and 874 00:49:37,600 --> 00:49:39,640 Speaker 1: I'm sure the best of the best health care, and 875 00:49:39,719 --> 00:49:43,120 Speaker 1: they still had these other complications. So that's the kind 876 00:49:43,160 --> 00:49:45,560 Speaker 1: of company we put our money into. All adventure capital 877 00:49:45,640 --> 00:49:48,279 Speaker 1: sy the right checks into companies that are making an 878 00:49:48,400 --> 00:49:53,439 Speaker 1: impact that can change the trajectory of you know, women dyeing, 879 00:49:53,600 --> 00:49:58,440 Speaker 1: babies die. Um. We invest in companies that make food cleaner, 880 00:49:58,520 --> 00:50:03,239 Speaker 1: We invest in we invest in companies that can make 881 00:50:03,320 --> 00:50:05,880 Speaker 1: the environment more healthy. Because when we think about healthcare, 882 00:50:06,000 --> 00:50:08,919 Speaker 1: we're thinking, you know, again, if you don't have your health, 883 00:50:09,640 --> 00:50:11,600 Speaker 1: the rest of that's gonna go the pot. Right, you 884 00:50:11,640 --> 00:50:12,960 Speaker 1: can have all the money in the world and your 885 00:50:13,000 --> 00:50:14,759 Speaker 1: health crashes, Guess where your money is going to go 886 00:50:15,000 --> 00:50:18,040 Speaker 1: to fixing your health. So we think about healthcare is 887 00:50:18,080 --> 00:50:22,719 Speaker 1: really the center of our beings, our our university. You 888 00:50:22,800 --> 00:50:25,759 Speaker 1: will and so will help will invest in things for 889 00:50:25,880 --> 00:50:29,440 Speaker 1: economic mobility, will invest in things for climate, will invest 890 00:50:29,520 --> 00:50:33,440 Speaker 1: in things for right on the nose healthcare direct practitioner 891 00:50:33,560 --> 00:50:37,200 Speaker 1: care UM, we will invest in things that are transportation related. 892 00:50:37,280 --> 00:50:40,840 Speaker 1: I mean, we are really thinking about healthcare broadly because 893 00:50:41,000 --> 00:50:42,680 Speaker 1: you can't just put on one level. I think it's 894 00:50:42,719 --> 00:50:45,239 Speaker 1: going to change everything. Well, you know the thing about 895 00:50:45,239 --> 00:50:48,920 Speaker 1: it is UH interviewed Tanya Lewis Lee which just a 896 00:50:49,239 --> 00:50:53,839 Speaker 1: brilliant documentary is really informative on Hulu called Aftershock, which 897 00:50:53,920 --> 00:50:59,840 Speaker 1: is about you know, inframortality, especially in the African American community. 898 00:51:00,160 --> 00:51:01,800 Speaker 1: And I hear you talk about that just gives me, 899 00:51:02,040 --> 00:51:04,759 Speaker 1: you know, flashback that there are many warriors out there, 900 00:51:04,800 --> 00:51:07,200 Speaker 1: and I consider you a warrior who's out there from 901 00:51:07,239 --> 00:51:10,520 Speaker 1: a financial perspective, trying to change lives within our community 902 00:51:10,960 --> 00:51:15,560 Speaker 1: and also giving a shot of delivering a healthy kid. 903 00:51:16,600 --> 00:51:18,640 Speaker 1: When as I closed this interview, and it's been a 904 00:51:18,680 --> 00:51:22,040 Speaker 1: wonderful interview because your life has so many beautiful pearls 905 00:51:22,120 --> 00:51:23,960 Speaker 1: in it, I'm just just use that and we use 906 00:51:24,040 --> 00:51:26,320 Speaker 1: that pearl When when when you just talk about the 907 00:51:26,360 --> 00:51:29,920 Speaker 1: academic training and making decisions and not limiting yourself and 908 00:51:30,040 --> 00:51:33,080 Speaker 1: saying that enough it's enough, and being able to accept 909 00:51:33,400 --> 00:51:36,880 Speaker 1: what I call constructive criticism or comments because people told 910 00:51:36,920 --> 00:51:39,560 Speaker 1: you they saw more in you, that you could do more. 911 00:51:39,920 --> 00:51:43,120 Speaker 1: And a lot of people hear that terminology fear or 912 00:51:43,160 --> 00:51:45,960 Speaker 1: they could satisfy. I'm satisfied where I'm at, but you 913 00:51:46,080 --> 00:51:48,719 Speaker 1: saw it like, Okay, what are you talking about? And 914 00:51:48,800 --> 00:51:51,760 Speaker 1: I think more people should lean in instead of pushing 915 00:51:51,840 --> 00:51:55,400 Speaker 1: back when people approach them about their gifts. I always 916 00:51:55,400 --> 00:51:58,719 Speaker 1: talk about gifts and purpose. I feel you're living your 917 00:51:58,760 --> 00:52:02,120 Speaker 1: purpose because you're taking advantage of your gifts. And as 918 00:52:02,160 --> 00:52:07,320 Speaker 1: you talk about the next chapter and black plural global investments, 919 00:52:07,360 --> 00:52:12,160 Speaker 1: what is it? Dr Shard weaves Our next chapter really 920 00:52:12,239 --> 00:52:16,279 Speaker 1: looked like UM expanding UM into other countries. UM. So 921 00:52:16,400 --> 00:52:18,680 Speaker 1: we're already on the continent of Africa, but we will 922 00:52:18,760 --> 00:52:21,000 Speaker 1: look to push into areas where a lot of people 923 00:52:21,040 --> 00:52:23,440 Speaker 1: are going East Africa. There are not a lot of 924 00:52:23,480 --> 00:52:26,719 Speaker 1: folks deploying money. UM. When we think about the Caribbean 925 00:52:27,160 --> 00:52:30,640 Speaker 1: really starting to support entrepreneurs there, UM, when we think 926 00:52:30,680 --> 00:52:35,600 Speaker 1: about acquiring companies. We just acquired a contact less manufacturing facility. 927 00:52:35,920 --> 00:52:38,320 Speaker 1: I think it's really important if we want to control 928 00:52:38,400 --> 00:52:40,359 Speaker 1: costs of health care and we want to help more 929 00:52:40,560 --> 00:52:43,360 Speaker 1: entrepreneurs get into the healthcare space. We've got to reduce 930 00:52:43,440 --> 00:52:46,560 Speaker 1: those barriers. So one way to do that is controlling 931 00:52:46,600 --> 00:52:50,120 Speaker 1: the supply chain. If I am the direct manufacturer of something, 932 00:52:50,400 --> 00:52:53,080 Speaker 1: I have a direct relationship with the cost of something 933 00:52:53,480 --> 00:52:56,680 Speaker 1: of that product, and so I can start to provide 934 00:52:56,719 --> 00:52:59,799 Speaker 1: it to community at a price that makes it affordable. 935 00:53:00,120 --> 00:53:03,439 Speaker 1: Black people are disproportionately we're more likely to have eye 936 00:53:03,600 --> 00:53:06,840 Speaker 1: care issues. UM. But on the flip side of that, 937 00:53:07,040 --> 00:53:09,839 Speaker 1: if you're somebody who is let's say, creating the next 938 00:53:09,920 --> 00:53:14,799 Speaker 1: beauty products or someone who's coming up with a healthcare formulation, 939 00:53:14,880 --> 00:53:17,280 Speaker 1: guess what you likely will need to package your products 940 00:53:17,360 --> 00:53:21,880 Speaker 1: and FDA regulator facility I now have to UM and 941 00:53:22,320 --> 00:53:26,200 Speaker 1: we have reconfigured our floor plans to help other entrepreneurs 942 00:53:26,239 --> 00:53:28,759 Speaker 1: come into that space, reducing the costs really to start 943 00:53:28,800 --> 00:53:31,960 Speaker 1: patching up their products. So as we rode forward, we 944 00:53:32,080 --> 00:53:34,400 Speaker 1: will look to see how we can one continue to 945 00:53:34,480 --> 00:53:37,800 Speaker 1: bring products into our portfolio that reduce healthcare costs, but 946 00:53:37,960 --> 00:53:40,879 Speaker 1: then how do we leverage those assets to help other 947 00:53:41,040 --> 00:53:44,440 Speaker 1: companies get ahead, whether that's through expertise, whether that's through space, 948 00:53:44,880 --> 00:53:48,279 Speaker 1: whether that's through us really just saying hey, if you 949 00:53:48,440 --> 00:53:50,960 Speaker 1: need to use our products to test whether or not 950 00:53:51,080 --> 00:53:53,000 Speaker 1: your thing is going to work. We're open to that, 951 00:53:53,200 --> 00:53:55,880 Speaker 1: and that's where I think the future for us is 952 00:53:55,960 --> 00:53:59,200 Speaker 1: really going to be headed helping businesses level up, but 953 00:53:59,280 --> 00:54:03,000 Speaker 1: then also bringing in practitioners people UM. One of our 954 00:54:03,040 --> 00:54:05,680 Speaker 1: programs that I'm most proud of is we take folks 955 00:54:05,800 --> 00:54:09,600 Speaker 1: with UM no health care skills, we help them get trained, 956 00:54:09,800 --> 00:54:12,120 Speaker 1: and then they're coming into the workforce at you know, 957 00:54:12,280 --> 00:54:15,360 Speaker 1: the forty or fifty tho dollar side of things versus 958 00:54:15,440 --> 00:54:17,959 Speaker 1: the you know, ten or fifteen dollars an hour side 959 00:54:18,000 --> 00:54:20,560 Speaker 1: of things. And that's I'm really proud of because the 960 00:54:20,680 --> 00:54:24,520 Speaker 1: more people we get into healthcare, the more diverse voices 961 00:54:24,600 --> 00:54:26,920 Speaker 1: we have, they're the less likely is that people will 962 00:54:26,960 --> 00:54:30,359 Speaker 1: get overseen or overlooked when they say I have pain 963 00:54:30,560 --> 00:54:33,120 Speaker 1: or they say something just isn't right. And so I'm 964 00:54:33,200 --> 00:54:35,320 Speaker 1: really proud of the work we're doing today and I 965 00:54:35,400 --> 00:54:37,840 Speaker 1: look forward to seeing that expand beyond North Carolina and 966 00:54:37,880 --> 00:54:40,920 Speaker 1: to other states and in other countries, and then leveraging 967 00:54:40,960 --> 00:54:43,959 Speaker 1: all of these facilities because we can marry those practitioners 968 00:54:44,320 --> 00:54:46,520 Speaker 1: with the spaces, and I think the future is going 969 00:54:46,560 --> 00:54:48,960 Speaker 1: to be very right if we continue to do that. Well, 970 00:54:49,000 --> 00:54:52,400 Speaker 1: I'm telling you your storytelling is amazing. Is the CEO 971 00:54:53,520 --> 00:54:57,120 Speaker 1: Black Pearl Global and investment firm that is changing the 972 00:54:57,280 --> 00:55:00,239 Speaker 1: healthcare of the African American columing not only domestic but 973 00:55:00,320 --> 00:55:02,920 Speaker 1: global people of color. Have they have a I like 974 00:55:03,040 --> 00:55:05,880 Speaker 1: to say, of an angel in the in the corporate 975 00:55:05,920 --> 00:55:08,640 Speaker 1: structure is out there funding ways that we can live 976 00:55:08,640 --> 00:55:10,920 Speaker 1: a better life, a longer life, a life that feels 977 00:55:10,960 --> 00:55:13,640 Speaker 1: like we're part of the people care about us. Again, 978 00:55:13,680 --> 00:55:15,520 Speaker 1: I want to appreciate. I wanted to say, I appreciate 979 00:55:15,560 --> 00:55:17,719 Speaker 1: you taking the time, and all my interviews have their 980 00:55:17,840 --> 00:55:21,480 Speaker 1: special journeys, but I think from an academic standpoint, you're special. 981 00:55:21,880 --> 00:55:25,200 Speaker 1: From a lifestyle standpoint, you're special. And for your calls. 982 00:55:25,320 --> 00:55:28,000 Speaker 1: So what you're doing out here in the community, as 983 00:55:28,080 --> 00:55:30,279 Speaker 1: we all goal is to make money, but ball where 984 00:55:30,320 --> 00:55:35,480 Speaker 1: you can help people along the way, isn't that a blessing? Yes? Yes, yes, absolutely. 985 00:55:35,760 --> 00:55:37,080 Speaker 1: I want to thank you for coming on Money Making 986 00:55:37,120 --> 00:55:41,120 Speaker 1: Conversation master Class and we talked soon. Okay, absolutely bad 987 00:55:41,200 --> 00:55:44,000 Speaker 1: at me. Appreciate you. It's been Rashan McDonald hosted Money 988 00:55:44,040 --> 00:55:48,120 Speaker 1: Making Conversation master Class. You've been listening to Money Making 989 00:55:48,200 --> 00:55:52,800 Speaker 1: Conversations Masterclass with Rushan McDonald always remember to lead with 990 00:55:52,920 --> 00:55:57,640 Speaker 1: your gifts. Money Making Conversations master Class is a presentation 991 00:55:57,760 --> 00:56:02,319 Speaker 1: of thirty eight fifteen media Incorporate it. You are now 992 00:56:02,440 --> 00:56:06,279 Speaker 1: tuned into the Money Making Conversations Minute of Inspiration with 993 00:56:06,440 --> 00:56:09,719 Speaker 1: Rashan McDonald. Hi, I'm Rashan McDonald for Money Making Conversation 994 00:56:09,800 --> 00:56:12,880 Speaker 1: Masterclass with your daily minute of Inspiration. This week I 995 00:56:12,960 --> 00:56:15,840 Speaker 1: said that With best selling author and consultant Dr Nicole 996 00:56:15,960 --> 00:56:19,040 Speaker 1: Roberts Jones, she talks about the importance of not ignoring 997 00:56:19,120 --> 00:56:22,480 Speaker 1: your potential. Many of us grow up in culture where 998 00:56:22,560 --> 00:56:25,400 Speaker 1: we make lists, right, I want two point five kids, 999 00:56:25,440 --> 00:56:27,200 Speaker 1: I want to work in this career, but we don't 1000 00:56:27,200 --> 00:56:29,400 Speaker 1: stop long enough to tap into our soul and we 1001 00:56:29,480 --> 00:56:32,399 Speaker 1: don't understand who we be at our core. So it's 1002 00:56:32,440 --> 00:56:35,680 Speaker 1: really looking beyond what the world says, what perception says, 1003 00:56:35,760 --> 00:56:37,239 Speaker 1: and the list that we make to really get to 1004 00:56:37,360 --> 00:56:39,600 Speaker 1: know yourself on a deeper level. It's not even that 1005 00:56:39,760 --> 00:56:42,440 Speaker 1: your original list isn't in alignment with what you're great at. 1006 00:56:42,480 --> 00:56:46,120 Speaker 1: It maybe that you just have outgrown that place and 1007 00:56:46,200 --> 00:56:48,279 Speaker 1: so it's really going to that next level. You know. 1008 00:56:48,360 --> 00:56:51,760 Speaker 1: Oftentimes I said, God doesn't rumble you up because he's like, Okay, 1009 00:56:51,840 --> 00:56:53,440 Speaker 1: with where you are. He's looking for who you have 1010 00:56:53,600 --> 00:56:56,600 Speaker 1: not yet right listen to this full interview with Dr 1011 00:56:56,719 --> 00:56:59,680 Speaker 1: n Cole Robert Jones is available on Money Making Conversations 1012 00:56:59,760 --> 00:57:00,040 Speaker 1: dot no.