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Visit audible dot com, slash I 27 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 1: heart or text I Heeart to five hundred, five hundred. 28 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: My next guest is the comedian and co host of 29 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:32,320 Speaker 1: TVs one Sister Circle Live. Please Welcome to Money Banking Conversation. 30 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: I she's my good Fami. She's been at my house Yana, Yes, 31 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: eating what you fad me banana putting. That's right. And 32 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: I thought I was gonna come in here and there 33 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: was gonna be another one. No no, no, no no no, 34 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: because we're not that. I must not be family if 35 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: you bring me another path your family. But that's what 36 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: you do with family, see, because family keep expecting things 37 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: and don't, as they say, reciprocate because I have you know, 38 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: I have fame, supposedly have money that comes with that fame. 39 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: So people just always want me to go in one direction, 40 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: but they never if you if I give you a 41 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: turkey leg, I want a turkey leg back. Okay, First 42 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: of all, you have to take what you First of all, 43 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: you can't you can't take what people don't have. I 44 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 1: don't have a turkey leg to give you. I can't 45 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 1: make a pie because I don't know how to make 46 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: a pie. But I'm here in your building and your 47 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:19,119 Speaker 1: nice studio, here with the man with a good beer 48 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 1: and you. I'm just like you know, they don't don't 49 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: don't tell people with the case hear me talk. You know, 50 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 1: I want the ladies to know that Rushan has surrounded 51 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 1: himself with some really handsome men, nice man with a 52 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:34,119 Speaker 1: good beer and Adam, I told him not I can 53 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 1: be his eve. And this man right here, hey, when 54 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:40,679 Speaker 1: you set your name day with that good gap of 55 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 1: his teeth down, he's lost sixteen pounds, by the way, 56 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: you better fool off that way. And like a man 57 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 1: with a good gaping team because I have one to 58 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: he's you know, he's making that famous. He is the 59 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: gap is famous. The Texas Southern University boy not on 60 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: ABC good morning in America, and I believe that man 61 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: is single. Now, well, I don't know about it all 62 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 1: that I'm not gonna get into that because of the 63 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 1: fact that all I'm doing is trying to do a 64 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:09,519 Speaker 1: show called Money Making Conversation and you as a solo preneurs, 65 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 1: which you stand up comedy person is. But let's go 66 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:14,679 Speaker 1: back because see when I when I because I talked 67 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 1: about this because my degree is in mathematics and uh, 68 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: you know, graduate from University Houston and work with to 69 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: work for IBM. So I enjoyed that corporate experience. And 70 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 1: I talked to a lot of millennials and my through 71 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: my show, through my media social media platforms, and so 72 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: I always want to let them know there's a journey 73 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: to what you do, but also let them know that 74 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: just because you die in this path don't mean you 75 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: have to stay down this absolutely So tell us about 76 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: your academics and then your corporate experience. O Lord. So, 77 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 1: first of all, I went to Georgia Southern University. I 78 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 1: went on a scholarship, and I will tell you when 79 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: I went to Georgia Southern University, I had no idea 80 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: what I wanted to do with my life. I did 81 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: get accepted to Clark Atlanta. My mother, in her mind, 82 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 1: she didn't want me to go to Clark Atlanta. If 83 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: I could be very frank, and I know it's a 84 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: lot of HBCU graduates and attendees out there. But my 85 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 1: mother was like, Babe, you already black. I need you 86 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: to go into the world and figure out how the 87 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: rest of the world work. So we're not gonna send 88 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: you to the good Clock Atlanta. But I love you guys. 89 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: And then she said, if you don't go to Clark Atlanta, 90 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 1: although you have a scholarship, I would buy your car. 91 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: So where did I go? But Georgia Southern University. With 92 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 1: that car, brand new, spanking car, I put the first 93 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:19,479 Speaker 1: mile on. So I went to Georgia Southern University not 94 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: really sure what I wanted to do. I started with 95 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 1: so many different you know majors. I was a c 96 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: I S. Major, thinking I wanted to, you know, write 97 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: culture computer information system. Lets. Well I found that real quick. 98 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 1: Then my mind don't work like that. You know what 99 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: I'm saying. I'm not a programmer, Like I'm not that 100 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:38,559 Speaker 1: person that could sit in the dark and write cold 101 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:40,159 Speaker 1: and half the time I didn't know it. Look, I 102 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:41,600 Speaker 1: went to my teacher. I was like, this is not 103 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:46,799 Speaker 1: for me, and my teacher said, your grade, say so degree. 104 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: And then, you know, I went through so many things. 105 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: I just knew that I wanted a business degree. So 106 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 1: to be honest with you, I ended up graduating with 107 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: a marketing degree. And at first I was kind of 108 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 1: feeling some kind of way about it because I thought 109 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: a marketing degree was too soft in skills. But I 110 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 1: used my marketing marketing degree every day since I've graduated 111 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: from college. And when I graduated from college, I got 112 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:10,360 Speaker 1: a and I must say this everybody just listening, I 113 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 1: actually took the L sad. I took the L side 114 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:14,280 Speaker 1: and decided that I did not want to go to 115 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 1: law school just because you know, it just wasn't again. 116 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 1: I have not some of the lawyer's gonna be out 117 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: there like what you mean, I have a big personality. 118 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,160 Speaker 1: I didn't want to be into in a courtroom, nor 119 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: did I have the desire to go to law school. 120 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: After I took the L side, I was like, this 121 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: ain't me either. So what I did is I took 122 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:34,919 Speaker 1: a job. I went to work with Sony via the 123 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:37,920 Speaker 1: computers and I was trained people. I was in front 124 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: of people, you know, upper lower, management, sales, reps, all 125 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 1: different type of people, even consumers. I trained people on 126 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 1: the viol computers. I was in charge of launching new 127 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 1: product and in certain in the market, Atlanta specifically, and 128 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 1: then eventually I moved to Houston with Samsung. Now Samsung 129 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: Telecommunications was an amazing opportunity for me because I ran 130 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: I managed the team. I managed to jokes, managed the 131 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 1: four largest territory in the United States. Yes, Kana dancing, 132 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 1: those are my receipts. So when I went to um 133 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:07,720 Speaker 1: he was staying, I had no idea again that I 134 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: was even funny. Now, Shane, I'll tell you this. People 135 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:12,719 Speaker 1: used to tell me all the time, you are so funny. 136 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 1: Oh my god, Oh my god, you should, Oh my god, 137 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:17,839 Speaker 1: it happened to me too. Oh my crying. One lady 138 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:19,839 Speaker 1: actually paid her pants, you know, because I was telling her, 139 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: I was telling jokes. I had no idea. I was like, 140 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 1: ps off this little chow. So what I did, I'm 141 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 1: gonna tell you. I was working in the Houston market. 142 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 1: I was and I started doing stand up because I 143 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:35,800 Speaker 1: was going through a breakup and anybody's listening to me, 144 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:38,599 Speaker 1: I want you to hear me clearly. I used comedy 145 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 1: to heal myself. Hole I went through it. I was 146 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 1: in a relationship for ten years from nineteen and twenty nine, 147 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: and that man, although I loved him. I loved that 148 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 1: man so much. I would have married him on the bike. 149 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 1: But he couldn't keep a job, so he couldn't feed me. 150 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 1: So mama had to go some money. So from there 151 00:06:57,120 --> 00:07:02,919 Speaker 1: I chowed money. So I actually when I my first 152 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: time on stage, um, I started doing stand up just 153 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 1: like Open Mike, you know, hig goes, you know, but 154 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 1: doing real estate and Texas to I got my real 155 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 1: estate license in two thousand six six. Actually, I got 156 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: my real estate license in two thousand six so that 157 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 1: I can sell myself my own home. Um, I was 158 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 1: in Houston. I was renting, and that's not okay with 159 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 1: my mother. My mother always told me to have your own. 160 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 1: There is a real estate agent. Also, we're partners, so 161 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 1: she was like, hey, baby, let's say something. You can't 162 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 1: continue to pay somebody else's mortgage. You need to own 163 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 1: your own and pay and pay into yourself. Because the 164 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 1: best thing for a woman specifically is to have to 165 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 1: build wealth by real estate because they're not creating any 166 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: more land. So once you buy the land, even if 167 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 1: you got a nice or raggedy house, you can tear 168 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 1: the house down. But that's because that's what they'd call 169 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:53,680 Speaker 1: come on now. So I literally I studied the took 170 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 1: the real estate test. I told myself the house me, 171 00:07:57,240 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: and then that was my commission. And then from there, 172 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 1: you know, I started talking to young women like you 173 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: need to buy a house. Stop stop on you know, 174 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 1: renting on your own, okay. And then I started doing 175 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 1: stand up. I was in the open mix, and then 176 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 1: you know, Monique, Monique was at the improv the Good 177 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: Improcue Oscar winning Monique was in the improv in Houston, Texas. 178 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 1: Long story short, I was making people laughing out in 179 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 1: her line and her show, and she told me, hey, lady, 180 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 1: do you tell jokes? I said no, I never have. 181 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 1: She said, well, next time I see you, I want 182 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 1: you to have told me that you've been on stage. 183 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:32,200 Speaker 1: She wrote her number down and on that day I 184 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:36,720 Speaker 1: started doing stand up, but I never called her. Okay, okay, 185 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 1: now let's talk. We're going about to go to break, 186 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:40,480 Speaker 1: so we got we know you're done, really, you know 187 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 1: you're educated, educated, and we know you're willing to you 188 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 1: don't fear change. I don't okay, you you bought your home. 189 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 1: I did kept the commission because when you sold it 190 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:52,959 Speaker 1: to yourself, So you understand how to make money retain money. 191 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: You don't you know different between love and financial love 192 00:08:56,679 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 1: and no security security. So you would tell us all 193 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: in the line of what money making conversations. So you 194 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: delivered that motivation and financial leadership portion. When we come back, 195 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 1: we're gonna get that balanced life out of you. Don't 196 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 1: go nowhere. You listen to money Making Conversations Canada Dancing. Wow, 197 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:18,439 Speaker 1: we're having a fantastic show here on money Making Conversations 198 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 1: hosted by me. You ras Sean McDonald the one in owner. 199 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaker 1: Letna start saying the one in only with Sean McDonald 200 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:25,839 Speaker 1: because I can say that on my show. Sitting next 201 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 1: to me. She's live in studio. You know she's trying 202 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 1: because she's like George Waller, because Charge Wallace came in 203 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 1: my studio. He kind of tried to take over everbody 204 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:35,679 Speaker 1: trying to take over your shower, you know, because but 205 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:38,679 Speaker 1: you know you you flirt with all my staffs. They 206 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:42,320 Speaker 1: all like you to co host a TV one, which 207 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 1: has been renewed for a second season. Tell us about that, 208 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 1: because it was your biggest um um entertainment moment in 209 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 1: your career so far, and there would be other big ones. 210 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 1: What were the changes first when you were when you 211 00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:59,480 Speaker 1: were selected and what happened to changes with popularity? Because 212 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:02,079 Speaker 1: you know you do lease a degree of privacy, do 213 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:06,320 Speaker 1: you do so I have to balance life. You know 214 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:09,679 Speaker 1: that's a heavy question. Okay, Well, first of all, I 215 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 1: just want to say this that I would not be 216 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 1: here if it was not for God, and thank you 217 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:17,199 Speaker 1: Jesus that he saw me worthy. And I will tell 218 00:10:17,240 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 1: you anything that you want. You can absolutely put. You know, 219 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:21,840 Speaker 1: you can make some plans, but if it's not meant 220 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:23,960 Speaker 1: for you, God gonna change some plans for you. You You understand. 221 00:10:24,040 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 1: But my my work life balance has changed in that 222 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 1: I'm not naturally a morning person. So for me as 223 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 1: a stand up comedian, honey, I'm going to bed at four. 224 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 1: Now I'm waking up at four. I have to be 225 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:36,959 Speaker 1: up in hair and make up. I have to be ready. 226 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: I have to be perfect, have to be alert. And 227 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:41,680 Speaker 1: the people want you to talk, so you make your 228 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 1: mouth work. I've got to be open, you know what 229 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 1: I'm saying. So at the end of the day, if 230 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: at the very least, that's the biggest thing that I've 231 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 1: had to change is my lifestyle. You know, I'm eating. 232 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 1: You have to eat properly because you gotta look pretty 233 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 1: when you're on TV. You gotta make sure, yes, she 234 00:10:57,280 --> 00:10:59,439 Speaker 1: is pretty, honey. But you know, you gotta make sure 235 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 1: you look it feel good inside so you can look 236 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 1: good outside. UM. I also would say that, you know, 237 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 1: people do recognize me. I was in the airport last 238 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 1: night and then someone I felt him looking at me, 239 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:12,200 Speaker 1: and I didn't you know. It was so awkward. I 240 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 1: was just like, do you know me? He was like, 241 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:15,560 Speaker 1: I do, and I want to ask you for an autograph, 242 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: but I'm shine And I was like, well you just 243 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 1: said what you won't wear the paper right And I'm 244 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:21,960 Speaker 1: walking through the airport and I will tell you I 245 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 1: don't look at myself as a celebrity. UM. I love 246 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 1: when people approach me. I have no qualms with that. 247 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:28,640 Speaker 1: I want you to know that I'm a real person. 248 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: So people, you've always been like I always have been, 249 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:33,559 Speaker 1: Like when I wasn't talking to you, but you was 250 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 1: gonna talk to me, you know, and I said, listen, 251 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:39,840 Speaker 1: let me tell you something. I know you don't know 252 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 1: who I am, but you're gonna listen. My mama Area 253 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:44,199 Speaker 1: told me I'm somebody. Now you don't need to get 254 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 1: on board. True, but it was a good time. It's 255 00:11:48,520 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 1: a good time, a good place to be here. Um, 256 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:52,679 Speaker 1: I'm right you said. This has been one of the 257 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 1: biggest accomplishments in my career. But I've done a lot 258 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:57,440 Speaker 1: of things. I was the first after for the first 259 00:11:57,559 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 1: female celebrity remaster for that. No no, no, no, no, 260 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 1: don't ever. I love Universal Studs. In fact, that was going. 261 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:08,960 Speaker 1: I had to bring that up because you have to 262 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 1: be talented to control those like because they weren't. They 263 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:16,000 Speaker 1: weren't coming that for the elephant. I didn't know what 264 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:17,840 Speaker 1: they expects for the circus because I was like a 265 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: black circus when they're gonna have chickens. I'm being real, patty. 266 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 1: But then tell you that circus is amazing and if 267 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:26,839 Speaker 1: you have never seen that, you better now that because 268 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 1: that really is a traveling event because you as family. 269 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:34,679 Speaker 1: They come in there and you know, there's not big dollar, 270 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: there's not big the road with him, I ain't I 271 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:39,840 Speaker 1: didn't leave home and go with the circus. No, I 272 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:44,199 Speaker 1: did a guest spot. Oh my goodness, girl, we just 273 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:46,320 Speaker 1: stopped talking to you because I'm about to get involved 274 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 1: with that on the road. You're in that little bit 275 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:53,480 Speaker 1: of trailer. Back then, I didn't that big coming up 276 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 1: to your hip level with you. With me. I was 277 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 1: there though, I was there. Okay, you first there. Now 278 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:01,720 Speaker 1: you're you're too age stand up comedy. I am. You 279 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 1: have a tour that goes out it's called Single in 280 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 1: the City. And many people kept asking me, or keep 281 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 1: asking me, why did you name your tour single in 282 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 1: the City. First of all, I am a single, independent woman. 283 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 1: I remind people of that. Eventually. I would love to 284 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 1: get married one day. But I'll tell you, I love 285 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:20,080 Speaker 1: and I own my singleness, and I think that that 286 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:22,200 Speaker 1: is something that a lot of women should do. I 287 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 1: don't think that you should look at being single as 288 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:27,839 Speaker 1: a badge of you know, the distress. You should look 289 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:30,320 Speaker 1: at it like it's it's an honor if you I choose, 290 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:33,040 Speaker 1: and I have chosen to be single. I love who 291 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 1: I am. I take myself on weekly date. Single ladies, 292 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:37,080 Speaker 1: if you're out there, you're listening to my voice. I 293 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,000 Speaker 1: want you to know that it's okay to do you 294 00:13:39,040 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 1: take yourself out on the day, take yourself on a 295 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 1: very expensive, you know day order. You know, make reservations, 296 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 1: get your nice glass wine, get the best meal on 297 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 1: the menu. Because you need to know how to be treated. 298 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:50,320 Speaker 1: Rather you're doing that for yourself or someone that's gonna 299 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:52,560 Speaker 1: do that, you'll know open. You know, pull up to 300 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:54,440 Speaker 1: the valet, put on a nice dress, take care of 301 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 1: you and you have if you have standards, the guy's 302 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:00,200 Speaker 1: not meeting your standards. You know how to kick to 303 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:02,440 Speaker 1: the curve. Come on, now, somebody. If I'm gonna do 304 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 1: this for myself and you can't do it, boy, by 305 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 1: that right, because that's important Because I have six sisters, okay, 306 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 1: so I understand the value. I have a single daughter. 307 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:12,319 Speaker 1: So I have a value system that you have to 308 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:14,760 Speaker 1: put in place. And one of the reasons that Steve 309 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 1: Harvey's book La to Think Like a Man was so 310 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 1: popular sold three million copies, was translating in thirty different 311 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:24,920 Speaker 1: foreign languages. We made two very successful movies that generated 312 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 1: almost two million dollars. I would say my credits because 313 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 1: we told women in that book the value yourself that 314 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:37,000 Speaker 1: you are a point, that you are the queen. You're 315 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 1: the reason men wake up in the morning, with the 316 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 1: reason we dressed, with the reason we buy cars we 317 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 1: called my hat right you we're the reason that there 318 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 1: is wards, there is Listen. I'm wanna tell you if 319 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 1: the women just stop, if you hold the sugar, ladies, 320 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: I promise you things yes, down to the down. Let's listen. 321 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 1: If we just hold have the sugar, I promise you 322 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 1: there will be peace. You know what I'm saying. The 323 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:06,080 Speaker 1: gas prices will go down. You know, he might even 324 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 1: grow hair on his head. Took it away, it's gone. 325 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 1: But I'm telling you, I just really want people to 326 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 1: women to specifically embrace the fact that they're single. You 327 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:18,080 Speaker 1: don't have to feel less. Then you don't have to 328 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 1: feel like this. You know you're not worthy at the 329 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 1: end of the day, when you're meant to be in 330 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 1: a relationship or when you're ready, you will be because 331 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 1: that's important because of the fact that when you're on 332 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 1: the road. I've been a stand up comic tour and 333 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 1: stand up comic since okay, before my time, but absolutely, 334 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 1: absolutely and proud of it. Done death comedy, Jam, I've 335 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 1: done you know that women are women, especially African American women, 336 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 1: and that's why you look at what this happened to 337 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 1: Tiffany Hatts. I'm applauded. You know, she's exploded, and I 338 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 1: wish your all the opportunity to comay. But again, she's one, yes, 339 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 1: and there's and it should be room. There should be more, 340 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:57,760 Speaker 1: and there's absolutely room for more than one. And I'm 341 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: not gonna forget more Nique here about the monique. Some 342 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 1: more Tiffany Hattish, you don't want the side that's so 343 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 1: many talented Africans, so many talented African American women, So 344 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 1: there's room for us all. But I just I really 345 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:16,960 Speaker 1: remind people that. So the point the question was why 346 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:18,760 Speaker 1: did I name the tour single in the city, And 347 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 1: it's just when I get there. I was singing in 348 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 1: the city in Birmingham. I was singing in the city 349 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:24,280 Speaker 1: in Memphis. But if I meet a guy and you 350 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:26,200 Speaker 1: want to take me out, well, you know, first of all, 351 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 1: match dot Com. Let me tell you something. Go ahead 352 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:30,240 Speaker 1: and call the girl and you know, hook me up 353 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 1: with an account, because I'm telling you Match dot Com 354 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 1: tender bumb But whoever black people meet, come on, thats Okay, listen, 355 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 1: I will take a farmer a good phe but let 356 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 1: me tell what you gotta have on that farm and 357 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:49,960 Speaker 1: can't have more than to go in account. I need boom, 358 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 1: I need all the things that makes money. You know 359 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:56,480 Speaker 1: what I'm saying you. You're very popular on the road. 360 00:16:56,640 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 1: That's what people say. What they're making a commitment. But 361 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:04,160 Speaker 1: I takes you host a comedy night and it last, Yes, 362 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:07,440 Speaker 1: I do. I host Atlanta Comedy Theater every Friday here 363 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:09,560 Speaker 1: in North Across when I'm in town, which is you know, 364 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:12,159 Speaker 1: thank god, It's been half and half. But you know, 365 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:14,200 Speaker 1: at the end of the the day, mom is working. Okay, 366 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:16,440 Speaker 1: let me ask you. Can I work with you? You could? 367 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 1: Or what I gotta do to get into Miss Dancie's life? 368 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:22,280 Speaker 1: How you trying to get into my I'm trying. I 369 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:24,440 Speaker 1: just see such popularity. I see money over here. I 370 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:27,840 Speaker 1: see money making conversations over here. I just feel that, 371 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:30,000 Speaker 1: you know, you know you know what I do. I take, 372 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:35,719 Speaker 1: I formerly I create build a beast. But I am 373 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 1: gonna say that I'm saying this. I'm already a beast. 374 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 1: But what I do need you to do is take 375 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:41,440 Speaker 1: it up to not you know what I'm saying, come 376 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:43,439 Speaker 1: on now, But now you saying this that when you're 377 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 1: saying can I get in your life? Now, that sounds different. 378 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:49,200 Speaker 1: I know you got a good wife at home sick. 379 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 1: I'm saying. I'm saying I had to kind of step 380 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:54,359 Speaker 1: back like you because she listened to the show, and 381 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 1: a mom's in town. She listened to the show. So 382 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:58,400 Speaker 1: this is all of my business. I will just tell 383 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 1: you because I look at you and I wanted to 384 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:02,960 Speaker 1: bring you on the show because sometimes people see such 385 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:05,200 Speaker 1: a small picture and I want you to come back 386 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:09,160 Speaker 1: because because I just want people to just build ammunition. 387 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:11,879 Speaker 1: Oh you just started putting it in that place that 388 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:15,160 Speaker 1: you are something special. 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