1 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: Welcome to Money Making Conversations. It's the show that she 2 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:10,039 Speaker 1: has the secrets of success experience firsthand by marketing and 3 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:13,039 Speaker 1: Brandon expert Rashan McDonald. I will know he's giving me 4 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: advice on many occasions. In occasion didn't notice, I'm not broke. 5 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: You know. He'll be interviewing celebrity CEOs, entrepreneurs and industry 6 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:22,959 Speaker 1: decision makers. It's what he likes to do, it's what 7 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: he likes to share. Now it's time to hear from 8 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: my man, Rashan McDonald. Money Making Conversations. Here we come. 9 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 1: Welcome to Money Making Conversation. I am your host, ros 10 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 1: Sean McDonald. I recognized that we all have different definition 11 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:41,160 Speaker 1: of success for some and suscisable paycheck. Mine is helping 12 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 1: people wake up and inspiring them to accomplish their goals 13 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: and live their very best life. These are my passion. 14 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 1: That's what I'm gonna do for you. That's why I 15 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 1: launch your Money Making Conversations. I want you to stop 16 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: tripping over small challenges and prepare to rise above the 17 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: bigger obstacles that life will present to you. My next guest, 18 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: you know, you know I was reading I alway trying 19 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: to do an extra fio work. But I ran across 20 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:05,399 Speaker 1: the world, said singer. So I never heard singer in 21 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:08,479 Speaker 1: her bio, So I'm gonna start out this. My neck 22 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 1: is is an accomplished producer, philanthropists, actress and singer Holly 23 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: Robinson Pete. She has on the show to talk about 24 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: her new news two new Hallmark holiday movie she did 25 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 1: two last year's. She was on the show talking about it. 26 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: The Christmas Doctor premier So I didn't know him a 27 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 1: fifteen at t ten pm on Hallmark Movies and Mr 28 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:33,039 Speaker 1: Hallmark Movies and Mysteries Christmas in Evergreen premier December five 29 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:36,320 Speaker 1: on Hallmark Channel. We were discussing racism. I gotta talk 30 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 1: about song on YouTube ran across me because we know 31 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 1: the time and pandemic. She has a handsome son who 32 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: works for the l. A Dodgers, so you know, I 33 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: got to talk about the l A Dodgers because you 34 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: know she They made such a humorous uh last year 35 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 1: when I went to Live Holly Holly rod Foundation, it 36 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: was so humorous how they was talking about he can 37 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: watch clothes at the for the Dodger, but he can't 38 00:01:56,880 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 1: watch clothes when you get home. Raising the family doing 39 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: the pandemic and how it's infected her charity, entertainment, livelihood 40 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: peas welcome a good friend to money making conversation Holly 41 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: Robinson Pete, Okay, okay, first of all, you're gonna put 42 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,959 Speaker 1: some respect on my little singing career. I can't because 43 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 1: you know, I've known you. I'm sweaty. I've known her 44 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:21,920 Speaker 1: at least twenty years. I am. I am a singer 45 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:25,239 Speaker 1: in my own mind. So so let me just have that. Okay, 46 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:28,640 Speaker 1: put that out there. So so when you know when 47 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: I'm going through doing my research, because but I don't 48 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: try to do it act like I know people even 49 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: though I know it. And so when I run across 50 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 1: a little Tippitt says. Right before they entered, they started 51 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: talking about, you know, the Christmas Doctor. They said, actress 52 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 1: and singer. Okay, well, okay, well let's let's settle in. 53 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: So this is what happened when I was on twenty 54 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: one Jumps Street. Before I got twenty one Jump Street 55 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 1: in the mid eighties, I was trying to get a 56 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: record deal. I came out of college. I wanted to 57 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: be a singer. I got the twenty one Jump Street. 58 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: I sang the theme song to twenty one Jump Street. 59 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:06,079 Speaker 1: So I was feeling really good about myself. That was 60 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 1: late eighties, mid late eighties. Now, back then, Rashawn, you 61 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 1: might remember there were a lot of us black dresses 62 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: that were on TV that were had record deals. I 63 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: had one in Atlantic, t Shat Campbell had one Jazz, 64 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 1: but Guy had one. But here was the difference between 65 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: then and let's say now in the two thousands. Then, 66 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: when you were on TV or known as a TV 67 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: person that was not that was a hindrance to you 68 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: becoming a singer. And somewhere along the way Ariana Grande 69 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: of Miley Cyrus, Um, you just keep going. Um, a 70 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: TV show helped you become a singer and was a 71 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: platform for you to become a singer. So we just 72 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: didn't have very good timing. But I always loved to sing, 73 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 1: and I recorded a lot recorded with Prince, I recorded 74 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: with a lot of other people. But yeah, it's a 75 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 1: little known thing. And I sang the theme songs, and 76 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: so I consider myself a singer. You know, Um, you 77 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 1: know no one I've been to like several Holly Rod, 78 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: I'm coming up to come and cut you off. I 79 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 1: can do oh we're talking to me on this singing thing, 80 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 1: because I've been to several Holly Rod foundations. Never have 81 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:18,279 Speaker 1: I seen you belt a tune. All brilliant comedic host, 82 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:22,159 Speaker 1: a brilliant philanthropists. But you know so, so how did 83 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 1: the singing part become part of your intro again? That's 84 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 1: all I want to know. And we on the show 85 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 1: talking about Holly Robinson don't know. I think I think. 86 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:35,159 Speaker 1: I think um publicists just decided they wanted me to 87 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: to be to to start thinking about that again, you know, 88 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 1: my third act, but I'm not really sure. Every now 89 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:44,719 Speaker 1: and then singer does creep in there. But my my, 90 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 1: my fans from the from the early nineties and eighties 91 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:54,039 Speaker 1: will remember some of my singing ambitions with my friends gone. 92 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 1: We're just gonna leave that there. Don't hate on I 93 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:58,039 Speaker 1: want to be singer. I'm not gonna hate on you 94 00:04:58,040 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: because I can't hate on a dear friend. I can't 95 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 1: hate on a person who who has has longevity in 96 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 1: this business that we call entertainment. And we know there's 97 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: there's so many valleys in this business that when you 98 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:10,720 Speaker 1: try to get a peek, it doesn't stay there for long. 99 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: You have two movies coming out on Hallmark The Christmas Doctor, 100 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: and then you have a Christmas in Evergreen. Let's talk 101 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:20,040 Speaker 1: about it. Start out with The Christmas Doctor, which mirrors 102 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 1: Sunday and over. So The Christmas Doctor is a a 103 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 1: sweet Christmas love story that celebrates a homage basically two 104 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:32,919 Speaker 1: doctors and nurses on the front lines. The irony is 105 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 1: that we were shooting it during the pandemic in Canada. 106 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:40,719 Speaker 1: Uh and so it all felt very real. I was 107 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 1: very connected to it. I was able to executive produce 108 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 1: this project along with my buddy Al Roker and my 109 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: production partner Orally Addlson. We were able to produce it 110 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 1: together executive produce it. And that makes you just more 111 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: connected to the story, right, gives you more stakes. I 112 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 1: love doing this movie because, as you know, Hallmark Channel 113 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:05,719 Speaker 1: is really you know, doing a great job at having 114 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 1: more diversity in their films and also letting us get 115 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: behind the scenes. Um. My co star Adrian Homes, a 116 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:16,359 Speaker 1: very talented Canadian actor who really just sold a movie 117 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 1: for me because he was just he was just so 118 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:21,239 Speaker 1: so hot and fiery on screen and just just believed 119 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 1: them and we shouted in Vancouver, British Columbia, which a 120 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 1: lot of people knows where I started my career again 121 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: on twenty one Jump Street, uh and been coming up 122 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:33,719 Speaker 1: there pretty much for thirty five years making movies. So 123 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: it's like my second home. And Rashawn, they were so 124 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:42,360 Speaker 1: prepared for us, for production and COVID. They just had 125 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:46,679 Speaker 1: everything so perfectly planned out. They have very few cases 126 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:48,919 Speaker 1: up there, so I felt very good. I took my 127 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:52,359 Speaker 1: whole family. We had the quarantine too hard weeks, and 128 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 1: I mean the real quarantine, not the little stuff we'd 129 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 1: be doing in the States, like you could not leave 130 00:06:56,960 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: your house. Um before I could get on set. Once 131 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: I passed my COVID tests, I got on set, and 132 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 1: we were often running. Let's talk about that for a 133 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 1: minute there before we get into the next movie. Um 134 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: what what? What were your basic feelings. I'm gonna tell 135 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 1: you this when when COVID hit and they shut us down, 136 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 1: I was I didn't know how to even go out 137 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 1: and shop, you know. I had I had a pair 138 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 1: of gloves, I had a mask, I had, I had 139 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 1: some lightsaw, I had some a little a little parral 140 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 1: that I have somehow had in my house. My wife 141 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 1: had in the house, and so when I came out, 142 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: I didn't know I have to take off the glove. 143 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: So when you were traveling, because I'm sure you flew 144 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 1: to uh to Canada, correct And with that being to say, 145 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 1: how did you deal with that? Emotionally and mentally? Well, 146 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: emotionally and mentally like any mom trying to protect their family, 147 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 1: you know, it was scary. You know, you had to 148 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 1: try to figure out so many things together. We didn't 149 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: really know what We've never had to deal anything like this, right, No, 150 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:57,560 Speaker 1: our mothers had didn't have to deal with anything like this, 151 00:07:57,640 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 1: So we don't really have a lot of a lot 152 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 1: of work with as far as what is going on. 153 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: And then you know, we're not been getting to too 154 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 1: much politics. But uh, you know, we didn't have real good, 155 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 1: great leadership. So the first thing you want to do is, 156 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 1: you know, look to the top to go all right, shoot, 157 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 1: what do we do? We in this together? But we 158 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 1: didn't have that. Fortunately for some of us, we had 159 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 1: governors and mayors that were really on it. And I 160 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 1: feel like in the beginning, California was you know, briefing 161 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 1: us every day and we were just getting a lot 162 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:26,680 Speaker 1: of information, and I felt like we were all on 163 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 1: the same page. So that was very helpful, but it 164 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:33,720 Speaker 1: was scary. Um, I had a lot of confidence in Canada. 165 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be honest, I had more confidence in Canada 166 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 1: than I did in my own country. Was not a 167 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:40,680 Speaker 1: good thing to be able to have to say, but 168 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 1: that was the fact. So when they said come on 169 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 1: up and she one movie to two movies back to back, 170 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 1: and you can bring your family. But these are the rules. 171 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:52,320 Speaker 1: You gotta take your temperature every single day, you have 172 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 1: to do a lot of paperwork. Um, these are the rules. 173 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 1: You can't leave your house, you can't do this, you 174 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: can't do that. So I felt very protected, you know, 175 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,960 Speaker 1: oh Rashawn. I felt very much like they had my 176 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 1: back and that I could go up. And then the 177 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:07,800 Speaker 1: blessing to be able to work right, so many people 178 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 1: were out of work, so that was not something that 179 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:14,599 Speaker 1: I did not, you know, express a lot of gratitude 180 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: for I was a huge blessing. But I felt very 181 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 1: very taken care of, you know, but as a mom, 182 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:24,600 Speaker 1: you know, running families and you know and making sure 183 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:27,560 Speaker 1: your kids are okay, you have to do a lot 184 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 1: and you want as mucial information as you can and 185 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 1: you can get important. And that's why I want everybody 186 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 1: to hear that, you know, because sometimes they look at 187 00:09:34,679 --> 00:09:36,720 Speaker 1: famous people and you're famous. You know, you've been in 188 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:39,840 Speaker 1: front of our You've been iconic for us from from 189 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:43,280 Speaker 1: a teenager too. We watch you get engaged on TV. 190 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:46,760 Speaker 1: We watch you basically have your family and raised your 191 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:49,839 Speaker 1: family before our eyes, and you still have maintained that. 192 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 1: I remember when you did the Neighborhood Awards for me 193 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:54,679 Speaker 1: and you were pregnant. I remember you were presenting pregnant. 194 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 1: So I know what you will do when when a 195 00:09:57,559 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 1: friend calls you and asked you to to to to 196 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 1: deliver something that you said I'm going to do. Now. 197 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:07,040 Speaker 1: You did back to back movies, Holly and so I'm 198 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 1: never acted. So that whole memorization part of doing something 199 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 1: like that, because the movies were totally different. How do 200 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 1: you First of all, you told us what the Christmas 201 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: Doctor was, Christmas in the Evergreen tell us the difference 202 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: in that movie or the storyline of that movie, but 203 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 1: also the somewhat difficulties of being able to do back 204 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 1: to back movies that are not a sequel. So Christmas 205 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:33,160 Speaker 1: and Evergreen is the fourth installment of a series of 206 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 1: movies about a mystical town in the Evergreen Evergreen, Vermont, 207 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 1: which is a a town that is very um Christmas E. Right, 208 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:49,439 Speaker 1: we do Christmas so well, everything is like it's the 209 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 1: Christmas always. Basically, I play Mayor Michelle, who's the mayor 210 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 1: of Evergreen. The first female man had black mayor. So 211 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 1: I modeled model my little character off of off of 212 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 1: my off of my black female mayors. Because we have 213 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 1: so many great ones in America. So, um, I got 214 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: to I get to make sure the town is ready 215 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:17,080 Speaker 1: for Christmas. And uh, it's a it's a you know, 216 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:20,679 Speaker 1: a movie about togetherness in community. Everyone comes together. So 217 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:22,960 Speaker 1: we thought that was really a nice theme to be 218 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:26,960 Speaker 1: celebrating right now as well. Um, the set for Shawn 219 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 1: is so amazing. I mean people tease, you know Hallmark 220 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 1: Movies and Mystery Hallmark Channel, um movies a little bit 221 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: about um, how Christmas E everything is and how it's 222 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:45,320 Speaker 1: so over the top. Well, this actual movie set, the 223 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:48,280 Speaker 1: core was so beautiful and magical. When you walk on 224 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:52,719 Speaker 1: to set, it's just like you're instantly in Christmas. And 225 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:56,440 Speaker 1: so it really it's just such a beautiful movie. And 226 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:59,000 Speaker 1: so this is the fourth fourth movie the last time 227 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 1: you see Michelle, she got proposed to by Thomas. And 228 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:05,080 Speaker 1: so this movie is called Christmas Never Green bells are 229 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: ringing and uh so the the the town comes together 230 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 1: for some nice, beautiful Christmas events. As far as trying 231 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 1: to remember lines and everything, I don't do that as 232 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 1: well as I did back in the Stump Street hang 233 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:21,560 Speaker 1: with Mr Cooper for your love days because I don't 234 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 1: have the many brain cells. I'm a little bit more 235 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 1: mature now, Rashaan, Absolutely, but you're still beautiful and you 236 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:29,720 Speaker 1: still dynamic. Thank you, thank you. That's that's that's the 237 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:34,600 Speaker 1: response I was looking for. Um and uh but yeah, 238 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 1: I got confused because I would go from one movie 239 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: to the next, and I got totally confused with characters. 240 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 1: So I would call people by different names from different movies. 241 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:48,640 Speaker 1: And so we laughed about it, and you know, you 242 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 1: just take it one, one scene at a time. For me, 243 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 1: That's that's why I wanted people to hear about. You know, 244 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:56,640 Speaker 1: when you when you're called upon to do something like 245 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 1: and a lot of people think it's easy. You know, 246 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 1: well she just did back to back movies. We're all 247 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 1: that's not you know, sometimes there's they'll do there do 248 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 1: their out of art of their cross productions and things 249 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 1: like that. They say, well, you know, your hair looked 250 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 1: like this, so we need to shoot that scene right 251 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:13,199 Speaker 1: now on this particular movie on this side, and the 252 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 1: descripted is about this and you your love and this 253 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 1: scene and this scene you're delivering Christmas packages. So it 254 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 1: really is a really it puts your acting skills to 255 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:24,360 Speaker 1: true task when you're doing back to back movies. But 256 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 1: it really does. And you have to just be so 257 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:29,880 Speaker 1: you know, disciplines and so you know, and the hours 258 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:32,200 Speaker 1: are long, right, the hours are really long. Comtime, we 259 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 1: only have eight or nine hours in between we have 260 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 1: to work, and it's it's definitely a grind. But again 261 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:41,959 Speaker 1: the blessing of of work and the opportunity to make 262 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:45,000 Speaker 1: movies and content that I think is really very important. 263 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 1: Right now. We have had, um, you know, some tough 264 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 1: times and Christmas is going to be difficult for a 265 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 1: lot of people because a lot of people won't be 266 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 1: able to travel and see their loved ones. And so 267 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 1: these movies and the joy and this content is something 268 00:13:57,280 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 1: I'm really proud of. Well you have too, Hall Mardin 269 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 1: Holiday Movies, November fift is the Christmas Doctor that's premiering Sunday, 270 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 1: November ten pm on Hallmark Movies. Uh. And also you 271 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 1: have Christmas and Evergreen that's premiering December five on the 272 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 1: Hallmark Channel. And this is really uh. You know when 273 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:17,839 Speaker 1: I when I look at your career that I look 274 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 1: at their ability of relationships. And you know, I always 275 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:23,720 Speaker 1: talk about that when I come on Money Made Conversations 276 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 1: because you're you're an entrepreneur and a lot of people 277 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 1: understand the value of relationships because they said, hey, I 278 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 1: just want to make money. When you have to make 279 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:32,680 Speaker 1: money and all just make sustained money, you have to 280 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 1: have relationships and those are tied to people who respect 281 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:37,760 Speaker 1: your work, respect the fact that you will show up 282 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 1: on time, respect that you deliver what they've requested of you, 283 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 1: especially when they paid you to do a certain task. 284 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:47,760 Speaker 1: Let's talk about your longevity, because you've done so many 285 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 1: different things, and to see that you have this series 286 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 1: of Hallmark UH movie series that you've you've created, and 287 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:56,840 Speaker 1: because I've been interviewing your last several years about this, 288 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 1: let's talk about that and just and then I want 289 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 1: to transition to just a whole pandemic and raising the 290 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:07,040 Speaker 1: family during the pandemic. Well, um, first of all, thank 291 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 1: you for your constant messaging. Your messaging is always so 292 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:16,280 Speaker 1: uplifting about I mean, you know, this is what people 293 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: need to hear. I tell my kids the same thing. 294 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: It's about relationships. It's about building a little empire. It's 295 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 1: not about just oh, go get this money over here 296 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:27,240 Speaker 1: and get this money over there. You've got to have 297 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 1: a strategy in your life. And the biggest, most important 298 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:34,640 Speaker 1: element I think of that strategy should be relationships and 299 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:39,360 Speaker 1: how you connect with people. I'm constantly telling my kids that, uh, 300 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:42,800 Speaker 1: don't burn bridges, you know, just just and stay focused 301 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 1: and and don't I think it was in the intro 302 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 1: that Stephen and said, you know, don't know you said it. 303 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:49,880 Speaker 1: I think that just don't select the small stuff, like 304 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:52,440 Speaker 1: just get your eye on a bigger prize. With all 305 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:55,160 Speaker 1: Park Channel, it's been a real blessing. Listen, I'm a 306 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:57,640 Speaker 1: woman of a certain age. And I only mentioned that 307 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 1: because you know, there was a time where a black 308 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 1: actress over fifty didn't work that much. And so to 309 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 1: be able to bang out all these Hallmark Channel movies 310 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 1: and and and I also have a series on Hallmark 311 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:14,760 Speaker 1: movies and mysteries called Morning Show Mysteries with Rick Fox, 312 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 1: and you know, to be able to do I'm you know, 313 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 1: I've done like this close to thirteen movies for them already, 314 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 1: and that is a blessing to be able to be 315 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 1: in that system over there. I'm always looking out too, 316 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:30,280 Speaker 1: and and then let me involved, get involved in casting 317 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:33,480 Speaker 1: and like I said, because I could producing and storylines 318 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:37,200 Speaker 1: and just little things even decors like sometimes I'll you know, 319 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 1: be on the set and you know, I'll go to 320 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 1: the art department and give them some of my chocolate 321 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:44,600 Speaker 1: Santa clauses and put some of these up in the background, 322 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 1: you know, so things like this, little stuff like that, Sean, 323 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 1: where you just you get to have a voice. And 324 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 1: I think I'm really blessed to be able to say that. 325 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 1: But that comes with years of relationships. Have I burned 326 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:58,640 Speaker 1: the bridge here and there? Have I had some issues 327 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:01,520 Speaker 1: here and there? Yes, But my main goal has been, 328 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:06,399 Speaker 1: you know, really having relationships and friendships and nurturing those 329 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 1: over the years. Now, like I told you my experience, 330 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:13,240 Speaker 1: I have a beautiful wife, I have a lovely daughter 331 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 1: who's in a senior year of college, and she's doing 332 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:19,960 Speaker 1: virtual and uh. And in some ways the Zoom virtual 333 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 1: world has really been a blessing for her because she's 334 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 1: outspoken now. It's caused her to be a leader on 335 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:28,720 Speaker 1: her on but it has all those has caused us 336 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:31,800 Speaker 1: to change our lifestyle happens, you know, the way we eat. Uh. 337 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 1: I remember the first step when we was lockdown. If 338 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:36,159 Speaker 1: I got a light a slight cough, I didn't know 339 00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:38,840 Speaker 1: if it was a cough due to the weather change, 340 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:43,679 Speaker 1: due to you know, some of outside bologies. You know, 341 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 1: I didn't know, you know. So I'm taking night coil 342 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:48,639 Speaker 1: cough drive. I'm taking everything, you know, anything, And the 343 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:51,480 Speaker 1: shifted my my temperament. I got, I got the I 344 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:54,159 Speaker 1: got the thermo. You know, you walk near me, I 345 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:55,800 Speaker 1: can just hit you on your forehead and find out 346 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:59,119 Speaker 1: your temperature. I had it all okay, So now I 347 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:02,160 Speaker 1: realized my body is just being my body. But then, 348 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:04,879 Speaker 1: you know, I had just my wife and my daughter. 349 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 1: You have way more than a husband, and and and 350 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 1: wanted two kids and adults and all that stuff, and 351 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:13,720 Speaker 1: then family members and how did you deal with it 352 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 1: during the pandemic as well as maintained the fact that 353 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:19,119 Speaker 1: you were going to be exiting to do two movies 354 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 1: back to back. Well, listen, I was a little bit 355 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:26,679 Speaker 1: of a gangster mom. So my little because my son's 356 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 1: wanted to, you know, oh, can I go over this 357 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:30,359 Speaker 1: one's house and that I'm not. No, You're not gonna 358 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:32,960 Speaker 1: bring that running back to me and mess with my bag. 359 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 1: That's exactly what I told them. Rashaan, you appreciate this. 360 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 1: I was like, let me explain something to you. You 361 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:43,920 Speaker 1: go hang out with this guy and then you and 362 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,280 Speaker 1: you you don't wear a mask whatever you're bringing home 363 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 1: to Mama. Then I gotta call production company and say 364 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:53,199 Speaker 1: I have the coronavirus and I can't come to Canada 365 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 1: and make these two movies. And then you know that 366 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:57,720 Speaker 1: little pec you want that you think that you need 367 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 1: to have so badly, that's not coming from Like I 368 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 1: had to break it down like that, you don't get 369 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 1: in mama's bag, don't get in my bag, don't mess 370 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 1: up my bag. And we laughed about it because because 371 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:11,600 Speaker 1: they were like, Mom, you just they would call me 372 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:13,560 Speaker 1: Dr foul to you, they were like, okay, Dr Foul, 373 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 1: and I'm kind of listen, I'm just trying to tell 374 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:22,119 Speaker 1: y'all that this your your actions have consequences, So I 375 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:25,359 Speaker 1: understand how difficult this is as an eighteen year old. 376 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:27,680 Speaker 1: You know, in a fifteen year old and you guys 377 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:30,840 Speaker 1: want to go and do things, but you're young and 378 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:33,600 Speaker 1: you have a better chance of surviving and and all 379 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:36,400 Speaker 1: that stuff. So I had to paint a bigger, very 380 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:39,240 Speaker 1: clear picture for them about the consequences of their action. 381 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:41,560 Speaker 1: I got to bring up this one other project that 382 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:44,920 Speaker 1: you're doing on television. You've joined the cast of ABC's 383 00:19:45,040 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 1: hit comedy American Housewife now in this fifth season. How 384 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 1: did that come about? And again and you know, you 385 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:55,480 Speaker 1: throw out the word over fifty and working the shot. 386 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:59,119 Speaker 1: I feel blessed. But talent allows that to happen to 387 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:02,720 Speaker 1: in professionals. My allows that happened, and your name as 388 00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:08,320 Speaker 1: a singer and an actress and an executive producer, Shawn, 389 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:12,720 Speaker 1: I love it. Tell them about American or we're about 390 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:14,200 Speaker 1: to go in the comedy. So I had to bring 391 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 1: it up, we're going to the common American Housewife something. 392 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:20,720 Speaker 1: I love you. Listen, what were we just talking about 393 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:23,760 Speaker 1: American Housewife? No no, no, I was just saying, like, 394 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:27,560 Speaker 1: what were you and I were just talking about relationship? Absolutely, 395 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:31,040 Speaker 1: absolutely after. That's what and that's where this came from. 396 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:35,199 Speaker 1: So the executive producers showrunners of this show, American Housewife, 397 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:37,440 Speaker 1: were two guys. I worked on a sitcom years ago 398 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:40,919 Speaker 1: and only lasted one season called Like Family. Remember we 399 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:43,720 Speaker 1: had a great We had a great relationship. I remember 400 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 1: because you know, we had a bunch of it was 401 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:47,919 Speaker 1: a good show and we ran into a couple of 402 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 1: weird Hollywood things, but that we weren't able to continue. 403 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 1: But relationships we got along well, we were we laughed, 404 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:58,399 Speaker 1: they had great you know, they had really great, um 405 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 1: you know, fond memories of just being on set with me. 406 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:02,240 Speaker 1: And then they hit me up and said, hey, what 407 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:04,600 Speaker 1: are you doing? And I told him about the Hallmark 408 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 1: stuff and and they hit me up and said, hey, um, 409 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 1: how do you feel about um coming onto the show. 410 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:16,200 Speaker 1: We've had some cash changes and we need to um 411 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:18,440 Speaker 1: have you know, just sort of spiced it up for 412 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:21,800 Speaker 1: the fifth season. Well, I happened to actually really love 413 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 1: the show. Is very, very funny. And then I worked 414 00:21:25,119 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 1: before with Katie Mixon, who's the star of the show 415 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:32,879 Speaker 1: right I was, She's a barely talented actress. And again, 416 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:36,560 Speaker 1: relationships we got along super well. On Mike and Molly. 417 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 1: I was only on that show for thirteen episodes, but um, 418 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:43,120 Speaker 1: we vibed, and so it all comes back again. Here 419 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:45,919 Speaker 1: we are ten years later from Mike and Molly and 420 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:49,360 Speaker 1: like fifteen years from like Family. Um, and then these 421 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:51,639 Speaker 1: same people are still working and they look back and 422 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:54,480 Speaker 1: they go, oh, let's let's let's call Holly and see 423 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:57,119 Speaker 1: what she's doing. So I love that. I started this week, 424 00:21:57,600 --> 00:22:00,439 Speaker 1: I was nervous for Sean my my comedy. Those were 425 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 1: a little active, so you know how that goes. That's 426 00:22:04,600 --> 00:22:07,679 Speaker 1: a vibe, that's a that's an energy that grew if 427 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:11,879 Speaker 1: you gotta get in. So I was very glad to 428 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:15,320 Speaker 1: get that going again, but so very supported by just 429 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:18,680 Speaker 1: the actors and the crew and the and the writers. 430 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:21,719 Speaker 1: So but but you know, covid is it's a different 431 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:25,600 Speaker 1: down here, down in l A coming off of Canada. 432 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:28,959 Speaker 1: It's there actually a little bit more strict about everything 433 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:32,679 Speaker 1: you touch, every surface you touch, every prop you touch. 434 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:35,400 Speaker 1: So it is very interesting being on set and it's 435 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:38,880 Speaker 1: a little limiting. Um. So you really have to pull 436 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:41,199 Speaker 1: out your A game and be ready to go with 437 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:43,120 Speaker 1: those cameras role because that's the only time you can 438 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:45,920 Speaker 1: have your mask off. You don't really get proper rehearsal 439 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:49,200 Speaker 1: with your co stars. So you gotta bring a step 440 00:22:49,280 --> 00:22:51,159 Speaker 1: up up to your A game as as much as 441 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:56,800 Speaker 1: you can. Congratulations again. Uh you know this Sunday the 442 00:22:56,880 --> 00:23:01,320 Speaker 1: Christmas Doctor hallmar Chalnel December five, Christmas and Evergreen the 443 00:23:01,359 --> 00:23:05,200 Speaker 1: new season the fifth season of America's Housewife on ABC. 444 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:09,840 Speaker 1: And how much credit is yours that dynamic young son 445 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:13,280 Speaker 1: of yours he's taking for the for the world champion 446 00:23:13,359 --> 00:23:16,680 Speaker 1: Los Angeles Dodgers. How much credit is he taking? Oh 447 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:22,960 Speaker 1: my goodness, this boy, it's so happy. I've never seen 448 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 1: a happy I posted on my Instagram his in real 449 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:29,440 Speaker 1: time response when that last out was about that last straight, 450 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:31,320 Speaker 1: I knew he was gonna lose it. I knew it 451 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 1: was he was about to get it, and so I 452 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:35,760 Speaker 1: took the video and it was so good, and then 453 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 1: he dropped the F bomb and I was like, oh shoot, 454 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:41,440 Speaker 1: you know he said, that's what you learned at that clubhouse. 455 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:45,200 Speaker 1: But he was so excited. You know, Ra Shawn, many 456 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:47,640 Speaker 1: people know that my son r J, who's twenty three now, 457 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:49,680 Speaker 1: when he was three, he was told he would never 458 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: have any full employment and so to be hired by 459 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 1: the World Champion Dodgers is a really great thing. And 460 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:01,440 Speaker 1: then remember he's had to go through the last five 461 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 1: six years working with them with all these get to 462 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:07,119 Speaker 1: the championship and not win it. So that's been a 463 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:10,760 Speaker 1: st stress and you know, hard on him. He's the 464 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:13,640 Speaker 1: guy in the clubhouse that gets the room all set 465 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:16,520 Speaker 1: up with the champagne. So he's had a couple a 466 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:18,720 Speaker 1: couple of times he's had the role at Champagne back 467 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:22,719 Speaker 1: and that was so painful for him. Um, but really, 468 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 1: you know, this is a group of guys that have 469 00:24:24,359 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 1: embraced him and for him to be able to say, 470 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:31,119 Speaker 1: you know, he's he already has to nationally championship rings 471 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:33,720 Speaker 1: and now he gets to get a World Series ring around. 472 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 1: That's what you're doing walking all these rings. You know 473 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:39,960 Speaker 1: what I'm saying, This guy is like, I mean, I 474 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 1: just love it. So I'm so proud of him. I'm 475 00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 1: grateful to the Dodgers. I'm really always advocating for corporations 476 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 1: and other sports teams to hire young people, hire people 477 00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:55,080 Speaker 1: with autism and special needs and intellectual differences because they 478 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:58,879 Speaker 1: can be an amazing employee for you. So please, you know, 479 00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:01,240 Speaker 1: if you if you have a chance to hire someone, 480 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 1: don't um not consider someone who might be on the 481 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:11,159 Speaker 1: spectrum or have down syndrome. They might be someplace that 482 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:13,400 Speaker 1: will light your workplace up in a way that you 483 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:17,239 Speaker 1: just didn't know. They could be a blessing and you know, 484 00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:21,959 Speaker 1: to your bottom line. You know, sometimes even just making 485 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:25,880 Speaker 1: sometimes your bottom line increases when you have that kind 486 00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:28,199 Speaker 1: of diversity in your workplace. Well, you know, it's it's 487 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:32,119 Speaker 1: it's stereotyping because of the fact that you know, people 488 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 1: only know what they think they know or what they hear, 489 00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:38,800 Speaker 1: and it can limit the possibility to what an individual 490 00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:41,960 Speaker 1: can accomplish, can achieve. And and that's why you know 491 00:25:42,119 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 1: your your foundation has been so amazing. I want to 492 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 1: read this word for word. The Holly Rock Foundation has 493 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:51,720 Speaker 1: recently partnered with other foundations to create delivering jobs and 494 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:54,520 Speaker 1: initiative with a goal to create one million jobs with 495 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:59,360 Speaker 1: people with autisms, autism, special needs, and other intellectual differences. 496 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:02,200 Speaker 1: Tell about that, and it's because it sounds amazing that 497 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:06,240 Speaker 1: it sounds like another major leap forward in your relationship 498 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:08,840 Speaker 1: that you built over the years. The foundation, the structure 499 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:11,119 Speaker 1: that you and your husband has big. That's what Holly 500 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:14,680 Speaker 1: Rod means Rodney Pete, Holly Holly Robinson Pete. That's why 501 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:17,639 Speaker 1: they get the name Holly Rod Foundation. I've been uh 502 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:19,920 Speaker 1: you know, she know I'm a big proponent. I made 503 00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 1: my share of donations when it's right and when they 504 00:26:23,119 --> 00:26:25,040 Speaker 1: got a vaccine coming out there. So I'm assuming we 505 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:27,960 Speaker 1: would do it live again in one you know, my 506 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:30,240 Speaker 1: my wife and I would be out there. It's just 507 00:26:30,320 --> 00:26:32,760 Speaker 1: amazing what you're doing. So talk about this initiative right 508 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:36,560 Speaker 1: with Yes. Delivering jobs is something I'm so proud of. 509 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:41,399 Speaker 1: Holly Rod partnered with um Best Buddies, Autisms Speak, Special 510 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:45,560 Speaker 1: Olympics to do this huge initiative to create a million 511 00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:51,359 Speaker 1: jobs for these young people. Now obviously, uh, COVID just 512 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:55,080 Speaker 1: changed everybody's plans and so now you know, we're sort 513 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:58,120 Speaker 1: of shifting our focus. Maybe it won't be a billion jobs, 514 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 1: who knows, maybe it'll be less than that. But the 515 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:03,760 Speaker 1: idea is to get corporations to get off board with 516 00:27:03,920 --> 00:27:07,480 Speaker 1: hiring in this part of the community where the unemployment 517 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 1: rate is above hovers around. So we have to try 518 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:17,840 Speaker 1: to just get people to consider hiring these amazing individuals. 519 00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:22,520 Speaker 1: UM Every single time I post something on social media 520 00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:26,000 Speaker 1: or treat something out about Oh thank you Dodgers for 521 00:27:26,080 --> 00:27:28,960 Speaker 1: giving r J this chance. They all of them, the 522 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:32,280 Speaker 1: manager Dave Roberts to all the star players will all 523 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:35,520 Speaker 1: hit me back and go, I wish you stop thinking us, 524 00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:37,399 Speaker 1: because we're the ones that need to thank you for 525 00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:40,440 Speaker 1: our j. You don't understand when we have hard times 526 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:43,359 Speaker 1: that we come in that clubhouse. R J is always 527 00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:46,280 Speaker 1: tapping us up and chucking it out with us and 528 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:49,760 Speaker 1: counting us out, and he's never not in a great 529 00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:53,919 Speaker 1: mood and he lifts us up and so so that 530 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:58,040 Speaker 1: that is a testament to how these young people can 531 00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:03,000 Speaker 1: bring not just diversity, but happiness and joy to your workforce. 532 00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:06,600 Speaker 1: Uh and so and so. Yeah, so delivering jobs has 533 00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:09,920 Speaker 1: been terrific. We just started this initiative recently, and yes, 534 00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:14,959 Speaker 1: I'm hoping that the pandemic will simmer down and we'll 535 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:17,240 Speaker 1: be able to be back up and running. Uh. We 536 00:28:17,359 --> 00:28:20,760 Speaker 1: did get hit hard with Holly rod um by COVID, 537 00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:24,680 Speaker 1: Uh really hard. We can't really function at our J's 538 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:27,359 Speaker 1: place like we want to UM, which is our Auti 539 00:28:27,560 --> 00:28:31,359 Speaker 1: Center in l A where we help people UM get 540 00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:35,720 Speaker 1: jobs and connect them with job opportunities and training um. 541 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:39,040 Speaker 1: But you know what we're we We have some beautiful partners. 542 00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:42,960 Speaker 1: Signa is one of them, and Walgreen some really great 543 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:45,480 Speaker 1: partners that have stuck with us even through this lean 544 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 1: time that have kept us afloat um. But yes, hopefully 545 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:52,120 Speaker 1: we'll be able to get UH Design Care back up 546 00:28:52,160 --> 00:28:54,760 Speaker 1: again next year and you and your wife, we will 547 00:28:54,840 --> 00:28:57,400 Speaker 1: come back out and we can get things going. But 548 00:28:57,440 --> 00:28:59,240 Speaker 1: we got a lot of work to do. Everybody, keep 549 00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 1: your masks on, stay safe, and you know, remember it's 550 00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:08,520 Speaker 1: the greater good together. And I want to mention you 551 00:29:08,560 --> 00:29:10,480 Speaker 1: went to the World Diversity and I want to give 552 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:14,040 Speaker 1: a shout out to Dave Roberts, African American, who is 553 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 1: the coach of me, the manager of the world champion 554 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:18,680 Speaker 1: in Los Angeles Dodgers. You know, there are only two 555 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:22,240 Speaker 1: African American managers in Major League Baseball. There's Dave Roberts 556 00:29:22,240 --> 00:29:25,040 Speaker 1: and Dusty Baker of the Houston Nastros. But more importantly, 557 00:29:25,040 --> 00:29:28,160 Speaker 1: I'm talking to a friend who has always shown me 558 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:32,680 Speaker 1: a high level of professionalism, has always greeted me with respect, 559 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:35,320 Speaker 1: has always told as an uplift me. She always says, 560 00:29:35,320 --> 00:29:37,480 Speaker 1: I always the uplifting her, but she's always up to 561 00:29:37,800 --> 00:29:40,800 Speaker 1: me and she has two fantastic movie projects coming out 562 00:29:40,840 --> 00:29:45,360 Speaker 1: on Hallmark. It's called December fifth would be Christmas and Evergreen. 563 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:50,000 Speaker 1: And this Sunday, November ten pm on the Hallmark is 564 00:29:50,040 --> 00:29:52,960 Speaker 1: going to be Christmas Doctor. But more importantly, if you 565 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:54,760 Speaker 1: get ready to get your laugh phone, ready to get 566 00:29:54,760 --> 00:29:58,040 Speaker 1: your laugh phone, America's Hathwaite, because she already told me, 567 00:29:58,240 --> 00:29:59,600 Speaker 1: you know, she had to come in and get wound 568 00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:02,080 Speaker 1: up at business in this fifth season. They brought on 569 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:04,160 Speaker 1: the show just to get didn't you say you really 570 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:05,880 Speaker 1: wanted to put a little a little flair and that's 571 00:30:05,920 --> 00:30:07,280 Speaker 1: why they brought you up for the show. They wanted 572 00:30:07,280 --> 00:30:09,960 Speaker 1: to put a little spice. Ain't the word the word 573 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:13,520 Speaker 1: you say spice in the show? Oh? Okay? Cool? You know, 574 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:16,080 Speaker 1: like like like Thanksgiving turkey. You know, get that big old, 575 00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:18,840 Speaker 1: that big old injecting and put that garlic in there 576 00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:20,720 Speaker 1: and put that butt in there and you get it 577 00:30:20,800 --> 00:30:22,880 Speaker 1: all right and brown and gold. And that's what you're 578 00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:28,760 Speaker 1: doing right there for America, my friend. Thank you. We're 579 00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:31,520 Speaker 1: gonna promote again. You know how I do it? Uh, 580 00:30:31,640 --> 00:30:33,479 Speaker 1: when I run this, I'm gonna drop this on YouTube. 581 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:35,160 Speaker 1: I'm gonna put that I'm gonna run the trailer doing 582 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:37,280 Speaker 1: our interview and do a split spring on it and 583 00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 1: put your picture up periodically. They're tim me more photos. 584 00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:41,760 Speaker 1: So we get this up this weekend and get this 585 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 1: promoted for the show coming out and then I'm on 586 00:30:44,280 --> 00:30:46,720 Speaker 1: my my for the show just coming out December fifth 587 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:48,880 Speaker 1: and movies come out December five. I'm gonna run that 588 00:30:48,920 --> 00:30:50,960 Speaker 1: trailer and my fan club and what was my other 589 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:52,720 Speaker 1: social media? So you know how I do it. When 590 00:30:52,880 --> 00:30:55,080 Speaker 1: Holly drops in on money make conversation, we do it 591 00:30:55,120 --> 00:30:58,920 Speaker 1: big here. Okay, well, thank you so much. I'm always 592 00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:00,400 Speaker 1: so happy to be here in this And you know, 593 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:02,960 Speaker 1: if you ever get tired at that great stephen A opening, 594 00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:04,120 Speaker 1: let me know if you want me to see the 595 00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:12,120 Speaker 1: jam you mess with me because you know I got 596 00:31:12,200 --> 00:31:16,040 Speaker 1: I got my my company of my company voicemail and 597 00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:19,040 Speaker 1: so I'm so I'm gonna I'm gonna send it to 598 00:31:19,080 --> 00:31:21,560 Speaker 1: you and I'm gonna ask you to cut my voicemail 599 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:26,280 Speaker 1: for my company. It's it's it's because I'm doing Boller 600 00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:28,720 Speaker 1: this year. If I can get Holly Robinson Pete to 601 00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:34,640 Speaker 1: do my voicemail voice over, I am balla ballicious ball delicious. 602 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:37,280 Speaker 1: Okay you stay, start with my friend we tr to 603 00:31:37,960 --> 00:31:39,640 Speaker 1: and tell your husband how you know how about your 604 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:42,560 Speaker 1: love him? I will, I will say to your wife, 605 00:31:42,680 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 1: luck you guys, bye bye. If you heed more money 606 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:48,440 Speaker 1: Making Conversation interviews, please go to money Making Conversation dot com. 607 00:31:48,480 --> 00:31:50,640 Speaker 1: I'm Rashean McDonald. I am your host