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She's a graduate from 10 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:43,880 Speaker 1: Jackson State University HBCU and earned a Bachelor of Science 11 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: degree in criminal justice. She is the founder of Doll 12 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: Doll House Studios Arthur and star of the hit Lifetime 13 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 1: show Bring It. She's back on My show to day 14 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: to continue our discussion of her book Standing in the 15 00:00:56,360 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: Shade and her new emojis and the Bring It Live tour. 16 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: That's something I'm excited about. Please welcome back to money 17 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 1: making Conversations, Miss Diana Williams. Good morning, Diana. What city 18 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: are you in, my friend? What city are you in? Well, 19 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:18,480 Speaker 1: I'm in Jackson, Mississippi. Today The Dancing Dollars of Jackson 20 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 1: start their audition process an intake for new members. So 21 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: I am here with them all week long. Now what 22 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 1: is the explain that process to me right here? Because 23 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: of the fact that last time we're gonna show people, 24 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:35,400 Speaker 1: shall you really get in detail about how how my 25 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: kids can get involved? And I want to make sure 26 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 1: that I don't miss that, So you you open the door, 27 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 1: explain the process because you're not only in Jackson, but 28 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: you're also in Birmingham, and you also have studios in Atlanta, Georgia. Correct, correct, Okay, 29 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: but right now you're doing intake for Jackson, Mississippi studio. 30 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: Talk to us about that. Well, for the dancing doll, 31 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: the dancers dogs are a separate of the dollhouse Dames factory. 32 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 1: The dancing doll just practice inside of the doghouse dance factory. 33 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: There's a huge misconception there about how the company runs 34 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: our studio is etcetera, etcetera. So when remember the one 35 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 1: the audition wasn't for the dancing dolls competition dance team. 36 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 1: I always suggest that they start off taking class. Don't 37 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: where that teaches major rette in hip hop, because those 38 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 1: those types of backgrounds are what you will need in 39 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 1: order to be successful on the team. Although it is 40 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: not required, it is definitely suggested because while she takes 41 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: those class that makes it so much easier for you 42 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 1: to make the team. Getting training before actually trying to 43 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:35,119 Speaker 1: get the job is what you want to try to do. 44 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 1: So that's exactly what I expressed to everyone. But even 45 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: though some people don't don't take the training process prior 46 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 1: to and they just show up for the audition prodest 47 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 1: we do the best that we can to train them 48 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 1: prior to the actual audition itself. The dance will come 49 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 1: in and all ages five to eight teams. They're all 50 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: different sides from all different backgrounds. You know, we don't discriminate. 51 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: We want everybody. You want, anybody that wants to dance, 52 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: has an idea of what it is to take to 53 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: do what it is that we do. We want them 54 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: to come. We want to have them there, so having 55 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 1: them around is definitely fun. Some kids make it and 56 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: some kids don't, but it's always a fun place that 57 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: especially seeing the kids grow throughout the course of the 58 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 1: week and putting their best foot forward. Now, what makes 59 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:18,639 Speaker 1: you unique because there's a lot of people out there, 60 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 1: you know, I'm always hunting for the next though, I'm 61 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 1: always looking hunting for the Miss Diana Williams so I 62 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: can create me a hit reality show. What makes you special, 63 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: Miss Williams, Well, everything about me makes me special, very 64 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: different created. It's not stop stop stop stop you too much, 65 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: stop stop right there, stop right there everywhere, but no, seriously, 66 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 1: like what about me, I'm just different from most people 67 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 1: that you would that. You know, people will give up 68 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 1: a lot of time to do what it is that 69 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: they do, and I am definitely one of those people. 70 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 1: But what makes me different, I think, is the fact 71 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 1: that I give selflessness, selfless, selfless, selflessly, I should say, 72 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 1: without even looking back, I have done a lot of 73 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: things for kids that probably wouldn't even though they're I'm 74 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: even doing the things that I'm doing for them in 75 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: the background. You know, some parents don't even know that 76 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: I cover fees for them even when they don't have 77 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 1: the money to pay it, and I know that something's 78 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 1: going on with them, I take care of it. I'm 79 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: always reaching out to other kids to try to see 80 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 1: what they're doing wrong as far as school be concerned, 81 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: to try to assist them on that level. Like I'm 82 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 1: not just a typical coach that sits in coaching students 83 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 1: team in the studio. I'm all in their business. I 84 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: want to know what they're doing, where they're going, who 85 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 1: they're talking to. I want to know about your grades. 86 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 1: Don't want to go at you doing your chores at 87 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 1: home like you doing them on your third And I 88 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: don't want to know it all because I can figure 89 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:39,840 Speaker 1: out how to make you the best topical with you 90 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: possible and that's what the ultimate goal. Let me ask 91 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: you this, so, so do you do do do you 92 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 1: have like scholarships? There are cold individual purchase scholarships that 93 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:53,160 Speaker 1: could be donated to a student who can't afford to 94 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: ten your studios or how does they work? Or are 95 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: creating a problem for you because they've gotta have the 96 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 1: talent to attend Sean, they gotta make the cut. So 97 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: just the Dance Results is a community based organization. We're 98 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:10,159 Speaker 1: not a finance We're not a federally fund organization. It's 99 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:14,279 Speaker 1: funding finance from my pockets mostly. You know, the parents 100 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: do pay money for uniforms, but all the parents don't 101 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,280 Speaker 1: always pay like their souls too, who do what they 102 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:22,599 Speaker 1: need to do. So then the financial responsibility falls on me. 103 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 1: If it's been like that for the last eighteen years, 104 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: you know. So unfortunately, we can't offer scholarships because the 105 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: money for the scholarship becomes to me and I have 106 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:33,719 Speaker 1: my own child that I have to focus on and 107 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: worry about. But if there are people out there that 108 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 1: would love to donate money to the kids, I would 109 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: love to have that money to be placed on their 110 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 1: account so that if they are running behind on fees, 111 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:46,600 Speaker 1: or if their parents that need extra money for travel 112 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: or what have you. Absolutely well we would take donations 113 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 1: all day long. Okay, cool, you're gonna get a donation 114 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 1: from Rush McDonald. We appreciate that we have several kids, 115 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:58,919 Speaker 1: especially in the Atlanta area. I know, for fact, I 116 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: have a pared a pen up to I will not 117 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:03,720 Speaker 1: name her name. Um I covered her fee for her 118 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 1: kids for the full year just so they were able 119 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 1: to come, but then her car broke down and she 120 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 1: wasn't able to even get them there. So it was 121 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: like one thing happening after after another. Is I know 122 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 1: she would definitely be appreciated, appreciate and assistance. Well, I'm 123 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 1: serious because of the fact that, uh, I do it 124 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 1: for Wendy were Carol Robinson, she has a school for 125 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: an acting school, and uh, this California, My wife and 126 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:33,280 Speaker 1: I would purchased ten scholarships annually. It's we've been doing 127 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:36,239 Speaker 1: it for like ten years. And uh, I don't consider 128 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 1: you my little sister now, miss Williams. Okay, appreciate. I 129 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:43,040 Speaker 1: gotta bring you on board into the phone. We gotta 130 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 1: introduce you to my wife so she can she can say, Okay, 131 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 1: we're good because because you're doing Because that's the point 132 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 1: that I wanted to bring back on the show. Because 133 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 1: of the fact that you know, the show edits you 134 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: know energy, they they don't they don't allow the story 135 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:02,800 Speaker 1: to be told, a big story to be told. And 136 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: when he was on the show, I was like, really 137 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:07,839 Speaker 1: at all of the Shark conversation, I went there so 138 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:09,479 Speaker 1: much more we should be talking about. And I told 139 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 1: you that when you was in the studio, go, I 140 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 1: gotta bring you back because you come back on my show. 141 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 1: Because of the fact that a lot of people, especially 142 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 1: like I'm from Chicago from a standpoint, I worked there 143 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 1: like five years, and dance clubs and dancing is really 144 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 1: big in Chicago, and I know how impactful that is 145 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: in the Chicago community. And the fact that you now 146 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 1: have studios in Jackson, Mississippi, and Birmingham, Alabama, in Atlanta, Georgia. 147 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 1: What is the what is the tim Is there a 148 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 1: limit to what you're gonna do? Or talk about the 149 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 1: reason why you expanding like that like this there one 150 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 1: of the biggest reasons why the expansion the chances theories, 151 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 1: because being able to have an outreach program that reaches 152 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 1: out or literally outward house side of the state line 153 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 1: is something that's important to make sure that you can 154 00:07:57,840 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 1: reach as many people in the box and out of 155 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 1: platforms down home with the the TV show has given 156 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 1: me the opportunity to leave so many people and to 157 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 1: be around so many people, and the fact that my 158 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 1: studio was just in one stationariest way. Everybody couldn't get 159 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: right understood that. But I have the opportunity and the 160 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 1: meaning to be able to give to them. So it 161 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 1: just made sense for me to say, you know what, Diana, 162 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 1: why not just open up the studio or location in 163 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:28,239 Speaker 1: their areas and go to them. So everybody can't always 164 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: go where you need them to go, Everybody can't always 165 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:32,200 Speaker 1: see where you need them to be here. Everybody can 166 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 1: always do what you actually can do so it's important 167 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:37,679 Speaker 1: that celebrities that they have an opportunity to use a 168 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 1: platform that I gave them in the first place, that 169 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: you use it. And that's that's what I've been trying 170 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:45,360 Speaker 1: to do, right. I always like this, doll Halls Dance 171 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 1: Factory promote high self esteem, determination, persistence, high academic achievement, 172 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:56,959 Speaker 1: community involvement, and the importance of health and young women 173 00:08:57,320 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 1: through the art of dance. That's powerful. That's probably what 174 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 1: guts you through that process. Diana, Well, that's the statement 175 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 1: I just made. Well, I for me, as a kid, 176 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 1: I grew up going to different dance schools that didn't 177 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 1: celebrate me. And what I mean by that is that 178 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 1: they didn't celebrate the African American faith, the African American body, 179 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: or the African American people. I was just another spec 180 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 1: in the room. I've always tried to explain to the 181 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 1: kids that I coach and I teach that there is 182 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:37,200 Speaker 1: a world out there that is so much bigger than you. 183 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: If you take the small thing that you're given, utilize 184 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 1: the education. Because we go to some kids going to 185 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:49,199 Speaker 1: public school, are you hidding a free education? Utilize the 186 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:54,320 Speaker 1: education that you are getting put forwards Okay, We're gonna 187 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 1: be right back with more with Diana Williams. Um Bring 188 00:09:57,840 --> 00:09:59,839 Speaker 1: It Live Tour, I gotta talk about that next on 189 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 1: more money Making Conversations. Hi, just Reachard McDonald. My guess 190 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: is h I like to believe that she understands the 191 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:12,760 Speaker 1: value of multiple streams of income. UM she is now 192 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: as a dollhouse, dance factory studio and um Birmingham, Alabama, 193 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 1: one of my favorite towns. Started in Jackson, Mississippi, been 194 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:27,320 Speaker 1: there by four or five times and now Atlanta, Georgia. 195 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:29,720 Speaker 1: She's on the phone to talk about the Bring It 196 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 1: Live Tour. What is the Bring It Live Tour? Ms Williams, Well, 197 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:38,480 Speaker 1: to Bring It Live Tour isn't up close from your 198 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 1: pace version of what you see on and it's just 199 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 1: a live versions. People get a chance to really see 200 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 1: me being me because on the TV show they don't 201 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:52,559 Speaker 1: really show my natural personality. They just showed me coaching. No, 202 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:55,840 Speaker 1: they don't show me actually engaging with the fans. As 203 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 1: to Bring It Live Tour, I'm literally in the crowd, 204 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:01,680 Speaker 1: eyes of offs to stay age. I'm in the crowd 205 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 1: with everyone running around, cracking jokes. The kids are dancing. 206 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:09,720 Speaker 1: Of course, there's the live performances on this year's who 207 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: are from Kayla who has been on this on the 208 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:14,280 Speaker 1: show this the show started Sunday who was one of 209 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: the original castumers of the show. Keen Jane, Princess Asia 210 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 1: the current captain of the team in Jackson Macaiah and 211 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 1: it's a it's a great show. It's amazing to come 212 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:28,480 Speaker 1: and see the girls dance live. You've got a lot 213 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 1: of the girls who've been on the show previously to 214 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:33,080 Speaker 1: graduate and to mourn, so they will not be on 215 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 1: the on the tour this year, but the girls that 216 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 1: are coming on the tour this year are phenomenal. It's 217 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:40,199 Speaker 1: an amazing show to come and sit and watch. Okay, 218 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:42,560 Speaker 1: how long is the show and how does the show work? 219 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 1: Do you come out to a big fanfare? How what 220 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: is the what is the layout is it in like 221 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: a what size of the theaters that you put into 222 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 1: a stage? What is the set up the theaters? Anywhere 223 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:57,680 Speaker 1: between two thousands to five thousand city theaters. It is 224 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 1: a ninety minute show of a shantact performances. There's a 225 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 1: huge brand opening number, there's a lot of fans stuff 226 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:08,560 Speaker 1: in the middle where there's battles amongst the fans, battles 227 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 1: amongst the girls. This year's tour, it's all about the fans. 228 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: But having the fans involved in it, it's definitely gonna 229 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 1: be the game changer for this year's tour. And then 230 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:20,240 Speaker 1: there's a huge grand finale. And then there's me in 231 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 1: the lobby after the show's signing autographs and you're not 232 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 1: tying that's that's sample you. You're not even tying name 233 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: a minute, you jumping off the stage in the crowd, 234 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 1: interacted dancing, and after the show, I'm smiling and signing 235 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 1: an autograph, selling t shirts. Absolutely absolutely so with this tour. 236 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 1: Who thought of this idea because of the fact that 237 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 1: it seems so natural if it kind of reminds me 238 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 1: of uh, like you know, the Universal Soul Tour, that 239 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:55,199 Speaker 1: type of energetic to you know that that people would 240 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 1: like to be a part of it. The dancing that 241 00:12:57,760 --> 00:13:00,320 Speaker 1: do you look do like dance offs in there? Telling 242 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 1: down you bring it that a little bit more fun 243 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:05,560 Speaker 1: me here, Well, you're a branding line tour has it 244 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:08,559 Speaker 1: has competitions amongst the fans. I pulled fans up on 245 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:12,959 Speaker 1: stage who at the most unsuspecting ones and the most intertining. 246 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:15,280 Speaker 1: They have their battles to give each other, throwing their 247 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 1: hits in the circle, throwing in here at each other, 248 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:19,960 Speaker 1: snack and there he is each other face of Kyle's 249 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:22,080 Speaker 1: speed Up too on the show because it's a lot 250 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:26,080 Speaker 1: of fun. It is a family, fun friendly environment. Everybody. 251 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 1: It's all ages. It's not no specific rates. We're all 252 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:32,720 Speaker 1: in their mix together. Okay, So it's the tour happening 253 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:34,960 Speaker 1: now or have we missed some dates or some dates 254 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 1: in the future. Tell me about it. Well, the tour 255 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:40,000 Speaker 1: doesn't start until late June and it goes all the 256 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:43,040 Speaker 1: way through August and fourth. Okause, know what that means. 257 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 1: You be back on my show late may you know, 258 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:49,679 Speaker 1: early June so we can promote this. You're gonna give 259 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 1: me some banners. I'm already told you I'm donating in 260 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: the Atlantis and some of these kids and stuff like that. 261 00:13:55,480 --> 00:14:00,480 Speaker 1: What's the age group of the kids who participate your academy. Well, 262 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 1: you have to be at least three years old. Yeah, 263 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:07,400 Speaker 1: three years old all the way up into age eighteen. 264 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 1: You know how much patient you have to have for 265 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 1: a three year olifter trying to dance, trying to get listen. 266 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 1: I'm fine. Then my staff is able to handle it. 267 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 1: But they do. They are the cutest fluence with the tiniestaliation. 268 00:14:20,520 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 1: They've everything in your life that they all grow in 269 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 1: six weeks. You know that, right, Yes, I know. But 270 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 1: here's the thing about it. You seem to be in 271 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 1: such a good place in your life. Are you your energy? 272 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 1: You you have a such a direction of where you 273 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 1: want to take your brand? Am I seeing the right things? 274 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 1: And I am I feeling, uh, just this passion for 275 00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 1: you know that you you understand who you are and 276 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 1: who you can be. Absolutely I think that you know. 277 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 1: I'm forty years old and I have I've been through 278 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: a lot of course of my life, you know, trying 279 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 1: to get to where I am and did not happen overnight. 280 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:02,920 Speaker 1: I have and homeless, I slept on floors, I slept 281 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 1: in my car. I've had my car and repossessed. You know, 282 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 1: I have been through a lot to get to where 283 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 1: I am. And I just have to say that anybody 284 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 1: that has a dream of being an entrepreneur, don't think 285 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:17,800 Speaker 1: that you're gonna make money right away. You have to 286 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 1: know how to blind even when the grind puts put 287 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 1: you down. Even when the brind turn this back on you, 288 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:26,160 Speaker 1: you can't give you not to know your work and 289 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 1: who you are. Always put God first. Pray, pray about 290 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:32,280 Speaker 1: all of it. Pray when it's good, or pray when 291 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 1: it's bad, play when it's ugly. Pray period, because no 292 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 1: matter what you try to do, you can't do anything 293 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 1: without haven't got in the fourth round. He has got 294 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:42,120 Speaker 1: to be the key was out for the Omega, the 295 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 1: beginning to ending. It's gotta be about him because if not, 296 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 1: you'll never succeed as an entrepreneur. I have I have 297 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:51,400 Speaker 1: a story, like I said in my in my book 298 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 1: Standing in the Shape, that will blow your mind. My 299 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 1: story is definitely one of those wars you would sit 300 00:15:56,920 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: back and say, whoa, how is she even still living? 301 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:01,800 Speaker 1: How is she even still walking and breathe? And how 302 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:04,760 Speaker 1: is she even still giving up every day? And it's 303 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 1: not the grace of God that I am able to 304 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 1: do all of what I do. I have to give 305 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 1: it to God. Without him, I would be nowhere and nothing. Okay, 306 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 1: it's it's the Diana Williams show. I'm sorry I'm telling you, 307 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:23,080 Speaker 1: but this is why I love her, because she she 308 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 1: knows Okay, let's let's go back. You know, uh, your book. 309 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 1: You know, we talked about it last time. Your relationship 310 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 1: with your mom was was it's not the perfect relationship? 311 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:38,760 Speaker 1: What did you learn about the relationship with your mom? 312 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 1: And you've been because I feel like you're a giant mom. 313 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:44,520 Speaker 1: Now you're a mom. Do these kids you because you're 314 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 1: so all the things that you talk about a mom 315 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 1: will do for their child. And so I feel that 316 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:53,960 Speaker 1: you know now your mom and jacksone, that's where you started. 317 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 1: Now your mom in Birmingham, now your mom in Atlanta, 318 00:16:56,920 --> 00:17:00,400 Speaker 1: and so that's that's a lot of emotional and with 319 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 1: that you're putting out there. How do you? How do you? 320 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 1: How do you? How do you hold yourself together? I'm 321 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 1: normal like anyone else, So I cry, you know. I 322 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:14,520 Speaker 1: try to not stress about it, even though that's hard 323 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 1: because you're dealing with so many personalities when you're dealing 324 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 1: with girls. As would always says, women are emotional creatures. 325 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:23,919 Speaker 1: So when you're dealing with girls, there's different attitudes and 326 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 1: all that there. I try my best to literally place 327 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 1: myself in their shoes and understand every situation. But I've 328 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:34,200 Speaker 1: learned to not take it home. I used to take 329 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 1: home so much of the stress on these kids, but 330 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:38,800 Speaker 1: I didn't fleet. There were times I wouldn't eat, that 331 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:41,080 Speaker 1: I was so much stress and over when I even 332 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:43,879 Speaker 1: lost weight because of some of the stress dealing with 333 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 1: a lot of what it is that I do. But 334 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:48,400 Speaker 1: because I know that this is the purpose that God 335 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:52,159 Speaker 1: gave me, then I know that having this weight on you, 336 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:55,359 Speaker 1: it's the reason why you're able to be so successful. 337 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:56,600 Speaker 1: That I is not gonna ever give you more than 338 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 1: you can be at people saying all the time, but 339 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:01,359 Speaker 1: I am a walking talking to estimate because that I 340 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:05,840 Speaker 1: have watched kids that have been for abusive halls, broken halls, 341 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 1: parents walk out on their abandoned kids, kids that our 342 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:10,880 Speaker 1: foster kids. We have had a lot of kids come 343 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 1: through our programs, and I literally take it all in. 344 00:18:14,119 --> 00:18:17,119 Speaker 1: I'd have I'd have foster present so I understand what 345 00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:19,360 Speaker 1: it's like. I understand what it's like to love your 346 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:21,679 Speaker 1: mom and your mom not always love you back, but 347 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:23,280 Speaker 1: then in the end, like my mom and I now 348 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 1: we have a great relationship. Now, I think that you know, 349 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:29,480 Speaker 1: with everything that I've gone and having to deal with 350 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 1: so much of what I dealt with, I think that 351 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:34,439 Speaker 1: it created more of a fund with us because she 352 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:37,640 Speaker 1: didn't know. Now she she got my books, I didn't 353 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:39,359 Speaker 1: want her to read it. I'm gonna be honest. I 354 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 1: did not want my mom to read my book. Of 355 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:43,199 Speaker 1: a lot of stuff that it's in the book, I 356 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:46,400 Speaker 1: never told her. I kept it to myself. As most kids, 357 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:48,960 Speaker 1: you know, we we bottle things up as adults and 358 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:51,480 Speaker 1: even as children. We bottled things up and we cheaper 359 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 1: to ourselves. And I did that for a long time. 360 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:57,160 Speaker 1: That book set me free. It set me free. I'm 361 00:18:57,320 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 1: able to talk about things that I hadn't ever spoken 362 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 1: out loud about before. And it was a necessary evil. 363 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: I needed to do that my mom and No, Now 364 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:07,960 Speaker 1: we're good. You know, we're in a good place. Now 365 00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:11,879 Speaker 1: we crack dogs, you sing, text you on and emoio covers. 366 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:16,680 Speaker 1: Speaking of emoji, she downloaded my emoji app and she 367 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:18,960 Speaker 1: keeps sitting the same one. I'm like, why do you 368 00:19:19,040 --> 00:19:20,879 Speaker 1: keep seeing that one? She said, because it looks like 369 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 1: me and I could do that. I'm like, kids, right, 370 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 1: tell us about this emoji app? How did this start? Well? Uh, 371 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:32,720 Speaker 1: my publicist, Erica brought to me um an idea to 372 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:36,720 Speaker 1: do emojis because my personality is so vibrant, and why 373 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:42,000 Speaker 1: wouldn't people want to have text messaging conversation utilizing gifts 374 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:44,520 Speaker 1: that look like being talk like me and act like me. 375 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:47,080 Speaker 1: You know, we have women are fights to create yourself. 376 00:19:47,119 --> 00:19:49,320 Speaker 1: We have some fights to them and we have these 377 00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 1: conversations where we snap our things and roll our next 378 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:54,639 Speaker 1: and we go through the whole, the whole motion. And 379 00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 1: it just makes sense to have an emoji that the 380 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:01,120 Speaker 1: fiilize all those things. You can t the whole conversation 381 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:04,560 Speaker 1: with my emojis without even texting one word. That's just 382 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:10,040 Speaker 1: how good they are. That's fun. It sounds, it sounds 383 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:16,040 Speaker 1: like you. It's only available on Time iPhone right now. 384 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 1: Android out later because I'm Android now. I'm an Android 385 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:24,280 Speaker 1: guy now. And you know that the dominant uh Android 386 00:20:24,359 --> 00:20:26,840 Speaker 1: is the dominant brand for the African American community. Is 387 00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:28,280 Speaker 1: gonna let you know what. You gotta get over to 388 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 1: the Android side. That's where most of the African American 389 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:34,480 Speaker 1: users are Android users. I wentn't close, and I just 390 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:36,160 Speaker 1: want to thank you for coming back on my show. 391 00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:39,880 Speaker 1: I want to thank you for being the I justify 392 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,680 Speaker 1: me for bringing you back because you're a special young lady, 393 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:45,200 Speaker 1: and I'm a fan of yours. Um, have my staff 394 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:46,720 Speaker 1: reach out to you so I can get that check 395 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:50,360 Speaker 1: to you to support some of your these underprivileged kids 396 00:20:50,359 --> 00:20:52,240 Speaker 1: in the line of Georgia. Know that I'm a fan. 397 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:53,879 Speaker 1: I know you're gonna be back on the shore and 398 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 1: late May. So who could promote the bring it live 399 00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:59,360 Speaker 1: to keep winning? 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