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Name:  Yoni & Solai Wicker/The Wicker Twinz Age: 17 Career/Job: Entertainment/ Multi-Talented Atrist/ Celebrity Level Social Media Influencers College/Degree: Yrs In Profession: 15 yrs total/ Social Media 3 years

Nigel Dixon 31 Business manager/accountant Accounting  6-7 years in profession

Name: Dr. Kerrie Age: 35 Career/Job: Serial Entrepreneur: Realtor | Investor | Transformational Speaker College/Degree: Doctorate in Education: Transformational Leadership Yrs In Profession: Realtor - 3 years, Investor - 5 years, Speaker 1 year

Name: Bryant Kirk White Age: 32 Career/Job: Executive Director, A.Bevy: The School of Self Awareness CEO & Lead DJ, OMTBH Wedding House Content Director, A.Bevy Studio College/Degree: University of South Carolina, Focus: Entrepreneurship - Marketing & Management + SCAD - TV & Film Production, Focus: Sound Production Yrs In Profession: 13+

Name: Shelkecia (Shel-kay-sha)/Shel Lessington Age: 34 Career/Job: Community Engagement Specialist at the Epilepsy Foundation College/Degree: Biology from USC-Columbia and a Masters of Public Health from George Washington University in Washington, DC Yrs In Profession: 8 years

Name: Jodie (King J)  Age: 29 Career/Job: Businessman/Entrepreneur College/Degree: Associates in art/Career Certificate in Nursing/Commercial Truck Driving  Yrs In Profession: 6

Name: Alexis Mood Age:29 Career/Job: Marketing/Brand Strategist, Nonprofit Executive Director, Entrepreneur College/Degree: BA, Journalism and Mass Communications (Concentration in Advertisement) Yrs in Profession: 10

Name: Jasmine B. Campbell  Age: 27 Career/Job: Paralegal & Mobile Notary/Loan Signing Agent  College/Degree: BA in Communication and minor in Theater from the College of Charleston, paralegal certification from the University of South Carolina Yrs In Profession: 5 years this month!

Name: Melissa Chanel Carnegie    Age: 36    Career/Job: By day: Head Of Global Communications At Cantu Beauty By day AND night: Voice of Melissa Chanel and founder of Kicks & Fros     College/Degree: Francis Marion University BA/ Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication    Yrs In Profession: Cantu - 5 years Kicks & Fros - 5 years Melissa Chanel - 12 years

Name: Troy Blyden Age: 28 Career/Job: Athlete/content creator College/Degree: NGU/Sports Management Yrs In Profession: 3 1/2

Name: Ilana Green Age: 27 Career/Job: Amazonian Experience and Technology Escalations Investigator at Amazon College/Degree: The Citadel - B.S. Business Administration with concentration in supply chain Tulane University - Masters of Jurisprudence in Labor and Employment Law Yrs In Profession: 5

Garrison Gist 29 Professional Artist Bachelors in Art Studio with an art education cognate 6 years in profession 

Name: Kevin Crawford II Age: 26 Career/Job: Public and Media Relations Manager/ City of Columbia  College/Degree: North Carolina Central/ Mass Communication concentration Journalism and Minor in Business Administration  Yrs In Profession: Labor Day will make 5 years

Name: Tyler Carter Age: 28 Career/Job: Recruitment/Admissions College/Degree: Liberal Arts: English and Mass Comm concentrations  Yrs In Profession: 5

One of the hardest up and coming rappers in Dallas, TX better watch out!

MaLeik Gatewood  Age:  25 Career/Job: Football Coach (DBs) College/Degree:  University of Tennessee Bachelors in Sport and Recreation Management Yrs In Profession:  Going into year 4 

Name: Kenynon (Keenan) Webster  Go by Webb  Age: 29 Career/Job: academic advisor/Strayer University  College/Degree: BS in Human Services  Yrs In Profession: 1

Name:Jayah Washington  Age: 27  Career: Speech Language Pathologist  College Degree: Speech Language Pathology & Audiology  Yrs in Profession: new career 

Name: Lamanda Ballard   Age: 32   Career/Job: Associate Director of Growth Marketing   College/Degree: North Carolina A&T, B.S. in Marketing Yrs In Profession: 7 IG: lamandamb Non-Profit: @flocodexo

Name: Darais “BISKIT” Anderson Age: 29 Career/Job: VP of Trucking Company/Party Promoter  College/Degree: Albany State University, Mass Communication  Yrs In Profession: 2 IG: kicknitbiskit

https://linktr.ee/osayeniya    Name: Osayuware (Oh-say-you-are-a) Igbinadolor Also known as Osay Eniya    Age: 25   Career/Job: Realestate Investing, Mindset coaching, Business Development    College/Degree: Business management Yrs In Profession: 2

Name: Rodney Nichols  Age: 30  Career: CEO of GrindHard Sports Training  College: Benedictine University  Yrs in Profession: 6 years  @grindhardsportstraining

Trevor Prioleau Age: 27 Career/Job: Solutions Architect Founder/Digital Creator of Prodigy Productions College/Degree: University of South Carolina - Columbia Bachelor of Business Administration Finance & Management Science / GSCOM Directed Study in Psychology Yrs In Profession: 8 Years in Finance/Business 6 Years with Prodigy

Name: Shaykara Waajid (everyone calls me Shay)  Age: 29  Career/Job: Head of People @ Livepeer by day and serial entrepreneur & investor after 5  College/Degree: Bachelors of Criminal Justice from University of SC and MBA w/ concentration in HR management from Winthrop University   Yrs in profession: 10

Make sure you guys tap in with Big BossTalk Podcast where Josh talks about losing his identity after sports and regaining it. What steps it took to regain it but also living with pressure's of living up to the family name but also having great parents to allow him to make his own choices and put pressure on himself.    Josh is a great role model and we also get into his career as an Enterprise Risk Consultant!

Name: Ezra Boyd Age: 28 Career/Job: Key Account Mgr  College/Degree:  Business Management (Bachelors), University of Louisiana  MBA, Management, Small Business & Entrepreneurship  LSU Yrs In Profession:  6 Yrs total 

Jamarcus Little, Young, Black Educator   We talked about what its like being a teacher, the adjustments you go through if your school doesn't always have proper funding.   Dealing with parents who think their child does no wrong. Not only that, how does he use his abnormal background or upbringing to relate and draw out the best from his students.   Make sure you take a listen!

Jamila Wilson or should I say Dr. Wilson comes on the show and talks about her journey to becoming a Neurologic Therapist. It was not easy, but she is taking it one day at a time.   Not only will you see some of the pro's and cons to her job but you will hear about her college experience, some of her best moments and so much more! Take a look and see if you would want to do what she does as your passion!

Yooooooo what's up gang! We got another banger, tap into this episode with Lanisa Brown, so much free game is handed out!    Name: Lanisa Brown  Age: 28  Career/Job: Entrepreneur & Wig Maker/Hair Stylist former Mental Health Professional   College/Degree: Sc State University (Undergrad) Social Work University of Maryland (Grad) Masters of Social Work Years In profession: Social Work/Mental Health-6 years Wig Maker-5 years Hair-15 years Entrepreneur-4 years

Yoooooo what's up everybody?! We got another top tier guest, he goes by Denzel Milton! Been knowing this guy for a minute now and is a good representation of how black male father should be but also an accomplished male figure.   In this episode we talk about things you can do to prepare for your college decision and experience. We mention social media comparisons and how you can compare and be hard on yourself without realizing it.   It's so many gems to help prepare you for your journey!

Thomas Weeks is my next guest and he in my opinion is one of those guys that just seem to be doing it the right way! Has a lot of life experiences, starting to understand what's important to him and his family.   Going from different roles and wanting to be an individual contributor in his career working in Business Development, Thomas dropped so much game and knowledge from his profession for those that may see fit to go into a role like this!   We hope that you dive in to the episode and really enjoy!

Michael Caballero talks about catching a case at a young age and changing his entire outlook on his life based off a mistake and associating with the wrong crowd.   That one mistake lead him to thinking outside the box and buying out a business that helps with elderly transportation and leading him to become a great investor.   His story is truly inspiration and a testament that no matter the circumstances you can always land on top!

Protect Sydney Sanders at all cost! Nah for real, Sydney is super dope and I am so glad we were able to get the opportunity to sit down on the Pod and really dive into her journey and decision on becoming a Civil Engineer.   She talks about her college experience and the weed out process institutions use to turn away people that want to be engineers. She also is in a position to employee people with her construction company.   BOSSTALK! No need to listen to me, make sure you take time to listen to her and just remember if she can do it, so can you!

Name: Lyndsae' Peele   Career/Job: Former Banking Professional now CEO of Kingdom Vision Enterprises, LLC   College/Degree: B.A. Broadcast Journalism from Howard, MBA from University of MD Global Campus, & Certificate in Women's Entrepreneurship from Cornell.    Yrs In Profession: 7   In this episode we breakdown hardships of entrepreneurship and growing up in an entrepreneur minded family. Lyndsae" talks about her purpose and drive in helping her community become more financially literate. Not only is she fighting to put her people on but she also mentioned being comfortable in her own skin being queer woman and the doubt and insecurities that she has dealt with. Make sure you tap in and collect all these gems she dropped!

This one is Major!! No pun intended haha. Make sure you tap into this episode where we talk to Chad Thomas a.k.a Major Nine and he dives into the pressures of being from Miami and then playing college ball at the University of Miami.   His love for music is un-deniable and he was able to produce and rap while being an entire student-athlete in college with his rigorous schedule. That in itself is amazing!   Knowing how his creative process works and getting to know what it takes to be a super star! Hope you all enjoy!

One of the most genuine person I know, will give his shirt off his back if he had too! Tyreik Lyles is a guy I started doing business with years ago and we just bonded together due to similar backgrounds.   His journey and child hood situations has given him some of the best lessons to conquer his life's journey.   I hope everyone listens to his wisdom and knowledge that he is dropping in this episode. It will get you threw your day for sure!

Let's get in to it! Ya'll help me welcome Shanise Goodwin to the show, as you can see she is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and she gave me my own diagnosis on why I need therapy.   She also gave perspective on why most people can benefit from therapy but there is a negative stigma on therapy.   I believe this episode will just help people see that there is a career in therapy and also can be beneficial.

BOSSTALK! Say hello to Cierra St. Hubert-Upshaw An all around entrepreneur- a brand designer/business coach but she is contracted at a nonprofit as their human resource manager  College/Degree: BS in Forensic Science, Masters in Forensic Pyschology Yrs In Profession: Been in the psychology field for almost 7 years and branding/design since 2018. Has been an entrepreneur for over 10 years. Started right out of high school.

This next guest needs very little introduction but Ashley Butler is a top tier person inside and out!    Her open trasnsparency for starting her own business four years ago and still working and having passion in her major to be able to help people who have mental deficiencies. Her degree is in Psychology, and got her master's in Rehabilitation Counseling and Case Management.   In this episode we talk about:   - Freaknik Atlanta  - HBCU Experience  - Drinking Paul Mason and the newer generation  - Her business Honeybee Hair Collection   IG: @snookj @honeybeehaircollection

Podcast Template Guest Information Name: Alex Grant Age: 28 Career/Job: Digital Video Manager, Carolina Panthers College/Degree: Broadcast Journalism, University of South Carolina Yrs In Profession: 10 Alex is the man! Over a decade perfecting his craft and now having the opportunity to create content for a professional team! He talks about his time management, the sacrifices he has made with relationships and so much more! If your trying to get into the field, listening to this podcast will help you along your content creative journey!

My good sis Shekinah is a full time day trader. No 9-5! If your looking for inspiration to start your entrepreneur journey, look no further!    Shekinah and her Co-Owner Marvin coach a group of about 100 students and helping them add an extra income to their house holds.   Gems are being dropped! Make sure ya'll tap in!

Your in for a treat! Donald Wilson II is a devoted family man, teacher, and illustrator. You may know him from his artwork/doodles all over instagram and even Target reached out and inquired about his gift! Yeah, you read it right! TARGET! lol   Donald has so many books he has help illustrate, Jeremiah's New Beginning, The Morning After, Dreams Do Come True, The Night That Everything Changed.   These are just a few kids book you can order and read but he will also work with you to create your own book! So glad I got the opportunity to sit down with a legend in the making!

Career/Job: Bria- Digital Marketing Specialist and Entrepreneur Brionne- Engineered Systems Account Executive and Entrepreneur   College/Degree: Both have two degrees each one in Hospitality Management and another in Supply Chain Management. We're also 1st year MBA Students   Yrs In Profession: 3 years at corporate job, 7 years as Entrepreneurs. First official business was a snowball stand we started in 2016 while in college, but been go getters our entire lives because we come from a family of Entrepreneurs.   @twinsetter_ @twinsettercosmetics @twinsetterproluxe

From being a PK and having loving parents who never added pressure on him to be perfect, to having a successful career at collegiate baseball and now walking into the doors of the front office with the Miami Marlins.   Josh Crump continues to show and embody dedication, hard work and determination while keeping God first and foremost and also having a strong supportive family that pushes him to see no limits!   Join us as we sit down and discuss exactly what Josh Crump does and how he is impacting his community while working with the Miami Marlins.

We secured another highly motivated individual! Elontae Bateman talks to us about his personal clothing brand Go Global Co, the process of how he started, finding vendors and a little bit of his marketing strategy.   He is a Memphis native, born and raised so we got to talk about his upbringing as well as his college career as an athlete and the doors he was able to walk through from the networking and connections he has made from Wake Forrest.   For being dedicated listeners and watchers Elontae gave us a promo code for a discount on his brand. Let's go support!     https://www.goglobalco.store Promo Code: GlobalBag22

Esther is super dope, went to Georgetown for undergrad and then went to Harvard for her Master's in Education! She represents hard work, dedication, and persistence. She was the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program Manager at Google prior to her new role which is Education Equity. She talked about Google as a company and gave insight that there is someone really looking at all the resume's submitted. I was starting to think my application wasn't being looked at haha. Her background coming from a Nigerian family and the expectations placed upon her and her siblings was a huge impact to what she is doing to try and help her people succeed!

Attorney Gallman, Citadel Alum blessed the podcast and gave some gems on how to be a little bit more savvy with our money. He also went over his journey to get with the firm he is with now.   Being Black and handling peoples money come with some big shoes. He has been filling those shoes everyday and showing why he belongs to be amongst his peers. Make sure ya'll tap in and listen to his story!

Shanice Alisha, YouTube Legend in the making gives the scoop on real life. How she handles everything that comes with Vlogging. From the success, to the failure and of course the hate!   So many gems are dropped in the episode: How to become successful in the YouTube space. Obtaining Sponsorships/Pitching your brand So much more!

Welcome to flight 828....nah I'm just playing but definitely catch this flight of information on what it takes to be a flight attendant.  The lifestyle, the perks and we can't forget the negatives as well. You ever wanted an inside scoop on how flight attendants live? Maintain relationships and just stay in their position day in and day out! Well here you go! Listen to Sydney as she tells you first hand.

How one of my worst weeks turned into one of my biggest blessings. Seeing the growth in myself and how I responded.   How do y'all handle rough weeks? What's your silver lining? How do we remember to live in the moment and slow down life? Remind ourselves that we all running at our own pace, stay consistent.

How one of my worst weeks turned into one of my biggest blessings. Seeing the growth in myself and how I responded.   How do y'all handle rough weeks? What's your silver lining? How do we remember to live in the moment and slow down life? Remind ourselves that we all running at our own pace, stay consistent.