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Hi, this is Rushion McDonald. Welcome to the world of profits and nonprofits as we learn their "Secrets to Success." Money Making Conversations Master Class interviews successful celebrities, entrepreneurs, and influencers about their definitions of success and shares that information so you can be successful. My guest represents the best in the entertainment, motivation, entrepreneurial, and financial communities who did not let fear or haters stop them from pursuing their dreams. It’s time ...
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Holiday Cooking Special: Southern Inspired Tips for your Holiday Dinner Table.
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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Chef Jernard Wells. He is the author of a cookbook entitled, “Southern Inspired: More Than 100 Delicious Dishes from My American Table to Your.” He is renowned for using food to promote positive family images, and has captivated Televis…
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Perserverance: Wrote his own parole plan and gained his freedom, now offers service to inmates seeking parole.
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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Dominique Leonard. The founder of Jus' Free Parole Package Services. Once classified as an inmate a few short years ago, he wrote my own parole plan and was granted the privilege of freedom. Since his release, He has been dedicated to …
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Faith and Business: Faith and relationships helped him build the largest African American-owned pure tenant commercial real estate firm in the country.
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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed T. Dallas Smith. T. Dallas Smith began his commercial real estate career in 1982 at Atlanta Air Center Realty under the guidance of Thomas W. Tift, Jr. as leasing and management representative for the portfolio. In 1989, he became the …
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Faith and Business: Created BOSS Network, promotes and encourages entrepreneurial and career development of women of color.
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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Marcus Sonnier. Founded the BOSS Network is an online community of professional and entrepreneurial women who support each other through digital content, programs, and event-based networking. The mission of the BOSS Network, which stan…
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Building Your Brand: Acting can be a career for the young and the not-so young.
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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Ashley-Lauren Elrod. She is a true champion of diversity, safety, and inclusivity in all aspects of entertainment, media, marketing, and advocacy. At Visionary Woman Productions, they are the experts in bringing visions to life through …
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Follow Your Passion: She created popular student loan debt repayment company.
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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed, Dr. Sonia Lewis, is the CEO of award-winning business The Student Loan Doctor LLC. She is considered the people’s expert on all matters related to student loan debt repayment. She has over 14 years of practical higher education and fin…
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Mastering Your Money: Fix Your Credit, Learn Fraud Protection, and gain Financial Freedom with Experian.
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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed, Rod Griffin. Rod Griffin. He is the Senior Director of Public Education and Advocacy at Experian, to unpack the essentials of financial health and identity protection. Griffin dives into savvy strategies for improving your credit scor…
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Overcoming the Odds: No student loans, secured $8 million dollars in HBCU scholarships.
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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Douglass Fort. He founded The Blerd Academy (Black Nerds). It’s a wealth building program that helps High-Achieving Black-American youth get scholarships to HBCU’s. They have secured over $8 million dollars in scholarships! Please welco…
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Overcoming the odds: Army Vet authored "Bootstrapped Millionaire," and provides government contracting advice.
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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed, Tim Mercer. He is the author of Forbes Books "Bootstrapped Millionaire." He is also the CFO of Cadence Ventures, INC. It is a boutique private equity firm that invests in private mortgage notes and offers "nontraditional" financing to…
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Level Playing Field: The importance of Diversity Equity and Inclusion.
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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Ken Taunton. He is an executive search and healthcare professional staffing leader who founded The Royster Group in 2001. With vast experience conducting executive searches for public and private companies and the healthcare sector, he…
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Behavior coach: "Making Motivation Personal by Introducing You to Yourself"
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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Cicone Prince. Founded a Personal Development and Leadership Development company specializing in real-world business leadership and personal accountability approaches. He helps individuals, organizations and companies get to the root o…
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Building a Brand: Maintaining a strict and unwavering code of ethics with employees, clients and community.
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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Travis T. Wade. A seasoned HR professional with over 25 years of corporate experience. His company THE GUARDIAN is a private security corporation with three separate divisions: Armed & Unarmed Uniformed Security Officers, Personal Prot…
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Legacy Name: Built Fanbase social media app that enables instant monetization, with no censorship.
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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed, Isaac Hayes, III. His business career started in 2013 when he served as president and C.E.O of Isaac Hayes Enterprises. Managing the name, image, likeness, brand, masters, and publishing catalog of his soul icon father, the late Isaac…
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Small Town Success Story: Oversees Rolling Stone, Dick Clark Productions, Robb Report, Variety and SXSW.
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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald, interviewed Paul Rainey. He serves as Executive Vice President of Operations and Finance for Penske Media Corporation (PMC). In this role, he works across PMC’s portfolio of award-winning brands, including Rolling Stone, Billboard, Variety, The H…
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Five Core Values for Success: Customer Service, Integrity, Teamwork, Accountability, and Respect
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Two-time Emmy and three-time NAACP Image Award-winning Television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Ken Taunton, founder and president of The Royster Group, a nationally recognized, certified Black-owned professional staffing firm. Solidified with the five core values for success, including customer service, integrity, teamwork, accou…
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Building Your Brand: Skincare harnesses the power of Africa’s natural resources - R&R Skincare.
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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Valerie Obaze. R&R Skincare is a premier, woman-owned beauty brand dedicated to crafting high-quality, cruelty-free skincare products that harness the power of Africa’s natural resources. 1. Overview of R&R Skincare as a woman-owned, c…
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Faith and Business: Army Veteran started skin care product line and Fade Shop barbershop brand.
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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald, interviewed Ozell Graham. He is a US Army Veteran who started The Fade Shop Brand in 1996 inside a tent while serving his country deployed in Bosnia during Operation Joint Endeavor. After eight years of Honorable Service, Ozell transitioned back …
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Financial Motivator (s): Techniques on bridging the wealth gap and fostering financial empowerment.
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Two-time Emmy and three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer, Rushion McDonald interviewed George Acheampong and Carter Cofield. They own Melanin Money, which aims to empower the Black community through financial literacy and wealth-building. They have been recognized for their innovative approach to bridging the wealth gap…
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Making A Difference: How to plan personal and business strategy during an uncertain election, cost of living and market volatility.
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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Dr. Rebecca Homkes. She is a high-growth strategy specialist, best-selling author, executive adviser, and Consultant. Dr. Homkes teaches at two business schools and runs a USA-based LLC SRT Strategy. She is a Lecturer at the London Bus…
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Follow Your Passion: WellWithAll invests 20% of profits in the fight for health equity in Black, and Brown communities.
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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Demond Martin. He founded WellWithAll, a Black-owned, purpose-led health + wellness brand. Their mission is to improve wellbeing for all of us to achieve generational wellness. We invest 20% of our profits in the fight for health equity…
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Financial Tips: Financial Advisor and Diversity and Inclusive Specialist discuss how Black Entrepreneurship bridges racial wealth gap.
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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Travis May, Sr. and Alair Castro from Northwestern Mutal, one is a financial advisor and the other is a Diversity & Inclusion Specialist discuss how Black Entrepreneurship bridges racial wealth gap. The racial wealth gap refers to the d…
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Perserverance: She has assisted 3K entrepreneurs to launch their own drug test center or clinical lab, inspired by her son’s death.
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Two-time Emmy and three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Sheila Michelle Foye. Her career began with the Gas Company here in Atlanta just before natural gas was deregulated. She began as an Office Assistant and moved lattice style into mission-critical senior leadership roles within organiza…
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Making A Difference: A holistic and wellness advocate who became motivated by her father's poor healthcare.
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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Tonya Millions-Fitch. ASTRE Wellness is your trusted partner in achieving optimal health and wellness, offering a luxurious environment where personalized care meets clinical excellence. Our commitment to exceptional service, proven re…
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Perserverance: Kier "Junior" Spates is changing how we view people with Sickle Cell.
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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Kier "Junior" Spates. Co-Host of Steve Harvey Morning Show and founded Kier's Hope to provide underprivileged individuals who suffer from Sickle Cell Disease to ensure they receive the medical, physical, and emotional attention they des…
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Planning Success: She helps male entrepreneurs surpass revenue ceilings by redefining their leadership at home and in the office.
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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Annie Yatch. Annie transitioned from her role as a Consultant for the Defense Intelligence Agency to become one of America's most prominent Team Leadership and performance Coaches. She is a remarkable transformational expert whose prow…
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