Money Making Conversations Master Class

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviews Dr. Robert Watkins.  He is the CEO of Conquer Worldwide.  Conquer Worldwide is a consulting firm that offers business advisory services and financial consulting to individuals and corporations.  Dr. Watkins has invested in over 200 new business owners, assisted thousands of families in...

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviews Melody Brown. She started in the industry making slime on the popular TV show Double Dare. Now, she is the Associate Vice President of Consumer Media Content at Blavity, Inc. A corporation that builds solutions for Black and multicultural audiences and enterprises who want to reach thei...

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviews Sherri Shepherd. She pursued her dream of being a talk show host for nearly two decades. She overcame being fired from The View, divorced, and industry rejections to host the #1 new daytime talk show, Sherri. Sherri also promotes her Two Funny Mamas Live Stand-Up Comedy Tour with actres...

My guest is Sherri Shepherd. She pursued her dream of being a talk show host for nearly two decades. She overcame being fired from The View, divorced, and industry rejections to host the #1 new daytime talk show, Sherri. Sherri also promotes her Two Funny Mamas Live Stand-Up Comedy Tour with actress and comedian Kym Whitley. My guest is Melody Brown. She started in the industry making slime on the...

My guest today is Robert Foster. He is a Father of three daughters and a basketball enthusiast.   Growing up, he witnessed many Black men around him start successful businesses. He learned that you could achieve your goals through patience and steady work. He struggled with depression in high school of depression and dealt with a rebellious personality.   Now he's self-employed or a business owner...

My guest today is Aaron Carolina. He was born and raised in Arlington, Texas, from singing in choirs as a child to performing on stages and being part of the music group GS-Boys. Overtaken by his love for acting, being on stage or the big screen was always the end goal. So while attending college at UT-Arlington, he decided to go full throttle into his acting after beating a life-threatening disea...

My guest today is Aaron Carolina. He was born and raised in Arlington, Texas. From singing in choirs as a child to performing on stages and being part of the music group GS-Boys. Overtaken by his love for acting, being on stage or the big screen was always the end goal. So while attending college at UT-Arlington, he decided to go full throttle into his acting after beating a life-threatening disea...

My guest today is Jessica Myers. She is a real estate developer and entrepreneur. As an investor and hotel owner, transacting over $30M in Real Estate assets, she is best known as the Deal MKR. Her portfolio includes hotel proper and developments in Georgia, Indiana, Oklahoma, and the Bahamas. No one wants a boss, but everyone needs a coach. Jessica Myers helps working professionals clarify their...

My guest today is Dr. Walter Scott Metcalfe. He is an American physician and business owner best known for his appearances on Bravo TV’s Married to Medicine series. With over 20 years of experience in the medical field and community service and his growing popularity, Dr. Metcalfe is the one to turn to when you are seeking professional expert opinion on world health issues, Lifestyle Medicine Lect...

My guest today is Dr. Walter Scott Metcalfe. He is an American physician and business owner best known for his appearances on Bravo TV’s Married to Medicine series. With over 20 years of experience in the medical field and community service and his growing popularity, Dr. Metcalfe is the one to turn to when you are seeking professional expert opinion on world health issues, Lifestyle Medicine Lect...

My guest on the show today is Simone Lawrence. She is the Program Manager at the University of Utah's HBCU IMPACT program. Originally from Charlotte, NC, she attended college in DC at Howard University, where she received her bachelor's of arts in Strategic, Legal, and Management Communications. HBCU IMPACT is a summer internship program that allows students at Historically Black Colleges and Univ...

My guest on the show today is Ashley Christopher. She is a double HBCU alum of Howard University and UDC David A. Clarke School of Law. Ashley is paving the way for black youth to succeed. Christopher draws from her life experiences and celebrates how far she's come as an attorney, CEO, founder of HBCU Week Foundation, stroke survivor, and mother. Since 2017, HBCU Week Foundation has raised more t...

My guest on the show today is Ashley Christopher. She is a double HBCU alum of Howard University and UDC David A. Clarke School of Law. Ashley is paving the way for black youth to succeed. Christopher draws from her life experiences and celebrates how far she's come as an attorney, CEO, founder of HBCU Week Foundation, stroke survivor, and mother. Since 2017, HBCU Week Foundation has raised more t...

My guest on the show today is one of the stars of the Amazon series Harlem, Shoniqua Shandai. She is an actress, singer, and up-and-coming fashion icon from the east coast who has graciously swept the entertainment industry since she was three. Shoniqua's character Angie on the show Harlem has a big sexy personality and a fashion sense to match it. In the front, Shoniqua's character always wears a...

My guest is Greg Carter. He is a native of Houston, Texas, and a graduate of Texas A&M University. He has produced over thirty feature films and currently produces a popular series called Fifth Ward on the ALLBLK Channel. When I first met Greg Carter, he was one of the rising rap directors in Houston, Texas. We are talking about the Ghetto Boys' days and Rap A Lot records era. But life is abou...

My guest is Greg Carter. He is a native of Houston, Texas, and a graduate of Texas A&M University. He has produced over thirty feature films and currently produces a popular series called Fifth Ward on the ALLBLK Channel. When I first met Greg Carter, he was one of the rising rap directors in Houston, Texas. We are talking about the Ghetto Boys' days and Rap A Lot records era. But life is abou...

Rushion Interviews The Suga Chef and Ricky Anderson This week's topic is: Exceeding Expectations and I will be speaking with…   My guest is Executive Pastry Chef Padua Player, also known as SugaChef.  He is the youngest of seven children.  He has been featured on WE TV’s Platinum Weddings and was a competitor on Food Network’s Sweet Genius and Holiday Baking Championship. He won the 2013 Capital F...

Rushion McDonald interviews Melanie Charles.  A refreshing, inventive and gifted multi-instrumentalist, and jazz singer.  Melanie’s improvisational style, inflection, and spontaneity talents displayed in her celebrated album “Y’all Don’t (Really) Care About Black Women.”  has been held - 'a sheer 'masterpiece.'  In 2022, Ebony Magazine listed her album as one of the top female jazz albums to liste...

  Rushion McDonald interviews Tavonia Evans.  She is a native of New York and “mompreneur”. She has been called The Queen of Crypto.  She has been featured in Glamour Magazine’s May 2018 “Women in Crypto”, CNN, Bloomberg, Complex TV, CNBC, Marie Claire, Blavity, Ozy.  Tavonia made the transition into the world of Blockchain in 2016 as a result of identifying Cryptocurrency as a tool that could sti...

Rushion McDonald interviews Dr. Artesius Miller.  He is the Founder & CEO of the Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School Network. Miller is recognized as a visionary leader in K-12 education who founded Georgia’s first state-approved charter school following recreation of the State Charter Schools Commission.  Miller has a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Morehouse College, a master’s d...

Rushion McDonald interviews Ben Jealous.  Ben is a New York Times best-selling author, scholar, journalist, civil rights leader, and philanthropist, currently serves as President and CEO of People For the American Way, and Professor of the Practice, University of Pennsylvania. He was formerly President and CEO of the NAACP, Director of the Human Rights Program at Amnesty International USA, and Exe...

Rushion McDonald interviews Johnny Wright. His book Natural & Curly Hair For Dummies offers you step-by-step direction and accurate information to manage and style your hair. Celebrity hairstylist Johnny Wright is here to help you ditch the chemicals and love your textured locks. Johnny is a celebrity hairstylist with over 30 years of experience, Johnny Wright worked his way through Chicago an...

Join us as we revisit the interview with Actor and Producer of "The Woman King" Julius Tennon. He discusses the impact "The Woman King" has had on our culture and society. Topics Covered Julius Tennon is an accomplished film, television, and theatre veteran actor and producer with over thirty years of experience. He is the President, Development and Production at JuVee Productions. Julius Tennon i...

Kelly Jenrette, EMMY-Nominated Actress, Currently Starring on The CW hit series "All American: Homecoming," shares how and why she continues to develop her skillset after all of her acting success. Topics Covered Role of Amara, and returning on the series for Season 2 Season 2 of "All American: Homecoming" premiered on Monday, October 10th Importance of an HBCU Experience Family Support in the Ent...

My dear friend Chef Jernard Wells discusses his new cookbook "Southern Inspired," his holiday favorites and why catfish is one of his favorites to prepare.  Topics Covered How he opened first restaurant at 16 in his mother's kitchen.  Many ways to cook catfish. Purpose for his new cook book. New season of New Soul Kitchen More on Chef Jernard Wells Jernard Wells is an Award Winning TV Host/Celebri...