Cousin Ed’s Corner

In this episode, we're winding all the way down for a Wind Down Wednesday reset. We're past Labor Day, the leaves are already hitting the ground, and I don't know about you, but I'm asking where this whole year went. So before we sprint into the next thing, I'm pulling up to remind you to slow down, catch your breath, and appreciate just how far you've truly come. Here's the heart of it: so many o...

In this episode, we talk about the importance of focusing on our own personal growth, goals, and journey rather than comparing ourselves to others or being distracted by what everyone else is doing. I get real about what it means to focus on YOU, to measure yourself against your own history instead of against everybody else.on the influence of social media, the internet, and celebrity culture as m...

Today we think back 25 years later, as we remember 9/11. In this episode, I'm re-airing a classic conversation, raw and uncut, that I sat down and had with my mother about the day the towers fell. Most of you don't know this, but my Queen once worked on the 33rd floor of One World Trade Center. On the morning of September 11, she had just clocked out and was heading right back toward those towers...

On this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on a real conversation I had with my dad, and honestly, one I'm still working through. We're two different people. He loves the yard and gardening, and me, I love my computers and a whole different set of passions. When he asked me to care about what he cares about, "I don't care" slipped right out of my mouth, and let me tell you, those three words la...

In Today's Episode, we're pulling up a chair for a real Corner Connection about parenting, fatherhood, legacy, and the quiet grace of letting go. This weekend my dude, EJ the DJ, turned 23, and I spent it one on one with him. Something about this birthday shifted things, and I had to sit down and share it with the Corner Community. We're getting into the difference between making your kids do some...

FAM, I just got off the road and had to sit right down and get this one out. All week long I watched people be good to each other. Strangers lifting bags into the overhead bin, somebody carrying a family's car seat, and a whole plane full of people, every race, cheering for a little boy because it was his birthday. That moment right there reminded me who we still are and who we can be for each oth...

This is a QUICK check-in, and it got sparked by one simple phone call. A brother of mine, a coach, called me this morning and said he just needed to hear Cousin Ed. That right there reminded me why I keep showing up. This has never been just about me. It's about US, the Community, growing and getting better together. It's not just a podcast, it's a Community. In this one I pour out some gratitude...

On today's episode, I am getting real with you about something we all do but rarely admit. We live on defense. The second somebody comes at us with a different view, a different feeling, a different truth, we brace up and buck before we ever really listen. It started with a video I could not shake this past weekend, and it turned into one of the most honest conversations I have had about how some...

In this Financial Freedom Friday episode, we're diving deep into what it really takes to get your money in order. I sat down with Tiyana Rosaiah Jamēs King, founder of The Rosaiah Jamēs Firm, and she brought the whole blueprint. This isn't just budgeting tips. It's about healing, discipline, and building wealth on purpose. Since 2023, her clients have paid off over 1.4 million dollars in debt, and...

FAM, this Corner Connection came straight off my heart. I was set to give you a Wind Down Wednesday, but I saw a young teacher speak on everything our educators quietly carry, the money they pull out of their own pockets, the district deficits, and the lengths they go to just so their kids have what they need. I could not shake it. So I came to the Corner to talk with you about showing up for our...

In this episode, I'm taking you into the kitchen with me, because a simple meal turned into one of the realest conversations we've had over here. I was standing there trying to decide between a Hamburger 🍔 and a Meatloaf, and it hit me. Meatloaf, hamburgers, meatballs, it is all the same meat. The only thing that changes is how you break it down and how you take it in. And that is exactly how the...

In this episode, we're diving into something I wrote down earlier this week and could not shake, the power of unchecking your favorites. Today, I take you back to the Fab Five days, back when T-Mobile gave you five people you could call free all day long, and I ask the question that got me: if that five never changed, did you? This is not just about the names starred in your phone. It is about the...

This Motivational Monday I'm getting personal, and I'm calling it a selfish one, but stay with me because it's a Journey of JOY. This past weekend I dropped my baby girl off at college and on the very same trip I turned around and picked my son up after he finished his 1st full year of being a grown up. Two kids, two completely different chapters, one stretch of highway. And the big question that...

This Financial Freedom Friday, we are pulling up to the corner to make money make sense. I sat down with Jaricka Thomas, a Certified Financial Education Instructor and the founder of Saving Sense, a movement built to empower our communities and heal generational wealth disparities. This is not about fancy words and big letters behind a name. This is about us, our future, and the wealth that has be...

This episode is straight from the heart. This was supposed to be a normal Wind Down Wednesday, but a long morning conversation with my Big Brother Mr. Moody flipped my whole perspective, so I had to sit down and talk it out with you all. As I get ready to send my baby girl off to her freshman year of college, we got real about life, about growing up, and about what it takes to let your kids step i...

On today's episode, I'm keeping it a hundred with you FAM. I've been pressed. I've been saddened. I've been watching what's happening to our community, the injustices we've faced before our time and the ones still happening right now, and it's been sitting heavy on my heart. But here's the thing about weight like that, it can either sink you or it can move you. I'm choosing to let it move me towar...

In this episode, we are slowing all the way down for a real conversation about gratitude, protection, and never walking alone. I came by just to say Thank You for being part of the Corner. I did not plan to preach, but the Lord had something on my heart, so I let it flow. I want you to know that you are never alone. When you are in that car, in that shower, in that prayer closet, He is right there...

In this episode, we're talk about two things that had many of you reaching out this week. First, I revisit the prayer and message I shared for our new 2026-2027 school year, lifting up our teachers, staff, families, and kids, and challenging all of us to do right, do good, and be the best we can be. Then I get into the one that really lit y'all up: I hugged a tree. 🌳 Straight out of the Brick Cit...

In this episode, we're kicking off back-to-school season with a blessing over the whole schoolhouse, and FAM, I mean the WHOLE schoolhouse. The stores were jam packed all weekend down here in Georgia, kids are heading back in August with a whole month of summer still on the calendar, and I couldn't let this season pass without pouring into everybody who makes it run. I'm talking about the parents...

In this episode, we are getting real about protecting your peace and learning that boundaries are not selfish, they are survival. Today I am opening up about something I am still working on myself, releasing the guilt of trying to do everything for everybody, and recognizing when enough is enough. Too many of us around this age are dying from stress and broken hearts because we keep carrying more...

In this episode, we're winding down and getting real about how we honor the people we love and the people we've lost. Today I'm opening up about a question somebody asked me that put me in a chokehold for a minute: when somebody significant passes away, how do you fill in the gap they left behind? My mind went straight to my grandmother, the woman we called Ma, the glue that held our whole family...

In Today's Episode, I'm pulling up a chair for a Corner Connection that has been sitting on my heart all day. Thirty years ago, on July 27th, 1996, the Centennial Olympic Park bombing shook Atlanta, and I was right there in the middle of that summer as a 19-year-old kid working two Olympic jobs on almost no sleep. Watching the news this morning took me all the way back, and I knew I had to share t...

In Today's Episode, we're pulling back the curtain on the money machine and finding out who is really shaping the future of your dollars. I sat down with Alex Marie , Fintech executive, investor, creator, and founder of Alex4Fintech, and she made this whole world make sense. Most people can't even spell fintech, so I made her slow it all the way down for the Corner Community. High yield savings, E...

In Today's Episode, we're winding down on a Wind Down Wednesday and getting honest about something most of us are guilty of. I share a question that I saw today that stopped me in my tracks: 'What's harder, working or working out?' This question reminded me how we are programmed to work, but we were never programmed to work out. FAM, sit with that one for a minute. Because here's the truth. If you...

In Today's Episode, we're diving into the one word that can change your whole trajectory: CONSISTENCY. Today, I'm sharing why consistency isn't about doing the same exact thing every day, it's about showing up every day, even when you don't feel like it. This isn't just about motivation, it's about US building the discipline, stability, and fortitude that carries our community forward. I'm breakin...