Prepare For Takeoff

Prepare For Takeoff Podcast Creator & Host Terry L. Cyrus (Founder & CEO of Outspoken Media Group) sits down with Boston-based Actor, Producer and Theatre Educator, Naheem Gracia. He shares about his journey in the theater and film industry. Mr. Garcia highlights the transition from stage to screen and the growth of the film industry in Boston. He emphasizes the significance of the work an...

Prepare For Takeoff Podcast Creator & Host Terry L. Cyrus (Founder & CEO of Outspoken Media Group) sits down with CEO of FUBU RADIO & Owner/Co-Founder/VP of FUBU The Collection, Dr. Keith C. Perrin, Jr. He shares about how his entrepreneurial journey and the impact of LL Cool J wearing a FUBU hat in a Gap commercial and dropping the line 'For Us, By Us' on the low. Dr. Perrin s...

Prepare For Takeoff Podcast Creator & Host Terry L. Cyrus (Founder & CEO of Outspoken Media Group) sits down Section Head of General Thoracic Surgery at the Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, Dr. Brian L. Pettiford, MD, MBA, MMM. He shares about his educational journey from Southern Georgia to Morehouse College for his undergraduate degree to University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine...

Prepare For Takeoff Podcast Creator & Host Terry L. Cyrus (Founder & CEO of Outspoken Media Group) sits down with President & CEO of Vibrant Pittsburgh, Sabrina Saunders Mosby. She shares about her journey from growing up in Pittsburgh's Hill District to becoming a leader in the community. Ms. Mosby discusses the importance of crossing bridges for opportunity and the role of educat...

Prepare For Takeoff Podcast Creator & Host Terry L. Cyrus (Founder & CEO of Outspoken Media Group) sits down with Co-Founder & CEO of DDM Group, Neil Nelson. He discusses the importance of HBCUs in nurturing personal and cultural growth, the power of entrepreneurship, the influence of the Black community in Atlanta as well as the role of media in shaping consciousness. Mr. Nelson share...

Prepare For Takeoff Podcast Creator & Host Terry L. Cyrus (Founder & CEO of Outspoken Media Group) sits down with Author, Activist, Life Coach, Illustrator and Grammy Member, LaPonne. He shares about being a 12-year-old run away in the Fillmore neighborhood of San Francisco in order to escape childhood trauma. LaPonne discusses becoming a gang member, surviving murder attempts, homelessnes...

Prepare For Takeoff Podcast Creator & Host Terry L. Cyrus (Founder & CEO of Outspoken Media Group) sits down with Founder & CEO, Chief Brand Strategist of JRT Multimedia, Jocelyn R. Taylor. She discusses her 25+ year trailblazing career journey that included being the Publisher of UPTOWN Magazine and VIVmag. She shares about her experience of working with celebrities such as Idris Elba...

Prepare For Takeoff Podcast Creator & Host Terry L. Cyrus (Founder & CEO of Outspoken Media Group) sits down with Owner of ADM Insights & Strategy, Adjunct Faculty and Board Member, Autumn D. McDonald. She discusses spending over two decades at corporations that included Procter & Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive before launching ADM Insights & Strategy. Ms. McDonald explains the i...

Prepare For Takeoff Podcast Creator & Host Terry L. Cyrus (Founder & CEO of Outspoken Media Group) sits down with back-to-back WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces Vice President, Sales Operations & Analytics, Kalani Dantley. She shares how the Las Vegas Aces are leading the way with diversity in the front office, beginning with President Nikki Fargas. Ms. Dantley talks about playing a pivotal...

Prepare For Takeoff Podcast Creator & Host Terry L. Cyrus (Founder & CEO of Outspoken Media Group) sits down with Lawyer and President & CEO of Benedict College, Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis. She talks about growing up in southern West Virginia and how attending West Virginia State University cultivated a strong sense of self through her HBCU experience. She discusses what led her to trade i...

Prepare For Takeoff Podcast Creator & Host Terry L. Cyrus (Founder & CEO of Outspoken Media Group) sits down with Author and CEO & Founder of Project Hope Educational Consultants Dr. Joel Bratton Jr. He shares about growing up in Baltimore and what kept him on the path to success. Dr. Bratton discusses the benefit of attending HBCUs throughout all phases of his higher education journey...

Prepare For Takeoff Podcast Creator & Host Terry L. Cyrus (Founder & CEO of Outspoken Media Group) sits down with Author and Founder/Executive Director of Girls With Pearls, Kamika Lynette Bell. She shares about her upcoming book Pearls: A Simple Story of Mentorship and Empowerment. She discusses the role of faith and spirituality as well as living a life of purpose. Kamika talks about the...

Prepare For Takeoff Podcast Creator & Host Terry L. Cyrus (Founder & CEO of Outspoken Media Group) sits down with Author and Senior Pastor of Kingdom One Ministry, Rev. Dr. Gary Alexander Byrd. He shares about his new book Keys to the Kingdom II: Ancient Astrology a Hidden Secret in the Bible. Rev. Dr. Gary Alexander Byrd discusses the prophecies that are being fulfilled in the world. He t...

Prepare For Takeoff Podcast Creator & Host Terry L. Cyrus (Founder & CEO of Outspoken Media Group) sits down with Media Specialist/Social Media Manager for BMW of North America Timothy Sumter. He shares about his professional journey that includes being on BET's Teen Summit and becoming a college rep for Rawkus Records, while attending Delaware State University. Mr. Sumter discusses la...

Prepare For Takeoff Podcast Creator & Host Terry L. Cyrus (Founder & CEO of Outspoken Media Group) sits down with CEO & Style Coach Angela L. Brown. She shares about growing up in Bluefield, West Virginia, attending West Virginia University, overcoming setbacks and successfully pivoting in life. Ms. Brown discusses her journey in the fashion industry and creating Five Star Iconic Luxes...

Prepare For Takeoff Podcast Creator & Host Terry L. Cyrus (Founder & CEO of Outspoken Media Group) sits down with the President of Grant Business Advisors, Hamilton Grant. He shares about fulfilling his childhood dream of joining The Marching 101 at South Carolina State University, where he rose to become a drum major. He talks about following in his father's footsteps and becoming a p...

Prepare For Takeoff Podcast Creator & Host Terry L. Cyrus (Founder & CEO of Outspoken Media Group) sits down with Founder & CEO, Grant Business Advisors and Grant Business Strategies Tony Grant. He discusses overcoming adversity at a very early age, which included the passing of his single parent mother when he was only 12 years old. Mr. Grant shares about attending South Carolina Stat...

Prepare For Takeoff Podcast Creator & Host Terry L. Cyrus (Founder & CEO of Outspoken Media Group) sits down with Virginia State University English Professor, Award-Winning Poet & Writer, Researcher and Consultant Dr. Latorial Faison. She discusses her journey that began in rural Virginia, which continued at her alma mater University of Virginia, eventually leading to seeing the world...

Prepare For Takeoff Podcast Creator & Host Terry L. Cyrus (Founder & CEO of Outspoken Media Group) sits down with Celebrity Designer, Media Correspondent, Content Creator & Philanthropist Etu Evans. Etu shares about his career journey, being inspired by his grandmother, relying on prayer as a cornerstone, the importance of supporting Black Excellence and the impact of attending a HBCU...

Prepare For Takeoff Podcast Creator & Host Terry L. Cyrus (Founder & CEO of Outspoken Media Group) sits down with Board Certified Nurse Practitioner Crystal Law Wilson who shares about overcoming poverty, navigating motherhood and not letting racism discourage her professional pursuit. Mrs. Law Wilson discusses the importance of perseverance and how it fueled her nontraditional educational...

Prepare For Takeoff Podcast Creator & Host Terry L. Cyrus (Founder & CEO of Outspoken Media Group) sits down with Attorney at Law, Entrepreneur and Podcast Host Frank Walker who shares about his journey from West Virginia to becoming one of the most prominent lawyers in Pittsburgh, PA. Mr. Walker discusses the importance of giving young people a positive example to follow in order to becom...

Prepare For Takeoff Podcast Creator & Host Terry L. Cyrus (Founder & CEO of Outspoken Media Group) sits down with Board Certified OBGYN Dr. Cynthia Wesley (Dr. Cyn) for a detailed discussion about unconscious bias in medicine and how Beauty Below, her product line and resource for intimate wellness and beauty for dark skin is breaking social barriers in the Black community. Dr. Cyn shares...

Prepare For Takeoff Podcast Creator & Host Terry L. Cyrus (Founder & CEO of Outspoken Media Group) sits down with Former Major League Baseball Consumer Products Authentication Manager Howard Shelton for a detailed discussion about his 30+ year career in sports. Mr. Shelton shares about the relationship between baseball and the Black community as well as ways to increase youth participation...

Prepare For Takeoff Podcast Creator & Host Terry L. Cyrus (Founder & CEO of Outspoken Media Group) sits down with Joe LaPointe (Entrepreneur, Executive, Investor and Mentor) for a detailed discussion about discovering entrepreneurship at a very age, his parents' professional influence, the importance of investing in yourself and why he is so driven to give back to the community. Mr. La...

Prepare For Takeoff Podcast Creator & Host Terry L. Cyrus (Founder & CEO of Outspoken Media Group) sits down with Samantha Hamidan (Entertainment and Immigration Attorney) for a detailed discussion about her journey that started at Georgetown University and eventually led to working as an attorney at one of the most prestigious immigration law firms in the U.S. This captivating conversatio...