The Durrel Douglas Show

Niesha Whitt is one of my Facebook friends who's about to take a leap of faith going into a new career as a traveling RN. We talk about that toward the end of the show, but we start with the topic: Dating: Broke and Boujie LOL. She sent me a screenshot of an Ebony article titled: Dear "Broke" Men: Don't Punish a Woman for Not Wanting to Date You. Whoa!!! Right? I have so many degreed Black female...

Darryl Williams is the current Director of Bands at Texas College in Tyler, Texas, but I met him when he was my high school band director at Westbury High School in the early 2000's. Since then, he took a leap of faith leaving his full time job to finish his graduate degree before checking off one of his goals: to become a collegiate band director. What are your goals? If you cant think of any, no...

Cailon and I go way back to 9th Grade World Geography. We start off catching up on old times before rolling in to talk a bit about her short stint at a Women's Prison in Texas, the importance of family, and that's about it before she has to hop off and get to a meeting. I'll bring her back for Episode 13.

How do you keep your head above water when you have a million things going on at the same time? Well, my friend Irnise is the personification of grace, resourcefulness, intelligence and strength---even in the midst of everything. She talks about her activism, how she balances her marriage, motherhood and work.

Ian "Scooter" Haddock is the curator of thenormalanomaly.com, an activist and advocate currently living in Houston, Texas. A few years ago, he took a HUGE step leaving his former career to dive deeeeeeep into his passion for advocacy. He's a fascinating person, so I KNEW this conversation would be easy.

Every movement needs allies, but all allies don't know how they can be most effective in their activism. In this episode, I talk to Lisa Marie Hayes who I've coined "a cool ass White Lady" as we talk about how she came to be as conscious as she is today, how she became such a passionate ally, and advice for other White people who want to understand their place in today's climate. Lisa founded Wash...

Chris West Jr. owns GetAutomodeals.com, a concierge car-buying experience in Houston, Texas. He talks about how he found his love for cars, and later how he's making money off of that same love. In this episode are also a few nuggets about choosing your circle of support, traveling abroad, and saving money. Chris is a very driven, disciplined individual whose growing business will surely have him...

How many times have you said "Yes" and regretted it later? Saying "No," can be a POWERFUL thing if you do it right, and it can have a positive impact on your goals. In this podcast, I talk about my new challenge to streamline my efforts by saying "No" to the things that cloud up my world and keep me from my goals. Don't forget to subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or Stitcher. Oh, and shoot me an e...

Terrance Thomas is a writer whose been published on Huffington Post, Afro Punk and Medium. We talk about how he ended up on these huge platforms, and how he's taking his writing to the next level with terrancewrites.com, his own writing portfolio. I met Terrance at one of the Houston Justice Coalition meetings, and followed his musings on Facebook and Twitter ever since then. Here's a brief synops...

Is it time for you to quit your damn job? Are you not respected/appreciated? Are you not growing anymore? Have you been PLANNING to start your business for years, only to keep it on the back burner? If you answered "Yes" to any of the questions above, THIS is a podcast you need to listen to! I start off talking about how I made the big JUMP, a quick activity to take inventory of YOUR situation and...

Akua Fayette is an author, artist, activist and entrepreneur full of good advice. In this unedited episode, we talk about her decision to work for herself, the power of words and the importance of finding your passion.

Under the leadership of Nathan Haymer, the Southern University's "Human Jukebox" continues the legacy of those coming before him. Still in his 30's, Haymer who was once a member of the band himself, never imagined coming back and taking the reigns of the institution that inspired his music career in the first place. While he could've boasted about attending the Grammy's, performing for the fight o...

Did you know you could choose your circle of friends? In this episode I talk to one of my friends, TJ Edmond, the 25 year-old owner of Lanespur Staffing Agency about work/life balance, self care and being intentional about choosing who you allow to influence your thoughts and actions. This is part one of a three part conversation with TJ going over a list of topics. Here's a quick list to think th...

In the first episode of Waiting to Excel w/Durrel K. Douglas, I show you how to start your own podcast, too! I believe we make our communities stronger by sharing tips and encouraging each other! I walk through these steps: 1.) Coming up with a concept 2.) Software (audacity.sourceforge.net/download/) 3.) Equipment (My mic https://goo.gl/iahMAH) 4.) Free graphics creation (canva.com) 5.) Make your...