"The Network" with Michael Prejean

This week's guest is Sociology Professor Black History Bible Historian, and a friend of mine for over 20 years, Michael Ayers.  Get your note taking material.  This episode is meat, not milk.  We're going to the deep end this week. Facebook: The Vanguard Resurrection School  Email:   thevanguardresurrectionschool@yahoo.com  Recommended Reads: "The Chains and Images of...

This week's guest is stylist and social media influencer Cameron Brown aka Cam. Stylez.  Listen in as shares his journey from wearing school uniforms to now securing brand partnerships.  He shares the 5 pair of pants every guy should own, and gives style tips by age range.  This young man dropped knowledge + gems in this episode.  I hope you pick up what he's putting down! TikT...

Kyle Sykes joins "The Network" to ..... Facebook:  Kyle Sykes Instagram: @beardandboots Twitter:  @GorillaintheMst Recommended Reads: Currently reading: Barracoon: The Story of the Last, “Black Cargo”, Zora Neal Hurston Re-Reading 1984 and Animal Farm, George Orwell Between The World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates (I’ve put this off for so long) Books in the On Deck Circle They Came Before Col...

Follow the podcast on social media: Instagram: @The_Network_Podcast Facebook: The Network With Michael Prejean This week's guest is my pastor, Keith Turner Sr. of Valley Community Bible Church in Liberty TX.  Along with Assistant Pastor Tim Rubit, and Deacon Jessie Julius, Pastor Turner organized what is now known as "The Valley Community Bible Church" in April of 1997.  He is the first...

Follow the podcast on social media: Instagram: @The_Network_Podcast Facebook: The Network With Michael Prejean This week's guest is Jason Glenn, Director of Student Outreach for Klein Independent School district.  A native of Humble (pronounced "umble") Texas from the Bordersville community Coach Glenn is one of 11.  A graduate of TAMU and 7 year NFL veteran.   Twitter: @coachjglenn...

Follow the podcast on social media:  Instagram: @The_Network_Podcast  Facebook: The Network With Michael Prejean   This week's guest is Dr. Douglas Lavergne, self proclaimed H-town rap historian and Associate Professor/Dean of the TAMU-C College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.  Dr. Lavergne is a champion for agriculture, educating the masses about the importance...

This week's guest is Dr. CE Payne Hull.  Payne by birth, Hull by choice, Dr. Payne Hull is an educator, wife, mother, author, mentor and survivor of Stevens Johnson syndrome, amongst many other things. A woman of precise vision, Dr. Payne Hull shares her intimate journey with us from a preacher's daughter to head of school.    Facebook: CE Payne Hull, Maat Adorned 2016, Queendom 101...

This week's episode features Mackee Sykes owner of Wake Pray Create MS, LLC.  Mackee was born and raised in a small town called Sallis, Mississippi which is 10 miles west of Kosciusko (home of Oprah Winfrey) .   Mackee is a professional organizer!  She is most passionate about organizing, and explains to her clients, "Organizing is a form of self care. Clutter and disorganization im...

This week's episode features owner/operator of Precision by Prejean, Cameron Prejean.  Cameron is a former D1 athlete, having won multiple conference championships in Track and Field while at the University of Houston.  After experimenting with various jobs after obtaining his degree, Cameron has settled into the entrepreneur lane with his mobile detailing business, Precision by Prejean....

This week's episode features author, teacher, entrepreneur and minister, Onedia Gage.  Onedia is the author of nearly 100 book titles and is holds degrees in Economics, Masters degrees in Business Administration and Education, a doctorate in Business Leadership and Organizational Change with another doctorate on the way in University Educational Leadership.   Onedia is a native Houstonian and plie...

This week's episode features Alton Bell of Bell Tax Accountants.  Mr. Bell is the Principal Accountant at Bell Tax as well as virtual CFO to the many small business clients the firm provides accounting services to.  Brother Bell is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., the National Association of Black Accountants, the Institute of Internal Auditors, and the National Association of...

This week's episode features the first person who hired me when I moved to Houston TX, Nicole Franklin-Jones.  Nicole currently serves as the Director of Youth and Outreach with AVDA-Aid to Victims of Domestic Abus e.  This episode is filled with great information.  Are you in a healthy relationship?  Do you know someone who is an abusive relationship?  What are the signs...

What happens when you lose your mother at 14, go to war at 20, and return home with no roadmap? In this powerful episode of The Network Podcast, Michael Prejean sits down with Gulf War veteran and insurance professional Freddie Noble to unpack grief, trauma, racism, fatherhood, and why financial literacy is a form of love in Black communities. This conversation goes beyond money — it’s about digni...

This week's episode features Brian L. Turner, Ph. D.  Dr. Turner is a licensed clinical psychologist serving the greater New Orleans area. He is also an Associate Professor of Psychology at Xavier University of Louisiana, Director of the African American Studies program at XU and owner of Moments of Truth, LLC.   Dr. Turner practices in his hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana and gives us...

Here is all of the best advice "Ya Didn't Ask" for in 2020.  Enjoy the unsolicited advice from each of our guests in 2020.  Welcome to The Network, you may need it.  

In this year end recap, we hear from our guests again as they share their recommended reads of 2020.  

This week's episode features Kerii Landry Thomas, Director of Career Services and Title IX Coordinator of the Southern University Law Center (SULC).  I grew up with Kerii and she has always been one of the sharpest people I know.  In Episode 21, we explore her journey and she shares infinite wisdom that she has gained along the way with us.  Enjoy!   Facebook: Kerii Thomas I gr...

Charles Cannon of Illustrious Soles Facebook: Charles Cannon or  Illustrious Soles Instagram:   @illustrioussoles Twitter:   @illustriousoles Current reading/Recommended Reads: Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the creator of Nike The Art and Science of Respect: A Memoir by James Prince It Didn’t Start With You Currently listening/Recommended Music: Country to R&B, Hip Hop, Gospel Recomende...

My family, Kobie Bowles,  joins The Network for Episode 18.  We talk about a little bit of everything as we cover his diverse journey from New Jersey to New York.   Facebook: Kobie Bowles | Fan Page Instagram:  @ kobiebowles Twitter:  @ A_Rising_Son Current reading/Recommended Reads: The Four Agreements Finding Clarity It Didn’t Start With You Currently listening/Recommend...

Chandra Hampton joins us for Episode 18.  Just a fearless girl from Baton Rouge, Chandra has given herself permission to live and helps bring joy to other people through the medium of dance.  Voted DC best dance instructor in 2017-2019, Chandra is bouncing back from a breast cancer diagnosis--she's cancer free btw--and regaining her form and strength and no doubt will DC's best once agai...

Grambling State University graduate Jakeithia Prejean is in the house for Episode 17.  She shares the wisdom behind R.E.S.E.T with J along with her journey from Lafayette to Grambling and back to Lafayette.   Facebook: www.facebook.com/resetwithj Instagram:   @reset.with.j Twitter : jkprejean Current reading/Recommended Reads: The Bible The Other Side of Rejection, Joshua Smith The...

My sister, Michelle Tatum, joins me this week on The Network to talk about death, grief and coping.  Michelle is a proud alumnus of Dillard University in New Orleans and a NICU nurse.  Unexpectedly, while working as a NICU nurse, she ended up in NICU as she and my brother-in-law Moses lost their first baby to premature birth a little over 10 years ago.  She talks about losing my nep...

Chief Visionary Officer of Dopeaholics International, LLC, Super Cool guy Rod Hinton Esquire joins The Network to converse about cannibis.    Instagram: @dopeaholics420  Facebook: Rod Hinton Website :  www.dopeaholics.com  Current reading/Recommended Reads: The Way of the Superior Man, David Deida Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, Phil Knight Currently listening/R...

Akira M. Leblanc, Educational Consultant and newly minted author joins The Network to talk, you guessed it education!  Not just any type of education, but 'culturally responsive education,' the direction education must move towards to remain relevant for our kids.   Twitter :  @Litlady22 and @AkiraLeBlanc Facebook: @The 7 Traits of Talented Teachers Website :  www.akiramleblanc...

The 10th president of the Houston Area Urban League Young Professionals joins The Network for episode 13.  We touch on everything from playing tennis in the hood to raising the next generation of community leaders to recognizing if you're a nerd or not.  Great conversation.  Thanks for listening.   Instagram: @mr_president_haulyp Twitter:  @whynotdeion Facebook: Deion Dors...