Melanated Marketing

How does one balance a full-time marketing career, develop their future business, AND manage their health and wellness? Tiara Raman will tell you that it’s through DISCIPLINE! Discipline is the key to life. In this episode Tee and I dive into why discipline is more important than motivation. Do you agree? If not, that’s okay! Maybe after listening to this episode you’ll have a different perspective and will be willing to share.

You can watch her bomb beauty Youtube tutorials, but what makes her special from the other thousands of YT stars is her authenticity with her hilarious & one-of-a-kind story times! Nichelle Hawkins’ skills do not stop there. Outside of her HR 9-5, Nish is the co-host of a cool podcast, The Millennial Voice, a leader for a wellness brand for “melanin-ial” women, all while being open to new opportunities that come her way! We both agree that saying “yes” is better than later asking yourself “what if”? Don’t you think so? The overall purpose of sharing Nichelle’s journey is to help us realize that, as developing millennials, we don’t have to wait until the “end” to acknowledge the great work done. YOU ARE SUCCESSFUL RIGHT NOW. As a great mother once said, “You’re doing great sweetie!!!!”

Abu Fofanah is a digital strategist and entrepreneur. He is the CEO of a digital marketing agency — House of Fofanah, which he dives into in the beginning of this episode. You may have seen his Ads pop up on your Instagram feed and that only shows a glimpse of his business and success. Tune into this episode to learn from the one who know what it takes for you and your business to GROW! Become a GURU like ABU!

Sakita Holley is an award-winning publicist and the Founder & CEO of House of Success PR. She also hosts a popular podcast entitled, The Sakita Method. On it, she shares PR & business tips with successful entrepreneurs & professionals. On this episode, we dive into her world a bit, gain some of her method of success, and understand why “done is better than perfect!”

Copywriting is written content that aims to increase brand awareness. Great writing skills is necessary to produce great copy, but it doesn’t end with that! On this episode, I meet with Rita Olds, an amazing copywriter who shares her successes & gems on how to create bomb copy!!!

This is not an an actual episode. Just a clip of me sharing what TMMP will be doing during a short break break. Keep tuning into previous episodes, subscribe, & I’ll see you in November!

Aisha Denise, what can I say. I love this woman! A friend for a lifetime, killin’ it in the world of social media. Tune in to learn about her entrepreneurial journey, as well as how she utilized social media for her new sunglasses business!

In this episode, I get into it with Terrence Lomax, a Brand Marketing Strategist, with his very own marketing agency, JOURNI. Tune in to hear about his “journi”, some cool names he’s worked with in the hip hop industry, & all things relevant to marketing!

In order to address the lack of diversity in the advertising industry, Ladi Fatade co-founded Creative Norie. It’s a networking platform for minorities in creative to have a place they can go to for resources & new opportunities, especially those who deserve to be in senior level roles. Tune in to learn more about his journey & how after many years of dedication & focus, he landed his dream job!!!!

Copy? Ohh you mean Copywriting. It’s persuasive, yet simple writing. It’s the creativity in the words that sell. The goal is to increase awareness & sales for a brand’s product or service. In this episode, we learn how Abby is “new” to copywriting. Though thanks to her relevant experience & self-teaching, you would’ve never guessed! Tune into to hear all the gems dropped!