I'm thrilled to share with you the rollercoaster ride of my journey into the radio world, a tale marked by resilience, passion, and a bit of serendipity. From a humble start as a radio hobbyist, I chart my path through the highs and lows of the industry, featuring a chance meeting with Bobby Schmurder before his big break and a setback that reshaped my career.
Navigating the world of podcasting, we'll dive into its therapeutic side. Podcasting, more than just a platform to share stories, can be a powerful tool for introspection and personal growth. Shawn from Strictly Free Game Podcast and I discuss how sharing our traumas, emotions, and vulnerabilities can help us and others heal.
Balancing motherhood and side hustles is no walk in the park, but I've learned it's entirely possible. I'll share my adventures in juggling my role as a mother with my side gigs, and the lessons I've learned along the way, including how I became an Amazon influencer.
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Speaker 2 (00:01):
Oh, there we go, there we go.
Speaker 1 (00:05):
It's so good.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
So this is the first time I've been on YouTube live,
youtube live, and I was sayingearly, I'm like this is like my
official really first time goinglive on on YouTube, because
remember we were like testing itout last time.
Speaker 1 (00:22):
Remember and then, over the superstar, miss.
This is me, I am Marilyn.
Podcast.
Can we talk?
Can we tell the people who wasgoing on with this is me, I am
Marilyn.
Like, can we, can we, can wegive him some nugget?
Speaker 2 (00:37):
You know what?
Let me tell you about that.
This is me podcast.
I have Always loved radio.
I have always loved, you know,it's like when they say, like
what's your passion or what isit that you do, that comes easy
to you.
For me it has always been.
I'm just talking into a mic,microphone and I was doing radio
(01:21):
.
I started over 10 years ago butback then, you know, social
media wasn't really a huge thinglike that like Talk about.
You have to really Break wallsand break doors back then.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
That's a fact.
You had to have some real, reallike talent to really break
into those those markets forsure.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
You know podcasting wasn't a thing, although
Streaming there was, likestreaming apps, like radio
streaming, and I think I'm agingmyself right now but there was
like it was just starting todevelop.
I guess you know it waspodcasting in a sense, but we
didn't have real knowledge aboutit.
You know Shit of wood us, butat the time I was a single mom
(02:03):
with two kids.
You know Wendy Williams was onair.
Still you had Martinez.
You know like the gatekeepersthe gatekeepers.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
They weren't let nobody and nobody knew into that
space at all back there, at all.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
So you know how easy.
You know you can getdiscouraged or if you're like
where am I gonna go?
Speaker 1 (02:26):
You know, and as much .
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Everyone loved my voice and you know I just it was
just natural for me but I neverleft the game like, always did
it on the side as a hobby andstuff like that.
And I Moved to Atlanta for afew years and I was on like they
are hot 97.
But the pro, I got into it withthe program director and I've
(02:49):
not.
And let me tell you something.
You know, I don't know ifyou've ever felt this way.
Oh, there's always like thatone person in life that you just
want to go back and be likemotherfucker or like look at me,
or look at me now.
Oh, hey, dana, I sent the linkto Dana because I was in here by
(03:14):
myself before.
Dana, what?
Speaker 1 (03:16):
up.
So so, all right, so hold on.
So let's go back.
I'm getting to my interviewmode, I'm getting to my
interview, because I never had achance to really interview miss
Marilyn Martinez, the famousMarilyn Martinez, right?
Oh, so now you went.
You went to Atlanta, went toGeorgia to get into radio, right
, the gatekeepers were kind ofyou know back then, like we said
(03:37):
, it was a lot of people thatcould really get into that space
.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
I didn't go to Atlanta for radio.
I went to Atlanta.
I'm to find myself, okay, okay.
And two weeks after I was inAtlanta, I ran.
I was at a party, a day party,and and the host shout out to ET
, if we had to compare him, hewas like like the DJ envy of
(04:05):
Elena, right, okay.
And he was like we were like inthe.
The art sections were next toeach other and he had mad
tattoos and I'm like, oh, yourtattoos are dope.
I'm like, what do you do?
He's like, oh, I'm in radio.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
And.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
I'm like oh, I used to do radio and stuff like that,
but I'm new to Elena, so Idon't know who, I don't know
stations, I don't you know whatI'm saying.
So I'm like oh, I said oh, soI'm gonna come, you're gonna put
me on it Like it was and Iwasn't letting up.
Speaker 1 (04:36):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (04:37):
And so then he's like all right.
So he came, so he's like allright, meet me at the studio.
So I go to the studio, I do atest run and they just throw me
on the radio.
But they did it without runningit by the program director, who
was on vacation, oh wow.
So the program director wasalready fed up with the guys
(05:01):
because they were doing whateverthey wanted to do.
Speaker 1 (05:04):
They just went rogue, they did their own thing.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
But, elena, the city loves me.
Everyone was calling in.
This was during the time,trayvon Martin, I believe.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
Okay, what you was talking about yeah, so that's
not true.
Go then.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
It was 2014.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
Yeah, I was about to say maybe like 19 years ago.
Yeah, that makes sense.
Speaker 2 (05:29):
Okay.
So it was like because it wasalways two guys, so now they had
a female with like a soothingvoice, and you know what I'm
saying.
So when he came back he wasjust oh, this was right before
Bobby Schmurder went to jail.
Speaker 1 (05:47):
Yeah, I think he did like eight years, so that makes
sense.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
Yeah, because Bobby Schmurder came into the studio
looking to feed it.
I thought he was just blowingup and I pulled him to the side
and I had like a big sister talkwith him.
I'm like, listen, if it ain'tyour mama, fuck everybody else.
Not everybody could come withyou, that type of shit.
And then they get a few monthslater Bobby Schmurder.
(06:13):
I'm like damn.
So then the programs I took outback.
He was letting it ride for alittle bit, but I don't know, he
just took it out on me one day.
He's like I don't want to onthe radio, no more, and don't
even come back into the building.
Yeah, and it was the mostnastiest tone.
(06:33):
It was so, it was sounprofessional.
And you know me like I'm allabout professionalism.
And then I had, by that time Igot cool with everybody, like
all the big DJs, like you know,and there was a festival and he
saw like how many people wouldjust show and he loved my.
You, I'm new to the city.
(06:53):
I want to Elena, like with myTim's on Knocking doors,
knocking walls.
You feel me?
Speaker 1 (07:00):
You know the real.
You want to throw New York.
Yeah, they were this sassy.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
Latina coming in, like you know, because I'm just
like oh, who are you?
What's this?
I'm all about networking,networking, networking.
And he's seen me.
He didn't know where to put hisface and Hurricane Dave, when I
get so big, he's going to wantme on his station and I am going
(07:27):
to decline.
Fuck you very much.
He's still there.
I don't know, I haven't lookedhim up, but that's that's my, my
fuck you very much.
Story about my, my career andradio.
Okay, that, wow.
Speaker 1 (07:43):
Wow, all right, so I Was a lot.
I wasn't expecting all that,but that was a lot of
information.
I love that.
Speaker 2 (07:49):
I've never.
I've never told that storybefore ever.
Speaker 1 (07:52):
It's actually exclusive.
I'm not gonna get this.
I'm pretty good with that.
You're so I am, I am, so I am.
So, while this is strictly freegame, I took over Maryland's.
Oh, took over a lot, all right.
So now we're getting into thefast forward.
Now we're getting to the I amMaryland, this is me podcast,
(08:15):
right?
So on your podcast.
I love your podcast because youtalk about ups and downs.
You cry, you laugh.
Sometimes I cry with you.
Sometimes I laugh with you.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
I'd be crying a lot.
Speaker 1 (08:25):
It's an emotional, emotional, emotional ride.
But listen, it's real Roy'srugged.
What?
What got you to be thatvulnerable?
Because a lot of people aren't.
They're not that open and notthey're not that used to being
vulnerable, especially in frontof Strangers.
Because these are strangersthat are tuning into you, right?
What got you to that space?
Speaker 2 (08:46):
Oh, that's a good question.
I Told you I'm good at this,you are good at this.
Um, what made me become sovulnerable to share?
I Think honestly, you know, atthe point in my life when I
started, this is me Podcastagain, because I've done
(09:07):
podcasts it's never really fit.
I've done my podcast, I've hadmy own streaming, like I've done
it, but it was like I wasinterviewing artists, upcoming
artists, and that wasn't reallylike my avenue.
You know, I love, I grew up onOprah, I grew up on Ricky Lake.
(09:27):
You know, and not for nothing.
You know, now talking out loud,like I used to like admire
these women and stuff like that,so it's like I, I love to hear
(09:49):
the stories of people, okay, andwhen I started that this is me
podcast, you know I was goingthrough a very dark time.
I'm maybe a little bit of closepart.
Um, I was having issues in mymarriage and stuff like that,
and I went back to the placewhere I was able to escape, hmm,
(10:09):
and that was getting on themicrophone pause, okay.
So when I just I started late,no late 2021, and I think
anyone's gonna listen because itwas just my dear diary.
Speaker 1 (10:25):
Mm-hmm.
Speaker 2 (10:26):
So I really didn't put it out there for anyone to
listen.
I just Started putting it outthere for my, my therapy session
, okay, so it was more of atherapeutic thing for you right,
because it's it's what I loveto do.
It's it's um.
It was my.
You know my avenue, my escape,my release.
Okay, you know some people goto the gym, I podcast your
(10:52):
podcast.
Speaker 1 (10:54):
Sometimes it's the cheapest therapy that you can
have.
You know what I mean.
You're never lie, and you also,so you're also helping others
With your therapy.
You're helping them reflect ontheir their own traumas, that
they may be going through thatthey've just never expressed it
anyone else.
Speaker 2 (11:13):
Yeah, right and Since I've been doing that in two
years I've really been on it,you know, in the last six, seven
months and To know that my lifeand my story and my ups and
downs are literally helpingother people.
It's like now.
My passion is converting into apurpose.
Speaker 1 (11:33):
Yeah, and, like I said, it's very authentic
because you could tell youYou've, you've.
You've given us a light thatshines brighter than yourself,
right.
So, and, like I said, I listento it as well.
Even though we we haven't gonethrough the same journey,
(11:55):
sometimes it always circles back, right, it makes you start to
think of your past and thethings that you may have not
been vocal about, that couldhave held you down as you became
an adult, that you just neverreleased, right, right.
So now, as I'm listening toyours, like you know what, maybe
I should start doing the sameand start using this as my dear
diary, in a sense, because,again, it's the cheapest form of
(12:16):
therapy that you could have.
Speaker 2 (12:18):
And not only that.
Not only is the way for therapy, it's like, it's also a way to
connect with people.
Speaker 1 (12:26):
Correct.
Speaker 2 (12:26):
We are not built or meant to be in this world alone.
You know what I mean?
Talk that, talk.
So for me I don't have a lot ofclose friends, but I know a lot
of people.
Speaker 1 (12:44):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (12:46):
But maybe somebody else.
Don't have friends and don'tknow a lot of people.
Speaker 1 (12:52):
Or they can have a lot of friends and just don't
know how to communicate.
Speaker 2 (12:56):
Right and and feel you know, especially old school.
You know I grew up in aCaribbean household.
What happens in the house staysin the house, in fact, yeah.
And it's like no, the shit cancome out to like open the door
and let this shit out, let theevil out, let it all.
It doesn't have to stay in thehouse.
Speaker 1 (13:16):
Yeah, and even as as a male growing up, right, we
were always taught not to showemotions Because in a sense I
was kind of, even though mymother got remarried.
Years after, you know, mymother married her husband.
That's a long story, but when Iwas seven years old, but prior
to that, I was considered theman of the house.
(13:36):
Even after she got married shestill, I was still somewhat the
man of the house.
So, as a young black malegrowing up, we were always told
never show emotions, don't cry,definitely can't cry.
You know what I'm saying andthat that follows you into
adulthood and we don't know howto express ourselves.
Sometimes it comes out as angerbecause we just don't know how
(13:58):
to have that soft, that softmoment.
You know what I'm saying.
So again, listening to yourstory helps me go back into that
and you know so.
Thank you for that.
Speaker 2 (14:09):
You're welcome and thank you for giving me my
flowers.
I give you the whole garden Forme.
You know it's unrealistic to weare perfectly imperfect humans.
We are perfect at beingimperfect, but by being
(14:31):
imperfect, I feel, is what putspeople in a frenzy Instead of
embracing your imperfectness.
Speaker 1 (14:44):
Yeah, Because we're supposed to have filters.
Right, we're programmed to havefilters and our programs to be
to show the blemishes, to showthe scars.
Speaker 2 (14:53):
And for me?
I mean, look at my hair is I?
This is perfectly imperfect forme.
So this is why I share likeI've always been someone, even
even as a little girl.
I don't give a fuck whatanybody has to say.
I don't give a fuck how muchmoney you have.
I don't give a fuck about yoursocial status.
(15:13):
I don't because, at the end ofthe day, strip you off your
title, strip you off yourexpensive garments.
We all bleed the same color.
Speaker 1 (15:25):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (15:26):
Yeah, and you do as a little kid.
So this is why I'm socomfortable to walk into a room
or walk into a meeting or walkinto you don't know what I'm
saying, because I'm veryintelligent in one area and I'm
intelligent in another area.
So for me to be, you know, sovulnerable on my podcast is this
is the way of life, this is theway you grow Like.
(15:49):
God gave us these emotionstears, depression, sadness to
develop ourselves, to strengthenourselves, we have to.
You know again, I always saylike my divorce was the worst
and best thing that everhappened to me, because it
forced me to tap into newemotions that I didn't even know
.
Speaker 1 (16:09):
That you didn't even know you had.
Speaker 2 (16:11):
Yeah that I didn't know that I had and I needed to
tap into it in order to grow asa person.
Yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1 (16:18):
Because that was your true.
Now your true self is reallycoming out.
Speaker 2 (16:20):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (16:21):
I was forced right.
So let's talk about thesuperwoman that you are right.
Superwoman for kids, you makeit look easy For kids, that's a
lot of kids.
I don't even know how you do it.
I'm like, damn, I got to, I'mready to give two back and you
(16:43):
make it look really easy.
Can we talk to those singlemothers out there right now that
may not have, for maybe theyhave one, two, three, four,
maybe they have five, right, andthey're, they're in this cocoon
in a sense, right, like theyjust can't figure out how to get
to the next step.
You're an influencer, you're amama for your realtor, you're
(17:05):
this is me.
I am Marilyn.
How the hell are you doing atall?
What advice would you give tosomeone that's looking to do the
same?
Speaker 2 (17:14):
Um, I before used to work, work, work and go, go, go
and burn myself out.
I now come to the realizationthat being busy doesn't mean
(17:35):
being productive.
So this is how I got to wear onthat now, in that I used to go,
go, go, do so much and then I'mlike okay, what's happening?
How do I do it all?
Now I give myself a little bitof grace.
(17:58):
I give, I celebrate my smallwins.
I do one task at a time.
If I do a podcast today, I'mwinning.
Speaker 1 (18:09):
There you go.
Speaker 2 (18:10):
So by giving myself that little bit of grace and,
you know, patting myself on theback, I'm like, okay, then I can
handle something else.
You know what I'm saying.
The kids listen to me.
I love them.
I love them, but I always Ichange the way that I speak.
(18:33):
It's not that I have to spreadmyself for different ways,
because I do.
My oldest is in college.
I have to spread my, I have togive him a different type of
attention.
You know, in the three and thetwo year old you already know
they need the attention 24 seven.
So instead of saying I have to,I look at it, I get to.
(18:58):
I am blessed that I have fourbeautiful children.
Why they drain the fuck out ofme.
They're mine.
You know what I'm saying and atthe end of the day, they are a
reflection of me and this is whyI'm here is to pour into my
children.
So my children are my children.
So my children are what are,who.
(19:20):
They keep me going and I have tocontinue to live and figure
myself out and grow myself to bean example to them.
Like, I don't have to figure itout, I'm about to be 40.
Mommy does not have to figureit out.
But I am learning, I am trying,I'm making mistakes and I'm
learning from my mistakes.
And you know, if you, I'veworked full time, I've done all
(19:43):
my side hustles but I'm notgoing to be a good person.
I've done some good sidehustles but is literally that
like utilized every hour thatyou have.
So if the kid, you know I gethome from with the kids, if the
moment they go to sleep I'll geton the computer for an hour.
I used to, I used to podcast atfive in the morning Before they
(20:05):
woke up in the morning.
You know I'm saying so.
You don't have to give yourbusiness.
You're working full time as amom.
You don't have to give it two,three, four hours.
Like, don't think about, oh myGod, I got to just do it.
And then, slowly but shortly,you'll start to figure out the
schedule, how to fit it in andstuff like that.
(20:26):
You know, when I started thelive, I'm like look how I'm
staying.
I was eating cereal.
I'm like I have to make sure Ieat.
But I'm like why am I standingup right now?
I could easily go to the diningroom table, but this is just
habit.
I'm feeding the kids, I'meating like this or I'll run and
put an orange in, or I'm takinga call, I'm answering an email.
(20:48):
So I guess I just grew, I'velearned how to multitask, okay,
and yes, you're going to haveyour days where you cry.
That's why I'm always crying onmy podcast, cause it could be
either exhaustion, it couldeither be, you know, like damn,
something got to give.
But you know, I'm a woman offaith and I know that every
little, every single day thatI'm taking towards becoming a
(21:10):
better version of myself becausestaying a good person, it's all
going to work out in the end.
Speaker 1 (21:16):
It always does.
It always does Now you.
So what?
What advice would you give tothat single mom right now?
Right, she's looking for a sidehustle.
She's like you know what I see,marilyn, on on line.
She's getting these productsfrom these companies.
You know, now we're gettinginto the influence inside of it,
right?
Speaker 2 (21:32):
They want to break into that.
Speaker 1 (21:34):
What is the first step that they should do to
break into that field?
Because you can do that fromhome, you don't need.
Yeah, what's the first step ofthat?
Speaker 2 (21:42):
Listen what's the first step of that.
I tell this story all the timewhen I started on Amazon being
an Amazon influencer.
I think it was less than a year.
I was probably like maybe onemonth are we in, I suspect.
What a month?
September.
I think it was probably Octoberof last year.
Speaker 1 (22:04):
So going on a year, okay.
Speaker 2 (22:06):
So, going on a year and I didn't know about this,
this influencing thing.
I'm still learning.
I'm still you know this.
Get ready with me the.
You know it's a lot of work.
That in itself is a lot of work, but don't consider it work
Because it's fun, because themoment you start thinking, oh my
God, I have to, but I get to doit, this is exciting.
(22:27):
What do you mean?
I get paid to, like, givereviews and stuff like that For
those single moms or moms stayat home, moms.
There's like you know what Ineed to another form of income.
Don't get stuck on the numbers.
Don't feel like you have tohave 10,000 followers or this
huge.
It can be a micro influencer.
(22:48):
So last year, when I started atAmazon, I think I only had like
5,000 followers on Instagram orsomething like that, and I
signed up for the program.
Didn't know what the hell I wasdoing, but I learned as I went
on and I made 34 cents.
Speaker 1 (23:07):
That's 34 cents is a big deal though.
Speaker 2 (23:09):
Listen to me.
Listen to me when I tell you Icalled everybody.
I'm like bitch.
I just made 34 cents on Amazon.
Speaker 1 (23:20):
I was like they're like 3400,.
Speaker 2 (23:25):
no, not 34 cents, yes , but I was calling everyone
like it was 3400 or 34,000.
I'm like bitch, I made 34 centson Amazon that I think it was
at that moment that I'm like I'mabout to be an influencer.
I'm an influencer, I'm about tohow you, you know.
(23:46):
So just do.
You'll never figure it outunless you try it.
Stop overthinking things.
Remain who you are.
Don't try to like.
Try to be like the next person,because people are gonna always
buy into you what your story isand you know.
Just remain authentic.
Speaker 1 (24:05):
That's great advice 34 cents, I'm selling it.
So there you go, 34 cents, andthat's blood, sweat and tears.
So that 34 cents it can't buyyou much, but it gave you
everything at the same time.
It gave me everything.
Speaker 2 (24:19):
Yes, it pushed me, it pushed you to keep going.
It's like right.
It's like if I can make 34cents, let me see how much more
I can make.
Speaker 1 (24:26):
Mm-hmm, yep, so what's next?
We'll probably wrap this up,because we've been like 25
minutes in.
We've been only till like 25minutes.
Speaker 2 (24:33):
We've been only a while.
This is a good interview.
Speaker 1 (24:36):
It's a good interview .
So what's next for Marilyn?
I mean, I know what's next forMarilyn.
I know her personally.
You know what I'm saying.
This is my partner in crime, soI know her personally.
But what's next for Marilyn?
What's next?
What can they expect from thepodcast?
Are you gonna have some guestscoming up on the podcast?
I know you got some thingsthat's launching pretty soon.
We won't get into that untilyou're ready to announce it, but
what's next?
Speaker 2 (24:58):
You know, I asked God earlier in the month to guide
me in the path in which you seefit.
I have been at this for over 10years and I honestly, I can
honestly say that I'm in a pointin my life where I know myself,
(25:20):
I love myself and I am readyfor everything and anything that
gets thrown my way.
With that said, I have been atbecause of that.
I have been asking for more,I've been asking for bigger
things.
So what can you expect fromMarilyn?
(25:41):
Taking over this?
I'm going to be the WendyWilliams, the Ricky Lake, the
Jenny Jones, the Oprah ofpodcasting.
Speaker 1 (25:54):
So, yes, you have a car, you have a car, you have a
car.
That's what Marilyn is tellingme.
Yes, for sure.
Speaker 2 (26:00):
I have a huge following.
I have a huge platform, andwhat's next for Marilyn is like
now.
I want to take that and use itfor good.
My purpose is to help people inany and every which way that I
can continue to share my storyand be an advocate for moms,
(26:22):
single women, married women,everything, and be like we too.
You can have it all.
You can have it all.
You can do it all, but wecannot do it by ourselves.
So I will be launching ajournal soon.
That's the big announcement, solook out for that promo.
Speaker 1 (26:43):
I am going to so you've been journaling, right?
You've been journaling on yourpodcast.
That's what you're telling me.
Yes, and now you're gettingpeople a chance to be a part of
that journey.
Yes, by purchasing a journalthat they did journal for
themselves.
Speaker 2 (26:55):
Absolutely, because journaling, I'm telling you, it
helps.
Speaker 1 (27:00):
The beautiful thing.
Thank you, thank you.
That's a beautiful thing, it'sa beautiful thing.
Speaker 2 (27:05):
See, I went food shopping, my cabinet is still
open, my drawer is still openand I stopped to do the live,
so-.
Speaker 1 (27:11):
But that goes to show you what you said.
Right, it doesn't have.
Nothing has to be perfect.
We didn't even this is animprov interview, like we
weren't even planning on doing Ididn't know I was coming on
your live today.
My shirt is wrinkled.
I was having to get a car wash.
I pulled over on the side ofthe road to finish this
interview you got.
Your hair is herring right now.
I got an appointment in an hour.
There you go, but it goes backto that.
(27:34):
You don't have to be perfect,just do it.
Speaker 2 (27:35):
Just do it, just do it, just do that shit.
Whatever you wanna do, do itand don't apologize for it If it
doesn't work out at least.
And that's why I tell my kidsall the time and that's why I
love what I'm able to do, what Ido, because my kids see it.
Try it.
What do you have to lose?
(27:56):
Just fucking try it.
So what if it doesn't work out?
You're gonna be worried aboutthe person who's not fucking
trying anything, exactly.
Speaker 1 (28:03):
That shit is wild to me.
Exactly.
And, like you said, you've beendoing this for over 10 years,
so it takes 10 years to be anovernight success, right?
Yeah, that's what they say.
Yeah, that's what they say.
Listen, in that 10th year.
Now you're more Comfortable.
You're more comfortable.
I think it comes with age, itcomes with experience, it comes
(28:24):
with a bunch of different things, right, and now you're
comfortable being comfortable,being you.
Speaker 2 (28:31):
Being perfectly imperfect and I'm just giving
the blueprint.
I did the work.
I did the work for y'all Well.
I did the work.
Well, thank you, strictly forgame, thank you.
Speaker 1 (28:44):
I am Marilyn.
This is a dope interview.
Speaker 2 (28:48):
This was a dope interview she dropped some gems
on this one.
Speaker 1 (28:51):
Huh, you dropped some gems on this one.
I did, so how can they followyou?
Tell them where to follow youif they are not, if they're only
following you on YouTube?
They got to go to the IGbecause the IG has a lot of
great things going on.
The Tik Tok is Tik Toking.
Speaker 2 (29:04):
The Tik Tok is Tik Toking, the YouTube is YouTube
being.
But YouTube launched this newfeature which I don't know.
I didn't look at your page tosee.
Now on the profile you're ableto see all the links.
Oh, I didn't know that.
I didn't know that.
So if you go into my profileand just click on, all my links
(29:28):
are there to connect to me, okay.
Speaker 1 (29:30):
And if you're a brand , you're looking for someone to
help elevate that brand.
You already know who youcontact.
Speaker 2 (29:37):
Listen, if you, if you then follow me.
You see, I've been doing mywalking videos since last summer
.
Oh, you're going to catch me onsomebody's runway, baby, I
don't think.
I don't think height is a thinganymore.
You know, I'm nothing, I'm allbut five feet.
Speaker 1 (29:55):
Listen, she's five feet, but she's six feet in
every, in every room she's going.
She's six foot.
Speaker 2 (29:59):
You better drop gems.
Yes, friend, yes, I am.
I am tall in every room.
That's funny, all right, well,let me run up before I'm late
Get your car wash.
Thank you, strictly free gamefor jumping onto my live and
doing this impromptu interview.
I love it.
I said stories I've never evensaid before.
I think we lost your audio.
(30:22):
Yeah, I know what I'm hearing.
All right, well, bye, bye.
Oh, there we go, there we go.
Speaker 1 (00:05):
It's so good.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
So this is the first time I've been on YouTube live,
youtube live, and I was sayingearly, I'm like this is like my
official really first time goinglive on on YouTube, because
remember we were like testing itout last time.
Speaker 1 (00:22):
Remember and then, over the superstar, miss.
This is me, I am Marilyn.
Podcast.
Can we talk?
Can we tell the people who wasgoing on with this is me, I am
Marilyn.
Like, can we, can we, can wegive him some nugget?
Speaker 2 (00:37):
You know what?
Let me tell you about that.
This is me podcast.
I have Always loved radio.
I have always loved, you know,it's like when they say, like
what's your passion or what isit that you do, that comes easy
to you.
For me it has always been.
I'm just talking into a mic,microphone and I was doing radio
(01:21):
.
I started over 10 years ago butback then, you know, social
media wasn't really a huge thinglike that like Talk about.
You have to really Break wallsand break doors back then.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
That's a fact.
You had to have some real, reallike talent to really break
into those those markets forsure.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
You know podcasting wasn't a thing, although
Streaming there was, likestreaming apps, like radio
streaming, and I think I'm agingmyself right now but there was
like it was just starting todevelop.
I guess you know it waspodcasting in a sense, but we
didn't have real knowledge aboutit.
You know Shit of wood us, butat the time I was a single mom
(02:03):
with two kids.
You know Wendy Williams was onair.
Still you had Martinez.
You know like the gatekeepersthe gatekeepers.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
They weren't let nobody and nobody knew into that
space at all back there, at all.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
So you know how easy.
You know you can getdiscouraged or if you're like
where am I gonna go?
Speaker 1 (02:26):
You know, and as much .
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Everyone loved my voice and you know I just it was
just natural for me but I neverleft the game like, always did
it on the side as a hobby andstuff like that.
And I Moved to Atlanta for afew years and I was on like they
are hot 97.
But the pro, I got into it withthe program director and I've
(02:49):
not.
And let me tell you something.
You know, I don't know ifyou've ever felt this way.
Oh, there's always like thatone person in life that you just
want to go back and be likemotherfucker or like look at me,
or look at me now.
Oh, hey, dana, I sent the linkto Dana because I was in here by
(03:14):
myself before.
Dana, what?
Speaker 1 (03:16):
up.
So so, all right, so hold on.
So let's go back.
I'm getting to my interviewmode, I'm getting to my
interview, because I never had achance to really interview miss
Marilyn Martinez, the famousMarilyn Martinez, right?
Oh, so now you went.
You went to Atlanta, went toGeorgia to get into radio, right
, the gatekeepers were kind ofyou know back then, like we said
(03:37):
, it was a lot of people thatcould really get into that space
.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
I didn't go to Atlanta for radio.
I went to Atlanta.
I'm to find myself, okay, okay.
And two weeks after I was inAtlanta, I ran.
I was at a party, a day party,and and the host shout out to ET
, if we had to compare him, hewas like like the DJ envy of
(04:05):
Elena, right, okay.
And he was like we were like inthe.
The art sections were next toeach other and he had mad
tattoos and I'm like, oh, yourtattoos are dope.
I'm like, what do you do?
He's like, oh, I'm in radio.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
And.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
I'm like oh, I used to do radio and stuff like that,
but I'm new to Elena, so Idon't know who, I don't know
stations, I don't you know whatI'm saying.
So I'm like oh, I said oh, soI'm gonna come, you're gonna put
me on it Like it was and Iwasn't letting up.
Speaker 1 (04:36):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (04:37):
And so then he's like all right.
So he came, so he's like allright, meet me at the studio.
So I go to the studio, I do atest run and they just throw me
on the radio.
But they did it without runningit by the program director, who
was on vacation, oh wow.
So the program director wasalready fed up with the guys
(05:01):
because they were doing whateverthey wanted to do.
Speaker 1 (05:04):
They just went rogue, they did their own thing.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
But, elena, the city loves me.
Everyone was calling in.
This was during the time,trayvon Martin, I believe.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
Okay, what you was talking about yeah, so that's
not true.
Go then.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
It was 2014.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
Yeah, I was about to say maybe like 19 years ago.
Yeah, that makes sense.
Speaker 2 (05:29):
Okay.
So it was like because it wasalways two guys, so now they had
a female with like a soothingvoice, and you know what I'm
saying.
So when he came back he wasjust oh, this was right before
Bobby Schmurder went to jail.
Speaker 1 (05:47):
Yeah, I think he did like eight years, so that makes
sense.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
Yeah, because Bobby Schmurder came into the studio
looking to feed it.
I thought he was just blowingup and I pulled him to the side
and I had like a big sister talkwith him.
I'm like, listen, if it ain'tyour mama, fuck everybody else.
Not everybody could come withyou, that type of shit.
And then they get a few monthslater Bobby Schmurder.
(06:13):
I'm like damn.
So then the programs I took outback.
He was letting it ride for alittle bit, but I don't know, he
just took it out on me one day.
He's like I don't want to onthe radio, no more, and don't
even come back into the building.
Yeah, and it was the mostnastiest tone.
(06:33):
It was so, it was sounprofessional.
And you know me like I'm allabout professionalism.
And then I had, by that time Igot cool with everybody, like
all the big DJs, like you know,and there was a festival and he
saw like how many people wouldjust show and he loved my.
You, I'm new to the city.
(06:53):
I want to Elena, like with myTim's on Knocking doors,
knocking walls.
You feel me?
Speaker 1 (07:00):
You know the real.
You want to throw New York.
Yeah, they were this sassy.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
Latina coming in, like you know, because I'm just
like oh, who are you?
What's this?
I'm all about networking,networking, networking.
And he's seen me.
He didn't know where to put hisface and Hurricane Dave, when I
get so big, he's going to wantme on his station and I am going
(07:27):
to decline.
Fuck you very much.
He's still there.
I don't know, I haven't lookedhim up, but that's that's my, my
fuck you very much.
Story about my, my career andradio.
Okay, that, wow.
Speaker 1 (07:43):
Wow, all right, so I Was a lot.
I wasn't expecting all that,but that was a lot of
information.
I love that.
Speaker 2 (07:49):
I've never.
I've never told that storybefore ever.
Speaker 1 (07:52):
It's actually exclusive.
I'm not gonna get this.
I'm pretty good with that.
You're so I am, I am, so I am.
So, while this is strictly freegame, I took over Maryland's.
Oh, took over a lot, all right.
So now we're getting into thefast forward.
Now we're getting to the I amMaryland, this is me podcast,
(08:15):
right?
So on your podcast.
I love your podcast because youtalk about ups and downs.
You cry, you laugh.
Sometimes I cry with you.
Sometimes I laugh with you.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
I'd be crying a lot.
Speaker 1 (08:25):
It's an emotional, emotional, emotional ride.
But listen, it's real Roy'srugged.
What?
What got you to be thatvulnerable?
Because a lot of people aren't.
They're not that open and notthey're not that used to being
vulnerable, especially in frontof Strangers.
Because these are strangersthat are tuning into you, right?
What got you to that space?
Speaker 2 (08:46):
Oh, that's a good question.
I Told you I'm good at this,you are good at this.
Um, what made me become sovulnerable to share?
I Think honestly, you know, atthe point in my life when I
started, this is me Podcastagain, because I've done
(09:07):
podcasts it's never really fit.
I've done my podcast, I've hadmy own streaming, like I've done
it, but it was like I wasinterviewing artists, upcoming
artists, and that wasn't reallylike my avenue.
You know, I love, I grew up onOprah, I grew up on Ricky Lake.
(09:27):
You know, and not for nothing.
You know, now talking out loud,like I used to like admire
these women and stuff like that,so it's like I, I love to hear
(09:49):
the stories of people, okay, andwhen I started that this is me
podcast, you know I was goingthrough a very dark time.
I'm maybe a little bit of closepart.
Um, I was having issues in mymarriage and stuff like that,
and I went back to the placewhere I was able to escape, hmm,
(10:09):
and that was getting on themicrophone pause, okay.
So when I just I started late,no late 2021, and I think
anyone's gonna listen because itwas just my dear diary.
Speaker 1 (10:25):
Mm-hmm.
Speaker 2 (10:26):
So I really didn't put it out there for anyone to
listen.
I just Started putting it outthere for my, my therapy session
, okay, so it was more of atherapeutic thing for you right,
because it's it's what I loveto do.
It's it's um.
It was my.
You know my avenue, my escape,my release.
Okay, you know some people goto the gym, I podcast your
(10:52):
podcast.
Speaker 1 (10:54):
Sometimes it's the cheapest therapy that you can
have.
You know what I mean.
You're never lie, and you also,so you're also helping others
With your therapy.
You're helping them reflect ontheir their own traumas, that
they may be going through thatthey've just never expressed it
anyone else.
Speaker 2 (11:13):
Yeah, right and Since I've been doing that in two
years I've really been on it,you know, in the last six, seven
months and To know that my lifeand my story and my ups and
downs are literally helpingother people.
It's like now.
My passion is converting into apurpose.
Speaker 1 (11:33):
Yeah, and, like I said, it's very authentic
because you could tell youYou've, you've.
You've given us a light thatshines brighter than yourself,
right.
So, and, like I said, I listento it as well.
Even though we we haven't gonethrough the same journey,
(11:55):
sometimes it always circles back, right, it makes you start to
think of your past and thethings that you may have not
been vocal about, that couldhave held you down as you became
an adult, that you just neverreleased, right, right.
So now, as I'm listening toyours, like you know what, maybe
I should start doing the sameand start using this as my dear
diary, in a sense, because,again, it's the cheapest form of
(12:16):
therapy that you could have.
Speaker 2 (12:18):
And not only that.
Not only is the way for therapy, it's like, it's also a way to
connect with people.
Speaker 1 (12:26):
Correct.
Speaker 2 (12:26):
We are not built or meant to be in this world alone.
You know what I mean?
Talk that, talk.
So for me I don't have a lot ofclose friends, but I know a lot
of people.
Speaker 1 (12:44):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (12:46):
But maybe somebody else.
Don't have friends and don'tknow a lot of people.
Speaker 1 (12:52):
Or they can have a lot of friends and just don't
know how to communicate.
Speaker 2 (12:56):
Right and and feel you know, especially old school.
You know I grew up in aCaribbean household.
What happens in the house staysin the house, in fact, yeah.
And it's like no, the shit cancome out to like open the door
and let this shit out, let theevil out, let it all.
It doesn't have to stay in thehouse.
Speaker 1 (13:16):
Yeah, and even as as a male growing up, right, we
were always taught not to showemotions Because in a sense I
was kind of, even though mymother got remarried.
Years after, you know, mymother married her husband.
That's a long story, but when Iwas seven years old, but prior
to that, I was considered theman of the house.
(13:36):
Even after she got married shestill, I was still somewhat the
man of the house.
So, as a young black malegrowing up, we were always told
never show emotions, don't cry,definitely can't cry.
You know what I'm saying andthat that follows you into
adulthood and we don't know howto express ourselves.
Sometimes it comes out as angerbecause we just don't know how
(13:58):
to have that soft, that softmoment.
You know what I'm saying.
So again, listening to yourstory helps me go back into that
and you know so.
Thank you for that.
Speaker 2 (14:09):
You're welcome and thank you for giving me my
flowers.
I give you the whole garden Forme.
You know it's unrealistic to weare perfectly imperfect humans.
We are perfect at beingimperfect, but by being
(14:31):
imperfect, I feel, is what putspeople in a frenzy Instead of
embracing your imperfectness.
Speaker 1 (14:44):
Yeah, Because we're supposed to have filters.
Right, we're programmed to havefilters and our programs to be
to show the blemishes, to showthe scars.
Speaker 2 (14:53):
And for me?
I mean, look at my hair is I?
This is perfectly imperfect forme.
So this is why I share likeI've always been someone, even
even as a little girl.
I don't give a fuck whatanybody has to say.
I don't give a fuck how muchmoney you have.
I don't give a fuck about yoursocial status.
(15:13):
I don't because, at the end ofthe day, strip you off your
title, strip you off yourexpensive garments.
We all bleed the same color.
Speaker 1 (15:25):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (15:26):
Yeah, and you do as a little kid.
So this is why I'm socomfortable to walk into a room
or walk into a meeting or walkinto you don't know what I'm
saying, because I'm veryintelligent in one area and I'm
intelligent in another area.
So for me to be, you know, sovulnerable on my podcast is this
is the way of life, this is theway you grow Like.
(15:49):
God gave us these emotionstears, depression, sadness to
develop ourselves, to strengthenourselves, we have to.
You know again, I always saylike my divorce was the worst
and best thing that everhappened to me, because it
forced me to tap into newemotions that I didn't even know
.
Speaker 1 (16:09):
That you didn't even know you had.
Speaker 2 (16:11):
Yeah that I didn't know that I had and I needed to
tap into it in order to grow asa person.
Yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1 (16:18):
Because that was your true.
Now your true self is reallycoming out.
Speaker 2 (16:20):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (16:21):
I was forced right.
So let's talk about thesuperwoman that you are right.
Superwoman for kids, you makeit look easy For kids, that's a
lot of kids.
I don't even know how you do it.
I'm like, damn, I got to, I'mready to give two back and you
(16:43):
make it look really easy.
Can we talk to those singlemothers out there right now that
may not have, for maybe theyhave one, two, three, four,
maybe they have five, right, andthey're, they're in this cocoon
in a sense, right, like theyjust can't figure out how to get
to the next step.
You're an influencer, you're amama for your realtor, you're
(17:05):
this is me.
I am Marilyn.
How the hell are you doing atall?
What advice would you give tosomeone that's looking to do the
same?
Speaker 2 (17:14):
Um, I before used to work, work, work and go, go, go
and burn myself out.
I now come to the realizationthat being busy doesn't mean
(17:35):
being productive.
So this is how I got to wear onthat now, in that I used to go,
go, go, do so much and then I'mlike okay, what's happening?
How do I do it all?
Now I give myself a little bitof grace.
(17:58):
I give, I celebrate my smallwins.
I do one task at a time.
If I do a podcast today, I'mwinning.
Speaker 1 (18:09):
There you go.
Speaker 2 (18:10):
So by giving myself that little bit of grace and,
you know, patting myself on theback, I'm like, okay, then I can
handle something else.
You know what I'm saying.
The kids listen to me.
I love them.
I love them, but I always Ichange the way that I speak.
(18:33):
It's not that I have to spreadmyself for different ways,
because I do.
My oldest is in college.
I have to spread my, I have togive him a different type of
attention.
You know, in the three and thetwo year old you already know
they need the attention 24 seven.
So instead of saying I have to,I look at it, I get to.
(18:58):
I am blessed that I have fourbeautiful children.
Why they drain the fuck out ofme.
They're mine.
You know what I'm saying and atthe end of the day, they are a
reflection of me and this is whyI'm here is to pour into my
children.
So my children are my children.
So my children are what are,who.
(19:20):
They keep me going and I have tocontinue to live and figure
myself out and grow myself to bean example to them.
Like, I don't have to figure itout, I'm about to be 40.
Mommy does not have to figureit out.
But I am learning, I am trying,I'm making mistakes and I'm
learning from my mistakes.
And you know, if you, I'veworked full time, I've done all
(19:43):
my side hustles but I'm notgoing to be a good person.
I've done some good sidehustles but is literally that
like utilized every hour thatyou have.
So if the kid, you know I gethome from with the kids, if the
moment they go to sleep I'll geton the computer for an hour.
I used to, I used to podcast atfive in the morning Before they
(20:05):
woke up in the morning.
You know I'm saying so.
You don't have to give yourbusiness.
You're working full time as amom.
You don't have to give it two,three, four hours.
Like, don't think about, oh myGod, I got to just do it.
And then, slowly but shortly,you'll start to figure out the
schedule, how to fit it in andstuff like that.
(20:26):
You know, when I started thelive, I'm like look how I'm
staying.
I was eating cereal.
I'm like I have to make sure Ieat.
But I'm like why am I standingup right now?
I could easily go to the diningroom table, but this is just
habit.
I'm feeding the kids, I'meating like this or I'll run and
put an orange in, or I'm takinga call, I'm answering an email.
(20:48):
So I guess I just grew, I'velearned how to multitask, okay,
and yes, you're going to haveyour days where you cry.
That's why I'm always crying onmy podcast, cause it could be
either exhaustion, it couldeither be, you know, like damn,
something got to give.
But you know, I'm a woman offaith and I know that every
little, every single day thatI'm taking towards becoming a
(21:10):
better version of myself becausestaying a good person, it's all
going to work out in the end.
Speaker 1 (21:16):
It always does.
It always does Now you.
So what?
What advice would you give tothat single mom right now?
Right, she's looking for a sidehustle.
She's like you know what I see,marilyn, on on line.
She's getting these productsfrom these companies.
You know, now we're gettinginto the influence inside of it,
right?
Speaker 2 (21:32):
They want to break into that.
Speaker 1 (21:34):
What is the first step that they should do to
break into that field?
Because you can do that fromhome, you don't need.
Yeah, what's the first step ofthat?
Speaker 2 (21:42):
Listen what's the first step of that.
I tell this story all the timewhen I started on Amazon being
an Amazon influencer.
I think it was less than a year.
I was probably like maybe onemonth are we in, I suspect.
What a month?
September.
I think it was probably Octoberof last year.
Speaker 1 (22:04):
So going on a year, okay.
Speaker 2 (22:06):
So, going on a year and I didn't know about this,
this influencing thing.
I'm still learning.
I'm still you know this.
Get ready with me the.
You know it's a lot of work.
That in itself is a lot of work, but don't consider it work
Because it's fun, because themoment you start thinking, oh my
God, I have to, but I get to doit, this is exciting.
(22:27):
What do you mean?
I get paid to, like, givereviews and stuff like that For
those single moms or moms stayat home, moms.
There's like you know what Ineed to another form of income.
Don't get stuck on the numbers.
Don't feel like you have tohave 10,000 followers or this
huge.
It can be a micro influencer.
(22:48):
So last year, when I started atAmazon, I think I only had like
5,000 followers on Instagram orsomething like that, and I
signed up for the program.
Didn't know what the hell I wasdoing, but I learned as I went
on and I made 34 cents.
Speaker 1 (23:07):
That's 34 cents is a big deal though.
Speaker 2 (23:09):
Listen to me.
Listen to me when I tell you Icalled everybody.
I'm like bitch.
I just made 34 cents on Amazon.
Speaker 1 (23:20):
I was like they're like 3400,.
Speaker 2 (23:25):
no, not 34 cents, yes , but I was calling everyone
like it was 3400 or 34,000.
I'm like bitch, I made 34 centson Amazon that I think it was
at that moment that I'm like I'mabout to be an influencer.
I'm an influencer, I'm about tohow you, you know.
(23:46):
So just do.
You'll never figure it outunless you try it.
Stop overthinking things.
Remain who you are.
Don't try to like.
Try to be like the next person,because people are gonna always
buy into you what your story isand you know.
Just remain authentic.
Speaker 1 (24:05):
That's great advice 34 cents, I'm selling it.
So there you go, 34 cents, andthat's blood, sweat and tears.
So that 34 cents it can't buyyou much, but it gave you
everything at the same time.
It gave me everything.
Speaker 2 (24:19):
Yes, it pushed me, it pushed you to keep going.
It's like right.
It's like if I can make 34cents, let me see how much more
I can make.
Speaker 1 (24:26):
Mm-hmm, yep, so what's next?
We'll probably wrap this up,because we've been like 25
minutes in.
We've been only till like 25minutes.
Speaker 2 (24:33):
We've been only a while.
This is a good interview.
Speaker 1 (24:36):
It's a good interview .
So what's next for Marilyn?
I mean, I know what's next forMarilyn.
I know her personally.
You know what I'm saying.
This is my partner in crime, soI know her personally.
But what's next for Marilyn?
What's next?
What can they expect from thepodcast?
Are you gonna have some guestscoming up on the podcast?
I know you got some thingsthat's launching pretty soon.
We won't get into that untilyou're ready to announce it, but
what's next?
Speaker 2 (24:58):
You know, I asked God earlier in the month to guide
me in the path in which you seefit.
I have been at this for over 10years and I honestly, I can
honestly say that I'm in a pointin my life where I know myself,
(25:20):
I love myself and I am readyfor everything and anything that
gets thrown my way.
With that said, I have been atbecause of that.
I have been asking for more,I've been asking for bigger
things.
So what can you expect fromMarilyn?
(25:41):
Taking over this?
I'm going to be the WendyWilliams, the Ricky Lake, the
Jenny Jones, the Oprah ofpodcasting.
Speaker 1 (25:54):
So, yes, you have a car, you have a car, you have a
car.
That's what Marilyn is tellingme.
Yes, for sure.
Speaker 2 (26:00):
I have a huge following.
I have a huge platform, andwhat's next for Marilyn is like
now.
I want to take that and use itfor good.
My purpose is to help people inany and every which way that I
can continue to share my storyand be an advocate for moms,
(26:22):
single women, married women,everything, and be like we too.
You can have it all.
You can have it all.
You can do it all, but wecannot do it by ourselves.
So I will be launching ajournal soon.
That's the big announcement, solook out for that promo.
Speaker 1 (26:43):
I am going to so you've been journaling, right?
You've been journaling on yourpodcast.
That's what you're telling me.
Yes, and now you're gettingpeople a chance to be a part of
that journey.
Yes, by purchasing a journalthat they did journal for
themselves.
Speaker 2 (26:55):
Absolutely, because journaling, I'm telling you, it
helps.
Speaker 1 (27:00):
The beautiful thing.
Thank you, thank you.
That's a beautiful thing, it'sa beautiful thing.
Speaker 2 (27:05):
See, I went food shopping, my cabinet is still
open, my drawer is still openand I stopped to do the live,
so-.
Speaker 1 (27:11):
But that goes to show you what you said.
Right, it doesn't have.
Nothing has to be perfect.
We didn't even this is animprov interview, like we
weren't even planning on doing Ididn't know I was coming on
your live today.
My shirt is wrinkled.
I was having to get a car wash.
I pulled over on the side ofthe road to finish this
interview you got.
Your hair is herring right now.
I got an appointment in an hour.
There you go, but it goes backto that.
(27:34):
You don't have to be perfect,just do it.
Speaker 2 (27:35):
Just do it, just do it, just do that shit.
Whatever you wanna do, do itand don't apologize for it If it
doesn't work out at least.
And that's why I tell my kidsall the time and that's why I
love what I'm able to do, what Ido, because my kids see it.
Try it.
What do you have to lose?
(27:56):
Just fucking try it.
So what if it doesn't work out?
You're gonna be worried aboutthe person who's not fucking
trying anything, exactly.
Speaker 1 (28:03):
That shit is wild to me.
Exactly.
And, like you said, you've beendoing this for over 10 years,
so it takes 10 years to be anovernight success, right?
Yeah, that's what they say.
Yeah, that's what they say.
Listen, in that 10th year.
Now you're more Comfortable.
You're more comfortable.
I think it comes with age, itcomes with experience, it comes
(28:24):
with a bunch of different things, right, and now you're
comfortable being comfortable,being you.
Speaker 2 (28:31):
Being perfectly imperfect and I'm just giving
the blueprint.
I did the work.
I did the work for y'all Well.
I did the work.
Well, thank you, strictly forgame, thank you.
Speaker 1 (28:44):
I am Marilyn.
This is a dope interview.
Speaker 2 (28:48):
This was a dope interview she dropped some gems
on this one.
Speaker 1 (28:51):
Huh, you dropped some gems on this one.
I did, so how can they followyou?
Tell them where to follow youif they are not, if they're only
following you on YouTube?
They got to go to the IGbecause the IG has a lot of
great things going on.
The Tik Tok is Tik Toking.
Speaker 2 (29:04):
The Tik Tok is Tik Toking, the YouTube is YouTube
being.
But YouTube launched this newfeature which I don't know.
I didn't look at your page tosee.
Now on the profile you're ableto see all the links.
Oh, I didn't know that.
I didn't know that.
So if you go into my profileand just click on, all my links
(29:28):
are there to connect to me, okay.
Speaker 1 (29:30):
And if you're a brand , you're looking for someone to
help elevate that brand.
You already know who youcontact.
Speaker 2 (29:37):
Listen, if you, if you then follow me.
You see, I've been doing mywalking videos since last summer
.
Oh, you're going to catch me onsomebody's runway, baby, I
don't think.
I don't think height is a thinganymore.
You know, I'm nothing, I'm allbut five feet.
Speaker 1 (29:55):
Listen, she's five feet, but she's six feet in
every, in every room she's going.
She's six foot.
Speaker 2 (29:59):
You better drop gems.
Yes, friend, yes, I am.
I am tall in every room.
That's funny, all right, well,let me run up before I'm late
Get your car wash.
Thank you, strictly free gamefor jumping onto my live and
doing this impromptu interview.
I love it.
I said stories I've never evensaid before.
I think we lost your audio.
(30:22):
Yeah, I know what I'm hearing.
All right, well, bye, bye.
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