Money Making Conversations

My next guest is Dr. Ian Smith, who is the author of many #1 New York Times bestselling books, SHRED: THE REVOLUTIONARY DIET, SUPER SHRED: The Big Results Diet, BLAST THE SUGAR OUT, The Clean 20, THE ANCIENT NINE, CLEAN & LEAN and eleven other books with millions of copies in print. His newest book—THE UNSPOKEN, the first installment of his Ashe Cayne mystery series, will be released on October 1st, 2020.  He is currently the s...

My next guest is Gary Owen. He is one of the top touring comedians today; he has performed in sold-out comedy clubs and arenas around this country. His big break came in 1997 on BET's stand-up showcase Comic View.  As an actor, you have seen him in the "Think Like A Man" movies, Daddy Day Care, Lil Man, and "Ride Along." He is on the show to talk about his comedy career because he is back on tour, his popular Ge...

My next guest never thought she'd become an entrepreneur, but once she had an idea, she put a plan together, set a budget, and "went for it." She never looked back. Megan invented the Prema fabric, which is an anti-bacterial "sweat doesn't smell" fabric. She launched the Accel Lifestyle in August 2019, with men's and women's shirts made out of this proprietary fabric. She always knew there were more ...

My next guest Nicole Roberts Jones is uniquely gifted at one thing – drawing out what's best in YOU and helping you take your Brilliance to The Bank. A veteran of the entertainment industry, Nicole worked in Talent Management and Casting before shifting her talents to help others Bankroll Their Brilliance. She now works with entrepreneurs to create multiple streams of income from what they already know to build an empire from t...

Rushion welcomes Nancy Grace - Iconic Legal Commentator, TV Journalist, NY Times Bestselling Author, New Book: "Don’t Be a Victim,” Mark Curry – Comedian, Actor ("Hangin' with Mr. Cooper," New Season of Bounce TV’s “In The Cut”), Pinky Cole - CEO & Owner of “Slutty Vegan” Atlanta, and The Pinky Cole Foundation, Inc. and Candace Holyfield - Founder of Queen Spa Expo and “The Black Spa” Magazine, Author of “A to Z...

My next guest Nancy Grace is an award-winning legal journalist, victims-rights advocate, and a New York Times bestselling author of four books. She was the force behind CNN Headline News' top-rated Nancy Grace. She now headlines "Injustice with Nancy Grace" on the Oxygen channel. Which was renewed for a second season. She is the founder and publisher of CrimeOnline.com, a digital platform that investigates breaking crim...

My next guest Mark Curry rose to television and comedic fame when he won the Bay Area Black Comedy Competition. He is a Comedian, Actor, and Writer. He was one of the various hosts of the syndicated series. It's Showtime at the Apollo. Curry starred in Nick At Nite's first-ever original live-action family comedy series, See Dad Run, MARTIN for FOX, THE JAMIE FOXX SHOW, Tyler Perry's HOUSE OF PAYNE, Netflix Family Reunio...

My next guest Pinky Cole is bringing vegan options and food awareness to the city of Atlanta has always been a life dream of Pinky Cole. She is the Founder and CEO of Slutty Vegan.  She is opening the conversation on vegan food options for people who have never considered them in communities that have such high numbers, in hypertension, cholesterol, obesity, and a host of other food-borne ailments. At Slutty Vegan they combine supe...

My next guest is Candace Holyfield. Affectionately known as “The Six Figure Spa Chick”, Holyfield is the founder and the creative mind behind the Queen Spa Expo (specifically created for minority spa professionals) and The Black Spa Magazine. She is best known for her Award-Winning spa parties and her business instructional classes designed to empower millennial business owners. She has written over 30 e-books (for spa professional...

Rushion welcomes Melody Thomas Scott - Emmy-nominated actress on America’s number-one daytime television drama 'The Young and the Restless'; Chef Jernard Wells - Award Winning TV Host/Celebrity Chef/Bestselling Cookbook Author; Latosha Stone - artist, skateboarder and owner of streetwear brand, Proper Gnar; and O’Neil Parker - millennial real estate investor and an entrepreneur.

My next guest is Melody Thomas Scott. She is b...

My next guest is Melody Thomas Scott. She is best known for her Emmy-nominated work in the iconic role of Nikki Newman, a character she’s played for forty years and counting on America’s number-one daytime television drama The Young and the Restless. Her memoir “Always Young and Restless” is a very motivational book. Readers will learn how she suffered at home with her grandmother, a compulsive hoarder whose cruelty as her guardian...

My next guest Chef Jernard Wells. He is an Award Winning TV Host/Celebrity Chef/Bestselling Cookbook Author best known from numerous Food Network & Cooking Channel shows. He is the host of "New Soul Kitchen" on CLEO TV and is a co-host on "The Best Things I Ever Ate" on Cooking Channel. New Soul Kitchen is preparing for it’s second season after winning 3 national awards in it’s first season. The show is geared t...

My next guest is Latosha Stone. She is a 33-year-old artist and skateboarder from Dayton, Ohio. She has been running Proper Gnar since 2013. Proper Gnar is a streetwear brand focusing on skateboarding and girl power. It is your go-to stop for original skate decks, clothing, pins, art, hats, and more. All of the designs are drawn by Stone herself, and she sponsors a small women's skateboarding team. Proper Gnar is the only Black...

My next guest is O’Neil Parker. He is a millennial real estate investor and an entrepreneur. He started in investing in real estate when he started watching YouTube videos and now owns over 2 million dollars in property. Today he wants to share his story and he’s written a book, “Interest Free Money Guide.” The ebook was written to educate you on business credit. This book was created to provide a step by step guide on how to effec...

Rushion welcomes Brian McKnight- Recording Artist, discussing career and final studio album, “Exodus”; Kym Whitley- EMMY® nominated actress and weight loss Ambassador for WW; Raheem DeVaughn- Recording Artist, discussing COVID-19, charity and being A&R Director at SRG/ILS; Melody Holt- co-stars on OWN’s “Love and Marriage: Huntsville,” Homebuilder, Motivational Speaker,

Brian McKnight will always be one of my favorite actors. Wh...

Brian McKnight will always be one of my favorite actors. When I cast him for a limited series on the then popular sitcom Sister Sister. But you know him as a singer. Over the course of his career he has sold over 25 million albums worldwide, four Top Ten albums on the Billboard 200

album chart, 16 Grammy nominations, nine BET Awards nominations, American Music Awards and MTV Video Music Awards nominations, an NAACP Image Award for “...

Kym Whitley is an EMMY® nominated actress, HBCU graduate, activist, author, comedienne and most importantly — a mother. She was born in Cleveland Ohio and raised in Khartoum, Sudan (Africa). She is easily recognized from her frequent appearances Curb Your Enthusiasm developed a cult following in Ice Cube’s hit movie, Next Friday, had a reality show on the OWN network and many, many television appearances. She is on the show to disc...

Raheem DeVaughn landed at #7 on the Top 10 Most Played Urban AC Artists for 2019, ranking as the #1 male independent Urban AC artist of the year, according to Mediabase. While today’s social climate has just now begun to influence some to get involved with promoting change, Raheems’ charity work has been serving as an instrument of hope and empowerment for years. In 2014, he founded the LoveLife Foundation – a foundation that focus...

Melody S. Holt is a wife, mother of four, Entrepreneur, and a TV personality where she is the star of "OWN Network's Love & Marriage: Huntsville." The show’s first season, it ranked #1 in its time slot across all broadcast and cable with African American women and total viewers. She currently is the advisor to the College of Business and Public Affairs at Alabama A&M University; and she is a proud member of Alph...