Behind The Real Podcast

My guest speaker Corey Hall Founder of Rooted Apparel talks about his upbringing in South Central L.A as well as how God gave him the vision to create his clothing line Rooted which is an acronym that stands for “Reign Over Obstacles Throughout Each Day”. Also we talk about his mentorship called “CHOICES” that he is growing through B.E.F.I.C Bible Enrichment Fellowship International Church. As well as he is impacting the inner city by being a motivational speaker talking to them about the importance of having GOD in your life, credit, investments, and how to save money.

My guest speaker Actress,Poet, and Playwright Parenthysis E. Gardner talks about her non-profit organization “the P.S.O.A.R Collation” her teacher Linda Battles who influenced her journey from the very beginning to be the great Actress , Playwright and Stage Director that she is today. Also she talks about her latest project that she is working on called “DRIVE”, her book 3,655 miles to kismet, along with a plethora of projects she has worked on along the way.

My guest speaker Former English Teacher /Actor/Filmmaker Adel L. Morales talks about his upbringing in NYC. How he attended the NYC Grad School Film Program, the time he met actress Rosario Dawson, how he was under the tutelage of filmmaker Spike Lee, And we also talk about his latest Film “Release” that premiered at the Urbanworld Film Festival in 2019 and is currently on the UMC channel.

My guest speaker Shelley Meche’tte we talk about her childhood growing up as the only child being raised in a single parent household. How she was very active at her church how it influenced her love for the stage. We also get into how she created a non-profit organization, The Powerful Woman’s conference, her book “70 days of happy life is better when you smile”, her acting and directing projects and what influenced her to be a trailblazer for woman.

My guest speaker is producer/writer/ and director Tamieka Briscoe she talks about her current project that she has created entitled “QT The Series” as well as her upbringing in Washington D.C how she successfully achieved all of her accomplishments as a single mother and what influenced her to move to Los Angeles.

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My guest speaker Anthony Faison Jr, Talks about his journey growing up in Los Angeles how both of his parents influenced him to play the saxophone how his producer and mentor helped him with his first album entitled “Apartment 12” and we talk about the joy of teaching and parenthood.

My guest speaker Elijah Rock talks about his upbringing in Cleveland, Ohio How he was trained at a young age the art of Tap Dance, Spiritual Hymns, Jazz, and Theatre. Also we discuss his current project’s as well as the people who helped influenced him along the way.

My guest Helen Kennedy Turner talks about her upbringing in England her journey in acting school how she was motivated at a young age to write comedy as well as to pursue a path as a voice over artist. Also we discuss how she moved to Los Angeles and how she first got involved with the Sony pictures Charity “Young Storytellers L.A” and we talk about some of her current films that she is starring in such as “Wasted Seed”, “Holiday”, and Whore: Table#6 as well as the success she has had at some of the film festivals.

My guest speaker Byron Nora talks about his upbringing growing up in Louisiana. When he first started his journey into acting the story that propelled his move to Los Angeles as well as how he became a model for Calvin Klein which eventually helped him open up more doors into the fashion world. Also the story of how he became a stage director and an acting coach.