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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Miko Branch.

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SUMMARY OF THE INTERVIEW

In this Money Making Conversations Masterclass episode, Rushion McDonald interviews Miko Branch, co‑founder and CEO of Miss Jessie’s, a pioneering hair‑care brand serving people with textured, curly, kinky, and wavy hair.

Miko recounts how she and her late sister, Titi Branch, built Miss Jessie’s from their kitchen table in their Brooklyn brownstone, developing products designed to genuinely work for people with textured hair. She highlights the brand’s deeply personal roots—named after their grandmother Jessie Mae Branch, the first “CEO” they ever observed in action.

Throughout the interview, Miko explains how Miss Jessie’s expanded from grassroots marketing, word‑of‑mouth, and early internet chat rooms to becoming a national brand found in Walgreens, CVS, Target, and more. She stresses the brand’s emphasis on education, authenticity, and providing solutions for all textured hair types.

Miko also discusses signature product lines (Curly Pudding, Pillow Soft Curls, Daily Soft Curls, sulfate‑free shampoo) and how Miss Jessie’s became a leader in the natural hair movement—well before it became a mainstream trend.

PURPOSE OF THE INTERVIEW 1. To showcase Miss Jessie’s origin story and entrepreneurial journey

McDonald highlights how Miko built a multimillion‑dollar brand from her kitchen table.

2. To inspire current and aspiring entrepreneurs

Miko demonstrates how authentic problem‑solving creates brand loyalty and long-term success.

3. To educate listeners about textured hair and the natural hair care industry

The interview reinforces that natural hair is not a trend—it's an identity and lifestyle.

4. To highlight the importance of cultural heritage and family influence

Miko shares how her grandmother, her sister, and her Brooklyn salon shaped Miss Jessie’s values and innovation.

KEY TAKEAWAYS 1. Miss Jessie’s was built on authenticity and real consumer needs

The brand emerged from real hairstyling challenges Miko and Titi solved for themselves and their salon clients.. 

2. Education is central to the brand’s success

Miss Jessie’s teaches customers how to understand and care for their curl types—wavy, curly, kinky, multicultural, or transitioning.
McDonald says the site offers more information than any hair‑care brand he has interviewed.

3. Family legacy guides the company

Their grandmother Jessie Mae’s leadership, work ethic, and kitchen‑table lessons inspired their business approach.

4. The natural hair movement is here to stay

People increasingly embrace their God‑given texture; straightening is no longer the dominant norm.

5. Social media amplified—did not create—their success

Word‑of‑mouth began long before social media; platforms today simply extend their reach.

6. Miss Jessie’s serves everyone with texture—not just Black women

Men, boys, Latinas, mixed‑race individuals—anyone with curls or waves—can find a solution.

7. Product innovation drove their growth

Curly Pudding, Pillow Soft Curls, Daily Soft Curls, and sulfate‑free shampoos transformed textured hair care.

8. Their Brooklyn salon doubled as R&D

It allowed the sisters to test products directly on customers and ensure real‑world performance.

NOTABLE QUOTES (from transcript) On the company’s beginnings

• “We started our business in our brownstone right at our kitchen table.”
• “Curly Pudding was the groundbreaker—the game changer.”

On the brand’s philosophy

• “The bottom line is being able to create products that are helpful.”
• “Information and communication is key to success.”

On inclusivity

• “Anyone who has texture… we have something for you.”

On natural hair

• “Natural hair, curly hair is preferred… it’s how people want to express themselves.”
• “Natural hair is not a trend—it’s here to stay.”

On social media and growth

• “We were going viral before ‘going viral’ was a word.”.

On legacy

• “Our grandmother Jessie was the first female CEO we’d ever seen.”.

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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed T.M. Robinson-Mosley.

Founder of The Playbook, an award‑winning mental‑health‑performance sports‑tech company—joins Rushion McDonald to discuss how her platform is transforming athlete care, team culture, and performance measurement. The Playbook uses AI‑powered, gamified psychological assessments to measure stress, resilience, and overall mental well‑being across youth, collegiate, professional, and military sports environments.

Mosley explains how mental health—long treated as unmeasurable and stigmatized—is finally becoming trackable, private, and actionable. The Playbook provides real‑time alerts, data‑driven insights, and ecosystem‑wide tools for coaches, trainers, clinicians, and entire organizations.

She also shares her journey as a non‑coding tech founder, the scaling challenges brought on by the pandemic, and the broader impact The Playbook is poised to have across corporate, construction, military, and other high‑stress fields.

Purpose of the Interview 1. Introduce and explain The Playbook

To present The Playbook as a next‑generation mental health performance platform that quantifies mental well‑being, provides action plans, and enhances team culture. 

2. Elevate the conversation around athlete mental health

Mosley breaks down stigma, highlights real athlete stories, and explains why mental analytics are as critical as physical analytics. 

3. Show how the platform uses technology to prevent crises

The Playbook provides early detection, privacy protection, and immediate care support—catching problems before they become crises.

4. Highlight the expansion beyond sports

Although built in sports, the platform is already being requested by industries like construction, healthcare, first responders, and more. ]

5. Demonstrate the business model

As a SaaS B2B platform, The Playbook sells licensed subscriptions to organizations, teams, and associations.

Key Takeaways 1. Mental health can be measured—and must be

The Playbook converts psychological assessments into quantifiable metrics similar to heart rate or step count.
Athletes receive resilience, stress, and well‑being scores—like a “mental batting average.” 

2. The platform offers real-time alerts

If an athlete’s score enters the “red zone,” coaches/clinicians receive immediate alerts with steps to take within 24 hours. 

3. Privacy is paramount

The Playbook is HIPAA‑compliant, mobile, secure, and built to protect athlete data from misuse (e.g., contract negotiations).

4. Mental analytics are the next frontier of sports

Teams already use physical analytics. Now they can use mental analytics to track performance, prevent burnout, and reduce crises.

5. Built for the entire ecosystem—not just athletes

Coaches, front offices, sports medicine staff, and military leadership also use the platform—promoting culture-wide mental health. 

6. The Playbook is expanding beyond sports

Industries with high stress—construction, medicine, law, emergency responders, veterinarians—are already approaching Mosley to adapt the system. 

7. A critical solution for underserved communities

The platform makes mental health care accessible, private, digital, and stigma‑free—especially for youth and communities of color. 

8. Performance is universal

Whether you’re an athlete, military member, parent, or worker—your mental state impacts how you perform. Performance is “agnostic.” [

9. Mosley’s journey shows innovation can come from anywhere

She is a non‑coding tech founder, originally trained as a psychologist working across the NBA, NFL, NCAA, and Olympic sports. [T.M. ROBINSON MOSLEY | Txt]

Notable Quotes On what The Playbook does

• “We measure mental health metrics like resilience, stress and overall well‑being using gamified psych assessments.”

• “Mental health becomes measurable—like a batting average.” [

On why athletes need this

• “Elite athletes report battling depression and anxiety so severe they find it difficult to function, let alone perform.” 

On the power of technology

• “If we don’t measure something, we’re saying it doesn’t matter.”
• “We use AI and machine learning to quantify mental health status.” 

On privacy

• “We are a HIPAA‑compliant platform… we don’t sell your data.” 

On team culture

• “Building a winning team culture is everybody’s everyday work.” 

On mental and physical health

• “If you are not mentally healthy, you are not able to perform at the highest level.” 

On the future outside sports

• “Who doesn’t want to train like an athlete?”
• “Performance is agnostic.” 

On purpose

• “How do we make something exclusive accessible?”
• “This is mental health care—it’s just a different version of it.” 

In One Sentence

The interview reveals how Dr. T.M. Robinson-Mosley’s Playbook uses AI‑driven mental health metrics to revolutionize athlete care, provide real‑time performance insights, and expand mental wellness tools far beyond sports into everyday life.

#SHMS #STRAW #BEST

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