What Up Doe?! In this episode of the Black Fridays Podcast, we sit down with Nina Idemudia, founder of A Planner with a Purpose, to talk about building a career rooted in purpose, community, and doing things on your own terms. Nina shares how her background in urban planning, leadership in national organizations, and real-life experiences pushed her to create intentional spaces, host impactful activations, and use her platform to bring people together to solve problems, build connections, and create change in their communities.

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What Up Doe?! This week on the Black Fridays Podcast, we sit down with Milwaukee entrepreneur and media creator Kayla Lewis Allen, co-founder of Full Circle TV, a family-centered streaming platform focused on real conversations about marriage, faith, and entrepreneurship. Kayla shares how she and her husband built their own platform from the ground up, the lessons they learned creating a business together, and why ownership, consistency, and purpose-driven content are key to building something that lasts.

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What Up Doe?! This week on the Black Fridays Podcast, we sit down with Detroit photographer, entrepreneur, and creative educator Katrina Cross-Daniels, founder of Katrina Cross Photography and KCD Creative Studios. Known for her empowering boudoir, branding, and portrait photography, Katrina shares how she transitioned from corporate life to full-time entrepreneurship and built a business focused on helping women rediscover confidence, embrace their stories, and see themselves in a new light. Through initiatives like I Am Worthy and her creative studio for local entrepreneurs, she’s using photography as a tool for empowerment, healing, and community building.

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Public relations is more than getting on TV or landing a headline. It’s about storytelling, preparation, and building trust with the audience you want to reach.

In this episode of the Black Fridays Podcast, host Denzell Turner sits down with Kiana Montgomery, founder of Ki Takeaways Communications, to break down how entrepreneurs can use public relations to grow their brand and amplify their story. Kiana shares insights from nearly a decade in communications, including her work with global agencies like Edelman and Sachs Media Group, and how she now helps entrepreneurs translate big-agency strategies into practical tools for small businesses.

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What Up Doe?! In this episode of the Black Fridays Podcast, we sit down with the founders of Round One Gaming Lab Tyrell and Terrance to unpack how they built a competitive gaming space in Detroit designed for serious players, streamers, and community events. Inspired by the idea of bringing gaming back to what it was meant to be experienced like, together, they share how Round One evolved into a high-energy, mobile gaming lab that creates social, interactive experiences beyond traditional arcades and isolated online play.

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What Up Doe?! In this episode of the Black Fridays Podcast, we sit down with Bree Flemings, founder of Jem Social, to break down how she pivoted from DJ to tech founder and built an AI-powered influencer marketplace connecting creators with over 30,000 brands. Bree shares hard truths about influencer vs creator identity, how to pitch brands the right way, building scalable tech products, landing podcast sponsorships through positioning, and why ownership in the creator economy is the real bag.

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What Up Doe?! In this episode of the Black Fridays Podcast, we sit down with Nkem Bernard, founder of Detroit Finds 313, to unpack how she transitioned from full-time nurse to one of Metro Detroit’s most influential lifestyle creators. Nkem shares how consistency, understanding the Instagram algorithm, brand alignment, and community-first storytelling helped her build a monetized content platform while spotlighting Metro-Detroit based businesses and Detroit culture.

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What Up Doe?! In this episode of the Black Fridays Podcast, we sit down with Barry Jennings, founder of The Uprising Network, to unpack a decade-long journey of independent media, creative sacrifice, and telling Detroit’s story from the ground up. Barry opens up about changing the narrative of the city, the cost of building for the community, why creators must stop waiting for permission, and how intentionality and ownership are shaping the next chapter of his work.

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What Up Doe?! In this episode of the Black Fridays Podcast, we sit down with Rachel Simone, aka Producer Bae, to unpack her journey from legacy media to building Production Bae, a platform focused on access, training, and real credits for Detroit creatives. Rachel breaks down why producing is an act of service, how relationships fuel long-term success in media, and what it really takes to build sustainable careers in film, TV, and digital production.

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What Up Doe?! In this episode of the Black Fridays Podcast, we sit down with Vince Perkins from Ready to Love: Detroit to go beyond reality TV and unpack his journey as a Detroit native, former athlete, community mentor, and public servant. Vince shares real talk on accountability, masculinity, fatherhood, and what it truly means to live with purpose and abundance.

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