Coworking While Black

On this power-packed episode the Team talks with three women who have birthed their business dreams in really unique ways. Cinnamon Bowser, founder and CEO of Nail Taxi talks about starting and expanding her business. Architect and designer, Charita Madison of MAD Design a residential and commercial design and build firm talks about being a woman in the male-dominated construction industry. Patrice Banks empowers women through her blog and workshops as a woman auto mechanic and founder of Girls Auto Clinic. We guarantee that you'll be inspired and encouraged!

The Team is joined by Jay Ryan co-founder of BreakupGems.com. Why not treat yourself to a $20,000 divorce ring with that alimony check? Nova Browning Rutherford of ...but I love me more, shares her worst Valentine's Day story AND talks self love and relationships along with Girltalk Unplugged founder, Elder Vikki Johnson and guest co-host, Director of Poetry Events at Busboys & Poets, Bomani Armah. Robert Pruitt also stops by to ask if you're ready to do the work.

So, you thought that wine was inaccessible and boring? Think again. We talk about how cheap, sweet and screw tops are all OK! Ever drop an ice cube in a glass of wine? Yeah, we have too. Team TMO is joined by a full house of wine folks, and no one is stuffy. Sharing their passions are sommelier, Karima Mariama-Arthur, DC mixologist, Jeff Erickson, coordinator of the DC Wine and Food Festival, Dennis Burns (did he just say he used to be a bartender at DC’s The Ritz in the ‘90s? awww sooky sooky), and the team behind the newly released, “Love Wine” out of New York Winery 21 Brix, Top 100 Most Influential Winemaker, Kris Kane and his colleagues, wine enthusiasts, Seymour Knox IV, and Bill Donovan, whew! This show is edutainment at its best…and did we mention the giveaways?

They Met Online…and then married one another and lived happily ever after. True story. Robert Pruitt has worked alongside Iyanla Vanzant he coaching academy, InnerVisions, for almost a decade. He has been featured on Oprah’s network and coaches people as they “do the work” to fix their lives. Denny Pruitt coaches folks as they work on both their inner lives and outer physiques. In addition to coaching people on creating visions boards and manifesting their true desires, she is a Zumba fitness instructor and owner of F-I-T Now LLC, in the Washington, DC area. Iit gets real as Team TMO and the Pruitts go head to head about expectations, online dating and manifesting your heart’s desires.

What happens when a man is ready to say Yes! to marriage? We all hear that good men are a commodity, what does it take for women to be valued and pursued for relationships? The answers may surprise you. Adam Butler of End the Disconnect and ‘I’m Single Because’ is our guest co-host for this special episode discussing how we can create lasting, loving romantic relationships and marriages.

Dust off your shell top Adidas and break out the bamboo earrings. Team TMO is joined by hip hop legend, Sparky D. She discuses her journey as the first female rapper on wax and her return to music after a 20-year addiction. What does she have to say about Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross? Joining the Team for this legendary interview is hip hop enthusiast and leadership expert, Dr. Jai.

The Team rings in the New Year talking the pursuit of passion. Stand-up comedian, Elton Howard, Jr., photography coach, Lynford Morton, bartender and passionate businessman, Cory Brim and the Team's own firefighter and actor, Ricardo Kingsbury, discuss the challenges and triumphs of pursuing their passions. The passionate producer of the They Met Online... theme music, Genius D. R. Light stops through too for an impromptu in-studio unplugged concert.

After traveling the country asking, “What is the biggest challenge facing relationships?” Chris “Kazi” Rolle of Together Apart and Convos with Kazi chats with Team TMO to talk about the answer(s) to that question. He also gives great advice for what to do before saying “I do” and after a relationship goes south. The Team grills him about his own personal journey from being a bachelor to being a married man. He even shares what he now tells men about relationships and marriage. No matter where you are in your journey, there is something for everyone in this interview.

The Team is joined by Elder Vikki Johnson, founder of Girl Talk Unplugged, The Faithful Matchmaker Brandon Scott and Christy Little Jones of My Relationship Revolution. These guests bring a real-world practical perspective to your dating experiences. Tune in for an honest and raw conversation about dating in the 21st Century.

After a TMO tribute to the late, great Nelson Mandela, the Team talks celibacy. Former Marine, Chris Richardson of Real Talk with Chris Richardson and attorney Dena Reid of Code Red Flag have each been celibate for over a year--nope not a dry spell. Is it harder for men or women? It was definitely a spirited conversation.