In this episode we discuss the toxicity of grind and/or hustle culture, finding work-life balance in news and burnout.

Copywriter Shada Cook shares her journey from J-School to life at a Black owned advertising agency.

Award-winning Journalist Sylvia Snowden joins #OnTheGrind to discuss the trials and triumph she's faced in her 15-year professional career.

In the latest episode of #OnTheGrind,  guest Brandi Hess breaks down how she is developing multimedia skills DIY style, her decision to  create her own platform by launching a self-love podcast, and what postgraduation life can look like. 

In the season two premiere of #OnTheGrind, Victoria sits down with WTTW Chicago correspondent and Chicago native Angel Idowu  to talk about her lifelong admiration for the arts, her latest media project, Art with Angel,  her growth as a storyteller, and how she is taking her arts coverage to new heights.

In the season finale of #OnTheGrind guest Alexis Howell shares how her decision to switch her major to journalism changed the course of her life.

 Journalist. Businesswoman. Fashionista. Leader. La'Nita Brooks is doing it all. Learn more about National Association of Black Journalist DePaul University chapter president La'Nita Brooks in the latest episode of #OnTheGrind. 

In-Game Host for the San Diego Wave FC Samantha Rivera breaks down how she matriculated from DePaul University to one of the nation's largest media markets in this episode of #OnTheGrind. 

Morning news anchor Sierra Search explains how she was able to navigate rejection while staying focused on her goals in the latest episode of #OnTheGrind. 

Photographer Vashon Jordan, Jr. breaks down how he was able to attend college in Chicago well below the national average and achieve career milestones. 
 
 From May to September 2020, 21-year-old independent photographer Vashon Jordan Jr. created a visual record of many demonstrations in Chicago. In more than 17,000 photographs, he documented local responses to racial injustices and police brutality across the country. He saw community activism in places unseen by major media that focused on destruction. He captured a youth-led social movement based on peace and joy during the COVID-19 pandemic summer.
 
 By using disposable cameras while in elementary school, Jordan learned to value the moment to frame compositions and catch action. A camera allowed him to participate in events and emotionally process experiences. Determined to “be the change you want to see,” in high school, with a better camera, he voluntarily covered parades around the city and built an audience on social media. Although accepted by Columbia College, he attended more affordable Kennedy-King College and absorbed life lessons from diverse students. He became the first photography student intern for the Chicago Public Schools. Traveling by public transportation from his West Pullman home to the CPS office in the Loop, he saw the disparities between the neighborhoods and the sparkling downtown. Columbia College then granted him a full tuition scholarship for two years. After graduating in May 2020 in television production and directing, Jordan joined the Chicago Tribune as a photojournalism intern. He currently works as the Staff Photographer at JB for Governor, which is Governor Pritzker’s re-election campaign.
 
 He has appeared many times on TV and podcasts. The Chicago History Museum acquired his photographs of the 2020 protests for its research center and collection and his work was included in an art exhibition at the Elmhurst Art Museum.