The Miller Time Podcast: People of Color Redefining Success

Pat and CoCo explore the importance of delaying independence as it relates to future success. They examine the impending fate of future retirees and how independence can actually lead to our demise as Millennials.

Pat and CoCo discuss what it means to be a Millennial and how Millennials often face the decision of pursuing a degree in order to achieve success. They debate on whether it's truly necessary to have a degree in order to achieve success.

Pat and CoCo continue the Life Lessons series by talking about marriage and specifically talking about the challenges they face in their own marriage. They each spend time sharing individually about obstacles they have faced and discuss how they have overcome their challenges by changing their mindsets and behaviors.

Pat and CoCo continue in the Life Lessons series and begin to focus on Life Lessons in marriage. They interview a special guest, Patrick's grandfather, about how he has found success in his 48 years of marriage. He shares raw details about a huge struggle that could have destroyed his marriage, but actually made it rock-steady.

In this episode, Pat and CoCo continue the conversation regarding their Christian identity. They specifically explore what it means to be a Christian in Millennial society today. They examine the history of Christianity, struggles that today's Christians may face and how you can continue to be true to your faith in today's times.

In this episode, Pat and CoCo explore their Christian identity and talk about the language that Christians speak called Christianese. Christianese is easily detected by the use of sayings heard in Church, but it causes one to wonder, "What does that really mean, though?" or "Is that actually in the Bible?" Some Christians can speak this language effortlessly, but is it actually beneficial to speak Christianese? This is one of our favorite episodes thus far because it challenges us to think about what really makes someone a Christian? Is it based on if you can TALK THE TALK or WALK THE WALK?

Pat and CoCo continue their conversation on what light skin privilege is and where it comes from. They explore how history gives light to the formation of the division between dark skin and light skin individuals. They leave us with a challenge to help us to explore our identities in a new way.

In this episode, Pat interviews CoCo on what it means for her to have light-skin privilege. CoCo divulges into personal stories about her experiences as a light-skin Black woman and how her Black experience was filled with many privileges, but also with being told that she is not "Black enough". Pat and CoCo discuss what it means to be Black and how there is often complexity and intersectionality that influences our racial experiences. 

Be sure to tune in next week to hear Part 2 of this episode!

This is the first official episode of the Life Lessons series! In this episode, Pat gets vulnerable about the time he realized that White women were more attractive than Black women. CoCo challenges him to think about the effects of internalized racism. It gets deep! You won't want to miss this!

In this episode, Pat and CoCo begin a new series called "Life Lessons" which they get real and vulnerable about life lessons they have learned along the way! This episode lays the foundation of their identities that they will be speaking from including being a Black, Christian, Married, Millennial, Business-Owning Couple!