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In this episode, Chantrice Rachelle gives a solo talk to wrap up this season. She tells us her biggest success story of this year thus far with art. She also brings awareness to Domestic Violence, World Mental Health, and why it is important to count your blessings.  Connect with US: http://www.instagram.com/theurbansuccess Connect with Chantrice Rachelle:  http://www.instagram.com/chantricerachelle.art http://www.instagram.com/itschantrice

In this episode, we hear from Robert Slocum, a writer, producer, actor, and author from the Westside of Atlanta. He shares with us his story of how he chased his dreams but got derailed at multiple points in life due to the street life and his "three heartbreak" moments that almost caused him to completely give up his aspirations. He also shares with us how 2020 started rough for him (before Covid) and how he has bounced back and continues to work on a variety of film projects. Connect with us: http://www.instagram.com/theurbansuccess Free Audible Trial: http://www.audibletrial.com/urbansuccess Connect with Robert: http://www.instagram.com/eyesglued_emperor Tonk- The Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm-e4bZz9L0&t=899s Enemy of My Enemy- The Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSJNBqZhH8I&t=60s  

Today, October 10th, is World Mental Health Day. In this bonus episode, Chantrice Rachelle is bringing awareness to mental health and ways that we can take care of ourselves mentally. Get your FREE Audible Trial: http://www.audibletrial.com/urbansuccess Connect with US: http://www.instagram.com/theurbansuccess  

Michael Collins grew up all over Atlanta and attended two different high schools, where he was a self-proclaimed lazy student and could have easily succumbed to the odds set forth for black kids from his neighborhoods. In this episode, he tells us how he transitioned from lazy to thriving in the IT industry as a DevOps Engineer. Get your free Audible Trial: http://www.audibletrial.com/urbansuccess Connect with US: http://www.instagram.com/theurbansuccess Connect with Michael: http://www.instagram.com/dk_audi  

Cori Luv is originally from the US Virgin Islands but now resides in Miami Florida.  She is the owner of Ladybug Media Management, a business built to help others manage their social media and web presence. She also hosts an IG Live show each week known as The Cori Luv Show. In this episode, she tells us all about her journey from the USVI to FL and how previously being a teacher still plays into her everyday life as she educates others on evolving their businesses.  FREE Audible Trial: http://www.audibletrial.com/urbansuccess Connect with us: http://instagram.com/theurbansuccess Connect with Cori Luv: http://www.instagram.com/coriluvreportin_ http://www.instagram.com/ladybugmediamanagement 

Marquis Taylor is a native of Detroit, Michigan. He is the host of the Detroit Worldwide Podcast and has also devoted his professional career to advocating on behalf of students from marginalized and underserved backgrounds. Marquis is a first-generation college graduate and currently serves as an advisor and program coordinator at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He has also written for several Black-owned news publications including the Michigan Chronicle and Michigan FrontPage and is a contributing writer for the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder where he spotlights Black-owned businesses and local performing artists. Connect with US: http://www.instagram.com/theurbansuccess Free Audible Trial: http://www.audibletrial.com/urbansuccess Connect with Marquis:  http://www.linktr.ee/detroitworldwidepodcast http://www.instagram.com/detroitworldwidepodcast http://www.instagram.com/mtaylor313 Check out Marquis' articles: https://spokesman-recorder.com/author/mtaylorspokesman-recorder-com/   https://rollingout.com/2020/05/28/spelman-grad-aisha-griffins-online-beauty-store-thriving-amid-pandemic/

Sisters Angel and Raquel are from The Westside of Atlanta but now reside in Los Angeles, California where they are thriving in the creative world. In this episode, they tell us all about their leaps of faith in moving from Atlanta to LA and the transition in becoming a mother and auntie. FREE Audible Trial: http://www.audibletrial.com/urbansuccess Connect with The Urban Success on IG: http://www.instagram.com/theurbansuccess Connect with Angel: http://www.instagram.com/angelguice http://www.agapeangel.com Connect with Raquel: http://www.instagram.com/foxii_roxcii http://www.instagtam.com/journeeamor Purchase their book: http://www.journeeamor.com  

Jones grew up on the Westside of Atlanta and experienced many challenges and struggles from getting kept back in school, he and his family being robbed at gunpoint, and sleeping on the floor with his son. He is now an entrepreneur and founder of CRIME, Inc. which stands for Creating Resolutions In My Environment. In this episode, he tells us how the struggles influenced his success story and how he is continuing to write his story by learning more, finding himself, and giving back to his community. Free Audible Trial: http://wwww.audibletrial.com/urbansuccess Connect with The Urban Success on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/TheUrbanSuccess Connect with Jones: http://www.instagram.com/mjonesatl http://www.instagram.com/wearecrime_  

Mrs. Courtney Burke is from the Westside of Atlanta. She is the author of Drowning Alive, Founder of Beauty’s N Boots Female Empowerment Co., Owner of Sage Carter Collection, and manages Sky Charm Candy online jewelry store. She is also a 14-year active-duty Army service member, a wife, and a mother of two. Courtney utilizes the remainder of her time as a freelance writer for short films and novels. In this episode, she tells us all about her journey to all of those passions and how she balances them.   Connect with The Urban Success on IG: http://www.instagram.com/theurbansuccess   Connect with Courtney: http://www.instagram.com/armybeauty http://www.instagram.com/beautysnboots http://www.instagram.com/sagecartercollection Purchase Drowning Alive: Drowning Alive on Amazon

Bryan Haire is originally from Pomona, California but now resides in Atlanta, GA. In this episode, he tells us all about his life growing up in Pomona around gangs, violence, and drugs and how moving to Atlanta changed the trajectory of his life and helped him in his success story. Connect with me on IG: http://www.instagram.com/theurbansuccess Free Audible Trial: http://www.audibletrial.com/urbansuccess Connect with Bryan: http://www.instagram.com/iambryanhaire http://www.thesynergymovement.org  

Nicole Jones is the host of Mediocre to Masterful, a podcast encouraging black women to operate in their power and let go of complacency. She is also a project manager and wife. She recently paid off $80,000 of student loan debt and released her book Unlearn: Ditch Failed Money Habits and Discover Financial Freedom! She describes her process of unlearning everything she was taught growing up and reframing my thinking about money. Eventually, she was able to gain financial freedom.   Get your FREE Audible trial: www.audibletrial.com/urbansuccess   Connect with The Urban Success: instagram.com/theurbansuccess   Connect with Nicole: Mediocre to Masterful   www.instagram.com/mediocretomasterful   Order your Unlearn book and planner

Joshua Menifee is from Adamsville, an urban community on the Westside of Atlanta. His story starts as a young boy being inspired by music and followed those aspirations to get into the music industry. With his father being a major role model and influence in his life, Joshua grew into a highly-skilled businessman with multiple businesses. In this episode, Joshua gives us some lessons that he’s learned in business that can help anyone, not just in business but in life in general. Connect with me: http://www.instagram.com/theurbansuccess FREE Audible Trial: http://www.audibletrial.com/urbansuccess Connect with Joshua: http://www.instagram.com/JoshuaMenifee

April Jackson-Hunter is originally from The Westside of Atlanta, now residing in Snellville, Ga. Her story starts as a teen when she experienced becoming a young mother and domestic violence in her toxic relationship. In this episode she tells us all about her childhood, becoming a teen mom, and how surviving domestic violence and living in her truth pushed her to write her book Mercedes Closet: Keeping Deadly Secrets and start her non-profit Mercedes' Closet, Inc. Connect with The Urban Success: IG: http://www.instagram.com/theurbansuccess Email: urbansuccesspod@gmail.com Interested in being a guest?: https://forms.gle/Djy14u13Ghu9CWkr8    Connect with April: IG: http://www.instagram/com/mercedesclosetinc Web: http://www.mercedescloset.com  

Peace Hakuna is the Founder and CEO of Black History Is Everywhere, an organization created to illustrate how black history has impacted and shaped today's black culture. Like many young black boys growing up on the Westside of Atlanta, Peace has had his shares of challenges and he shares with us intimate details of his life and how it has all motivated him to be better and create an example for other black people.  Connect with The Urban Success on IG http://www.instagram.com/theurbansuccess Get your FREE Audible trial on US: http://www.audibletrial.com/urbansuccess Connect with Peace Hakuna & Black History Is Everywhere: IG: http://www.instagram.com/blackhistoryiseverywhereperiod Web: http://www.blackhistoryiseverywhere.com Peace's IG: http://www.instagram.com/peacehakuna    

Chyna Marie is from Southwest Atlanta, now residing in Charlotte, NC. Her story starts as a young girl who fell in love with music and chased her dreams by being active in media in college to interning and landing a position with one of Atlanta's major radio stations- v103 and currently being a radio personality on Streetz 103.3 in Charlotte. In this episode, she tells us all about her experiences growing up in Atlanta, and how she navigated through her challenges to manifest her dreams of being a radio personality.  Connect with me: http://www.instagram.com/theurbansuccess Get your FREE audible trial: http://www.audibletrial.com/urbansuccess Connect with Chyna Marie: http://www.instagram.com/thechynamarie http://www.chynamarie.com   

Dr. Desmond W. Delk is an urban success story from Southwest Atlanta. He talks to us about his experiences of being a knucklehead in school to his endeavors of being an educator. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation at Langston University (OK) and a big advocate for HBCUs.    Connect with Desmond: IG: ILoveMySSU_book FB: I Love My SSU Twitter: LoveSSU_book Purchase I Love My SSU! Book: https://mascotbooks.com/mascot-marketplace/buy-books/childrens/teams-and-schools/colleges-and-universities/savannah-state-university/i-love-my-ssu/   Donate  to the Wilhelmina D. Woodruff "I Love My SSU" Book Scholarship : https://give.savannahstate.edu/donate (In the Designation Tab, select Other, and type in I Love My SSU book Scholarship) College Care Club: www.collegecareclub.com Read more about the College Care Club: http://voyageatl.com/interview/meet-kamry-selley-desmond-delk-college-care-club-southwest-atlanta/

Alycia Moné tells us all about her struggles growing up on the Westside of Atlanta as a troubled teenager. From exotic dancing at a young age to a toxic relationship, to family issues, she experienced a lot but eventually developed resilience to overcome those struggles. Today she successfully balances life as a God-fearing woman, a mother of four, working full-time, Founder of Lost But Found, Inc., and upcoming author.   Connect with Alycia online: Lost But Found Website Like Lost But Found, Inc. on Facebook Alycia on Facebook Alycia on Instagram   And be sure to connect with me: Follow The Urban Success on Instagram Follow The Urban Success on Twitter Like The Urban Success on Facebook

Antonio Hudson is from the Westside of Atlanta. Like many young boys who had to “get it out the mud,” he spent a large part of his younger life in the streets hustling and fighting. In this episode, he details his former life and what made him come to the realization that the street life was not the life that would propel him to where he envisions himself.   Connect with Antonio online: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/young.chino.9 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/yellaboy_tonio Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/yellaboy_tonio Enemy of My Enemy Movie: https://youtu.be/MSJNBqZhH8I   And be sure to connect with me: Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/theurbansucces Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/theurbansuccess Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Urban-Success-Podcast-107827117636903/

In this episode, you'll get to know a little background information on your host, Chantrice Rachelle. She discusses her reasons for starting this podcast, her personal, educational and career backgrounds- which have all provided her with an array of knowledge, skills, and experiences to be able to "teach what's been taught."  Chantrice on IG Chantrice on Twitter Project SWATS website Project SWATS on IG The Urban Success IG The Urban Success Twitter

Keisa Campbell's story starts at a young age when she became a teen mom and later a wife, and now a divorcee. However, she turned those challenges into a beautiful living success story. Keisa is a Beauty and Life Purpose Coach who believes that “beautiful living awaits you on the other side”. She is the Founder and CEO of Beautiful Living where she helps young girls and women live beautifully in every area of their lives. She is also a hairstylist, image consultant, mentor, speaker, mother, and was crowned Ms. Georgia in the 2019 Mr. & Mrs. Black America Pageant. Connect with Keisa: Keisa on Facebook Keisa on Instagram Keisa on Twitter   And be sure to subscribe, rate, and leave a review. And connect with me on social media: The Urban Success- Instagram Twitter