PRista Prep: CHANGE

We are all privileged to life. But there's very few who make their lives into a legacy. It's amazing to witness a woman live beyond her last breathe. So I want to take this time to relish on a quote that touched me....

Loyalty Doesn't Live in Corporate America

I strolled into work late thanks to good ole train delays. I sped walked pass the top flight security guards only to run into my direct report manager. While I thought she was going to scold me for being almost an hour late to work she flew past me giving me a forced smile. Low and behold not even three hours later I would come to find out why her smile fought back the flood that was ready to stream down her face...

The Woman in Me

As I grow older I've reverted back to my adolescent ways of clinging to my mother. Growing into womanhood is harder than my favorite TV shows led on. I recently took a trip home for memorial day weekend to surprise my lil mama for her birthday and had to time to reflect on how much of her I can now see in myself...

PRista Prep: Network to Increase your Networth

While most people know the value of networking, many don't know how to actually network. When I first moved to NYC I quickly learned the networking events could very well be a scene from the hunger games. The photo above is from last August at the time I was working at Horizon Media. I absolutely hated the job and I knew in fact my days were limited at that point. I have attended a ton of networking events, but with this one I went in with the sole focus to just connect with people in my field. Looking back I met my now mentor there. Not only does she provide me with guidance in this industry she makes sure I learn the in and outs by working beside her at events like the Power 105 festival, Love in the City premiere, Love thy Neighbor premiere, and many more. At this event I was also able to connect with other PRistas that I now have friendships with. For instance I was shocked when my friend that I met at this event  invited me to her company's superbowl party. Let's just say I was completely star struck by the pop up concert by the legendary Nas that night. We live in a time where it's all about who you know. So let me let you in on how to actually network.

Life's a Beach

Life's a beach I'm just playing in the sand

Summer is upon us, and as you start putting those vacation dates in at work you want to start thinking about what to wear while you kick your felt up. You've been working hard all year, and all around the U.S I think we can all agree was the coldest winter ever. I myself will be taking a small trip in a few days, and I am in search of the perfect suimsuit. You can't enjoy your vacay without hitting the beach a few times. And you need a hot swimsuit to keeps those heads turning.

Dear Generation Ratchete

Question:

As I scrolled down my timeline I read a tweet that mentioned the ancient topic of Greeks vs GDI's it instantly took me back to the time where I once sat in a room as someone stated "divine nine Greeks are the elite individuals within the black community" #Question1: Does this  statement hold any validity . Question2: In the real world is there a difference in career advancement between individuals who chose to partake in Greek life and those who did not. Question3: Is the term GDI offensive

Want to know what the leader of Generation Ratchete' Thinks...

Hump Day Hype

Listen Here

So I'm sitting in my cube both ear buds in JAMMING.I only paid attention to Iggy when I found out she found love on the gram. In fact I never listened to her before yesterday when I happened to stumble upon a Brooklyn Knows podcast that featured her. This song served as my new MO on this Hump Day.

Xoxo Kolleh