Nina Brown

"My most proud achievement is who I am as a woman and mother."

Q. Thanks for interviewing with us. Tell everyone who you are and what you do.

A. I’m a 17-year radio veteran! I’m an executive producer and co-host of the Frank Ski Show on KISS 104.1 WALR in Atlanta and 96.3 WHUR in Washington DC.

Q. What made you decide to pursue a career in entertainment?

A. Since I was a little girl, I’ve always loved media! I remember telling everyone I wanted to be Ricki Lake when I grew up! Naturally, watching women like Oprah and Robin Roberts, I aspired to reach their level of greatness. While TV, is always a good time, I actually love radio because music is so intertwined, and it’s the universal language. It also gives me energy! Radio is truly my first love, but I’m deeply passionate about writing too.

Q. How has your experience been working with Frank Ski?

A. It has been of my greatest blessings. He’s been my mentor and friend since 2005 and has truly taught me real radio! We are friends in real life, so we fuss and fight like siblings and an old married couple, but we have each other’s back like no other.

Q. Where do you see yourself in the next three years?

A. Syndication! We definitely have plans to go national! From a personal level, I plan to continue being the best mom to my 2 amazing sons and being wholly responsible for my own happiness! If it doesn’t make me happy or contribute to my happiness and personal growth, I ain’t doing it!

Q. What awards or achievements are you most proud of?

A. My most proud achievement is who I am as a woman and mother. I’ve been true to myself, my core values and my children. My sons are so proud to call me mom and that’s the greatest achievement. It trumps anything I’ve done professionally.

Q. How do you define your passion and purpose in life?

A. My passion is what I enjoy doing in life. My purpose is what God has created me to do in life! I feel blessed that my purpose and my passion align. I feel my calling is to be transparent in my spiritual journey and to share my testimony with the world. I’m thankful that God blessed me with a huge platform and stage to do that. I understand how major it is to be given the opportunity for others to hear my voice on two HUGE, major market radio stations! I will never take any of it for granted as I continue walking and living in my purpose, on purpose!

Q. What advice can you give to the next generation of female leaders?

A. To be true to YOU! No one is responsible for your happiness but you, take ownership of it! Never settle for what you want, personally and professionally. One closed door only means 3 others have opened. Never stop seeking those open doors. Always remain a student and open to learning. There is always someone doing it bigger and better, and once you stop learning, you stop growing. And lastly, in the end everything will be okay. Never stop believing in yourself and trust the process. Sometimes success takes a while, sometimes it happens easily. The important thing is making sure you understand what success means to you. For me, success isn’t co-hosting two amazing radio shows, success is the fact I wake up daily with a God-ordained peace that no one can take from me, no matter if I work at a radio station, TV station or gas station! Knowing I’m obedient in my purpose and God is proud is my success… and because of that, failure will never be an option.

Q. Do you have any new events or upcoming projects?

A. I recently had the opportunity to be casted for a role for the show, Johnson, a series on BOUNCE TV, and I absolutely loved it! This show really speaks to our generation and covers sooooo many important conversations that we should be having as a culture! I will be back for Season 2, and I can’t wait!

Q. Can you tell us one fun fact about yourself?

A. My ethnicity is Samoan and Black, which explains my thickness and my height… and my love for food lol.

Q. Where can the readers follow you?

A. On IG at @peninabrown and Twitter at @ninabrown