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MONICA SEKHMET GRANT - YOUNG BOSS MEDIA
MONICA SEKHMET GRANT YOUNG BOSS MEDIA
CEO of Young Boss Media, TV Personality, Producer, Educator, Entrepreneur, Humanitarian and Author
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Interview by Jasmina Siderovski
Grant is an energetic activist and businesswoman determined to make a long-lasting social impact through media and entrepreneurship. She is also the author of Mind Your Business and Prosper: A Young Entrepreneur’s Guide to Being Successful.
Young Boss Media Inc
Incorporated in New York City and based in Chelsea, Young Boss Media exists to produce and distribute high-quality media content that has a positive and long-term socio-economic impact on people from underrepresented communities.
They specialize in Television Production, Public Relations, CommunityBased Press and Training
Young Boss Media Inc
601 W 26th Street #325-289
New York, NY 10001
info@youngboss.tv
Social Sites
www.YoungBoss.TV
www.YoungBossMBA.com
www.YoungBossAfrica.com
Instagram.com/YoungBossBrand
Instagram.com/youngboss.tv
Facebook.com/YoungBossMedia
Youtube.com/YoungBossMedia
Linkedin.com/in/monicasekhmet/
President and CEO of the Young Boss Media.
President, Reocomm Foundation USA
President, Reocomm Group USA
Chief Executive Officer, Never Enough Coffee
Director of Media, The International Institute of Family Development, Inc USA
Chief Executive Officer, Young Boss Media Activist Institute
Could you please tell us about your background?
Born in Ypsilanti Michigan, grew up in the Deep South of the United States. As a young person, I moved around frequently until graduating from Delaware State University in 2008. In my life, I have experienced many interesting and strange people who have taught me the secrets of life, business and activism.
What are your greatest achievements?
Being born and still being alive is a great achievement for us all. I’m grateful that God has a plan for me.
When and why did you decide to become a humanitarian?
According to my natal chart, I was destined to be a humanitarian. I always believed in service and began volunteering in my community as a teenager. Being a servant to humanity feels really good to me. I love it. Being a Media Educator emerged from a need for more young people to have the skills necessary to advocate for themselves and their community using social media and their mobile phone. My goal is not to produce movie stars but rather to train women and the youth how to use media to fundraise, communicate, educate and advocate.
Can you walk us through your journey, mainly finding the motivation to dedicate your work to humanity?
I loved reading about African American and African history as a child. I was always interested in Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, Maya Angelou and Mansa Musa. I wanted to be like them. I wanted to move my people forward like they have.
I began noticing racism in elementary school. Racism within the education system became more blatant and harmful to myself and my peers as some of us matriculated and others did not. I wanted to do something to change this. Before I knew what, an anti-oppression organizer was, I was taking action to mobilize my peers to fight against internalized self-hatred that was created by systemic racism and passed down from one generation to the next. I was an activist as a young teenager, doing what I thought Malcolm, Marcus, Maya or Musa would do.
What are valuable lessons you have learned along the way in the not for profit industry?
Delegating tasks and giving people their roses while they are here.
What advice would you tell your younger self?
Chill Out, you’ll be fine!
Is there any advice you would like to offer anyone else who may be interested to pursue the same path?
Go out and make a lot of mistakes, have fun, meet people, create memorable stories and then when you are ready… take all of those experiences and use them to help other people live a better life.
Who is your inspiration and why?
Single Mothers, when I don’t want to get out of bed, I think about how selfless you must be for the rest of your life when you are a single parent.
Is there a challenge throughout your journey that stands out that may inspire others?
Being a people pleaser. When I stopped worrying about what people thought of me or how they would react to my actions I gained a superpower.
What is your favourite pastime when you aren’t working?
Family time, working out and planning.
