SHE’s making moves in Bookstores & Movies

Best selling author, film producer, CEO & Founder of Mobettaa Publishing, and CEO of MBP Productions MoniqueS.Hall

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1) You are a success on so many levels, tell us how did it all start for you?

It all started for me as a book that was meant for Therapy . In 1993 I lost my God Brother. I was a witness to his murder and I wrote “ Two Tears in a Bucket,” my first novel as Therapy . It was picked up by Random House and debuted on the lit red library journal and the rest became history.

2) When things seem very challenging, what motivates you to keep moving forward?

When things become a struggle, I am motivated by the voice of God. My foundation in Christ is something serious so whenever I feel like I can’t do it, I trust on him to push me through. I feel like if you can look up, you can get up. It’s not always easy. But nothing in life is easy. So I trust God and not myself. I let him guide me.

3) What got you started in the film industry?

I just wanted to do something different and I felt like if I gave my all to theater and movies that something would be paying out later. It just so happened that platforms like Tubi, BET, and Netflix we’re looking for new talent and new product. I took a stab at it and became history.

4) Being an owner of several bookstores, what advice would you give someone who wants to open a bookstore?

I would say that if you want to open a bookstore, you have to love and understand books of all genres. Book lovers in particular are very serious about their product. You have to get to know every genre and you will have to make sure that you have what your customer wants. You have to have a knowledge of where to get the books from as well. You have to become the bookstore that everyone can depend on. Also be ready to have some type of knowledge of every genre or have someone the store that knows majority of the what’s really hot and popular. Also, make sure you are patient with your readers and have something exciting for them every month.

5) How long in the atlanta area? When did you realize that you would blossom in the area?

I came to Atlanta in 1994 on a wing and a prayer after having an issue with the death of my God Brother. I just wanted something different and Atlanta was exciting. It was fresh. It was hip. It was chic and I wanted everything that it had to offer. I knew I’d make it in Atlanta because no one I knew was from Atlanta. But everyone was willing to make the city the black Mecca which is what it is today. I’ve met a lot of people along the way and they have been encouraging. I’ve met some people here that I quickly learned everyone is not for you. But everyone’s not against you either. This is my base of it all and I wouldn’t change it for nothing in the world.

6) Being so busy, what are some of your hobbies?

My my hobbies are reading ,spending time with my family ,and serving God.

7) Being a writer, publisher, screen writer, and motivational speaker, what can you share with other women on how to succeed?

I would say never give up on your dreams and nothing happens overnight. Always remember God gives you a vision and that vision is your vision. So don’t give up and definitely stay on the right track. My motto is P. US. H. That means to pray until something happens so always remember to trust your in itself and put everything on God. He will definitely direct you and honor your heart desires.

8) You have great supporters, how does one keep a great team around them?

I deal. with who deals with me. I have my quirks so I deal with people who know my quirks and understand my heart. For me, Miss Kiera has been the person who I can count on because she can understand me. She doesn’t always agree with me, but she knows what I want. She is definitely my backbone, and of course, my partner Rodney Daniel has been there with me thru thick and thin. So I stick with what works for me and they are people I trust and who also trust me.

9) Who are you influenced by the most?

My biggest influence in my life would be my father and my mother Thomas and Marilyn Hall. But my sister Dr. Teresa Hall, influences me more than anyone because I watch her Just take life by the hands and makes it happen for me.

10) If you could do it all again, what would you do differently? if I could do it all over again I would take it slower and embrace the moments. I rush so much sometimes that I don’t get a chance to enjoy my success. It’s onto the next thing for me and that’s something that I plan on making sure that I stop to smell the roses.

11) Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

In five years, I see myself expanding on my publishing side, writing more books and screenplays and possibly teaching on a collegiate level. I definitely want to give back.

12) What is the best advice you can give to an entrepreneur? The best advice that I can get any entrepreneur is to bet on yourself.

13) Who would you like to work with in the future?

In the future, I want to work with talented authors and actors because they want to give as much as they get. I’m not concerned about how popular they are but more so they’re willingness to go out and get it. That’s the most important thing to me is the passion of it all.

14) Whats next for you?

This next portion of my life is to write great scripts that reflect life in all genres. I love Urban. I love Christian and I love children based Films. You will see more of that from me as well as more bookstores open up across the country.

15) What would you like your fans to know about you?

I’m a person that you get exactly what you see. There’s no flash for me. I’m natural. I’m simple and I’m free so my fans get the authentic version of me every day.

16) If you had to do it all again, what would you change? I wouldn’t change a thing. Life has a way of showing you that you have a purpose for every journey. I think that the life I’m living is the one I’m supposed to.

17) How can the public reach you if they needed your services? Anyone who is trying to reach me can catch my social media handles which is Facebook Monique S. Hall, Instagram Book Boutique ATL, or email me at Book@gmail.com.