Detroit Worldwide Podcast - Black Girl Gaming featuring Ms. Pinky

Black Girl Gaming featuring Ms. Pinky

04/01/22 • 33 min

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As Detroit Worldwide extends its recongiton of women working in arts, sports, and entertainment for Women's History Month, Marquis connects with Detroit-based content creator, brand influencer, podcast host, and gamer Ms. Pinky about her longtime love for video games and how she's been able to create content and build community on Twitch.
Pinky also discusses the need for the video gaming industry to recognize the contributions of Black women gamers and how she's working to establish her own brand which aims to promote Black women in gaming.
About Ms. Pinky:
Ms. Pinky is a Gaming Content Creator and Influencer based out of Detroit, MI with a reach of 28K on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, and Twitch combined.
Pinky is also a Facebook Gaming Partner and Twitch Affiliate. Additonally, she co-hosts RealOnesGaming Podcast and is a Gaming Content Creator/Journalist for R1G.
Her work has been featured on Blerd.com. Pinky is a member of Noir and Black Girl Gamers and is a proud partner with BATH Urban Apparel and Gamer Advantage.
Connect with Ms. Pinky:
Website: www.mspinky313.comTwitch: Ms. Pinky313Instagram: @313queenpinkyYouTube: 313MsPinkyTwitter: @MsPinky313Play_

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The Freedom to Dance featuring Blair Norman

As Detroit Worldwide continues to recognize the contributions of women in arts, sports, and entertainment during Women's History Month, Marquis connects with Bay area resident, Blair Norman who discusses her passion for dance, love for teaching, and her extensive career at Pandora/Sirius XM where she has helped to train and lead the next generation of leaders in satellite radio.
In this episode, Blair also discusses the uniqueness of Detroit's arts and dance scene and how working for Pandora/Sirius XM helped to rekindle her love for teaching and learning.
About Blair:
Blair Norman is a native of Detroit, MI where she attended Cass Technical High School and Wayne State University.
Introduced to dance as a child, she has participated in several dance companies while also instructing a variety of classes across Detroit, MI and Oakland, CA.
Since 2017, she has held a variety of roles at Pandora/Sirius XM and currently serves as dance instructor and wellness guide for Hipline, located in Oakland, CA.
Blair also resides in the Bay Area with her husband and son.
Connect with Blair:
Instagram: @blair_marionLinkedIn: Blair Norman

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Positive Thought Solutions featuring Chris Scott

In this installment of the Detroit Worldwide Podcast, Marquis connects with Chris Scott, who is a Detroit-based engineer, entrepreneur, speaker, and author.
In this episode, Chris discusses his bout with depression as an undergraduate student attending the University of Detroit Mercy, and how therapy helped him to overcome adversity and live a better life.
In addition to mental health, Chris also discusses his transition into the public speaking space and how positive thoughts allowed him to speak life into his speaking audience.
Finally, Chris discusses his apparel line "I'm Black And.." and the way it's been used to reinforce and promote Black positvity.
About Chris:
Chris Scott is an award winning engineer and the Founder and CEO of Positive Thought Solutions, LLC along with the apparel line "I’m Black And".
He has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Detroit Mercy, a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Lawrence Tech University and a Master’s Degree in Automotive Systems Engineering from the University of Michigan.
As a current Senior dual Electrical and Automotive Engineer he has done technologically groundbreaking work, including helping design autonomous government vehicles and building and integrating high performance computing systems.

As a result of his professional accomplishments and community involvement, he has been blessed to win a national Black Engineer of the Year Award, the US Army Achievement Medal for Civilian Service, the US Army Commanders Award for Civilian Service, the Detroit Young Professionals Vanguard Award, the University of Michigan Young Alumnus of the Year Award and a Crains Detroit Business Top 20 in their 20s award, among others.
In 2022, he released a motivational book called "Control your Mindset to Control your Life" , a self-help guide which provides strategies for success.
Connect with Chris:
Website: Positive Thoughts Solutions Book: Control Your MindsetInstagram: @bluesouldier Apparel Website: I'm Black And