We sit down with celebrity makeup artist and creative director Merrell Hollis to talk about what really builds longevity in beauty and in life: service, self belief, and a signature style. The conversation moves from glamour and access to the unglamorous parts of growth, like boundaries, discernment, and letting go of people and habits that no longer fit.

• His career range across celebrity, editorial, and brand work
• Emmy nominations and recognition
• Learning downtime through therapy, self-care, and solo routines
• Dating, growth, and the “kiddie pool” analogy for finding your peer
• How he got started by watching his mom and trusting his eye early
• “I am a trend” as a framework for originality and personal branding
• Service-first mindset, discretion, and why the client is the business card
• Culture shock moving to New York, social cues, and protecting vulnerability
• How social media flattens individuality and why authenticity still wins
• Family dynamics, giving grace, and meeting people where they are
• Earning access through excellence, curiosity, kindness, and staying teachable
• Clean skincare skepticism, reading reviews, and researching ingredients
• AI reference images, fake faces, and why real artistry still matters

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Credits

Guest: Merrell Hollis, social handle @merrellhollis

Cohost: Myshell Gresham, IG @MyshellGresham; Ivoree Jordan, IG @Ivoree_ree_jordan

Producer: Dominique Hypolite, IG @gethyp.today

Studio: Sin City Podcasts, IG @sincitypodcasts

We sit down with Jesse and Lisa Ferrell to unpack how getting fired, doing the inner work, and learning to ask for business can turn a crisis into a coaching and speaking career. We also dig into the relationship agreements that keep their marriage strong and their company growing, all rooted in one idea: how you leave people feeling matters.

• Jesse’s pivot from hospitality leadership to professional speaking and coaching after termination
• The 10,000-hour rule mindset and how mastery gets measured over time
• Lisa’s path from broadcast sales to coaching and why integrity matters in modern marketing
• The real lesson behind “good enough is not good enough” and the power of asking
• House agreements that reduce conflict, stop mind-reading, and protect individual space
• Relationship marketing and a YOU-focused perspective for authentic business growth
• How a single clear offer can expand into long-term contracts and deep company impact
• The books, workbook, card decks, and Color Code personality assessment tools they built.

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Credits

Cohosts: Myshell Gresham, IG @Myshell_Gresham &

Ivoree Jordan, IG @ivoree_ree_jordan

Filming: Sin City Podcast Studio, IG @sincitypodcasts

Music: Ash Casteel IG @neosinn

Range Mavericks: Jesse and Lisa Ferrell

Facebook: Jessetalk Speaking & Coaching and Lisa Bybee Ferrell

IG @jesstalkinspires & @lisabybeeferrell

We talk with Sylvia K. Alston about code switching, building her personal brand, pivoting, and the real cost of staying small in corporate spaces when it no longer serves you. We also trace how insurance, media, faith, and entrepreneurship collide to reshape her definition of alignment, success, and freedom.

• Code switching as a situational tool and a leadership choice
• How storytelling helped her navigate a career in sales and build a successful insurance and risk management firm.
• Pivoting from operations into business development and learning to “kill what you eat”
• Building a personal brand through media and live audience feedback
• Relationship management as a sales strategy and being curious about people’s stories
• Launching a brokerage, facing the reality of who follows you and those who don’t
• Faith as a daily practice alongside questions about religion and tradition
• Resilience in entrepreneurship, long workdays, and standing on your word
• Navigating business ownership with motherhood, marriage, and a parent’s health crisis

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