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BingE Season 4 Here!

BONUS EPISODE!! Former Fortnite Senior Game Producer, Heather Chandler, returns to The E-Spot!

Heather Chandler makes games. During her 25-year career in video game development, including 3 years as a Sr Producer on Fortnite, she’s led teams at Epic Games, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, and Activision. She’s published several books and articles on making games and has lectured about it around the world.

BONUS EPISODE: NC Fatherhood Conference 2022 Speakers Sportscaster and Author Dwayne Ballen and CEO Christopher Emanuel of Sky Is The Limit Foundation.

Christopher Emanuel is dedicated to educating, empowering, and promoting Responsible Fatherhood and positive youth development. He has influenced legislation changing parental rights, shifting perspectives, and preserving over 1000 families. His epic journey has been highlighted in The New York Times, The Atlantic Journal, ABC Nightline, and Oprah Winfrey Network to list a few.

Dwayne Ballen is an award-winning television journalist and sportscaster whose resume includes CBS Sports, where he was a member of the NCAA Tournament announce team, The Golf Channel, where he served as a lead studio anchor, and Fox Sports Net, where he was a studio anchor as well as a host of the network’s Final Four coverage and the ESPN Networks where he served as a play by play announcer and CBS Sports Network where he was a play by play announcer for college football and basketball.

Ballen travels the country speaking about being a father and raising awareness around autism. He has delivered well-received keynote addresses to organizations such as the Autism Society of America, The Ernie Els for Autism Foundation, The National Inclusion Project, and the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. His myriad media appearances as an autism advocate include The Katie Couric Show, The Tom Joyner Morning Show, and NPR, to name a few.

Season Finale with Nurse Brooke Lawrence

Learn all the latest tips from my injector, Nurse Brooke at Blue Water Spa, on how to preserve and maintain a youthful appearance for as long as possible with their newest treatment, PRF injections. Men and Women can take advantage of all these treatments and PRF (Platelet Rich Fibrin) is a great treatment for thinning hair and certain types of alopecia. Learn more about Blue Water Spa and get a 10% discount with "Camille10" Join BWS's newsletter and get FREE Botox on your birthday! Thank you for supporting another season of The E-Spot with Camille, see you on The Connect Network every Saturday!

Celebrity Designer & Television Host Jennifer Farrell

Celebrity designer and television host Jennifer Farrell is a familiar face to audiences who have enjoyed her shows and designs for nearly two decades. Jennifer became nationally known hosting the long- running A&E home improvement series “Find & Design.” She currently hosts “Find Me a Vacation Home,” “Most Amazing Homes,” and “Behind the Gates” for AWEtv. Founder of the award- winning interior design firm Jennifer Farrell Designs, she was named “Design Visionary 2020” by The International Surface Event. Her showcase house Diablo Ranch was featured on the Dwell on Design Home Tour, and she was the celebrity designer for the 2018 Dwell on Design Method Home. Her work has been highlighted in Dwell, Mountain Living, Redbook, Ebony, Entertainment Weekly, House & Garden, Ventura Blvd., FCW, and Sunset. Her most popular venture has been The Jennifer Farrell Collection, featuring hundreds of furniture and décor pieces at nearly 1400 stores nationwide. She is a spokesperson for Realtor.com and a Brand Ambassador for Lamps Plus.

Jennifer has co-starred on Emmy-nominated “Home Made Simple” for OWN, and hosted “Holiday Dream Home” for FYI. She also hosted A&E's “Point, Click, Design” and “The Big Fix,” as well as the hit webisode series, “Cleaning & Organizing From Top to Bottom” and “The Two-Minute Home Makeover” on msn.com. Jennifer has been a regular contributor on Hallmark Channel’s Emmy- nominated “Home & Family,” a real estate correspondent for Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends Weekend,” and a writer for Realtor.com with her real estate column “Get This Look.” Jennifer’s extensive television career includes “Merge” on Lifetime, Style Network's “My Celebrity Home,” Fox Network’s “Renovate My Family,” Fox Television's “Design Intervention,” “Before and Afternoon Movies” for USA Network, “Playbook 360” for Spike, as well as “Room Crashers” and “Outer Spaces” for HGTV. She’s made multiple guest appearances on “The View” and “The Real” as well as on dozens of talk shows from coast to coast. As a nationally recognized spokesperson, she’s teamed with a variety of high-profile brands, and is a featured speaker at building industry and trade shows across the country.

Earth Day x The E-Spot

Toyin has created groundbreaking platforms such as Your Life After 25, become a featured blogger on other platforms, and recently founded Outdoorsy Black Women, a social network for nature-loving Black women. Not only has she excelled in professional and academic spaces but she has also proved herself to be a force of resilience, overcoming trauma and health-related issues. Therefore, inspiring her to be a woman’s woman, especially for those who look like her. Toyin Ajayi is a motivated, elective, and outside-of-the-box thinking woman who hopes to continue creating inventive spaces.

Klaudia Bennett graduated in May 2021 from the film school at Loyola Marymount. With so many restrictions she bought an old 1995 van and converted it into a camper over the summer with the help of Youtube and her dad. She left the summer and traveled through Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Mexico, and Costa Rica camping and hiking through national parks. She's just now finishing up her year of travel and making the transition back to LA to start working in the film industry! Join us tomorrow to learn more earth-friendly ways to vacation and enjoy the outdoors!

The Kaleidoscope Project's Co-Founder and TV Show Producer

The Kaleidoscope Project is a Designer Showhouse venture to showcase the diverse talent within our creative design industry. We intend to amplify the voices of those who rarely if ever, have been given the opportunity to be heard. Amy Lynn, the co-founder of TKP, has a nearly 30-year tenure in the Design and Furnishings industry. Born with a paintbrush in hand and a unique creative sensibility, she found her home in design. Amy has applied her talent in many areas. A 16-year home furnishings retailer, a 25-year + designer, a 6-year manufacturer’s rep, and a boutique hospitality designer. Lisa Walker-Brown is an entrepreneur, global traveler, and owner at Everick Brown Design, a full-service husband and wife interior design firm offering residential and commercial solutions that are modern, classic, and timeless. Lisa began her career in residential real estate, carving out a high-profile client roster at one of the most prestigious real estate agencies in Beverly Hills. Later, Lisa began her corporate marketing career, working on multimillion-dollar marketing campaigns with television programmers including HBO, Showtime, and Cinemax.

"Mo" Monique Ingram, founder of GoSleek Hair

Monique, an Atlanta native, boy-mom to 3, wife, and God-fearing, started her journey into the beauty industry in 2005. What may seem like an overnight success to most has been a journey of losses and gains, much like any journey worth traveling. Mo, as she's fondly known, is a hair DIYer's best friend! Her company, Go Sleek, started in 2013, as a salon and hair extension retailer but has evolved into a brand known for simple, healthy and sleek hair for DIYers and as a retailer of

quality hair extensions and exclusive products and accessories. Her early career was not glamorous - it consisted of lots of hard work, dedication, and sacrifices. She went to Atlanta Area Tech and worked in the infamous Greenbriar mall to build clientele and perfect her craft while building relationships with her clients. In 2021, Mo expanded the Go Sleek line by adding what has become the industry's #1 selling edge paste, hot tools, heatless rollers, and kinky straight texture.

Rasheeda Gray of Founder of Gray Space Interiors

More about Rasheeda Gray, Named a 2021 House Beautiful Next wave Designer, Rasheeda Gray; Interior Designer, Marketer, Real Estate Developer, Professor, Wife, and Mother… is the founder and Principal Designer of Gray Space Interiors. Rasheeda’s path into design begins with the discovery of a life-long passion for interiors and the end of a fifteen-year c-suite career in Marketing and Communications, with the nation's top insurance companies. As a self-proclaimed “business creative”, her approach to design can be found at the intersection of artistic innovation and effective project management, resulting in what clients affectionately refer to as being “gray spaced”. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and International Business, an interior design certification from Temple University, and a Master of Business Administration degree, MBA. Rasheeda has been featured on HGTV and A&E networks, House Beautiful, Elle Décor, Architectural Digest, MyDomaine, Apartment Therapy, Better Homes & Gardens, Business of Home, Good Day Philadelphia, and more.

ShySpeaks, Hip Hop Artist and Spoken Word Artist

ShySpeaks, is an American hip hop and spoken word artist from Dallas, TX. With her soulful voice, thoughtful lyrics, and dynamic stage presence, Shy converts audiences into instant fans! Simply put, ShySpeaks is a renaissance! As evident in her mission, “…to treat the words artist, advocate, and activist as one in the same”, the female lyricist is expanding her catalog of inspirational music and poetry to showcase a fresh, universal sound. Recently Shy has been seen on WFAA's Good Morning Texas TV show, featured on a Columbia Records album release entitled, Let The Trap Say Amen by Zaytoven & Lecrea, and opened for Ludacris, Torey Lanez, Tye Tribbet, and Jeezy, with her live band. She has been featured on various projects, college platforms, and press outlets; not to mention she is a 5x Spoken Word Artist of the Year Awardee. She's on a mission to bring balance to urban culture through music, lyricism, and the power of her voice, stay tuned!

Stephen Ashley Blake, Chief Executive Officer / Producer, Realm Pictures airs Friday March 25, 12 pm EDT/ 9 am PDT

A forty-year entertainment industry veteran, Stephen cut his teeth as a young cinematographer on a slate of tremendously profitable micro-budgeted genre films. He later parlayed these no-waste indie production strategies to the music video sector, producing universally acclaimed music videos with world-class production value at a fraction of typical cost. Sometime later, when Stephen read Andrew Ward’s "Dark Midnight When I Rise," and discovered the almost unbelievable true story of this choir of young warriors taking the world by storm as they conquered hate with songs of hope, all other work came to a halt. Passionate about bringing this inspiring true story of redemption and light to our often dark, troubled world, Stephen and his wife Sonya mortgaged their home, acquired the rights to Dark Midnight, and embarked upon adapting the Jubilees Singers’ epic story for the silver screen. *Hear how Stephen created music videos for LL Cool J, Tupac, Public Enemy, and many more!! *Steal Away, Stephen's latest Film project, features the strongest Black female lead in history. *Realm Pictures pledges 10% of Steal Away net profits to HBCUs. More about Steal Away and how you can get involved! Learn More HERE

BONUS episode from the Red Carpet of Beauties with Brains event with Meagan Good and Tyler Lepley!

Join me behind the scenes of the Beauties with Brains event, on the red carpet with the stars from Harlem, Meagan Good and Tyler Lepley. Spoiler alert if you haven't watched season 1, not sure why you haven't but Tyler does share some insight into what we can expect in season 2. Meagan was so generous and shared how she had to fight to be considered for the role of "Camille."

Harlem was created by the writer behind Girl's Trip Traci Oliver. Oliver said she had the idea for the show because she felt there weren’t a lot of "Black female friendship stories on the air," and she wanted to portray people in their thirties who were still searching for their path in life. She based the show in part on her own experiences. The series is executive produced by Oliver, Amy Poehler, Kim Lessing, Dave Becky, Pharrell Williams, and Mimi Valdés.

Austin Gray Design Group x The Kaleidoscope Project

Austin Gray Design Group (AGDG) is the collective vision of Denise N. Gordon and Tanya S. Lewis, building on the initial success of The Organized Home, by Denise Gordon and a deeply shared passion to support and collaborate with other Black women in the design industry. A carefully curated group, AGDG partners have decades of combined experience developing and implementing innovative, multifunctional and customized design solutions. We take pride in growing our collective of Black female creatives who seek a spirit of sisterhood while providing clients professional excellence. #HPMKT #DallasMarket #DesignWeek #NYCDesign, #TheKaleidoscopeProject

Fresh Face Friday with Toshia Baker, founder of Butter Me Up Goods

Toshia Baker is the founder of ButterMeUpGoods Skincare®, created & established in 2014 — A luxury skincare and home fragrance brand, specializing in natural-ingredient-based skincare essentials & wooden wick candles, all of which are inspired by her personal journey that began in 2011, that motivated her to formulate a line of products that caters to achieving the ultimate self-care routine. Follow Toshia Baker and BMUG at: Instagram: @buttermeupgoods Website: buttermeupgoods.com

Filmmaker Friday with Documentarian Cat Brewer, of Sign The Show

Cat Brewer's extensive background in communication, marketing, and public relations allows her to engage in careers in academia, business, and entertainment. Brewer's passion for communicating, educating, and advocating inspires others to find their voice, speak their truth, and take action to make positive changes in their lives and in the lives of others and her documentary Sign the Show is yet another platform to both educate and advocate for a more inclusive world. www.SignTheShow.com

Sister and Designers Keyondra and Kim Lockett of Jolie X Noire

Keyondra and Kim, blood sisters, are singer/songwriter and fashion stylists, respectively, by day and lifestyle bloggers/vloggers by night. Its mission is to empower women, specifically Black women, by changing how they view themselves. They aim to be a great example of stylish Christian Black women. The idea behind the brand/statement Jolie Noire is that Black is beautiful. Jolie Noire stands for Pretty Black in French. We are primed to think dark colors (specifically black) are negative and light colors are positive. To level the playing field, we're working to shape the minds of onlookers and change the meaning, emotions, and values associated with black. Color is something that doesn't come pre-labeled, we label it... At Jolie Noire, we choose to believe that black, like other colors, is beautiful! More about Jolie Noire and Keyondra and Kim Lockett: https://joliexnoire.com/pages/about-us

Filmmaker Friday with Attorney Trevor Schmidt

This Friday, IP/ Trademark Attorney and host of the Podcast Founders Shares, is giving us content documentary filmmakers, creators, podcasters, and influencer tips on how to protect our brand! He shares from a unique perspective of being an attorney at Hutchison, Law firm, and being a podcaster himself. Join us Friday as he shares some easy tips for when you need a lawyer, trademark, contracts, and when to run! You won't want to miss this very informative interview.

Tarot Reader Michelle Marie

Michelle Marie is a Tarot Reader, Western, & Vedic Astrologer. She is a member of the Komilla Academy of Vedic Sciences and a student of Yoga Vedanta, Srinivasan, Yoga Acharya, and former Director of the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, Chicago, IL. She is also a certified Tarot and Oracle Reader. Michelle’s practice is dedicated to helping her clients understand the spiritual lessons and avenues available to them through astrology and tarot.

Special Edition with Dr. Tiffanny Jones, Fertility Specialist

"Dr. Tiffanny Jones was inspired to become a reproductive endocrinologist because it is a growing field of medicine where she feels she can have the greatest impact on the lives of patients. “ I love that I am able to help my patients overcome the obstacles of infertility so that they can have the families of their dreams.”

Style Expert Denise Caldwell

Join us LIVE to chat about the latest in Spring Fashion, NYFW, Black and Women Designers to follow! This Thursday I’ll have Style Expert Denise Caldwell. Denise is a Consultant, Celebrity Stylist, Style Expert, and go-to for the latest trends in fashion! You’ve seen her on Good Morning America•Daily Mail•TODAY Show•The Dr.OZ Show•HLN•CBS-FOX•NBC-ABC•E! Magazine Features: ELLE-GLAMOUR•OK! •FORTUNE•SELF•ESSENCE-SEVENTEEN I always love when she stops by! Get ready to elevate your style and learn her latest tricks. We will chat about NYFW, Black and women designers; that we should all know, beauty tips, and more! 💃🏽👗👔🧖🏽‍♀️ Have any questions? Join us and ask live. #fashionstyle #styleexpert #livestreaming

Filmmaker Fridays, with Mark Ehrenkranz

"Mark Ehrenkranz - For 22 years, Mark has been producing The New York Film Critics Series® (NYFCS®), one of the leading US word-of-mouth and marketing screening companies which he created. The events are moderated by Peter Travers, film critic for Rolling Stone Magazine and ABC’s Popcorn, along with additional coverage by Alison Bailes of BBC, More Magazine, WOR Radio, and The Charlie Rose Show. The series presents live, interactive, in-theater; pre-release movies.."

Doug Kauer CEO of Kauer Guitars

"Doug Kauer started Kauer Guitars in 2008 after spending his entire life working in the family woodshop. His love of guitars and woodworking connected when he started building as a hobby, learning the craft, and turning into a full-time profession when Doug designed what became the Daylighter, Kauer Guitars signature model. tarting by himself, Doug has grown Kauer Guitars into an international business with 6 dedicated members crafting each instrument. Lucky to have many wonderful artists on their roster, Doug takes advantage of road proving their guitars to continue to refine the instrument and process for each instrument."

Writer and Director Albert Dabah

Albert Dabah has been in the video production business for 43 years, owning and operating Simba Productions in New York City. Albert oversees the company’s production of documentaries, training videos, promos, music videos, and commercials, spearheading the creative meetings and brainstorming sessions integral to Simba’s success. Albert’s background is in psychology, theater, and film. He recently released his first feature film titled Extra Innings, about his experience living through mental illness involving two of his siblings as a young man. His film was supported by leading mental health organizations including SAVE and NAMI, and he has used it and his personal experiences to help spread awareness of mental health and illness, with the goal of reducing the stigma surrounding it and promoting mental wellness.

Trent Out Loud, Former International Model, CEO, and Founder of Exclucity Sneaker Boutique and Author

Trent Out Loud, the founder of Exclucity, laid the groundwork for sneaker culture in Canada, and his autobiographical debut as an author, “How Sneakers Saved My Life: Book 1” and How Sneakers Ruined My Life: Book 2, gives you an up-close and personal look at the man behind the brand. A child of Jamaican immigrants that went from being on welfare to CEO of one of the most successful brands in Canadian history. From selling Long Tees and Du-rags out of the trunk of a car to ten storefronts that have employed over 800 people, everybody wants to know how he did it, and now he’s telling the unfiltered truth. Anybody can talk to you about how to get money, how to be a success, but not many are willing to be open enough to show you the toll it can take on your soul to get there. Trent Out Loud is standing in his truth and his courage will allow many to do the same.

Artsist's Chat in Partnership with Olivia's Art Gallery

Olivia Gatewood, NC award-wining artist

Olivia Gatewood is a North Carolina native who exudes a vibrant passion for life and its simplistic beauty. Utilizing a multitude of media, Olivia creates abstract compositions of sensual, tactile colorations that epitomize artwork as a profusion of tactual expressions reflective of the beauty she finds in the natural world around her. She successfully manages to translate blank canvases into visual experiences that resonate with brilliance.

Olivia received her BFA with honors from California State University in Turlock, CA. She went on to pursue graduate studies at Hacettepe and Middle Eastern Technical University in Ankara, Turkey.

More about Olivia Gatewood, NC Award-wining artist

Gaining inspiration from her love of world travel, Olivia lived for 14 years between Germany, Turkey, The Netherlands, and Hawaii. She taught art in the American Military Schools in Holland and Turkey and worked as an illustrator for the US Air Force while in Germany. She has gained inspiration from her underwater adventures as an advanced certified scuba diver and as a downhill skier. Olivia earned her Black Belt in Combat Shotokan and was the European Division Fighting Grand Champion for two years. Her fighting spirit contributes to her being an eight-year breast cancer survivor. Her enormous passion for life and adventure is reflected in her paintings.

Olivia's paintings have been presented in national exhibits and have won numerous awards. She was recently honored by Governor Roy Cooper and the NC African American Heritage Commission for her contribution to the arts in NC. Her work can be found in personal collections as diverse as those of talk show host, Oprah Winfrey, actress and singer, Suzzanne Douglas, the late Dr. John Hope Franklin, Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist, Nnenna Freelon, and corporations like The Environmental Protection Agency, Mitsubishi International in Tokyo, Japan, and SAS Institute. Her paintings have been shown in many feature films and nationally syndicated television shows, including "New Jack City," "The Parent 'Hood" and the Oprah Winfrey Show. Her work was displayed on the cover of and featured in several issues of the North Carolina Literary Review.

Olivia has one daughter, Camille, and one granddaughter. She has a home studio/gallery in Rougemont, NC where she paints and hosts painting workshops."

For Women's History Month Olivia Gatewood

Award-Winning Artist Olivia Gatewood, hosted by Award-Winning host Camille Kauer

The Exhibit Will Highlight Abstract Artist, Olivia Gatewood

Durham, NC, (January 19, 2023) This Winter for Black History Month, award-winning artist Olivia Gatewood, will be on exhibit at Hayti Heritage Center. To kick off the exhibit, Olivia's daughter, the founder of The E-Spot with Camille, will host the Artist's Chat at Hayti Heritage Center this Friday.

Olivia received her BFA with honors from California State University in Turlock, CA. She went on to pursue graduate studies at Hacettepe and Middle Eastern Technical University in Ankara, Turkey.

Gaining inspiration from her love of world travel, Olivia lived for 14 years between Germany, Turkey, The Netherlands, and Hawaii. She taught art in the American Military Schools in Holland and Turkey and worked as an illustrator for the US Air Force while in Germany. She has gained inspiration from her underwater adventures as an advanced certified scuba diver and downhill skier. Olivia earned her Black Belt in Combat Shotokan and was the European Division Fighting Grand Champion for two years. Her fighting spirit contributes to her being an eight-year breast cancer survivor. Her enormous passion for life and adventure is reflected in her paintings. Olivia's paintings have been presented in national exhibits and have won numerous awards. In 2019, Olivia was one of the African- American artists honored by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper.

Her work can be found in personal collections as diverse as those of talk show host, Oprah Winfrey, the late actress and singer, Suzzanne Douglas, the late Dr. John Hope Franklin, Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist, Nnenna Freelon, and corporations like Mitsubishi International in Tokyo, Japan, and SAS Institute. Her paintings have been shown in many feature films and nationally syndicated television shows including "New Jack City," "The Parent 'Hood" and the Oprah Winfrey Show. Her work was displayed on the cover of and featured in several issues of the North Carolina Literary Review.

Artist Statement:

"My art reflects my life and belief in experimental improvisation's essential purity. I work with various media and techniques to create unusual visual effects. Using an amorphous blend of color, I strive for new images that fit into my sense of the beautiful. These images often suggest biomorphic origins flowing from some subconsciously remembered or dreamed epoch. I utilize surface tensions to attract, refract and reflect light. I work with organic lines, forms, and richly textured shapes that glow with color. These elements sometimes become the subject matter of my paintings.

These paintings should be regarded as short stories in vision, full of life, color, and expression They are visual mysteries of the universe and cast a magical spell around a world full of romantic interest. My artwork is about stepping outside the boundaries of what people think art is supposed to be. It's about change, growth, and the evolution of one's self. I paint melodies to stimulate an awareness of the beauty surrounding us and integrate my life as a universal being."

-Olivia Gatewood

Artist, Actor, and Retired Stuntwoman Olivia Gatewood!