Ray J, owner of the Tronix Network. Photo: Glenn Francis / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
ATLANTA – Some success stories start in a boardroom. Tomika Turner's started in the projects of Atlanta. The entrepreneur and reality TV star, @mstomikaturner, sat down with The Shorty Roc NYC Podcast on Sunday, August 30, for a raw, funny and deeply personal conversation that streamed live on Kick.
Shorty Roc (@shortyrocnyc) hosted alongside @PrettyGoons, @leanz_live and @yurshey_ of @TheKhaliseum, and the whole crew called it an honor. In Shorty Roc's words, it was "fun as hell too."
A Star of Industry Girl
Turner joined the show from @industrygirl_show, the reality series about women chasing success in entertainment and business. Creator and executive producer Jasmine Moore told Bold Journey Magazine that Industry Girl was set to premiere on Ray J's Tronix Network in May 2026, and described it as a show about "the real experiences, ambition, and challenges of women navigating success, identity, and growth." Turner brought exactly that kind of story to the Khaliseum studio.
Ray J. Photo: Bob Bekian / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Growing Up Fast
Before the business talk, Turner took the room back to the beginning. She grew up in rough neighborhoods in the projects of Atlanta and had to learn independence at a young age. She watched her mother grind in business, and that example stuck with her. She became a mother at 15, and instead of letting that define her limits, she decided she was going to build something bigger than the block she came from.
Building the Empire
From there, she broke down how she turned that drive into a real business portfolio. Turner told the crew about building home health and assisted living facilities that grew into million-dollar territory. She also talked through her tax company, her consulting work and her move into Airbnb rentals. It is the full journey from Atlanta's hoods to multimillion-dollar mogul, told with no filter.
For anyone in our audience who is starting from nothing, the lesson was hard to miss: the circumstances you grow up in do not get the final say. Turner did not just talk about business. She showed how she built it, one business at a time.
Live on Kick, Replay on the App
Shorty Roc promoted the episode all week as an exclusive sit-down with "NYC roots" and "Atlanta energy," and it delivered. The conversation went live on @kickstreaming at Kick.com/TheKhaliseum, and the full interview is now available on The Khaliseum App. If you missed it live, the replay is waiting.
Thank you to Tomika Turner for opening up, and to the Pretty Goons, Leanz and Yurshey for another great Sunday at The Khaliseum.
From Our Cameras
Screenshot: Shorty Roc / The Khaliseum
Screenshot: Shorty Roc / The Khaliseum
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