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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.

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.

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DECATUR, Ga. – Some guests come to promote a song. Bigg Taee came to tell her whole story. The Atlanta artist, entrepreneur and reality TV personality, known on Instagram as @starburst_taetae22, took the chair on The Shorty Roc NYC Podcast for an honest, inspiring conversation about where she started and how far she has come.

Founder Shorty Roc (@shortyrocnyc) led the sit-down alongside @TheKhaliseum staff members @drea.nichole3 and @leanz_live, and the Khaliseum crew came away calling her exactly what she is: an inspiration and a force to be reckoned with.

Sunday Night at The Khaliseum Studio

The episode was filmed on Sunday, September 13, at The Khaliseum Studio in Decatur, Georgia, and streamed live on Kick at 8 PM, as Shorty Roc announced on Instagram earlier that week. That is the weekly rhythm of the show: a new guest every Sunday, filmed in Decatur, then broadcast live at Kick.com/TheKhaliseum.

The podcast keeps a simple rule for who sits in that seat. Shorty Roc only books current celebrities and stars on the rise, people he believes are headed for greatness. Bigg Taee fit the description from the first question.

From the East Side of Atlanta

The heart of the conversation was her journey. Bigg Taee walked the Khaliseum team through growing up on the East side of Atlanta and the work it took to build a life as a recording artist, a business owner and a reality show star. She spoke about the climb in her own words, and it was the kind of story our audience comes to The Khaliseum to hear: real, local and hard-earned.

Her own Instagram profile shows how many lanes she runs in. She lists herself as CEO of @taes_beautybar, a Fashion Nova brand ambassador, an Atlanta hip-hop artist, actress, model and hairstylist, and she also runs the page @biggtaeeeattz. Few guests bring that many careers to one interview.

The Khaliseum Team at Work

Episodes like this are a team effort. Shorty Roc set the tone, with @drea.nichole3 and @leanz_live beside him at the table to help tell her story. Big thanks to the whole Khaliseum staff for another strong Sunday.

Why It Matters

The Khaliseum exists to give Atlanta's own a platform worthy of their story. Bigg Taee's rise from the East side to multiple businesses and a spot on reality TV is exactly the kind of journey we want the next generation to see. We are proud she chose The Shorty Roc NYC Podcast to tell it.

Missed it live? The full stream and interview are available at Kick.com/TheKhaliseum, and more episodes of The Shorty Roc NYC Podcast are on The Khaliseum App.

From Our Cameras

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See it on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shortyrocnyc/reel/DdRVsoOR-AK/

Want more? Download The Khaliseum App at www.thekhaliseum.com/App for full interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and new episodes every week. For press, partnerships or event coverage, email [email protected].

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