reality check: Mecole 'MeMe' Hayes on navigating life, love and career after Big Brother

Big Brother stans, this one’s for you! in this special guest episode, we chat with Mecole Hayes, aka 'MeMe', a political consultant and former contestant on the hit reality TV series, Big Brother. MeMe shares her origin story, growing up in St. Louis and she also discusses balancing her professional and reality TV persona, dealing with imposter syndrome, finding a mentor, and her relationship with social media as a reality TV star with a cult following. We get into the topics of: setting boundaries, the importance of diversity and challenges stereotypes in reality TV, using social media for positive change and much more. 💕

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background

02:20 Origin Story

04:38 Journey as a Political Consultant and Big Brother Contestant

08:19 Balancing Professional and Reality TV Persona

10:10 Dealing with Imposter Syndrome

13:11 Finding a Mentor

15:36 Navigating Social Media

25:27 Using Social Media for Positive Change

31:30 Stigma of Being a Reality TV Star

33:45 Diversity and Stereotypes in Reality TV

35:11 Controlling Your Image on Reality TV

36:55 Navigating Life After Reality TV

37:17 Advice for Navigating Career Transitions

39:59 Rapid Fire Questions

40:31 New Chapter of Being Newly Married

41:05 Lesson Learned from Being on Big Brother

41:53 Go-To Self-Care Practices

42:57 Current Chapter of Life: Thriving

44:15 Softness as a Black Woman

45:16 Where to Find Meme Hayes

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CREDITS

host: Priscilla O. Agyeman,MPH, founder of Saddie Baddies®

produced by: Eduay, founder of Dos Catorce® Production Co.

cover art & photography: Eduay, founder of Dos Catorce® Production Co.