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The Making of a Mentor with LaNelle Ramey

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Milwaukee native LaNelle Ramey shares his family’s quest to break the cycle of poverty and the role mentors played in shaping his life. He recounts the peer mentoring circle that kept him on the straight path, and Tom, his high school teacher who steered him in the College direction.

The Executive Director of Mentor Greater Milwaukee reflects on the hardships of balancing fatherhood while in College, and the power of “owning our own thinking.” LaNelle passionately shares his journey as a mentor and the importance of intentional listening. He reminds us that hardships may be temporary but teach lifelong lessons, and that others will always walk with us in this journey of life.

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Back on the Stage with Oleathia “Butta B Rocka” Robinson

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This week's guest is a globetrotting songstress and a trailblazing entrepreneur. Oleathia “Butta B Rocka” Robinson's career has taken her around the world and includes performing alongside Hollywood legends. However, her journey has not been without its' challenges. Butta B Rocka, shares how she navigated through divorce, a serious knee injury, the pandemic and personal loss to position herself for continued success in the future. She is much more than a singer.
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Writing in Prison with Nate Johnson

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Transformations like this are rare. Nate Johnson, a Former District Attorney and prosecutor left the legal world to go behind bars and teach inmates how to write. Nate gave up his practice and started the free-writers movement, freewriters.org. He uses writing as an instrument of therapy to incarcerated persons. He is driven by the belief that “everyday there’s someone whose soul gets woken up by the things they put on paper.”
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