They Said “It’s Just In Your Head”; iHeartRadio Said Otherwise

The spark was simple: share stories from all walks of life. What followed was anything but simple—months of posting solo, friends drifting from excitement to skepticism, and a promise to keep going when the room got quiet. We open the door on that whole arc, from the first shaky recordings to the moment the inbox filled with guest requests and the show landed on iHeartRadio.

We talk about what persistence looks like in practice: publishing when you feel unseen, refining your voice one episode at a time, and shifting to interviews only when the format truly fits. You’ll hear how faith and a single voice of encouragement—our shoutout to Laura—kept the dream moving forward. The story isn’t polished mythology; it’s the reality of creative work where nothing happens for a long time, then everything happens at once. That includes unexpected outreach from musicians, even a few politicians, and the discipline required to be ready when opportunity knocks.

If you’re building something and battling the narrative that it’s all in your head, this conversation offers both comfort and a plan. We lay out the mechanics that helped—consistent posting, a clear show promise, an evolving guest pipeline—alongside the mindset that matters more than metrics: your belief is the engine, not the applause. Hit play for a candid look at how a small, stubborn idea turned into visible momentum, and leave with one challenge: take the next step today, not tomorrow.

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Chapters

• 3:29 The Seed Of An Idea
• 3:55 Facing Doubt And Skepticism
• 4:27 Persevering Through Solo Episodes
• 5:41 Turning Point And Big Break
• 6:14 Gratitude And Staying The Course
• 6:27 A Call To Keep Dreaming

Transcript

SPEAKER_00: 2:20

A little bit about my podcast, Regina's friend Audio series. It was always there. It was always the idea of bringing you stories of people from all walks of life was always there. Always. And I have been saying that for since 2021, I believe. And people was all excited. And I was inviting people for real. This was real to me. It's always real to me. But you know, other people may perceive it as oh, it's just a figment of her imagination, or she's just thinking that she just wants that she's not serious. And so I will post it that I'm gonna be doing a podcast where I am interviewing people and never had never had even idea that iHeartRadio would pick me up, you know. And but anyways, back to my dream, and I kept always just posting, bringing you stories of people from all walks of life, all walks of life. I don't think people really, really believed it. I mean, really, I think a lot of them did. But after a while, when people don't see something, then they started thinking, oh well, oh well. And then it just kind of just kind of dissolves and go away. But there were those who stayed. And the ones who stayed, I'm so happy you did. And I know you are happy you did because the podcast is here now, and not only am I reaching out to other people to do their story, but so many people are reaching out to me right now, musicians, even some politicians as well. So it is really crazy right now, the attention that this podcast is getting. And I am thankful to the Lord first and foremost, and secondarily to my sister Laura, who said, keep doing it. And she's the only reason that I kept doing it because I was gonna give it up in the beginning. But every time I thought to to slack up or slow up, I would think of her. So I kept posting, even though they were solo po uh solo podcasts, I just kept posting, kept posting. But then one day I was able to come up with this idea that okay, I'm gonna start interviewing people. And bang, just like that, 2025, it happened. Now we were iHeartRadio. Now things are just happening for me, like back to back to back to back to back. So Lord, I thank you. My sister Laura, I thank you. God is good. So if you got a dream out there, I'm telling you right now, do not give up no matter how it looks. People around you may look and say, uh, you're not gonna do anything. It's a figment of your imagination, or it's whatever. Don't give up. Because the moment that you give up, then you're giving up on your dream. It's not what other people think of you, it's what you think of yourself. See, it's your dream. I just want to say that. Keep the dream alive, guys.