Bigger Than Brunch w/ Trell Thomas
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.9 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 31 August 2025
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
This week Trell Thomas joins us for or a masterclass in faith, perseverance, and walking boldly in your purpose. He shares the wisdom of his mentors, reminding us that if your dream begins and ends with you, it’s not big enough. This episode dives deep into trusting God’s timing, learning when to move on.....even when it’s comfortable and preparing for what you pray for.
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| 0:00.0 | Calling all my sweeties to the forefront. |
| 0:02.9 | I'm your host Chris Renee Hazel and this is the Keep It Posit Sweeties Show. |
| 0:10.6 | Our next guest has made an impact on how we show up and celebrate ourselves. |
| 0:15.4 | He's an activist, a mentor, media expert, and he is the creator of the Black Excellence Brunch, |
| 0:21.7 | a global celebration of the culture created to build community amongst black people from all |
| 0:26.8 | backgrounds, professions, and walks of life. |
| 0:30.4 | Sweeties, please welcome Trell Thomas. |
| 0:33.4 | Trell. |
| 0:34.1 | What's up? |
| 0:34.8 | I'm good. |
| 0:35.4 | How are you? |
| 0:35.9 | I'm so good. |
| 0:36.9 | I'm so happy to be here. |
| 0:38.3 | Man, I'm happy to have you here, seriously. You've been everywhere. It's been a crazy week. Man. You're fresh off of a flight. You look good. I'm loving the fit. Thank you. So I wanted to have you on because you have so many amazing things going on. and a lot of people know you from your Black Excellence Brunches. |
| 0:56.3 | Now, your Black Excellence Brunches started. on because you have so many amazing things going on. And a lot of people know you from your |
| 0:54.5 | Black Excellence Brunches. Now, your Black Excellence Brunches started in 2017 when you just |
| 1:00.2 | had friends over for dinner and said, hey, we're all white. What was it about that moment? Take |
| 1:05.7 | us back to your dinner prior to 2017 that sparked something in you to say, hey, I need to do this |
| 1:10.7 | more often. Well, I need to do this more often. |
| 1:11.8 | Well, I have to be completely honest. |
| 1:14.1 | So 2017 is when it started to look like people see it now. |
| 1:18.3 | But Black Excellence brunch is really based off the concept and tradition that I know that we're all familiar with Sunday dinner. |
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