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🗓️ 15 December 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Two-time Emmy and three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Myrna Clayton.

America's Songbird Myrna Clayton (Alabama born, Atlanta raised) is a singer best known for performing jazz music. Commissioned by the U.S. State Department to represent American music abroad at U.S. embassies around the world, Myrna has performed in 5 of the seven continents, including countries such as France, Germany, Russia, Namibia, Switzerland, and most recently, Ghana's 2024 Jazz in January Festival. Tagged “The Maynard Ferguson of Jazz vocals” by a Jazz orchestra conductor in Kazan, Russia, audiences are mesmerized by her soul-filled, profound musical message.

Dear to Myrna’s heart is advocacy for accessibility for performing artists on the disability spectrum to highlight their talents and help improve their career trajectory and life possibilities. Whether performing in the United States or abroad, America's Songbird Myrna Clayton's classy performances are simply unforgettable. For more information, visit www.MyrnaClayton.com.

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CedarTree Worldwide LLC - a Social Enterprise Business that facilitates diplomatic music cultural exchange inside and outside of America through the motto:"valuing differences, celebrating similarities and honoring oneness".

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SHOWAbility, Inc. - a 501c3 nonprofit that creates opportunities that empower performing artists/actors across the disability spectrum to showcase and develop their talents through performances, artists development, accessibility, employment and enjoyment. Our Northstar is to be for the arts/entertainment industry what the Paralympics and Special Olympics are for the sports industry - showcase talent and excellence.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the show. I am Rishon McDonnell, the host of Money Making Conversations Masterclass,
0:10.1	where we encourage people to stop reading other people's success stories and start planning their own.
0:16.0	Listen up as I interview entrepreneurs from around the country, talk to celebrities, and ask them how they're running their companies, and speak with nonprofits who are making a difference in their local communities.
0:27.8	Now sit back and listen as we unlock the secrets to their success on Money Making Conversations Masterclass.
0:34.8	This is Rishon McDonnell, and welcome back to Money Making Conversation Masterclass.
0:38.7	My interviews today is about community uplift.
0:42.2	These are people who are very successful at what they do, but they have a clear understanding
0:46.7	that their talents, their value, their contribution to society.
0:50.5	It goes way beyond what they do as entrepreneurs, what they do as talents, as entertainers.
0:56.9	And my next guest is recognized as America's Songbird.
1:01.2	She was commissioned by the U.S. State Department to represent American music abroad as U.S.
1:06.6	embassies around the world.
1:08.1	We'll talk about that in the minute.
1:09.9	She's also an advocate for
1:11.3	accessibility for performing artists on the disability spectrum to highlight their talent
1:16.9	and help improve their career trajectory and life possibilities. Please welcome to Money Making
1:22.3	Conversation Masterclass, Merna Clayton. How are you doing, Ms. Clayton? Thank you. Thank you so very much for having me.
1:28.9	It's an honor to be on your show.
1:30.8	Well, thank you.
1:31.7	Well, I'm going to tell you something.
1:33.3	Ms. Clayton, the fact that you are on my show and you are a talent and you just, and at times
1:40.3	in your life, you put the needs of other people above your talents. Where does that come from
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