The Mama Behind Gracie’s Corner: How an Ordinary Family Built an Extraordinary Brand

The Mama's Den

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5 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Arlene Hollingsworth - psychologist, Youtube creator, and mama of three - shares how she and her husband, Javoris (PhD), turned a family dream into Gracie’s Corner - the viral YouTube series that celebrates Black culture through animated kids’ songs. But the road wasn’t easy! From failed businesses and financial stress to finding their way as a family during the pandemic, Arlene reflects on how staying rooted in their purpose led to their breakout hit, The Phonics Song. This episode is for every parent chasing a dream while raising little ones - proof that with patience and resilience, ordinary people can build extraordinary things.

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0:00.0	What's up y'all?
0:04.8	I'm Fee.
0:06.4	It's Melanie.
0:07.4	And Cody here.
0:08.2	And you've tapped into the Mamas Dan.
0:11.2	We're all Mamas and we've got 11 kids between the four of us.
0:16.0	And let's just say we are tired.
0:18.6	But we're also friends who are going through this journey of motherhood together.
0:22.6	Each week, we are giving you some laughs, maybe some tears, sharing our personal stories,
0:27.3	and of course, giving advice what we hope is helpful.
0:30.7	This is the show we wish we had before becoming mammas.
0:33.6	So grandmas, aunties, sisters, uncles, daddy, brothers, everybody who's in the village of raising children, we got you.
0:40.6	Shall we get into it, ladies?
0:42.2	Let's do it.
0:44.7	Yeah.
0:46.1	Happy Mama's Day Monday.
0:47.9	Hi.
0:48.2	Happy Mama's Day Monday.
0:49.3	Happy Mom's Day Monday.
0:50.1	We are back in the den and so excited to be here today, start of a new week.
0:55.6	What are we talking about today, Cody?
0:56.7	We have a guess.
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