Being a mother, being a wife, you know those things are hard in itself, and you have to find time to make sure your family is good, and you also have to make time to make sure your businesses are good. The economy is crazy, everything’s so expensive, so you have to be able to be multi-faceted and be able to do more than one thing and it’s challenging at times but you gotta find balance. That’s just the world we live in right now. You have to have multiple things going on for yourself. I always believe that you shouldn’t put all of your eggs in one basket. I look at people, like DJ Khaled, who’s also a talent and runs his own label, We The Best, I look at so many entrepreneurs who wear many different hats, and I think it’s all about balancing. That sometimes takes a very disciplined person to do that, but if you discipline yourself enough to do that, it will all pay off at the end. And so for you to understand that, and don’t get so caught up in worrying about what everybody else is doing to get to their position, and you just focus in and having tunnel vision on where you want to go and working really hard to achieve those goals. Your path may not be the same as someone else that you’re watching on Instagram, or social media or whatever, your path is different. And I think that’s the most important thing, is just taking it serious and understanding your path. And for those who want to get in the business, I think it’s very important for you to understand all facets of the business and not just get stuck on one thing, and just understand that there are different avenues to pursue your career as long as you take it serious and really work hard. Just having that sisterhood is something that’s really important to help navigate such a male-dominated business. Like I said, just growing up in my environment, not having many people to look up to, and really having to figure it out on my own, I think it’s important for young women, especially those who want to get in the business, to have a mentor, someone who can teach them the game, someone they can go to for advice and knowledge, and someone that they can just call if they’re feeling frustrated or if they need advice. So that’s kind of something that’s always stuck with me and something that I will always continue to do as a part of who I am as a person. So I always had a passion, I think that passion just comes from my reality growing up- not having much and having to fight for everything that I have, or had to have. I also launched Prom-a-Thon where I collected brand-new prom dresses for over a thousand girls and made sure that their special night was something that they could remember and wouldn’t have to worry or stress about how they were going to get their prom dress, and their hair and makeup done, and things like that. I launched a couple of campaigns when I was doing radio in Virginia- the I Will Wait Until I Graduation Campaign– encouraging young girls to pursue their education before parenting a child. That’s kind of led me to do a lot of different things. Growing up in the hood, not having much, I always told myself that I would reach back and I would inspire others, and that’s always been a passion of mine. And here I am at HOT 97, the number one radio market in the country. It was just a passion and I put my all into it, and here I am today, 20+ years later. I started working on the morning show, freshman year, at WNSB 91.1 at Norfolk State University, I did the morning show from 6-10 am and then my first class was at 11 am, and I just took it serious. I graduated, I went to Norfolk State University, my major was Broadcast Journalism. I was like wow they’re talking about things that are relatable to me, they have celebrity interviews… this is something that you could make a living off of? So ever since then, I decided to pursue radio. So, I knew I wasn’t going to be a brain surgeon, and entertainment was something that I always had a passion for… honestly I thought I was going to do television – I was a big fan of Ricki Lake growing up and I always wanted to do television, but one day when I was in high school, a friend of mine who hosted the morning show invited me to come on their show just to shadow them for a day, and I fell in love with it. What made you decide to pursue a career in the entertainment industry in radio? The multi-talented radio personality spoke to The Industry Cosign where she expressed her views on women’s empowerment, giving back, and how to have balance in your life. For Torrez, it is very important for her to help encourage women to be empowered and she has done so by giving back through various programs throughout her storied radio career. Torrez has come from humble beginnings and has had to overcome struggles.
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