The Raquel Miller Story: Show Notes
Raquel Miller, aka Pretty Beast, is an American professional boxer who currently holds the WBA interim female super welterweight title. She is also the founder of The PB Brand, a luxury sports athletic and athleisure line focused on high-quality workout apparel and lifestyle pieces. And, in her spare time, she runs Ladies in Power, a non-profit organization whose mission is to unite, strengthen, encourage, and educate young ladies in the Bay Area. It’s clear that Raquel is deeply passionate about promoting healthy living, financial freedom, and female leadership. During our interview we discuss growing up in San Francisco, the sacrifices and discipline of a professional athlete, and redefining what it means to be a female boxer.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/msprettybeast
Boxing’s Official Record Keeper: https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/757208
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ms.raquelmiller/?hl=en
The PB Brand: https://thepbbrand.com/
Ladies in Power: http://ladiesinpower.org/
Topics discussed in this episode:
[00:00] Introductions
[04:49] The best burrito spot in San Francisco
[07:30] London Breed
[08:51] Are you single?
[12:00] Blood In, Blood Out
[14:43] I’m more than just a boxer
[15:50] As a black woman I feel very unprotected
[20:00] The arrest rate in your city isn’t because of Donald Trump
[20:57] Investing in that Gucci stock
[23:03] You operate at a different level
[24:59] Prove that I was better than street fighting
[26:42] Figuring out your why
[29:27] The PB Brand
[33:28] Nipsey Hussle
[37:26] Mind Games
[39:16] Ladies in Power
[44:46] Favorite Bay Area Artists
[54:06] Rapid fire — Earned, Not Given
Book Recommendations:
The Alchemist https://amzn.to/3lTS9m7
“How to Start a Podcast During a Pandemic” https://medium.com/@stevon.cook/how-to-start-a-podcast-during-a-pandemic-bae746a3ccd3
About The Host:
Stevon Cook is a small business owner, policy maker and media personality. He is the founder of The Luther Harris Holding Company, a strategic advising company that focuses on creating partnerships, diversity recruitment and helping companies drive impact in the communities where they do business.
As the host of The Cook on Monday Morning podcast, he interviews high capacity leaders in a variety of industries. The goal of the podcast is to build a community of people creating lives that make them excited about Monday morning. At Cook on Monday Morning we believe that if we can own Monday morning, we can own the week, if we can own the week then we can own the year and if we change your year, we can change your life.
Cook is the former President of the San Francisco Board of Education. He was elected in 2016 with over 150,000 votes. He also served as CEO of Mission Bit, an education nonprofit focused on ending generational poverty through coding education for high school students.
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