We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Tangie Roseboro a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Tangie, appreciate you joining us today. Going back to the beginning – how did you come up with the idea in the first place?

The story behind my creative services is really a story of purpose, perseverance, and seeing beauty in places where others only saw brokenness. Long before I ever owned a camera, I was a storyteller.

As a social worker, mental health professional, minister, mother, and community advocate, I spent years listening to people’s stories. I sat with families during some of the hardest moments of their lives. I listened to children who felt unseen, parents who felt overwhelmed, and individuals who were trying to find hope in difficult circumstances. What I learned was that every person has a story worth telling.
At the same time, I was living my own story.

I know what it feels like to struggle. I know what it feels like to wonder if your dreams will ever become reality. There were seasons in my life when I was raising children, working, managing multiple responsibilities, overcoming obstacles, and trying to build a better future for my family. During those seasons, I often found myself wishing I could freeze certain moments in time, the smiles, the victories, the milestones, and even the lessons learned through adversity.

That is where my passion for photography, videography, filmmaking, and storytelling began.

I became fascinated with the power of a photograph to preserve a memory, the power of video to tell a story, and the power of film to move people emotionally and inspire change. I realized that cameras do much more than capture images, they capture emotions, legacies, testimonies, and moments that can never be recreated.

As I continued learning photography and videography, I found myself helping family members, friends, churches, and community organizations document important events. Whether it was a graduation, birthday celebration, family portrait, church event, community gathering, or personal milestone, I saw how meaningful it was when people could look back and relive those moments.

The turning point came when I realized that my creativity wasn’t simply a hobby, it was a calling.

I recognized that I had a unique ability to connect with people, make them feel comfortable, and tell their stories authentically. My background in counseling and ministry taught me how to see beyond the surface. I wasn’t just taking pictures; I was capturing personalities, emotions, and experiences. I wasn’t just recording video; I was helping people preserve their legacy.

That realization led to the creation of TRose Media and Film Production, LLC.

As my business grew, so did my vision. I expanded beyond photography and videography into writing, producing, and directing films and television content. I discovered that storytelling through film allowed me to tackle real-life issues, spark important conversations, and create content that entertains while also empowering viewers.

One of my proudest accomplishments was writing, producing, and directing the short film “Dating a Narcissist,” a project that sheds light on the emotional and psychological impact of toxic relationships. The film resonated with many viewers because it reflected experiences that are often suffered in silence.

Building on that success, I created my newest television drama series, “Sisterhood Rising,” a powerful story centered on friendship, healing, resilience, and the challenges women face throughout life’s journey. The series is featured on my Roku channel, “A Queen’s Story,” where audiences can watch inspiring stories created to uplift, encourage, and empower.

The logic behind pursuing this business was clear to me. I understood people. I understood storytelling. I had developed skills in photography, videography, filmmaking, directing, producing, editing, and content creation. I also recognized a growing need for authentic, high-quality creative services within my community. Businesses needed branding. Families wanted memories preserved. Churches wanted events documented. Entrepreneurs needed promotional content. Audiences were looking for stories they could relate to.

The demand existed, and I knew I could provide a service that combined professionalism with a personal touch.
What gave me confidence that I could succeed was not simply the camera in my hand, it was the years of experience I had spent connecting with people.

I knew how to build relationships. I knew how to earn trust. I knew how to listen. Those same skills that made me effective in social work and ministry became strengths in my creative business. My ability to understand human emotions and experiences allows me to create content that feels real, relatable, and impactful.

Today, my work as a photographer, videographer, filmmaker, producer, director, and storyteller is about much more than creating images and videos. It is about helping people see themselves through a different lens. It is about preserving memories, celebrating milestones, promoting businesses, documenting legacies, and creating films and television content that inspire meaningful conversations.

Every photograph I take, every video I create, every film I produce, and every story I tell is rooted in one belief:

Everyone has a story. Every story matters. And some stories are so powerful they deserve to be seen, heard, and remembered for generations to come.

That belief is the foundation of TRose Media and Film Production, LLC, and it continues to inspire me every day as I help others capture, preserve, and share the moments and stories that matter most.

Tangie, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I am a photographer, videographer, filmmaker, producer, director, storyteller, entrepreneur, mental health professional, minister, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. I am the owner of TRose Media and Film Production, LLC, a creative media company dedicated to helping individuals, families, businesses, churches, and organizations tell their stories in meaningful and impactful ways.

At my core, I am a storyteller.
But before any title, career, or accomplishment, I am a proud single mother of five adult children, the grandmother of 13 amazing grandchildren, and the blessed great-grandmother of one great-grandson, with another great-grandchild on the way. Family is everything to me. I am deeply family-oriented, and the love, strength, and support of my family have been the foundation of my life. Many of the lessons I bring into my business were learned while raising my children, loving my grandchildren, and navigating life’s challenges together.

What makes my story different is that I did not arrive here through formal training.
I am completely self-taught.

I have never attended film school. I have never taken professional photography classes. I have never enrolled in videography courses. I have never had formal training in directing, producing, editing, or screenwriting.

Everything I do today has been learned through determination, research, trial and error, YouTube videos, late nights, mistakes, practice, and simply refusing to quit.
I am figuring it out as I go.

Some people wait until they know everything before they start. I started before I knew everything.

Some people wait until they have the perfect equipment. I learned to create with what I had.

Some people wait until someone gives them permission. I gave myself permission.

My journey into the creative industry did not begin behind a camera, it began through people.

For more than two decades, I have worked in human services, mental health, case management, and community outreach. Throughout my career, I have listened to hundreds of stories from people overcoming adversity, celebrating victories, rebuilding their lives, and finding hope during difficult times. Those experiences taught me that every person has a story worth telling and every story deserves to be heard.

As my passion for storytelling grew, I discovered photography and videography. What started as a creative outlet quickly became something much bigger. I realized that photographs and videos have the power to preserve memories, celebrate milestones, inspire change, and create lasting legacies.

What sets me apart from others is not necessarily my equipment, my credentials, or my training.

What sets me apart is my perseverance.
I have learned that “no” is not an option for me.

Throughout my life, I have heard “no” more times than I can count.
No, you can’t do that.
No, you’re not qualified.
No, you don’t have enough experience.
No, you don’t have enough resources.
No, that’s impossible.
But I refused to let someone else’s “no” become my reality.

I’ve learned that one closed door doesn’t mean the journey is over. It simply means it’s time to find another entrance. And if I can’t find another entrance, I’ll create one.
One closed door has never stopped me from pursuing my dreams. In fact, some of the greatest opportunities in my life came after doors were shut in my face.

Every setback became a setup.
Every obstacle became a lesson.
Every rejection became motivation.
My background as a mental health professional and minister also allows me to connect with people in a unique way.

What I am most proud of is not the business itself.

What I am most proud of is becoming living proof that you don’t have to wait for perfect circumstances to pursue your dreams.
You don’t have to know everything before you start.

You don’t have to have all the answers.
You don’t have to have the biggest budget.
You don’t have to have the fanciest equipment.

You simply have to be willing to start where you are, use what you have, learn as you go, and refuse to quit.

If there is one thing I want people to know about me, my brand, and my work, it is this:
I am not driven by perfection—I am driven by purpose.

Every photograph, every video, every film, every television episode, and every story I create is rooted in authenticity, resilience, faith, and human connection.

At TRose Media and Film Production, LLC, I don’t just create content.
I capture moments. We preserve legacies. We tell stories. We inspire people.
And as long as there are stories to tell, dreams to pursue, and lives to impact, I will continue learning, growing, creating, and proving that sometimes the most powerful journeys begin with someone who simply refused to take “no” for an answer.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

One of the biggest lessons I had to unlearn was the belief that I had to be perfect before I was qualified to start.

For years, I believed that successful people had something I didn’t have. I thought they had more education, more resources, more money, more connections, more experience, or more talent. I convinced myself that before I could pursue certain dreams, I needed to know everything first.
The backstory comes from my own life journey.

As a young mother, I spent many years simply trying to survive. I was raising children, working, overcoming obstacles, and carrying responsibilities that often left little room for pursuing my own dreams. Like many women, I spent so much time taking care of everyone else that I sometimes put my own aspirations on the back burner.
When I became interested in photography, videography, filmmaking, and media production, I was intimidated. I hadn’t gone to film school. I didn’t have professional training. I didn’t have expensive equipment. I didn’t know all the technical language. I looked at people who had been doing it for years and thought, “Who am I to do this?”
Then one day I realized something that changed my life.

The people I admired didn’t start as experts either.

They started as beginners.

Somewhere along the way, I had to unlearn the idea that perfection comes before action. The truth is that growth comes through action.

I learned that confidence isn’t something you wait to feel. Confidence is built by doing the thing you’re afraid to do.
If I had waited until I knew everything about photography, I would have never picked up a camera.

If I had waited until I knew everything about filmmaking, I would have never written or produced Dating a Narcissist.
If I had waited until I felt completely qualified, Sisterhood Rising would never have existed.

The lesson I had to unlearn was that my lack of formal training somehow disqualified me from pursuing my dreams.
What I learned instead is that being teachable is more important than being an expert.

Today, I’m still learning. I’m still growing. I’m still figuring things out. But I no longer allow what I don’t know to stop me from pursuing what God has placed in my heart.
Another lesson I had to unlearn was that a closed door means “no.”

For much of my life, rejection felt personal. If an opportunity didn’t work out, if someone didn’t support my vision, or if a door closed, I used to think it meant I wasn’t good enough.
Now I understand that a closed door doesn’t always mean “no.” Sometimes it means “not here.” Sometimes it means “not now.”

Sometimes it means “there’s another path.”
As a single mother raising five children, I faced countless closed doors. There were times when resources were limited, opportunities seemed out of reach, and life felt unfair. But every closed door taught me resilience.

Today, I don’t see obstacles the same way.
I see them as redirections.
I see them as opportunities to become more creative, more determined, and more resourceful.

That mindset has shaped both my life and my business.

If I could leave readers with one lesson, it would be this:
Don’t wait until you feel ready. Most people never do. Start where you are, use what you have, learn along the way, and trust that growth happens in the journey.
The woman I am today wasn’t built because I had all the answers.
She was built because I kept moving forward even when I didn’t.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

If there is one story that illustrates my resilience, it would be the season of my life when I found myself at what felt like the lowest point imaginable.

Many people see the degrees, the career, the business, the films, the television series, and the accomplishments. What they don’t always see is the journey it took to get there.
There was a time in my life when I was a single mother raising five children, trying to hold everything together while feeling like everything around me was falling apart. I had dreams, but I also had responsibilities. My focus wasn’t on building a business or creating films, it was on making sure my children had what they needed.

Then life became even more challenging.
There was a season when I experienced homelessness. As a mother, there is no feeling quite like wondering how you’re going to provide stability for your children when you’re struggling yourself. I remember feeling defeated, embarrassed, and exhausted. I remember questioning whether things would ever get better.

At the time, it seemed like everyone else was moving forward while I was standing still.

People saw my circumstances and assumed they would define my future.

Some people counted me out.
Some people assumed I would never accomplish anything significant.
Some people saw where I was and decided that was where I would always be.
But they were wrong.

What they didn’t know was that every setback was building something inside of me.

I refused to allow my current circumstances to become my permanent address.

Instead of quitting, I went back and earned my GED. Then I continued my education. Eventually, I earned my college degrees and built a career dedicated to helping others. I entered the field of mental health and social services, where I have spent years serving children, families, and communities.
But the story doesn’t end there.

Years later, I found myself stepping into an entirely different dream, one I had no formal training for.

I became interested in photography, videography, and filmmaking. The logical thing would have been to tell myself I was too old to start something new or that I lacked the experience to succeed.
Instead, I decided to learn.

I taught myself.
I studied.
I practiced.
I made mistakes.
I improved.
I kept going.

That journey eventually led me to launch TRose Media and Film Production, LLC, produce my short film Dating a Narcissist, and create my television series Sisterhood Rising, now featured on my Roku channel, A Queen’s Story.

What makes this story a story of resilience isn’t that everything worked out perfectly.
It’s that I kept moving even when things weren’t perfect.

It’s that I continued believing when I couldn’t see the outcome.
It’s that I learned how to turn pain into purpose.

Even today, life still presents challenges. Like many families, we’ve faced health issues, financial struggles, disappointments, and personal hardships. There have been moments when my faith was tested and moments when I had more questions than answers.

But resilience has taught me something powerful:
You don’t have to have a perfect story to have a powerful story.
Resilience is not about never falling.
It’s about refusing to stay down.
It’s about getting back up when life knocks you down.

It’s about believing in possibilities when circumstances suggest otherwise.
It’s about choosing hope when giving up would be easier.

If my journey has taught me anything, it’s this:
Your beginning does not determine your ending. Your struggles do not determine your destiny. And your current situation is not the final chapter of your story.

I am living proof that setbacks can become comebacks, that broken seasons can produce beautiful outcomes, and that resilience is often born in the moments when you decide to keep going, even when every reason to quit is standing right in front of you.

Contact Info:

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