We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Rashad Thirlkill. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Rashad below.
Rashad, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Can you talk to us about a risk you’ve taken – walk us through the story?
Rashad Thirlkill
Rashad Thirlkill is a reinvention strategist, money motivator, marketing expert, entrepreneur, author, and podcast host whose life and career prove that setbacks don’t define your future—your response to them does.
In a world where people are told to find one career and stay the course, Rashad’s journey tells a different story. After years of building a successful corporate career, he experienced what many professionals fear most: unexpected layoffs, company downsizing, overseas relocations, and discovering that even “recession-proof” careers aren’t immune to change. Each transition forced him to ask a powerful question: Who do you become when the title you’ve relied on is suddenly gone?
Rather than allowing uncertainty to write the next chapter of his life, Rashad chose reinvention.
Using his background in marketing, branding, and business development, he transformed career disruption into entrepreneurial opportunity, building the Millionaire By Morning brand—a movement dedicated to helping people rethink wealth, redefine success, and create multiple paths to financial freedom. What began as a personal decision to bet on himself has evolved into a platform that inspires professionals, entrepreneurs, and dreamers to stop waiting for permission and start building the life they deserve.
Today, Rashad is the host of the Millionaire By Morning podcast, where he shares conversations and strategies around wealth, mindset, resilience, entrepreneurship, and personal growth. As an author and speaker, he challenges audiences to see obstacles differently—not as roadblocks, but as invitations to evolve.
His message is simple yet powerful: resilience is more than surviving difficult seasons; it’s having the courage to reinvent yourself when life changes the plan. Success isn’t reserved for those who never experience setbacks. It belongs to those who refuse to let setbacks become their identity.
Whether speaking to corporations, entrepreneurs, colleges, or community organizations, Rashad equips audiences with practical strategies for navigating change, building confidence through uncertainty, and creating opportunities where others only see obstacles.
Rashad Thirlkill isn’t just teaching resilience—he’s living proof that every ending can become the beginning of something extraordinary.
Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.
Rashad Thirlkill is a reinvention strategist, money motivator, marketing expert, entrepreneur, author, and podcast host whose life and career prove that setbacks don’t define your future—your response to them does.
In a world where people are told to find one career and stay the course, Rashad’s journey tells a different story. After years of building a successful corporate career, he experienced what many professionals fear most: unexpected layoffs, company downsizing, overseas relocations, and discovering that even “recession-proof” careers aren’t immune to change. Each transition forced him to ask a powerful question: Who do you become when the title you’ve relied on is suddenly gone?
Rather than allowing uncertainty to write the next chapter of his life, Rashad chose reinvention.
Using his background in marketing, branding, and business development, he transformed career disruption into entrepreneurial opportunity, building the Millionaire By Morning brand—a movement dedicated to helping people rethink wealth, redefine success, and create multiple paths to financial freedom. What began as a personal decision to bet on himself has evolved into a platform that inspires professionals, entrepreneurs, and dreamers to stop waiting for permission and start building the life they deserve.
Today, Rashad is the host of the Millionaire By Morning podcast, where he shares conversations and strategies around wealth, mindset, resilience, entrepreneurship, and personal growth. As an author and speaker, he challenges audiences to see obstacles differently—not as roadblocks, but as invitations to evolve.
His message is simple yet powerful: resilience is more than surviving difficult seasons; it’s having the courage to reinvent yourself when life changes the plan. Success isn’t reserved for those who never experience setbacks. It belongs to those who refuse to let setbacks become their identity.
Whether speaking to corporations, entrepreneurs, colleges, or community organizations, Rashad equips audiences with practical strategies for navigating change, building confidence through uncertainty, and creating opportunities where others only see obstacles.
Rashad Thirlkill isn’t just teaching resilience—he’s living proof that every ending can become the beginning of something extraordinary.
Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?
People often see the brand first, but before there was Millionaire By Morning, there was simply someone who believed that setbacks don’t have to become your story. My career has taken me through corporate America, marketing, entrepreneurship, and media, and along the way I’ve learned one of the most valuable lessons of my life: reinvention is a skill that anyone can develop.
Like many professionals, I experienced career disruptions that reminded me there is no such thing as a completely “safe” job. I watched companies relocate, downsize, and eliminate positions that people believed were recession-proof. Those experiences challenged me to stop relying on a title and start building an identity that no employer could take away.
That decision led me to create Millionaire By Morning—a brand dedicated to helping people develop a wealth mindset, build multiple streams of opportunity, strengthen their personal brand, and create financial freedom on their own terms. Today, I’m an entrepreneur, marketing strategist, author, and host of the Millionaire By Morning podcast, where I have conversations that inspire people to think differently about success, money, resilience, and personal growth.
Through speaking engagements, coaching, content, and my podcast, I help professionals, entrepreneurs, and aspiring business owners navigate change with confidence. Whether someone is launching a business, rebuilding after a career transition, or looking to grow their visibility and income, my goal is to give them practical strategies they can implement immediately—not just motivation that fades after the applause ends.
What sets me apart is that I don’t simply talk about resilience; I’ve built an entire brand around reinvention. My message isn’t about becoming a millionaire overnight. It’s about waking up every morning with the mindset, discipline, and habits that create long-term wealth, purpose, and opportunity.
The accomplishment I’m most proud of isn’t any single business milestone—it’s creating a platform that gives people hope. Every time someone tells me they started a business, negotiated a better opportunity, changed careers, or believed in themselves because of something I shared, I know the mission is working.
More than anything, I want people to know that Millionaire By Morning is bigger than a brand—it’s a movement. It’s a reminder that your current circumstances don’t determine your future, your career doesn’t define your identity, and every setback can become the foundation for something greater. If my work inspires someone to bet on themselves one more time, then I’ve accomplished exactly what I set out to do.
Alright – let’s talk about marketing or sales – do you have any fun stories about a risk you’ve taken or something else exciting on the sales and marketing side?
In his upcoming book, entrepreneur, marketing expert, and Millionaire By Morning creator Rashad Thirlkill challenges conventional sales thinking by drawing compelling parallels between the sales process and the natural progression of dating. Through personal stories, professional experiences, interviews with accomplished sales leaders, and research from some of the industry’s most respected experts, Rashad presents a fresh perspective on how trust, connection, timing, and authenticity ultimately determine whether someone says “yes.”
Structured as both a memoir and a practical sales guide, the book follows the stages of a relationship: the introduction, the pursuit, the courtship, dating, the first kiss, compromise, and the ultimate commitment. Each chapter reveals how these same emotional and psychological principles influence successful selling, whether you’re closing a multimillion-dollar deal, growing a business, or simply learning how to communicate your value more effectively.
Rather than focusing on manipulation or high-pressure tactics, Sales Is Like Sex argues that the best salespeople earn trust before they earn business. The book explores why meaningful relationships, genuine curiosity, patience, confidence, and mutual value create better outcomes than transactional selling ever could.
Drawing from his own journey through corporate sales, entrepreneurship, and brand building, Rashad shares the lessons that helped him develop a relationship-first philosophy that has shaped his career. The result is an entertaining, insightful, and often humorous look at sales that invites readers to rethink how influence is built—and why the best closers understand people before they understand products.
Sales Is Like Sex isn’t just about selling. It’s about human connection, emotional intelligence, and mastering the art of earning commitment in business and in life.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.millionairebymarketing.com
- Instagram: @millionairebymorning
- Facebook: @millionairebymorning
- Linkedin: @rashadthirlkill
- Youtube: @millionairebymorningwithrashad
