We were lucky to catch up with Anna Nuby recently and have shared our conversation below.

Anna, 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?

Believing I could start a business (was) the biggest risk I’ve ever taken in my life.

Six years ago I was in a very toxic and clueless part of my life journey and everything that could go wrong, did! My father was murdered by my grandfather, I had fallen out with my mother months prior because of a domestic relationship I wouldn’t get out of. I was homeless. a single mother and homeless. I remember telling myself “ don’t do this for nobody else but you!! Find that strength and courage and jump off the edge.”

I mean what more did I have to lose I already had nothing. But I had everything to gain. So I took the risk and it’s been worth every moment after.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your background and context?

My name is Anna Nuby and my supporters and friends call me CeoAnna. I run a multi media Production company, 5051 Production which I’ve created a web based talk show and international podcast from.

Black Box Blog 5051 was created in my best friends kitchen October of 2016. I launched the web series Jan 4,2017. I started out as a scripted show with trendy topics, business shout outs, Artist highlights and events going on in the cities I had lived in. Within 5 years, I grew it to an all educational platform that directly taught resources and knowledge about nutrition and spiritual healing to the melanated communities around America. As well as served the communities around me with volunteer work and donating supplies to different events causes and organizations. I ended my 5 year run on Facebook with 185 episodes. 35 of them being one on one interviews with black and brown business owners.

I will be revamping and renaming the show and moving to YouTube In 2023

5051 The POD a place of Peace Order and Direction was created in February of 2020. I wanted a way to reach my supporters soul and talk to them in a quiet place where they could feel heard and cared for. Understood and unashamed. Taught but not taunted. I created a five minute oasis for them to escape to when life got overwhelming.

Both media outlets have allowed me to grow as a woman, daughter, sister, and mother.

I’ve used my own life, mistakes, lessons and fears to show and be transparent about faith, consistency, truth, and healing.

I have also had the honor of meeting very important historical figures such as, Reverend Jesse Jackson, civil rights activist and The Invaders founder Lance Sweet Willie Wine, boycott organizer and leader Mrs Georgia king, as well famous music artist like Yung Turk & Wack100.

I’ve worked with at least 100 Black Owned Businesses in over 10 States and 1 company in Africa.

My platforms offer:

1. teaching on how to be in love with yourself and story.
2. Promotional and marketing packages for business owners, entertainers, entrepreneurs and/or companies
3. Counseling
4. Interviews & Product Reviews
5. Quarterly Giveaways

I’m humbled and find my most proudest moments to be when I meet my supporters who I’ve named my “ViewCrew” in person and they say “ you’re exactly the same person, in person” or “Thank you for speaking on….it helped me understand…”

I cry every time! Every single time! To know that I can use myself my life my struggle and triumph to give light and hope to others… it’s the greatest paycheck.

To be influential enough to help change a strangers life. No money can amount to that and you can’t buy it either. It’s a genuine love and appreciation from people who learned to believe all because you didn’t give up on yourself. I’m proud of me in those moments.

I hope that those who come across my YouTube, podcast, TikTok or Facebook reruns, are illuminated with joy, a sense of peace, an abundance of self worth and a unconditional love that I intentional set in every episode. I hope that each person who hears my voice never forgets what made them stop and listen. I hope the homeless I feed each year understand that I don’t judge them because I once were in their shoes and understand. I pray I make my family and children proud of me in the humblest way.

We all want to be a legend! We all want to go down as one of the greats!!! I pray my soul never dies and that my name is spoken of, even centuries after my last living relative is gone. I want to be remembered and cherished through out the communities of the world as a giver and solider of self service that changed how humanity lived with each other and loved each other

We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?

I built my audience through transparency. We live in a world where everyone is hurting from unhealed childhood trauma. Toxic relationships, broken homes, self sabotage etc etc so I chose to use against myself what others thought I hadn’t forgave myself for or what others would use against me to hurt me. I showed resilience over fear. I chose to rise when people around me had counted me out and walked away and I publicly talked about it. I would also engage with my audience. Poll questions, giveaways, cash prizes.

Can you tell us about a time you’ve had to pivot?

People expect that when you have a business there is no way for you to struggle or become broke.

Until you give birth to a business. Then everyone around you becomes more aware of what it takes to fund and keep up that business.

In 2020 I started working a real job and my life became so wrapped up in my job that I had no time for my career. I started to become depressed from feeling like I had given up on my dream of running my own production company to work because I had to pay my bills. In 2021 I was laid off from the same job I had been so dedicated to for ten months and became even more depressed because what I loved to do I couldn’t do, due to lack of financial gain and financial knowledge but also because I’m stressed about bills and taking care of my kids. In 2022 I became homeless again I was ready to throw my whole plan away and just focus on raising my kids and being out the way. But being in that familiar place of uncomfort and having to believe in nothing but faith gave me my just to stay in the fight. It reminded me why I started and who I was here to inspire.

Contact Info:

• Facebook: Anna Nuby
• Youtube: 5051 Production’s
• Other: https://anchor.fm/5051