We were lucky to catch up with Tahyira Arias recently and have shared our conversation below.

Tahyira, appreciate you joining us today. How did you come up with the idea for your business?

It was right after I had just finished up studying at university and I had researched a master’s thesis. I felt like my best accomplished self until the financial downturn that would be known as The Great Recession happened. I could not find a job paying $55K and I was 23 years old, white educated, with Black skin. Too many HR departments happily told me I didn’t fit in though I was score higher on assessment than employees who had been offered salaries. True, I did not fit in. I stood out.. My friends and I at the end started doing local open mic shows and I wanted to add a press / interview element. I launched the site. We first covered local events that struggled with media attention. During the pandemic, we got the opportunity to hire more thought leaders so we were able to see the ads really work. Since then we’ve keep up our steam with contributors being added every quarter. We’re about to do an initial round to raise 100K for our first investment fund. Its exciting and nerve wrecking at the same time.

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 back background and context?

I started writing on blogs as a contributor when I couldn’t land a job. I was also working as a social media manager for a handful of start ups until I moved up into business management. I work with small business owners helping them upgrade their operations by using tech tools. I love making toxic work environments livable. I think by having so many doors shut in my face, I honed this superior confidence in my individual personality.

How’d you meet your business partner?

I launched a non-profit in 2018 when I was living in Los Angeles, CA. My friend Ashley and I wanted to do a creative kickback for Juneteenth and was meant with tons of backlash. We talked it out and realized we could fill a void of sorts, For Us Nation is a 501c non profit established to curate educational content for marginal groups. It’s a lack of education across the BIPOC spectrum as it relates to our politics, access to wealth, and mental health.

Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?

I went almost homeless in Los Angeles and I suffered a few mental health breakdowns. I realized that I had been ignoring signs, triggers, and ptsd that still shaped how I thought and felt. Since then, I incorporated it into my story in an attempt to remove the stigma. Ted Turner was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and is still the owner of CNN. I’d like to be a hero to someone one day. So I keep going even though tons of people told me I should keep it hidden.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.tremg.info
• Instagram: @redeyemediagrp
• Facebook: Www.facebook.com/theredeyemediagroup
• Twitter: TAsterisk
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyTJfsqEJWP7-5uicsxkccQ

Image Credits
Tahyira Savanna Inc