We recently connected with Terayle Hill and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Terayle, thanks for joining us today. We’d love to hear about when you first realized that you wanted to pursue a creative path professionally.

I spent my Sophomore, Junior, and Senior year at Clark Atlanta University working on a Youtube Web-Series called “College Boyfriends”. That’s how I fell in love with acting. It became a passion of mine. But as I was approaching my graduation, I started getting some anxiety about how I was going to support myself after college with a career as an actor. Outside of Work-Study, I hadn’t had many opportunities to work while in college and didn’t have any jobs waiting for me afterwards. In fact, in order to pay my half of the rent in April of 2016, I sold my Xbox 360.

The following days after selling my Xbox, I got an audition for a show called “The Yard” (now known as “The Quad” on BET). a week later I had an in-person callback — the same week I began finals. By the grace of God, I booked the show mid April and began filming the Pilot at the same time that I was finishing my finals. There were a couple days where I was leaving class, and had to jog down the promenade as fast as I could to make it for my calltime across the lawn at Morehouse.

The day I graduated, I checked my mail and I had two checks in my mailbox from BET, and a brand new Xbox One from my Auntie Sheba. It was confirmation that God would provide me with what I needed if I stayed on this path. And that he rewards sacrifice. Shoutout to my Auntie Sheba. That meant the world to me. And so did them checks because work-study ended before finals and I was late on rent in May.

God is good though.

Terayle, 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 co-own a Media Company called “Everybodies Inc.” It’s a multi-branch media company that currently has 6 divisions. But to be quick, we partner with creatives to bring their visions to life, while curating our own projects and visions to share with the world. We have an online network on YouTube called “The Everybodies Network” — which is a hub of all of our own content. We also have part-ownership over a few other YouTube channels. But the branch that many people come to for service is “Everybodies Originals” — our film service company. We shoot events, staff events, create television and film projects from conception-to-screen, and help to create others projects from whatever phase they are currently in.

When I’m not filming, I also assist student-led organizations with orator and workshop services. This looks like hosting events and galas, conferences, and providing workshops for students and stuff about entrepreneurship, leadership, and industry-related education from a below-the-line, and above-the-line perspective.

Are there any books, videos, essays or other resources that have significantly impacted your management and entrepreneurial thinking and philosophy?

Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It by Charlamagne Tha God.
Relentless by Tim Grover.
12 Week Year by Brian P. Moran

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

The creating part. I’ve noticed that when I’m battling the most, or when I’m far from God — it’s the hardest to do anything. I can’t write music. I can’t finish my work. I feel “off” while on camera. I have come to learn that me (personally) create the best work when I am with God often. That’s when creating becomes unlimited.

Creating has always felt like worship to me. Using what God put inside to help myself and/or the people outside. If I’m on a creative roll with anything, I kinda view it as God being pleased with who I am and how I’m moving. He can trust what I have to say and do with creativity and anoints me with more to give. That’s rewarding in itself.

As a creative, we can’t emotionally connect ourself to our work once it’s out in the world. Someone is going to value it. Someone isn’t. Someone is going to use it to create something else. Someone is going to curse it, step on it, talk down about it, or about you. And none of it is up to you at that point.

Take creating seriously, because those who are meant to see it, need it to go forward on their journey. That’s who it’s for anyway.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://instagram.com/terayle_
• Youtube: https://YouTube.com/@theeverybodiesnetwork

Image Credits

Zachary I. Smith