We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Titanya (Lady Ty the Great) Johnson. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Titanya (Lady Ty the Great) below.
Titanya (Lady Ty the Great), thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Earning a full time living from one’s creative career can be incredibly difficult. Have you been able to do so and if so, can you share some of the key parts of your journey and any important advice or lessons that might help creatives who haven’t been able to yet?
I have been able to earn a full time living from my creative work in both writing books and coaching others how to write publish and profit. I teach people how to do what I did, I triumphed over trauma and turned my life story into a self publish book. From my book I created 20+ streams of income by turning my book into a business and brand . So from the beginning I was just being obedient and writing my story the first book I wrote title “daddy issues” gives you my truth I am actually a private person so to write a book and tell my personal pains was definitely for the Greater good of others and took courage. This was my first book I invested my light bill money on a book coaching class which only taught writing now publishing, yes you heard me correctly I sacrificed and it definitely paid off I made 30K plus off of my first book. Now listen it wasn’t a bulk sale of books at 1 time I started off with no funds and I sacfriced and created a pre order link for my books and thats how I was able to order my first set of Books, I posted everyday sometimes 3 or more times a day on Facebook then I was invited to speak at events, churches and domestic violence programs. When I wrote and Published this Book to me it was a miracle – being a person who never won a spelling bee lol, nor was my grammer the best and I was not computer savvy so to learn how to self publish was amazing. Now I have written several book since my first one and published 3 books for others. it was at this point I realized how liberating Publishing was when I saw there delight. If I could do it then anyone could. No longer would someone with a voice and purpose have to get rejected from publishers. They could be the publisher and I could teach them how to do that, so in 2018 i did my first conference in my home town NYC and it was Free I taught all I knew. In 2020 the Pandemic hit and LL Cool J invited me on his instagram live and interviewed about my book then endorsed it – I was contacted by so many people asking me How i was able to smile and tell my story after all I had been threw – I had offically triumphed Over my trauma – dont get it twitsed being on stages and churches and conferences had nothing on the raw and uncut interview I had with LL Cool J. This is where the wait of purpose was pressed and my class was birthed. I was also now invested in learning how to create funnels so I created my first program T.O.T. Triumph Over Trauma I did a webinar for the first time and had great success. Now 750 authors later I am so glad wrote my book and now can help others do the same –
Titanya (Lady Ty the Great), before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
Born and Raised in Queens New York, Titanya Johnson know as Lady Ty the Great I have been an entrepreneur since the age of 16 Starting my own business called Lady in Promotions working in the Music Industry & Film. What launched me into marketing and promotions was the start of an internship at inner city broadcasting WBLS 107.5 where I found great joy in Marketing and giving things aways. My motto was if you don’t promote it they will never Know it exist, Back then 1995 we had marketing that you had do the work boots to the ground – working in the industry being sure people knew about the latest creatives work was a joy – I worked with Sony, Track Masters the Mary J Blige Share my world album and several other Interscope records and many more. As I evolved I went from artist and product promotion to Celebrity Party promotion taking over the NYC night now doing album release parties and events like celebrity Thursday at Club Babula, Club cheetah, choas, and le bar bar, etc, learning how to pack a club in NYC is a true skill aq marketing skill at that now how does this connect to me currently – I teach people how to write publish and Market their Book to their target audience then I was marketing for artist and movies and now I’m teaching marketing for Books, what sets me apart from others i am experienced with gorilla marketing the orginal way and now i have learned the internet way – I have been moving in marketing and promotions and now teaching others how to be the product be the brand is a true gift i mentor in confidence. we all have a story to tell some people just dont know where to begin or how they dont have the knowledge – i solve that problem I have a free webinar where I give information on how to write a book without being overwhelmed and where to go to self publish. I am most proud of creating GreaterU University which teaches people how to operate in their greater – by first telling their truth and overcoming any shame from the past and guiding them threw how to publish the prescription and not the pain. I hold the hand of my clients providing the coaching that i would have loved to receive . I dont quit work with me and you will have a self publish book – some have published in less then 3days
How about pivoting – can you share the story of a time you’ve had to pivot?
I had to grow that was the pivot I had a 6 week course and students didnt want to leave the class but thats a great thing – so I created a mentorship for them and then my GREATERU University was birthed which housed all of everything i had to give – and I had to shift and walk in my greater.
What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?
the most rewarding part is actually being apart of someones journey its like you cant undo what we create the moments the books the knowledge . the most rewarding part is me multiplying myself my students are greater than me
Contact Info:
- Website: www.ladytythegreat.com
- Instagram: ladytythegreat
- Other: www.writethebookalready.net