MADE Maven Special Women's Issue April 2018 | Page 39

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She humbly mentions
that the show will not
only follow her triumphs,
but will touch on some
of her most challenging
professional moments.
"It was an intense,
amazing experience
working with my
brother {Sean
"Puffy" Combs}
on the Bad Boy
Reunion tour, but
it was especially
gratifying because
he's fired me almost
as many times as
he's hired me."
Referring to the
golden era, mid to
late 00's when she
served as creative
director for Combs'
MTV reality show,
Making the Band.
"We're so much
alike in that we
believe in ourselves
and those around
us so intensely
that if they don't
share our vision, we
combust."
Dance student.
"I would sleep on
the floor of my
empty apartment
with roaches
crawling all around
me without a dime
to my name all
for the sake of
my dream," she
tearfully recounted.
"God has kept me
and I'm so grateful
for that."
Watch BEYOND
THE SPOTLIGHT on
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She also touches
on an open wound
that's still taking
some time to
heal: parting ways
with her creative
protegé, Lady
Gaga.
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BROWLEY
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"It's still hard to talk
interviews from
successful entrepreneurs.
about sometimes
but the show really
helped me work
through it." Clearly,
she's come a long
way from her early
days as a struggling
waitress and Alvin
Ailey School of
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