Upscale LIVE Magazine Volume 2 - March/ April 2014 - Issue 2 | Page 7

We are here today with Teia Hill – The Date Whisperer. Welcome Teia, and thank you for taking
out time to speak with me today. Shall we get started?
It’s my pleasure and yes, I am ready (smiling).
Let’s start from the beginning, and learn a little bit about the Date whisperer. What were your
dreams as a child?
I always wanted to be great lol….I know that’s weird but I always told myself I would be like Oprah
when I grew up.
Oprah Winfrey, that’s a very high level of business, education, class, sophistication and money. A
great model of success through trials and tribulations. So let’s talk about how you got started in
entrepreneurship?
I had received what I thought was my dream job, however God always has a plan and before I knew
it I had to leave. I was hurt but decided to continue my dream job so I started my non-profit organization Fightin4lives. I’m a natural people saver lol….I wanted to be able to help people 365 days a
year and to let them know that there is a place where they can go and not be judged or looked
down upon.
So from Fightin4Lives to The Date Whisperer, how did you transform to relationship counseling?
I have always had this gift and before I understood it, I used it as my defense mechanism in my personal relationships to limit the possibility of continuously being hurt by those I trusted. Figthin4lives
is actually a mental health clinic; I identified a need especially in the African American community
for mental health counseling through a non-traditional setting where mental health was not known
to be a problem none the less considered a disease. Many people weren’t interested in receiving
help or were unaware that help even existed. I focused on the top reason people sought therapy for
an