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Tré Wright's avatar

I remember feeling so proud that Netflix did this and in awe of your team. Simply brilliant.

Maya Watson's avatar

thank you Tre! what a time!

Lovealexis16's avatar

Wow.. I’ve always loved SBL and the way it bridged the entertainment industry and our community. From the memes, quotes etc it’s such a relatable space for us! Really loved hearing the story behind such a transforming space you have created!

Maya Watson's avatar

thank u for reading! it was so fun to bring this to life and it makes me so happy that it’s still giving what we wanted it to give. sending u so much love.

Dr. Tiff's Community's avatar

Great story. Thank you for sharing the journey.

Maya Watson's avatar

thank u for reading!

Cori Murray's avatar

“Changed the game” has become cliche but you literally changed, won and Milly Rocked into the Hall of Fame with SBL.

Maya Watson's avatar

love u so much cori. thank u for these words.

Robin Bennefield's avatar

Thank you for sharing the unvarnished backstory, Maya. I’ve been that person saying “What if” in a lot of corporate spaces. It’s cool when your vision is embraced but the growth happens when you network and shop your ideas around and build a community of support to make things happen. You did that!

Maya Watson's avatar

keep being the “what if…'“ person! that is a visionary kind of statement. “what if…” questions kick off a massive quest. what i didn’t share is by the end when we were bringing it to life, it went from 3 people working on it to almost 25 people. it became bigger than us! sending you so much love and thank you for taking the time to read!

Monique Wilson's avatar

The importance of great leaders! Shoutout to your bosses who believed in you and your vision, and shout out to the ones who didn’t bc it made you work 10x harder

Gabrielle’s Room👼🏾🩵🔥's avatar

I remember watching this and thinking ‘maybe there is room for me’! Thank you for your vision come to life 💞

Noelle's avatar

Wow thank you for sharing the backstory to how SBL was birthed. It’s refreshing to hear the challenges that come with being a visionary. Makes me feel less alone. Your vision and impact will last forever. Beautiful. Congrats! 🤎

Cathleen Trigg-Jones's avatar

Happy Birthday SBL! May you live on forever! Congrats!!

Off Script by Kalia Nicole's avatar

Absolutely love this! Congratulations 🥂🎀