Her Story
About Morelia
I've been in the entertainment industry pretty much the majority of my life. I was kind of born into the entertainment industry, and I've been doing things ever since the late 80s, working at different levels. I've always put events together for as long as I can remember. Since I was a kid, I would bug the Chamber of Commerce because they rented from our family building growing up, so I'd get involved with any activities. As I got older, I was always putting on events or bringing people together. I'm still doing that now. I'm active on various boards in Nashville where I live, from being on Women in Film, Women Make Music, and I'm on a board of a museum. I stay pretty active and try to constantly get involved wherever I can. I just love being a part of the industry and putting things together. I've worked in the entertainment industry for many years, being involved in it and even the fashion aspect of it. I've worked on various shows, I've worked with various artists, I've put fashion shows together. I also work on a TV show that I'm very active with now, which is called Bless Your Heart. Not only am I the lead of that show, I'm also one of the main producers of the show. I put it together as well and perform. I actively work pretty much part-time. I take on a part-time job at a museum where I get involved just with the philanthropy part, which is something I enjoy to do. That's just a basic job that I do that covers the electric bill, but everything else is out of passion for what I do. My main area of expertise is truly bringing people together and putting on productions. When I do the show, I'm bringing people together. If I do an event or a party or if I'm raising money, it's all involved with each other, so it kind of all circles, and that's where I focus the most in right now in my life.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Morelia
01What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to having a great family and coming from a good family. I've seen how they've dealt with fame in different ways, and I've tried to pursue my own fame, I guess you can say. But at the same time, I've always been able to keep it separate, and I'm very fortunate that I could do that. I've always been able to be on, but still create a personal life and keep it separate. Believe it or not, I've been able to be very successful at that.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best career advice I've ever received is to be true and be yourself. I've always been true to who I am. I'm very loyal. Sometimes you would think that would be taken advantage of, but I truly am myself. I'm not unapologetic for that at all. I mean, there are times in my youth that I encountered some things, especially through the entertainment industry, but I stood ground, and I will continue to stand ground. It's kind of funny how now you can be somewhat of yourself, and I stick to it.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Be true, be yourself, but also be aware of everything, educate yourself, train yourself. I think that's very important. I feel like, especially today when I'm interviewing some of these new artists, they have no clue. They're not even seasoned, they're not being properly trained, because it's a little bit easier, I guess you can say, on how you can get out there, be famous, and have a song, or whatever it is that you do, and it's out there. But there are people who have worked extremely hard, had all the different people that get involved in their career, and they're creating who and what they are. And a lot of them just come in very not together. They have no clue.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
The challenges have always been, like, sometimes a financial challenge, I'd say, because sometimes you need to have money to make money. That's always been somewhat of a struggle at times. But I find the advantage of being mature. I may not look old, but being at an older age, coming in and actually being accepted to do the career I didn't try to overly pursue what I should have probably pursued probably 30 years ago, kind of came to me and laid in my lap today. So I'm very fortunate for that, and I think it's certain programming and different things that have allowed women at a late, in their late 40s or 50s, I'm in my late 50s, but to be able to do and be on television and do the things that we do.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Being honest and being creative are most important to me. Everyone who knows me, I'm a professional giggler. That's what I do. I have a contagious laugh, and people distinguish me through that and through my voice. I stay true and honest to myself, and I will continue to do so.
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