Meet Donnell “Hussle Porter” Sanders | Podcaster & Content creator

We had the good fortune of connecting with Donnell “Hussle Porter” Sanders and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Donnell “Hussle Porter”, do you have a favorite quote or affirmation?
My favorite quote is, “ Don’t chase the paper, chase the dream.” I heard Sean “Diddy” Combs say that when I was younger, I had to be in my early teenage years when I heard him say that. What that quote means to me is you should chase your dreams because it makes you happy and live in the moments that you are chasing your dreams. If you’re chasing the paper you’re going to eventually stop doing whatever you’re doing because it’s not bringing you monetary value fast enough for your liking and you’ll lose your passion. Being a podcaster and content creator that’s a quote that I pretty much have to live by. When being a creative you have to truly love what you do and be willing to put in hours and hours of your time into your craft for free before you receive a dollar for the dream you’re chasing and it’s not promised that you’ll receive a dollar for anything you create. Podcasting and creating content is something that I would do and will continue to do whether it leads to me making money off it or just for fun.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I’m a podcaster and content creator, I was raised in College Park, Ga. I’m also an alumni of University of Alabama At Birmingham. I have a podcast called “Bad Therapy With The Bad Therapist,” where I go by the name of Hussle Porter, which “Hussle” is heavily influenced by the late and great Nipsey Hussle but It also reflects my lifestyle because I’m always hustling whether it’s by me having multiple jobs or trying to find something that can produce another source of income that can help me elevate in life. The last name Porter comes from a character name Mitch Porter who is also a real person from the movie Paid in full. Mitch character is based off of Rich Porter. Porter was a fresh hustler and everybody loved him and that’s how I feel when I’m around my people. I also go by Problematic Donnell because I like to push the envelope from time to time and Donnell is of course my real name. I started podcasting because I like to talk a lot and crack jokes but I also like to give advice to my friends or whoever come to me for advice. I’m often the friend that everyone calls when they are going through something in their lives. Friends and people I meet that become comfortable around me always feel comfortable enough to tell me their personal business, whether it’s about their sex lives, relationships, or just something going on in their everyday life just like I’m a therapist. Before I started my podcast I use to post crazy stories, bad and good relationship advice, and jokes on Facebook and Instagram. After getting hundreds and thousands of likes , shares, and going viral on Facebook a few times under the name Problematic Donnell I decided to start my podcast. My podcast is similar to a therapy session because I allow my guests to openly tell me about anything they are going through and I’m also open to answer any questions they want to ask me. I let them come up with their own fake names or if they want use their real names that is cool as well. It’s no real structure to my podcast, sometimes I come in with different topics that are popular on social media and try to relate them to me and my guests everyday lives or a similar situations that we have went through that relates to the topics. The podcast can go from straight jokes to real conversations that are needed to be had, I like to refer it to putting the medicine in the candy technique. However, there are times we just get on the show and it’s complete foolery at it’s finest!! When I finish recording all my episodes with my guests we all feel like we got somethings off our  chest and a few good healthy laughs to go with it. The challenges that I faced early was trying to get people feel comfortable with sharing their stories and lives on a podcast but once I started making them feel comfortable with different types of icebreaker questions and conversations before or doing the recording of the show, it helped my guest become more relaxed and help them feel like it’s just a regular conversation. The other challenge was trying to spread the word and promote my podcast. Once I stared going on different podcast in the city my podcast started to gained more and more listeners. I’m not where I want to be at as far as listenership but the podcast is definitely growing everyday. The lesson I learned along the way is that podcasting is more than just getting on a microphone and talking, you really have to control the flow of the conversation and have some type of chemistry with your guests or co-host. I learned that people want to be entertained and learn things while they listen to a podcast. I want the world to know that my podcast is probably one of the most relatable podcast that they will ever listen to. My show will make you feel like you’re sitting in the room with me and my guests every time you listen.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Well if I had a friend visiting for a week while I’m in Atlanta because I travel back and forth between Atlanta and Birmingham, depending on what sport season it is we would definitely have to go to a Falcons, Hawks, or Braves game. I’m a foodie so we have to go to some food spots throughout the week. I would take them to JJ’s Fish and Chicken, Nouveau Bar & Grill, Slutty Vegan, any wing spot in the city that are known in the black community to have great wings. I would take them to Lenox mall just because everybody from outside the city have heard that’s where the celebrities do their shopping. As far as the nightlife scene whatever entertainment establishments that’s going to have the most action and good vibes that’s where we would go. I would end the week trip off with us going to the Blue Flame or Magic City just because it’s part of Atlanta’s night life culture and I want them to have to full Atlanta night scene experience.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
I would like shoutout my parents, my parents really stand behind me and support anything that I do. I want to shoutout my brother Terrell and my friends for helping me with my podcast and sharing my shows on their social media pages. Special shoutout to the Content Factory in Birmingham, Al. Those guys gave me a home to record and create content. They also took me in like family. They are a black owned business with top of the line podcasting equipment, and a great facility for photography. Follow them on IG @contentfactorybham.

Website: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bad-therapy-with-the-bad-therapist/id1539386188

Instagram: @hussle_porter @the_badtherapist

Linkedin: https://anchor.fm/badtherapybt

Facebook: Problematic Donnell

Other: Bad Therapy With The Bad Therapist is streaming on all podcast platforms, it’s streaming on Apple podcast, Spotify, Anchor, and more. https://anchor.fm/badtherapybt Follow @contentfactorybham

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@scootaaaaa_ Chris Williams