Meet Shakay

New Co-Host of Bottom Up Podcast

Shakay Rivers is the kind of co-host you don't recruit for what she's done—you bring her on for how she thinks.

A proud graduate of Blanche Ely, Shakay represents a new generation of leadership rooted in self-awareness, discipline, and a fearless commitment to growth. While she may be shy about claiming accomplishments, her greatest achievement is already evident: a changed mindset. That inner shift—the kind that transforms how you move, build, and lead—is exactly why she was chosen as the official new co-host of the Bottom Up Podcast.

Shakay is currently laying the foundation for her networking business, Mind Yo Business, launching in 2026, a platform designed to connect people, ideas, and opportunity with intention. Her mission goes deeper than entrepreneurship—she is actively building generational wealth for her bloodline, understanding that legacy starts with decisions made today.

In 2026, she is also pursuing her real estate license, further anchoring her commitment to ownership, financial literacy, and long-term stability. In tandem, Shakay is launching her nonprofit, Da Hack, an organization dedicated to supporting and guiding small businesses through the startup phase—bridging gaps, breaking barriers, and providing real access to resources.

Her purpose is clear: to be "the glue" picking up the baton from her mother who is affectionately called "the Glue" in the community—the connector between individuals and the lifestyle they desire but may not yet know how to reach.

On the Bottom Up Podcast, Shakay brings "What's The Tea"—but not the watered-down version. She puts a bold spin on it with a raw, straight-from-Pompano attitude that is unapologetically real, grounded, and necessary. She asks the questions others avoid, challenges narratives that need disrupting, and speaks from lived experience—not performative success.

Shakay Rivers was not chosen to co-host because she checks boxes.

She was chosen because she changes rooms.

Because she understands that elevation starts in the mind—and everything else follows.

And that is exactly what Bottom Up is about.#