Rocki’s Reality: A Journey Through Words and Detroit

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Writing and storytelling are talents that Rocki Harris has passionately developed into professional skill sets. Raised on Detroit’s Eastside, with a grandmother dedicated to teaching grammar, writing, and language, Rocki has loved words for a lifetime. Today, she hosts Rocki’s Reality Podcast, which airs on Rocki’s Reality YouTube and Facebook accounts on Thursday nights, podcasting live in the studio from Detroit is Different Studios. In this feature, she opens up about her understanding of the Mack neighborhood, her experiences at Cass Tech and U of M in the late 1990s, and much more. Learn how her writing and social work background have led her into journalism and beyond. Check out this Detroit is Different feature with Rocki Harris, host and producer of Rocki’s Reality Podcast.

What began as a journey engaging hip-hop audiences, has grown into a career as a marketing consultant. As business people have seen my work, I was propositioned many times to provide graphic design, photography, videography, event planning, website development, and social media campaigning. These initial business contracts inspired me to build Creative Differences Marketing. I’ve balanced my entrepreneurial experience with formal education from Walsh College of Business and Accountancy. My degree in Marketing serves me well in understanding many of the formal, universal, and theoretical marketing approaches used in corporate environments.Formulating this business model has been anchored by the success of my BLOG ‘Detroit is Different.’ I create all content for Detroit is Different. This serves as a prototype of the ways I can design events, websites, graphics, music, podcasts, social media campaigns, and e-mail campaigns. ‘Detroit is Different’ focuses on the people and places of Detroit that add to the culture. Through these people and places, themes are driven. These themes will partner with, sponsor, and advertise for businesses and organizations using this innovative multilevel marketing approach.