About Us

• Tyishua McCoy pronounced (Ty-sha) hails from Norfolk, VA. Ty holds a MBA in Business Management, she is an Education Business Professional, Motivational Speaker, singer/songwriter,  Founder & CEO of Steps 2 Connect Inc., the Nonprofit Organization Build Not Break, and the Tough Talk Today Show. Ty is a published Author of the relationship book, War Wounds "On the Battlefield of Love", and the Co Authors of the book “I Support Her, The Anthology which is packed with inspirational stories by successful driven women that will give you the motivation you need to get out there and start leading the life you want to live!

• Ty  has created and purposed each one of the entities that she represents an envisions to assist in the building and strengthening of those in the community. Talking and expressing your mind, within reason of course, should never lead to division is her moto.  Ty feels the mind should always thirst for knowledge, even if its someone else's reality, we should all want to bring light, growth, and change to each other, and  most of those conversations can be tough and uncomfortable. Ty is up for the challenge, if you are down for a conversation!

• Debbruedell (Deb) M. Harris-Long is a native of Brooklyn, NY. She is a graduate of Norfolk State University with a B.S. degree in Speech Pathology/Audiology. After returning home for an extended period of time, she relocated to Virginia with her family. Her love for impacting the community led her to become a Parent Involvement Specialist for seven plus years. She is a member of New Mt. Vernon Baptist Church where she is the Mass Choir Ministry Leader. She is also a member of the Praise and Worship Team. She was a recipient of the Feminine Freedom Award in 2019. Debb is currently a member of 7 City Divaz of Hampton Roads where they thrive to inspire and empower women in their community. Her newest venture is being the Co-Host on her YouTube channel Tough Talk Today were we discusses off the cuff conversations from a public opinion perspective.
• Debbruedell stands true to her core values of faith, integrity, and dedication. She reaches others with her humor, warmth, and compassion. She is a wife, mother, and mentor. One of her biggest strengths is being transparent. What you see is what you get. From life lessons of understanding the design behind her purpose, to now having a platform to share with others, we all have a purpose designed by God.  

• With a degree in Audiology, and Speech Pathology, she has always been able to articulate her thoughts, while listening and helping others articulate theirs.  Although she is in the forefront, she has many hidden talents and every now and again, you will see them manifest on the show!

• Jasmine Graham is a multimedia specialist hailing from Newport News, Virginia. Currently, she is a Video Production Specialist for Hampton City Schools. Jasmine began her journey of the media field during her junior year of high school. Through Channel 47 Telecommunications Center in Newport News, she was able to be a part of the student crew and receive hands-on experience vital to television production.She went on to receive her Bachelor's of Science in Mass Communications at Norfolk State University, where she was a Video Production Assistant, which entailed providing live shots for various events.

• Jasmine has experience in filming for Minor League Baseball for the Norfolk Tides, the MEAC Basketball Tournament, Old Dominion University Athletics, and Chartway Arena live events.

• Jasmine also holds a Masters Degree in Film and Television with an emphasis of Directing. For as long as Jasmine could remember, she was always enticed by photography and videography. She finds excitement in the process of planning, filming, and adding the final touches to complete a project. The most rewarding feeling for Jasmine is when the content is relatable and reachable to the viewers.

Tough Talk today is for those that want to have a conversation about facts and logic!  We constantly are trying to force our opinions on one another, however the fight is with the facts not the individual discussing them! We will bring you fun, entertaining dialog with some class and intelligence, without all the fluff.  You don't always have to scream your thoughts to be heard, let's just hop in the ring and fight facts instead of each other! 

LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE!