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We had the good fortune of connecting with Nurielle Auguste and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Nurielle, what is the most important factor behind your success?
Taking risks and being comfortable with being uncomfortable. I knew that I wanted to be a journalist in middle school so I decided to go to the best communications magnet program in Miami. That program was at south Miami shs, a 40 min drive from north Miami where I was born and raised. Not to mention the culture shock. I am Haitian -American and growing up everyone around me was Haitian, but now in high school, I was the only black person in my classes. However, that school gave me the opportunity to get experience hosting daily newscasts, doing sideline interviews, and producing talk shows.

For college, I left sunny Miami and decided to go to freezing Syracuse. In my second year of college, I left all my friends and the entire campus support system to intern in a city I had never been to, Washington DC, for a brand new program that only had 5 students total. However, all of those experiences have one thing in common I walked away with experiences that changed my career. I might have been scared at the moment, but I never regretted not one second of it. Take risks, be scared, and it’s ok to be uncomfortable that the process of success.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I am a communication specialist. I mostly do freelance reporting, but I am most excited about the various stories that I get to tell. Humans are such complex creatures and I love having the ability to dissect their experiences. I also do public relations work, building people’s brands but making sure to share exciting stories at the foundation. A lot of reporters can tell great stories but often times they leave out the meaning behind the experience, which is what most of my stories are based on, the why. I am where I am today because I took risks and followed my calling wholeheartedly. It was not easy, I doubted myself sometimes, and I was afraid of starting over and moving to a new place. I overcame this by having faith in GOD and my abilities. I buried myself within my Christian faith, followed those principles, and celebrated my small wins which motivated me to keep going.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Well, Miami is such a cultured place so I would like to show them all of the different cultured places around Miami. Because I am Haitian-American I would take them to the Little Haiti cultural center, then to Naomi’s kitchen and Chef Creole to try some Haitian food, of course, we would have to go to south beach, then experience some of the Spanish culture grabbing some Cuban sandwiches and papaya juice, experiencing a Marlins game in Little Havana, and a Miami heat game. I would also go to Bayside ride some scooters and catch a boat ride, and my favorite would be going to my backyard to cut some coconuts and fresh mangos right off the tree. Miami is also known for brunch so we would for sure stop by Little Hen.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Shoutout to my Parents Marie Synal and Adhema Auguste for sacrificing so much and always supporting me. When I first wanted to be a reporter they drove me to school and back every day! 40 mins each way.

Shoutout to South Miami Senior High TV production program for giving me my first look at what it is like to be a reporter, and Emmy Award Winning, Rudy Diaz for being a great teacher.

Shoutout to the Deliverance Church of the Nazarene for always supporting me and GOD for always being on time and leading me in the right direction, as I am a devoted Christian.

Shoutout to the Posse Foundation for financially supporting my college education.

Website: https://www.nurielleauguste.com/

Instagram: @nurielleauguste

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nurielle-auguste-7bb7081b6/

Twitter: @ReporterNuri

Image Credits
People in the photos Wanda Tima, Jennifer Tima, Martina David Falk Photographers Tonia Brown Esther Lopez