Too Broke To Drive Home

<p>What does it look like when a gifted musician graduates with a piano performance degree, has his car repossessed, gets evicted, and can’t land a job? </p><p>In this episode of Make It. Share It. Kent and Cooper sit down with Dr. Oscar Williams, Jr., entrepreneur, producer, artist, teacher, and Associate Pastor at The Potter’s House, for a rich conversation about divine timing, creative seasons, and the kinds of conversations the creative community desperately needs to start having.</p><p>From being too broke to drive home to St. Louis, to turning down a full fellowship at NYU’s Tisch School of Arts, to hearing Bishop T.D. Jakes unknowingly preach the perfect sermon on his first day as a new hire, Dr. Oscar’s journey is a masterclass in trusting the process, especially when the process is painful.</p><p>He also shares what he’s making right now: a new podcast called Are You Okay?, a Good Friday musical theater production called Tell the Story coming to the Irving Arts Center on April 3rd, 2026, new music releasing under Oscar Williams &amp; the Band of Life, and a creative consulting firm called Speak Life 3C.</p><p><strong>🔑 Three Key Takeaways</strong></p><p>* Being ‘too broke to go back’ can be God’s most precise positioning. Sometimes he holds you in the hard place long enough for the breakthrough to actually stick.</p><p>* The creative community is not talking enough about physical, mental, and financial wellbeing and that silence is costing us a generation of artists.</p><p>* The relationships and skills you build while serving someone else’s vision are never wasted. They become the infrastructure for your own dreams.</p><p><strong>✨ Something Unexpected</strong></p><p>Dr. Oscar was accepted into NYU’s Tisch School of Arts with a full fellowship, one of only two offered to 300 applicants from around the world, and turned it down. Find out why, and why he still keeps the acceptance letter.</p><p><strong>🎧 Listen to the Full Episode For:</strong></p><p>* The full story of Dr. Oscar’s worst year in Dallas — including a repossessed car, eviction, and the single conversation with God that changed everything.</p><p>* Why he was fired from a church in Atlanta on New Year’s Eve, and how that led directly to his role at The Potter’s House under Bishop T.D. Jakes.</p><p>* A behind-the-scenes look at his upcoming Good Friday musical theater production, <em>Tell the Story</em>, retelling the resurrection through the eyes of four women who encountered Jesus.</p><p>* His honest reflections on grief, overspiritualizing illness, and the financial patterns that keep creative people from building wealth.</p><p>* Why creatives need to make a budget and how coming in under budget can earn you an investor for life.</p><p>* When it’s time to stop building someone else’s dream and start betting on your own.</p><p><strong>👤 About Dr. Oscar Williams, Jr.</strong></p><p>Dr. Oscar Williams, Jr. is a pastor, entrepreneur, producer, artist, teacher, and leadership developer based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. He serves as Associate Pastor of Music and Creative Arts at The Potter’s House under Bishop T.D. Jakes and leads Speak Life LLC, a creative coaching and consulting firm helping individuals and organizations build stronger teams and realize their biggest creative visions. His music is released under the name Oscar Williams &amp; the Band of Life. He is also the creator of the forthcoming podcast <em>Are You Okay?</em>, dedicated to the physical, mental, and financial well-being of creatives.</p><p><strong>🎨 What Dr. Oscar Is Making Right Now</strong></p><p>* Are You Okay? Podcast — candid conversations with creatives about mental, physical, and financial health</p><p>* Tell the Story — a Good Friday musical theater production at the Irving Arts Center, April 3, 2026 (1 PM &amp; 8 PM)</p><p>* New Music — upcoming single “Me and an Angel” releasing under Oscar Williams &amp; the Band of Life</p><p>* Speak Life 3C — creative coaching and con