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Find out more Bre TiesiThis is not personal. It is business.

The model was born in Los Angeles and was raised there. She knew from an early age that her emotions would not be a factor in the success of her career. CelebHomes News’ Tiesi said, “The hustle here is different.” You just have to do it. Do you really want it? Your success is more important to you than your ego, emotions and feelings. My success wasn’t.

Making it meant slowly building an empire of her own, adding investor, businesswoman, fitness influencer and real estate agent to a stacked resume that also included time almost a decade ago on the MTV series Wild ‘n Out—This is the place she meets Nick Cannon. In January, the “on-and-off” pair announced they were expecting a baby boy, Tiesi’s first and Cannon’s eighth child. 

Tiesi now prepares for motherhood, and the changes it might bring to her normally unmotivated approach towards business.