It was seventh grade when Milli Mills (a.k.a. Mildred Batts) received the 'Outstanding Performance' award in English at Marvell Middle School in Marvell, Arkansas. From this recognition, she realized she had a gift of writing. Milli went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) in Speech and Theater with a concentration in Communication in 1988. It was 1987 at AM-1590 KYDE when Program Director Marinelle Howard, gave Mildred her first on-air break as a college intern student from UAPB. Mildred patented the on-air alias name ‘Milli Mills’ from legendary east coast Hip-Hop mogul, Melle Mel. Since then, Milli has worked in various broadcast markets as a radio personality in Arkansas, Memphis, and Dallas at various formats. These include KCLT-FM – West Helena, KYDE-AM – Pine Bluff, KIPR-FM – Little Rock (all located in Arkansas); WHRK-K-97 FM, KJMS – 101.1 FM, WRVR – 104.5 FM, KXHT – Hot 107.1 FM, WLOK – Gospel AM, WMC – 99.7 FM, and Star 98.1 FM, Classic Hits all located in Memphis, Tennessee; and AM Heaven 97 KHVN and KRNB – 105.7 FM in Dallas, Texas. From February 2002 - 2011, Milli served as weekend radio personality at Cumulus Media, (formerly Citadel Media/ABC Radio Networks) in Dallas, TX where she was heard through syndication in various markets across the country on the Adult Contemporary format, Today’s Hits and Yesterday’s Favorites, www.hitsandfavorites.com.  After building an extensive radio career, 18 years later Milli obtained a Master of Arts degree in Organizational Management on October 20, 2004 from the University of Phoenix to polish up her business savvy and in 2007 launched a 501 (C) (3) Non-Profit Organization, Millhouse Entertainment, www.millhouseentertainment.com. Currently, Milli is enrolled in Walden University’s Doctoral Program pursuing a Doctorate Degree in Education – Teacher Leadership.