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DO GOOD X Podcast

DO GOOD X Podcast

Di: Kimberly Daniel & Stephen Lewis
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 Welcome to the DO GOOD X Podcast – where purpose meets business, and the journey is just as important as the destination. Hosted by advocates for impactful entrepreneurship, Kimberly Daniel and Stephen Lewis, this podcast creates a space for Black and Brown folk, especially Black women, navigating the intricate path of purposeful business. In this sanctuary, the hosts understand the challenges of entrepreneurship, and their mission is to help listeners transform doubt into confidence, fostering the growth of their dreams without sacrificing well-being. Embark on a transformative journey, discovering inspiration to fuel your passion for business. Shared experiences and stories act as beacons, nurturing you for the entrepreneurial road ahead. Navigate the challenges of being an under-resourced entrepreneur with practical strategies and resources in the Tools & Tips segment. Overcome obstacles and thrive in the purpose-driven business world. In the Mentorship segment, hear from seasoned guides who have successfully built businesses with a focus on social impact. Gain insights not only from the guests but also from hosts who intimately understand the unique journey of overlooked entrepreneurs. This podcast is more than a productivity machine; it's about slowing down to go further. Each episode invites listeners to exhale, reconnect with inner wisdom, and rediscover the power of community. Embrace the impact your business can make without compromising well-being. Leave feeling lighter, shedding stress, embracing self-compassion, and finding joy in the entrepreneurial journey. Gain actionable insights, learn from diverse perspectives, and expand your knowledge with tools for success, guided by hosts Kimberly and Stephen. Feel empowered, recognizing yourself as your greatest asset. Build confidence to develop and grow a viable, impactful business aligned with the needs of the community. About the Hosts Kimberly R. Daniel catalyzes entrepreneurs and organizations to do good. She is co-founder and project director of DO GOOD X, a community that provides programs and support for faith-driven social entrepreneurs whose businesses focus on positive Change. Kimberly also helps purpose-driven organizations clarify and design compelling brand and communication strategies. With over 15 years of experience developing and leading communications efforts, it is her commitment to produce effective processes and create authentic, “sticky” brands that are community-centered. In any aspect of her work, she is deeply passionate about purpose, meaning, and the common good. Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-r-daniel/ ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-r-daniel/) Stephen Lewis is the president of the Forum for Theological Exploration (FTE) and creator and co-founder of DO GOOD X, a community that provides programs and support for faith-driven social entrepreneurs whose businesses focus on positive change. He is an organizational change strategist and a leadership development specialist, focused on inspiring the next generation of faith-inspired leaders and entrepreneurs to live and work on purpose. Stephen is the co-author of Another Way: Living and Leading Change on Purpose (2020) and A Way Out of No Way: An Approach to Christian Innovation (2021). Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-lewis-8b1b941/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-lewis-8b1b941/)© 2025 DO GOOD X Podcast Economia Gestione e leadership Leadership
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  • Devin Baptiste on Funding Secrets for Underrepresented Founders

    Devin Baptiste on Funding Secrets for Underrepresented Founders
    Apr 28 2026
    Entrepreneurship funding is the focus as DO GOOD X closes season two with a powerful rewind conversation featuring serial entrepreneur Devin Baptiste. Devin co-founded GroupRaise, a company now operating in hundreds of cities, and has become a trusted voice for helping underrepresented founders navigate capital raising. In this episode, he breaks down what investors truly respond to, why your need for money is never a reason to fund your business, and how founder mindset shapes every pitch. Devin also shares his approach to mentoring Black entrepreneurs, offering frameworks that translate across backgrounds while honoring the unique barriers founders of color face in accessing venture capital.What You Will Learn in this Episode:✅ Why entrepreneurship funding is never about need and how reframing your pitch around investor fear and opportunity is the key to unlocking venture capital from even the most skeptical investors.✅ How underrepresented founders can identify the unique translation layer missing from traditional startup advice and use it to navigate rejection, access capital, and build lasting investor relationships.✅ What a strong mentorship relationship actually looks like, including how to bring your hardest problems to a mentor and create a fast, insight-driven feedback loop that accelerates your business growth.Join the DO GOOD X Community to access resources, connect with purpose-driven entrepreneurs, and grow your impactful business with intention.TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction to the DO GOOD X podcast and the season two finale with serial entrepreneur Devin Baptiste06:05 Devin shares the first principles of entrepreneurship funding and why investors respond to the fear of missing out, not the founder's need12:33 Discussion of the qualities Devin looks for in mentees and how impact entrepreneurship drives his mentorship choices16:16 Devin explains his mentorship philosophy, helping founders find their own path18:09 What should a mentor-mentee relationship look likeKEY TAKEAWAYS: 💎 Investor relations are built on two core emotions: fear of missing out and the desire for outsized returns. Every slide in your pitch deck should speak to one of those emotions. If it does not, it does not belong in your presentation.💎 The traditional startup advice ecosystem was not built with Black entrepreneurs in mind. Devin Baptiste argues there must be an additional layer of support that accounts for the psychological weight of rejection specifically faced by founders of color seeking access to capital.💎 Great founder support is not prescriptive. The most effective mentors give founders frameworks for thinking, not instructions for acting, so that each founder can show up with their own strengths and solve problems on their own terms.ABOUT THE GUEST: Devin is a serial entrepreneur and investor who is the co-founder/CEO of GroupRaise, a marketplace for large group charitable bookings at restaurants, active in over 500 cities with 10,000+ restaurant clients. He has raised venture capital and investment from investors such as Techstars Ventures, Magma Partners, Kapor Capital and various top-tier angels.As an advisor, Devin has translated the lessons he’s learned to help founders raise just over $50 million for their companies, the vast majority of whom are underrepresented & emerging-market founders getting their 1st & 2nd checks.Devin speaks from his experience of attempting to raise money three times unsuccessfully, and from the lessons he learned from raising money six times successfully. He is passionate about supporting the startup ecosystem and helping underrepresented and emerging-market founders overcome unfair advantages in bringing their impact and visions to life. He lives in San Juan with his wife and four children.RESOURCES MENTIONED: DO GOOD X - WebsiteDO GOOD X Start Up AcceleratorDO GOOD X - LinkedInConnect with Hosts:Kimberly Daniel LinkedInStephen Lewis LinkedInDO GOOD X, Kimberly Daniel, Stephen Lewis, Entrepreneurs, Purpose-Driven Business, Scaling a Business, Business Growth, Business Acquisition, Personal Brand, Mental Health, Female Entrepreneurship, Business Systems, Word Of Mouth Marketing, Business Exit Strategy, Nurse Practitioner, Online Course Business
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    21 min
  • Sarah Michelle Boes: Scaling a Business to 7 Figures in 7 Months

    Sarah Michelle Boes: Scaling a Business to 7 Figures in 7 Months
    Apr 21 2026
    What happens when scaling a business collides with a life-altering moment? Sarah Michelle Boes built a seven-figure online course from scratch, fueled by word of mouth marketing and radical authenticity, then sold it while eight and a half months pregnant, days before learning her daughter would need heart surgery. On this episode of DO GOOD X, Sarah joins hosts Kimberly Daniel and Stephen Lewis to unpack what sustainable business growth really looks like, why delegation is the most underrated leadership skill, and how founders can define success on their own terms without sacrificing their well-being.What You Will Learn in this Episode:✅ The real difference between business growth and scaling a business, and why founders who rely on hustle alone will eventually hit a wall that no amount of hard work can break through.✅ How Sarah built a seven-figure business using only word-of-mouth marketing and community, proving that a strong personal brand can absolutely be acquired and still hold enormous value.✅ Why mental health and work-life balance are not soft topics in entrepreneurship but essential infrastructure for any founder who wants to build something that lasts without losing themselves in the process.Join the DO GOOD X Community to access resources, connect with purpose-driven entrepreneurs, and grow your impactful business with intention.TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Sarah shares how she began solving a real mental health gap in nurse practitioner exam prep during COVID06:40 The key ingredients behind explosive business growth: problem solving, co-creation with students, radical responsiveness and word of mouth marketing10:06 Early warning signs that your business systems cannot support scale and why hustle is not a business model14:58 What made Sarah’s business attractive for business acquisition and how early founders should start thinking about business exit strategy19:17 Navigating entrepreneurship during a personal crisis, and how Sarah restructured her boundaries, work-life balance, and relationship with the hustle culture25:56 The danger of moving goalposts and why redefining success is essential to sustainable business and founder wellbeing29:40 Resource roundup recommendations for scaling a business and the most important leadership skill founders need during the scaling phase34:44 Sarah reflects on faith, grit, and the invisible thread connecting every hard moment to her mission-driven businessKEY TAKEAWAYS: 💎 A personal brand is not an obstacle to scaling a business or a successful exit. Sarah sold a company built entirely around her name and face for a strong acquisition price, proving that trust and community loyalty carry enormous value to strategic buyers.💎 Founders who wait until they are overwhelmed to build business systems and hire a team will always be one crisis away from collapse. Build the infrastructure before you desperately need it, not after you are already running on empty.💎 Redefining success is not a luxury but a necessity. When business growth metrics become the only measure of your worth, the goalposts will never stop moving. True sustainable business success begins with knowing what peace feels like to you personally.ABOUT THE GUEST: Sarah Michelle Boes, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, is the Founder of Sarah Michelle NP Reviews and formerly served as Chief Nursing Officer at Blueprint Test Prep. After earning her Family Nurse Practitioner degree in 2020, she launched SMNP Reviews, which grew into a seven-figure business within seven months before being acquired by Blueprint in 2022, where she led the nursing vertical and scaled programs supporting NP students nationwide.Sarah's entrepreneurial journey is deeply intertwined with her personal life. Her daughter, Meadow, was born with severe congenital heart defects, an experience that reshaped her professional focus and sparked her work as a CHD activist and philanthropist. She serves on the boards of multiple national and regional CHD nonprofits, contributing to family-centered program development, research advocacy, and strategic fundraising. She is also the author of Meadow and Her Four-Leaf Clover Heart, a children's book designed to help families discuss congenital heart disease in an empowering, developmentally appropriate way.Beyond CHD, Sarah advocates for mental health and female entrepreneurship, drawing on her lived experience with anxiety and OCD to promote sustainable success in high-pressure fields. Through her work, she aims to advance pediatric cardiac care, amplify family voice in research and quality improvement, and expand resources for clinicians and caregivers alike.RESOURCES MENTIONED: DO GOOD X - WebsiteDO GOOD X Start Up AcceleratorDO GOOD X - LinkedInConnect with Hosts:Kimberly Daniel LinkedInStephen Lewis LinkedInDO GOOD X, Kimberly Daniel, Stephen Lewis, Entrepreneurs, Purpose-Driven Business, Scaling a Business, Business Growth, Business Acquisition, Personal Brand, Mental Health, Female ...
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    41 min
  • Second Business Success: Jay Johnson's Blueprint for Smart Growth

    Second Business Success: Jay Johnson's Blueprint for Smart Growth
    Apr 14 2026
    What happens when your own team votes down your next big idea? Kimberly Daniel and Stephen Lewis of the DO GOOD X Podcast revisit their conversation with Jay Johnson, founder of College Prep U and co-founder of Prep Intel, to share the raw truth about launching a second business. Jay’s staff rejected his pitch to use company funds, and instead of overriding them, he listened. He invested a year in leadership development, empowering his team around sustainable growth. The result? College Prep U had its highest-grossing year without him, and Prep Intel launched debt-free through Techstars Investment and bootstrapping.What You Will Learn in this Episode:✅ How to know if your business foundation is truly ready before launching a second business, and why skipping this step can put your first company and your team building at serious risk.✅ Why letting go of control is one of the most powerful moves a founder can make, and how investing in leadership development within your existing company can lead to your highest-grossing year ever.✅ How to pursue business funding for a new venture without draining your first company, including how bootstrapping and applying to a business accelerator like Techstars can keep both businesses financially healthy.Join the DO GOOD X Community to access resources, connect with purpose-driven entrepreneurs, and grow your impactful business with intention.TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Jay Johnson on second business growth, sustainable growth, and what expansion really requires for founders04:03 Jay shares his biggest challenge: deciding whether to fund his second venture using money from College Prep U05:52 Jay's team votes down his pitch, revealing a powerful stakeholder culture and the importance of letting go of control08:37 Jay commits to a year of leadership development, teaching his team to run the business independently before stepping away09:59 College Prep U hits its highest revenue year without Jay, and Prep Intel launches through Techstars and bootstrapping success12:53 Jay gives parting advice of having a firm foundationKEY TAKEAWAYS: 💎 True business growth means building a team that can thrive without you. Jay's story proves that investing in your people before launching a second business is what separates sustainable founders from overwhelmed ones.💎 Rejection from your own team can be a gift. Jay's stakeholder culture created an environment where honest feedback protected both the company and the community it serves, ultimately leading to a stronger business strategy.💎 Business funding for a new venture should never compromise your first. Pursuing outside capital through a business accelerator like Techstars allowed Jay to launch Prep Intel without putting College Prep U or its team at financial risk.ABOUT THE GUEST: Jay Johnson is the CEO and Co-founder of Prep Intel, an AI- and ML-powered platform that helps educational institutions and military recruiters efficiently identify and engage prospective students. He is also the founder of College Prep U, guiding parents and students through the college-preparation process from high school through beyond.A Morehouse alumnus and certified Collegiate Independent Counselor, Jay is a former Fortune 100 executive who has served as a Senior Admission Counselor and chaired numerous committees. He currently sits on advisory boards for the University of Alabama, the Naval Academy, Clark Atlanta University, and the University of Pennsylvania. He serves as President of the Birmingham Chapter of the 100 Black Men of America.Jay is an Entrepreneur in Residence at Techstars and has been recognized through multiple prestigious cohorts, including Birmingham Business Journal's CEO of the Year finalist, Birmingham Business Alliance's Supply Scalers, and TechMGM's Tech Accelerator. He is also a proud member of NACAC and SACAC.Jay Johnson - LinkedInRESOURCES MENTIONED: DO GOOD X - WebsiteDO GOOD X Start Up AcceleratorDO GOOD X - LinkedInConnect with Hosts:Kimberly Daniel LinkedInStephen Lewis LinkedInDO GOOD X, Kimberly Daniel, Stephen Lewis, Entrepreneurs, Purpose-Driven Business, Second Business, Scaling A Business, Second Venture, Business Growth, Entrepreneurship, Small Business, Business Foundation, Leadership Development, Business Funding, Bootstrapping, Tech Startups
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    15 min
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