I Think I'm Doing This Right
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EP3: Merging Culture and Code with Render ATL Founder, Justin Samuels
I Think I'm Doing This Right
08/12/22 • 29 min
Lanyards on gold chains, a wing bar, and the swaggiest nerds you’ll ever meet, Render(ATL) is the premier software engineering conference and cultural experience. And in this episode, its founder and senior software engineer at MailChimp, Justin Samuels, joins Sherrell to speak about the drive for diversity, inclusion, and accessibility in the software space as well as his own journey to tech.
From slinging MySpace pages for $20 to studying the science of food to scaling Render(ATL) at an explosive rate, don’t miss this short and sweet episode to catch all the lessons Justin Samuels has learned and is still learning, on his path in entrepreneurship.
KEY POINTS:
Justin Samuels’s journey to tech
How the idea for Render was born
Why Justin Samuels believes in being whole-heartedly unapologetic
Business is booming! But with growth comes challenges
You can’t win every battle, so mitigate the bleeding instead
Is it possible to scale and be sane?
QUOTABLES:
“When you own a business, you got to learn not to work in the business but work on it. You get to a point where I'm hustling harder turns to I’m hustling smarter.”
“When your business explodes everybody wants your time and money, trying to ask you questions about everything. There are times when you got to really remember why you began this thing and hold that close to you.”
GUEST RESOURCES:
Culture meets Code at: enterrender.com
Follow Justin Samuels on social media!
IG | instagram.com/thugdebugger
Twitter | twitter.com/ThugDebugger
PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:
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Website | sherrelldorsey.com
IG | instagram.com/sherrell_dorsey
Twitter | twitter.com/Sherrell_Dorsey
Get your own copy of Upper Hand: The Future of Work for the Rest of Us at sherrelldorsey.com/upperhand
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EP2: Falling Off The Mini Cliff After The Acquisition with Khadijah Robinson
I Think I'm Doing This Right
08/12/22 • 55 min
In this episode, I Think I’m Doing This Right welcomes Khadijah Robinson, Harvard Law graduate and founder of an e-commerce directory for Black businesses that connects shoppers with black makers, creatives, and services.
Tune in as Khadijah shares her journey from lawyer to full-time entrepreneur committed to the elevation of the Black community to working with Sean “P. Diddy/Brother Love” Combs, and all the intimidating transitions in between. And if she has truly caught up with herself in all that has developed in the past year alone...
Don’t miss this conversation about making the leap to do what fulfills you rather than what is “right” and why defining your values and what’s really important guarantees no more wrong choices.
KEY POINTS:
Khadijah Robinson’s transition from law to entrepreneurship
How her e-commerce company was born
Doing what your gut compels you to do, even when it’s frightening
When entrepreneurship also requires a bit of luck
There is no such thing as “doing it right”
Why community is a superpower and asset in and of itself
QUOTABLES:
“I realized as I was transitioning out of my law firm and into full-time entrepreneur life, like this is my opportunity to not just say that this is what I want to do, but just do it. So I just did it, which is basically half of the things that you do as an entrepreneur. You're like, well, I'll just do it and see what happens.”
“I committed to buying black. I was like, if I can't do anything except argue with my judge about somebody's sentence every so often, I am going to do this one small thing.”
“If you're going to be a successful entrepreneur, you have to be adaptable and be ready to take all kinds of curveballs, both good and bad.”
GUEST RESOURCES:
Follow Khadijah Robinson on social media!
IG | instagram.com/dijadontneedya
Twitter | twitter.com/dijadontneedya
PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:
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Website | sherrelldorsey.com
IG | instagram.com/sherrell_dorsey
Twitter | twitter.com/Sherrell_Dorsey
Get your own copy of Upper Hand: The Future of Work for the Rest of Us at sherrelldorsey.com/upperhand
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EP1: “I Think I'm Doing This Right” Sherrell's Tech Founder Journey
I Think I'm Doing This Right
08/12/22 • 50 min
Welcome to the first episode of “I Think I'm Doing This Right” with your host, Sherrell Dorsey!
Now a fair warning: If you’re looking for a formula to success, then you’ve come to the wrong place. In this episode, Sherrell brings you on her entire tech founder journey to show you that your process doesn’t have to be linear, and it certainly will be filled with hurdles, doubts, and a whole lot of uncertainty.
From teaching tap classes to enrolling in fashion university to now making waves and millions in the tech industry, Sherrell has had countless paths ahead of her. So how did she know which was the right one to take? Tune in as Sherrell shares her pivotal and do-or-die moments as she transitions from recession recovery to full-blown entrepreneurship.
It’s time to get comfortable with getting uncomfortable. Join Sherrell as she shares her story of forging her own path in life so that you too, can forge your own!
KEY POINTS:
What sparked Sherrell’s entrepreneurial hunger
Deviating from the “traditional” route to success
The biggest doubts and hurdles that shaped Sherrell’s journey
The birth and evolution of Black Tech Charlotte
Thinking BIG: Expanding the vision and impact of The Plug
Embracing unpredictability and moving forward
Create your own formula and vision for your life
QUOTABLES:
“You can have all the momentum, you can build something incredible and great, and you can still be working on the wrong thing.”
PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:
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Website | sherrelldorsey.com
IG | instagram.com/sherrell_dorsey
Twitter | twitter.com/Sherrell_Dorsey
Get your own copy of Upper Hand: The Future of Work for the Rest of Us at sherrelldorsey.com/upperhand
Find the latest news & updates on Black founders and innovators from The Plug newsletter tpinsights.com
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TRAILER: Welcome to "I Think I'm Doing This Right"
I Think I'm Doing This Right
08/12/22 • 3 min
Welcome to I Think I'm Doing This Right, the podcast!
My name is Sherrell Dorsey, I’m a data journalist, a tech founder, an award-winning entrepreneur, and a speaker for Fortune 500 companies, with a resume that would deem me fit to be considered a successful woman and leader in business. YET, I STILL wake up some days with the sinking feeling like I could make one wrong move and it will all come crashing down.
If you’re building something for the first time, the learning curve can get to you and have you questioning how long will the hard things be the hard things, right? Well, I am here to tell you that it gets easier if you continue to muster the courage to figure it out as you go along.
My goal is to help us get real about our journeys, accept our lessons, honor our unlearning about what we think is the right way to do things, and give ourselves and others grace for those inevitable falls.... Because they will come.
Through colleagues, friends, and other incredible entrepreneurs building and working across various industries, you’ll learn how those with massive success pushed through, experimented, pivoted, gave themselves grace, and figured it out even when they questioned themselves and everything around them.
Welcome to the space that honors you, the first-time CEO, builder, entrepreneur, and business owner, exactly where you are on your journey! Now let's dive in.
PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:
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Website | sherrelldorsey.com
IG | instagram.com/sherrell_dorsey
Twitter | twitter.com/Sherrell_Dorsey
Get your own copy of Upper Hand: The Future of Work for the Rest of Us at sherrelldorsey.com/upperhand
Find the latest news & updates on Black founders and innovators from The Plug newsletter tpinsights.com
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EP4: Monetizing Your Everyday MAGIC with Mattie James
I Think I'm Doing This Right
08/19/22 • 47 min
One of the absolute hardest things to do as a business owner is finding that middle ground between family and business - but OG blogger & influencer, and now published author of Everyday MAGIC, Mattie James has proven that it is certainly possible!
From auditioning for American Idol and Making The Band, to building an empire in the blogger & influencer space, Mattie James sits down with us and shares the pivotal moments in her journey that have led her to create her Everyday MAGIC.
As Mattie shares her unapologetic approach to designing a life that holds space for both her family and her business, she also gets open and honest about her separation and reconciliation with her husband, and explains the power of priorities and boundaries in everything that she does.
So, join in on the conversation, and find out how you too can start creating your own Everyday MAGIC with Sherrell and Mattie today!
KEY POINTS:
Mattie James’ journey from auditioning to blogging
Her pivotal moments as a blogger and influencer
Supporting and educating Black creators in the blogging space
The secret to balancing and separating your business & family
What does it mean to create your Everyday MAGIC?
Setting and respecting boundaries as a business
QUOTABLES:
“Being kind is important, but it's not a substitute to doing the work.”
“A little bit of progress is still progress. Baby steps are still steps. Even if I have to baby step myself to the top, I am willing to do that. I think I'm worth that effort.”
GUEST RESOURCES:
Mattie James
IG | @themattiejames - www.instagram.com/themattiejames
Twitter | @themattiejames - www.twitter.com/themattiejames
Pre-order Everyday MAGIC now: www.amazon.com/dp/1546002227/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_94M9KBNBS388N4FAR9YV?linkCode=ml1&tag=mattieologie-20
PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:
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Website | sherrelldorsey.com
IG | instagram.com/sherrell_dorsey
Twitter | twitter.com/Sherrell_Dorsey
Get your own copy of Upper Hand: The Future of Work for the Rest of Us at sherrelldorsey.com/upperhand
Find the latest news & updates on Black founders and innovators from The Plug newsletter tpinsights.com
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EP5: Break Shit, Build The Ego
I Think I'm Doing This Right
08/26/22 • 12 min
You’re going a mile a minute, everything around you is falling apart, and balls are dropping left, right, and center - sound familiar?
It’s incredibly easy to get swept up in the heat of things around you. That is why in this episode, Sherrell gets real and vulnerable with you by sharing the days and moments where she got things utterly wrong and shows you that sometimes slowing down can be the biggest thing that protects us from ourselves.
It’s time we started stepping away from the 24/7 hustle culture, embracing our seasons of rest, and ultimately trusting that things will work out in the end.
KEY POINTS:
How slowing down protects you from yourself
The moment everything starts falling apart around you
Rejecting hustle culture and embracing rest
Trust that everything is going to work out for you
QUOTABLES:
“When things are collapsing, slowing down is sometimes the best remedy.”
PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:
Like what you’re hearing? Leave a review and share this podcast!
Website | sherrelldorsey.com
IG | instagram.com/sherrell_dorsey
Twitter | twitter.com/Sherrell_Dorsey
Get your own copy of Upper Hand: The Future of Work for the Rest of Us at sherrelldorsey.com/upperhand
Find the latest news & updates on Black founders and innovators from The Plug newsletter tpinsights.com
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EP6: The Ongoing Reinvention of Yourself with Enovia Bedford
I Think I'm Doing This Right
09/02/22 • 40 min
“I did a lot of stuff wrong. But I was going to do it anyway.”
In this episode, your girl Sherrell welcomes VettDeck CEO, marketing maven, and friend of over 20 years, Enovia Bedford. A testament to figuring it out along the way, tune in as Enovia shares her journey from chef dreams to successful jewelry designer to the quarter-life crisis that led her to where she is today.
Never seeing herself in just one career, don’t miss this conversation on respecting the season you're in and why you should always “do it afraid" with Enovia Bedford!
KEY POINTS:
Enovia’s journey from jewelry design to software
Where did Enovia’s fearless confidence come from?
The health scare that almost ended it all
When Enovia lost everything and found her purpose
What inspired the creation of Black Tech Charlotte?
QUOTABLES:
“I never believed that you had to have one career. If I want to be a chef, I can go be a chef. If I want to have a jewelry design company, I'm gonna figure it out.”
GUEST RESOURCES:
Find all of Enovia Bedford’s resources at: linktr.ee/Vettdeck
IG | @novey.b - instagram.com/novey.b
PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:
Like what you’re hearing? Leave a review and share this podcast!
Website | sherrelldorsey.com
IG | instagram.com/sherrell_dorsey
Twitter | twitter.com/Sherrell_Dorsey
Get your own copy of Upper Hand: The Future of Work for the Rest of Us at sherrelldorsey.com/upperhand
Find the latest news & updates on Black founders and innovators from The Plug newsletter tpinsights.com
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EP7: The ONE Thing I Did Right Was Allow Myself To Constantly Redefine My Version of Success
I Think I'm Doing This Right
09/09/22 • 14 min
Sherrell often asks her guests what they think they have gotten right on their path to entrepreneurship. But today, she reflects on this query in her own journey, sharing what she thinks she is getting right and how taking a step back is actually what got her there.
So if you are a relentless entrepreneur on that hustle treadmill, just as Sherrell once was, be sure to listen in and start asking yourself: Who do I want to become? How do I want to work? And most importantly, how do I want to LIVE?!
KEY POINTS:
How do you define success?
Is your sense of worth defined by what you can accomplish?
What does it mean to “work smarter?”
Creating a life of intention while still honoring your business
QUOTABLES:
“My personal sense of value and contribution came by what I could actually produce. And even telling you all this now, it's really hard to think about because it seems absolutely absurd.”
“It has been 100% important for us to continuously build out a space and an environment where we can do our best work. But it does not cloud our sense that we still have to live lives as human beings.”
PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:
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Website | sherrelldorsey.com
IG | instagram.com/sherrell_dorsey
Twitter | twitter.com/Sherrell_Dorsey
Get your own copy of Upper Hand: The Future of Work for the Rest of Us at sherrelldorsey.com/upperhand
Find the latest news & updates on Black founders and innovators from The Plug newsletter tpinsights.com
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EP8: Why Most People Quit Before The Manifestation Happens with Joshua Mundy
I Think I'm Doing This Right
09/16/22 • 36 min
Self-confessed serial entrepreneur, meet Joshua Mundy - CEO and co-founder of Pivot Technology School, a fully remote coding boot camp offering technology education to students of diverse backgrounds, including those formerly incarcerated. Along with working as a community advocate and real estate investor, Josh is also the founder of Fortitude Homes, a nonprofit that provides housing for individuals struggling with mental illness.
So how does he do it all?! Tune in as Joshua Mundy sits down with Sherrell to share the challenges that defined his pathway, his trick to overcoming failure, and why he believes the key to successful entrepreneurship is a short memory!
KEY POINTS:
When Josh decided to become a full-time entrepreneur
Why resilience is the key to entrepreneurship
How to listen to that voice and overcome failure
The moment that changed Josh’s life
“Let it go and keep it moving.”
QUOTABLES:
“If you don't know how to be resilient and make adjustments along the way, a lot of entrepreneurs, they quit before the actual manifestation of the thing happens."
“I always talk about moving in the direction you want to go. So no matter what in life, just keep moving. Movement creates momentum. And as long as I keep moving, then all the pieces are coming together.”
GUEST RESOURCES:
Learn more about Joshua Mundy and his work: linktr.ee/joshuamundy
pivottechschool.com
IG | @pivottechschool - instagram.com/pivottechschool
FB | facebook.com/pivottechschool
IG | @iammrmundy - instagram.com/iammrmundy
PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:
Like what you’re hearing? Leave a review and share this podcast!
Website | sherrelldorsey.com
IG | instagram.com/sherrell_dorsey
Twitter | twitter.com/Sherrell_Dorsey
Get your own copy of Upper Hand: The Future of Work for the Rest of Us at sherrelldorsey.com/upperhand
Find the latest news & updates on Black founders and innovators from The Plug newsletter tpinsights.com
I Think I’m Doing This Right is edited by Instapodcasts (visit at instapodcasts.com)
EP9: Knowing Better & Doing Better
I Think I'm Doing This Right
09/23/22 • 20 min
Coming from the Northwest, Sherrell, like so many of us, was raised with the long-held idea of attending school, getting a good job, working at that job for 15 or so years, going on a couple of cruises, and then...die. Being the first entrepreneur in her family seemed almost like a hindrance, but as she reflected on her journey and the failures, roadblocks, and successes along the way, Sherrell realized that it was actually her superpower!
Listen in as Sherrell debunks the myth of inbred entrepreneurship and reveals the four superpowers that shaped her journey to fearlessness, reinvention, and success in entrepreneurship.
KEY POINTS:
Does entrepreneurship “run in the family”?
Why you need to stay curious!
Get good with failure and trust your timing
The importance of cultivating your community
Allow yourself to evolve!
QUOTABLES:
“At first, I thought that it was something that was a hinderance, but what I've come to find out is that sometimes being the first is actually your superpower.”
PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:
Like what you’re hearing? Leave a review and share this podcast!
Website | sherrelldorsey.com
IG | instagram.com/sherrell_dorsey
Twitter | twitter.com/Sherrell_Dorsey
Get your own copy of Upper Hand: The Future of Work for the Rest of Us at sherrelldorsey.com/upperhand
Find the latest news & updates on Black founders and innovators from The Plug newsletter tpinsights.com
I Think I’m Doing This Right is edited by Instapodcasts (visit at instapodcasts.com)
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How many episodes does I Think I'm Doing This Right have?
I Think I'm Doing This Right currently has 28 episodes available.
What topics does I Think I'm Doing This Right cover?
The podcast is about News, Tech, Founder, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Tech News, Podcasts, Education, Ceo and Business.
What is the most popular episode on I Think I'm Doing This Right?
The episode title 'EP3: Merging Culture and Code with Render ATL Founder, Justin Samuels' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on I Think I'm Doing This Right?
The average episode length on I Think I'm Doing This Right is 30 minutes.
How often are episodes of I Think I'm Doing This Right released?
Episodes of I Think I'm Doing This Right are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of I Think I'm Doing This Right?
The first episode of I Think I'm Doing This Right was released on Aug 12, 2022.
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