EP1: “I Think I'm Doing This Right” Sherrell's Tech Founder Journey

Road to Reinvention

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.”

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