Millionaire. Billionaire. These words get thrown around like they're similar, but they're far from the same. One is disastrous for the health of local economies, and the other is not.Listen to hear more about:What I learned from the Official Historian of the City of Detroit about the former wealth built by hundreds of Black business owners - which were destroyedThe difference in the scale of millionaire vs. billionaire wealth.How distributed vs. concentrated wealth changes communitiesHow your business-building decisions can make a differenceThis episode will free you from any guilt you might have had about seeking prosperity, and show you how building ethical wealth isn't just about self-interest — it's about building economic foundations that create resilient communities for everyone.------------------You are invited to our virtual retreat TOGETHER to take this work deeper. Check out more details here.
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33. Radical Hope: A Technology of Future Creation
If you've been searching everywhere for hope — in politics, business, self-development — only to find yourself more discouraged than when you started, this episode is for you. The surprising thing is that conventional ideas about hope might actually be keeping us trapped in the very systems we need hope to escape from.In this episode, we'll explore:Why conventional ideas about hope will always lets us downWhy your deepest pain might actually be the doorway to the change you're meant to create in the worldWhat we can learn from wisdom traditions that transforms collective grief into a force for unstoppable resistance The counterintuitive reason why uncertainty is where hope becomes most dangerous to oppressive systemsThis episode will ignite something in you that goes far deeper than optimism — it's a call to step into your role as an agent of the world that's trying to emerge through you, starting right now.If you're ready to turn radical hope into a daily practice that sustains you while creating real change, join our online retreat. Check out more details here.
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32. How to find your people: Part 4. Slow growth is real growth
In this final episode of our series on finding your people, we explore why slow growth is the only real growth — and why the obsession with speed is actually working against your long-term success.In this episode, you'll learn about:Why the Charlie Munger/Warren Buffett investment philosophy applies directly to online business growthThe hidden costs of chasing shortcuts — and how they actually train your brain to think in ways that lose moneyFour business fundamentals that predict long-term success better than follower counts or viral posts ever couldThe difference between being patient vs. passiveIn a world where everyone else is burning out chasing the latest growth shortcut, find out why patience might be your best friend in business. ----Business Fundamentals Assessment WorksheetInstead of asking "Is this working?" based on follower counts or viral posts, assess your actual business fundamentals — the underlying factors that predict long-term success.1. Do you actually enjoy the work itself?Reflection questions:Do I find satisfaction in the process of sharing my ideas and connecting with people?Am I showing up because I want to, or just because I think I have to?Does my current approach align with my values and authenticity?What aspects of my work energize me vs. drain me?To do: Identify one change you could make to enjoy your work more.2. Are you getting better at your craft?The craft of your actual work:Am I more skilled at delivering my product/service than I was 6 months ago?What specific improvements can I point to?The craft of marketing and selling:Am I getting more comfortable sharing more of myself (not just polished work)?Am I finding it easier to focus on genuinely helping rather than performing value?Am I better at understanding what people actually need help with?Am I learning to be more creative with marketing (vs. cold strategy)?Am I finding it easier to have real conversations (vs. broadcasting)?To do: List 3 specific ways you've improved in the last 6 months:3. Are you actually building relationships?Remember: Growth starts with people closest to you. Don't dismiss connections from friends, family, or colleagues as "not real."Are people responding to your work (even if slowly)?Are your ideas traveling (people mentioning/sharing them)?Have you had genuine conversations this week?Are you helping people without attachment to outcomes? To do: List 5 real connections/responses from the past month (no matter how small).4. Are you actually showing up consistently?Are you doing the work or just stressing about the work? Track time spent this week on actually creating and sharing something that matters to you, having real conversations with human beings, helping someone solve a problem vs. stressing, analyzing, researching, overthinking.What foundation are you building that you can't see yet?
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31. How to find your people: Part 3. Put creativity before strategy
In the third episode of our 3-part series on finding your people, we explore why marketing is actually an art form, not just a business strategy — and why this shift might change everything about how you attract the right people to your work.In this episode, you'll learn about:Why memorable marketing comes from creative vision -- and how to let your artistry lead your strategyFour paradigm shifts that move you away from chasing followers How to work with (not against) your unique communication style, timing, and creative seasonsWhy building your own "one-in-8-billion blueprint" is the most pragmatic path to sustainable business relationshipsLet me show you why you don't need to figure out something new to be more magnetic -- you just need to stop hiding who you actually are.
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30. How to find your people: Part 2. Decolonize the idea of giving value
You've probably heard this advice a million times: "give value." Offer something helpful, useful, desirable... so that you can build trust, establish authority, and strengthen relationships. Sounds good, right?Well, weirdly enough, this popular advice might just be exactly what's keeping your people from finding you.Listen to this episode to explore:Why the ubiquity of "giving value" makes your shares invisibleWhy this framework sets up an impossible mental calculation that drives good-hearted people crazyHow conventional marketing advice is literally built on colonial thinkingThe one simple question that changes everything about how you show up
Let's build community care, social responsibility, and allyship into every aspect of your business — not as an afterthought, but as a core foundation. Because business isn’t neutral. The way we sell, market, and structure our offers either upholds oppressive systems or actively works to dismantle them.We’re here to have honest, nuanced, and sometimes uncomfortable conversations about what it really means to run a business that is both profitable and radically principled.
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