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Ep. 36 From Corporate Career to Entrepreneurship: Elaine Robinson Beattie's Leadership Journey

• Kimberly Daniel and Stephen Lewis • Episode 36

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Elaine Robinson Beattie, CEO of the Women of Vision Leadership Institute, is an executive coach, strategist, and transformational leadership speaker, and today, she shares her journey from corporate career to entrepreneurship. She delves into the qualities of strong leaders and entrepreneurs, offering valuable insights into team-building and leadership. We also discuss the importance of time management for entrepreneurs, the difference between coaching and mentorship, and how maintaining accountability and balance is key to success. Plus, Kimberly and Stephen reflect on their first year of hosting podcasts. This episode contains insights for anyone looking to grow in their career or business.

IN THIS EPISODE: 

(00:00) Introduction
(03:43) Elaine discusses what motivated her shift from a corporate career to coaching
(09:00) Elaine outlines the traits of strong leaders and their approach to building effective teams
(13:05) Elaine discusses common challenges and the importance of effective time management
(18:47) The distinction between coaching and mentorship
(28:48) Kimberly and Stephen discuss their experiences during the first year of hosting the podcast

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

  • Outstanding leadership is rooted in vision, tenacity, and the ability to inspire others. Great leaders value diversity, emotional intelligence, collaboration, and strategic partnerships. They delegate effectively, balancing efficiency with effectiveness. Beyond time management, they focus on energy management, prioritizing tasks and relationships that align with their goals for sustainable success.
  • Entrepreneurship: For entrepreneurs, effective time management and self-care are key to preventing burnout. It begins with careful planning—incorporating self-care routines, meal prepping, and organizing tasks in advance. Having accountability partners or coaches provides additional support, ensuring entrepreneurs stay focused and on track while managing their busy schedules.
  • Coaching is goal-oriented, focusing on specific outcomes like starting a business or earning a promotion, often with a paid relationship. Conversely, mentoring is a long-term, unpaid partnership where an experienced individual provides guidance and support for personal or career growth.

RESOURCES:  

Elaine Robinson Beattie - Website

Elaine Robinson Beattie - Email

Elaine Robinson Beattie - 404-981-1155

Women of Leadership Institute - Website

GUEST BIO: 

Elaine Robinson Beattie is the CEO of Women of Vision Leadership Institute. This company supports executive women of color aiming for C-suite positions while disrupting systems of injustice in ministry and the marketplace. With over 30 years of experience, Elaine is an international speaker, leadership coach, and strategist focused on management training and leadership development. She co-hosts Lead(H)er Talks, a podcast for women in leadership, and is the author of Sis, You Earned It: A Guide to Leading a Maverick with Grace. 

About Do Good X Podcast:

Advocates for impactful entrepreneurship, this business leadership podcast creates a space for entrepreneurs navigating the path of purpose-driven business and the entrepreneur community. This podcast covers strategies to drive business growth, build confidence, and create meaningful social impact. 

Tags: Outstanding leadership, social impact companies, entrepreneur community, mentorship group, black entrepreneur podcast, successful black entrepreneurs, business podcast, business finance podcast, business women podcast, business leader podcast, coaching, purposeful businesses


Narrator: [00:00:00] Welcome to the do good X podcast, a sanctuary from the entrepreneur grind host Kimberly, Danielle, and Steven Lewis advocates for impactful entrepreneurship guide you on the path where purpose meets business. Join us to slow down, reconnect, and explore the challenges of under resourced entrepreneurs, uncovering the unique journey of building businesses that make a difference.

Now you're hosts.

Kimberly R. Daniel: Hey, everyone. Welcome to the Duke edX podcast. My name is Kimberly Danielle, and I am a community builder, a coach, and a communication strategist who comes from generations of faith driven entrepreneurs and leaders who believe that our purpose should drive us to contribute to the common good. I am happy to be here with you today and excited to be here with you, Steven.

How are you [00:01:00] doing today? 

Stephen Lewis: I'm doing good. And I just want to say that I'm a catalyst for positive change in communities and businesses and for over two decades. I've inspired leaders and entrepreneurs to live and work on purpose with intention, faith, and a commitment to their wellbeing. And Kimberly, I'm excited to get into this podcast today.

Uh, cause we're particularly have a special guest, a do good X mentor. Cheerleader, uh, circle of advisor, none other than Elaine Robinson Badie. She is the CEO and a woman of, she is the CEO of Women of Vision Leadership Institute, which is a professional development and leadership company supporting executive women of color in an inspiring or to a C suite position who are on the cusp of disrupting.

Embedded systems of [00:02:00] injustice in ministry and the marketplace. She is an international speaker, a leadership coach, and a strategist with more than 30 years of experience. Elaine teaches the importance of management training and development leadership skills in the marketplace and for faith based organizations.

She is the co host of Lead Her Talks, a podcast created for women in leadership, where she and her co hosts share lessons learned from their past workplace experiences in their respective workplaces. And she also is a published author working on her soon to be released book, Sis, You Earned It, A Guide to Leading a Maverick with Grace.

Elaine Beatty graduated from Simmons College with a bachelor's degree in business administration. She is also, uh, has an earned master's in management and leadership from Montreat College with a master's in religious leadership from Candler School of Theology at Emory [00:03:00] University. Elaine is married to the Reverend Dr.

Charles M. Beatty II, a United Methodist pastor, and an international blues artist. And they live in Atlanta, Georgia with their beloved dog, Miss Ella Fitzgerald Robinson Beatty. Elaine, it is so good to be with you. 

Elaine Robinson Beattie: Thank you. It's so good to be here. Appreciate the opportunity. 

Stephen Lewis: So let us jump in. You've had a successful career as a senior executive, uh, roles at several fortune 500 companies.

What motivated you to leave your corporate career and become a coach? And was it a gradual decision or was it a sudden realization? 

Elaine Robinson Beattie: Thank you for the question. Uh, it was actually two things. So, as you know, I love mentorship. I've had mentors, and I've been a mentor. Well, my mentor calls me from her [00:04:00] hospital bed, unbeknownst to me, and says, I'm okay, I'm alright, I'm okay.

And I'm saying, you're not okay, because I can hear it. And so I said, what happened? And she says, well, I, I, I just had a quadruple bypass. And I thought, Oh my God, I am not going out like this. And in addition to Marcia, there were several people, they were getting divorced. They were, uh, you know, going into the hospital.

All these things were happening to people. I'm thinking, I'm not going out like this. Right. So I started making this shift. I had a coach and I was talking to her about coaching. And then. One day, and this was the final straw, I was on my way to work and I was pulling into the garage and literally I had my Bible on the seat and I could hear this little small voice say, open your Bible.

And I'm thinking like, well, to where? And, um, you all might know this scripture that scripture says come out from among them. And I'm like, Oh my God. [00:05:00] What are you saying? Anyway, so I went to a few of my friends, you know, colleagues who knew the word well, and they said, you know exactly what that means. And so before I even thought about it anymore, I walked into my boss's office.

I showed him the description. He says, okay. So that's how I ended up leaving. 

Stephen Lewis: Wow. So Elaine, let me ask you just a follow up question. You know, you coach and work with entrepreneurs and executives, uh, Of all types of leaders. And so what challenges or, yeah, what challenges and opportunities have you experienced in developing your business, especially coaching and leadership development?

Elaine Robinson Beattie: Well, as I said, Steven, I made the switch from being in the hotel business for several years to being, as you know, an entrepreneur. Well, when I did that, I also moved from Miami to. Asheville, North Carolina. And [00:06:00] I did not think like, Oh, you're going to a new community where they don't know you. And I walked in blazing in, you know, on fire.

Okay, let's get this party started. And they did not know me. They didn't care that they, they didn't care who I thought I was. Um, so it was really, really shocking to me. Yeah. That I just could not hit the ground running. Um, and, uh, if you've ever been in a smaller community like Asheville, um, quite frankly, they really are the type of people, lovely people, wonderful people, generous people, but they, Uh, are really pretty close to outsiders.

And so I really had to work my way in for years to get them to trust me, know me and work with me. So moving to a new community without bringing your business was a major, bringing my business. But I say that to other [00:07:00] people, when you move, bring your business with you. 

Kimberly R. Daniel: So even thereafter, I'm curious, what is one or two other challenges that or opportunities that you have faced as an entrepreneur, specifically around leadership development and coaching since that time in Asheville?

Elaine Robinson Beattie: Well, you, you got, people need to know you, they need to know who you are, and they need to know what you've done, and you can have all the write ups you can have, and, and that it's helpful, right, to have people to speak on your behalf, meaning testimonials, things like that, but you really have to get to know people, and so, um, I did a lot of volunteering.

I showed up in the community. The opportunity was really to work alongside people. And that's what I did. And I actually even ended up taking a job, uh, as a full time executive director of a nonprofit again, led by the Lord. [00:08:00] Uh, but it was an opportunity for me to meet more people in the city. And I, got the opportunity to interact with CEOs and COOs.

And so that put me in a category that allowed me to really then be able to showcase my skills as far as speaking and coaching and things like that. So people need to know you, that is the biggest opportunity and the biggest challenge. And I think the way to do that is really through volunteering and working alongside people.

Kimberly R. Daniel: So what we recognize, Stephen and I recognize, we talked about this on another episode, is that not all entrepreneurs are actually good leaders. And, you know, given your work, what are the key qualities of a successful entrepreneurial leader specifically? And how can these leaders build strong teams and lead effectively?[00:09:00] 

Elaine Robinson Beattie: Yeah, I, I think about that often. And when I see leaders who are natural and, and I do believe natural leaders can be born and they can be made. It starts with, I believe vision, right? Leaders must have vision. That's what makes a great leader. And then you add on tenacity and then you add on. Add on the ability to be able to work with other people.

I really believe great leaders understand the value of diversity. I believe that they understand and really have a great sense of emotional intelligence. I also believe that they understand the power of collaboration and if you would, um, joint ventures, those kinds of things. So that's what I've seen in, uh, in good leaders and also the ability to be able to delegate and [00:10:00] to work effectively and efficiently.

They, we used to, and I used to always teach this, right? To manage your time It's important to manage our time, but I recently have been coached, and now I really think of it as really managing my energy and making sure I'm making good use of my time. 

Stephen Lewis: Yeah, that is. I wonder, as you think about managing your time and your energy, how do you then extend that out to a team?

And what I'm really thinking about is like, how can entrepreneurs build strong teams? manage their time and to really lead effectively, uh, to do all the things that the business really needs, particularly in different stages of the entrepreneurial journey. 

Elaine Robinson Beattie: I think the most important thing is to make sure that the people that you're hiring are working with one, understand the vision.

That they [00:11:00] see the vision and that they're ready to work alongside you with the vision. That's the first thing. Secondly, I really believe that you need to have shared values. If they're not people that are going to support your vision and your values, then it's almost like a lost game already. But those two things will get you far.

I always believe you can, Train people for skill, but you cannot train people for attitude. Visionaries are visionaries. The greatest difference is when people are differing on values. So if you have those Three things, right? An initiative. People need to, you know, to show initiative. But if you have shared values, if you have shared vision and people understand their capabilities, right?

They know what their [00:12:00] superpowers are and are willing to share them, share them generously. Then I think that's the start of a good team of a good leadership team. And then those who really believe in continued learning, right? We all have to be continued learners, in my opinion. And so as we're working together, we.

As John Maxwell says, we fail forward, right? We learn from our mistakes. We give each other feedback and then we just keep going, right? We just keep going. But I think having a diverse team is important in leadership. I think it's important that we really build a bond of trust. And the only way we do that is with time.

Kimberly R. Daniel: So when you work with entrepreneurs, I know you work with executives, uh, and you've also worked with entrepreneurs, what are the [00:13:00] common challenges or pain points that they are wrestling with? 

Elaine Robinson Beattie: Making good use of time, making good use of time. Unfortunately, as entrepreneurs, you know, we start out and, you know, we, we do everything, we do everything, and then we become successful and we still try to do everything.

And that's where we have to realize that bringing on someone who can do the tasks That, uh, I know when I say lower level, but the task that would cost us a lot of money, right, for instance, it's not a good use of my time to be doing research, first of all, I don't like it, but it's better to find somebody who loves doing research I'm talking about for speaking engagements.

It can fill out the profiles and put together a draft of proposal. That's a good use of someone else's time. It's not a good [00:14:00] use of my time. Better use of my time is thinking up new programs, thinking up, uh, new talks to, to be sharing with the world, right? Spending time reading and building my skills. So we have to figure out what's a good use of our time.

And entrepreneurs always end up getting down in the weeds and forgetting that we must be mindful. I always tell people the difference between me and Oprah is how she spends her time, right? We got to think about that, right? How do we spend our time? 

Stephen Lewis: Well, you know, as this change, you Um, because also you think about kind of work life balance and some would say that, you know, work life balance is a farce.

Um, and others would say, well, you know, you figure out like how do you live in harmony with the demands of your personal life and your professional life? I say all that to say is that a lot of people struggle with work life balance. They struggle to find harmony [00:15:00] between their work life, their personal life, and all the things that.

You know, pull on them in terms of those demands. So what strategies do you recommend to help entrepreneurs effectively manage their time, take care of their self in order to avoid burnout? 

Elaine Robinson Beattie: Great question. And again, this is actually part of the foundation of my method in coaching. And that is planning.

Planning is essential. And I mean planning everything. For me, quickly, my day starts with I get on a prayer line and then I end up working out or going to the gym. I come back, then I get ready. I do my self care breakfast, get food ready, maybe for the rest of the day. And then I start working with my clients.

So I spend the first part of the morning. In self care, and then I'm ready to work, right, having food available, [00:16:00] you know, pre planning and setting up Sundays is my setup day. Right. So I try to make sure I've got clothes washed and, and folded and in all the things that I need to do in order to have a really good week.

So planning preparation. Accountability is very important. I have an accountability partner. In fact, I have a couple of them in addition to two coaches, right? So I have a lot of people holding me accountable because it's so easy to get off track. So having people who are cheering you on, having people who are going to hold you accountable, lovingly, gracefully.

Uh, making sure that we're planning and making sure that we are literally scheduling and I, I mean, scheduling like doubt date night, uh, scheduling, when do we, you know, when do we pray? When, when are we reading, uh, just time to [00:17:00] sleep and nap. Saturdays is my sabbath. People know, my husband knows I stay in my pajamas if I can.

I don't cook. I tell people I, it's like I'm Jewish, right? Like Sunday, Friday, sundown, forget it. It's all over. It is all over for me. Um, that's the rhythm my body has been on for years. That's what I used when I was in the hotel business. We worked real hard from Sunday to Friday. And then Saturday was my day off and recovery.

And it actually, it still is 30, 30 years later. So Sabbath is a very important part of establishing a rhythm. And I don't say balance. I say rhythm. It's more about a rhythm of life because we all know sometimes we're really, really busy and sometimes we're not. And so we have to account for that. 

Stephen Lewis: That's really good.

And for you to be able to stay with a practice like that for 30 years is commendable. 

Elaine Robinson Beattie: My body used to it. It [00:18:00] just does that. So I've learned to lean into it. Not always, but I've now learned to lean into it. 

Stephen Lewis: That's great. Well, we're going to pivot and we're going to actually move to our next segment. Here we will hear insights from entrepreneurs and seasoned guys about the impact.

That mentorship can have. So Elaine has served as a mentor for Dougan X startup accelerator and is an incredible source of wisdom and a guide for entrepreneurs who are committed to building and scaling their businesses. So, uh, Elaine, we'd like to ask you a few questions related to that. And so, uh, I'll invite Kimberly to get us started.

Kimberly R. Daniel: Elaine, how is coaching different from mentorship and when would an entrepreneur benefit from having a coach? Coaching 

Elaine Robinson Beattie: is best when you are working toward a particular thing, um, for instance, setting up a business or [00:19:00] wanting to be promoted, um, moving up the ranks. Um, and then, uh, you know, I think it's really important when you're, when you're, when you're looking for a mentor, you have to have experience moving up the ranks, moving up the ranks.

Mentoring, I believe is important when we are trying to get nuanced, when we are working on a, let's say in my career, right? I knew I wanted to be a general manager. So I sought out a general manager, someone who is experienced. So a mentor is usually experienced, usually in the field that we are in, and they will guide you through.

Right. Without pay, usually, um, just because they really believe in who you are and want to see you successful. So a coach is someone you usually pay to have a particular result. Mentors will walk with you, usually for a long period of time. To make sure that you are getting all the different aspects that you're [00:20:00] seeking in the goal that you're working toward.

Stephen Lewis: So since the mentor may walk with you for a long period of time, what are the key qualities that an entrepreneur should look for in a mentor? 

Elaine Robinson Beattie: Well, first of all, are they mentoring, right? We can't ask someone to mentor us unless they really. Are already mentoring and they really love mentoring and feel called to mentor.

That's the first thing. I also believe that mentors need to have availability. They need to make themselves available. I also believe that mentors need to see the value in the mentee, right? So it's not just the mentor speaking into their life. Right. I, I learned this phrase actually from Dr. Rhodes working with the Rise Together Network, Ministry of Women Ministers.

And we talk [00:21:00] about It being a circular relationship, and I love that. Right? So it's a give and take. It's a sharing. It's an equal sharing, recognizing that the mentor does come with experience and knowledge and those things that the mentee is seeking. But the mentor can also learn and I've and that's happened for 

Kimberly R. Daniel: me.

So your mentees have often had a lasting connection with you, even after the accelerator program. I want to hear what factors contribute to a successful mentoring relationship. And what should the mentee bring to the relationship? 

Elaine Robinson Beattie: Thank you. You know, I, I have always seen my mentees as whole people and, uh, I want to see them succeed at the thing that we're working on.

But like entrepreneurship, leadership, you cannot just coach [00:22:00] or mentor a person on that thing. You've got to have insights into their lives. And it just so happens that I have had wonderful mentees where we have shared, if you would, concerns about particularly women, women of color. So we've had shared interests, we've had shared passions, we enjoy one another, we laugh.

And I have been able to be there for them in tough times. They also bring great gifts and I recognize those and have not been, uh, afraid to ask them about, you know, their gifts, their talents and how they do things. And so it just started naturally where we, it became a give and take. And then. I just wasn't ready to let go and neither were they and I have enjoyed the relationships after the program with them and still do.

Kimberly R. Daniel: Well, if you are tuning in and enjoying this conversation that we are having with Elaine, learning more about coaching, [00:23:00] mentorship, and ways that you can Better move and navigate this journey as an entrepreneur, as an entrepreneur. I'm sorry, you can go to do get x. org for more resources and tips and tools for your journey.

Join a LinkedIn community to navigate that journey and have a community support along the way. And. If you feel so led and you are enjoying this, please also leave us a review and you don't have to just remember that we are in this with you and you don't have to do this journey alone. Now we are going to shift to our next segment off the cuff.

And here we have a series of questions that we have not provided Elaine that we invite you Elaine to just. Answer, respond to with the first thing that comes to mind. So the first question is, what do you do to navigate roadblocks and build your [00:24:00] confidence? 

Elaine Robinson Beattie: I do a lot of praying, . I do a lot of praying, but I, I really have a circle of friends who have different skillsets and I, I call upon them.

I am not afraid to ask for help. 

Stephen Lewis: What's the best advice that you have received on your entrepreneurial journey? 

Elaine Robinson Beattie: To have a circle of people that I can lean on. Oftentimes entrepreneurs are usually end up like becoming a solopreneur and they forget like there's people out there that can really help them.

And, um, I realized that that was happening for me. So that's why I ended up joining a mastermind and getting back in community because it's so easy to get focused on our businesses. So you cannot do entrepreneurship alone. You cannot, you need people around you and a diverse group of people. 

Stephen Lewis: And for those who do not know what a [00:25:00] mastermind is, just say briefly what that is.

Elaine Robinson Beattie: So a mastermind is a group of people who are all working toward a particular thing. For instance, I'm in a mastermind of storytellers. So we're all perfecting our skills as storytellers, but we're all have different businesses. Some of us are counselors. Some of us are coaches, speakers, uh, tech, tech people, but we, We are committed to helping one another succeed.

So we cheer each other on, we hold each other accountable, and we work through and share business strategies together. 

Kimberly R. Daniel: What is one daily, weekly, or monthly practice that sets you up for success as an entrepreneur? 

Elaine Robinson Beattie: Getting sleep. 

Kimberly R. Daniel: I 

Elaine Robinson Beattie: know that sounds really stupid. That's very important. So important. It is so important.

When I do not get enough sleep, I am cranky. I can't think, I, you know, my mind is fuzzy, but if I get a good night's sleep, man, I am up and ready to go. So I [00:26:00] cannot, I cannot say enough about getting enough sleep. 

Stephen Lewis: Well, how much of your success do you attribute to your faith? Versus your own grit, your will, or your hustle.

Elaine Robinson Beattie: Great question. And that is when my life really changed. When I was in a hotel business, I was, you talking about grit. I was all up in it. Me, Elaine, me, myself, right. I was doing everything I could because I believe the lie. I believe like you go out there, you get a good education, you do your job. And you'll get hired and you'll move up the ranks.

Well, I did that and I got burnt out along the way. And then, you know, I. literally started praying and I then really started pressing into my faith. And that's when everything shifted. When I invited the Lord into my life, when I started literally reading the Bible and listening and letting the Lord lead [00:27:00] me, life got a lot easier.

So I am a big proponent for bringing God to work with us. 

Kimberly R. Daniel: Complete this sentence. Because of my entrepreneurial endeavors, communities will be or are more able to 

Elaine Robinson Beattie: connect. Connection is so important for all kinds of reasons. One, we just need people. We need people. I love connecting women to women. I love connecting entrepreneurs.

Oftentimes I realize that I have resources and they're not for me. So being able to get people together where they realize that they have resources, that they may not be for themselves, for themselves and they can share resources or reckon or getting people to recognize that. They are a resource, but connection is important for life, for living, for, for our [00:28:00] businesses connection.

Stephen Lewis: Well, Elaine, we'll have to leave it there. And I want to say thank you for taking time out of your schedule to be with us on this podcast. And just to share just a few bit of, uh, wisdom and. Deep insight that you bring to the entrepreneur journey. 

Kimberly R. Daniel: And thank you for your continued support of do get X and serving as a mentor.

Uh, and also showing up today for this conversation. 

Elaine Robinson Beattie: You are most welcome. And thank you for having me. It's been such a blessing to be part of this community and I. Just enjoy serving. And as I said, you know, as a mentor and being part of this community, I give, but I also have been blessed in receiving. So thank you.

Kimberly R. Daniel: Hey, Hey everyone. So Stephen, You know, this is our first year doing this podcast, uh, first experience as a, [00:29:00] as a host or co host. We've both been on podcasts before as guests, but just want to share with the listeners what our favorite parts of hosting the Duke at X podcast have been thus far. You want to get us started or you want me to go?

You want me to go first? 

Stephen Lewis: Sure. So I will share with the listeners. My favorite part are the bloopers, the bloopers. Do you hear me? Like you all will not believe what goes on behind the scenes, but no, seriously. Um, my favorite part about the podcast is really talking to really, uh, wonderful people, entrepreneurs who are doing really great work out in the world and our ability to be able to curate that information, to be able to curate their insights, to be And hopefully make it available to, um, aspiring entrepreneurs and those who are trying to figure out different pieces within their own business.

And so that's really exciting for me. What about you? [00:30:00] 

Kimberly R. Daniel: Yeah. I mean, I would have to agree with, with that. I really enjoy talking to a good mix of entrepreneurs, investors, entrepreneurs who are early in the game, entrepreneurs who are later stage and really getting those different perspectives on what the journey looks like from.

From how they have approached entrepreneurship or where they are situated in the field. And I think that's been really wonderful. Um, I would also say, you know, really being able to, like you said, curate some insights and perspectives that in resources. Because we've had tons of guests come on here and just like list a whole bunch of resources that can really be instructive for entrepreneurs, but curating that space, like you said, for those resources, particularly for you all are tuning [00:31:00] in who are aspiring, or maybe, you know, you're just trying to figure some things out in your business and you haven't.

really found the right resource yet, but you hear something that's inspiring or you want to look into from the podcast. That's been wonderful. And then I would also say hearing from people that they tuned into the podcast, you know, it's, it's our hope. It's my hope that people will listen to the podcast, but to actually be out in the world or to chat with somebody virtually for the first time and talking a little bit about do get X or.

Or I work and they're like, Oh yeah, I listened to the podcast and you know, I really love this or I found some good resources or great insights, or I know the person that you interview, that kind of thing. And so it's fun to always be able to, it's fun, surprising. And it makes, it makes me proud that we're actually, Providing something that is helpful and of [00:32:00] value to someone.

And even if it's just one person, perhaps, so that someone is a someone. 

Stephen Lewis: That's right. You know, I think, I think this is an important medium. Um, particularly as we move forward into the future, it allows people to listen on their own time and in different formats, and they can do it while they are cooking dinner or making lunch or.

Driving in the car and that type of thing. And so I think, you know, experimenting with this medium and being able to kind of co host the way in which we can continue to learn and curate the kind of resources and insights and hopefully helpful conversations will build a stronger ecosystem of people who are benefiting from those who come before them, that they don't have to make the same mistakes.

Um, and or they can accelerate the opportunity that's before them because they have a little bit more access to information that they otherwise wouldn't be able to have. So [00:33:00] I really enjoy the podcast and what it's able to do in that regards. 

Kimberly R. Daniel: The last thing I'll say that relates to the first thing you said with bloopers, you know, it's great.

To just not take ourselves so seriously sometimes and to laugh. And we have had some bloopers for sure that you may or may not hear or see in the future. Um, but I think it's also, it just reflects the fact that it's important to have fun. In, in doing what we're doing, whether it's this podcast, whether you're out there building a business, whether you are out there supporting entrepreneurs in any way, of course, there's some aspects of business that do require us to be serious, but it's important to be playful too, and to laugh and to find joy.

and what we're doing. So I hope you continue to enjoy tuning in and we look forward to you [00:34:00] joining us next time. Until then, be well and do good. 

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