EP 9. Surviving and Thriving as a New Entrepreneur featuring Stephanie Alston, Black Girl Group by Built To Quit

EP 20. Season 1 Recap

Wrapping up season 1 with Built to Quit podcast host, Jasmine Smith! Not to worry, we will be back for season 2 this fall so don't forget to subscribe or follow the Built to Quit podcast on your favorite podcast platform!

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About the host:

In April 2021, Jasmine quit her full-time job to pursue freedom and creativity through self-employment. She is the Founder of SmithCo, an experiential marketing agency and Co-Founder of Open Door Concept, a rental space centered around community, conversation and creativity in Washington, DC. Motivated to share her experience and the experience of other black entrepreneurs, Jasmine created this podcast to encourage, inspire and help others create their blueprint to entrepreneurship. Follow Jasmine at @thejasminesmith.

EP 19. I Got A Job

In this episode, Jasmine makes announcements. Not one but…two. This is an episode you don’t want to miss.

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About the host:

In April 2021, Jasmine quit her full-time job to pursue freedom and creativity through self-employment. She is the Founder of SmithCo, an experiential marketing agency and Co-Founder of Open Door Concept, a rental space centered around community, conversation and creativity in Washington, DC. Motivated to share her experience and the experience of other black entrepreneurs, Jasmine created this podcast to encourage, inspire and help others create their blueprint to entrepreneurship. Follow Jasmine at @thejasminesmith.

EP 18. 50 Shades of Entrepreneurship

What does it mean to be an entrepreneur? What does entrepreneurship look like? In this episode, Jasmine shares her perspective on grounding principles and practices of entrepreneurship and why it extends beyond just having an idea.

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About the host:

In April 2021, Jasmine quit her full-time job to pursue freedom and creativity through self-employment. She is the Founder of SmithCo, an experiential marketing agency and Co-Founder of Open Door Concept, a rental space centered around community, conversation and creativity in Washington, DC. Motivated to share her experience and the experience of other black entrepreneurs, Jasmine created this podcast to encourage, inspire and help others create their blueprint to entrepreneurship. Follow Jasmine at @thejasminesmith.

EP 17. Visualize What You Want and Use What You Know To Get There featuring Johnny Bailey, ShineHard Family

In this episode, Johnny talks about how he leveraged his strengths, experiences, and visualization techniques to build his unorthodox pathway to entrepreneurship.

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About the host:

In April 2021, Jasmine quit her full-time job to pursue freedom and creativity through self-employment. She is the Founder of SmithCo, an experiential marketing agency and Co-Founder of Open Door Concept, a rental space centered around community, conversation and creativity in Washington, DC. Motivated to share her experience and the experience of other black entrepreneurs, Jasmine created this podcast to encourage, inspire and help others create their blueprint to entrepreneurship. Follow Jasmine at @thejasminesmith.

EP 16. How to Not Be Overwhelmed When Working Full-Time and Building a Business

Starting a business can be overwhelming especially when working a full-time job and tending to life. In this episode, Jasmine shares five things that helped her manage and navigate life as an employee and business owner.

Resources mentioned:

Customer Relationship Management Tools: Honeybook, Dubsado
Electronic Contract Signing Tool: HelloSign
Follow the Built to Quit Podcast on Instagram @builtoquit
Connect with Jasmine via email: builttoquit@gmail.com

About the host:

In April 2021, Jasmine quit her full-time job to pursue freedom and creativity through self-employment. She is the Founder of SmithCo, an experiential marketing agency and Co-Founder of Open Door Concept, a rental space centered around community, conversation and creativity in Washington, DC. Motivated to share her experience and the experience of other black entrepreneurs, Jasmine created this podcast to encourage, inspire and help others create their blueprint to entrepreneurship. Follow Jasmine at @thejasminesmith.

EP 15. 90 Days In featuring Mercy Chikowore, Publicist

In this episode, Jasmine talks with Mercy Chikowore who quit her 9 to 5 job a little more than 90 days ago. Mercy discusses how being multi-dimensional and entrepreneurial in spirit, propelled her to choosing and betting on herself through self-employment.

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About the host:

In April 2021, Jasmine quit her full-time job to pursue freedom and creativity through self-employment. She is the Founder of SmithCo, an experiential marketing agency and Co-Founder of Open Door Concept, a rental space centered around community, conversation and creativity in Washington, DC. Motivated to share her experience and the experience of other black entrepreneurs, Jasmine created this podcast to encourage, inspire and help others create their blueprint to entrepreneurship. Follow Jasmine at @thejasminesmith.

EP 14. It’s Okay to Quit a Job You Enjoy to Pursue Something Greater featuring Sofiat Abdulrazaaq, Goodfynd

Sofiat Abdulrazaaq, CEO and co-founder of Goodfynd, shares her bittersweet transition from a fun, impact driven and lucrative job, to running her company full-time.

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About the host:

In April 2021, Jasmine quit her full-time job to pursue freedom and creativity through self-employment. She is the Founder of SmithCo, an experiential marketing agency and Co-Founder of Open Door Concept, a rental space centered around community, conversation and creativity in Washington, DC. Motivated to share her experience and the experience of other black entrepreneurs, Jasmine created this podcast to encourage, inspire and help others create their blueprint to entrepreneurship. Follow Jasmine at @thejasminesmith.

EP 13. Quitting, Changing Careers and Staying in a Job out of Necessity: Entrepreneurship is Not Linear featuring Zanade Mann, Black Women’s Business Collective

Zanade Mann, founder of Black Women's Business Collective, shares her nonlinear journey to running two businesses while managing family commitments and going back to school to support a career change.

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About the host:

In April 2021, Jasmine quit her full-time job to pursue freedom and creativity through self-employment. She is the Founder of SmithCo, an experiential marketing agency and Co-Founder of Open Door Concept, a rental space centered around community, conversation and creativity in Washington, DC. Motivated to share her experience and the experience of other black entrepreneurs, Jasmine created this podcast to encourage, inspire and help others create their blueprint to entrepreneurship. Follow Jasmine at @thejasminesmith.

EP 12. There’s More Than One Way to Entrepreneur featuring Kyle Woumn, Overflow

In this episode, Kyle Woumn, Vice President of Product and Engineering at Overflow, discusses how his frustrations of being overlooked while working for a “great company,” influenced his decision to pursue a new opportunity to start his own company which eventually led him to being an entrepreneur and a full-time employee.

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About the host:

In April 2021, Jasmine quit her full-time job to pursue freedom and creativity through self-employment. She is the Founder of SmithCo, an experiential marketing agency and Co-Founder of Open Door Concept, a rental space centered around community, conversation and creativity in Washington, DC. Motivated to share her experience and the experience of other black entrepreneurs, Jasmine created this podcast to encourage, inspire and help others create their blueprint to entrepreneurship. Follow Jasmine at @thejasminesmith.

EP 11. Quitting Big Business. Attorneys Do It Too featuring Jaia Thomas, Sports and Entertainment Attorney

In this episode, Sports and Entertainment Attorney Jaia Thomas shares why she left a big law firm in New York to discover something new in LA. This major move would later propel her into creating her own practice and building her second business; a database designed to increase the hiring and exposure and number of African-American agents, attorneys, managers, and publicists who work in the sports and entertainment industry.

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About the host:

In April 2021, Jasmine quit her full-time job to pursue freedom and creativity through self-employment. She is the Founder of SmithCo, an experiential marketing agency and Co-Founder of Open Door Concept, a rental space centered around community, conversation and creativity in Washington, DC. Motivated to share her experience and the experience of other black entrepreneurs, Jasmine created this podcast to encourage, inspire and help others create their blueprint to entrepreneurship. Follow Jasmine at @thejasminesmith.

EP 10. Creative Entrepreneurship featuring Kalilah Wright, Mess in a Bottle

In this episode, Jasmine chats with Kalilah Wright who shares the story behind Mess in a Bottle, what it’s like to balance creativity and business, and honoring self and motherhood while building a business.

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Follow Kalilah on Instagram @ownerofmess
Follow Mess in a Bottle on Instagram @messinabottle
Visit the Mess in a Bottle website
Financial toolkit recommendations: QuickBooks, FreshBooks, Bench

About the host:

In April 2021, Jasmine quit her full-time job to pursue freedom and creativity through self-employment. She is the Founder of SmithCo, an experiential marketing agency and Co-Founder of Open Door Concept, a rental space centered around community, conversation and creativity in Washington, DC. Motivated to share her experience and the experience of other black entrepreneurs, Jasmine created this podcast to encourage, inspire and help others create their blueprint to entrepreneurship. Follow Jasmine at @thejasminesmith.

EP 9. Surviving and Thriving as a New Entrepreneur featuring Stephanie Alston, Black Girl Group

In this episode of the Built to Quit, Jasmine sits down with Stephanie Alston, founder of Black Girl Group, a full service and event employee staffing agency that connects men and women of color to companies seeking to hire diverse talent. In the podcast, Jasmine and Stephanie discuss the importance of positioning to find clients and how to keep money coming in even when there is little to no client work.

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About the host:

In April 2021, Jasmine quit her full-time job to pursue freedom and creativity through self-employment. She is the Founder of SmithCo, an experiential marketing agency and Co-Founder of Open Door Concept, a rental space centered around community, conversation and creativity in Washington, DC. Motivated to share her experience and the experience of other black entrepreneurs, Jasmine created this podcast to encourage, inspire and help others create their blueprint to entrepreneurship. Follow Jasmine at @thejasminesmith.

EP 8. Betting on Yourself and Investing in Knowledge to Grow Your Business featuring Anthony Hales Jr., Bayne

In this episode of Built To Quit,Jasmine sits down with Anthony Hales Jr., CEO of Bayne LLC, a small consulting firm based in the District of Columbia. In this capacity, Anthony works with a diverse portfolio of clients including numerous government agencies and a variety of firms in the hospitality sector. In the podcast, Anthony shared what motivated him to start his own business after spending close to a decade in the Federal government and working on multiple large public projects. The conversation also revolved around the need for “the hustle” as Black/Brown entrepreneurs and the importance of continuously investing in knowledge to grow your business.

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EP 7. Redirection: Getting Laid Off as a Fashion Designer to Building a Lifestyle Brand featuring Dionna Dorsey Calloway, District of Clothing

In this episode of Built To Quit, Jasmine sits down with Dionna Dorsey Calloway, an entrepreneur and founder of Dionna Dorsey Design and District of Clothing, a lifestyle brand encouraging progression, inspiring action, and supporting self-love. In the podcast, Dionna shared how she transitioned from living as a 28-year-old fashion designer in New York City to being unemployed and coming back home to Washington D.C. to start working for herself. As Dionna recalled, she was feeling equally shocked and determined in the midst of this transition but was fully aware that leaving the life she built in New York wasn't necessarily a failure but a redirection.

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EP 6. Building Genuine Relationships, The Black Experience and Taking Imperfect Actions featuring Brittani Hunter, Mogul Millennial

In this episode of Built To Quit Podcast, Jasmine sits down with Brittani Hunter, CEO of Mogul Millennial, a digital media platform for young, ambitious Black entrepreneurs and professionals. Brittani has grown the company into a market leader for smart Black media, reaching thousands of Black business builders and creatives each month. In the podcast, Brittani shared the importance of building genuine relationships as an entrepreneur, and what inspired her to write about some of the issues on entrepreneurship and career development as related to the black experience, which sparked the idea of Mogul Millennial seeing that there was a lack of smart content dedicated to the black community. Britanni also gave some actionable ideas on taking that leap of faith and just going after what your mind and heart desire.

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EP 5. Healthy Fear, Business Values and Navigating Seasonal Dips featuring Joey V. Price, Jumpstart:HR

In this episode of Built To Quit Podcast, Jasmine chats with Joey V. Price, CEO of Jumpstart:HR, the company that offers HR outsourcing and consulting for startups and small businesses. Joey also co-hosts The While We Were Working Podcast, a podcast for leaders in the workplace who wish to be better at handling "people issues". In this episode, Joey shared how he started his business while working as an HR specialist at a federal contractor, and what it looked like to be a full-time entrepreneur after leaving his corporate career. Joey also shared the importance of having a healthy fear when doing business, being intentional with providing value to your clients as opposed to being “transactional” and some tangible tips on navigating seasonal dips in business.

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EP 4. Building a Brick and Mortar Business, Creative Craziness and Mompreneurship featuring Patrice Cameau, CAMPspace

There's a recurring theme with a lot of entrepreneurs that most of them are typically starting to build a brand or business before they either quit or get fired. In this episode of the Built to Quit Podcast, Jasmine sits down with Patrice Cameau, founder and CEO of CAMPspace, a brick & mortar studio for entrepreneurs and creators, and also host of the Shades of Content podcast, where she uses her 15 plus year public relations career to teach marketing and self care tools to listeners via her weekly episodes. Patrice shared her journey on how she transitioned and pivoted from working a nine to five into being an entrepreneur all the while navigating motherhood and marriage.

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Follow Patrice on Instagram @patricecameau
Patrice’s website
Patrice’s podcast – Shades of Content
2022 Black Girl Holidays Content Calendar
Podcast recommendations – The Coworking Weekly Show, Social Proof Podcast
Funding – U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA

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