As we discussed in our last post, the mental health of entrepreneurs isn’t talked about enough. The entrepreneur road can be hard and lonely. It’s a path that can separate us, both physically and emotionally, from those not on this journey. Our loved ones can struggle to relate to our difficulties, and those close to ...
11 May 2021 In All Founders Need Therapy By Joey Womack
Understanding Entrepreneur Mental Health: We Need Each Other, Y’all
One of the largest overlooked segments of our population when it comes to mental health is entrepreneurs. The life of an entrepreneur, particularly those of tech startup founders, can be really, really stressful. We all doubt ourselves at times. The reality is it is lonely at the top, and we need each other. We all ...
21 Apr 2021 In Announcements By Joey Womack
A Step Toward Trust In the Justice System #GeorgeFloyd
Though the pain of George Floyd’s murder will never go away for his family and friends, today’s historic verdict brings us a step closer to equity and justice for all. For those whose lived experiences have resulted in mistrust of law enforcement and the justice system, particularly the Black community, a little bit of trust ...
23 Feb 2021 In Entrepreneurship Support By Joey Womack
Are We “Winning or Just Looking Good While Losing” When It Comes to Supporting Founders?
We all know that no entrepreneur can succeed without a strong network of support. Think about it. Sayings like “your net worth is your network,” and “it’s not what you know, but who you know” go back decades. So it should come as no surprise that I believe that the path to success for social ...
29 Sep 2020 In Intentionally Good, K12 Tech Training, Post-Secondary Tech Training By Joey Womack
We’re Launching a College Tech Talent Training Division Starting With Black Tech Ventures
We're proud to announce the launch of a College Tech Talent Training Program division within the Intentionally Good program to connect organizations that train diverse college students and students in social impact in tech entrepreneurship, software development, design, product management, and more. Following behind our Scalable Tech Startup, Tech-enabled Small Business, and K-12 Tech Talent ...
14 Sep 2020 In Intentionally Good, Tech Startups, Tech-Enabled Small Businesses By Joey Womack
We’re Partnering With Verizon to Expand The Intentionally Good Project
We are proud to announce that we have partnered with Verizon, one of the world’s leading providers of technology, communications, information and entertainment products and services, to expand The Intentionally Good Project program. Not only with this partnership provide operational support, but we'll also work with Verizon to provide opportunities such as speaking engagements and ...
06 Sep 2020 In Tech Startups By Joey Womack
Goodie Nation Partners with Fulcrum Equity Partners for Financial and Resource Support
We are proud to announce that we have partnered with Fulcrum Equity Partners, a leading growth equity firm headquartered in Atlanta, to accelerate our work to help fill the funding gap for diverse-led (Black, Latinx, or Women) startups and social impact startups. Fulcrum Equity Partners is providing funding and will be donating their time and ...
13 Oct 2019 In Intentionally Good By Joey Womack
Relationships Matter for Diverse-Led Startups & Social Impact Startups: What We Learned By Spinning Up The Intentionally Good Project in 90 Days
On May 31st, we received notification that we won a VilCap Community license grant from Village Capital for their accelerator curriculum and data collection tools. On June 13th, Joey Womack presented on creating an “intentional” culture to support diverse changemakers at SOCAP’s Spectrum conference. And on June 24th at 4:32pm, we received an email from ...
17 Jan 2019 In Goodie Impact K-12, Hack The Violence By Joey Womack
Goodie Nation Brings Awareness to the School-To-Prison Pipeline Ahead of Super Bowl LIII
Goodie Nation announced today that eleven mold-breaking digital marketing campaigns aimed at ending the school-to-prison pipeline will launch at their marquee event Goodie Innovation Weekend: Big Game x Big Impact, held January 26-27 at Google’s headquarters in Atlanta. Supported by funding from the Walton Family Foundation, Goodie Innovation Weekend concludes Goodie Digital: Disrupting The School-To-Prison …
30 Aug 2018 In Goodie Impact Stories, Hack Gentrification By Joey Womack
How Civic Dinners Became a Civic Tech Platform
First ever filmed Civic Dinner 6/13/2016 at Bellina in Ponce City Market By Jenn Graham, Founder & CEO of Civic Dinners After a successful project with the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Millennial Advisory Panel in 2015, the concept of using dinners as a way to engage new voices in the regional planning process proved a viable ...