On today's episode, we're talking with Chevelle (Herring) Saunsoci, also known as Coach Chevy. In 2020, she turned her love of basketball into DVLP, a basketball program that helps kids develop their skills and play at the college level.

Read and learn more at: https://dorhoutretirementservices.com/ep-19-coach-chevy-helps-kids-achieve-college-basketball-dreams/

About our guest: https://www.dvlpbasketball.com/

What we discuss:

2:10 – Meet Chevelle

2:59 – Coaching history

7:03 – Opportunity gap

11:11 – Programs she offers

13:42 – Starting a business

20:35 – Staff

23:29 – Marketing

28:31 – How to get involved

On today's episode, we're talking with Devon Foster, an entrepreneur who owns multiple businesses, including a trading card game company and an entertainment company.

Read more: https://dorhoutretirementservices.com/ep-18-from-trading-card-games-to-entertainment-devon-foster-loves-business/

About our guest: https://www.facebook.com/TheColletivesCorner/

What we discuss on this episode:

2:03 – Collective's Corner

4:40 – COVID

6:41 – Trading cards as a kid

7:38 – Starting a business

11:15 – Challenges

14:15 – Pokémon

20:27 – Social media

22:58 – DJing and entertainment company

27:40 – Multiple business

31:03 – Future

32:45 – Advice

On today's episode, we're talking with Diana Doukas, manager for economic impact for U.S. policy programs at Facebook. Find out how her work helps empower small businesses in Nebraska and beyond.

Read more:

https://dorhoutretirementservices.com/ep-17-from-the-white-house-to-facebook-her-goal-is-to-help-small-businesses/

About our guest:

Diana is a public affairs and corporate social responsibility executive with almost 15 years of White House, government, corporate, political and non-profit experience managing budgets of more than $10 million.

What we discuss on this episode:

Listen to the full podcast to hear Diana talk about:

• How her career path led her to Facebook
• Her experience working with the small business community
• Why she couldn't have plotted her career path if she tried
• How she learned to trust her gut
• How she built a community around her
• What exactly she does at Facebook
• What Facebook is doing to help small businesses
• What tools Facebook has to help businesses
• How businesses can do community outreach
• How she has personally helped small businesses

1:50 – Meet Diana

2:08 – Career path

3:01 – Losing out on jobs and promotions

3:55 – What she learned from failure

6:21 – Her role at Facebook

7:21 – How Facebook helps businesses

10:55 – Re-entering the workforce

13:56 – Business resource hub

16:38 – Most value Facebook tool

18:22 – Outreach in the community

19:45 – How she helps small businesses

22:37 – Digital shift

25:59 – Anything else?