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How to Hustle Holistically with Brooke Daniels S7 Ep. 12

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How to Hustle Holistically with Brooke Daniels S7 Ep. 12


This entrepreneur and business advisor wants to disrupt the toxic hustle culture and replace it with something more holistic. She is an advocate for holistic hustle. Stick around to learn more about that as well her advice to disrupt the notion of overnight success.


Brooke Daniels, the CEO of Daniels & Co. and Director at Salesforce Ventures, is a force to reckon with in the Venture Capital space. This mindful business strategist, fluent in German, believes in striking a harmonious work-life balance by incorporating daily meditation. With over 15 years in the industry, she is an active angel investor who coached founders who successfully raised more than $75 million in VC dollars.


Brooke is also a Director at Salesforce Ventures and has over a decade of experience in VC and tech. She is an Advisor for BLCK VC, Justice Technology Association, and is on the Investment Committee for the Cap Table Coalition.  She is also a mentor to entrepreneurs with TechStars and Pharrell William’s non-profit, Black Ambition. Brooke holds an Executive MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler and is an advisor for the entrepreneurship program.


This is Michelle McKenzie and welcome to the WTF? podcast where we demystify entrepreneurship and the fog around funding. 


In this episode we discussed:


  • The 5 top things that entrepreneurs should know before they start a business or at the very startup stage of their business.
  • What entrepreneurs should understand about capital when they start their business before they embark on their fundraising journey
  • Why it’s important for Black and Brown investors to take up space on cap tables of businesses led by Black and other underrepresented founders
  • How to displace the toxic entrepreneurship hustle mentality and replace it with a holistic hustle mentality.


    • Both Brooke and I are proponents of the holistic hustle so, when was the last time you enjoyed REST?

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    Learn more about Brooke:

    • Instagram
    • Facebook
    • LinkedIn
    • Website


      • Learn more about the Daniels and Co.:

      • Instagram
      • Website


        • Books Mentioned:


        • Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz
        • Venture Deals by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson


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