Brit Fitzpatrick is founder & CEO of MentorMe - a SaaS mentoring platform. 

Brit is a 2014 FOCUS100 Fellow and a member of the Fall 2014 Points of Light Civic Accelerator. She's been named one of the top 50 under 40 emerging leaders in social enterprise by American Express, and Inc. Magazine recognized her one of "8 Awesome Black Women Tech Founders to Watch." In 2015, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce named Brit a "Woman Entrepreneur to Watch." 

Brit serves on the Advisory Board for 100 Girls of Code and as an ambassador for Ronald McDonald House Charities.

This NSBEpreneur podcast episode is one on the topic of finding the right business idea. Our host, Nehemiah Mabry discusses the acronym F.A.S.T. and uses it as a rubric to provide some insight on how to determine where your effort should be focused when looking to start a new venture. Hopefully you'll find this content practical and useful for where you are on your journey!

who want to win in their careers and in their everyday work lives. She works

with organizations and individuals to Build Leaders and Develop Excellence so

that they can achieve their vision of success.  In 2009, Vivian founded

Experts in Growth Leadership Consulting, LLC.  She has worked with many

global organizations, such as Johnson & Johnson, Proctor & Gamble,

Brown-Forman and GE. Vivian delivers an energetic, power-packed program that

empowers and inspires.

a moment and listen to her story!

KJ Scriven is an entrepreneur, singer, and prolific songwriter

hailing out of North Carolina. K.J. brings an anticipated freshness and

excitement to the gospel music industry. One of his most noteworthy achievements was that of penning the song "What Can I Do" which was featured on Tye Tribbett's grammy award-winning album entitled Greater Than. K.J.'s blend of soul,

contemporary worship, hip hop, and alternative rock has listeners

buzzing at the originality and authenticity of his sound. On this episode of the NSBEpreneur Podcast KJ shares how his academic background in business prepared him for an career as an independent musician. He also gives priceless advice based on lessons he learned along the way.

Take a listen!

 Our Final Podcast Episode of 2015 will feature a collection of the best "gifts" (i.e. Advice) provided in our first seven interviews. Each guest shared lessons that they would give themselves, back before starting their business and reaching their current level of success. Listen to the great quotes from each episode and find nuggets of wisdom are good for us all.

PLUS, we have among these gifts another Top 7 list that you might also enjoy...

Let us know which one of our Top 7 "Must-Play" Christmas songs is your favorite and what others you would add. Please leave your thoughts below in the comments section.

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

 Our Final Podcast Episode of 2015 will feature a collection of the best "gifts" (i.e. Advice) provided in our first seven interviews. Each guest shared lessons that they would give themselves, back before starting their business and reaching their current level of success. Listen to the great quotes from each episode and find nuggets of wisdom are good for us all.

PLUS, we have among these gifts another Top 7 list that you might also enjoy...
Let us know which one of our Top 7 "Must-Play" Christmas songs is your favorite and what others you would add. Please leave your thoughts below in the comments section.

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

began shortly after he graduated from college.  He owns a franchise with

LegalShield, a company that provides high quality legal and identity theft

services. The legal plan gives members access to over 6900 attorneys for situations

ranging from the trivial to the traumatic, and the identity theft plan provides

industry leading monitoring, consultation, and restoration. Keith

is the CEO and founder of eBook Solutions which is a book publishing company

that provides digital and physical book publishing services, provides online

and offline book promotion services, and help authors develop/expand their

author platform. Keith’s main goal is to provide the best

customer service to his clients by listening to their needs and providing the

best solutions to their problems. He is also an active member of the NSBE Professionals

national board.

of INC Tutoring, a private,

prescriptive tutoring company specializing in individual one-on-one

tutoring that achieves RESULTS. Serving clients at all academic

levels in math, science and standardized test preparation, their tutors

are passionate about providing a collaborative learning

environment specifically tailored to the student’s learning style. The

curriculum is not a “one size fits all” cookie cutter template but a

holistic one that includes input from parents teachers and

the student to develop lessons that foster accelerated learning/

which equals lower customer cost. INC Tutoring is one of the most sought

after tutoring organizations and the only minority owned, private, prescriptive

tutoring company in the Dallas area. 

matching app that facilitates diversity recruiting in tech companies by

circumventing unconscious bias. Despite very humble beginnings,

Stephanie first learned to code at 14 through BDPA, by 15 she was a full

stack web developer and by 16 a network admin. Fast forward 17 years,

Stephanie has worked in tech for companies like Northrop Grumman,

Microsoft, Lockheed Martin, Deloitte and TripAdvisor, but is now focused

full time on changing how people, organizations and companies connect

in a way that fosters diversity. Stephanie graduated from Stanford

University with a B.S. in Management Science & Engineering and MIT

Sloan with a MBA.

Michael Garvin is co-founder of REDtro Habitat, a sneaker restoration and consignment apparel store. The business provides restoration of old or new sneakers, redesigning custom or exclusive sneakers, and consignment apparel. The initial restoring and repairing sneakers to a factory look is the primary focus and the base of their work; however retail is the majority of what is done.  REDtro Habitat is located in the downtown area of Fayetteville, North Carolina. The organization is committed to providing the highest quality workmanship and customer service, while supporting the sneaker community with another location to purchase goods and services. To be successful, they implement and maintain the latest, exclusive trends in sneakers and apparel, while training likeminded employees/team members.