What Up Doe?! In this solo episode of the Black Fridays Podcast, host Denzell Turner gets real about one of the biggest killers of Black entrepreneurship — starting strong and stopping short before success ever has a chance to show up. Denzell breaks down the four core reasons entrepreneurs keep quitting on their own ideas, and delivers a no-fluff framework for building clarity, systems, audience, and intentional money goals that actually keep you in the game. If you've ever abandoned a business idea before it had a chance to breathe, this episode was made for you.

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What Up Doe?! In this episode of the Black Fridays Podcast, host Denzell Turner sits down with Tiera Moultrie, founder of Autism In The D, to talk about what it really takes to build a movement from scratch when your community has nothing to offer you. Tiera shares how two sons diagnosed with autism, a broken Detroit school system, and a city without a single inclusive sensory space pushed her to create the resources, events, and community that families like hers desperately needed.

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What Up Doe?! In this episode of the Black Fridays Podcast, we sit down with Nina Idemudia, founder of A Planner with a Purpose, to talk about building a career rooted in purpose, community, and doing things on your own terms. Nina shares how her background in urban planning, leadership in national organizations, and real-life experiences pushed her to create intentional spaces, host impactful activations, and use her platform to bring people together to solve problems, build connections, and create change in their communities.

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What Up Doe?! This week on the Black Fridays Podcast, we sit down with Milwaukee entrepreneur and media creator Kayla Lewis Allen, co-founder of Full Circle TV, a family-centered streaming platform focused on real conversations about marriage, faith, and entrepreneurship. Kayla shares how she and her husband built their own platform from the ground up, the lessons they learned creating a business together, and why ownership, consistency, and purpose-driven content are key to building something that lasts.

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What Up Doe?! This week on the Black Fridays Podcast, we sit down with Detroit photographer, entrepreneur, and creative educator Katrina Cross-Daniels, founder of Katrina Cross Photography and KCD Creative Studios. Known for her empowering boudoir, branding, and portrait photography, Katrina shares how she transitioned from corporate life to full-time entrepreneurship and built a business focused on helping women rediscover confidence, embrace their stories, and see themselves in a new light. Through initiatives like I Am Worthy and her creative studio for local entrepreneurs, she’s using photography as a tool for empowerment, healing, and community building.

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Public relations is more than getting on TV or landing a headline. It’s about storytelling, preparation, and building trust with the audience you want to reach.

In this episode of the Black Fridays Podcast, host Denzell Turner sits down with Kiana Montgomery, founder of Ki Takeaways Communications, to break down how entrepreneurs can use public relations to grow their brand and amplify their story. Kiana shares insights from nearly a decade in communications, including her work with global agencies like Edelman and Sachs Media Group, and how she now helps entrepreneurs translate big-agency strategies into practical tools for small businesses.

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What Up Doe?! In this episode of the Black Fridays Podcast, we sit down with the founders of Round One Gaming Lab Tyrell and Terrance to unpack how they built a competitive gaming space in Detroit designed for serious players, streamers, and community events. Inspired by the idea of bringing gaming back to what it was meant to be experienced like, together, they share how Round One evolved into a high-energy, mobile gaming lab that creates social, interactive experiences beyond traditional arcades and isolated online play.

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What Up Doe?! In this episode of the Black Fridays Podcast, we sit down with Bree Flemings, founder of Jem Social, to break down how she pivoted from DJ to tech founder and built an AI-powered influencer marketplace connecting creators with over 30,000 brands. Bree shares hard truths about influencer vs creator identity, how to pitch brands the right way, building scalable tech products, landing podcast sponsorships through positioning, and why ownership in the creator economy is the real bag.

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