JOEY WOMACK ∙ ATLANTA, GA
GOODIE NATION ∙ www.goodienation.org
Industry - Tech
DEFINING HIS LEGACY
“I’m super serious about helping one billion people by the year 2039, but I’m more focused on crafting and perfecting the ‘process’ of how to make it happen. I won’t be disappointed if I ‘only’ help 100 million people, but the ‘process’ works. And I want my legacy to be the ‘process’ of what it takes to create sustainable social impact. The ‘process’ starts with a mindset of taking on an impossible goal where your very first thought is ‘how can this happen?’ You then break the impossible down into manageable steps and focus on the next step - not the end. Finally, you accept that failure is likely, but know that you’ll still succeed as this allows you to be innovative and entrepreneurial - and have a ton of fun along the way. The steps begin with thorough self and 3rd party evaluations to assess your strengths and areas of improvement. You then set out to reach milestones to improve those weak areas helped by mentors who give you advice and open doors. I’ve been blessed with many awesome people (way too many to name) who have given me advice. Some are official mentors, and some aren’t. Still, the following people have been significant inflection points for me in my entrepreneurial journey: a Tuskegee engineering professor while I was a rising senior in high school, DJ D-Nice, Spencer Ingram, and Sanjay Parekh. In most of these cases, they simply offered me a choice or told their own stories. Those choices and stories changed my life.” -Joey Womack
ABOUT JOEY
Part super-connector, part startup coach, Joey is the Founder/CEO of Goodie Nation. This national support nonprofit is closing the relationship gap for tech-focused social entrepreneurs and diverse founders. He’s also the founder/CEO of Amplify 4 Good, a mission-driven agency that uses rapid problem-solving to help large companies, nonprofits, and government agencies create social impact. Since starting this journey in 2014, he’s worked with numerous top tier companies, brands and organizations. Joey is also the Co-Founder of the Atlanta Black Tech initiative, where he serves as the Lead for the Startups and K-12 divisions.
A “Rebel with a Cause” at the leading edge of change, Joey was bitten by the entrepreneurial bug in 2002 when he launched digitalguestlist.com as a graduate student at Florida A&M University where he received his MBA. He grew the site to 80,000 users and advertised thousands of events for Fortune 500 companies, agencies, and high-profile promoters during special events and tentpole weekends.
GOODIE NATION
Goodie Nation exists to eliminate the relationship gap that stands in the way of success for too many promising entrepreneurs, especially those who are people of color, women, or aren’t located in coastal financial centers. Their superpower is the ability to make the right connection at the right time. They leverage an extensive network to create deep relationships that lead to revenue and funding, less stress, and more polished CEOs. Goodie Nation envisions a world where all hard-working entrepreneurs, no matter their background nor location, have access to the relationships needed to create a better and more sustainable future for us all.
