City Entrepreneur

City Entrepreneur Foundation is a 501(c)(3) that shares the real stories of ecosystem growth;told by the founders, funders, and leaders driving meaningful change in underdog cities.We amplify what’s working, what’s next, and who’s making it happen.

City Entrepreneur is a education podcast hosted by Zik Nwanganga, with 161 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Zik Nwanganga hosts City Entrepreneur, a education show with 161 episodes published.

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  Episode #4

  What People Who Live Past 100 Do Differently: Derak Green| City Entrepreneur VB S1E4 Uncut

  Aug 8, 202628 minS1

  Derak breaks down what he found out about living heathy and living longer. Seven years ago Derak Green watched ALS take his father. That loss changed everything about how he lived, moved, and ate. What started as a personal health journey became Cooking With the Greens, a food brand built on the idea that eating well should never feel like a punishment.Derak and his wife Anita run their shop out of Selden Market in Norfolk Virginia where they sell handcrafted spice blends, cookbooks, and cooking experiences that have grown their community to over 200,000 followers online and earned Derak a spot on Fox's MasterChef Season 14. We visited their Norfolk location, tried the spices firsthand, and sat down with Derak to talk about what grief taught him about food, why every extreme diet he tried eventually failed him, and why balance is the only approach that actually lasts.This one is for anyone who has ever tried to eat better and felt like they were doing it wrong. Derak is not selling perfection. He is selling flavor, intention, and the kind of cooking that keeps you coming back because it actually tastes good.This episode is sponsored by the Virginia Beach SWaM Business Office and Anthony Global Holdings. If you're an entrepreneur in the Virginia Beach area looking to scale your business, apply to the VB Uplift Program at https://finance.virginiabeach.gov/swa...Anthony Global Holdings, founder of the UPLIFT Initiative, is a private investment holding company that builds companies and helps them realize their true growth potential through uncovering value, identifying business opportunities, and employing strategic capital. https://www.agholdingsinc.com/

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  The Truth About Probate and How To Prove Ownership: Anita Lumpkin | City Entrepreneur VB S1E3 Uncut

  May 30, 202631 min

  Most Black families don't find out their inheritance is gone until it's already too late. Lost records. Erased history. A legal system that was never designed to work in your favor. The result? Generational wealth that disappears before it ever reaches the next generation.On this episode of City Entrepreneur, we sit down with Anita Lumpkin — CEO of RS Settlements and one of Virginia Beach's most trusted real estate advisors. She's helped countless families close on their homes, built multiple successful corporations, and become a pillar in her community. Now she's pulling back the curtain on one of the most overlooked threats to Black wealth in America: probate.This episode is sponsored by the Virginia Beach SWaM Business Office and Anthony Global Holdings. If you're an entrepreneur in the Virginia Beach area looking to scale your business, apply to the VB Uplift Program at https://finance.virginiabeach.gov/swa...Anthony Global Holdings, founder of the UPLIFT Initiative, is a private investment holding company that builds companies and helps them realize their true growth potential through uncovering value, identifying business opportunities, and employing strategic capital. https://www.agholdingsinc.com/

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  Episode #2

  Ryan Turner: The Business Lessons That Only Come After You Start | City Entrepreneur VB S1E2 Uncut

  May 16, 202632 minS1

  Ryan Turner breaks down the exact moments that shattered his belief in corporate security and forced him to launch his own venture, The Snoball Shop.The turning point came when Ryan witnessed seven of his coworkers get abruptly fired on the same day. It was a stark realization that if an employer has the power to let you go, they eventually will. This episode unpacks his transition from an unsecure employee to building his own business, exposing why true freedom requires taking full control of your livelihood.We challenge the modern obsession with expensive advertising. Ryan explains how he leverages customer service as the highest-leverage marketing tool for his business. The real-world experience a person has when they walk into his store speaks louder than any ad campaign, proving that customer retention is built on human connection rather than marketing budgets.This episode is sponsored by the Virginia Beach SWaM Business Office and Anthony Global Holdings. If you're an entrepreneur in the Virginia Beach area looking to scale your business, apply to the VB Uplift Program at https://finance.virginiabeach.gov/swa...Anthony Global Holdings, founder of the UPLIFT Initiative, is a private investment holding company that builds companies and helps them realize their true growth potential through uncovering value, identifying business opportunities, and employing strategic capital. https://www.agholdingsinc.com/

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  Dapper Luq: Everything You Know About Style and Success Is Wrong| City Entrepreneur VB S1E1 Uncut

  May 2, 202645 minS1

  Luqman Haskett built Dapper Luq from a blog into a custom fashion brand with a global footprint. He's a Virginia Beach veteran who has taken his collections to Algeria, Ghana, Rwanda and Europe and he did it without chasing clout or cutting corners. We spent 45 minutes talking about what that actually looked like. The slow build, the mindset behind it, how he thinks about failure, what social media is getting wrong for small business owners, and why he believes if your style or your business feels stressful you're already off track. This is the full uncut conversation. If you found the short cut first, this is where the rest of it lives. This episode is sponsored by the Virginia Beach SWaM Business Office and Anthony Global Holdings. If you're an entrepreneur in the Virginia Beach area looking to scale your business, apply to the VB Uplift Program at https://finance.virginiabeach.gov/swam-business Anthony Global Holdings, founder of the UPLIFT Initiative, is a private investment holding company that builds companies and helps them realize their true growth potential through uncovering value, identifying business opportunities, and employing strategic capital. https://www.agholdingsinc.com/

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  What Entrepreneurs Are Building Companies In KC | City Entrepreneur 2025 Finale S3E12

  Dec 4, 20253 minS0

  <p>The final episode of Season 3 of City Entrepreneur in KC.</p>

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