# How I Built Resilience: Cheryl Contee of Do Big Things

- Show: [How I Built This](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this)
- Published: 2020-10-29
- Length: 19m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2020-10-29-how-i-built-resilience-cheryl-contee-of-do-big-things

## Summary

Cheryl Contee, founder and CEO of the digital agency Do Big Things, discusses her journey from founding the social marketing software Attentive.ly (acquired by Blackbaud) to launching a mission-driven agency. She shares strategies for overcoming imposter syndrome as a Black woman in tech, emphasizing the importance of building diverse teams as a business strategy for authentic engagement. Contee also provides advice for founders of color on fundraising, pitching to investors, and recruiting talent in a changing landscape.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2020-10-29-how-i-built-resilience-cheryl-contee-of-do-big-things#t=0) Introduction: Cheryl Contee and Do Big Things
- [3:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2020-10-29-how-i-built-resilience-cheryl-contee-of-do-big-things#t=196) From Attentive.ly to Do Big Things
- [13:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2020-10-29-how-i-built-resilience-cheryl-contee-of-do-big-things#t=804) Diversity as a Business Strategy
- [14:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2020-10-29-how-i-built-resilience-cheryl-contee-of-do-big-things#t=887) Recruiting and Fundraising Advice

## Topics

- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Fundraising & investors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fundraising)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Do Big Things (company)
- Attentive.ly (company)
- Blackbaud (company)
- Google (company)
- Etsy (company)
- NAACP (company)
- U.S. Bank (company)
- Harvard Business Review (other)
- Black Enterprise (other)
- AngelList (other)
- FS 6 (other)

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