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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Robyn Donaldson.

Entrepreneur, Mentor, and Founder of Renew Construction Services & STEM Exposure

🔑 Episode Highlights 🔄 From Incarceration to Inspiration
Robyn shares her journey from a strict religious upbringing to incarceration due to drug-related activities.
Served 5 years in prison, where she earned two associate degrees and developed a passion for learning and leadership.

🧹 Building a Business from the Ground Up
Learned high-level cleaning skills in prison and at Hilton during work release.
Founded Renew Construction Services, which grew from cleaning trailers to major contracts like:

Tampa Convention Center
NFL Super Bowl & Kickoff
City of Tampa, Moffitt Cancer Center, USF

🏗️ Strategic Growth & Collaboration
Became a Home Depot distributor.
Uses collaboration to uplift smaller contractors and scale projects.
Emphasizes relationship-building and proactive planning over reactive bidding.

👩🏽‍🔬 STEM Exposure Nonprofit
Founded STEM Exposure to introduce Black girls to underrepresented STEM careers.
Offers local and global architecture and construction camps.
Operates in 10 countries and 4 time zones with a focus on AI, engineering, and design.

🏆 Recognition & Legacy
Honored with the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
Embraces her past as part of her story, using it to inspire others.
Celebrates milestones like putting bills on autopay as symbols of stability and peace.

🌐 Websites
STEM Exposure: stemxposure.org (drop the “e” in “exposure”)
Renew Construction Services: renewconstructionservices.com

 

#SHMS #BEST #STRAW

 

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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Robyn Donaldson.
Entrepreneur, Mentor, and Founder of Renew Construction Services &amp; STEM Exposure
<hr>
🔑 Episode Highlights 🔄 From Incarceration to Inspiration
<ul>
<li>Robyn shares her journey from a strict religious upbringing to incarceration due to drug-related activities.</li>
<li>Served 5 years in prison, where she earned two associate degrees and developed a passion for learning and leadership.</li>
</ul>
🧹 Building a Business from the Ground Up
<ul>
<li>Learned high-level cleaning skills in prison and at Hilton during work release.</li>
<li>Founded Renew Construction Services, which grew from cleaning trailers to major contracts like:
<ul>
<li>Tampa Convention Center</li>
<li>NFL Super Bowl &amp; Kickoff</li>
<li>City of Tampa, Moffitt Cancer Center, USF</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
🏗️ Strategic Growth &amp; Collaboration
<ul>
<li>Became a Home Depot distributor.</li>
<li>Uses collaboration to uplift smaller contractors and scale projects.</li>
<li>Emphasizes relationship-building and proactive planning over reactive bidding.</li>
</ul>
👩🏽&zwj;🔬 STEM Exposure Nonprofit
<ul>
<li>Founded STEM Exposure to introduce Black girls to underrepresented STEM careers.</li>
<li>Offers local and global architecture and construction camps.</li>
<li>Operates in 10 countries and 4 time zones with a focus on AI, engineering, and design.</li>
</ul>
🏆 Recognition &amp; Legacy
<ul>
<li>Honored with the President&rsquo;s Lifetime Achievement Award.</li>
<li>Embraces her past as part of her story, using it to inspire others.</li>
<li>Celebrates milestones like putting bills on autopay as symbols of stability and peace.</li>
</ul>
<hr>
🌐 Websites
<ul>
<li>STEM Exposure: stemxposure.org (drop the &ldquo;e&rdquo; in &ldquo;exposure&rdquo;)</li>
<li>Renew Construction Services: renewconstructionservices.com</li>
</ul>
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#SHMS #BEST #STRAW
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Money Making Conversations Master Class with Rushion McDonald is America's premier entrepreneurship, business leadership, financial literacy, and wealth-building podcast featuring successful entrepreneurs, executives, founders, celebrities, and industry experts sharing actionable insights for professional and financial success.
Business Podcast
Entrepreneurship
Small Business
Business Growth
Financial Literacy
Wealth Building
Black Entrepreneurs
Minority Business
Leadership
Executive Leadership
Business Funding
Marketing Strategies
Personal Development
Startup Advice
Sales Training
CEO Interviews
Founder Stories
Professional Development
Economic Empowerment
Business Success
Networking
Brand Building
Innovation
How to start a business
Small business funding
Entrepreneur success stories
Business leadership podcast
Wealth building strategies
Black entrepreneur podcast
Minority business development
Marketing for small businesses
Business growth strategies
Startup funding opportunities
Executive leadership training
Financial literacy education
Success mindset podcast

Money Making Conversations Master Class is more than a podcast. It's a front-row seat to the ideas, experiences, and breakthrough moments that inspire success. Hosted by Rushion McDonald, each episode features influential entrepreneurs, business leaders, celebrities, influencers, and nonprofit changemakers sharing the lessons, strategies, and mindset shifts that helped them turn ambition into achievement. The show empowers dreamers, doers, and leaders to think bigger, move smarter, and take action on their goals. As Rushion McDonald often says, "Stop reading other people's success stories and start planning your own."

Tune in, get inspired, and start writing your own success story, one conversation at a time.

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Money Making Conversations Master Class is more than a podcast. It's a front-row seat to the ideas, experiences, and breakthrough moments that inspire success. Hosted by Rushion McDonald, each episode features influential entrepreneurs, business leaders, celebrities, influencers, and nonprofit changemakers sharing the lessons, strategies, and mindset shifts that helped them turn ambition into achievement. The show empowers dreamers, doers, and leaders to think bigger, move smarter, and take action on their goals. As Rushion McDonald often says, "Stop reading other people's success stories and start planning your own."
Tune in, get inspired, and start writing your own success story, one conversation at a time.
https://www.moneymakingconversations.com
https://www.youtube.com/MoneyMakingConversations
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Money Making Conversations Master Class

Perseverance: Built her dream while in prison, now building STEM careers for Black girls.

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