220: Dr. Joseph Daniels - A Catalyst for Change in Northwest Arkansas

Welcome back to another episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast! This week, Caleb Talley, Jeff Amerine, and Matthew Ward talk with Dr. Joseph Daniels, founder of Build Community Through Love. Build Community Through Love seeks to infuse AGAPE LOVE into the strategic and actionable redesign of authentic community.  Dr. Daniels has a Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of Arkansas, is a community builder, and is a real investor. In this episode, some of the topics you will get to hear about our insights around inclusivity in ecosystem development, opportunity zones in real estate, the need for equity in Northwest Arkansas, and Dr. Daniels' why. Thanks for listening in with us! Shownotes (2:01) Introducing Joe Daniels (5:06) Moving from a metropolitan area to NWA (11:19) Inclusivity in entrepreneurial ecosystems (26:12) Joe’s future with Build Community Through Love  (32:15) Joe talks about what drives his passion (35:48) Advice for Joe’s younger self (38:55) Wrapping up   Links Caleb Talley Jeff Amerine Matthew Ward Joe Daniels Build Community Through Love Website BCTL Podcast BCTL Instagram       Quotes “We value all of these things and then allow for a seven day event where everybody comes in from outside to come into our home.  And we begin saying, you know what, we’re not gonna, we can’t do anything. We’re just going to let everybody be themselves.  And, you know, if I’m a taxpayer in this city, I don’t want to have to go to another city for a week just to let other people come into my house and wreck it, just for me to have to come back.” (27:20)   “So I would tell young Joe, as he’s coming out of high school, begin thinking of ways to employ people.  Begin using your mind to solve problems.  Don’t force yourself to get A’s in a system that’s gonna continue to keep you locked into as an employee, because your mind is so powerful.  And if you use your mind, you can always be an employee, but you can also be someone who can really affect change, and who can provide ideas that solve and can provide real solutions.” (37:08)