Detroit Nonprofit Founder Turned Waste Into Community Impact - Ep. 190 w/ Eradajere Oleita

What Up Doe?! This week on the Black Fridays Podcast, we sit down with Eradajere Oleita, founder of The Chip Bag Project, to unpack how a birthday service project grew into a Detroit-rooted sustainability movement. Erada shares how her Nigerian upbringing and love for Detroit shaped her commitment to community, how she turned discarded chip bags into insulated sleeping bags for displaced and nomadic individuals, and what happened when the organization grew faster than its systems. We get into founder burnout, nonprofit infrastructure, accepting help, pricing your intellectual property, testing business ideas before scaling, and why big dreams still need realistic operations. This is an honest conversation for every entrepreneur, creative, or community leader trying to build meaningful impact without losing themselves along the way. Don’t Forget To Tap In With Our Sponsors!! 20% of All Bamboo Cowork Rentals with Promo Code “BlackFriday20”: https://linkly.link/2Zooi Online Podcast Course: https://linkly.link/2EhT0 Podcast Ebook: https://linkly.link/2EhSz Stay Connected Show IG: https://www.instagram.com/blackfridayspodcast/ Guest Website: https://www.chipbagproject.com/ Guest IG: https://www.instagram.com/chipbagproject/ and https://www.instagram.com/erada34/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/black-fridays/id1596422513 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0vMobyyYrvRySGy1MbUTrF?si=1ff56aa6689a472d