Let’s Grow Together Podcast

James Turner and Marcus Jenkins
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Welcome to the Let’s Grow Together Podcast where diverse individuals, communities and industry leaders come to serve, connect, and grow in the areas they’re most passionate about.

  1. Jul 4

    Don't Oppress People Educate

    In this episode, we sit down with Chaquanzha Stephenson — founder of DOPE INC. (Don't Oppress People, Educate!), President of Point Transportation & Logistics, and HR Operations leader at Alexion Pharmaceuticals. A community activist, youth advocate, and entrepreneur all in one, Chaquanzha has spent over a decade traveling domestically and internationally to mentor, educate, and uplift young people.From Stanford, Connecticut, to stages and communities around the globe, his work with DOPE INC. is built on one powerful belief: the antidote to oppression is education. We talk about what it means to meet youth where they are, why global exposure changes lives, how he balances running a logistics company with running a movement, and what it really looks like to build confident future leaders from the ground up.If you care about the next generation — this one's for you.🎙️ Guest: Chaquanzha Stephenson 📍 Stanford, Connecticut | DOPE INC. | Point Transportation & Logistics | Alexion Pharmaceuticals 🌐 www.dopeinccs.com⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 — Introduction02:00 — Growing up & finding purpose06:00 — Political Science, Justice Studies & the roots of activism10:00 — The birth of DOPE INC.16:00 — What "Don't Oppress People, Educate" really means21:00 — International trips & global youth exposure27:00 — Challenges in youth advocacy work32:00 — Helping young people find identity & purpose37:00 — Mentorship as a tool for empowerment42:00 — Running Point Transportation & Logistics47:00 — Success stories from DOPE INC.52:00 — What's next & how to get involved57:00 — Final message to the next generation🔔 Subscribe for more conversations with leaders building impact in their communities and beyond.#DOPEINC #YouthEmpowerment #CommunityActivism #Education #Mentorship #YouthAdvocacy #LetsGrowTogether #BlackLeadership #GlobalMission

  2. Apr 27

    Building With Everyone: Lem Cartman on Community, Health Equity, and Leading Before You're Ready

    In this episode, we sit down with Lem Cartman — Manager of Community Relations & Corporate Government Affairs at Henry Ford Health, founder of WE Consulting, and one of Detroit's most exciting emerging leaders. Growing up as the 15th of 18 kids on Chicago's South Side, Lem learned early that collaboration isn't optional, it's everything. That belief has carried him from being the first in his family to attend college, to designing trauma therapy programs, to building a social impact consulting firm, to leading community health equity work at one of Michigan's largest health systems. We talk about what it means to lead when you're the youngest in the room, how empathy fuels real community change, what his Youth Leadership Collaborative initiatives are all about, and why he believes we always build better when we build with everyone.🎙️ Guest: Lem Cartman, MHA, BSHCL 📍 Detroit, Michigan | Henry Ford Health | WE Consulting 🔗 CONNECT WITH Lem Cartman • IG: @lemcartman | @weincglobal ⁠• Website: ⁠https://www.risewithwe.com/ 📲 LISTEN ON ALL PLATFORMS: 🎵 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/1mtVzcp9X1lYnhdrT9frRM?si=0c0f66af4f4047e0 🍎 Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-grow-together-podcast/id1653607855 ▶️ YouTube → ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@letsgrowtogetherllc⁠ 🔔 Subscribe & hit the bell so you never miss a new episode. 👍 If this episode added value to your life, drop a like — it helps us grow and reach more people who need to hear this. #CommunityLeadership #HealthEquity #Detroit #SocialImpact #WEConsulting #HenryFordHealth #BlackLeadership #FutureLeaders

  3. Apr 6

    The Marine Who Became a Kingmaker | Nelson Soriano | Let's Grow Together Podcast

    🎙️ NELSON SORIANO — U.S. Marine Veteran | Mentor | Community Leader What does it take to go from serving your country to serving your community? Nelson Soriano has the answer — and he gave James Turner and Marcus Jenkins ALL of it. In this episode of the Let's Grow Together Podcast, Nelson breaks down how his time in the Marines didn't just build discipline — it built a blueprint. A blueprint for leadership, mentorship, and becoming the kind of person who doesn't just succeed, but brings others with them.This one is for everyone who's ever felt like their background was a barrier. Nelson flips that on its head. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎙️ ABOUT LET'S GROW TOGETHER PODCAST: ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ We sit down with leaders from law, business, education, banking, the military, nonprofits, coaching, gaming and beyond — so YOU get the real blueprint to level up your life. No fluff. No filters. Just real talk from people who've actually done it. Hosted by James Turner & Marcus Jenkins. 📲 LISTEN ON ALL PLATFORMS: 🎵 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/1mtVzcp9X1lYnhdrT9frRM?si=YIYbklPZRaaq48DWil2kbA 🍎 Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-grow-together-podcast/id1653607855 ▶️ YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@letsgrowtogetherllc 🔔 Subscribe & hit the bell so you never miss a new episode. 👍 If this episode added value to your life, drop a like — it helps us grow and reach more people who need to hear this. #LetsGrowTogether #LGTPodcast #NelsonSoriano #Marines #Veteran #Mentor #Mentorship #Leadership #GrowthMindset #RealTalk #Motivation #Entrepreneurship #CommunityLeader #PodcastLife #BlackPodcast #LevelUp #Serve #MilitaryVeteran #Blueprint #Kingmaker

  4. Apr 2

    FROM SOLDIER TO Empowering LIVES

    🔥 Caleb Martinez - Follower of Christ, Father, Veteran, Husband, Entrepreneur In this episode of the Let's Grow Together Podcast, hosts James Turner and Marcus Jenkins sit down with Caleb Martinez to talk about following the direction God gives you. Growing up with Missionary parents living in Africa, Europe and Asia, coming to America was hard. Caleb went from being a missionary to in the military to empowering trafficked women.Whether you're an entrepreneur, professional, or just trying to figure out your next move, this one's for you.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🔗 CONNECT WITH Caleb Martinez:• LinkedIn• Website: https://www.gooddaycleaning.net━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🎙️ ABOUT LET'S GROW TOGETHER PODCAST:We interview leaders from law, business, education, banking, nonprofits, coaching, gaming and more, so YOU get the blueprint to level up your life.IG: https://www.instagram.com/letsgrowtogetherpod/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@letsgrowtogetherpod?lang=enHosted by James Turner & Marcus Jenkins.📲 Listen on: 🎵 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/1mtVzcp9X1lYnhdrT9frRM?si=YIYbklPZRaaq48DWil2kbA🍎 Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-grow-together-podcast/id1653607855▶️ YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@letsgrowtogetherllc🔔 Subscribe & turn on notifications so you never miss an episode.#LetsGrowTogether #LGTPodcast #GrowthMindset #Motivation #entrepreneur

  5. Mar 16

    Are Tattoos Really Against The Bible? A Minister Breaks It Down

    In this episode of the Let’s Grow Together Podcast, we sit down with Chadwick Randolph, father, entrepreneur, minister, and tattoo artist, to talk about the intersection of faith, fatherhood, and culture. We unpack: • What the Bible actually says about tattoos • Why tattoos are one of the most misunderstood topics in Christianity • How Chadwick balances being a man of faith, a father, and an entrepreneur • What it really means to follow Christ the right way This conversation challenges assumptions and invites a deeper look at faith beyond tradition. Join the conversation in the comments: Do you think tattoos and Christianity can coexist? Like, Subscribe, and Share if you believe in real conversations that help us grow. #Faith #Christianity #Tattoos #Fatherhood #LetsGrowTogether

  6. Feb 23

    Keeping Fayetteville Safe

    What is REALLY happening behind the scenes of community safety in Fayetteville, NC?We sat down with the Director of the Office of Community Safety in Fayetteville, NC for an unfiltered, powerful conversation about crime prevention, violence intervention, accountability, youth engagement, and what it actually takes to protect a city.This isn’t politics.This is boots-on-the-ground leadership.In this episode, we discuss:How Fayetteville is addressing violence in real timeThe truth about community safety vs. traditional policingWhat most people misunderstand about crime reductionHow young people can be part of the solutionThe future of public safety in North CarolinaIf you care about:Community leadershipViolence preventionYouth empowermentPublic safety reformOr what’s really happening in Fayetteville…You need to watch this.Drop your thoughts in the comments:👉 What does “community safety” mean to YOU?👉 Are cities doing enough to protect their residents?Make sure to LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE to Let’s Grow Together for more real conversations with leaders who are shaping our communities.#FayettevilleNC #CommunitySafety #PublicSafety #ViolencePrevention #Leadership #LetsGrowTogether #NorthCarolina #CityLeadership #YouthEmpowerment

    Keeping Fayetteville Safe

  7. Jan 27

    Let's Grow Together Podcast | Our Youth Are Our Future & Now

    Our youth are not just our future, they are our present.In this powerful episode of the Let’s Grow Together Podcast, we discuss youth development, mentorship, leadership, education, and community responsibility. We explore why investing in young people now is essential for building stronger families, safer communities, and a better tomorrow. This conversation challenges parents, mentors, educators, and leaders to step up, show up, and take action.If you’re passionate about youth empowerment, mentorship, community impact, and generational change, this episode is for you.👉 Subscribe to the Let’s Grow Together Podcast💬 Comment your thoughts—how are you investing in the next generation?🔁 Share this episode with someone who believes in our youth#LetsGrowTogether #YouthEmpowerment #MentorshipMatters #CommunityBuilding #NextGeneration #LeadershipDevelopment #PurposeDriven

    Let's Grow Together Podcast | Our Youth Are Our Future & Now

  8. 10/20/2025

    What You’re Not Changing, You’re Choosing | Let's Grow Together Podcast

    This is your sign to stop doubting yourself and start following the instructions God already gave you. 🙏🏽In this video, I’m talking about what it really means to have discipline over emotion, how to trust God’s plan like Moses did, and why your purpose requires obedience, not perfection.We’ll touch on:💪🏽 The 75 Hard Challenge and building mental toughness💭 Overcoming imposter syndrome and self-doubt❤️ Building stronger character and intentional relationships👑 Healing the relationship with your father🕊️ Choosing faith over fear🔥 And remembering — what you’re not changing, you’re choosingGod doesn’t call the qualified. He qualifies the called. If He gave you the vision, He already gave you the power to make it real.Keep moving forward. Keep showing up. Because what’s for you is already yours. _____________________________________________________________ Affiliate Links: Your Support Helps Us Grow!! Merch 15% OFF: USE code jturner0121 Nourished Hair and Body : USE code jturner0121 OPUS Clips 25% OFF

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Welcome to the Let’s Grow Together Podcast where diverse individuals, communities and industry leaders come to serve, connect, and grow in the areas they’re most passionate about.

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  • Creator
    James Turner and Marcus Jenkins
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    92
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © James Turner and Marcus Jenkins
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    Let’s Grow Together Podcast