How I Built Wealth

How I Built Wealth
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Hi, I'm Dumebi, a technology professional in Big Tech, business owner, and the creator of How I Built Wealth, a movement helping millennials build freedom, ownership, and generational wealth one bold move at a time. This channel is for corporate professionals and ambitious builders rewriting the old rulebook on success. Here, we explore the real stories, strategies, and systems that turn income into ownership through your career, investments, and business. Each week, I sit down with people who are building wealth the new way. Raw, unfiltered conversations about tech, culture, and the courag

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  1. 1d ago

    Why She Left Corporate America to Build a Multi-Million Dollar Empire

    She went from club promoter to building a multi-million-dollar sponsorship business and she did it by turning skills she already had into serious wealth.Jessica Chinyelu, known as “The Sponsorship Lady,” built her business from the ground up after years of promoting clubs, organizing events, and working in corporate America. At one point, she pitched the Container Store with just 13,000 followers — while the influencers they normally worked with had hundreds of thousands. She saw an opportunity they were missing, pitched the idea, and got paid.Today, Jessica has worked with influential names including Rachel Rodgers, Sarah Jakes Roberts, and Tiffany Aliche, and has built a highly valuable sponsorship business that she is now preparing to sell.In this episode of How I Built Wealth, Dumebi sits down with Jessica for one of the most candid conversations on the show yet.Jessica takes us through her journey from college club promoter to corporate hotel management, the moment she decided she was done with the traditional 9-to-5, and the simple whiteboard strategy that helped her figure out how to monetize her gifts.She reveals how she made more than $4,500 from an ebook she hadn’t even written yet, how one Instagram Live led to speaking opportunities and major relationships, and how her experience in event promotion, sales, consulting, and sponsorships eventually became the foundation of a multi-million-dollar business.But this isn't just a story about money.Jessica opens up about faith, purpose, clarity, entrepreneurship, financial independence, and building generational wealth. She explains why “no experience is a waste,” why you may already have the skills you need to build your next business, and why having clarity can be the difference between simply having a vision and actually running with it.From club promoter to sponsorship strategist. From corporate America to entrepreneurship. From 13,000 followers to major brand deals.This is Jessica Chinyelu’s story.If you're interested in entrepreneurship, sponsorships, personal branding, creator economy, business strategy, financial independence, generational wealth, or building a business outside the traditional career path, this episode is for you.Connect with Jessica Chinyelu on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicachinyeluto know more about "the sponshorhsip Lady" visit - thesponsorshiplady.com & whiteboardmylife.com.Connect with Dumebi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doomaybeeSubscribe to Our newsletter: https://howibuiltwealth.kit.com/4db05b967bLink to join the wealthy circle community - skool.com/your-wealthy-circle-9658/about?ref=dd80e2485176413393b1ebbc3a61b045Subscribe to How I Built Wealth on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HowIBuiltWealthSubscribe to How I Built Wealth on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@HowIBuiltWealthFollow How I Built Wealth on TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@howibuiltwealth.podFollow How I Built Wealth on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/howibuiltwealth.podFollow How I Built Wealth on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/how-i-built-wealthFollow How I Built Wealth on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/HowIBuiltWealthTime Stamps0:00 – Podcast Trailer2:21 – From Club Promoter to Sponsorship Expert5:39 – Why She Wasn't Charging Her Worth7:42 – The 3 A.M. Moment That Changed Everything12:44 – How 60 Planned Guests Became 500+ Women14:15 – Why She Left Corporate America17:23 – No Experience Is Ever Wasted25:06 – The Whiteboard Strategy That Changed Her Life27:14 – How Do I Monetize My Gifts?32:06 – How a $47 Ebook Made $4,50033:30 – Turning One Workshop Into a $997 Course54:29 – How the Sponsorship Lady Became a Business58:12 – Building a Business You Can Actually Sell1:29:41 – Stop Chasing Vanity Wealth Numbers1:49:40 – What Building Wealth Really Means

    Why She Left Corporate America to Build a Multi-Million Dollar Empire

  2. Aug 15

    Why This Woman Stopped Waiting for Permission to Get Rich

    Is it really God who makes people wealthy — or is it audacity? Accountant, author, and mom Dami breaks down how she builds generational wealth without waiting for permission.On this episode of How I Built Wealth, host Dumebi sits down with Dami — a full-time accountant, author of A Woman's Guide to Thriving in Every Role, wife, mother of two, and co-owner of an accounting firm — to unpack how faith, systems, and sheer audacity have shaped her approach to money, career, and family.Dami shares the real story behind writing her book (it took three years, not one), what it actually feels like to hear from God in the middle of a full-time job and motherhood, and why she believes "readiness is a decision, not a timeline." She and Dumebi also get into a genuinely provocative debate: is it really the Lord that makes someone wealthy — or is it hustle, timing, and audacity, using Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO as the test case.Beyond the philosophy, this episode is packed with practical financial literacy: how to calculate your net worth, why "every dollar needs a name" in a household budget, and the surprisingly emotional process of setting up a family trust — including the DIY option most people don't know exists.Dami also opens up about marriage and money — how she and her husband, both in the accounting space, split financial decisions, run monthly budget reconciliations, and still keep individual account access while operating under a shared family trust.Connect with Dami on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hicdatConnect with Dumebi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doomaybeeFollow How I Built Wealth on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@howibuiltwealth.podFollow How I Built Wealth on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/howibuiltwealth.podFollow How I Built Wealth on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/how-i-built-wealthYouTube Chapters & Timestamps0:00 – Podcast Trailer1:25 – Meet Dami: The Woman Who Never Waits for Permission3:09 – Why She Chose Audacity Over Asking Permission4:13 – Turning "No" Into a Bus Stop, Not a Destination6:23 – Writing Her Book Took 3 Years — The Real Story7:11 – What It Feels Like When God Actually Speaks to You9:49 – Why Women Can't Thrive in Every Role at Once16:25 – The Atomic Habits Trick Behind Her Daily Routines20:52 – "Readiness Is a Decision, Not a Timeline"22:55 – The First Money Move Every Accountant Recommends26:00 – Marriage and Money: How She and Her Husband Split It28:53 – Why They Built a Family Trust (And Got Emotional)36:04 – Corporate America, Faith, and the Elon Musk Wealth Debate44:10 – The Boldest Thing She Did to Sell Her Book50:07 – Why You Should Never "Do Life Alone"#HowIBuiltWealth #PersonalFinance #WealthBuilding #FinancialFreedom #MoneyMindset #Entrepreneurship #CareerGrowth #FinancialLiteracy #GenerationalWealth #investing

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Hi, I'm Dumebi, a technology professional in Big Tech, business owner, and the creator of How I Built Wealth, a movement helping millennials build freedom, ownership, and generational wealth one bold move at a time. This channel is for corporate professionals and ambitious builders rewriting the old rulebook on success. Here, we explore the real stories, strategies, and systems that turn income into ownership through your career, investments, and business. Each week, I sit down with people who are building wealth the new way. Raw, unfiltered conversations about tech, culture, and the courag

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    How I Built Wealth
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
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