We’re kicking off the Worth Listening Venture Capital Series! Worth Listening host and Certified Financial Planner Lauryn Wiliams will be interviewing professionals involved in the VC world on the podcast so we can hear their money memoirs.

The first guest on the series is Kendrick Trotter. Kendrick is a former Division I Football player, was captain of the University of Idaho 2016 Bowl Team, and a former major account rep of the public cyber security company Radware. But even with those accomplishments, that’s not why he’s on the podcast today.

Kendrick is joining us for the VC series because of his journey to his current position as the Founder and CEO of Us in Technology. His passion for helping underrepresented people connect with careers in the tech industry led him to enter the startup world.

If you are running a startup or have ever thought about trying to get started, this is for you! Kendrick doesn’t hold anything back and shares what he’s learned along the way including how he started building his network, why he had to take a step back to move forward, and what changes he had to make in life when giving up a multiple-six figure income to pursue building his own company..

In this episode, we discuss: