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How entrepreneurs can unlock their full potential | Jay Bailey

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πŸ—“οΈ 16 August 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Jay Bailey says so many ideas never see the light of day because entrepreneurship has a problem of belonging. He shares how a chance encounter kicked off his own journey to becoming an entrepreneur and advocate for Black-owned businesses β€” and shows how anyone can unlock untapped potential.

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Ted Audio Collective.

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You're listening to TED Talks daily, where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day.

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I'm your host, Elise Hugh.

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Entrepreneur Jay Bailey says so many ideas are never seeing the light of day because of a problem of belonging.

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In his 2023 talk, he shares his journey to entrepreneurship.

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That started when he was just 11 years old and explains how it became a catalyst for black-owned businesses

0:35.0

across the United States. It's coming up after the break.

0:40.8

These days we're surrounded by photo editing programs. Have you ever wondered what

0:47.2

something or someone actually looks like under all the manipulation?

0:51.1

It's me Elise and this October I'm giving a TED Talk in Atlanta

0:55.0

about finding true beauty in a sea of artificial images.

0:59.0

I'm so excited to share the stage with all the amazing

1:02.0

speakers of the TED Next conference and I hope you'll come

1:05.3

and experience it with me. Visit go. TED.com slash Ted Next to get your pass today.

1:12.9

And now our TED Talk of the day.

1:16.6

I've got this new definition of hell,

1:20.7

that I'm still testing out.

1:26.0

My theory is this, that when we leave this earth,

1:29.0

the vast majority of us are actually going to take the elevator up. But when we get there,

1:37.6

whatever God we believe in is literally going to show us every single thing that was possible in our lives

1:47.0

while on earth had we only believed.

1:51.0

See, our biggest regrets are never rooted in our actions or the things that we did do.

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