What does it take to become one of the earliest Black women to raise more than $1 million in venture capital and build a career that spans beauty, media, activism, authorship, and entrepreneurship?

In this episode of The First 200, host Amira Rasool sits down with Jodie Patterson, award-winning author, activist, entrepreneur, beauty expert, and co-founder of DooBop, the first e-commerce platform dedicated to beauty products for Black women.

Jodie raised $1.3 million in venture capital for DooBop, making her one of the first 10 Black women in the United States to cross the $1 million venture capital funding milestone.

Together, the entrepreneurs discuss Jodie launching a category-defining beauty platform, raising venture capital before today’s ecosystem existed, and how a career across PR, music, nightlife, beauty, and media shaped the instincts she still uses as a businesswoman and author today. They also explore confidence, reinvention, identity, leadership, and the value of building a career that refuses to fit into one box.

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