Stillness, sound therapy, and faith are essential tools for entrepreneurs seeking clarity, resilience, and sustainable business growth.

In this powerful episode of the DO GOOD X Podcast, hosts Kimberly Daniel and Stephen Lewis sit down with Ottavia “Tay” Lang, sound therapist, wellness educator, and founder of Dear Life Chat, to explore the transformative role of stillness in entrepreneurship. Tay shares her deeply personal journey—from homelessness and chronic stress to discovering sound therapy as a pathway to healing, clarity, and purpose. Together, they unpack how nervous system regulation, silence, and intuition help founders navigate high-pressure environments without burning out. This conversation invites entrepreneurs to rethink hustle culture and embrace faith, rest, and embodied wisdom as strategic tools for leadership and sustainable impact.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✅ Why slowing down is essential for entrepreneurial clarity and resilience

✅ How sound therapy supports nervous system regulation and emotional health

✅ The connection between faith, intuition, and sustainable leadership

✅ Simple daily practices founders can use to reconnect with stillness

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Welcome to the DO GOOD X Podcast

01:20 Hustle culture vs. slowing down in entrepreneurship

02:34 Introducing guest Ottavia “Tay” Lang

04:42 What is sound therapy and how does it work?

06:14 When slowing down became a necessity, not a choice

10:45 What happens when we ignore our body’s signals

12:32 Resistance to stillness in high-stress professions

14:37 How sound therapy helps the body release tension

16:51 Stillness as a gateway to clarity and self-awareness

19:15 Building a business rooted in purpose, faith, and rest

22:51 One simple practice founders can start today

25:00 How to experience sound therapy for the first time

26:23 Rebuilding trust in intuition through silence

30:01 “Off the Cuff” rapid-fire reflections

37:44 Final reflections and closing

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

💎 Chronic stress silently accumulates in the body and must be addressed intentionally

💎 Stillness is not weakness—it’s a leadership advantage

💎 Sound therapy can support emotional regulation and clarity

💎 Sustainable businesses require founders to care for their nervous systems

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5D Matrimony Tay Lang – Sound Therapy Album

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Jay Johnson's faith guided his remarkable journey from college admissions consulting to educational technology innovation in his business. Hosts Kimberly Daniel and Stephen Lewis of the DO GOOD X podcast revisit this inspiring conversation about scaling a business with intention and divine direction. Jay, founder of College Prep U and Prep Intel, shares how church community support sparked his entrepreneurial path and how taking risks in business led to exponential entrepreneurial growth—expanding from 37 to 2,500 students in one year. His story demonstrates that purpose-driven business success requires both faith and strategic action, offering valuable insights for founders navigating their intentional business-building journeys.

What You Will Learn in this Episode:

✅ How church community support can ignite entrepreneurial opportunities and provide critical business mentorship connections that lead to exponential growth.

✅ The importance of business collaboration over competition, as demonstrated when Jay partnered with a competitor and secured strategic partnership development.

✅ How faith-driven decision-making shapes scaling a business sustainably, from choosing not to join a franchise to developing machine learning applications for education.

✅ Why overcoming fear in business through spiritual grounding enables entrepreneurs to embrace uncomfortable growth opportunities and build nonprofit to for-profit transition models.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 The importance of intentional business building and slowing down to reflect on purpose-driven business goals for 2026

04:00 Jay shares how support from his church community launched his college admissions consulting journey

05:03 The solar eclipse moment: taking risks in business to start College Prep U independently through faith-driven decision making

07:28 Scaling a business from 37 to 2,500 students through strategic partnership development and business collaboration

12:05 Jay discusses the challenge of being ok with being uncomfortable

13:26 Launch of Prep Intel: transitioning to educational technology using machine learning applications while making resources free for student success

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

💎 Strategic partnerships can transform your business overnight—Jay's willingness to collaborate with a competitor led to a contract serving over 2,000 students, proving that abundance mentality and business collaboration can create more opportunities than competition.

💎 Divine timing and spiritual discernment matter in entrepreneurial growth—from the solar eclipse metaphor to the Watch Hour prophecy, Jay's story shows how paying attention to spiritual guidance informs critical business pivots and taking risks in business.

💎 Building sustainable educational technology requires separating yourself from day-to-day operations—recognizing that College Prep U would close if something happened to him, Jay created Prep Intel to ensure student success continued beyond his personal involvement.

ABOUT THE GUEST:

Jay Johnson is the CEO and Co-founder of Prep Intel, an AI-powered platform that helps educational institutions and military recruiters identify and engage prospective students efficiently. He also founded College Prep U, providing families with expert college preparation guidance. A Morehouse alumnus, certified Collegiate Independent Counselor, and former Fortune 100 executive, Jay serves on advisory boards for The University of Alabama, Naval Academy, Clark Atlanta University, and University of Pennsylvania, and is President of the Birmingham Chapter of 100 Black Men of...

Guided meditation for entrepreneurs takes center stage in this DO GOOD X episode with hosts Kimberly Daniel and Stephen Lewis. This faith-based entrepreneurship session offers a transformative pause from the entrepreneurial grind, inviting listeners to reconnect with their business vision and purpose-driven business goals. Stephen Lewis leads a powerful meditation drawing from Christian wisdom traditions and the words of poet Lucille Clifton, helping entrepreneurs release old limitations and embrace new year reflection. Through intentional breathing and contemplation, this episode guides under-resourced entrepreneurs to realign with their inner life alignment and clarify their business dreams for 2026.

What You Will Learn in this Episode:

✅ How to use guided meditation for entrepreneurs to release limiting beliefs about yourself and your business goals while embracing new possibilities for growth and transformation.

✅ The practice of faith-based entrepreneurship through Christian wisdom traditions, learning to rest in your deep longings and trust in the business dreams that are calling to emerge.

✅ Techniques for creating entrepreneurial clarity by pausing the entrepreneurial grind, practicing mindful breathing, and reconnecting with your purpose-driven business vision for the year ahead.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Guided meditation for entrepreneurs and faith-based entrepreneurship practice for the new year

02:49 Begin meditation: Grounding exercise with breathing techniques to quiet the entrepreneurial grind and create space for reflection

04:40 Faith-based Christian wisdom of hope and conviction

06:15 Poet Lucille Clifton: Releasing old promises and limiting beliefs about your business vision and entrepreneurial capabilities

08:24 New year reflection on business iteration: Acknowledging new possibilities and the business dreams longing to be born in you

09:59 Closing invitation to rest: Encouragement to believe in your dreams and maintain entrepreneurial clarity through regular mindful business practice

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

💎 Entrepreneurial pause is essential for sustainable business growth—taking time to ground yourself through meditation and breathing exercises creates the clarity needed to discern your next moves and realign with your calling.

💎 Releasing limiting self-narratives about your capabilities unlocks business renewal and transformation—the beliefs you carry about what you can or cannot do directly impact your entrepreneurial journey and must be consciously examined.

💎 Faith and business integration through Christian wisdom reminds us that spiritual business growth happens when we rest in our deep longings and trust the dreams emerging within us, even before they become visible realities.

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