#340- Scaling an Organization to 7 Figures with Jehron Petty

I’m beyond excited to share my latest episode of Nonprofit Lowdown featuring one of my former students and now nonprofit powerhouse, Jehron Petty, founder and CEO of ColorStack.

Y’all—Jehron started ColorStack during the height of the pandemic, fresh out of Cornell, and five years later? He’s leading a national org serving over 15,000 Black and Latino CS students with a $2.4M budget and a full-time team of 8.

In this convo, we dive deep into:
- Why he focused on revenue first (yes, even as a nonprofit)
- The mindset shift from founder to CEO
- Hiring mistakes (we’ve ALL been there)
- Building both earned revenue and philanthropy models
- And why you can’t just “hug the panda bears” — you’ve got to fund the mission too

Jehron is the real deal — smart, humble, and building something truly impactful in tech and education. If you're dreaming about launching or growing a mission-driven org, this is a must-listen. 🙌

Important Links:

ColorStack: https://www.colorstack.org/ 

Jehron’s LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jehron 

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My Big Ask Gifts Program: https://go.rheawong.com/big-ask-gifts-program 

My Book, Get That Money Honey: https://go.rheawong.com/get-that-money-honey 

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