We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Jeremiah Smith a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Jeremiah, appreciate you joining us today. Let’s jump to the end – what do you want to be remembered for?

I’m building a legacy of access and elevation.

When people look back, I want them to say, “Jeremiah didn’t just talk about closing the gap, he engineered the bridge.”

I’m pouring my energy into platforms and businesses that hand real tools – capital, strategy, community – to Black founders and under-served entrepreneurs so they can scale with the same firepower Fortune-500s take for granted.

My yardstick is simple:

Transformative Impact: Every funnel, press release, or brand system I deploy must move the needle for someone’s bottom line and their confidence.

Community Over Audience: I’m not collecting followers; I’m cultivating leaders who’ll pay the mission forward.

Sustainable Playbooks: I leave behind repeatable frameworks – whether it’s for media buying, UGC, or investor-ready storytelling – so the wins outlive me.

If I execute right, the story they’ll tell is that I was the strategist who never settled for incremental change and refused to gate-keep the blueprint.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

I’m Jeremiah – a strategist who turns marketing into measurable momentum and equity into everyday practice.

My Story in One Line:

I started as a kid who reverse-engineered banner ads for fun; today I run an agency and a learning platform that give founders the same playbooks Fortune-500s guard like state secrets.

What We Do:

Lead Pamp (performance marketing arm)

Builds revenue ecosystems: paid media, UGC-driven creative, CRO, and CRM automation wired into one real-time P&L view.

Specializes in “high-compliance” verticals (finance, insurance, health), scaling ad spend without shutdown scares.

Rise Black Network (education & resources arm)

Delivers straight-to-the-point mentorship, micro-courses, and community for Black and minority-owned businesses.

Bridges the knowledge gap with tactical SOPs, funding intel, and deal-flow introductions most firms never see.

Jeremiah, the Brain behind it all.

Drops in as the fractional CMO who repositions brands, slashes CAC, and installs funnels that compound – then teaches the blueprint so clients aren’t hand-cuffed to me.

Problems We Solve:

Inconsistent lead flow & rising acquisition costs – replaced with predictable, track-every-dollar pipelines.

Complex, compliance-heavy advertising – navigated with ironclad policy checks and scalable creative.

Resource disparity for under-represented founders – closed by sharing the same data, capital access, and masterminds that built nine-figure brands.

What Sets Us Apart:

Data with context: We don’t just show numbers; we map actions to revenue so every sprint pays for itself.

Culture-driven strategy: Campaigns resonate because they’re crafted by people who live the communities we serve.

Repeatable frameworks: Clients leave with plug-and-play systems they can run without us on payroll.

Proud Moments:

Over 5M in tracked client revenue from funnels we architected.

Hundreds of minority founders scaling past six figures using Rise Black playbooks.

A reputation for “no fluff, all finish” strategy that turns skeptical browsers into lifelong buyers.

What I Want You to Know:

If you work with me, expect:

Straight talk, fast pivots, and deliverables that ship on Monday and convert by Friday.

Shared upside – because equity and empowerment should be verbs, not headlines.

A partner who builds ecosystems, not campaigns, so your growth keeps compounding long after our working relationship ends.

How’d you build such a strong reputation within your market?

Networking and relationship-building are the engine behind my reputation—here’s how I made them compound.

Lead with value, not a pitch.

At conferences and inside mastermind Slacks, I open with a quick framework or a data point that solves a pain the other person just mentioned. That micro-win earns immediate trust and makes the follow-up a welcome continuation, not a cold reach-back.

Engineer “shared wins.”

Every new contact gets mapped to a clear synergy: a joint webinar, a bundled service, or a cross-promoted case study. When both sides earn revenue or visibility, the relationship self-reinforces and referrals flow naturally.

Stay radically transparent.

I share live dashboards—ad spend, ROAS, CPL—so partners see exactly how we’re performing. That openness short-circuits skepticism and turns clients into evangelists faster than any testimonial request ever could.

Keep the conversation alive.

Weekly Loom recaps, quick Slack check-ins, and “saw-this-thought-of-you” DM drops keep me top of mind without feeling salesy. Consistency beats intensity; I’d rather show up in small ways 52 times a year than blast one “big news” email and disappear.

Anchor every touchpoint to purpose.

For Rise Black Network, the mission – closing the resource gap for Black founders – creates an intrinsic bond. Partners aren’t just buying marketing; they’re joining a movement, and movements magnetize word-of-mouth.

How do you keep your team’s morale high?

Systems + Training = Sustainable Morale

Document Everything Once—Free Up Minds Forever.

• Every recurring task lives in a plug-and-play SOP (video + checklist). New hires ramp fast, veterans don’t waste brain-cycles on déjà-vu questions, and “I thought you meant…” disappears.

Build a Visible Scoreboard.
• Click-refresh dashboards let everyone see real-time impact—leads generated, ROAS, course completions, whatever drives the mission. When wins are public, motivation is organic; when numbers dip, the team rallies before you even step in.

Layer Training Like a Product Ladder.
• Level 1: core processes.
• Level 2: role-specific mastery.
• Level 3: cross-training so people can swap hats during crunch weeks. Each level unlocks perks (stipends, profit-share points), turning growth into a game.

Automate the Feedback Loop.
• Weekly 15-minute retros via Typeform + Loom: “What blocked you? What did you crush?” Trends surface early, recognition is immediate, and micro-pivots replace morale-killing fire drills.

Tie Every KPI to Purpose.
• At Lead Pamp and Rise Black, revenue metrics sit beside mission metrics (clients scaled, founders funded). When the scoreboard reflects both profit and impact, even a tough sprint feels worthwhile.

Celebrate Process Wins, Not Just Outcomes.
• Did someone refine an SOP that saves 3 clicks? Shout it out in Slack with a quick GIF and a $25 DoorDash code. You reinforce the culture of systems thinking and keep dopamine flowing between the big launches.

Bottom line: give the team crystal-clear playbooks, the training to master them, and a scoreboard that proves their daily actions matter. Morale stops being a mood and starts being a system.

Contact Info:

• Linkedin: http://linkedin.com/in/chiefofprofit/