About the show
Built by curiosity.
The story
First Sip started in 2021 as a side project between two friends. Dekimbe and his best friend Albert launched the show during the pandemic as a way to keep networking, stay connected, and keep growing professionally at a time when everything had gone quiet.
Over time the show evolved. What started as a way to stay sharp became something more personal. First Sip turned into a running record of Dekimbe's professional transition in real time. New conversations, new guests, new ideas. Each episode a small document of what it actually looks like to build something while figuring out the rest.
Dekimbe Smith • Host
About the host
Dekimbe has always been led by curiosity. That curiosity has taken him through different industries, different roles, and different versions of what building a career can look like. It is what landed him in fitness sales, banking, real estate, and eventually behind a mic.
He hosts First Sip because the conversations he wants to have do not always exist somewhere else. The show is a space for real talk about business, money, professional growth, and the slow unglamorous work of building something that lasts.
Outside the show, Dekimbe invests in real estate and works with business owners on marketing and sales strategy. He splits his time between Philadelphia and Georgetown, Guyana.
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