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Darius was on stage with NYTimes columnist David Brooks in front of 2,000 people, and he couldn't be more in his element. Just a week before that, he found out from a Tweet that he was going to be in the opening Keynote of a major conference. I had a chance to catch up with him after his panel to hear his story and find out how he ended up on that stage. At 25 years old, him and his co-founders (all friends from Georgetown University) have been able to build an impactful non-profit, GOODProjects, that's already transforming communities in Washington D.C., aimed at reducing gun violence and ending poverty in the area. In this episode, Darius walks us through how the idea for his organization came about, from running their very first over-subscribed summer camp to growing to 25 team members, attracting major donors and even launching an investment fund in the process. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.