Diondre Lewis | Transportation Is Healthcare

Ken Joslin8/19/202639:58

He walked up to a conference booth with no idea he'd be on a podcast three days later. Diondre, Duke grad and founder of Wave Rideshare, sat down with Ken Joslin to share how a free tech training program for kids turned into a mission to fix one of the biggest hidden problems in America. Transportation trust. Diondre breaks down the moment he learned parents didn't trust Uber, Lyft, or even public transit to move their kids safely. And how that led him to build Wave Rideshare from the ground up. He shares the scaling trust philosophy behind the company, why the single biggest factor in health outcomes is whether a patient can physically get to their appointment, and the vision to take Wave public as one of the first Black owned publicly traded tech companies in the country. This episode covers faith under academic pressure at Duke, stewardship, giving away what God gives you, and building a company that scales without compromising its mission. Ken's new book, 14 Frequencies of Proximity, grab your copy at growstackdrive.com/14. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - InvestFest Connection & New Guest 3:05 - Why Parents Don't Trust Rideshare 7:20 - The Nonprofit Transport Problem Emerges 10:45 - Faith That Turns Problems Into Action 13:55 - Healthcare Access Starts With Getting There 16:50 - How Wave Vets Drivers To Scale Trust 20:40 - Partnership-First Growth & Accessibility 25:05 - Free Tech Training That Changes Incomes 29:10 - IPO Vision & Global Mission Expansion 34:25 - How To Find Wave & Request Support 37:55 - Prayer, Presence & Closing Challenge Connect with Diondre: @DmajorBNR on Instagram, @DmajorBR on TikTok Download Wave Rideshare: waveride.ai #ProximityPodcast #WaveRideshare #FaithBasedEntrepreneur #Rideshare #Entrepreneurship