From Doom-Scrolling to Faith-Scrolling: Gerald Jones on Building Blessn & Leading as a Dad

About this episode

Gerald Jones discusses the creation of Blessn, a faith-based app aimed at improving mental health and community among fathers.

Emmy-winning producer Gerald Jones was exhausted by the negativity of social media. He and his best friend Kevin built Blessn — a faith-based app where encouragement replaces doom-scrolling. In this episode we talk protecting your family’s mental health, building a tribe of men, getting comfortable with failure, and practical steps every dad can take right now.Timestamps0:00 – Intro: Why Gerald Jones is on the show1:06 – Who is Gerald Jones? (Father, entrepreneur, Emmy winner, man of faith)3:31 – The state of social media for our kids today7:58 – Gerald’s faith journey & why men are returning to church13:46 – The anxiety of doom-scrolling & the birth of Blessn17:21 – The loneliness of fatherhood & the power of a tribe27:03 – From X-ray tech to entrepreneur: failing forward30:53 – Advice for new grads & young dads: ask, grind, and get comfortable with failure34:51 – The wild Emmy story (shot in one day on a shoestring)38:45 – Blessn launch & how it’s growing41:08 – Personalized faith messages feature42:35 – Diamond Advice: Get comfortable with failure Subscribe and turn on notifications → https://www.youtube.com/@ryanfieldsspack

People in this episode

Host: Ryan Fields-Spack

Guest: Gerald Jones

Topics covered

• social media
• mental health
• fatherhood
• faith
• entrepreneurship
• community
• failure

Keywords

• doom-scrolling
• faith-scrolling
• mental health
• fatherhood
• entrepreneurship
• community
• failure
• Blessn
• social media
• Emmy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Blessn, Emmy

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