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How to Redirect Anxiety and Spread Inpathy? Ziarekenya Smith (Founder) | Inpathy | (Detroit, MI) | (Season 4: Episode 1)
Tired of the highlight reel? Craving genuine connection and emotional honesty online? Inpathy is here to revolutionize social media by embracing your full human experi...
How to Create Palm Wine Without Chopping Down Trees? Onye Ahanotu (Founder) | Ikenga Wines | (Oakland, CA) | (Season 3: Episode 17)
Onye Ahanotu is the founder of Ikenga Wines (Bev Tech). Did you come of age christening weddings and graduations with palm wine? Have no idea palm trees could even pro...
How Blockchain Can Disrupt Hollywood? Sharif Bennett (Founder) | CineBlock | (Los Angeles, CA) | (Season 3: Episode 16)
Sharif Bennett is the co-founder of CineBlock (Film Tech). As the topic of AI becomes central to the future of Hollywood, three co-founders are looking to give content...
How to Discuss Fertility in the Workplace and at Home? Blair Matthews (Founder) | zuri fertility | (Chicago, IL) | (Season 3: Episode 15)
Blair Matthews is the co-founder of zuri fertility (Fertility Tech). Whether you're a young professional unconcerned about family planning, or a couple struggling to c...
How to Build a Sneaker Marketplace? Mbiyimoh Ghogomu (Founder) | Tradeblock | (Austin, TX) | (Season 3: Episode 14)
Mbiyimoh Ghogomu is the co-founder of Tradeblock (Sneaker Tech). Whether you're an OG sneakerhead or new to the game, Tradeblock makes it easy to trade for the kicks y...
What Are You the Best in the World At? | Abraham J. Williamson
What are you the best in the world at? It's a question I asked myself when rewatching Billions that struck me deeply.Let's ponder this one together.
How to Land Your Dream Job in Music? Nikki Sanz (Founder) | Giggs | (Nashville, TN) | (Season 3: Episode 13)
Nikki Sanz is the founder of Giggs (Music Tech), the only social networking and job posting platform for the Touring Industry.Question: How do tour managers find talen...
Why Chicago is a Hub for Health-Tech? Olyvia Phillips (Ecosystem Builder) | (Chicago, IL) | (Season 3: Episode 12)
Olyvia Phillips is manager of equity initiatives at MATTER. After overcoming a chronic childhood condition, Olyiva made public health and health care advocacy her life...
How to Qualify for Your Next Home + Joining 12 Startup Accelerators? Bryan Young (Founder) | Home Lending Pal (Orlando, FL) | (Season 3: Episode 11)
Bryan Young is the founder and CEO of Home Lending Pal. After leaving college a year early for silicon valley and exiting a couple of tech startups, Bryan put his skil...
Remembering Marc Ward - Founder of Socian Technologies
We honor the life of Marc Ward, founder of Socian Technologies.His spirit impacted so many and his life deserves remembering by us all.Learn more about Marc Ward in th...
Black Tech Week: Another Side of Social Capital | (Cincinnati, OH) | (Bonus)
I'm on the ground in Black Tech Week to show you why you might want to attend and how to pitch your firm to pay for it (more on this later). Here's a quick recap of da...
More on How to Engage... Madilynn Beck (Founder) | The Better Spot (Atlanta, GA) | (Season 3: Episode 10)
Madilynn Beck is founder and CEO of The Better Spot. After a world-rocking healthcare scare, Madilynn sought to change her future wellness experiences, launching a phy...
How to Ignite Conversations for User Engagement? Madilynn Beck (Founder) | The Better Spot (Atlanta, GA) | (Season 3: Episode 9)
Madilynn Beck is founder and CEO of The Better Spot. After a world-rocking healthcare scare, Madilynn sought to change her future wellness experiences, launching a phy...
How Community Organizers Can Harness Tech for Change? Johnnie and Alexa Turnage | Evenscore (Founders) | (Detroit, MI) | (Season 3: Episode 8)
Johnnie Turnage is the founder of EvenScore, an impact-focused donation platform that provides a safe and trusted space for small-dollar donors to support the causes a...
How to Land Your Dream Job? John Roussel and Leandrew Robinson (Careers) | Colorwave (Berkeley, CA) | (Season 3: Episode 7)
John Roussel is co-founder of Colorwave, a careers startup making the innovation economy more equitable and inclusive by providing leaders of color access to VC-backed...
How to Improve Your Pitch? Alexis Dulan (VC) | (Atlanta, GA) | (Season 3: Episode 6)
Alexis Dulan is a startup mentor and investor relations fellow with strong ties to the HBCUvc community. After launching her career in management consulting post-Spelm...
How to Save $350k on Sales & Marketing? Jonathan J Mentor (Biz Growth) | Successment (Orlando, FL by way of Bronx, NY) | (Season 3: Episode 5)
Jonathan Mentor is CEO of Successment, igniting revenue for diverse B2B startups with "RevOps".Your first thought to increase revenue is often sales and marketing, and...
You Reached $1M in Revenue, Now What? Jonathan J Mentor (Biz Growth) | Successment (Orlando, FL by way of Bronx, NY) | (Season 3: Episode 4)
Jonathan Mentor is CEO of Successment, igniting revenue for diverse B2B startups with "RevOps".As a coffee shop barista on the Upper East Side, Jonathan watched countl...
How to Pivot from Non-Profit Executive Director to VC? Marlon Evans (VC) | Nex Cubed (Redwood City, CA) | (Season 3: Episode 3)
Marlon Evans is CEO of Nex Cubed, an innovation investor that infuses capital to accelerate and scale frontier tech companies. With the recent launch of a $40M fund ta...
Do Podcasts Help Your Brand? Kenneth Groom (Journalist) | Beyond Normal Media (Charlotte, NC) | (Season 3: Episode 2)
Kenny Groom is a journalist and founder of Beyond Normal Media. With nearly 70 interviews and 5 seasons under his belt, we discuss the impact that media has in the sta...
How to Pass Due Diligence to Get Funded? Pedro Moore (VC) | (Bear, Delaware) | (Season 3: Episode 1)
Pedro Moore is a VC and founder-CEO of Funding Fuel. After launching an entrepreneurship club in college at University of Delaware, Pedro found himself thrown into VC ...
Do You Have a Genuine Tech Fixer? Asa Bush (Technical Advisor) | (Chattanooga, TN) | (Season 2: Episode 30)
Tune in to Part II with Asa Bush (Tech Advisor).Asa Bush is technical advisor to venture backable startups. After watching countless founders spend $120k+ on developme...
Are You Spending Too Much on Development? Asa Bush (Technical Advisor) | (Chattanooga, TN) | (Season 2: Episode 29)
Asa Bush is technical advisor to nearly a half dozen venture backable startups. After watching countless founders spend $120k+ on development that should have cost $35...
How to Get Your Child to Care About Their Education? Adanma (Okolo) Ugwu (Founder) | HiPrep Online (Abuja, Nigeria) | (Season 2: Episode 28)
Adanma Ugwa is a teacher turned founder, who took her daughter's education into her own hands to launch one of the most effective online schools around the world.-When...
How to Create More Empathy? Kamilah Sanders (Founder) | Greater Than Equal (Nashville, TN) | (Season 2: Episode 27)
Kamilah Sanders is founder of Greater Than Equal.Join us for a special conversation with Kamilah Sanders providing your added motivation with practical tips you can le...
How to Create Empathy? Kamilah Sanders (Founder) | Greater Than Equal (Nashville, TN) | (Season 2: Episode 26)
Kamilah Sanders is founder of Greater Than Equal.Join us for a special conversation with Kamilah Sanders providing your added motivation with practical tips you can le...
How to Attract More VCs to Your City? BK Simmons (VC) | High Street Equity Partners (Little Rock, AR) | (Season 2: Episode 25)
Once you attract a VC to your market, how do you begin to build? If you grew up outside of the traditional startup hubs, learn from one of Little Rock's top ecosystem ...
How to Attract VCs to Your City? BK Simmons (VC) | High Street Equity Partners (Little Rock, AR) | (Season 2: Episode 24)
How do you attract a venture capital firm to your city? If you grew up outside of the traditional startup hubs, learn from one of Little Rock's top ecosystem builders ...
What is Social Capital and How Do You Use It? Abraham J. Williamson | (Season 2: Episode 23)
If you are curious about why some folks seems to get opportunities when others don't, relationships are likely playing a huge role in their success. Because humans are...
More on How to Scale Overseas and Back? Gary Stewart (Founder/Accelerator) | Founder Tribes & Techstars (NY) Powered by J.P. Morgan: (Bronx, NY by way of Jamaica) | (Season 2: Episode 22)
What are Managing Directors of Accelerators like Techstars looking for in founders? If you want to know why New York City is one of the fastest growing startup ecosyst...