Joah Spearman is the founder and CEO at Localeur, a website and app that makes it possible for people to experience what the locals eat, drink, and play wherever they go. Localeur has been called one of the best travel apps by The Today Show,

4/10 Dawn Dickson (PopCom): Raising venture capital with eyes wide open

Nov 20th, 2018 44m 41s

Dawn W. Dickson is a serial entrepreneur and founder CEO at PopCom, a startup developing future-ready solutions for vending and self-service retail and Flat Out of Heels (rollable flats for women to get relief from painful heels). She’s spoken

REWIND: Mandela SH Dixon - How to build a successful startup

Nov 16th, 2018 1h 11m

This is a special edition of the OF10podcast - a revisit in honor of Afrotech 2018 with guest and my homegirl Mandela SH Dixon who is not only passionate about - but super insightful and helpful for tech founders trying to raise funds, get trac

REWIND: Frederick Hutson - How to succeed when your past decisions limit future potential

Nov 15th, 2018 32m 13s

This is a special edition of the OF10podcast - a revisit in honor ofAfroTech 2018 with my guy, Frederick Hutson, who gave another incredible talk at AfroTech 2018 - he also gave a dope talk back at the 2017 event also. I wanted you to hear his

REWIND: Danielle Leslie - Collect the $$ bag by monetizing your content & expertise through online courses

Nov 14th, 2018 1h 8m

This is a special edition of the OF10podcast - a revisit in honor ofAfroTech 2018 with a guest, Danielle Leslie who had arguably Top 3 talks at AfroTech 2018. What I loved about every time Danielle is on stage or is featured anywhere, she alway

REWIND: Everette Taylor - How to break into startup marketing & tips for startups to find their audience

Nov 13th, 2018 1h 3m

This is a special edition of the OF10podcast - a revisit in honor of AfroTech 2018 with guest, Everette Taylor who just gave FIRE talk at the largest Black Tech Conference in the world. He dropped many gems on stage, and I wanted you to hear th

3/10 Erin Horne McKinney (Jumpstart): Be cautious of where you pursue startup capital, and the importance of black led technology and media companies.

Oct 9th, 2018 43m 19s

Erin Horne McKinney is Managing Partner for Inclusion at Jumpstart, an accelerator and venture capital firm in Ohio, and she's Co-Founder at Black Female Founders. She previously served as Senior Advisor on Innovation and Entrepreneurship to th

2/10 Rod Robinson (ConnXus): Finding startup success in B2B and Why more black owned companies aren't generating millions

Sep 11th, 2018 38m 3s

Rod Robinson is the founder and CEO of ConnXus, a supplier diversity software company that connects diverse suppliers to Fortune 2000 companies. He spent nearly 20 years as chief procurement officer at a major telecom, and as a management consu

Season 5 Advance Episode: 1/10 Marlon Nichols (Cross Culture Ventures)

Jan 25th, 2018 1h 14m

Season 5 Coming Soon! Enjoy this advanced release of episode 1/10! Marlon Nichols is a co-founder and managing partner at Cross Culture Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm with a focus on cultural investing. Before founding Cross Cult

10/10 Mandela SH Dixon (Founder Gym): How to get your startup funded, Networking hacks, and Love languages

Dec 8th, 2017 1h 11m

Mandela SH Dixon is co-founder at Founder Gym, an online training center that teaches underrepresented founders how to build successful tech startups. She began her career in Silicon Valley in 2011 as a startup founder backed by Kapor Capital,

9/10 Jason Mayden (Super Heroic): Black people are super heroes, Competing with himself, and What he learned from Michael Jordan

Sep 7th, 2017 1h 1m

Jason Mayden is the co-founder and CEO at Super Heroic, an activewear brand designed to enrich the lives of kids through play. He was previously the global design director for Nike’s Jordan brand where he designed shoes for Chris Paul, Carmelo

8/10 Danielle Leslie (Growth Marketer): Personal Branding, Why Your Online Marketing Isn't Working, and 4:44

Aug 24th, 2017 1h 5m

Danielle Leslie is an online course creator and growth strategist for startups and personal brands. As founder of the Founder Course Alechemy, she helps brands and startup founders create & launch online courses. She previously worked as a cour

7/10 - Emeka Anen (THRONE): Tech and VC for the Culture, Startups Outside of Silicon Valley, and Lil Yachty

Jul 13th, 2017 1h 6m

Emeka Anen is founder at Instasneaks, known today as THRONE, an online community built for the sneaker and streetwear ecosystem. The app has ranked in the top 40 of hundreds of thousands of apps in the Sports category. We talk moving the cultur

6/10 Jessica Matthews (Uncharted Play)

Dec 29th, 2016 31m 16s

Jessica Matthews is the founder and CEO at Uncharted Play, the hardware technology firm that’s providing off-grid power for the developing world. She was invited by President Barack Obama to the White House, and currently serves as an Ambassad

5/10 Tyler Scriven (Techstars Atlanta)

Nov 17th, 2016 1h 10m

Tyler Scriven is the managing director at Techsters Atlanta, where he helps find and prep startups for the big stage. Prior to joining Techsters, he was an executive at Palantir, serving as Chief of Staff and Head of Operations - helping grow t

4/10 Dave Salvant (Squire)

Oct 13th, 2016 50m 54s

Dave Salvant is co-founder at Squire, and app that enhances the barbershop experience for both customers and barbers - allowing customers to book and pay for their cuts at the push of a button. I originally met Dave when we were shooting an epi

3/10 Rodney Williams (LISNR)

Oct 6th, 2016 1h 13m

Rodney Williams is the co-founder and CEO at LISNR, which is a communication technology that sends data over audio - think Bluetooth on steroids. He previously worked as a brand manager at P&G, Proctor and Gamble, and Lockheed Martin. Rodney is

2/10 DIVINE (BLAK Group, a16z)

Sep 29th, 2016 1h 3m

DIVINE is Founder and CEO at The BLAK Group, and "The Official Andreesen Horowitz Rapper", certified by super venture capitalist, Ben Horowitz. His fintech (Financial Technology) startup aims to help minorities who've been shut out of the finan

1/10 Alexia Clincy (Capitalize Social)

Sep 22nd, 2016 56m 28s

Alexia Clincy is a research-oriented social media consultant and trainer now based in Los Angeles. As founder and executive director of Capitalize Social, she’s designed successful social media strategies for clients in a variety of fields, inc

1/10 Baratunde1/10 Baratunde Thurston (Cultivated Wit) Thurston (Cultivated Wit)

May 7th, 2015 47m 44s

Baratunde Thurston is a writer, comedian, podcaster, startup founder, and New York Times bestselling author. We chatted about success and failure, as well as his startup Cultivated Wit.

8/10 Navarrow Wright of MaxLevSolutions, JJ McCorvey of Fast Company Magazine, and Maryanna Quigless of TiltFit

Feb 19th, 2015 1h 10m

On this episode, I chat with Navarrow Wright, CEO at MaxLev Solutions and co-founder at Global Grind which he founded alongside Hip Hop Pioneer Russell Simmons. We discuss the complexities of getting young minorities interested in tech and STEM

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