Fonz Morris of Netflix on How to Design for Conversion, Have a Global Perspective, and Find Success Being Self Taught
Ep. 169 Fonz Morris is Lead Product Designer, Global Conversion at Netflix. He’s an entrepreneur and self-taught designer, leading one of the most impactful teams inside one of the biggest tech and me...
11 Jun 202434min
Lanny Smith of Actively Black on his fashion movement, market segmentation, and tips for securing major partnerships
Ep. 168 Lanny Smith is founder and CEO at Actively Black and Active Faith, both wildly successful athleisure brands doing numbers. An unlikely fashion mogul, Lanny is a former college star basketball ...
4 Jun 202442min
Dr. Nashlie Sephus on the Future of AI, Ethics, and Empowering Underserved Communities
Ep. 167 Dr. Nashlie Sephus is the Applied Science Manager for the Amazon AI team focusing on fairness in AI. Based in Atlanta, she formally led the Amazon (A9) Visual Search and AR teams, which launch...
28 Mai 202431min
Kobie Fuller on AI, Black Founders, and the Future of VC
Ep. 166 Kobie Fuller is General Partner at Upfront Ventures. He’s got deep expertise in enterprise SAAS and frontier technologies including AR/VR. Previously, he was Chief Marketing Officer at REVOLVE...
21 Mai 202436min
The Real Economics of the Music Business || Ryan Leslie
Ep. 165 Ryan Leslie is a Grammy nominated musician and producer, and founder at SuperPhone which helps creatives and businesses increase engagement, drive revenue, and build better relationships with ...
14 Mai 202437min
We Could Own All We Give Away for Free on Social Media || Isaac Hayes III
Ep. 164 Isaac Hayes III is on a mission to change social media forever. With his Fanbase app, he’s empowering content creators to monetize and own their contributions to the cultural conversation. Hi...
7 Mai 202434min
HBCU Financial Literacy Roadshow at WSSU Presented by State Farm
Ep. 163 Ben Holmes is Vice President, Enterprise Credit Risk Management at Wells Fargo and was previously an Assistant VP at Bank of America. He also runs Boardroom Vision which was created to help th...
30 Apr 202447min
Storytelling with Founders and Venture Capitalists || Aaron Samuels, Collide Capital
Ep. 162 Aaron Samuels is Founder and Managing Partner of Collide Capital a $66M fund, so far, which is the first VC fund simultaneously backed by Amazon, Alphabet, and Twitter. He’s also co-founder an...
23 Apr 202431min
