Black Tech Green Money
by The Black Effect and iHeartPodcastsBlack Tech Green Money presents the stories of successful Black entrepreneurs and technologists, as well as actionable advice and wealth-building strategies from a Black perspective. Hosted by Will Lucas (@willlucas), an entrepreneur, content creator, and Brand Manager at AfroTech, the world's largest Black tech digital platform and conference, Black Tech Green Money is THE podcast for Black entrepreneurs and moguls in the making.
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Episodes
Dr. Nashlie Sephus on the Future of AI, Ethics, and Empowering Underserved Communities
31m · PublishedEp. 166Dr. 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 launched Part Finder, the visual search tool for replacement parts) on the Amazon Shopping App in 2018. The team for Part Finder came from from Atlanta-based startup Partpic in 2016, where she was the CTO.
Dr. Sephus received her Ph.D. from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2014
On this episode, Dr. Sephus speaks with AfroTech's Will Lucas about fairness in AI, her work inJackson, Mississippi, and how tech is not Black, white, but instead, GREEN.
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Kobie Fuller on AI, Black Founders, and the Future of VC
36m · PublishedEp. 165 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, one of the largest global fashion e-commerce players based in Los Angeles. He’s got deep interest in artificial intelligence, and he’s placing bets on startups building in the space - even building some projects of his own.
On this episode, Kobie speaks with AfroTech's Will Lucas about frontier technologies, investing in AI, and what kind of startups are interesting to VCs like him.
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The Real Economics of the Music Business || Ryan Leslie
37m · PublishedEp. 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 SMS / MMS marketing.
On this episode, Ryan talks with AfroTech's Will Lucas about the economics of the music industry, why artists are selling their catalogs, and how creatives get wealthy.
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We Could Own All We Give Away for Free on Social Media || Isaac Hayes III
34m · PublishedEp. 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.
His commitment to creating an equitable landscape for the next generation of social media users has grown Fanbase to $100 Million + valuation, ad he’s the first black man in history to raise $9.2 Million Dollars in seed funding on StartEngine in a Reg CF campaign. And, he’s currently in the middle of a $17 million fundraising campaign.
On this episode, Isaac speaks with AfroTech's Will Lucas about how crowdfunding works, AI's impact on creators, and his record-breaking fundraising campaigns.
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HBCU Financial Literacy Roadshow at WSSU Presented by State Farm
47m · PublishedEp. 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 the everyday Black families learn financial literacy.
Ben talks with AfroTech’s Will Lucas on stage at Winston Salem State University for our Financial Literacy HBCU Roadshow, presented by State Farm.
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Storytelling with Founders and Venture Capitalists || Aaron Samuels, Collide Capital
31m · PublishedEp. 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 and served as COO at Blavity, the largest global Black Media company for Millennials and Gen-Z, and AfroTech, the largest Black Tech conference in the world.
He began his career as a spoken word artist before working at Bain & Co. as a strategy consultant and TeleSign as a Product Manager.
On this episode, Aaron speaks with AfroTech's Will Lucas about the paths to becoming a VC, his $66 million fund, and the current legal landscape for investing in underrepresented founders.
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Social Impact's Effect on Black Wealth || Alphonso David, Global Black Economic Forum
35m · PublishedAlphonso David has committed his life to actualizing a more just and equitable world. Currently, he’s President & CEO of the Global Black Economic Forum, focused on reimagining what diversity, equity, inclusion, and opportunity looks like in global workspaces and marketplaces, as well as achieving the notion of economic justice for the Black diaspora globally. The Global Black Economic Forum engages business executives, policy makers, entrepreneurs, activists, and consumers globally on thought leadership; corporate and entrepreneurial career development; and advancing social and economic justice for marginalized communities across the globe.
On this episode, Alphonso speaks with AfroTech’s Will Lucas about how tech can be leveraged to support justice at scale, the overlooked sectors of our community when we talk about wealth and business success, and how Black operators find success with government contracting.
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Using Tech to Save Our Democracy || D'Seanté Parks of 1000 MORE
37m · PublishedEp. 160 D’Seanté Parks is founder and CEO of 1000 MORE, an app that makes it easier for people from underrepresented communities, like the ones she’s from, to engage in politics — a topic that is super important to everyone’s well-being and growth but often difficult to participate in. Her app provides digestible nonpartisan summaries of legislation coming up for a vote, written in a way that doesn’t require a law degree to understand. You can also find the popular arguments for and against bills. It also helps you connect with elected officials, and participate in crowdfunding campaigns for organizations you care about.
On this episode, D'Seanté speaks with AfroTech's Will Lucas about how to leverage technology for political change, building community and wealth simultaneously, and the underutilized power of each engaged citizen.
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J. Byron's $900 Million Project on Chicago's South Side
35m · PublishedEp. 159 J. Byron is the Lead Developer at Woodlawn Central, a $900 million economic development project on Chicago’s South Side. The massive project will include a boutique hotel, call and data center, residential buildings, theater, urban farm and microgram. And, there are plans to integrate a lot of technology like AI, AR, and VR to assist with the community health, safety, education and tourism aspects of the project. And, they’re developing with the community, not in spite of it — this project focuses on economic development without displacement.
On this episode, the brothers speak with AfroTech's Will Lucas about Woodlawn Central's 'development without displacement' focus, how to build when you don't have all the money, and changing the perspective of a Black community.
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The Burns Brothers on Serial Entrepreneurship
42m · PublishedEp. 158John and Mike Burns, known as The Burns Brothers are serial entrepreneurs with companies in a variety of verticals like organizational culture & diversity, marketing, pr& events, hospitality and lifestyle. You may have heard of their companies like Manchester Park, a creative agency, HQ House, which is a social club, or Koi Collective, a DEI strategy firm.John is an attorney by trade and community activist. Mike is a seasoned executive, coach, and former Army officer.
On this episode, the brothers speak with AfroTech's Will Lucas about finding success as serial entrepreneurs, how they navigate businesses in diverse industries, and mission driven Black-owned enterprise.
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Black Tech Green Money has 222 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 130:08:16. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 20th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on June 1st, 2024 07:14.
