Human 2025 Iliana Oris Valiente

Human 2025 Iliana Oris Valiente

Disrupt, Disruption Now, Education, Entrepreneurship
[vidseo id="29616" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This!"THE WORLD IS CHANGING FAST, but it doesn't have to be scary." Iliana Oris Valiente (IOV) is an optimist for the future of tech and society. IOV wants to encourage humans to live happy, healthy, and purposefully designed lives in a world of endless possibilities. She believes the key is to embrace the ever-shifting technological trends and chaos, actively shape the future and thrive together. #disruptionow #digitalnomad #globaltrends What You Will Learn Current Global Trends in Tech The Future of Digital Nomads How to Succeed as a Woman of Color in Corporate America ABOUT Iliana Oris Valiente Iliana Oris Valiente, CPA, CA, CBP, is Accenture's Managing Director and Canada Innovation Lead. She works with senior executives and boards to support their strategic transformation journeys,…
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Igniting Human Connection

Igniting Human Connection

Disrupt, Disruption Now, Education, Entrepreneurship
[vidseo id="29598" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This!Disruption Now Episode 161: Igniting Human ConnectionKalista Zackhariyas isn't just envisioning a social media future centered on genuine human interactions – she's crafting it. As the dynamic CEO of SparkSeeker, she's pioneering the way.Learn more at https://sparkseeker.com/CONNECT WITH THE HOSTROB RICHARDSONEntrepreneur & Keynote SpeakerRob Richardson is the host of disruption Now Podcast and the owner of DN Media Agency, a full-service digital marketing and research company. He has appeared on MSNBC, America this Week, and is a weekly contributor to Roland Martin Unfiltered.BOOK ROB AS A KEYNOTE SPEAKERMORE WAYS TO WATCH
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Quest for Justice Aswad Thomas

Quest for Justice Aswad Thomas

Disrupt, Disruption Now, Education, Entrepreneurship
[vidseo id="29514" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This!Meet Aswad Thomas, the indomitable Alliance for Safety and Justice Vice President. Once on the cusp of a glittering professional basketball career, a devastating gunshot wound forever altered his destiny. Yet, the injustice didn't end there. In his darkest hour, he was wrongfully labeled a criminal by the system that should have protected him. His is a tale of survival, rebirth, resilience, and redemption.Today, Aswad stands tall, channeling his experiences and passion into transformative change. He's on a relentless mission: to overhaul a flawed system, ensuring no one else suffers the way he did.Learn about the Alliance For Safety and Justice: https://asj.allianceforsafetyandjustice.org/CONNECT WITH THE HOSTROB RICHARDSONEntrepreneur & Keynote SpeakerRob Richardson is the host of disruption Now Podcast and the owner of DN Media Agency,…
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Behind the Algorithm: AI & Transparency

Behind the Algorithm: AI & Transparency

Disrupt, Disruption Now, Education, Entrepreneurship
[vidseo id="29348" disable_transcript="true"]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This!As innovations surge forward, so do the questions about A.I.'s inner workings. Our guest on Disruption Now is Javier Viaña Pérez, the co-founder of Rezon.ai and a Postdoctoral Associate at the MIT Kavli Institute of Astrophysics and Space Research. His Ph.D. research revolved around the conception of novel transparent algorithms that provide accurate predictions and human-understandable justifications of the results.Reason.ai primarily focuses on comprehending the decision-making process of AI systems, providing the much-needed transparency that is currently lacking.For enthusiasts, skeptics, and everyone in between, this is your gateway to understanding A.I. like never before. Tune in and uncover the story behind the code.CONNECT WITH THE HOSTROB RICHARDSONEntrepreneur & Keynote SpeakerRob Richardson is the host of disruption Now Podcast and the owner of DN Media Agency, a…
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In Their Names by Lenore Anderson

In Their Names by Lenore Anderson

Disrupt, Disruption Now, Education, Entrepreneurship
[vidseo id="29331" disable_transcript="true"]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This!In 2020, over 2 million people were employed by the justice system, with an annual expenditure of a staggering 300 billion dollars in the United States alone. But what has all this investment achieved for victims of crimes? Our guest, Lenore Anderson, is co-founder of the Alliance For Safety and Justice and author of the eye-opening book, "In Their Names: The Untold Story of Mass Incarceration and Victims' Rights."What You Will Learn How the militarization of local policing destroys trust and safety How media narratives shape public perception and policy How victim protection is not a priority. How you can create change. Learn from actual victims and survivors of the system. Learn More about In Their Names by Lenore Anderson https://asj.allianceforsafetyandjustice.org/in-their-names/ Learn about the Alliance For…
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Faith and Family

Faith and Family

Disrupt, Disruption Now, Education, Entrepreneurship
[vidseo id="29170" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This!Mirthell, is the Founder and CEO of the Onyx brand and @Onyx Family . For years, he worked as a pastor and marriage & family therapist, but it was his dream to one day work with his family. One day in 2015, he took the giant leap and quit his job; he never looked back since. Now, the family has a multi-million dollar enterprise, which includes a YouTube Original talk show, @Onyx Family (featuring guests such as Jemele Hill and Emmanuel Acho), an animated series, Onyx Monster Mysteries (which has been distributed to platforms such as Peacock and Apple TV), books, a health & fitness app. and more. He tries to inspire and motivate other black men to take the leap too and start…
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From CEO to ACTIVIST with Jason Flom

From CEO to ACTIVIST with Jason Flom

Disrupt, Disruption Now, Education, Entrepreneurship
[vidseo id="29052" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This!Former Chairman and CEO at Atlantic Records, Virgin Records, and Capitol Music Group and now the Founder and CEO of Lava For Good Podcasts and Lava Media. He is the founding board member of the Innocence Project and serves on the boards of numerous criminal justice reform organizations. Also, the host of the hit podcast, Wrongful Conviction features interviews with men and women who have spent decades in prison for crimes they did not commit, some even sentenced to death. He started his journey to fight the system's injustice last 1993 when he helped a young kid win his case for a non-violence first offense cocaine possession charge for which he served 15 years to life. He also shared statistics that listeners will be…
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Uncompromising with Steve White

Uncompromising with Steve White

Disrupt, Disruption Now, Education, Entrepreneurship
[vidseo id="28957" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This!"There are only two things you can control.Your effort and your attitude."Steve is president, special counsel to the CEO of Comcast Cable. He works with executives on a number of important initiatives, including leadership development, strategic planning, diversity, equality, and inclusion, and digital equality. He has enjoyed many affiliations, including his recent board service with Hormel Foods, Shaw Communications, and W.W. Grainger. Steve is active in the academic arena at the University of Denver and serves on the board of New Leaders, which focuses on the leadership development of public school principals. He’s a member of Delta Boule’ and the Executive Leadership Council.Before Comcast, he worked in some leading companies and was promoted several times. He started working as a young boy with his…
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Stopping HIV Criminalization

Stopping HIV Criminalization

Disrupt, Disruption Now, Entrepreneurship, Finance
[vidseo id="28803" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This!"Laws criminalizing HIV must be changed to Cathcart up to facts and science." Kim Welter is CEO of KLW Consulting, LLC which supports LGBTQ and affiliated advocacy organizations with HR, finance, diversity & Inclusion, board and policy expertise. Her primary client since 2016 is Equality Ohio where she holds the responsibilities of Director of Finance and Policy after previously serving as Deputy Director and Director of Programs and Outreach while on staff. She also briefly served as interim Executive Director; with over thirteen years of experience with the organization, she is Equality Ohio’s most seasoned consultant. She joined the organization as staff in 2008 after serving as the Executive Director of Equality Toledo for over 2 years. A graduate of University of Michigan, she…
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Edition Magazine Amplifying Black Creatives

Edition Magazine Amplifying Black Creatives

Disrupt, Disruption Now, Entrepreneurship, Finance
[vidseo id="28695" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This!Isoul Harris is the Editor and Chief of EDTION. Edition’s mission to uplift and amplify Black creatives across industries. Isoul brings a vast array of expertise in the space – from serving as a multimedia content producer, to fulfilling award-winning journalist roles in which he was able to tell powerful stories disrupting cultural narrative. Prior to joining EDITION, Isoul served as the editor-in-chief at UPTOWN, where furthered the national magazine’s mission profiling affluent African American life in partnership with the world’s leading celebrities, philanthropists, creatives, futurists across industries throughout the diaspora. Isoul also served as Deputy Editor of exclusive luxury lifestyle magazine, Mosaic where he worked to bring the profiles of LGBTQIA+ people of color front-and-center within the magazine. What you will learnWhy we…
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