Roland Martin: Why It’s Critical to Define Your Own Path

Roland Martin: Why It’s Critical to Define Your Own Path

Disrupt, Disruption Now, Education, Featured
[vidseo id="20357" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This!We explore the life and journey of a great disruptor and innovator, Roland Martin.Martin is the host and managing editor of #RolandMartinUnfiltered, the first daily online show in history focused on news and analysis of politics, entertainment, sports, and culture from an explicitly African American perspective. Over the course of a journalistic career that has seen him interview multiple U.S. presidents to the top athletes and entertainers in Hollywood, Roland S. Martin is a journalist who has always maintained a clear sense of his calling in this world. This is part one of a three part series. 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…
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Gee Horton: Art and Trauma

Gee Horton: Art and Trauma

Art, Disrupt, Disruption Now
[vidseo id="19807" width="560 px" excerpt="61" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This!Making art and building communities.Gee Horton is a Cincinnati-based self-trained Hyperrealist visual artist who has recently transitioned from a career in the corporate world to focus primarily on making art and building communities. Using graphite and charcoal pencils, Gee's drawings capture a heightened sense of realism, but it is important to note that the Hyperrealist style is only one facet of comprehending his work.Having earned a master’s in social work from the University of Louisville, he often incorporates his education and life experiences into his art to achieve a kind of power that for many triggers' emotional associations. With this in mind, his current work makes a connection between his African roots and its juxtaposition to American attitudes on the social…
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Gamestop Explained

Gamestop Explained

Disrupt, Disruption Now, Finance
[vidseo id="19716" width="560 px" excerpt="61" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This!Retail investors have disrupted the market by coordinating massive investment in GameStop and other companies. The most dangerous words in investing is “this time is different”. Learn what is happening and how to approach opportunities for long investment.In this Episode you will learnUnderstanding the psychology of investing, human nature, and bubbles.How self-awareness plays into investing and wealth generation.Why Bubbles always pop and GameStop will too.The difference between long-term vs. short-term investing. The need for self discipline in selling stocks. 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…
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Arlan Hamilton: It’s About Damn Time

Arlan Hamilton: It’s About Damn Time

Art, Community, Disrupt, Disruption Now, Education, Entrepreneurship, Featured, Politics
[vidseo id="19617" width="560 px" excerpt="61" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This!Hamilton built a venture capital. While homeless. Arlan Hamilton is the founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital, a seed investment fund that backs overachieving, underrepresented startup founders. Hamilton built a venture capital fund from the ground up, while homeless. She is the Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital, a fund that is dedicated to minimizing funding disparities in tech by investing in high-potential founders who are people of color, women, and/or LGBT. Started from scratch in 2015, Backstage has now raised more than $7 million and invested in more than 130 startup companies led by underestimated founders. In 2018 Arlan co-founded Backstage Studio which launched four accelerator programs for underestimated founders in Detroit, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and London.In this…
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Dr. King is the Present

Dr. King is the Present

Disrupt, Disruption Now, Leadership
[vidseo id="19037" width="560 px" excerpt="15" disable_title="true" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This!As we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. King, we reflect on the lessons of Dr. King and how they apply to this current pivotal moment in history.  Special guests include James Keys: Host of Call It like I See IT Podcast and Nathan Ivey of the Nathan Ivey Show. Follow Nathan Ivey 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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Sherrell Dorsey is Changing the Narrative

Sherrell Dorsey is Changing the Narrative

Disrupt, Disruption Now, Featured, Leadership
[vidseo id="13149" width="100%" excerpt="15" disable_title="true" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This!"Dorsey is disrupting the field of journalism."Dorsey has focused on the black innovation economy, highlighting the data and changing the narrative on who is called a genius or entrepreneur. Dorsey's work has been featured in VICE, The Washington Post, Axios, The Information, and more. Sherrell has been a contributing writer for notable publications like Columbia Journalism Review, Fast Company, Black Enterprise, and others. In 2018, she was named an inspiring woman in tech by CNet. We discuss the launch of her new podcast the Clark Street project dedicated to the original address of the Associated Negro Press at 312 Clark Street Chicago. In this Episode you will learnThe history and impact of black media in techHow to anchor yourself in a post Covid-19…
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Disruptive Dancing

Disruptive Dancing

Art, Disrupt, Disruption Now
[vidseo id="13170" width="100%" excerpt="15" disable_title="true" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This!"Disruptive Dancing is the new American Jig."Blue13 Dance Company is an American dance theatre ensemble based in Los Angeles, with a mission to drive a substantive shift in the perception and practice of American dance through performance, outreach, and education. 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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Securing Your Legacy

Securing Your Legacy

Disrupt, Disruption Now, Entrepreneurship, Leadership
[vidseo id="13182" width="100%" excerpt="15" disable_title="true" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This!"Legacy is Forever."Planning to fail is failure when it comes to your finances. Start the year off right with your finances. Special guests Michael Dean and Tunde Ogunlana of Axial Family Advisors.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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Noelle Silver Data Disruptor

Noelle Silver Data Disruptor

Disrupt, Disruption Now, Technology
[vidseo id="13350" width="100%" excerpt="15" disable_title="true" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This! "Freedom of What?"Noelle Silver has spent many years as a trainer, architect, and evangelist for IBM, RedHat, EMC, Amazon and Microsoft. She believes diversity of thought must be applied at every level to ensure tech doesn't become bias.  What You will learn in this episode Why Tech like AI is bias and what to do aboutWhy we need to move from tokenism to real change for inclusion in tech The meaning and impact of mindful leadership 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…
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How To Get Funded in a Post-COVID Economy

How To Get Funded in a Post-COVID Economy

Disrupt, Disruption Now, Entrepreneurship, Finance
[vidseo id="13361" width="100%" excerpt="15" disable_title="true" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This! "Times are Tough. They don't have to be."The opening session at the Disruption Now Summit with corporate leaders and entrepreneurs. From survey results, gathered from entrepreneurs we will explore the common questions, pitfalls, and struggles for entrepreneurs seeking access to capital. 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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