[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…
[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…
[vidseo id="26870" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This! "It exposed the inequities within our system to everyone and really forced everyone to look at how we're doing school and see the challenges that the model has taken."Ryan MacDonald - He serves as Senior Program Associate on the Student-Centered Learning team at the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). Ryan joined CCSSO in 2015 as part of the now Student-Centered Learning team and Education Data and Information Systems team. As part of the Student-Centered Learning team, he manages the programmatic and technical support to the previous Innovation Lab Network (ILN) and now CCSSO’s Student-Centered Learning Collaborative. He is committed to supporting the implementation and scaling of student-centered learning especially for historically underserved students. He received a B.A. in Politics from the…
[vidseo id="23858" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This! I have never had a kid from the Inner city tell me that, not because they wouldn't be interested in it but because they don't know it exists. That is really where that exposure part comes from. Damian Hoskins is the General Manager of Elementz an organization focused on providing hope and catalyzing change for the young people in the urban core through hip-hop culture. 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 WATCHthin Serious about…
[vidseo id="23100" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This! "If you go to the very top, all my mentors are in all industries at the end of the day."Manny has had the opportunity to work with brands and mentors to hone and develop skills in brand management & growth, sponsorship consulting, retail development, strategic planning, account management and brand activation – across a diverse portfolio of categories including: Technology, professional sports, sporting goods, financial services & insurance, retail, tourism, telecommunication, food industry, and health/medical Industry. Manny enjoys helping others find purpose in their work.Manny Lacher is the founder of Collaborate and Elevate Platform.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…
[vidseo id="20676" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This! I could use my tech skills for good.Less than 1 percent of all U.S. engineering bachelor's degrees go to African-American women. As a Black Woman, Kristian Newton has experienced doubt and isolation due to lack of representation, mentorship, and upward mobility opportunities; it's why she is committed to changing the statistics for Black and Brown girls in STEAM pathways. These statistics must change, and that is where HYPE comes in. HYPE is about more than just teaching girls how to code. It is providing hope, leaving a legacy, and doing our part to make sure that our future is better than our past.About GethypeIn 2015, less than 1 percent of all U.S. engineering bachelor's degrees went to African-American women. Of the 106,658 engineering bachelor's…
[vidseo id="20545" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This! War is politics with bloodshed. Judas and the Black Messiah is an important film to watch to really understand the level of mistrust between law enforcement and the black community. We examine the movie and what we can take away from it in this current climate.In this Episode you will learnThe issue with Black Lives Matter and law enforcement is not new but a continuous cycle.How the FBI infiltrated black leadership organizations to divide and conquer.How the media perpetuates a false equivalence and narrative with organizations like the Black panthers.How these movies are traumatic for black and brown people and how we should address it. CONNECT WITH THE HOSTROB RICHARDSONEntrepreneur & Keynote SpeakerRob Richardson is the host of disruption Now Podcast and the…
[vidseo id="20450" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This! We explore the life and journey of a great disruptor and innovator, Roland Martin.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 three of a three part series.CONNECT WITH THE HOSTROB RICHARDSONEntrepreneur & Keynote SpeakerRob Richardson is the host of…
[vidseo id="20395" ]HOSTED BY ROB RICHARDSONShare This! We explore the life and journey of a great disruptor and innovator, Roland Martin.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 two of a three part series.CONNECT WITH THE HOSTROB RICHARDSONEntrepreneur & Keynote SpeakerRob Richardson is the host of…
[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…
Clarence Wooten is a Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur with a track record of success spanning back to 1999 when his debut Internet startup, ImageCafe.com, was acquired for $23 million by Network Solutions (Nasdaq: NSOL) just 7-months after it launched. As an encore to his early success, Clarence founded and scaled Groupsite.com, where he now serves as Chairman, to more than 50,000 customers. Most recently, in June 2018, Clarence's fourth startup, Progressly Inc., an enterprise software startup that turns business processes into visual repeatable workflows in the cloud, was acquired by Box (NYSE: Box). In tandem with leading Groupsite, Clarence is the founding General Partner at Revitalize. Revitalize a venture studio focused on transforming the complexion of tech by building break-out software startups led by diverse teams.
Monique Idlett
Entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist, and innovator , Monique Idlett-Mosley is well known within both the entertainment and tech industries as a woman who positively impacts lives through her work. For her entertainment career, Monique was CEO of Mosley Brands and Mosley Music Group, with former husband Tim “Timberland” Mosley for over fourteen years. In 2017, she founded Reign Venture Capital, an early stage investment firm that focuses on women and minority led startups. Working with companies like the award winning technology innovator LISNR, and Appy Couple, Reign Venture Capital is changing the VC world. She is also the star of Undercover Billionaire on Discovery.
Leigh Radford
Leigh Radford is the Senior Vice President and Founder of P&G Ventures, an early-stage startup studio that creates and grows brands and businesses by building win-win partnerships with entrepreneurs, visionaries, and startups. Under her leadership, Leigh has step-changed the P&G’s development and launch of new brands. Leigh has a talent for taking small ideas with promise and turning them into proven global brand success. Her accomplishments have been recognized across the industry including: Brand Innovators’ Top 100 Women to Watch, OTC Marketer of the Year and Ad Age Top 50 Marketers. Leigh is also a Harley Procter Award recipient given to only the Top 1% of marketing innovators at P&G.
Candice Matthews Brackeen
Candice Matthews Brackeen is a General Partner at Lightship Capital, a first-of-its-kind $50 million venture fund for underrepresented founders in the Midwest. Candice is also the Executive Director of the Hillman Accelerator, the first accelerator in the Midwest for underrepresented founders.
Rob Richardson
Robert Richardson is a resolute leader with a breadth of experience in labor law, civil rights, digital marketing, branding, labor-management relations and public service. Passionate about challenging the status quo, he’s been the voice for the under-represented and disadvantaged. His vision and expertise in workforce development, labor practices, entrepreneurship and crisis management have influenced law enforcement policy, systemic inequities and private/public partnerships that led to reforms, new opportunities and an inclusive, more innovative economy.