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DISRUPTION NOW BY ROB RICHARDSON

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Clarence Wooten

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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.  

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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.

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