Allen Thornton - Founder, Money For Your Mission, INC | Fintech | 40 Acre Conference | Blockchain Investor | DEI | ESG | CSR
In this episode, we talk with Allen Thornton Founder of Money For Your Missions. We talk about his career journey and the upcoming 40 Acre conference, the world's largest minority financial equity conference on MLK weekend!!
RISE Urban Nation: Own Your Story. Scale Your Impact. · Allen Thornton, Taryell Simmons
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Description:
This conference has been moved to Virtual due to health and safety concerns with the COVID Omicron surge
The 40 Acre conference will be the world's largest minority financial equity conference on MLK weekend!! The goal is to create 100 million dollars worth of business between all attendees during the weekend to decrease the wealth gap.
Friday January 14th- VIP Fireside Chat, VIP Networking, Performances
Saturday January 15th- Cashflow Day Guest Speaker 10 Panels, E sports Showcase, Fashion Show
RECON Fashion Show Details:
Houston Stylists go head to toe for the Stylist championship belt! A fun Spin on the modern Day Fashion Show.
Time: 5PM - 7PM
City of Houston Vaccinations/shots) (must pre register,) (Free Haircuts must pre register)
Sunday January 16th- Community Day Guest Speaker 10 Panels, E sports Showcase, Hip Hop Showcase (Must Pre-Register)
Monday January 17th- Culture Day , Live Stream MLK, Parade, Battle of the Bands, Live Stream Radio 1 Black Excellence Awards
This in-person and live stream experience will combine cashflow, community, and culture in an entertaining festival setting.
The unique differentiator for the 40 Acre conference is that we put the people and the money in the same room. All the actual transactions and impact for the weekend will be tracked through blockchain.
The 40 Acre conference will include corporations, government officials, celebrities, top minority entrepreneurs, and influencers that want to support black businesses giving them the keys to the dollars. In addition to that, there will be live and virtual vendor marketplace for minority businesses to capture revenue during MLK weekend. We do this while having a great time with live performances from top musicians, artists, awards to those supporting the black community, and capturing equity/cash given out every night!
Event Start Date: Jan 14, 2022 12:00AM EDT
Event End Date: Jan 17, 2022 10:00PM EDT
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