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About Karl: I am a man on a mission to create more profitable partnerships between black-owned businesses and large corporate brands. As a first-generation immigrant from Cameroon, I grew up having to always be different versions of myself. Whether it was under my parent's roof where I had to adhere to cultural standards, or out in the world having to connect with my white and black peers. Initially, it was a struggle to connect with my true personal identity, as I didn't fall into any particular group stereotype. However, as time went on, I came to realize that I was simply, Karl and that there was an inherent power by just being myself.As I've embraced my true being, I've discovered that my love for building relationships with diverse groups of people from all backgrounds, coupled with my ability to create revenue-generating opportunities for businesses of all sizes has uniquely positioned me as a relationship broker between minority-owned businesses and large corporate brands looking to communicate with more diverse audiences.At the end of the day, if we are able to set our differences aside, I believe that the one color we can all get behind is GREEN, and there are tremendous opportunities to make more of it if we work together in partnership.Website: https://streamlinedpodcasts.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/streamlinedpodcastsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karl-sona/https://www.linkedin.com/company/streamlinedmedia/ Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

BIO:Sip & Share Wines is a boutique winery producing a diversity of handcrafted vegan wines. We're passionate about creating community with wine, especially for wine lovers often overlooked and underrepresented by the wine industry. Our wines are approachable to all palates, fun and made to sip and share. Purchase a bottle or join the wine club at sipandsharewines.com.In January 2019, Sip & Share Wines released the 7 Words Wine Collection, all of the wines are vegan. In January 2020, we released the Gem Collection of limited production wines.Sip & Share Wines Conjure Zinfandel was featured in Forbes Magazine as one of the 10 drinks for the summer. Nicole Kearney, Sip & Share Wines' Winemaker/Founder was named one of 40 African American Tastemakers (Under/Over 40) by Sabrina Jackson.We've participated in The Hue Society’s The Black Wine Experience wine tasting and Roses & Rose’ Brunch at Essence Fest in 2019 and 2018 in New Orleans. Being there lead to being named by Kiarra Sylvester as one of “5 Black- Owned Wines You Should Be Sipping Right Now” published on Xonecole.com.The Indianapolis Recorder has followed our growth with two stories that show where we are now and where we began.Nicole’s serious relationship with wine began in 2008, when she attended graduate school for her Master in Fine Arts (MFA) in Dramatic Writing at Spalding University, Low Residency MFA program, in Louisville, Kentucky. Surrounded by writers of all genres – playwrights, screenwriters, fiction, non-fiction, and poets they shared about their lives and craft while sipping wine. Over two years, they would continue to sip and share wines with each other. It was there her passion for wine knowledge and the spark for her future endeavor was ignited.In 2011, Nicole’s good friend Mark gifted her a 32 bottle wine refrigerator as a housewarming gift. Of course, she had to fill it! She had a party asking people to bring wine. She gave them some parameters (She drank red almost exclusively at that time) and sent her friends on a wine hunt around town. It was an incredible success. Her guests got to try different wines and her wine chest was magically filled. Little did she know, she had just hosted her first home wine tasting.In December 2013, her friend Niesha invited her to a wine tasting. She accepted without hesitation. The hostess, Marla graciously welcomed Nicole into her home. The wine tasting was fantastic, conducted by an independent representative of a national home wine tasting company. Nicole tasted new wines, beginning a love affair with South African wines. The group of women she was introduced to that night bonded over their enjoyment of wine. They decided to host a party monthly at each other’s homes.In January 2014, Nicole’s friend had a wine tasting in her home. The time for the tasting to begin was approaching, Nicole asked “Where was the ‘wine lady?’ Her friend answered she didn’t know. She had not talked to her in a month. Having a house full of guests, Nicole gathered a few of her wines then called a friend, Taffanee and asked to “borrow” a few more bottles. She brought a case. That night Nicole became ‘The Wine Lady.’Nicole guided the guests through a tasting of twelve wines from around the world, sharing what she learned with others. That night she helped many people find their way from, “I only drink…” to, “Wow, this wine is delicious.” This gave me great pleasure. Her friends suggested she consider getting into the wine business. She started doing some initial research, then moved on with my life. She had plays and streaming series to finish writing.Her interest in being in the wine industry was refueled in Spring 2015 after several incidents occurred at corporate wine tastings – her name not being on the attendee list, her guests almost being turned away, being seated in the back and continuously told to be quiet despite her wine tribe purchasing a lot of wine. The spark was reignited.In June 2016, Nicole attended Open Bite Night, a community block party to support a friend. I mentioned to a friend, Niesha, “There should be a vendor who only sells adult beverages.” She said, “Why not you?” A few weeks later, Niesha contacted me to let me know she had registered me for the event. There was no charge for first-time participants and they provided the table and chairs. I decided to no longer put off my dream and step out on faith. “Sip & Share Wines” was born.On October 1, 2016, Sip & Share officially opened for business at Open Bite Night: Ridiculous. We SOLD OUT of our handcrafted Red and White Sangrias (now Abundance and Awaken). The Sangrias quickly gained a following, from being served by-the-glass out of a punch bowl to people wanting more than a glass to enjoy as they checked out the various vendors at the different events where we set up.Enter Mason jars with straws in the lids. It was a hit! Then folks begin to ask to take Sip & Share Sangrias home with them. In March 2018, Sip & Share Wines became a licensed f

For the SD for Haiti Project, people can get more info about the event and tickets at: https://us.patronbase.com/_TheHoldingCompany/Productions/K7/Performances Kofi Andoh:Kofi was born and raised in Ghana. He came to the US as a teen and received multiple engineering and fine arts degrees at Boston, Columbia, and Wayne State University. Over the years, Kofi has proven himself to be a passionate musician and a playwright and still works as a systems/controls engineer in the aerospace industry. His love for humanity, food, and life led to the birth of Word Of Mouth Kitchen. He is enjoying the experience and challenges of the mobile restaurant/catering business. He looks forward to the wonderful adventures ahead and dazzling the taste buds of the community with his creations. Website: http://www.wrdofmouthkitchen.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/wordofmouthkitchenhttps://www.facebook.com/KANDOH2021Instagram: WordofmouthkitchenWesley Etienne:Wesley Etienne is a multi-instrumentalist with Haitian American roots. He currently plays in California with bands Boostive & Mitchum Yacoub.Instagram: WesleyblowsEmail: [email protected] Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Bio:Sacha Walton has graced the physical and virtual stage nationally and internationally, providing a fresh take on entrepreneurship through a holistic approach to business. This multi-dimensional Woman of Inspiration Award winner is not only a speaker, but is a business strategist, podcast host, author, and event producer. She inspires her audience with captivating topics that empower and transform. Sacha loves being transparent with her audience when sharing her signature talks and passion topic, Mental Wellness & Entrepreneurship: Keys to managing well-being. Embracing her story of various challenges, primarily with the 2020 pandemic has led this dynamic woman to encourage many entrepreneurs in any industry with a message of perseverance. Website::http://swimgtgroup.com/Social Media Links:https://www.facebook.com/sacha.walton.9 https://www.linkedin.com/in/sachawaltonhttps://wwwtwitter.com/thatgirlsachhttps://www.instagram.com/thatgirlsachtiktok.com/@thatgirlsachhttps://www.clubhouse.com/@thatgirlsach?utm_medium=ch_profile&utm_campaign=zSKjvnhbeMuVcaaRfWG3Nw-356466 YouTube Channelhttps://youtube.com/channel/UCFw5Cmkvt4BzmD8n-N78sXw Podcast:https://www.facebook.com/According2Sacha Media Reel:https://youtu.be/o0zidYHWPrk Contact Info:Ph: 757-453-5980Email: [email protected] Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

BIO:LaToria Pierce is an engagement specialist, entrepreneur, and the CEO/Founder of future of work/tech startup Handoff. Prior to launching Handoff, Her work spanned public engagement, marketing, and fintech areas. LaToria has led social impact initiatives and managed engagement strategies for both local and national nonprofits in domestic violence outreach and policy, as well as in financial health for older working adults and families with limited income. Through entrepreneurship in media, LaToria learned the power of dialogue. As a host and producer in community TV and global automotive spokesperson, she discovered that the most effective way to understand how to serve people is to “let people speak and listen to them with the intent to understand." LaToria shares her mission in life and purpose to be "....building up others through my words and empowering communities through my work." LINKS:Email: [email protected]: @latoriapierceFacebook: @teamhandoffInstagram: @teamhandoffLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/latoriapierce/ Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Bio:Trisha Leconte is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, masterful teacher, and top-ranked executive strategist. She is also one of the nation’s go-to experts on branding and design. “Find your message and turn it into a movement” is what Trisha does best. She helps individuals, brands and corporations create engaging content that gets noticed. She also works with these brands to help them achieve growth when it comes to engagement by helping them overcome mental blocks so they can reach their ideal audience with ease.Trisha has trained under some of the greatest thought-leaders of our time including: Bob Proctor (she is a certified Proctor Gallagher consultant), Les Brown, Brendon Burchard and Jim Rohn. Her work has also been noticed in the media, including most recently Entrepreneur.com who did an in-depth feature of her craft on their podcast. Trisha, who holds a Master’s degree from Santa Clara University, has an extensive background in business, having spent over a decade in working in corporate America as a Software Engineer. Her passion, however, is helping trailblazers spread their message to the world. She is on a mission to wake people up to the idea of abundant possibilities for all! LINKS:Website: thebrandremix.com, brandedmedia.ioEmail: [email protected]: https://www.facebook.com/trisha.leconte/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trishaleconte/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trishaleconte/ New book: The Brand Remix: 5 Reasons Why Personal Branding Isn't A Luxury | https://amzn.to/3b9ACGA RUN THE RECEIPTS!The time has come to RUN the Receipts! Please Take this 5-min survey to find out how your industry ranks in diversity, equity, and inclusion.BUILD YOUR LOGO AND WEBSITE! Shout out to our sponsors Tailor Brands, for your continued support. Save 30% on any Tailor Brands purchase by using code RUN30 at checkout. www.tailorbrands.comSHARE YOUR BRAND & MESSAGE IN A PODCAST TOUR! Coaches, consultants, and experts can leverage ALA Public Relations to build brand awareness, share their stories, and engage with new customers. They take their clients on a podcast tour that helps their business grow.And here’s our special gift:RUN guests at 10% off a podcast tour. Click here to schedule an intro call. Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

ILLUSTRATED BLACK HISTORYBy George McCalman ~ A Compelling Collection of 145 Original Portraits and Profiles Celebrating Black Pioneers, Created and Curated by an Award-Winning Graphic Designer ~ “This vivid survey of Black history leaps off the page.” —Publishers Weekly “A unique and engaging entry point into Black history.” —Booklist From determining the subjects, to the design of the pages, to illustrating the portraits and images throughout, McCalman has created a book reflective of his subjects who paved the way when no road existed.McCalman first began crafting the portraits of Black pioneers in honor of Black History Month more than six years ago, an obsessive artistic endeavor that would evolve into a carefully curated collection of soulful portraits celebrating Black icons throughout America’s 400-year-old history. Creating equal space to celebrate legends and discover Black heroes who have gone unseen, McCalman’s comprehensive work features trailblazers we recognize and those we should know. This is American history.ILLUSTRATED BLACK HISTORY(HarperOne; Hardcover; September 27, 2022) also features essays by Emil Wilbekin (Editor in Chief, Vibe), Bryant Terry (Author, Black Food), Patrice Peck, (Editor, Cosmopolitan magazine) Oriana Koren (Editor, For the Birds Trapped in Airports) and Marvin K. White (Poet, Glide Memorial). Among the remarkable individuals illustrated and profiled are: Madeline Anderson, documentarian and producer of “I Am Somebody” about the 1969 strike of women hospital workersGuion S. Bluford, military pilot and the first black person to travel into spaceJames Baldwin, literary luminary and activistAbby Fisher, culinary guruVivien Thomas, medical pioneer and surgeonAretha Franklin, singer songwriter extraordinaire ILLUSTRATED BLACK HISTORY is a one-of-a-kind project about unique subjects by a triple-threat artist, author and designer that pays homage to Black Americans and their historical achievements and recognizes the breadth and abundance of Black excellence. About the Author: GEORGE MCCALMAN is an artist, graphic designer, and creative director. His studio, McCalman.co, creates long-lasting brands for clients across arts, lifestyle, food, and mobile media. He is a senior lecturer in graphic design at California College of Art and is the author and illustrator for the San Francisco Chronicle’s monthly “Observed” column. He lives in San Francisco. More at https://www.mccalman.co/LINKS:Website: https://www.mccalman.co/Twitter:@McCalmanCo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mccalman.co/Instagram: @McCalmanCo RUN THE RECEIPTS!The time has come to RUN the Receipts! Please Take this 5-min survey to find out how your industry ranks in diversity, equity, and inclusion.BUILD YOUR LOGO AND WEBSITE! Shout out to our sponsors Tailor Brands, for your continued support. Save 30% on any Tailor Brands purchase by using code RUN30 at checkout. www.tailorbrands.comSHARE YOUR BRAND & MESSAGE IN A PODCAST TOUR! Coaches, consultants, and experts can leverage ALA Public Relations to build brand awareness, share their stories, and engage with new customers. They take their clients on a podcast tour that helps their business grow.And here’s our special gift:RUN guests at 10% off a podcast tour. Click here to schedule an intro call. Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

JAMES DUBOSE James DuBose is an innovative, visionary, and thought leader known for producing culture-shaping content and sharing the voice and lived experiences of Black people around the globe. DuBose built his entire career with his focus on four fundamental pillars, which are to inspire, educate, uplift, and entertain Black audiences.He experienced a rapid rise through the ranks and currently serves as the General Manager and Head of Programming of Fox Soul, a new, live, and interactive streaming channel dedicated to African American viewers. Fox Soul is available on YouTube, Samsung TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Vizio, Tubi, Xumo, iOS, Android, Apple TV, Foxsoul.tv, Twitch, Caffeine, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.DuBose has built an impressive catalog of assets known for garnering record-breaking television network numbers. He executive-produced and syndicated the entertainment show Dish Nation, E! Network’s WAGS Atlanta, as well as the hit projects under his DuBose Entertainment banner, such as Kevin Hart’s One Mic Stand, Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is, Monica’s Still Standing, Tiny and Toya, Toya: A Family Affair, Trey Songz: My Moment, The Michael Vick Project, Hell Date, and Comic View, among others. DuBose has also started to take his innate storytelling and creative ability to the theatre and currently has films in development with Grindstone Entertainment/Lionsgate.FOX SOULFOX SOUL is the Black community’s premiere free streaming platform serving unapologetically black, consumable by all entertainment around the clock to 44+ million viewers. With over 1,300 hours of live and interactive programming annually, we are home to some of the most iconic faces and voices of our culture: Cocktails with Queens hosted by Claudia Jordan, the award winning FOX Soul's Black Report, the black filmmaker showcase known as FOX Soul's Screening Room hosted by Vivica A. Fox, Get Into It with Tami Roman, Worth a Conversation with Jay “Jeezy” Jenkins, The Book of Sean hosted by Dr. Sean McMillan, and more. We share YOUR voice and YOUR Truth 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For more information on FOX SOUL, visit on YouTube and FOXSOUL.TV. RUN THE RECEIPTS!The time has come to RUN the Receipts! Please Take this 5-min survey to find out how your industry ranks in diversity, equity, and inclusion.BUILD YOUR LOGO AND WEBSITE! Shout out to our sponsors Tailor Brands, for your continued support. Save 30% on any Tailor Brands purchase by using code RUN30 at checkout. www.tailorbrands.com SHARE YOUR BRAND & MESSAGE IN A PODCAST TOUR! Coaches, consultants, and experts can leverage ALA Public Relations to build brand awareness, share their stories, and engage with new customers. They take their clients on a podcast tour that helps their business grow.And here’s our special gift:RUN guests at 10% off a podcast tour. Click here to schedule an intro call. Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Biography:Desmond started his career as a chemical engineer and quickly realized he did not experience being fulfilled in this line of work. Instead, he decided to follow his dream of being in sales, even though he had zero experience and failed at his first door to door sales job. Desmond didn’t give up on his sales career and ultimately closing millions of dollars in revenue. Desmond now trains and leads sales teams for small businesses who want to go from 6 figures and get to 7 figures in sales. Desmond is traveling the world right now and building a 8 figure sales agency and has started his podcast, Campfire Capitalism, to connect the dots between sales growth, stages of business and new tech that can support other entrepreneurs like himself. He enjoys rifting on topics such as: NFT’s, real estate investing, day trading and business development.LinksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamdesmonddixon/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/desmond-dixon-76a00551/Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamdesmonddixonWebsite: www.remotesalesmanager.ioFreebie: https://saleschallenge.xyz/nodollarleftbehind/Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6911999686417485824/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaEOYJqlmOoiCz_k4EnFQTo listen to Desmond’s Podcast, use this link https://campfirecapitalism.com/ RUN THE RECEIPTS!The time has come to RUN the Receipts! Please Take this 5-min survey to find out how your industry ranks in diversity, equity, and inclusion.Shout out to our sponsors Tailor Brands, for your continued support. Save 30% on any Tailor Brands purchase by using code RUN30 at checkout. Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Bio:Ms. Doleman is the principal and founder of SEAS Community Partners, LLC. Ms. Doleman has over 25 years of experience as an innovative solution provider and leader in developing strategic solutions for nonprofit organizations, small businesses, commercial organizations, and government agencies. Ms. Doleman began her professional career in computer and professional training for government and businesses. She was an adjunct professor at both George Washington University School of Professional Development and the University of the District of Columbia. Ms. Doleman has designed training classes for nonprofit organizations and small businesses. Ms. Doleman was the CEO of a technology and managing consulting firm for almost 20 years specializing in business process reengineering, database and web development, and software engineering solutions to nonprofit, commercial, state/local, federal government agencies, and universities.Ms. Doleman’s role at SEAS includes providing strategic consulting and coaching for small businesses and nonprofit organizations in management, strategic and business/organization planning, technology, marketing strategies, and project/program management. Ms. Doleman has written grant proposals for small businesses and nonprofit organizations, securing over 8 million in funding over the past seven years. Ms. Doleman’s business/organizational coaching strategies have improved financial bottom lines for clients in new business and expansion strategies. Ms. Doleman has provided strategic solutions and technical assistance to over 250 small businesses and nonprofit organizations in the past eight years.Ms. Doleman has designed youth health and wellness programs and is currently developing an innovative multiplatform tool to combat childhood obesity.Ms. Doleman is a graduate of the Howard University School of Business in Computer-Based Information Systems, Project Management Institute – Project Management Professional, and has completed additional coursework in grant writing and various technologies.Fun fact:Ms. Doleman is a self-proclaimed barbeque queen and will challenge anyone on the grill. Connect with Danita Doleman! Website: www.seaspartners.comEmail: [email protected]: @danitadolemanFacebook: facebook.com/seaspartners; facebook.com/grants4bizInstagram: instagrant.com/grants4bizLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danita-c-doleman-pmp-84a6286/ Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Jason Roberts Bio Family Background:Born August 5, 1975 in Bryan TX to Mary and George RobertsTwo brothers Michael (8 yrs older) and John (1 year younger)Dad (George) was a college professor at Prairie View A&M University HBCU for many yearsMom (Mary) was a high school teacherGeorge was the first black to receive a PhD in Mathematics from the Texas A&M UniversityGeorge was a twin (brother Roy) and one of 11 children. He was born and raised in East Texas (Carthage) very poor but his parents (Baker and Thelma) stressed education for all of their children.Mary was one of 4 girls (also from Carthage). She met George in college (Wiley - Marshall TX - HBCU) George was a math genius but committed suicide at the age of 65.Mary retired shortly after his death and after 40+ years of teaching.She still lives in Hempstead TX.Currently married (to Tiesha aka Tie) with three children: Jalen (22 - Sr. SDSU), Karis (18 - Fresh Penn State), and Kaden (13 - middle school)Childhood and Young Adult:I grew up in Carthage (rural east Texas) prior to moving to a small town outside of Houston (Hempstead) shortly after my dad started teaching at Prairie View - 5th grade.I have fond memories of growing up with 30+ first cousins, working and fishing with my favorite uncle during the summers, helping my dad who also raised cattle.Work ethic was a key part of how I was raised. All of my role models (mom, dad, uncles, aunts, etc.) were always working, all the time!After moving in the 5th grade I went to school in a small town next to Prairie View (Waller). Graduated from there and then went on to college at the University of Texas at Austin.Majored in Mechanical Engineering, but realized later that I didn’t want to be an engineer, so I got a minor in business.Was very active on campus (president and step master of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc, active with Dean of Students Office, etc.)Met my wife (Tiesha aka Tie) in college.Had our first child shortly after graduating and getting married in 1999 (son - Jalen)Early Career:First job out of college was as a Production Facilitator with Johnson and Johnson (Ethicon) in West Texas ( San Angelo). Jalen was actually born there.Worked the 2nd shift in a production plant where they manufactured sutures, bone mesh and other medical products. Lead a team of employees that pieced together the sutures.Loved it there, but moved to Houston after one year to be closer to family and after a difficult pregnancy.Took a job in Houston with then Anderson Consulting (now Accenture). Started as a Tibco Developer (programming) before eventually moving into more business consulting in addition to systems integration consulting.Enjoyed the fast pace consulting environment and the learning, achieving early promotions to both Consultant and Manager levels.However, the fast pace took a toll on my personal life. Especially after our daughter was born, so I stopped traveling and took a local project in Houston.Shortly after that, my dad committed suicide (February 13, 2006). To this day, I feel that if it was more acceptable to discuss and be open with how you feel (especially as a black man and our challenges) that my dad would be here today.His death affected me more than I realized which I would come to understand later. It was also the catalyst for change in my early career. Shortly after, I decided to leave consulting and move into an industry - to allow me to go back to school and get my MBA. It was there that I met one of my lifelong mentors (Darily Jones). She was one of very few Black women executives in oil and gas in Houston at the time. Encouraged me to follow through on my plans to get my MBA and even supported me at work. Even went out of her way to get the company to cover more of the costs for my MBA (at Rice University). She has helped me tremendously over the years and we still stay in touch to this day.Mid Career:After getting my MBA an opportunity presented itself to use this new found knowledge with a larger company. So I made the transition to the waste industry (i.e., trash and recycling) in 2011. Becoming a Director of Innovation and Business Optimization at Waste Management.The guy that hired me is another one of my lifelong mentors and someone who has helped me grow - Dave Murphy (aka Murph). He specifically hired me into his small - but high profile - innovation group because he wanted someone who did not grow up in the industry and was not white. Get that, a white dude who understood the power of diversity, and actually sought it out.Murph was a huge part of my growth and development at WM. He made sure I had opportunities to interact with the C-Suite, and eventually honored his promise to me to get me P&L responsibility.My first P&L responsibility was running a small retail product business called Bagster (~ $50 Million business). Loved having the opportunity to run a business and make strategic decisions that impacted the top line. Not just run a department that was a cost center - whi

Bio:Adesola Akindele is a 20-year international serial entrepreneur and novice angel investor who believes that entrepreneurship is the key to economic prosperity, especially for underestimated and under-represented economic groups. As an economist, she is never shy of looking ahead or at the bigger picture, examining key metrics that differentiate success and failure in business ownership and leadership. Adesola is on a mission to help Black & African founders learn how to face their internal and external struggles to overcome the emotional plus socio-economic barriers that hinder economic success, equity, and ownership. Adesola is keen on Pan-African collaboration to foster an exchange of skills, ideas, and solutions. These collaborations are opportunities for startups and investors to learn first hand from mistakes, processes, and resolutions to better products and services that help communities RISE to any challenge and thrive in any environment. Connect with Adesola Akindele!Website Hygear: https://www.myhygear.com/ Website Adesola:http://www.adesolaakindele.com/connectTo learn more about our Guest in this episode, please visit our website at: www.riseurbannation.com. Start Your Brand & BusinessTo get your discount with Tailor Brands, go to www.tailorbrands.com, build your logo and enter RUN30 - and it provides a 30% discount. Take the RUN SurveyComplete the survey and enter to win a $50 Amazon Giftcard. Click here to take the survey! Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

BioGinny was most recently Director, Executive Recruiting at Google from August 2016 until November 2020. In this role, she led the Diversity, Non-tech Recruiting, and the Leadership Internal Mobility teams. Before Google, Ginny was a Partner at Spencer Stuart, the global executive search firm, where she co-founded and led the firm’s Global Diversity Practice. Currently, Ginny runs Ginny Clarke, LLC, her own talent and leadership consulting business. She is also an active keynote speaker, host and creator of podcast Fifth Dimensional Leadership, and the author of Career Mapping: Charting Your Course in the New World of Work (2011).Connect with Ginny Clarke!Website: http://www.ginnyclarke.comEmail: [email protected]: @GinnyClarkeFacebook: Ginny.Clarke.5Instagram: @ginny_clarkePinterest: @ginnyann8LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginnyclarke/ Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Bio ALA Public Relations was founded by Angela Lewis, a former professional basketball player, championship winning coach and author. Angela garnered significant media attention through her high level sports experiences. She has been interviewed on every type of media platform while rising to the top to become a professional athlete.With a desire to inspire youth, Angela has published four books and has been a contributor to three others. She helped other authors publish books and they needed assistance gaining media placements and speaking engagements to share their messages. As a result, ALA Public Relations was created to help clients build brand awareness, connect with their target audience and engage with new potential customers. Connect with Angela Lewis! Website: alapublicrelations.comEmail:[email protected]: Angela LewisInstagram: @alapublicrelations @angelalewis_prLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-lewis/ Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Jerome MyersJerome Myers aka “J” is a developer of people and places. He is the founder and Chief Inspiration Officer of DreamCatchers and The Myers Development Group.Through these entities he gets to live out his childhood dreams of helping people manifest the things they imagine and create social proof that dreams should be real.Since leaving corporate America after building a 20MM division at a Fortune 550 company, J has become one of the most sought after thought leaders in the multifamily development space. His company, The Myers Development Group, built a multi-million-dollar portfolio following the principles of Myers Methods.Unlike other coaching programs, we will go beyond strategy, assessments and encouragement. Jerome pioneered Holistic Transformational Life Coaching more than 15 years ago. Up until about two years ago it was only used with his closest friends and family. They repeatedly urged him to share his techniques with others and laid the foundation for introducing his methods to the world.Connect with Jerome Myers!Website: https://www.jeromemyers.co/ Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Short Bio Entrepreneurs need resources, training, and a realistic approach to launching their businesses – that’s where I come in. I’m the Director of Economic Development & Innovation at the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation, where one of my primary functions is running San Diego’s first low-to-moderate income and diversity focused accelerator program. Prior to this role, I was a part of the Collaboratory for Downtown Innovation, a project with UC San Diego, the City of San Diego, and the Downtown San Diego Partnership designed to increase access to entrepreneurship training for early-stage entrepreneurs in the city’s downtown core. I’ve spent time working in EdTech, Helping Organizations as a Lean Innovation Coach, and currently serve as a Board member for the San Diego Neighborhood House Association, The Design Forward Alliance, The SDSU Research Foundation, and as an Advisor on the Regional Entrepreneurship Advisory Community for the San Diego Community College District. I picked up a BA in Philosophy from the University of Maryland-College Park and an MA in Philosophy from San Diego State University. When not at the JCNI Accelerator Space you can catch me trying to find great vinyl records, working my way through some screenplays, or searching online for the perfect track jacket. Connect with Alex Waters!Website: https://www.jacobscenter.org/business-acceleratorEmail: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/jalexwatersLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/watersalex Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Quick Bio:Devin Wilkins, Founder of Meeting Where You Are (MYWA). Devin Wilkins is a native of Baltimore, MD, a graduate of Delaware State University, a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., and a proud father.Post college, Devin has been actively involved doing community outreach for "troubled" youth. He works with many organizations such as the Baltimore Youth Arts (BYA), and he visits the Baltimore Juvenile Detention Center weekly to have dialogue circles with between 4-10 youth offenders. They discuss life goals, decision-making, and ways that they can make improvements in their own life. He Has successfully created his own organization, Meeting Where You Are,LLC! Through Meeting Where You Are, LLC, Devin continues to mentor the youth in the city and create a safe haven for them to build on ideas and plans they want to make happen.Devin is the creator of The Black Baltimore Renaissance Coloring Book Vol. 1. The coloring book was created to highlight all the greatness that the city has to offer in a fun way. Meeting Where You Are, is a mentorship program for the male youth population in Baltimore City Detention facilities. We focus on reducing recidivism rates amongst the youth through mentorship, opportunities and exposure. We tackle everyday issues through open forum discussions, promote healthy lifestyle habits and connect these young men to other young men from different walks of life that can provide insight on what life could be. Connect with Devin Wilkins! Website: mwyallc.comInstagram: @meetingwhereyouare Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Bio: Vernon Beckford is the CEO of Diversified Lending Solutions. Mr. Beckford has fifteen years of experience and leadership in investment management, debt and equity joint ventures, commercial mortgage origination, and distressed loan workouts. Concurrent with his roles at large companies, he had made early-stage investments in tech and operating businesses as well as commercial real estate.Prior to launching DLS, Vernon spent five years on the Investments team at Global Atlantic Financial Group, formerly Goldman Sachs Reinsurance, where he helped build the Real Estate Group, which invested opportunistically in senior, mezzanine, and bridge loans, commercial mortgage-backed securities, and participated in joint ventures on ground-up real estate developments.Vernon is passionate about helping level the economic playing field, especially for small business owners and members of historically disenfranchised and underserved groups. Leveraging his deal structuring skills, personal relationships, and creativity allows him to facilitate wealth creation for them, while also enabling broader economic development within the communities they operate in.Vernon holds a B.A. from Columbia University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.Connect with Vernon Beckford!Media: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/real-estate-advisor-diversified-lending-solutions-tackles-lack-of-access-to-capital-for-small-and-mid-sized-operators-301440039.htmlWebsite: www.dlsloans.comEmail: [email protected]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vernon-beckford-77ba17/ Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Bio:Ed is a native of Washington, D.C., now residing in Broward County, FL. Focused, hardworking, selfless, and determined is how many who know him would describe him, but he credits much of his success and development thus far to the powerful network he’s established.Ed is a graduate of Delaware State University, where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in social work, and Towson University, where he earned his Master’s degree in Human Resource Development.After deciding to pursue a long-term career in HR, Ed entered a full-time graduate program to expand his HR knowledge while surrounded by like-minded individuals. While in his grad program, Ed gained experience through lucrative Human Resources internships in campus recruitment, talent management, and rewards. After completing his graduate degree, he focuses on Talent Learning and Diversity for Latin America in the financial services industry. Ed currently supports campus talent acquisition in the health services industry. Connect with Edward Doxen III ! Email: [email protected]: @dreambyanymeansFacebook: Ed Doxen Instagram: @dreamsbyanymeansClubhouse: @ed221LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edoxen Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Deidra Mayberry Bio:Deidra Mayberry is the Executive Director and Co-Founder at Reading to New Heights nonprofit. Deidra holds a Bachelor's in Communications from UTSA (2009) with a concentration in Public Relations with a Business (minor). Deidra is a modern Thought Leader in the new era. She has created an environment where adult learners can thrive, and tomorrow's career professionals are doing just that under her literacy strategy and accessible service-delivery systems. Deidra practices the nonprofits mission with poise, daily modeling her own mastery of literacy skills acquired as an adult. She offers her story as just an example of her readiness to continue tireless work for today's adult learners with a focus on gathering research to help improve the overall adult literacy sphere of influence for all learners. Her pay-it-forward attitude has worked diligently to bring up the next generation offering accredited coursework to students through the program. Mayberry allows adult learners to reach their highest potential giving them the best chance at future success in a wide array of professional industries.Connect with Deidra Mayberry!LinkedIn: Reading to New Heights Website: Readingtonewheights.org Email: [email protected]: Reading to New Heights Instagram: readingtonew_heights LinkedIn: Reading to New Heights Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Bio:Alex is the President and Sr. Loan officer at Stronger Lending, a family owned, and operated mortgage brokerage based in San Diego. He has been in the financial services industry for over 14 years and has worked in retail banking, management and currently services clients mortgage needs. He graduated from SDSU in 2009 with a degree in Political Science and Afrikana Studies. Alex is Eritrean-American, his parents immigrated to San Diego in 1986, and is the oldest brother of four sons. His is married to, Dr. Zemed Berhe who is a psychologist at San Diego State University, and they are parents to their son, Josiah. Connect with Alex Zere! Website: www.strongerlending.comEmail: [email protected]: www.facebook.com/zeremortgageInstagram: azsandiegoLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/azsandiego Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Bio:Jarvis is a success coach who helps entrepreneurs turbocharge their productivity by winning the morning and hacking their goals so that they can achieve them faster. He is also the founder of the accelerated growth club, bringing together like-minded individuals who are all pursuing the best version of themselves.Connect with Jarvis!Instagram: Jarvis🔥🚀 (@the.morninghero) • Instagram photos and videos Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

BIOKia is a proud wife and mom of two boys, ages six and three. After growing up in a home where her mother birthed an in-home licensed daycare, she found her second career in education after graduating from HBCU - Clark Atlanta University.While she has served in diverse roles in K-16, Kia has been in adult education leadership for over the past ten years, where she served as an Instructional Designer and Learning Management System Administrator for the University of California, San Diego Health System extending Epic Information Systems education and virtual curriculum + eLearning’s to over 1,500 diverse staff. She later served as an Education Program Manager overseeing training for more than 600 workers ranging from physicians, pharmacists, and office staff. Kia is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Through her membership, she’s led teen education summits, women’s uterine health events, and initiated the state of California’s Resolution - “July is Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month.” Additionally, Kia is an active member of Jack & Jill of America, Order of the Eastern Star, P.H., and Poway Unified School District Community Advisory Committee. She is a board member of Positive FACE (Fostered and Adopted Children Excel) and Black Entrepreneurs Leaders and Learners (B.E.L.L.) in San Diego. She received the “Urban Leader Under 40 Award” from the Urban League of San Diego County, the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. – San Diego Alumnae Chapter “Breakfast for MiLady Award” (honoring mothers who serve in lead volunteer roles in their communities), she is a Gallup Strength Finders champion and has received countless community awards for her humanitarian work. As a life learner, she holds a post-baccalaureate certificate in Human Resources Management, a Bachelor’s in Communications, a Master’s in Education Management, a certificate in Workplace Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, and over eight information systems certifications.As a first-generation college student from her household – she understands the importance of higher education and bridging the gap regarding generational wealth. To provide for generations to come, she answered the call of entrepreneurship at the height of the pandemic in response to the lack of virtual education practitioners who mastered the skills of remote learning delivery. Kia proudly launched Champion Instructors Education and Training (Champion meaning Aseem in the African language – also her miracle sons name), where they manage instructor-led or virtual e-courses for businesses while also creating specialty curriculums for entrepreneurs and subject matter experts. Kia can be reached at [email protected] or call 1-877-CHA-MPS0 | 1-877-242-6770 and welcomes any opportunity to share her why behind Champion Instructors Education and Training. Connect with Kia Edwards! Website: www.championinstructors.comEmail: [email protected]: @championinstructorseducationandtrainingInstagram: @championinstructorseducationandtrainingLinkedIn: Kia Edwards Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Bio:Antonio graduated from the University of Dayton School of Law in 2008, with a focus in Business Law. He passed the Maryland Bar in 2010 and Texas Bar in 2016. Antonio was also selected and licensed to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States in 2017. While in law school, Antonio held law clerk positions at several law firms as well as the Maryland Public Defender’s office. In February 2007, he took a position as a Consultant at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) where he assisted home building executives to develop corporate entity strategies, business plans, and sales techniques, so they could successfully navigate the housing downturn from 2008-2011. Antonio remained at the NAHB until March 2012, when he founded The Law Office of Antonio M. Glenn, LLC, a solo practice specializing in small business consulting, succession planning and family estate planning. Antonio has built his practice into a profitable brand with a strong reputation by providing sound legal advice to his clients and developing lasting relationships built on a foundation of trust, rapport, and reliability. The law office has been newly formed in Maryland and Texas and named AMG Counsel, but the Antonio remains committed to offering high quality, yet affordable, legal representation.Antonio is a member of the State Bar of Texas Estate Planning Section, Dallas Bar Association, the American Bar Association Business Law and Estate Planning Section. He is currently studying to become a Certified Financial Planner.Antonio regularly provides pro bono estate planning and probate services through Wills for Heros or the Dallas Volunteer Assistance Program. In his spare time, he enjoys yoga, horseback riding, kayaking and is training for a triathlon in April 2019. He is also an avid traveler and a sci-fi enthusiast. Connect with Antonio Glenn!Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/antonioglennesqWebsite:amgcounsel.comInstagram: amg_counsel Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Bio:Dr. Anton Dormer was born to immigrant parents within the City of New York. His mother is from the Caribbean Islands of Guadeloupe FWI and his father is from Jamaica. Both of them where very influential in Dr. Dormer entering the healthcare field. Dr. Dormer grew up in a household where education was valued. Both his parents were in school throughout his educational experience from elementary, high school, college, and even medical school. They come to the United State without a high school and over 30 years went from having not even a high school degree to obtaining their college, masters, and doctoral degrees. Dr. Dormer has also an interesting education pursuit with many up and down. For example, he started out with the wrong person during the 10th grade and barely went to his classes. When he graduated from high school, he had less than a 3.00 GPA. It would seem that his dream that his had since his earliest memory would be dashed. To make matter worst and teacher would did not care for him much gave him a very poor grade in Chemistry which was a surprise to him and to his mother, who actually cried at his graduation. Dr. Dormer was a nerd and his social skills was not the best. Even so, it was during high school in which a teacher took him under his wing. Ms. So' Brien, who was his science teacher, took him under her wing and he became her teacher's assistant. During his 11th and 12th grade he was making all of her labs for her science class. It was this experience that propel Dr. Dormer is decided during that time to become a physician scientist. In addition, during this time he learned about the Black American scientist Percy Julian, who also owned his own company and was a self-made millionaire. I said to myself if he could accomplish so much during the time of segregation that I do even better during this hear and now.I made a goal after high to graduate at the top of my class from college with no C on my transcript and in four years. I was able to accomplish that goal, graduating from Oakwood University Summa Cum Laude with no Cs on his transcript and in four years. He was also accepted to several medical schools. He had a passion for research and so during medical school he was able to work during the summer on projects involving the areas of diabetes and immunology. Upon finishing medical he went on to work in the area of health administration. He has been able to work at several education settings including teacher as the associated professor at Atlantic Union College (AUC) and Washington Adventist University (WAU).He was recruited to WAU to bring research to the institution. It become a struggle since there was no faculty research environment to bring this opportunity to the school. However, in the middle of this disappointment was able to start PepVax, Inc in 2013. The company focuses of licensing and developing targeted human health solutions via it patent protected technology called SMARTmid(tm), which heck-invented. Several companies has spun off from PepVax, making Dr. Dormer a serial entrepreneur. In 2019, he started BioLabShare, LLC when he was trying find affordable wet lab bioresearch space in Baltimore. The mission of the company is to address the current shortage of wet lab bioresearch space while diversifying human healthcare solutions.Connect with Dr. Anton Dormer!Website: www.pepvax.cowww.biolabshare.netEmail: [email protected]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChbk5dl4twH60Uw-1Fp4NFAFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/anton.dormer/https://www.facebook.com/BiolabshareInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/win_it_in_a_minute_moments/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/antondormer/https://www.linkedin.com/company/64553185/admin/ Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

BioEd Norwood is President of ERN/The National Council of Reimbursement Advocacy. He has been recognized as a unique and distinctive authority in transitional leadership and administrative laws that govern the healthcare delivery process. Ed has done hundreds of media interviews and lectures worldwide, focusing on public policy, healthcare advocacy, leadership development, and the lessons of the Jonestown Tragedy. He is available for booking interviews, lectures, and book tours in 2022.Connect with Ed Norwwod!Website: ednorwood.comEmail: [email protected]: EdNorwoodBAGKInstagram: @champions_unleashedLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ernorwood/ Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Bio:Tyus Sheppard is a Digital Coordinator and Political Activist who is currently pursuing a master's degree in Political Management at Gorge Washington University with a focus on digital politics. Tyus was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, one of the hottest cities in the country. The goal of Tyus's work is to bring some of that heat to the frontlines of digital media by inspiring others to take on a passion and become engaged in causes that will help shape the future of the younger generation. Digital marketing has opened up the possibility of communicating with people from all walks of life and uniting them under a particular cause. While Tyus believes they have gained a great deal of experience from their current job and educational background, there is still a great deal to learn about how to use all the necessary tools to reach a wide audience through the digital medium. Connect with Tyus Sheppeard! Website: https://www.headcount.org/Email:[email protected]: https://mobile.twitter.com/tyussheppardFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009827462907Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tyussheppard/?hl=enLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyus-sheppard-183697212/ Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Bios: Dr. Keith M. DanielRev. Dr. M. Keith Daniel is the Co-Founder and Managing Director for Resilient Ventures, LLC a committed capital fund investing in African American-led high-growth companies. He is also the owner of Madison Consulting Group, LLC (MCG), a company committed to serving individuals and institutions striving for the greatest good where all may enjoy flourishing work and life outcomes. As an executive leader, Dr. Daniel served as the Executive Director of Operations and Strategic Partnerships for StepUp North Carolina, the Executive Director of DurhamCares, Inc, and served as a minister on the Duke University Chapel staff and Director of the Program for the Theological Exploration of Vocation known as PathWays. He led the multi-million-dollar initiative funded by the Lilly Endowment, Inc. to what is now the Chapel’s core student ministry. In 2011, he was promoted to the post of Director of Community and Campus Engagement.Thomas DroegeIn his 60’s, Tom is in his most productive years. He is the co-founder of Resilient Ventures, a $3.5 million committed capital Investment fund created to disrupt the disparities in access and opportunity for African-American entrepreneurs. Resilient Ventures delivers access to capital, networks, and expertise to companies that are ready to scale. Tom's private equity knowledge started in the 1960's when he watched his dad go from startup to IPO with Applied Logic, a Princeton, NJ Computer Timesharing company. Tom's company took Angel funding as a result of the 1988 CED Venture Fair, but has self funded since then. Since 2016 he has been part of the Angel Investor network, RTP Capital, and with Resilient Ventures has developed expertise in venture investing, including deal flow, screening, due diligence, follow on investing, portfolio management, and deal negotiations. With his co-founder, Keith Daniel, Resilient Ventures has built a reputation of action and integrity. In his day job, Tom is the president of Droege Computing Services, Inc. a software development and IT services firm founded in 1985. Tom has built more than 30 enterprise systems including Auction Management, Inventory and Purchasing Systems, Patient Care Systems, and Toxicology.Connect with Resilient Ventures! Website: Expanding Access To Capital for African Americans | Resilient VenturesLinkedin: Keith Daniel - https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-daniel88/Thomas Droege - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-droege-6439b842/Email: [email protected] Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Bio:Making good, great, and great exceptional is what Cheddy Matthews does for individuals and organizations alike. This is not only his passion, but it is his gift, calling, and profession.As an inspired, conscious-raising, eternally optimistic and faithful lover of people and life, Cheddy believes his work at HED Space Coaching is fulfillment of his life’s purpose. He is a John C. Maxwell Team Certified motivational and keynote speaker, transformational leadership coach, host of the Winning Inside Podcast, business growth strategist, serial entrepreneur, retired U.S. Marine Corps Officer, and most importantly proud father. His purpose for being on this planet, he says, is to leave the Earth better than he found it. Cheddy does this by empowering Business owners and leaders to increase revenues by taking precise actions that yield significant results.He also helps the leaders to better connect, inspire, and support their employees for sustained company satisfaction, growth and an overall improved quality of life. This in turn results in transformative leadership and significant business growth. He calls this powerful skillset his “superpower.” “Do it. Do it now. What are you waiting for?”This quote, from his beloved, late sister Annette Smith, is Cheddy’s inner motto.Of Jamaican descent, Cheddy was raised in London, England, grew up in New York, traveled the world during his military career, and considers himself a New Yorker. His ethnic, cultural, and global richness contribute to his unique perspective and approach. He is a Graduate of North Carolina State University.Cheddy now resides in beautiful San Diego, California. As he would say, “Stay Amazing!” Connect with Cheddy!!!Web: www.HEDSpaceCoaching.comWeb: www.HEDSpaceBusinessGrowthSystems.comWeb: www.johnmaxwellgroup.com/cheddymatthews Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

BIOAs the owner of Aroara global I have an intense passion to challenge myself and push the imagination to captivate, educate and excite. In my design work I continue to help others bring their inner vision to the surface by creating commissioned custom apparel/ costumes. During the pandemic I leaned into developing my writing skills and published several books and started a children’s book series. This venture, couple with my experience as a community advocate, led me on a path of seeing a whole new perspective in childhood literacy which inspired me to create a podcast aiming to energize parental partnership. I hope to continue to inspire others to meet new horizons and surpass their own expectations for a better global future. Connect with Annette Perry! Website: https://www.aroaraglobal.com/Email: [email protected]: https://www.facebook.com/Aroara.infoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroaracdmizzperry/Pinterest: Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Bio - N. Chloé Nwangwu is a Brand Scientist and Digital Diplomacy (like actual diplomacy!) advisor who believes brands not built with power dynamics and biases in mind need a good old Thanos snap.She is in the business of making brands in pursuit of social progress impossible to ignore and it is her personal mission to get you better seen, heard and respected in the rooms that matter to you and your work.Most recently, she advised the first refugee delegation to the UN. Connect with N. Chloé Nwangwu!Website: www.nobiworks.comEmail: [email protected]: https://twitter.com/ncnwangwuInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nobiworks/Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/@nobiworks?utm_medium=ch_profile&utm_campaign=lyovKdK5JkpI8_NPgtBBdA-154674LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nwangwu/ Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Bio: Carl is a problem solver at heart. Born to entrepreneurial parents, he's always had an eye for business and creating solutions that help people. When Carl moved from his home country, Haiti, to the US for his MBA, he found the search for housing as an international student extremely difficult. To solve that, he created HUGS, the future of international student housing. Connect with Carl Dumesle!Website: https://hugsintl.com/Email: [email protected]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/codumesle/Twitter: co_dumesleInstagram: @hugs.intl Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Bio: Amie Thompson is an executive, investor, mentor, and leader and the current President & CEO of Creative Allies, a minority-certified marketing firm for entrepreneurs. We offer a wide range of marketing services to grow our client's brand. We create best practices from the lessons learned over our 10-year history to connect our clients with buyers, fans, and followers to enhance the brand story.Connect with Amie Thompson!Websites: http://amiethompson.com/https://creativeallies.com/Email: [email protected]: @amie_ceo and @creativealliesInstagram: @amie_ceoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amie-thompson/ and https://www.linkedin.com/company/creative-allies Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Bio:Poet, Author Lyricist, (P.A.L) born to teach and write revelatory insight to the masses of broken and traumatized individuals touched by the darkness we see in the world. They say, “there’s light at the end of the tunnel”. I pray this book will shed more than light but hope and redemption. I’ve walked through the “Valleys of Shadows of Death” only to reveal that there's life after trials and tribulations. By HIS (GOD’S) amazing grace I stand here today to testify of HIS goodness. I started writing poetry in 2000 while working in a factory, bored with everyday mundane life, I was inspired to write a piece called, “Roboticillicistatisis” , the state of acting like a robot, just going through the motions. In 2005 I discovered my true calling to write poetry. Over the last 16 years I’ve developed my craft of developing essays, prose, and lyrics. My goals are to continue to write masterpieces to bring healing to the hearts of humanity. Connect with Ron Britton!Website: [email protected]: [email protected]: Ron BrittonFacebook: Megas Adelphos Quote: When Power is Unleashed! Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Bio:Adesola Akindele is a 20-year international serial entrepreneur and novice angel investor who believes that entrepreneurship is the key to economic prosperity, especially for underestimated and under-represented economic groups. As an economist, she is never shy of looking ahead or at the bigger picture, examining key metrics that differentiate success and failure in business ownership and leadership. Adesola is on a mission to help Black & African founders learn how to face their internal and external struggles to overcome the emotional plus socio-economic barriers that hinder economic success, equity, and ownership. Adesola is keen on Pan-African collaboration to foster an exchange of skills, ideas, and solutions. These collaborations are opportunities for startups and investors to learn first hand from mistakes, processes, and resolutions to better products and services that help communities RISE to any challenge and thrive in any environment. Connect with Adesola:Website Hygear: https://www.myhygear.com/ Website Adesola: http://www.adesolaakindele.com/connect Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Marya Wright Consulting provides innovative, high-value, and culturally responsive training content for professionals. Marya offers continuing education training (CEUs) for agencies who service system-involved youth, foster youth, children and families. Marya is a registered Associate Clinical Social Worker with the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Marya is a Child Welfare Worker II with County Children and Family Services in the Dependency Investigation Unit. She conducts investigations and assessments based on the Welfare & Institutions Code §300 regarding child abuse, neglect and exploitation on the legality of court intervention.Marya graduated from San Diego State University, where she received her Bachelor’s in Social Work with a focus on Child Welfare Services and Motivational Interviewing. She then received her Master’s in Social Work from California State University, East Bay with a focus in Child Welfare Policy and research. Marya has also conducted research in Child Sexual Exploitation, Foster Care, and the use of algorithmics decision-making in child welfare. In addition, she is a seasoned lecturer in the Sociology Department at CSU, East Bay. Connect with Marya Wright! Website: www.MaryaWrightConsulting.comLinkedIn: Marya Wright, MSWInstagram: @MaryaWrightConsultingEmail: [email protected]: My YouTube Channel Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

BIOIrvin Spencer attended the US Naval Academy where he had a successful career playing defense on the varsity football team for 3 years. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 2008, and served 8 years active duty as a Surface Warfare Officer – he drove ships and led sailors. In 2015, while here in San Diego, CA he transitioned to the Naval Reserves and continued to serve in a new capacity as a Financial Advisor at his current company.Irvin is married with two boys, who keep them busy with their sports and activities. He is actively looking to build relationships with others to help them create peace of mind through thoughtful planning. He is here in San Diego but works with people all over the country. Feel free to reach out to him on LinkedIn or schedule an initial meeting using the link below to start a conversation to see how he can be a resource for you. Connect with Irvin Spencer!Schedule initial meeting with me here: Initial meetingWebsite: Home : Irvin Jewell Spencer : Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management CompanyEmail: [email protected]: https://www.facebook.com/IrvinspencerNM/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/irvinspencer Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

BIO:Vera Oyé Yaa-Anna, affectionately known as Auntie Oyé, is a Liberian-born acclaimed master storyteller who transports her audience to West Africa through “imaginary” interactive storytelling. She is the Founder/Executive Director of Oyé Palaver Hut, a twenty-five-year-old established cultural arts organization that integrates storytelling performances with the culinary arts to focus on physical and emotional wellness. She tours nationally and internationally presenting her dynamic programs that includes high-energy African dance and the traditional djembe drums. This energetic cultural educator’s performances are designed to celebrate diversity. She is a four-time DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities Fellowship Program recipient.Connect with Auntie Oyé:Website: https://www.oyepalaverhut.orgEmail: [email protected]: Vera Oyé Yaa-Anna @OyepalaverhutFacebook: Oyé Palaver HutInstagram: Vera Oye Yaa-Anna Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Bio:Seneca Hampton is a Wed Designer who has also dabbled in the Real Estate Investing Industry. He currently lives in sunny San Diego, where he runs a successful Sports Medicine Company. Seneca loves learning but, even more so, he loves doing and likes getting things done. Making Hampton Adams the official sports tape in sports & Real Estate investing is his passion and life's goal. Connect with Seneca Hampton! Email: [email protected] Website: https://hamptonadams.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/hamptonadams_Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialHamptonAdamsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hamptonadams_/ Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

BIO: A mathematics graduate of King's College London, Ego always dreamt of starting her own business. Following graduation, she joined Ford Motor Company's graduate recruitment program (her one and only corporate job) where she spent a few years before "escaping" to start her first beauty business on London's busy Oxford Street. Developing the then new concept of easy, open-plan nail bars located right where you shop, Ego pitched the idea to big high-street brands such as Selfridges&Co and Topshop, securing premium ground-floor space. Ego went on to own and co-own 9 salons in the UK and South Africa, and authored two books on salon business.Realising the difficulty of scaling a service-based business, in 2016 Ego launched a proprietary cosmetics line with her sister Natasha Iwegbu. Natasha had been hand formulating and testing a sublime super clean foundation range since 2005. Having suffered from severe teenage and adult acne, Ego was passionate about offering women confidence boosting beauty solutions that worked no matter what skin type or condition they had. So under the brand name Ms London Natasha’s super clean formulations were enthusiastically launched in the salons to thousands of women and rave reviews. As with all of Ego’s businesses the cosmetics brand grew a cult following in Johannesburg attracting the attention of giant retailers in 2017 and a venture capital funding offer in 2020. The 2 salons and cosmetics line hit the $1.1 million turnover mark in 2018; the growth was so sudden that the companies struggled with inadequate infrastructure around manufacture, logistics, salon management and beauty counter management. A major learning curve for Ego through 2019 into 2020 when the pandemic hit and temporarily closed the salons and counters. Forced to pivot and rethink the market Ego decided to use the VC funding to grow the cosmetics line digitally and in a new market, the US. Together with Natasha and Enygma Ventures backing, Ego rebranded and re-packaged Ms London Cosmetics to The Good Mineral launching in August 2021 online direct-to-consumer. As CEO, Ego‘s focus is strategy, sales, marketing and building the organization to scale The Good Mineral; all while maintaining the South African based salons and cosmetics brand. An energetic, natural communicator and inspirational leader in her career so far, Ego has employed and trained over 250 women. Written for Professional Beauty and Scratch magazine. Been a Professional Beauty Awards judge for 2 years. Been asked to speak at many entrepreneurial and women-focused events and panels including WEConnect with Ernst & Young, The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA), Cosmo Hustle and many more. Featured in Cosmopolitan, Elle, Glamour, Grazia, Modern Beauty and on the cover of Destiny Magazine. Ego is a fire starter and all about team spirit! Popular with her friends and respected by her peers and employees, she is a born entrepreneur, mother and single parent of two outstanding boys. Connect with Ego Iwegbu!Ego Instagram - @egoiwegbu Ego Website - www.egoiwegbu.com Ego Books on Amazon - Open Your Own Salon - The Right Way Ego Books on Amazon - Kick Start Your Salon Into Profit Ms London Cosmetics Instagram - @mslondonmakeup Miss Salon London – Instagram - @misssalonSA MSL Group – Website – www.misssalon.co.zaLinks + THE GOOD MINERAL THE GOOD MINERAL is a range of super clean cosmetic powders – founded and formulated by two sisters with acne-prone sensitive skin, customers finally get to detox their makeup routines and experience lightweight, natural coverage that feels like nothing but looks like everything! With over 50,000 face matches this is truly makeup that LOVES YOU BACK. We know it! The Good Mineral Website – www.thegoodmineral.com The Good Mineral Instagram - @thegoodmineral Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Bio:“Our conditions are NOT our conclusions.” Jordan Harrison is a professional speaker, DEI consultant and international youth development specialist born in Chicago, IL. He earned his BS from San Diego State and his Masters in Education from Harvard University. Most importantly, he is a disruptor to make a difference. He lives a mission driven life focused on eradicating inequality with the constant reminder of our collective shared humanity. His work has allowed him to speak to over 250,000 people in boardrooms, classrooms, prisons and conferences on anti-racism, equity, inclusion, and how to build people and institutions to thrive across differences.Website: www.jordanjharrison.comEmail: [email protected]: @jordanjharrisonFacebook: @jordanjeromeharrisonInstagram: @jordanjharrisonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanjharrison/ Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

In this Rise Urban Nation Episode, my brothas Ronald Preston Clark, Jordan Harrison, Eric Morison Smith, Michael Love, and I reflect on how our nation celebrates Black History Month, also called African American History Month. This annual observance commemorates African Americans’ achievements and honors their central role in shaping U.S. history. Join us as we discuss African American contributions through art and creative expression, discuss topics impacting Black communities, and imagine the possibilities of what can lie ahead.Learn About Our GuestTo learn more about our Guest in this episode, please visit our website at: www.riseurbannation.com.Start Your Brand & BusinessTo get your discount with Tailor Brands, go to www.tailorbrands.com, build your logo and enter RUN30 - and it provides a 30% discount.Take the RUN SurveyComplete the survey and enter to win a $50 Amazon Giftcard. Click here to take the survey! Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Bio:Jayton Harps is the President & Chair of the NSBE Professionals - San Diego Chapter. In his role, he oversees activities related to providing services, programs, mentorship, funding, and goals for the Professionals Chapter. Jayton helps establish multiple workshops, sessions, and specialized-knowledge topic discussions for hundreds of engineers in the San Diego community and beyond.Jayton has over 10 years of experience in leadership, management, personal and professional development. Jayton also led a monthly networking event called First Tuesdays, which brought 50+ entrepreneurs, business owners, investors, professionals, and more to share knowledge and venture opportunities. During the day, he geeks out as a Software Integration Engineer II for Northrop Grumman Corporation by performing multiple tasks such as requirement analysis, unit testing, integration and development for the Aeronautics and Space Systems. At night, Jayton is also the CEO of Zero To Necessary, a company that delivers STEM education through DIY home robotic kits to youth in underserved communities. He’s mentored, empowered, and inspired 60+ students to build and program their first robot.Jayton’s undergrad journey was filled with activities as he was involved with organizations on and off campus at San Diego State University (SDSU). He was Treasurer for the Afrikan Student Union, Secretary for the Beta Gamma Nu Fraternity, and finally President for the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). He continued his involvement with NSBE as a professional and held roles such as a STEM GALA coordinator, Communications, Programs director, and Chairmen.Jayton holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at SDSU and a Masters of Science in Management Information Systems from National University and a Masters of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from the University of Southern California.Instrumental to the San Diego Black community, Jayton continues to provide resources, tools, and career opportunities to like-minded individualsConnect with Jayton Harps! Website: www.zerotonecessary.comEmail: [email protected]: https://www.twitter.com/jharps007Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jayton.harpsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jharps07/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayton-harps-274b9513/ Booklist:How to Stop Hurting The People Who Love You - https://www.amazon.com/Choices-Program-Stop-Hurting-People/dp/0692722327/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1JC656TJWBIMR&keywords=how+to+stop+hurting+the+people+who+love+you&qid=1642837699&sprefix=how+to+stop+hurting+the+people+who+love+you%2Caps%2C120&sr=8-1 7 Habits of Highly Effective Peoplehttps://www.amazon.com/Habits-Highly-Effective-People-Powerful/dp/1982137274/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1UZFMR1FKMFDW&keywords=7+habits+of+highly+effective+people&qid=1642837744&sprefix=7+hab%2Caps%2C129&sr=8-3 5 Love Languageshttps://www.amazon.com/Five-Love-Languages-Secret-Lasts/dp/B079B7PJMV/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3IO8MNI1DHW65&keywords=5+love+languages+by+gary+chapman&qid=1642837783&sprefix=5+love+languages%2Caps%2C148&sr=8-2 No B.S. Time Management for Entrepreneurs: The Ultimate No-Holds-Barred Kick-Butt Take-No-Prisoners Guide to Time Productivity and Sanityhttps://www.amazon.com/B-S-Time-Management-Entrepreneurs-Take-No-Prisoners/dp/B0812BNW7G/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1QGK9U1K4F0SG&keywords=no+bs+time+management+for+entrepreneurs&qid=1642837814&s=audible&sprefix=no+bs%2Caudible%2C122&sr=1-1 Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

BIO Rachel Wyley is the Founder and CEO of Culture Kinesis, a coaching firm that does the work of cultural reimagination by creating containers in which individuals and organizations can: (re)build intentional community, engage in critical unlearning, embrace radical re-education, and reimagine a racially equitable future. Rachel began her career in the nonprofit sector as an educator in East Oakland, an experience that cemented her commitment to and love of community. She is above all an artist - a vocalist, a poet-songwriter, and a nonfiction essayist - and understands art to be the solution to racial inequity, not simply its mirror and megaphone. Rachel’s art and work are both earnestly and unapologetically anti-performance.Website: https://culture-kinesis.squarespace.com/ Instagram: @culturekinesisLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/culture-kinesisUpcoming event: February's "Call-and-response with Culture Kinesis" session on Wednesday, February 23rd at 4pm PST/7pm EST."Call-and-response with Culture Kinesis" is a monthly virtual group space dedicated to community conversation around disrupting the status quo and tapping into our inherent power, specifically designed for Black women and women of color. Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Bio - Eric Morrison-Smith, Policy Associate, manages California policy work for PolicyLink and the Alliance for Boys and Men of Color (ABMoC), a national network of community and advocacy organizations coming together to advance race and gender justice by transforming policies that are failing boys and men of color and their families. He is also the Creator of Borrowed Knowledge, a space that brings community together to ask questions, share knowledge and explore new radical ways of thinking. Borrowed Knowledge takes inspiration from the Radical Black Tradition that created learning and strategic planning spaces for those fighting to build a new and more just world. Eric is an abolitionist and focused on building, with community, a political economy that is centered around shared prosperity, equitable distributions of power, and anti-racismConnect with Eric Morrison-Smith! Website: https://www.borrowedknowledge.com/Email: [email protected]: https://twitter.com/EricAngelo_MShttps://www.instagram.com/ericangelo_ms/:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emorrisonsmith/ Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

This year I am partnering with @tailorbrands to help Pan Africans all over the world bring their dream business idea to life. No more excuses on why you can't create or afford certain important things your brand needs.Tailor Brands offers you everything your brand needs to stand out in the competition in 2022!Here are some of the things you can get done with tailor brands:1. Logo Design2. Business Card3. Digital Business Card4. Website Domain5. Website Design6. Content Design7. Business MailboxetcFor any purchase you make on Tailor Brands, Here's my little MLK Holiday gift to you:USE MY SPECIAL CODE TO GET A 50% DISCOUNT!Code >> Taryell50*Offer ends Feb!For more, follow @riseurbannation on Instagram to get inspired by amazing Pan African building their brand Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Description:This conference has been moved to Virtual due to health and safety concerns with the COVID Omicron surgeThe 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, PerformancesSaturday January 15th- Cashflow Day Guest Speaker 10 Panels, E sports Showcase, Fashion ShowRECON 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 AwardsThis 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 EDTEvent End Date: Jan 17, 2022 10:00PM EDT Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

12 new months ahead, housing strong intentions to make this year better than ever with new goals and new targets to hit. Start achieving your goals of building your Brand and Business using Tailor Brands. Tailor Brands is an official partner of RUN. Visit www.tailorbrands.com and use the discount code below to get started. For your discount code, please use this one for the holiday season (until mid-January): Taryell50 - It's a 50% discount codeAfter the holidays, all the discounts go down to 30%, and this would be your new code: TaryellSimmons Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Bio:Mathew Mitchell is the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Cidara Therapeutics. After earning a BS in Biochemistry at UC Davis in 1998, he explored both pharmaceutical and enterprise software sales before going back to graduate school in 2004. He has an MS in Chemistry from UC San Diego and currently pursues opportunities to reduce suffering and promote healing in any context. He pioneered the Alliance Management role at Scripps Research in La Jolla and was the first Culture and Engagement Champion for Becton Dickinson’s Biosciences business unit. Building and maintaining bridges is his forte. He plans to remain in the San Diego biotech community for as long as it will have him and to contribute to the ongoing conversation about human health in all its aspects. Connect with Mathew Mitchell! Twitter: @BioCheMBMInstagram: mathewbmitchellLinkedIn: /mathewbmitchell Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.

Bio:Stephanie Obi is an award winning business coach who has inspired thousands of African women to turn their expertise into wealth.She pioneered the online course movement in West Africa and has spent the last six years equipping women to tap into the $370 Billion eLearning market. She has helped some of Forbes Africa's most powerful women to launch their courses and is the author of the Amazon best-selling book, Knowledge Is The New Gold.Stephanie is also the founder of TrainQuarters, the first female owned tech platform which provides tech support to female course creators so that they overcome their fears around building tech businesses.She is a recipient of the Beta Gamma Sigma 2021 Entrepreneurial Achievement Award, the Social Media for Social Good Award and was named one of the "100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria" in 2017 by Leading Ladies Africa.She has spoken at the Women In Management, Business & Public Service Annual Conference, one of the largest women in leadership conferences in Africa, as well as The Lagos Business School’s Entrepreneurship Expo and Contest.She's a First-Class Graduate of Computer Science and holds an MBA from the prestigious Lagos Business School. Connect with Stephanie Obi! Website: https://www.stephanieobi.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanieobi/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephobi/Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephobi Unite. Empower. Ignite.Thank you for tuning into the RISE Urban Nation Podcast, where we go beyond conversation to fuel a movement of unity, empowerment, and transformation across the Black and Pan-African community. Each episode dives deep into the stories of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers shaping culture, business, and legacy.Hosted by Taryell Simmons, a leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the show blends storytelling with strategy to help you amplify your voice, grow your brand, and lead with purpose.Why Subscribe to RISE Urban Nation?✨ Inspiring Stories: Learn from influential Black and Pan-African leaders making an impact.💡 Actionable Insights: Get practical tools to build, market, and monetize your mission.🌍 Global Perspective: Connect with stories that celebrate the African diaspora.🌟 Empowerment: Be inspired to turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into impact.Stay ConnectedDon’t miss new episodes or updates—follow and subscribe today!🔗 Website: RISEUrbanNation.com📲 Instagram: @RiseUrbanNation🎥 YouTube: Subscribe Here🌐 Linktree: All LinksTogether, let’s rise, empower, and ignite.