Black Leaders Month: Funders, Founders, and Innovators

Name: Black Leaders Month: Funders, Founders, and Innovators
Start: 2020-10-20T13:30:00-04:00
End: 2020-10-20T16:00:00-04:00

Oct 20, 2020, 5:30 – 8:00 PM

Ft. Lauderdale

We're thrilled to be hosting not one but four amazing sessions in honor of Black Leaders Month. Join us for two hours of content about funding Black founders, building companies all over the country, creating meaningful connections within the startup ecosystem, and inspiring stories from founders, leaders, and investors.

Virtual event

About this event

This is a cross-promoted event hosted by our Bay Area Startup Grind sister Chapter.
Who:  Everette Taylor, Artsy CMO, Jewel Burks Solomon, Head of Google for Startups, Michell C. Clark, Chief Digital Officer Create Summer Company, Amanda Sabreah, Founder Staat,  Jakita Thomas, Ph.D., Co-founder Pharaoh's Conclave, Paige Hendrix Buckner Program Director Founder Gym, McKeever (Mac) Conwell, Founder and Managing Director RareBreed Ventures
What: Black Leaders Month mini Summit
Where: Bevy Virtual (Bevy Virtual Details to Follow)
When: October 20th, 1:00-3:00 PM EST
What Else: Join our Slack Channel for updates 
The Bay Area chapter is excited to host 7 incredible Black leaders this month.
Join us for our first ever virtual mini conference where we've programed 4 sessions ranging from fundraising and creating meaningful entrepreneurial communities, to building powerful personal + professional brands. We'll hear from people like Everette Taylor, the CMO at Artsy and Jewel Burks Solomon, the Head of Google for Startups.
In addition to top-notch content, there'll be opportunities to pop in to networking sessions, live chat with other entrepreneurs, learn about Google's Fund Black Founders initiative, and much more.
We hope you'll stay for all the sessions, but check out the agenda and decide what suits you.

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When

Tuesday, October 20, 2020
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM UTC

Agenda

5:30 PM	Welcome	Pull up a comfortable chair, pour yourself a beverage, and join us in celebrating and learning from Black Leaders!
5:00 PM	Join our Startup Membership	Ask questions and learn about our virtual membership where we provide exclusive resources and network with world-class experts and peers.
5:05 PM	Fund Black Founders: Investment Recipients	Jewel welcomes some special founders who were recently the recipients of a fundraising round by Google for Startups. Jewel will chat with Amanda Sabreah + Dr. Jakita Thomas about their journey, the importance of funding Black founders, and advice to other startups looking to raise money.
5:30 PM	From Founder to Funder, All Outside of Silicon Valley	Mac Conwell is a Hacker turned Hustler, Recovering Entrepreneur, and Founder turned Investor. Startup Grind Founder, Derek Andersen will get in to the details of Mac's journey of raising money and running a company outside of Silicon Valley, the importance of networking within the startup ecosystem, and the importance of back minority-led startups.
6:00 PM	Building Strong Entrepreneurial Communities and Networks	Building Strong Entrepreneurial Communities and Networks with Paige Hendrix Buckner Program Director Founder Gym.
6:10 PM	Building your Brand to Stand Out- with the CMO of Artsy	Everette Taylor is no stranger to the startup world. He has built several brands which is a testament to his entrepreneurial drive and business acumen. As the newest CMO of Artsy, a global platform for collecting and discovering art, he works to further democratize the art world. Everette will cover cost effective digital marketing, standing out in a crowded market, building your personal and professional brand, and how he made it to expert brand builder and Forbes 30 under 30.
6:30 PM	Start a Startup Grind Local Chapter	Chat with a member from our Community Team about what it takes to start a chapter in your community, updates from our global chapters, or just to say hello! Pop in to the room and the host will ask you to turn your audio and/or video on to chat with them. Or, feel free to post a question in the chat for the host to answer.