Black Leaders Month: Funders, Founders, and Innovators

Name: Black Leaders Month: Funders, Founders, and Innovators
Start: 2020-10-20T10:30:00-07:00
End: 2020-10-20T13:00:00-07:00

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

Richmond, BC

We're thrilled to be hosting not one but three 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.

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Virtual event

About this event

We're thrilled to be hosting not one but three 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.
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Check out what happened

Speakers

Jewel Burks Solomon

Google

Head of Google for Startups, US

McKeever (Mac) Conwell

RareBreed Ventures

Founder and Managing Director

Everette Taylor

Artsy

CMO

Paige Hendrix Buckner

Founder Gym

Program Director

Jakita Thomas, Ph.D.

Pharaoh's Conclave

Co-founder

Amanda Sabreah

Staat

Founder

Moderators

Derek Andersen

Bevy / Startup Grind

Co-founder & CEO

Phin Mpofu

Startup Grind

Director, Partner Success + Community

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!
5:05 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 them 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 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.
6:30 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.

Host

Grace Lancaster

Startup Grind

Events Lead + Community Manager

Organizer

Kenneth Ip

Careerin

Startup Grind Richmond Director