Startups/VC & Equitable Economic Development, based on work at @USAID, @EchoingGreen, @VillageCapital, @Loyola_NOLA, @digundiv, @RighttoStart, @LWLGlobal, etc.
Brooklyn, NY
Joined March 2012
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Good news for Rise of the Rest communities, including New Orleans: Looks like up to 78% of the VC investment funnel is about to change significantly. @SteveCase @jeancase @GNOinc @gallennpr #riseoftherest npr.org/2021/01/13/956315562…
So proud today of my city, our lawmakers, and our community. Black women are 1.5 times more likely to be sent home from work b/c of their hair. 80% of Black women also change their natural hair to fit into their workplaces. @NiaWeeks @HelenaMorenoLA wwltv.com/mobile/article/new…
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Dear friends and colleagues in the impact sector:
I'm looking for two fantastic individuals (preferably, with a deep sense of purpose and an even better sense of humor) to join my Programs team at digitalundivided. We support high…lnkd.in/eBW9VSa lnkd.in/drZxgzi
With bittersweet linings, I am excited to announce that I have transitioned out of Loyola University New Orleans after five years of building their entrepreneurship programs. I start today as Director of Programs for digitalundivid…lnkd.in/gCgWwz2 lnkd.in/g9dSyCm
.@RobLalka is leading the @LepageCenter as a paradigm of hope and order amongst this time of uncertainty for us all. Bravo!
We thought it over, discussed it, and then our leadership team decided it. I’m thrilled that the @LepageCenter will proceed with our annual student venture competition via videoconference. And yes, we will still give out $125,000, more than 2x prior years. freemannews.tulane.edu/2020/…
Critical piece by @rileypat of @GANConnect on #eship & #mentalhealth: “If your whole identity is rooted in being a “successful CEO,” [when] that identity disappears, so does your value to the world. But what if your identity was rooted in other things?” bit.ly/2q4Bpkv
.@JetBlue founder David Neeleman on requiring all senior execs to fly and talk to every customer in a plane: “It’s gets them out from behind their desk and puts them close to the customer to realize that sometimes, we’re not as good as we think we are.” @HowIBuiltThis #HIBTSummit
@guyraz interviews multimillionaire serial entrepreneur @marciakilgore on scaling a business: “It’s not about the money or the notoriety. It’s about tackling something that is personally interesting and that you can make sustainable.” @npr’s @HowIBuiltThis #HIBTSummit
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.@marknewberg, Cecilia Chao of @BainCapVC, and Stephanie Nieman of @sjfventures on managing for impact within an enterprise: “Where the value a company creates starts driving the value of that company itself is the right convergence of money and meaning.” @SOCAPmarkets #impinv
This just appeared outside my office window at @Loyola_NOLA. This so accurately reflects how I feel about the work I get to do everyday in supporting diverse student #entrepreneurs within my great city of New Orleans. #diversity #impinv
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Absolutely right!
So the truth comes out! You want our food! 😋 ... like everyone else across the globe. We’ll beat you, feed you, and second line you right out of town. We are compassionate in the #CityOfYes 🤷♀️⚜️🤷♂️ #WhoDat @Saints
Negotiations are under way at the @nvca and @LepageCenter VC University. Deep thought exercise re: what entrepreneur-friendly term sheets could do for whole entrepreneurial ecosystems.
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Grata opportunity with one of the leading entrepreneur support organizations in the nation.
We're hiring on the #research team @KauffmanFDN! Can you translate research for a wide audience? Do you love #entrepreneurship research and want to share it with the world? Take a look ⬇️⬇️⬇️
recruiting.ultipro.com/EWI10…
.@WalterIsaacson: “Smart people are a dime a dozen & they don’t usually amount to much. What really matters is being creative, imaginative & innovative. That only comes from being exposed to other people’s ideas.”
Inspirational start to @AspenSocrates NOLA salon w/ @NewOrleansBA
Only 13% of VC funding goes to minority entrepreneurs, and only 2.2% goes to women founders. Women also represent only 8% of VC (yet their presence on a fund leads to higher returns).
Change starts today. Proud to teach entrepreneurship @Loyola_NOLA.
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“Food builds big bridges. If you can eat with someone, you can learn from them, and when you learn from someone, you can make big changes. We changed the course of America in this restaurant over bowls of gumbo.“ Thank you, Leah Chase, for your incredible legacy and generosity.
This picture of Leah Chase is part of a mural in @theadvocateno’s newsroom. It’ll feel a lot different the next time I see it.
The New Orleans icon died tonight. She was 96. @IanMcNultyNOLA tells her incredible story: theadvocate.com/new_orleans/…
.@camelbackorg Camelback Ventures alum Jasmine Edward of I-Subz pitching at #WomenStartupChallenge for $50,000 at @Google NYC
“If we can monitor an astronaut in space from Earth, I should at least be able to monitor the healthcare of my dad.” #WomenStartupChallenge
