Join us for another episode of the Be Atento podcast! Aaron speaks with Ashli Sims, Managing Director of Build in Tulsa. They discuss how Build in Tulsa is working to create a scalable, replicable tech-forward ecosystem in Tulsa to catalyze the creation of generational wealth. They talk about how Black Entrepreneurs across America have been historically disenfranchised and how assisting them helps all Americans. 

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Join us for another episode of the Be Atento podcast! Aaron and special co-host and producer Jesse talk with Devon Laney, President & CEO at 36 Degrees North. Aaron and Jess talk with Devon about his entrepreneurial journey, his time in Alabama and the growth of 36 Degrees North over the past few years. 

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Join us for another episode of the Be Atento podcast! Sean and Aaron talk with Dominque Clarke, Director of Member and Alumni Experience for Tulsa Remote. She talks about the work Tulsa Remote has been doing, how many people the program have brought to Tulsa and how many of them stay and how you build a community around moving to a new place.

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Join Atento Capital for the tenth episode of Season 2 of our podcast, Be Atento. In this episode, we talk to Jeanine Suah, Founder of Fynd, a platform for Black founders seeking capital, community, and content. Jeanine tells us her story from her academic background in linguistics led her to see that many possible founders did not even know the right vocabulary to become successful entrepreneurs and how her and Fynd are trying to change that.

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Join Atento Capital for the tenth episode of Season 2 of our podcast, Be Atento. In this episode, we talk to Tammy Torkleson, the founder of Indigo Technology, which is a business that helps people with tech ideas turn them into tech products. Tammy goes in depth on how she got to where she is now, and how she found her interest in coding in junior high. She was also an integral piece of the team that made the TV Guide go from being a book in everyone's living room, to digitally putting it on the television. She also discusses Indigo Technology’s relationship with the Holberton School in Tulsa, which specializes in software training, and how the future students could affect Indigo Technology’s future.

To learn more about Indigo Technology, visit https://indigotulsa.com/

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Join Atento Capital for the ninth episode of Season 2 of our podcast, Be Atento. In this episode, we talk to Dominick Ard’is, the founder of The ACT House, which is a global platform for team formation and startup creation. Dominick goes in depth on his upbringing, education, and how his entrepreneurial journey led him to build the ACT House. Dominick also shared his very wise formula for growth, which is “diligence over time = growth”, and we talk about where that mantra has gotten him today. To learn more about The ACT House in Tulsa, check out their website: https://act.house/

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Join Atento Capital for the seventh episode of Season 2 of our podcast, Be Atento. In this episode, we talk to Malachi Blankenship, the Venture Advisor & Director of Business Development at i2E, Inc. works in helping entrepreneurs build and develop successful companies. Blankenship follows a motto that his father taught him, and it is to “pursue excellence, not success.” We discuss Blankenship’s relationship with Tulsa and what it was like to be founder here 5 years ago, and what it is like to be a founder today.

 To learn more about i2E Inc., check out our website: www.i2e.org

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Join Atento Capital for the sixth episode of Season 2 of our podcast, Be Atento. In this episode our two hosts Aaron and Sean talk to Libby Ediger, the Executive Director of Holberton School in Tulsa, which is a school built for software engineering students. Libby talks about her journey out of Oklahoma, and what made her come back to Oklahoma. She also discusses how the university system in the United States is not built to the be congruent with the advancement of technology. She discusses how Holberton is helping with producing students that know how to code. Holberton School is expected to double in size by April 2022. Learn more about Holberton School in Tulsa by visiting www.holbertonschool.com/campus_life/tulsa.

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Join Atento Capital for the 5th episode of Season 2 of our podcast, Be Atento. In this episode our two hosts Aaron and Sean talk to Shelly Bell, the CEO of Black Girl Ventures, a social enterprise for people who identify as black-woman entrepreneurs. Shelly discusses the long path that got her to where she is today, which consisted of various jobs on completely different ends of the job market spectrum. She also points out the importance of revenue, perseverance, and creativity in the process of becoming a successful entrepreneur. Check out the Black Girl Ventures Website to learn more about what they offer.

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Join Atento Capital for the third episode of Season 2 of our podcast, Be Atento. In this episode, we talk with Cioré Taylor, the director of entrepreneurial development and education at The TEDC (Tulsa Economic Development Corporation) Creative Capital. Cioré addresses various different topics including how to become a motivated entrepreneur, and what the city of Tulsa has to offer and what it needs to work on to welcome young entrepreneurs. She also discusses her goal of wanting to support and influence 1,000 women during the year 2021. Cioré is a published author, with books such as “The Conversation Starts Here: A Perspective of Self, Culture, and the American Society” and “Pressing Past the Pain: Her Heart Waits : Volume 1”. You can also find Cioré on the “The Stimulus with Cioré and Johnathon” radio show. You can tune in at KBOB 89.9 FM or KBOB899.com. To learn more about Cioré Taylor, visit her website, or her Instagram.

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