Disruption Now

By Rob RichardsonBusiness Entrepreneurship Education Self-Improvement

Disruption Now episodes

January 27, 2021 Arlan Hamilton: It’s About Damn Time
Arlan Hamilton is the founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital, a seed investment fund that backs overachieving, underrepresented startup founders. Hamilton built a venture capital fund from the ground up, while homeless. She is the Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital, a fund that is dedicated to minimizing funding disparities in tech by investing in high-potential founders who are people of color, women, and/or LGBT. Started from scratch in 2015, Backstage has now raised more than $7 million and invested in more than 130 startup companies led by underestimated founders. In 2018 Arlan co-founded Backstage Studio which launched four accelerator programs for underestimated founders in Detroit, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and London.
What You Will Learn
How being underestimated can play to your advantage
Why privilege is not necessarily bad
How to fight insecurity with information
27 min
January 20, 2021 Dr. King History is the Present
As we celebrate the life of Dr. King we reflect on the lessons of Dr. King and how they apply to this current pivotal moment in our country. Dr. King was not assassinated for his eloquence, he was assassinated for challenging the status quo of white supremacy in America. In this sense, Dr. King's death was political and we must learn from his journey. Special guests Nathan Ivy and James Keys.
1 hr 7 min
January 13, 2021 Sherrell Dorsey
Dorsey is disrupting the field of journalism. Dorsey has focused on the black innovation economy, highlighting the data and changing the narrative on who is called a genius or entrepreneur. Dorsey's work has been featured in VICE, The Washington Post, Axios, The Information, and more. Sherrell has been a contributing writer for notable publications like Columbia Journalism Review, Fast Company, Black Enterprise, and others. In 2018, she was named an inspiring woman in tech by CNet. We discuss the launch of her new podcast the Clark Street project dedicated to the original address of the Associated Negro Press at 312 Clark Street Chicago.

In this Episode you will learn

The history and impact of black media in tech
How to anchor yourself in a post Covid-19 world.
How Data can impact media and tech
Find Sherrell Dorsey
https://www.theclarkstreetproject.com/
https://tpinsights.com/
@sherell_dorsey (Instagram and Twitter)
57 min
January 06, 2021 Disruptive Dancing
Blue13 Dance Company is an American dance theatre ensemble based in Los Angeles, with a mission to drive a substantive shift in the perception and practice of American dance through performance, outreach, and education.
https://www.blue13dance.com/about-us/
45 min
December 30, 2020 Securing Your Legacy
Planning to fail is failure when it comes to your finances. Start the year off right with your finances. Special guests Michael Dean and Tunde Ogunlana of Axial Family Advisors.
55 min
December 23, 2020 Change Leadership
Being a change leader is really hard especially in addressing issues of race and equity. What is the best approach to leading an environment that needs change where the culture is resistant to change? This was taped as part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week in Ohio.
53 min
December 16, 2020 Opportunities and Risks of Black Entrepreneurship
Georgia is the center of the political universe. The races pit two Republican incumbents, Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, against Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock. If Ossoff and Warnock win, the Senate will be split 50-50, with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris having the power to cast a deciding vote. Georgia will decide who get access to healthcare, voting rights, if black lives matter and who get access and opportunities in this country.

My special guest, Gerald A. Griggs is an Atlanta attorney who is a servant of the people fighting for what’s right.

What You will learn

How Georgia become a swing state.

Why justice and police accountability are on the ballot

What you can do to help

1 hr
December 15, 2020 Disrupting in Georgia
The races pit two Republican incumbents, Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, against Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock. If Ossoff and Warnock win, the Senate will be split 50-50, with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris having the power to cast a deciding vote. Georgia will decide who get access to healthcare, voting rights, if black lives matter and who get access and opportunities in this country.

My special guest, Gerald A. Griggs is an Atlanta attorney who is a servant of the people fighting for what’s right.

What You will learn

How Georgia become a swing state.

Why justice and police accountability are on the ballot

What you can do to help

About Gerald

https://www.geraldagriggs.com/
43 min
December 09, 2020 100th Episode Podcast
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2 hr 22 min
December 02, 2020 The American Dream Redefined
The New American Dream panel was held during the Global Entrepneship Week. We explored the idea, history, and context of the American dream to African Americans.
1 hr 12 min