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Dommonic Nelson is the founder of Clev.Tech, a technology company whose current product, YummyBox, is now live in Houston, TX. Dom was the winner of Daymond John's Black Entrepreneur Day pitch competition and owns a patent for the innovative technology that undergirds the YummyBox. With angel backing, Dom has taken Clev.Tech to the next level.

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1. Who are YummyBox’s best students?
2. What would you do with $1,000,000 in funding right now?
3. What gives Houston an advantage in its burgeoning local startup scene?

Connect with Dom Nelson using the links below:
Website: https://www.clev.tech/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clevtechhou
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clev.tech/
Dom Nelson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dnelson365

Andy Ayim is the founder of The Angel Investing School, a school for experienced and newly constitute angel investors from around the world. He was a Managing Director of Backstage Capital and has worked in a range of product roles in companies such as Investec Bank and WorldFirst (acquired by Ant Financial for $700m).

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Questions Answered:
1. Who are Angel Investing School’s best students?
2. What would you do with $1,000,000 in funding right now?
3. How does being from London give you an advantage in London’s burgeoning local startup scene?

Resources:
Stay up to date with Andy Ayim: https://andyayim.com/
Apply to Angel Investing School now: https://angelinvestingschool.com/

Connect with Andy Ayim using the links below:
Website: https://angelinvestingschool.com/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/andyayim
Facebook: www.facebook.com/angelinvestingschool
Instagram: www.instagram.com/angelinvestingschool
YouTube: www.youtube.com/andyayim

Elijah Tyson has been interested in transforming the physical body since being a student at the University of Buffalo. Former CEO of Coldspace LLC. and current founder of The Grind Tribe and Hustle Aesthetic, Elijah leverages technology to engender lifestyle transformations for performance driven individuals using high performing fitness coaching. In this episode, Elijah draws on his prior fitness and entrepreneurial experiences to relay key insights related to high performing entrepreneurs.

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Questions Answered:
1. What’s your product story? How do you make money?
2. Which artist most inspires your work?
3. In what ways does your background make it easier or more difficult to succeed?

Stay in touch with Elijah Tyson at the links below:
Website: www.thegrindtribe.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thegrindtribe
Instagram: www.instagram.com/thegrindtribe
YouTube: www.youtube.com/elijahtyson

Netta Jenkins, along with her co-founder, have created a digital safe-place and community for professionals of color to share their workplace experience, whether good, bad, or indifferent through their company: Dipper. Netta was featured in Forbes and a renown leader in business and diverse, equity and inclusion work.

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Questions Answered:
1. How does being from Rhode Island give you an advantage in NYC’s burgeoning local startup scene.
2. If Dipper could only keep one feature, what would it be?
3. Name a pivot that you think saved your company.

Connect with Netta Jenkins using the links below:

Website: www.ourdipper.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/nettajenkins
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/nettajenkins
Instagram: www.instagram.com/nettajenkins
YouTube: www.youtube.com/nettajenkins

Books: Self Advocacy & Confidence for a Fearless Leader

James Oliver, Jr. is a serial entrepreneur with a purpose to help parent entrepreneurs. Being a parent + entrepreneur is hard, especially if you have young children and are trying to grow revenue to support a family. Being a Black ParentPreneur is even harder. Many are first-generation college graduates and don’t have a relative to call for money that can hold us over until we are able to get enough traction in business. James is an author and continues to run his renown startup WeMontage.

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Questions Answered:
1. What is Parentpreneur Foundation and from where did the idea for Parentpreneur Foundation come?
2. What is Parentpreneur Foundation’s technical solution?
3. How did you prove to investors that your target customers would use Parentpreneur?

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Website: https://www.parentpreneurfoundation.org/

Twitter: www.twitter.com/jamesoliverjr

Facebook: www.facebook.com/parentpreneurfoundation

Instagram: www.instagram.com/parentpreneurfoundation

YouTube: www.youtube.com/parentpreneurfoundation

Books: The More You Hustle, The Luckier You Get

Further, we generally don't have the social capital to execute our good ideas or even imagine what is possible.

This is why the ParentPreneur Foundation exists. To provide money, tools, resources, and social capital for Black ParentPreneurs. So they can be the best parent and entrepreneur possible. So they can be great spouses/partners and raise delightful children.

This is the ParentPreneur Foundation's contribution to humanity. 

Monica Williams MD is physician and Meharry Medical College graduate who knew she wanted to be the one to start the conversation, make sure that her daughter received accurate information and give her real knowledge to break down the myths, but did not know where to start. As a part of Monica's journey founding and launching RedDrop, she received a lot of personal encouragement knowing that her team would produce great products. 

RedDrop provides the products girls need and the support their parents can use, to grow strong women.

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Questions Answered:
1. What’s it like as a mother, founder, and businesswoman who is currently developing a product? 
2. What is RedDrop’s technical solution that makes its approach distinct?
3. How do you balance creating new products made specifically for young girls with maintaining your existing ecosystems?

Connect with Monica Williams using the links below:

Website: www.tryreddrop.com

Twitter: www.twitter.com/reddrop

Facebook: www.facebook.com/reddropco

Instagram: www.instagram.com/reddrop

YouTube: www.youtube.com/reddrop 

Yvonne Bajela is a founding member and partner of ImpactX Capital Partners, a black-led venture capital firm that invests in underrepresented founders with dozens of investments to-date.

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Questions Answered:
1. How would you define “early-stage” and do you see this definition continuing to change?
2. What would you do with £100,000,000 in funding right now?
3. What’s the most profitable piece of advice you’ve gotten since you first started building ImpactX Capital Partners?

Connect with [guest] using the links below:

Website: www.impactxcapital.com

Twitter: www.twitter.com/impactxcapital

Facebook: www.facebook.com/impactxcapitalpartners

Instagram: www.instagram.com/impactxcapitalpartners

YouTube: www.youtube.com/impactxcapitalpartners

Mandy Nyarko, co-founder of Startup Discovery School can teach you viable business principles to grow your company. If you're looking for help taking your idea from lightbulb moment to sound business model, consider applying to Startup Discovery School today. Discover how a new incubator and accelerator is changing the way startups use VC office hours. A venture capital investor, Mandy has helped countless businesses reach their potential (and beyond).

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Questions Answered:
1. How does being from (London) give you an advantage in (London’s) burgeoning local startup scene?
2. If London’s startup ecosystem could only keep one unique feature, what would that be?
3. Can you name a pivot that you think saved your career?

Connect with Mandy Nyarko using the links below:

Website: www.startupdiscoveryschool.com

Twitter: www.twitter.com/startupdiscoveryschool

Facebook: www.facebook.com/startupdiscoveryschool

Instagram: www.instagram.com/startupdiscoveryschool

Charlton Cunningham is a leading startup ecosystem builder in the Southeast United States and Ecosystem Program Manager at HBCUvc. Atlanta's venture capital has reportedly reached $1B and Charlton has a pulse on the local startup scene. Relationships are important and Charlton uses his know-how to help HBCU students get a leg up in the venture capital world. 

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Questions Answered:
1. Why HBCUs?
2. What would you do with $1,000,000 in funding right now?
3. What’s the most profitable piece of advice you’ve gotten since you first started building ecosystems?

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Website: www.hbcuvc.com

Twitter: www.twitter.com/hbcuvc

Instagram: www.instagram.com/hbcuvc

YouTube: www.youtube.com/hbcuvc

Eddie Armstrong is a hometown hero, former lobbyist and former Arkansas State Representative. After founding Cannabis Capital Group, Eddie is using his regulatory knowledge in an effort to make cannabis financing more accessible. A leader of the community, Eddie provides insight into the inner workings of his shift from politics to finance.

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Questions Answered:
1. Tell us about your tech background?
2. What is Cannabis Capital Group and from where did the idea for Cannabis Capital Group come?
3. What is Cannabis Capital Group’s technical solution?

Connect with Eddie Armstrong using the links below:

Website: https://www.thecannabiscapitalgroup.com/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/cannabiscapitalgroup

Instagram: www.instagram.com/cannabiscapitalgroup

YouTube: www.youtube.com/cannabiscapitalgroup