Russell is going to South Africa as part of a US business delegation that will focus on university technology transfer & commercialization, access to Capital in Southern Africa, and entrepreneurship. Today’s guest, Rutgers University Dean Kyle Farmbry, is leading the delegation. Kyle will share a bit of his background as it relates to over a decade of research and work in South Africa and, in doing so, will provide context and a preview of the delegations journey.

Chair of the Virginia Democratic Small Business Caucus Mark Cannady join us to discuss the current state of small business in Virginia in light of the ongoing political scandal in Richmond. As a final note we also discuss Spotify’s push into the podcasting industry with the acquisitions of Gimlet Media and Anchor.

Check out this special longform edition of our podcast where our founder and president Russell Fugett gives a presentation on social media and the rise of platform generated content at the Baltimore Business Journal Social media symposium on December 18, 2017. In light of todays Axios report regarding Bloomberg news platform TicToc, which initially launched on the day of Russell‘s presentation, we thought that sharing his speech was timely.

A special MLK Day edition where we discuss the legacy of Reginald F. Lewis and access to capital in light of the growing American wealth gap between blacks and whites. We also congratulate Tristen Walker on the sale of Bevel to Procter and Gamble.

Integer Network is a coaching network that promotes authenticity to cultivate wholeness. Noah tells us a bit about the network and it’s founding and shares some of his own journey in working with businesses and institutions to help them create and maintain environments that foster authenticity and more productive teams.

An interview with Dustin O’Dell, the Founder of EVZDROP, A social music app. Find out more at www.evzdrp.com and @evzdrp_music. Download the app available now on the Apple app story and coming to Android soon!

Today we have a very special and timely conversation with Sandi Timmins the executive director of House of Ruth. The House of Ruth Maryland leads the fight to end violence against women and their children by confronting the attitudes, behaviors and systems that perpetuate it, and by providing victims with the services necessary to rebuild their lives safely and free of fear. Learn more at https://hruth.org.

Venture Capital financing for early stage start ups continues to trend towards larger investments in fewer companies. This week Google was hijacked by servers in China & Russia. Enjoy this 5 minute 2 for the weekend!

Today we interview Alex Knight of the law firm Cooley LLP. He gives us his perspective and highlights from AfroTech 2018. He also tells us a bit about the African-American executive network that he runs at Cooley as well as the upcoming tech prayer breakfast in Washington DC.

Election Day Recap with Media Strategist and Activist Andrew M. Lee. Andrew has garnered press coverage in the Washington Post,New York Times, LA Times & Huffington Post amongst others. He served as deputy Press Secretary in Congress to the House committee on foreign affairs. He has worked with several political organization organizing millennials in the last 2 presidential elections and continues to work on a number of ballot and other political initiatives nationwide. You can follow him at Andrewmlee.com.