RISE Urban Nation: Amplifying Black & Pan-African Voices Worldwide

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Mathew Mitchell is the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Cidara Therapeutics. After earning a BS in Biochemistry at UC Davis in 1998, he explored both pharmaceutical and enterprise software sales before going back to graduate school in 2004. He has an MS in Chemistry from UC San Diego and currently pursues opportunities to reduce suffering and promote healing in any context. He pioneered the Alliance Management role at Scripps Research in La Jolla and was the first Culture and Engagement Champion for Becton Dickinson’s Biosciences business unit. Building and maintaining bridges is his forte. He plans to remain in the San Diego biotech community for as long as it will have him and to contribute to the ongoing conversation about human health in all its aspects.

Connect with Mathew Mitchell! 

Twitter: @BioCheMBM

Instagram: mathewbmitchell

LinkedIn: /mathewbmitchell

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Stephanie Obi is an award winning business coach who has inspired thousands of African women to turn their expertise into wealth.

She pioneered the online course movement in West Africa and has spent the last six years equipping women to tap into the $370 Billion eLearning market. She has helped some of Forbes Africa's most powerful women to launch their courses and is the author of the Amazon best-selling book, Knowledge Is The New Gold.

Stephanie is also the founder of TrainQuarters, the first female owned tech platform which provides tech support to female course creators so that they overcome their fears around building tech businesses.

She is a recipient of the Beta Gamma Sigma 2021 Entrepreneurial Achievement Award, the Social Media for Social Good Award and was named one of the "100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria" in 2017 by Leading Ladies Africa.

She has spoken at the Women In Management, Business & Public Service Annual Conference, one of the largest women in leadership conferences in Africa, as well as The Lagos Business School’s Entrepreneurship Expo and Contest.

She's a First-Class Graduate of Computer Science and holds an MBA from the prestigious Lagos Business School.
 

Connect with Stephanie Obi! 

Website: https://www.stephanieobi.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanieobi/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephobi/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephobi

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Frederick Akpoghene is a 4X Founder, Serial Entrepreneur Technologist, Software Engineer, and a NASDAQ Milestone Maker (Fall 2020).

Frederick commenced his tech career at the early age of 16 at the Microsoft IT Academy, where he learned Computer programming. He furthered his Computer Programming education in University with a degree focused on Global Business and providing Software development solutions to local businesses while attending College full-time. This led to him building a very profitable, Multi-million dollar Technology company, Abovav Technologies. Abovav is a trusted Technology partner to 100s of businesses, NBA/NFL Champions and start-ups around the World. He is also the mastermind behind 2 other multi-million dollar companies, Scizzrs Inc, and Oddio Tribe Holdings. As an immigrant, he believes in creating Community-centered experiences that connect communities, in order to create long-term impact.

He is also the son of an Architect/Sculptor and Property Developer, Frederick got an early start in business by shadowing his Father every day at the Office, starting as early as 5. Learning how to successfully Operate a National business with a large Furniture factory with hundreds of Employees. Frederick is also a seasoned Growth hacker, Author, Startup Advisor, and Angel Investor.

Connect with Frederick Akpoghene!

Website: www.jegopods.com

Invest: startengine.com/JegO

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/frederick-a-kevbe

Instagram: instagram.com/Abovav_mind

Twitter: twitter.com/kev_be11

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Shaun SF. Banks has been involved in the youth development industry for over 20 years. he's a captivating, humorous, and passionate communicator. Shaun excels at motivating and developing youths to go after their dreams. Shaun educates families on effective ways to support their youth and give them an edge in life. 

In 2007, Shaun opened the I AM Defense institute against profound disinterest in working with children. Since that time, SF. has developed a passion for creating personal development systems for youth.

Shaun is the creator of Camp Warrior King, which helps thousands of youth gain exposure to amazingly fun activities, "You Can Have IT ALL!" Youth conferences, "You Can Have It ALL!" Youth motivational Development Magazine, The Team Hott SAWCE development characters, and other development tools for children. Shaun has also authored 3 books on the personal development topic.

One of SF.'s big passions is the "You Can Have IT All!" orphanage in Bombo, Uganda, where he currently supports over 30 children with shelter, food, and school supplies.

Connect with SF Banks! 

Website: YCHIAmag.com & campwarriorking.com

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: sfbanks

Facebook: Facebook.com/campwarriorking

Instagram: @sfdreamsbig

Clubhouse: sfbanks

LinkedIn: sfbanks

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Hyper-focused on bringing the value of the freelance marketplace to businesses (startups, small & medium-sized business), as well as skilled individuals who have the ability to earn money freelancing.

I have been in technology for 20-years. A freelancer at heart, I started out designing websites in the early 2000s when most businesses did not have one. My journey in tech has taken me many places around the world, many industries, ultimately landing in Fintech with a heavy focus on data, analytics, and the business of technology.

I published a book back in 2016 titled "What's Your Coffee Strategy?" (5-Stars on Amazon) outlining the blueprint I've used to build relationships, create value, and ultimately elevate my career. I am now using those same principles to build Belancing.com.

I am avid reader, practicing triathlete, country-hopper, and now focused squarely on bringing the benefits of freelancing, creating value, and understanding the business of technology to more people around the world.

Belancing.com Overview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu524RT14qA

Belancing.com Social Media - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG2IW5A3tCY

Connect with Rasool ! 

Website: https://www.belancing.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rasoolm/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brassclay/

Email: [email protected]

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Anade is a Financial Data Scientist and Founder of CryptoShare. He specializes in developing Blockchain and Financial Technology Applications.

He is a graduate of University of South Carolina and attended Graduate School at New York Institute of Technology in Manhattan. His working experience includes IBM, Chegg, General Assembly, and several other companies around the world that deal in Data Science.

He is known for “Cryptoshare” a Digital Wallet and Peer to Peer lending app.

Website: www.Cryptoshare.app

Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/anadedatascientist/

Wefunder: Wefunder.com/Cryptoshare

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Guest Profile

Name: Jasmine LeFlore

What They do: Jasmine LeFlore is a New Business Pursuits Principal Project Engineer at Collins Aerospace where she is responsible for technology inorganic growth strategies, bid-to-capture initiatives, and technical proposals, processes, and budgets. 

Company:  Greater Than Tech

Noteworthy: Winner of the 2020 Women of Color STEM Community Service in Industry Award, Jasmine co-founded the non-profit Greater than Tech (GTT). GTT offers workshops, development programs, competitions, training and STEM camps. The STEM camps focus on robotics and computer science for ages 11 – 13.

Bio

Jasmine LeFlore is a New Business Pursuits Principal Project Engineer at Collins Aerospace. She is responsible for technology inorganic growth strategies, bid-to-capture initiatives, and technical proposals, processes, and budgets. Prior to her current role, Jasmine gained experience in development project engineering for commercial aircraft, first as a component integrated product lead in 2015, a supplier management engineer in 2017, then the chief of staff to the VP of engineering in 2019.

Throughout her engineering career, Jasmine has been inducted into multiple talent accelerator cohorts and recognized with numerous companies for focusing on results, championing company culture, and diversity and inclusion. Zealous to create impactful change, she has been instrumental in DEI. Jasmine now sits as the Vice-Chair of the African American Enterprise Board of Collins Aerospace Employee Resource Group. She also went on to Co-found a nonprofit called Greater Than Tech (GTT), where she specializes in teaching girls of color the intersectionality of engineering and business for them to be the next technology business leaders of the future. GTT is committed to instilling the importance of self-efficacy, teamwork, and an entrepreneurial mindset

Connect with Jasmine LeFlore! 

“Everybody can tell you how to do, they never did it” correction: Already Home – Jay-Z

1. Website: www.greaterthantech.org
2. Email: [email protected]
3. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasmineMLeFlore
4. Instagram: greaterthantech.sd
5. Clubhouse: JasmineMLeFlore
6. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasmine-leflore/
7. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuuCz5NCEmbOad8VrK3IznA

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Guest Profile

Name: Don Owens

What They do: Don Owens, CEO, HNO Green Fuels, aims to move energy technology forward environmentally and financially sustainable way.

Company:  HNO Green Fuels

Noteworthy:  Don Owens has dedicated the last decade to developing a customized hydrogen energy solution that would become broadly applicable- the LeefH2™️ Hydrogen Generator System, securing 19 patents. He has tested and proven the LeefH2 in laboratories approved by the California Air Resources Board and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Bio

Don Owens is known as one of the most creative technological innovators – and Black entrepreneurs – of our time.  Don Owens (CEO of HNO Green Fuels and author of revolutionary read, Burn Fuel Better) is tackling our global climate crisis from a new angle. After patenting a technology that can save the planet — and all of us who call it home — before our time to act runs out.

After discovering that his hydrogen-powered, fuel-saving technology could decrease the creation of harmful particulate matter by half within any engine that burns fuel, Owens dove deep into the issue and discovered his true calling: to help those in power understand the true devastation caused by black carbon particulate matter, to encourage them to set aside their political or ideological differences, and to motivate them to join forces today and scale-out his solution globally (in time to make a difference). He outlines why black carbon is 1500x more harmful to the planet than the more popular focal point, CO2 while offering a patented solution that can be adapted almost endlessly to cut down black carbon creation worldwide. 

What's impressive is that his solution doesn't require a complete shift to renewable energy or total abandonment of fossil fuels. It, quite simply, helps burn those fuels better through technology — and the only thing preventing widespread adoption is a lack of global awareness of the issue. 

Connect with Don Owens! 

1. Website: https://www.hnogreenfuels.com/about-us 
2. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/don-owens-leefh2/
3. Burn Better Fuel Report: https://www.burnfuelbetter.com/get-report

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Adesola Akindele is a 20-year international serial entrepreneur and novice angel investor who believes that entrepreneurship is the key to economic prosperity, especially for underestimated and under-represented economic groups.

As an economist, she is never shy of looking ahead or at the bigger picture, examining key metrics that differentiate success and failure in business ownership and leadership. Adesola is on a mission to help founders of African descent learn how to face their internal and external struggles to overcome the emotional plus socio-economic barriers that hinder economic success, access to equity, and asset ownership.

Adesola is keen on Pan-African collaboration to foster an exchange of skills, ideas, and solutions. These collaborations are opportunities for startups and investors to learn firsthand from mistakes, processes, and resolutions to better products and services that help communities RISE to any challenge and thrive in any environment. 

Connect with Adesola Akindele! 

1. Website: http://www.adesolaakindele.com/

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