Rohan Brown joins the conversation. Monica informs him that he will be the ISlide team captain for the segment and that they will ask him questions about himself and his company, and play a game of 'I'd Rather'. They plan to use this conversation to get the word out about his company, and make sure that Rohan looks and sounds good. Monica D. Livingston and Lois Cook had a conversation with Rohan Brown, the founder of Barley, a startup company. Monica and Lois welcomed Rohan and expressed how excited they were to have him in the room with them. They discussed how they met at a Google for Startups event in Durham, North Carolina and how they both share an interest in athletics. Monica asked Rohan how he was feeling and welcomed him to the Huddle. Rohan shared details about his company, Barley, and the bright future he sees for it. They discussed the importance of upgrading their businesses and how Rohan's company is the future. They concluded the conversation with a discussion about their shared love for athletics. Rohan Brown and Monica D. Livingston are discussing Barley - an app that rewards customers for their loyalty to certain alcohol brands. By collecting receipts of alcohol purchases, Barley is able to provide members with points that can be redeemed for VIP tickets, access to festivals, and other experiential rewards. Lois Cook is amazed by the concept and asks how easy it is to upload the receipts - to which Rohan explains that users just have to take a picture and put it in the app. This app helps alcohol brands gain insight into who their most valuable customers are and gives them a streamlined way to engage with them. It also provides customers with a unique opportunity to be rewarded for their loyalty. Rohan Brown and Monica D. Livingston discussed Rohan's entrepreneurial venture, Farley. After his basketball days at La Salle University were over, Rohan had the opportunity to play professionally overseas but instead decided to stay in the tech space. Rohan shared that during college he worked as a promoter in Philadelphia, organizing buses to and from bars for $100 a bus. This gave him the idea that bar owners and alcohol brands didn't know who their most valuable customers were and Farley was created to solve this problem. Farley is a web app where customers can easily snap a picture, add their email, and have it attributed to their profile. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Conversation between Monica D. Livingston, Lois Cook, and Rohan Brown 05:30 Conversation between Monica D. Livingston, Lois Cook, and Rohan Brown on The Huddle with Mo and Lo 07:50 Conversation Between Rohan Brown and Monica D. Livingston Regarding Barley App Rewards 09:41 Conversation between Rohan Brown and Monica D. Livingston on the Birth of Farley 11:19 Conversation Summary: Rohan Brown's Journey from Basketball to Entrepreneurship 15:27 Conversation Between Rohan Brown and Lois Cook on the Benefits of Team Sports and Entrepreneurship 17:08 Conversation Between Rohan Brown and Monica D. Livingston on Finding and Trusting the Right People for Business Ventures 19:18 Conversation Between Monica D. Livingston and Rohan Brown on Overcoming Adversity and Achieving Success 25:54 Conversation Between Monica D. Livingston and Rohan Brown on Starting a Business 27:47 Conversation on Raising Initial Funds and Rollout of a Tech Idea 31:32 Conversation between Rohan Brown and Monica D. Livingston about Multi City Pitch Tour for Black History Month 34:51 Conversation between Rohan Brown, Monica D. Livingston, and Lois Cook 37:37 Conversation Between Monica D. Livingston and Rohan Brown 40:16 Conversation Between Rohan Brown and Monica D. Livingston on the Impact of Technology on the Economy 42:15 Conversation with Rohan Brown: Representation and Entrepreneurship in the Community 43:52 Conversation between Monica D. Livingston and Rohan Brown on Entrepreneurship and Alcohol Brand Insights 46:54 Conversation between Monica D. Livingston, Lois Cook, and Rohan Brown Regarding Belize Podcast Network and COVID Art 48:29 Conversation between Monica D. Livingston and Lois Cook HIGHLIGHTS Lois will sing anywhere, anytime, is way past the shower. I just don't sound like Lois. I only should sing in the shower or the car. All right, my friends, I got 1130. So R-E-A-L rohan brown Available to talk DM message me and what's to come next. We're going to completely change the way alcohol brands think about their consumers and give them the insights that they need to make a more impactful stance on what they're trying to sell. Rohan brown is a fine example of that. I love how you want this to be just a jumping off point and making impact in the community. There is a little black guy somewhere that looks just like you that now will know that I too can be an entrepreneur. So, Boston, New York, Philly, Baltimore, DC. We got 14 pitch demos in five days. It's for black history month, and we already have our team set. We're just going to stop at every city. My co founder and I, we ran this hackathon last summer, and were in charge of the advancing black entrepreneurs bus. It was seven buses, all competing in. Austin, Texas, but starting from different locations and kind of going in different cities or stopping at different cities along the way.
