The Out Entrepreneur | Bringing Our Whole Selves to Work | Conversations with Leading LGBTQ Bosses

Two years ago - in collaboration with MBA Orlando and the National LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce - Rhodes Perry, host and creator of the popular weekly podcast, The Out Entrepreneur, took the show on the road for the Inaugural Live Recording & LGBTQ Marketplace Event on Monday, December 11, 2017. The purpose of the event aimed to amplify the power of #OutBosses, connect them with supplier diversity professionals, and inspire the next generation of LGBTQ people to take the entrepreneurial leap.

Braxton Fleming is the Founder & CEO of Stealth Bros & Co., a luxury supply company revolutionizing medical storage approaches specifically for transgender & nonbinary people. Founded in 2017, Braxton's company established a bold vision to design a fashionable way to safely house hormone replacement therapy medications. Tune into this week's episode and learn why Stealth Bros & Co is an asset for LGBTQ+ communities & beyond.

Dr. Vivienne Ming is a theoretical neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and author frequently featured for her research and inventions in The Financial Times, The Atlantic, Quartz and the New York Times,. She co-founded Socos Labs, her fifth company, a mad science incubator. Previously, Vivienne was a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley's Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience, pursuing her research in cognitive neuroprosthetics. In her free time, Vivienne has invented AI systems to help treat her diabetic son, predict manic episodes in bipolar sufferers weeks in advance, and reunited orphan refugees with extended family members. She sits on the boards of numerous companies and nonprofits.

Dr. Vivienne Ming is a theoretical neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and author frequently featured for her research and inventions in The Financial Times, The Atlantic, Quartz and the New York Times,. She co-founded Socos Labs, her fifth company, a mad science incubator. Previously, Vivienne was a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley's Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience, pursuing her research in cognitive neuroprosthetics. In her free time, Vivienne has invented AI systems to help treat her diabetic son, predict manic episodes in bipolar sufferers weeks in advance, and reunited orphan refugees with extended family members. She sits on the boards of numerous companies and nonprofits.

RYAN ALVAREZ AND ADAM MERRIN are two husbands that cook together in a small kitchen in a house on a hill in Eagle Rock, California. They met in 2001 in a recording studio where Ryan was singing with a jazz choir and Adam was the engineer. They fell in love, and five years later were married. Since its inception in 2015, their blog, Husbands That Cook, was a finalist for Saveur magazine’s Best How-To Cooking Blog Award (2016) and a Taste Talks Awards Nominee for Best Food Blog (2017). When they’re not cooking, they love being in nature, hiking, and spending time in their garden. Adam is also a musician, and one of the founding members of indie rock band The 88. Ryan sings classical music and acts in TV shows and commercials. Visit www.husbandsthatcook.com to learn more.

RYAN ALVAREZ AND ADAM MERRIN are two husbands that cook together in a small kitchen in a house on a hill in Eagle Rock, California. They met in 2001 in a recording studio where Ryan was singing with a jazz choir and Adam was the engineer. They fell in love, and five years later were married. Since its inception in 2015, their blog, Husbands That Cook, was a finalist for Saveur magazine's Best How-To Cooking Blog Award (2016) and a Taste Talks Awards Nominee for Best Food Blog (2017). When they're not cooking, they love being in nature, hiking, and spending time in their garden. Adam is also a musician, and one of the founding members of indie rock band The 88. Ryan sings classical music and acts in TV shows and commercials. Visit www.husbandsthatcook.com to learn more.

Kai Hazelwood is an award winning & nationally recognized choreographer. She is the founder of Good Trouble Makers – a genre expanding, practice-driven collaborative based in LA and making waves globally. Her collaborative is perpetually investigating what anti-racist and queer dance making, devising, teaching, and performing looks like. Inspired by the words of John Lewis, her group is committed to making: making art, making room, making change, and making good trouble. The collaborative celebrates the resiliency, creativity, and audacity of queer and Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, offering an outlet for survival, and a pathway toward liberation for all.

Kai Hazelwood is an award winning & nationally recognized choreographer. She is the founder of Good Trouble Makers – a genre expanding, practice-driven collaborative based in LA and making waves globally. Her collaborative is perpetually investigating what anti-racist and queer dance making, devising, teaching, and performing looks like. Inspired by the words of John Lewis, her group is committed to making: making art, making room, making change, and making good trouble. The collaborative celebrates the resiliency, creativity, and audacity of queer and Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, offering an outlet for survival, and a pathway toward liberation for all.

Andy Blubaugh is a documentary filmmaker and the founder of Potboiler Story Company - a video production and storytelling company that helps businesses discover and communicate narratives about their work, products, and culture. Andy’s company believes that an audience’s attention is the most valuable commodity, and they keep that audience watching through bold, compelling video storytelling that keeps audiences coming back for more.

Andy Blubaugh is a documentary filmmaker and the founder of Potboiler Story Company - a video production and storytelling company that helps businesses discover and communicate narratives about their work, products, and culture. Andy's company believes that an audience's attention is the most valuable commodity, and they keep that audience watching through bold, compelling video storytelling that keeps audiences coming back for more.