Dr. Rasheda L. Weaver is a social entrepreneurship author, researcher and coach. She has conducted large-scale empirical studies on the social, economic, and legal activities of social enterprises in the U.S. and is the Founder of Weaver's Social Enterprise Directory. In 2023, she joined the Global African Descent Social Entrepreneurship Network sponsored by the Biden-Harris Administration and she recently published "Social Entrepreneurship: A Practical Introduction, “ a book based on her Social Enterprise Bootcamp and a 5-Step Roadmap to Developing a Sustainable Social Enterprise.