As 2024 draws to a close, we look back on some of the memorable moments from the last 12 months of Black Tech Green Money!

This week's compilation features wisdom from C David Moody, Monique Idlett, Erica Duignan Minnihan, and Udonis Haslem.

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Fonz Morris is Lead Product Designer, Global Conversion at Netflix. He’s an entrepreneur and self-taught designer, leading one of the most impactful teams inside one of the biggest tech and media companies on the planet. He’s travelled all around the world on his self-driven educational adventures, and prior to joining Netflix, he led a design team at Coursera.

On this episode, Fonz speaks with AfroTech’s Will Lucas about unlocking success as a product designer and the tools you’ll need, how impactful travel has been to his design worldview, and how to design for conversion.

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On this episode, Will Lucas, AfroTech Brand Manager and host/producer of Black Tech Green Money discusses the differences between various crypto wallet types, and which you should go with if you prefer simplicity over security.

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As 2024 draws to a close, we look back on some of the memorable moments from the last year of Black Tech Green Money!

This week's compilation features wisdom from Lanny Smith, Nicky Saunders, and John Hope Bryant.

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Ep. 196 Jamé Jackson is a community manager at LinkedIn, helping thousands of professionals amplify their voices and build their personal brands. But that’s just her 9-to-5. As the founder of TheBlondeMisfit and Misfit Creative Media, she’s an award-winning journalist, actor, and content creator who’s turned her side hustle into a global brand.

On this episode, Jamé shares how Black representation in media is evolving, why creators need to protect their contributions, and how AI is shaping the future of storytelling.

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Building a large business in the beauty, barber, and wellness industries is no easy feat. These sectors are ripe for competition, and historically, don't scale.

On todays episode, Will Lucas, Brand Manager at AfroTech talks with entrepreneurs who've built million dollar enterprises in an industry that is known for being a hodge-podge of hustlers with no actual business operations to see how they did it, and you can too.

*Originally published April 5, 2022*

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Tré Baker is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and author dedicated to advancing Black economic leadership and fostering innovation. With a diverse portfolio of over 80 angel investments and extensive experience founding and operating companies across industries like renewable energy, blockchain, and consumer goods, Tré is a seasoned leader in the startup ecosystem. As the former Managing Director of the Build in Tulsa Techstars Accelerator, Tré championed early-stage companies and fostered an ecosystem of innovation in Tulsa's tight-knit and resource-rich startup community.

On this episode, Tré speaks with AfroTech’s Will Lucas about the role of AI in shaping Black economic self-determination, building sustainable startup communities, strategies for investing in pre-seed companies, and the lessons he’s learned from his entrepreneurial journey.

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Aaron Samuels is Founder and Managing Partner of Collide Capital, a $66M fund, and the first VC fund to be simultaneously backed by Amazon, Alphabet, and Twitter. He is also the co-founder and former COO of Blavity, the largest global Black media company for Millennials and Gen-Z, and AfroTech, the world’s largest Black tech conference.

Aaron began his professional journey as a spoken word artist before transitioning into strategy consulting at Bain & Co. and later serving as a Product Manager at TeleSign.

On this episode, Aaron speaks with AfroTech's Will Lucas about his journey to becoming a venture capitalist, the creation of his $66 million fund, and the opportunities and challenges in supporting underrepresented founders in today’s legal and economic landscape.

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