Disruption Now

The use of art can be a powerful change agent in this critical moment. Mark Phi hopes through his art he can inspire change and get more African Americans to embrace the power of their heritage. Follow Me: Subscribe to Podcast https://bit.ly/2YxdJ78  Website https://bit.ly/2VUO9sf Facebook https://bit.ly/303IU8j Instagram https://bit.ly/2YOLl26 Twitter https://bit.ly/2KfLaTf Website https://bit.ly...

What you learn in this episode The right approach to seeking Captial and investing  What investors look for in startups.  Why is important to learn from the rejections in fundraising.  How to adjust if you don't hit a home run as an entrepreneur  Follow Me: Subscribe to Podcast https://bit.ly/2YxdJ78  Website https://bit.ly/2VUO9sf Facebook https://bit.ly/303IU8j Instagram https://bit.ly/2YOLl26 T...

DeSean Jackson’s Hitler moment—and Nick Cannon's anti-Semitic comments —showed that Black Americans’ experience of racism doesn’t automatically immunize us toward other forms of hate.   Many African Americans online went to defend Cannon and Deshwn Jackson. My conversation with Rabbi Barr of Beth Adam explores the complicated relationship between Jewish and African Americans and how we can learn a...

Dumont’s clients include Spike Lee, The Netflix Original Series She’s Gotta Have It,   BlacKkKlansman for Focus Features, Actor/Director Roger Guenveur Smith (Rodney King), Stefon Bristol and his Spirit Award-Nominated film See You Yesterday, Writer Kerry Williamson, (Netflix’s What Happened to Monday), Buffalo 8 Productions (Rodney King), Bondit Media Capital, Bronwen Hughes (Netflix’s The Journe...

As a music executive, Fant has conceived and executed campaigns for a myriad of multi-platinum, award-winning artists including  Drake’s OVO Sound, Prince, Jason Derulo, Swizz Beatz, Common, Andra Day, Amy Winehouse, Raphael Saadiq, Kid Cudi, and  Lil Nas X to name a few. Fant is also known also creating opportunities for others to succeed. Whenever Fant meets a new artist for the first time, she...

The movement of tearing down statues is part of a movement to tear down images and leaders who have supported racial inferiority. Should this strategy be limited to the Confederates? Should we include figures like Thomas Jefferson? What is the messaging for long term success and how do we stop the virus that is systemic racism from spreading in the future?

Will joined Lucidworks in 2013 as our Chief Product Officer and was appointed CEO in 2014. He has over 15 years of product, marketing, and business development experience. Prior to Lucidworks, he was head of technical business development for Splunk, where he was responsible for defining the company’s market category and key product feature sets. He created and led the company’s global partner pro...

The world knows what happened to George Floyd, but there are many before him. A similar case was Freddie Gray which Mosby was the prosecutor and she charged six officers in his death.  She disrupted the common path and life has never been the same for her. Mosby has been fervently criticized, had her competency questioned, and has received multiple death threats since 2015. Critics refer to her as...

Richard Antonucci is a Broker at Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc. we discuss how you can become a victor and not a victim of the market. Follow Me: Facebook https://bit.ly/303IU8j Instagram https://bit.ly/2YOLl26 Twitter https://bit.ly/2KfLaTf Website https://bit.ly/2VUO9sf

Rick Ellsley is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer and Former President of the Broward County Trial Lawyers Association. Your business may already have insurance to shield it from some of the financial losses of COVID-19. Business interruption coverage a/k/a business income loss coverage is fairly standard in Business Owners Policies and Commercial Property Policies.  Most small businesses do no...

Solo Funds is a peer-to-peer lending space that addresses the needs of the unbanked or underbanked.  SoLo Funds connects lenders and borrowers for affordable access to loans under $1000. SoLo Funds facilitated $5 million in loans in 2019 and is projected to hit 12 million in 2020.  Solo Funds is uniquely positioned to help Americans dealing with the additional pressures of the COVID-19 economy.  F...

Senior Pastor of Crossroads Church Brian Tome and Rob Richardson discuss the hard truths about racism in America and what Christians should do to remove the original sin of white supremacy and racism in America.  Brian Tome is the founding and senior pastor of Crossroads Church, 2017's fastest-growing church in America. Brian has authored four books including his best-seller, The Five Marks of a M...

We discuss the future of sports in a COVID-19 world with Jeff Kominsky. Jeff is a legal expert in all things sports. From 2002 through 2005, Mr. Kominsky interned with the Minnesota Vikings, reporting directly to former Vikings owner, Red McCombs. Mr. Kominsky’s interest in sports law/business continued into his studies at law school as the Founder & Chair of the Inaugural Sports Law Symposium...

Tyrel Ventura and  Ameisha Cross discuss the failure of the American system in response to COVID-19. In this episode we discuss: The US pattern of failures in response to crises  How does this keep happening? Corruption, stupidy, or both?  What will the new normal be? About Tyrel Tyrel Ventura, as the son of Jesse Ventura, shares in his father's revolutionary spirit and search for truth. While bri...

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Michael Elkins founded MLE Law which provides alternative fee structures that include not charging to talk, email, or text with clients. MLE Law does not have traditional brick and mortar office space or unnecessary staff. MLE Law’s use of shared co-work space and technology allows for modern, efficient, and global representation while only charging clients for actual legal work produced. https://...

For her entertainment career, Monique was CEO of Mosley Brands and Mosley Music Group, with former husband Tim “Timberland” Mosley for over fourteen years.  Nowadays, Monique is focused on changing the narrative around what a successful entrepreneur looks like while providing mentorship to young girls and women. In 2017, she founded Reign Ventures Capital, a $25 million dollar fund that focuses on...

Michael Dean explores his journey from Athlete to entrepreneur and how you can thrive even in a down economy.

Fareedah Shaheed was born in Maryland but spent most of her childhood outside of the US. She returned to the States in 2013 and attended the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC), where she majored in Cybersecurity. Her experiences with different cultures and the tech field led her to combine her interest in psychology with cybersecurity and thus, her passion for security awareness was born...

Ohio Minority Leader Emila Sykes discusses how COVID-19 has exacerbated longstanding inequalities in communities of color and how we can create a new normal that is more equitable to all.

Dr. Martin Luther King said “In a real sense all life is inter-related. All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” This is true now more than ever. The COVID-19 is brought to these prisoners and then they spread it to not only other prisoners but to the guards, nurses and health care worker...

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Is the Cornoavrius Crisis showing the economy is not as strong as we thought?  https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/28/recession-economy-coronavirus/ Jobs aren't being destroyed fast elsewhere like the US. Why is That?  In just one week, from March 15 to March 21, 3.3 million workers filed for unemployment insurance. According to some projections, the unemployment rate might rise as hig...

LaRese Purnell spent part of his childhood watching his mother struggle and living in homeless shelters and sometimes went without meals. Despite his struggles, Purnell started his first business as a teenager growing up in Cleveland. As he was shoveling snow for neighbors, he got the idea to get some of his friends involved and created a business. Purnell is now the Managing Partner of CLE Consul...