Founders Unfound

Megan Graham is the Founder and CEO of Ries , a new brand addressing single-use plastic waste in the beauty industry with refillable, reusable travel-size bottles designed for beauty. Megan spent her formative years in Atlanta, where her father was an anchor for CNN. She attended Florida State University, choosing to major in Textile Science and Fashion Merchandising. Megan translated this into a...

Naza Shelley is Founder and CEO of CarpeDM , an exclusive member-only dating community, created for singles seeking meaningful relationships with professional Black women. Naza is the daughter of military parents, so she lived in many places growing up. She eventually settled down in Virginia for high school, and then the University of Virginia for college. From a young age, she had aspirations to...

JUNETEENTH 2023 - Part II In honor of Juneteenth and the 3rd anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, we thought we’d do something a little different this month. Back in June 2020, we did two episodes with black men and black women founders, capturing their raw thoughts, emotions, and insights at the time. These were two of our most popular episodes of all time. And the sentiments shared, and vu...

JUNETEENTH 2023 - Part I In honor of Juneteenth and the 3rd anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, we thought we’d do something a little different this month. Back in June 2020, we did two episodes with black men and black women founders, capturing their raw thoughts, emotions, and insights at the time. These were two of our most popular episodes of all time. And the sentiments shared, and vul...

Kofi Gyekye is a serial entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Lane , the world's largest and most innovative workplace experience platform, connecting 300+ properties across 22 cities and 8 countries. We are trying something a little different with this episode. Kofi along with his cofounder Clinton, has actually built and sold Lane, so not really still unfound. But he was so interesting and the journey...

Melissa Brogdon is Co-Founder and CEO of FourthParty , a justice technology company that increases access to mediation services so that people can resolve legal conflicts outside of court. Proud to hail from Oakland, Melissa was raised by an incredible role model - her great grandmother. Despite opportunities to stay local for college at Berkeley, she followed the urging of a mentor and went to Sp...

Chiko Chingaya, Co-Founder and CEO of Talisman , a company building the next generation of software management, offering companies a centralized overview of all their software and SaaS. Born in post-colonial Zimbabwe, Chiko moved to the US when he was 7, growing up in and around Dallas. With parents always working, Chiko developed a sense of independence, pursuing early passions for writing and th...

Donald T Boone, Founder and CEO of BoxedUp, a B2B equipment rental marketplace, similar to the Airbnb for camera gear. Growing up in Maryland, Donald came from humble beginnings and followed his older brother in pursuit of an engineering degree at the HBCU North Carolina A&T. Donald had distinguished roles at companies like Exxon and Amazon. But as a 3-time founder, the call of entrepreneurshi...

For the month of February, we are publishing flashback clips from some of our wonderful past episodes. Please a take some time enjoy (again) the full episodes from these founders. Season 4 of Founders Unfound starts in March!   Kistein Monkhouse is Founder and CEO of Patient Orator , a startup that improves healthcare access and breaks down health inequities through an easy-to-use app.  ...

For the month of February, we are publishing flashback clips from some of our wonderful past episodes. Please a take some time enjoy (again) the full episodes from these founders. Season 4 of Founders Unfound starts in March!   Wole Ayodele is Co-Founder and CEO of Fincra (formerly Fliqpay) , a startup that makes it easy for fintech firms, platforms and global businesses to accept local and i...

For the month of February, we are publishing flashback clips from some of our wonderful past episodes. Please a take some time enjoy (again) the full episodes from these founders. Season 4 of Founders Unfound starts in March!   Roger Roman, Co-Founder of AfriBlocks,  the global Pan-African freelance marketplace and collaboration platform. They are building THE resource for devs, designer...

For the month of February, we are publishing flashback clips from some of our wonderful past episodes. Please a take some time enjoy (again) the full episodes from these founders. Season 4 of Founders Unfound starts in March!   Patrice Darby Neely is Founder and CEO of GoTackle,  the first automated consulting and data analytics platform for small business owners and the vast network of...

For the month of February, we are publishing flashback clips from some of our wonderful past episodes. Please a take some time enjoy (again) the full episodes from these founders. Season 4 of Founders Unfound starts in March!   Kirt Debique is the Co-Founder and CEO of SyncFloor , a company revolutionizing discovery and acquisition of music for productions of all types – from advertising to p...

For the month of February, we are publishing flashback clips from some of our wonderful past episodes. Please a take some time enjoy (again) the full episodes from these founders. Season 4 of Founders Unfound starts in March! Evan Leaphart is the Founder and CEO of Kiddie Kredit,  a mobile chore tracking app that teaches kids about credit. Original Episode: No.29, March 2021 foundersunfound.c...

For the month of February, we are publishing flashback clips from some of our wonderful past episodes. Please a take some time enjoy (again) the full episodes from these founders. Season 4 of Founders Unfound starts in March! Amira Rasool is the Founder and CEO of The Folklore,  a conglomerate of B2B, consumer, and media products that enable the global ecosystem to seamlessly discover, connec...

For the month of February, we are publishing flashback clips from some of our wonderful past episodes. Please a take some time enjoy (again) the full episodes from these founders. Season 4 of Founders Unfound starts in March! Kwame Boler is Co-Founder and CEO of Spritz (formerly Neu) , an app that helps house cleaners automate and grow their business. Original Episode: No.2, April 2019 foundersunf...

For the month of February, we are publishing flashback clips from some of our wonderful past episodes. Please a take some time enjoy (again) the full episodes from these founders. Season 4 of Founders Unfound starts in March! Cheraé Robison is Founder and CEO Tastemakers Africa , a company that connects black millennials to culture forward experiences. Cheraé is also the Head of Community for Flyb...

For the month of February, we are publishing flashback clips from some of our wonderful past episodes. Please a take some time enjoy (again) the full episodes from these founders. Season 4 of Founders Unfound starts in March! Serge Amouzou is Founder and CEO of Datatrixs (formerly Finmod) , a startup building the best data-capture and analytical reviews software for accounting firms, financial ins...

For the month of February, we are publishing flashback clips from some of our wonderful past episodes. Please a take some time enjoy (again) the full episodes from these founders. Season 4 of Founders Unfound starts in March! Melanie Akwule is Founder and CEO of MINWO , an economic development tech company that helps organizations provide culturally informed business development support to th...

For the month of February, we are publishing flashback clips from some of our wonderful past episodes. Please a take some time enjoy (again) the full episodes from these founders. Season 4 of Founders Unfound starts in March! Baratunde Cola is Founder and CEO of Carbice,  a company revolutionizing thermal cooling for the global electronics market. Original Episode: No.4, September 2019 founde...

For the month of February, we are publishing flashback clips from some of our wonderful past episodes. Please a take some time enjoy (again) the full episodes from these founders. Season 4 of Founders Unfound starts in March! Ashlee Ammons is the Co-Founder of Mixtroz,  a company that creates serendipity at live and virtual events using real-time surveying along with their unique algorithm. O...

For the month of February, we are publishing flashback clips from some of our wonderful past episodes. Please a take some time enjoy (again) the full episodes from these founders. Season 4 of Founders Unfound starts in March! Kevin Dedner is Co-Founder and CEO Hurdle (formerly Henry Health), a platform that provides culturally sensitive self-care and mental health services. Original Episode: No.10...

For the month of February, we are publishing flashback clips from some of our wonderful past episodes. Please a take some time enjoy (again) the full episodes from these founders. Season 4 of Founders Unfound starts in March! Dr. Sonja Ebron is Co-founder and CEO of Courtroom5 , a company that makes an automated legal toolbox that helps people represent themselves in court. Original Episode: No.34...

For the month of February, we are publishing flashback clips from some of our wonderful past episodes. Please a take some time enjoy (again) the full episodes from these founders. Season 4 of Founders Unfound starts in March! Wemimo Abbey is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Esusu , the leading financial technology platform that leverages data solutions to empower tenants and improve property performance....

For the month of February, we are publishing flashback clips from some of our wonderful past episodes. Please a take some time enjoy (again) the full episodes from these founders. Season 4 of Founders Unfound starts in March! Tiffany Kelly is Founder and CEO of Curastory, a company that allows anyone to shoot and edit high-quality video, monetize shows, and distribute to all of their video channel...