RISE Urban Nation: Amplifying Black & Pan-African Voices Worldwide

This year I am partnering with  @tailorbrands  to help Pan Africans all over the world bring their dream business idea to life. No more excuses on why you can't create or afford certain important things your brand needs. Tailor Brands offers you everything your brand needs to stand out in the competition in 2022! Here are some of the things you can get done with tailor brands: 1. Logo Design 2. Bu...

Description: This conference has been moved to Virtual due to health and safety concerns with the COVID Omicron surge The 40 Acre conference will be the world's largest minority financial equity conference on MLK weekend!! The goal is to create 100 million dollars worth of business between all attendees during the weekend to decrease the wealth gap. Friday January 14th - VIP Fireside Chat, VIP Net...

12 new months ahead, housing strong intentions to make this year better than ever with new goals and new targets to hit. Start achieving your goals of building your Brand and Business using Tailor Brands. Tailor Brands is an official partner of RUN. Visit www.tailorbrands.com and use the discount code below to get started.   For your discount code, please use this one for the holiday season (until...

Bio: Mathew Mitchell is the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Cidara Therapeutics. After earning a BS in Biochemistry at UC Davis in 1998, he explored both pharmaceutical and enterprise software sales before going back to graduate school in 2004. He has an MS in Chemistry from UC San Diego and currently pursues opportunities to reduce suffering and promote healing in any context. He pioneered...

Bio: Stephanie Obi is an award winning business coach who has inspired thousands of African women to turn their expertise into wealth. She pioneered the online course movement in West Africa and has spent the last six years equipping women to tap into the $370 Billion eLearning market. She has helped some of Forbes Africa's most powerful women to launch their courses and is the author of the Amazo...

Bio: Frederick Akpoghene is a 4X Founder, Serial Entrepreneur Technologist, Software Engineer, and a NASDAQ Milestone Maker (Fall 2020). Frederick commenced his tech career at the early age of 16 at the Microsoft IT Academy, where he learned Computer programming. He furthered his Computer Programming education in University with a degree focused on Global Business and providing Software developmen...

Bio: Shaun SF. Banks has been involved in the youth development industry for over 20 years. he's a captivating, humorous, and passionate communicator. Shaun excels at motivating and developing youths to go after their dreams. Shaun educates families on effective ways to support their youth and give them an edge in life.  In 2007, Shaun opened the I AM Defense institute against profound disinterest...

Visit www.riseurbannation.com for more info  For more information on booking guests, business inquires or sponsorship email us at info@riseurbannation.com   🎙️ Thanks for tuning in to the RISE Urban Nation Podcast—where we amplify Black and Pan-African voices, stories, and strategies shaping the future of business and culture. If this episode inspired you, make sure to follow, subscribe, leave a r...

Bio: Hyper-focused on bringing the value of the freelance marketplace to businesses (startups, small & medium-sized business), as well as skilled individuals who have the ability to earn money freelancing. I have been in technology for 20-years. A freelancer at heart, I started out designing websites in the early 2000s when most businesses did not have one. My journey in tech has taken me many pla...

Anade is a Financial Data Scientist and Founder of CryptoShare. He specializes in developing Blockchain and Financial Technology Applications. He is a graduate of University of South Carolina and attended Graduate School at New York Institute of Technology in Manhattan. His working experience includes IBM, Chegg, General Assembly, and several other companies around the world that deal in Data Scie...

Guest Profile Name:  Jasmine LeFlore What They do:  Jasmine LeFlore is a New Business Pursuits Principal Project Engineer at Collins Aerospace where she is responsible for technology inorganic growth strategies, bid-to-capture initiatives, and technical proposals, processes, and budgets.  Company:   Greater Than Tech Noteworthy:  Winner of the  2020 Women of Color STEM Community Service in Industr...

Guest Profile Name:  Don Owens What They do:  Don Owens, CEO, HNO Green Fuels, aims to move energy technology forward environmentally and financially sustainable way. Company:   HNO Green Fuels Noteworthy:  Don Owens has dedicated the last decade to developing a customized hydrogen energy solution that would become broadly applicable- the LeefH2™️ Hydrogen Generator System, securing 19 patents. He...

Bio Adesola Akindele is a 20-year international serial entrepreneur and novice angel investor who believes that entrepreneurship is the key to economic prosperity, especially for underestimated and under-represented economic groups. As an economist, she is never shy of looking ahead or at the bigger picture, examining key metrics that differentiate success and failure in business ownership and lea...

Bio Clinton is a dedicated Real Estate Professional with over a decade of experience in the San Diego Real Estate Market. He credits his longevity and success to his faith and his belief in serving others. In 2004 he began his real estate career and later became a real estate broker by 2007. After graduating with the MBA Honors Class of 2014 and completing a corporate internship at the World Trade...

Guest Profile Name:   Solo Ceesay What They do:   Solo Ceesay is the Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Calaxy, an open social marketplace for creators, by creators that aims to reimagine the entertainment industry and the fundamental ways with which we all interact digitally.  Company:    Calaxy Noteworthy:  Calaxy, an open social media marketplace populated and run by creators, has succes...

Guest Profile Name:   Mwangala ”Mo” Lishomwa What They do:   Award-winning, result-driven Senior Digital Business Leader with a passion for people & technology with extensive global experience. Track record in Service Delivery Practice Development, Innovation & Business Development. Areas of specialization - Business Growth Strategies, Digital Transformation, Cloud, Agile, Stakeholder Management,...

Guest Profile Name:  Neil Thompson What They Do:   As a product development engineer, I had to speak in front of management every month for project status meetings. I was terrible at it at first but improved significantly over time. I turned everything I learned into an online public speaking course called Teach the Geek to Speak. The course's focus is helping STEM professionals communicate effect...

Money Sex Gen X (“MSG”) is a weekly podcast convo between gentlemen Gen X’ers Mr. Eric McLoyd and co-host Big Stew. These CHI-TOWN-based hosts feel like Generation X needs to be portrayed better in the media. No shade or hate but they feel like Baby Boomers + Millennials get all the shine. Without judgment, they dive into topics like “Is College A Joke?”, “Why do YOU need Therapy?”, and “Let’s Tal...

Guest Profile Name:   Dr. William Tayari Howard What They do:   L ongtime radio personality William “Tayari” Howard has been sharing community stories on the air for the past 50 years. Tayari Howard is known to many in San Diego not only for his love of playing smooth jazz over the airwaves but also for his contributions to San Diego’s nonprofit organizations and the city’s under-served communitie...

Guest Profile Name:   D.B. Marshall What They do:    International Best-Selling Author. D.B. is transforming lives from merely existing to living and having a fun-filled experience. He also oversees Love Thy Self CKD, a program dedicated to changing the narrative and perception of how we approach kidney care. Love Thy Self is committed to increasing awareness in high-risk communities by engaging u...

Guest Profile Name:  Monique Dorsainvil What They do:   Public Policy Director at Facebook. Monique currently works in Public Policy at Facebook, leading engagement to third party think tank and advocacy organizations and was a part of the core team that spearheaded the company’s Civil Rights Audit, which looked at policy and product from an anti-discrimination lens Company: Facebook Noteworthy: ...

Guest Profile Name: Uti Gabriella Ellu What They do:   The Head of Experience Design & Execution at Sterling Bank. Sterling Bank Plc “Your one-customer bank” is a full-service national commercial bank in Nigeria that has evolved from the nation’s pre-eminent investment banking institution to a fully-fledged commercial bank. Sterling Bank prides itself in its purpose to ‘Enrich Lives’, and reflects...

Guest Profile Name: Kuda Biza What They do:   Kuda is the Co-Founder & CMO at Nunbelievable. Nunbelievable is a mission-based baked goods company that donates a meal for every cookie sold. With our buy one, give one model, we partner with non-profit organizations and soup kitchens to provide meals to those in need along with access to services that reduce hunger. Company: Nunbelievable Noteworthy:...

Guest Profile Name:   Devon Phillips What They do:    Devon is the creator and founder of The All One Book Project. This project is about creating settings that move the culture.   Company:   The All One Book Project Noteworthy:  Devon started as a software developer. He owned a few businesses, got a few degrees, and most importantly, is constantly working on his individuality. On a podcast episod...

Guest Profile Name:   Miki Vale What They do:    Miki is an MC, playwright, musician, artivist, and educator. She creates to share the LEVELS of existence (Love, Emotion, Vibration, Energy, Light, and Spirit) that connect all people to the colorful HUEman experience.  Company:  Miki Vale the MC Noteworthy:    Miki has shared bills with notable artists like Marsha Ambrosius, Bahamadia, Talib Kweli,...