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Karina Cabrera Bell on Building DEI Initiatives May 13, 2020

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Karina Cabrera Bell is a founding partner of OpenAccess a talent strategy firm that helps companies close the gender equity gap. We talk about building diverse leadership teams, DEI programs, and how companies can connect with OpenAccess to design DEI initiatives. This is an episode of the series done in collaboration with the Angel Capital Association where Karina will be featured as a speaker in their virtual summit in May 2020.

https://www.openaccess.io/team

Miri Rodriguez: The Power of Storytelling and Building a Brand May 07, 2020

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Miri Rodriguez is the Global Head of Internships at Microsoft and an award-winning digital marketer and storyteller. She is also the author of Brand Storytelling: Put Customers at the Heart of Your Brand Story . Miri is an advocate for developing brand narrative across many sectors and industries around the world. We talk about empathy and other soft skills that help in designing distinctive narratives and the importance of building a brand. You can use this code to get her book: SMKSTORYTELLING20

Alicia Robb: Leading the Founders of Color Showcase at ACA May 03, 2020

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Alicia Robb from Next Wave Impact is an author, researcher, angel Investor, and managing partner of two early stage venture funds. She is also a Ph.D. economist specializing in entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial finance, and international development. Alicia is highlighting for investors that there is a strong pipeline of investible opportunities by companies led by founders of color that have the potential to be super impactful and a positive return on their investments. We talk about diversity and inclusion efforts in the VC space and the upcoming Angel Capital Association's Founders of Color Showcase.

Arlan Hamilton on Scaling Impact Through Investment and Advice Apr 29, 2020

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Arlan Hamilton is the Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital, Arlan has raised more than $10M, and has invested in over 100 companies led by people of color, women, and/or LGBTQ. She talks about her personal and professional journey as well as her upcoming book. It's About Damn Time is a book focused on creating changes that can scale impact thus creating a ripple effect. You can follow her on twitter @AlranWasHere or visit https://www.itsaboutdamntime.com/

Laura Silva Leading on Accessibility and UX Apr 24, 2020

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Laura Silva is a leader in accessibility and UX. Laura was a speaker at Grace Hopper 2018 where she shared her passion for designing products with the understanding that they will be used by people from all walks of life. So keeping diversity in language, abilities and access in mind is very important. She is now leading accessibility technology at Bank of America as VP of Global Tech and Operations.

Diversity CHAMPS: Let's Huddle up and Launch Apr 17, 2020

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This is the first episode of a series titled Diversity CHAMPS: C-suite heroes advancing minority produced startups. This is part of a collaboration with the Angel Capital Association. This series will highlight capital sources across the spectrum from angel investors to family offices, to VC and private equity. During the first episode, we talk with Lucy Howell, Sheri Macdonald and Juliana Garaizar about the vision for this collaborative effort.

Mat Chacon on Democratizing Access through Virtual Reality Apr 09, 2020

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Mat Chacon, a serial founder, is the CEO and founder of Doghead Simulations - a company focused on fundamentally improving the way people educate, train, and collaborate using VR. In the first part of a two part episode, he shares his personal journey and what led him to launch his latest venture as a way to democratize access to education through emerging tech. You can connect with him on twitter @TheVRCEO or on LinkedIn.

https://www.dogheadsimulations.com/

Max Tuchman Shares Her Experience as an edTech founder Apr 03, 2020

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Max Tuchman is the co-founder and CEO of Caribu - a video-calling application that allows family members to read, draw, and play games with one another while in distant locations. She shares insights about how she launched her startup and how she was able to raise money for Caribu.

https://caribu.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxemetuchman/

Eli Velasquez Shares Advice for Entrepreneurs Mar 26, 2020

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This is the second part of an interview with Eli Velasquez from VentureWell. Eli's shares his extensive knowledge of the entrepreneurship and funding space along with his personal experiences navigating unfamiliar situations and places. You can connect with Eli via LinkedIn.

https://venturewell.org/

Episodio Especial COVID-19 Resaltando a la Plataforma Unividoc Mar 20, 2020

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En este breve episodio, destacamos una plataforma que conecta a médicos de habla hispana con pacientes. Unividoc está ofreciendo su plataforma gratuitamente, durante esta pandemia, y el fundador German Urrego brinda más información sobre cómo pueden conectarse pacientes y médicos. Se necesitan mas médicos de habla hispana...

https://unividoc.com/