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Access & Opportunity
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Season 8

Access & Opportunity Podcast

The Snowball Effect of Student Debt

Nov 3, 2021

Farrukh Siddiqui and Betsy Mayotte help us understand the scope of the student loan debt crisis and what needs to be done to stem it.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Building Equity Along the Blockchain

Sep 29, 2021

Lauren Washington and Erikan Obotetukudo share how they are leveraging blockchain technology to empower a new generation of artists and entrepreneurs.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Fractional Ownership: From Sneakers to Jets

Aug 26, 2021

Gerome Sapp and Glenn Gonzales on their disruptive business ideas and the benefits of fractional investing.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

The Black Wealth Gap

Aug 12, 2021

Eddie Slaughter and Shelley Stewart III on the cycle of discrimination that has denied Black Americans of the opportunity to build wealth.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Reaching Back to Help the Next Generation

Jul 16, 2021

Carla speaks with Maya Penn, Phyllis Newhouse and Isabelle Freidheim on the importance of reaching back to help others on their business journeys.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Community First: Building Latinx Wealth

Jun 11, 2021

Rita Soledad Fernández Paulino and Beatriz Acevedo on how they work to inspire others in the Latinx community to improve their financial literacy.

Season 7

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Dhani Jones: The Road of Intention

Apr 21, 2021

Carla speaks with former NFL linebacker and investor Dhani Jones about the entrepreneurial spirit within every athlete, the importance of cultivating relationships and the skills every leader should have.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Redefine Your Comfort Zone

Mar 19, 2021

Venture capital pioneers Edith Dorsen and Reggie Van Lee talk to Carla Harris about the challenges of establishing a venture capital fund for women entrepreneurs.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Pivoting Your Playbook

Feb 18, 2021

Investor Andre Iguodala talks to Carla Harris about leveraging his NBA experience to pivot into investing in underserved entrepreneurs.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Chris Lyons: Where Tech Meets Culture

Feb 5, 2021

Carla speaks with investor Chris Lyons, head of the Cultural Leadership Fund at Andreessen Horowitz, connecting Black leaders to new tech companies.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Shawn Springs: From Idea to Impact

Jan 22, 2021

Carla speaks with entrepreneur and former NFL cornerback Shawn Springs, founder and CEO of Windpact, a company focusing on impact protection across industries, including sports, automotive, and the military applications.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Ana Flores: Power Through Community

Jan 8, 2021

Media entrepreneur Ana Flores talks to Carla Harris about the importance of creating a community to elevate marginalized voices.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Sanjay Sharma: Remixing the Mainstream From the Margins

Dec 2, 2020

Carla speaks with media entrepreneur Sanjay Sharma, Founder and CEO of Marginal MediaWorks, about how serving fringe audiences can ultimately redefine pop culture.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Morgan DeBaun: For Us, By Us

Dec 17, 2020

Carla speaks with media entrepreneur Morgan DeBaun, Founder and CEO of Blavity, a voice for Black millennials in the media and marketing landscape, about staying true to your vision as you grow and evolve.

Season 6

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Finding a Voice in Venture

Nov 6, 2020

Guests Soraya Darabi of TMV and Sarah Sheehan of Bravely on the power to change the VC landscape.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Articulating Our 'Why?'

Oct 9, 2020

We turn the tables to ask Carla Harris and Alice Vilma about the work they do at Morgan Stanley to address funding equity.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Deciding on Diversity—and the Bottom Line

Sep 23, 2020

The decision analysis framework may be one way to level the playing field and increase diversity in the investment process.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Building a Fund that Feeds the Soul

Sep 3, 2020

Bringing a diverse pool of operators into the venture world yields a more diverse portfolio of companies.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Opening the Door for New Angels

Aug 12, 2020

Carla speaks with Natalia Oberti Noguera of Pipeline Angels and Melissa Hanna of Mahmee, a maternal health startup, on what brought them together, the unique challenges of social entrepreneurship and more.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Building a Fund that Feeds the Soul

Sep 3, 2020

Bringing a diverse pool of operators into the venture world yields a more diverse portfolio of companies.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Opening the Door for New Angels

Aug 12, 2020

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Shared Values Help VCs, Founders Stay Agile

Jul 29, 2020

Carla speaks with Jesse Draper of Halogen Ventures and Esther Crawford of Squad, one of Halogen's portfolio companies, on what brought them together, the challenges and necessities of pivoting a business, and the power of values alignment.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Keeping It Black: 'Cultural Competence' Is Key

Jul 20, 2020

Carla Harris speaks with Kesha Cash of Impact America Fund and Diishan Imira, founder of Mayvenn, on what brought them together, the hurdles faced and the communities that sustain them.

Season 5

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Bridging the Gaps: Racial, Social & Economic Justice

Jun 12, 2020

On this episode, we are revisiting conversations with black entrepreneurs and investors whose stories advance our understanding of how injustices are lived and overcome.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Coming Back, Changed

May 15, 2020

Carla Harris checks in with Hope Knight, President and CEO of the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation, on how she continues to support her community in the time of COVID-19.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

A Time for Empathy

May 8, 2020

Carla Harris checks in with Freada Kapor Klein, a founding partner in Kapor Capital, on how she continues to seek impact in the time of COVID-19.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Pausing in a Pandemic to Put People First

Apr 24, 2020

Carla Harris checks in with James Rhee, CEO of clothing retailer Ashley Stewart, on how he’s managing—for himself and his employees, customers and portfolio companies—amid COVID-19.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Jewel Burks Solomon: Opportunity for Creative Thinkers

May 4, 2020

Carla Harris checks in with Jewel Burks Solomon, head of Google for Startups in the U.S., to discuss how she's advising companies in this time of COVID-19.

Season 4

Inclusive Innovation & Opportunity

Selling Your Tech Startup

Jan 21, 2020

Jewel Burks Solomon successfully negotiated with Amazon to acquire her company, among the first black women entrepreneurs to do so. Here are eight tips from her entrepreneur playbook.

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Access & Opportunity Podcast

An Innovator's Exit

Dec 19, 2019

Henrique Dubugras, co-founder of Brex, on the challenges of selling his previous companies and why young entrepreneurs sell.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

A Landmark Exit: Bob Johnson and BET

Nov 14, 2019

Bob Johnson, founder of BET, on the company’s sale to Viacom for almost $4B and the key skills of entrepreneurship.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Confessions of an Early Exit

Dec 5, 2019

Jewel Burks Solomon, founder of Partpic, on the challenges of selling her company to Amazon and what others can learn from her experience.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Timing Your Exit

Oct 31, 2019

Juanita Lott, founder of Bridgestream Inc., talks with Carla Harris about the company’s sale to Oracle and her unconventional path to tech entrepreneurship.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Honing Your eXit Game

Oct 17, 2019

Dug Song of Duo Security talks with Carla Harris about the company’s sale to Cisco and his evolution as an entrepreneur.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Writing Your Own Exit Story

Oct 3, 2019

Lisa Price, founder of beauty brand Carol's Daughter, talks about her journey from home business to selling her company to L'Oreal—and the reactions to that sale.

Season 3

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Impacting Venture

Jul 31, 2019

Freada Kapor Klein, of Kapor Capital, talks with Carla Harris about her firm's successes in closing the gap in today's venture funding landscape while also creating opportunities for underserved communities.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Seeding Equity

Jul 24, 2019

Carla Harris talks with founder and Managing Partner at Precursor Ventures, Charles Hudson, a seed-stage investor bringing an institutional perspective to startups in their early development.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Funding Pioneers

Jul 17, 2019

Carla Harris talks with JoAnn Price, co-founder of Fairview Capital, one of the largest black-owned private equity firms in America, working to connect institutional investors with multicultural and women-led funds.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Allocating Access

Jul 10, 2019

Carla Harris talks with Monika Mantilla, President and CEO of Altura Capital and co-founder and Managing Partner of Small Business Community Capital, working to connect emerging managers and small businesses with the capital they need.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Driving Talent

Jul 3, 2019

Carla Harris talks with Paul Judge, co-founder of Tech Square Labs, an Atlanta-based seed-stage venture fund that has a strong history of investing in entrepreneurs of color.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Rethinking Impact

Jun 26, 2019

Jenny Abramson is founder and managing partner of Rethink Impact, a venture capital firm that invests in female leaders who are using technology to solve the world's biggest problems.

Season 2

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Transparency, Trust and Transformation

Dec 28, 2018

How James Rhee transformed Ashley Stewart from a neglected retailer into a thriving brand that supports a community of women.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Shaking up an Age-Old Industry

Dec 12, 2018

Carla Harris talks to Julia Collins of Zume Pizza, a robot-powered pizza delivery company.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Making the Cut

Dec 19, 2018

Carla Harris talks to Tristan Walker of Walker and Company, about tapping underserved health and beauty needs of multicultural consumers.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur

Nov 29, 2018

Access & Opportunity Podcast: Rose Wang sold a company at 27, is a Fortune ‘Most Powerful Women Entrepreneur’ and continues to disrupt D.C.’s I.T. industry.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Re-envisioning Urban Real Estate

Oct 30, 2018

Real-estate veteran Neville Rhone shares his journey from corporate executive to entrepreneur in search of development projects that benefit communities.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Becoming Self-Made

Nov 14, 2018

Media mogul and real-estate powerhouse, Nely Galan, shares how she became the first Latina president of Telemundo and a successful entrepreneur.

Season 1

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Addressing Silicon Valley’s “Leaky Tech Pipeline”

Sep 6, 2018

Venture capitalist Freada Kapor Klein is debunking the tech industry’s myth of meritocracy, one that she says often excludes women and multicultural entrepreneurs.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Lessons Every Entrepreneur & Investor Should Know

Oct 17, 2018

Carla Harris on what she learned from talking to change agents about opening doors for women and multicultural entrepreneurs on the Access & Opportunity podcast.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

A Launchpad for Women-Owned Startups

Aug 21, 2018

Theia Smith leads the Atlanta Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative, which she says is the nation’s only city-funded small-business incubator exclusively for women.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Calling the Play Where Everyone Wins

Aug 7, 2018

Kevin Warren, COO of the Minnesota Vikings, talks to Carla Harris about how building a new stadium revitalized the team organization and the community around it.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

A Seat at the Table for All Entrepreneurs

Jul 25, 2018

For Marc Morial of the National Urban League, nurturing businesses led by women and people of color is a top priority.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

A Master of Urban Renaissance

Jul 10, 2018

Hope Knight, head of the Greater Jamaica Development Corp., talks about how to turn dream development projects in blighted neighborhoods into reality.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

From Harlem Corner to Household Brand

Jun 26, 2018

Richelieu Dennis grew his small community-based health and beauty products business into the multimillion-dollar Sundial Brands. Can other multicultural entrepreneurs learn from his playbook?