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OF10podcast

OF10podcast is a podcast series hosted by technology entrepreneur and former radio personality Will Lucas. On the series, Will interviews prominent technology personalities to discuss their personal journey in technology and business, startups, and business advice.
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Dec 10, 2018
Joah Spearman is the founder and CEO at Localeur, a website and app that makes it possible for people to experience what the locals eat, drink, and play wherever they go. Localeur has been called one of the best travel apps by The Today Show, Forbes, TIME, The Guardian and more. Joah is one of the few African-American technology founders to  have raised more than $5 million.

He previously co-founded the official style segments of both South by Southwest and ESPN X Games, and created a pop-up sneaker boutique in Downtown Austin.

Joah is a SXSW speaker, writes for Huffington Post, and has been featured in the New York Times, Black Enterprise Magazine, Crains.com, Blavity and more. 

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Nov 20, 2018
Dawn W. Dickson is a serial entrepreneur and founder CEO at PopCom, a startup developing future-ready solutions for vending and self-service retail and Flat Out of Heels (rollable flats for women to get relief from painful heels). She’s spoken for, or been given awards by Forbes, Black Enterprise, Fortune Magazine and more
 
Dawn received her B.A. in Journalism from The Ohio State University, and participated in the NewME and Techstars accelerators.
 

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Nov 16, 2018
This is a special edition of the OF10podcast - a revisit in honor of Afrotech 2018 with guest and my homegirl Mandela SH Dixon who is not only passionate about - but super insightful and helpful for tech founders trying to raise funds, get traction, and build good businesses. As the dynamic founder of FounderGym, an online training center she developed to help underrepresented tech founders at scale, she gave the playbook to a standing room only audience at Afrotech this year. She was also the MC for the entire 2017 event, and she just shines bright.
 
So, I hope you enjoy this interview.
 
If you have a business, maybe you are your business, or maybe you just have a super-lit IG that more people should be following, you’ve got all these great things, but how do you get your content and your profile in front of a larger audience? And not just any audience, but the right audience based on their location and interests.
 
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Nov 15, 2018
This is a special edition of the OF10podcast - a revisit in honor ofAfroTech 2018 with my guy, Frederick Hutson, who gave another incredible talk at AfroTech 2018 - he also gave a dope talk back at the 2017 event also. I wanted you to hear his story - I think he’s a complete inspiration for people out there who feel like the odds may be stacked against them and that past decisions limit their potential.
 
After this podcast, my hope is that you’re even more convinced of your ability to go out there and do something remarkable.
 
If you have a business, maybe you are your business, or maybe you just have a super-lit IG that more people should be following, you’ve got all these great things, but how do you get your content and your profile in front of a larger audience? And not just any audience, but the right audience based on their location and interests.
 
That’s where PopSocial.com comes in. PopSocial.com turns your 1 man Instagram crew into an entire team helping you get your content out to a larger audience - the right audience based on superior demographic and location targeting.
 
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Nov 14, 2018
This is a special edition of the OF10podcast - a revisit in honor ofAfroTech 2018 with a guest, Danielle Leslie who had arguably Top 3 talks at AfroTech 2018. What I loved about every time Danielle is on stage or is featured anywhere, she always provides so much value - it’s honestly just better if you record it because its 6 value bombs per minute and if you’re scribbling it down in a notepad, you’re gonna miss 5 of them. I wanted you to hear the gems she also dropped on this episode in case you missed it or just in case you need a refresher.
 
After this podcast, my hope is that you’re even more convinced of your ability to go out there and do something remarkable.
 
If you have a business, maybe you are your business, or maybe you just have a super-lit IG that more people should be following, you’ve got all these great things, but how do you get your content and your profile in front of a larger audience? And not just any audience, but the right audience based on their location and interests.
 
That’s where PopSocial.com comes in. PopSocial.com turns your 1 man Instagram crew into an entire team helping you get your content out to a larger audience - the right audience based on superior demographic and location targeting.
 
Use my code of10podcast (no spaces, all capital letters) to get $20 off the first month. Visit popsocial.com and use my code of10podcast to get $20 off your first month today!
Nov 13, 2018
This is a special edition of the OF10podcast - a revisit in honor of AfroTech 2018 with guest, Everette Taylor who just gave FIRE talk at the largest Black Tech Conference in the world. He dropped many gems on stage, and I wanted you to hear the gems he also dropped on this episode in case you missed it or just in case you need a refresher.
 
AfroTech 2018 was another amazing event, and all I can say is - we are the ones we’ve been waiting for. And after this podcast, my hope is that you’re even more convinced of your ability to go out there and do something remarkable.
 
If you have a business, maybe you are your business, or maybe you just have a super-lit IG that more people should be following, you’ve got all these great things, but how do you get your content and your profile in front of a larger audience? And not just any audience, but the right audience based on their location and interests.
 
That’s where PopSocial comes in. PopSocial.com turns your 1 man Instagram crew into an entire team helping you get your content out to a larger audience - the right audience based on superior demographic and location targeting.
 
Use my code of10podcast (no spaces, all capital letters) to get $20 off the first month. Visit popsocial.com and use my code of10podcast to get $20 off your first month today!
Oct 9, 2018
Erin Horne McKinney is Managing Partner for Inclusion at Jumpstart, an accelerator and venture capital firm in Ohio, and she's Co-Founder at Black Female Founders. She previously served as Senior Advisor on Innovation and Entrepreneurship to the mayoral administration in DC.

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Sep 11, 2018
Rod Robinson is the founder and CEO of ConnXus, a supplier diversity software company that connects diverse suppliers to Fortune 2000 companies. He spent nearly 20 years as chief procurement officer at a major telecom, and as a management consultant with firms like Accenture and AT Kearney.
 
Rod holds a bachelors from West Virginia University, and got his MBA at Wharton.
 
In 2012, Rod was recognized as a finalist for Ernst & Youngs Entrepreneur of the Year award.

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Jan 25, 2018

Season 5 Coming Soon! Enjoy this advanced release of episode 1/10!

Marlon Nichols is a co-founder and managing partner at Cross Culture Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm with a focus on cultural investing. Before founding Cross Culture Ventures, Marlon was an investment director at Intel Capital. Prior to his time in venture capital, Marlon led successful careers in software and strategy consulting in the technology, private equity, media and entertainment sectors. Some of Marlon’s investments include Gimlet Media, LISNR, Mayvenn, and more. 

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Dec 8, 2017

Mandela SH Dixon is co-founder at Founder Gym, an online training center that teaches underrepresented founders how to build successful tech startups. She began her career in Silicon Valley in 2011 as a startup founder backed by Kapor Capital, 500 Startups, and Imagine K12. She led a global entrepreneurial program called Startup Weekend Education that spanned six continents and empowered thousands of entrepreneurs to launch edtech startups. Most recently, Mandela worked at venture capital firm Kapor Capital, where she supported the success of over 120 tech startups. She’s spoken for TEDx, Google, and Facebook. She’s Forbes 30 Under 30, LinkedIn's Top 10 Voices in Venture Capital and Startups, and Medium's Top 10% of Writers.

 

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Sep 7, 2017

Jason Mayden is the co-founder and CEO at Super Heroic, an activewear brand designed to enrich the lives of kids through play. He was previously the global design director for Nike’s Jordan brand where he designed shoes for Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, and Eminem among others, and he was Director of Innovation on the Digital Sport side at Nike. Today, he’s leading a fast paced brand of his own, and recently announced a $7 million venture raise to jetfuel Super Heroic.

We talk about black people magic, why he can only compete with himself, and what he learned from Michael Jordan.

Aug 24, 2017

Danielle Leslie is an online course creator and growth strategist for startups and personal brands. As founder of the Founder Course Alechemy, she helps brands and startup founders create & launch online courses. She previously worked as a course launch strategist at Udemy where she helped influencers including Guy Kawasaki earn collectively millions of dollars by monetizing their content & expertise through online courses.

She has created 4 courses that have over 50k people enrolled around the world.

Jul 13, 2017
Emeka Anen is founder at Instasneaks, known today as THRONE, an online community built for the sneaker and streetwear ecosystem. The app has ranked in the top 40 of hundreds of thousands of apps in the Sports category. We talk moving the culture, making it in technology in outside of Silicon Valley, and Lil Yachty.
Dec 29, 2016
Jessica Matthews is the founder and CEO at Uncharted Play, the hardware technology firm that’s providing off-grid power for the developing world. She was invited by President Barack Obama to the White House, and currently serves as an Ambassador of Entrepreneurship for Nigeria, and also received praise from Bill Clinton. She’s among Fortune’s Most Promising Women Entrepreneurs, Forbes 30 under 30 list, Black Enterprise’s Innovator of the Year, Oprah Supersoul 100, and Scientist of the Year by the Harvard Foundation. 
 
I met Jessica in New York earlier this year, and she’s as much a rockstar in person as she is on her resume.
Nov 17, 2016

Tyler Scriven is the managing director at Techsters Atlanta, where he helps find and prep startups for the big stage. Prior to joining Techsters, he was an executive at Palantir, serving as Chief of Staff and Head of Operations - helping grow the firm from 100 to nearly 2000 employees. In 2014, he was featured alongside Tristan Walker and Erin Teague in the Fast Company magazine story discussing diversity in silicon valley.

Oct 13, 2016

Dave Salvant is co-founder at Squire, and app that enhances the barbershop experience for both customers and barbers - allowing customers to book and pay for their cuts at the push of a button. I originally met Dave when we were shooting an episode for Puff Daddy’s REVOLT TV channel in New York. I found him to be incredibly inspiring. He just completed Y Combinators latest batch, and dropped out of his MBA program at Wisconsin-Madison to found Squire.

I’m launching an online course to help you build your brand on and offline. It’s called The Code - and you’ll learn how to make money with your brand, how to be recognized as a thought-leader in your industry, amplifying your reach online - and more. I want to see you in this class. Go to will-lucas.com/code to learn more.

Oct 6, 2016
Rodney Williams is the co-founder and CEO at LISNR, which is a communication technology that sends data over audio - think Bluetooth on steroids. He previously worked as a brand manager at P&G, Proctor and Gamble, and Lockheed Martin. Rodney is a TechStars alum, Adage 40 under 40, Jet Magazine 40 under 40, and a lot more. He has two bachelor degrees and two masters degrees - including an MBA from Howard. Stunt.
 
On this episode we discuss what drives him to succeed, education, and startup focus.
 
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Sep 29, 2016

DIVINE is Founder and CEO at The BLAK Group, and "The Official Andreesen Horowitz Rapper", certified by super venture capitalist, Ben Horowitz. His fintech (Financial Technology) startup aims to help minorities who've been shut out of the financial system.

This episode was supposed to fall at episode 4 this season, but I was so excited for you to hear it that I changed my timeline. Once you're a few minutes in, I think you'll understand my eagerness.

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Sep 22, 2016
Alexia Clincy is a research-oriented social media consultant and trainer now based in Los Angeles. As founder and executive director of Capitalize Social, she’s designed successful social media strategies for clients in a variety of fields, including motion pictures, best-selling authors, government, and publishing.
 
On this episode we discuss her history in as a social media consultant, daily goal writing, and strategies to build a social media following.
 
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Mar 31, 2016

William Crowder is a venture capitalist at Comcast and DreamIt Ventures. At Comcast, he leads the Catalyst Fund which is focused on investing in startups with diverse founding teams. He previously served as Director of Strategy and Business Development at AOL. We discuss diversity, what he looks for in startups, and building tech outside the norms.

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Mar 24, 2016
Kyle Bailey, from Detroit Michigan, is an engineer at Uber where he’s deeply involved in diversity efforts and outreach to HBCUs. Before Uber, he spent time engineering at VMware and was co-founder of his own startup. He graduated with his CS degree from Michigan State, and is currently pursing his MBA at Wharton.
 
We discuss diversity in tech, the midwest mindset, and I ask questions from Black Men in Tech. A slack group for black male tech engineers and founders.

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Feb 18, 2016

Ruben Harris began his professional career in Atlanta working in Finance, and now works in Partnerships and Leads at Honor, an Andreesen Horowitz funded Bay Area startup modernizing non-medical home care for seniors. He also serves as an advisor to AltSchool, which is working to reimagine education. He’s an accomplished cellist, playing for more than 22 years.

We talk a bit about his journey, his Young and Cultured project, and an article he wrote titled Breaking into Startups.

Feb 4, 2016

Ryan Smith is Director at Magic Johnson Enterprises where he helps the superstar basketball player and business phenomenon decide on investment opportunities. He’s a Howard and Stanford GSB grad, previously spending time on Wall Street. Ryan is the prototype of Black Excellence.

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Jan 28, 2016

Rodney Sampson is the Chief of Diversity + Inclusion Initiatives at TechSquare Labs in Atlanta. TechSquare is an incubator, seed fund, and co-working space in the heart of Atlanta’s prominent Technology Square - an area near Georgia Tech where more engineers graduate than MIT and Stanford combined.

He’s an MBA, entrepreneur with 2 exits, an Author and Bishop.

He’s responsible for casting Troy Carter on Shark Tank, worked on Mark Burnett’s The Bible Series and Mel Gibsons Passion of the Christ, as well as The Chronicles of Narnia, and so much more.

We discuss the economic divide, Atlanta's startup scene, and budding engineers.

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Jan 14, 2016
Mark Daniel is CEO at Strut, a mobile app that aims to serve as your guide to style. He dropped out of college based on prompting of Paypal co-founder, and the first outsider investor in Facebook, Peter Theil. Peter also stuff a hundred grand in Marks pocket to do so. Mark, finishing the fellowship, Mark then swiftly raised another 1.5 million from Vinod Khosla - founder of Sun Microsystems.
 
We discuss education, existential crises, and the desire to be great.

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