Podcast appearances and mentions of Cheryl Contee

This week I interview Cheryl Contee. Among her many successes, Cheryl was a co-founder of social marketing software Attentive.ly at Blackbaud, the first tech startup with a black female founder on board in history to be acquired by a NASDAQ-traded company.    In this episode, Cheryl talks about how she bootstrapped her first business, which incubated Attentive.ly. She talks about fundraising, and the numbers for black women who are out there doing the same.   She talks candidly about her sale, and how she felt delivering a return for her investors. And she talks about her book, Mechanical Bull: How You Can Achieve Startup Success.

CEO at The Impact Seat Foundation & National Board Chair for Netroots Nation, Cheryl Contee, discusses the venture capital's failure to reach black entrepreneurs as well as the state of the Progressive movement. Cheryl Contee is the CEO of the Impact Seat Foundation and the founder and chair of Do Big Things, both organizations working towards creating a world where women can succeed as business leaders and advancing new technologies for progressive causes. Contee has been an active participant in Netroots Nation, a progressive political convention, from its inception. She is also a board chair for the event and believes in its mission to unify various voices in the progressive movement, even when internal conflict exists. The Impact Seat Foundation focuses on investing in women-led tech startups and pushing capital toward people of color who are disproportionately underrepresented in business investments. Contee believes that there's a massive opportunity lost in GDP by not investing in businesses started by people of color. Contee also addresses issues of diversity and inclusion in her ventures, insisting that diversity is a strength, not a concession. She advocates for panels at Netroots Nation and elsewhere to be diverse in terms of race, gender, and perspective to enrich the conversation. She is the author of the Amazon best-selling book "Mechanical Bull," which is a guide for achieving startup success. The book not only reflects her personal story but also includes practical information for aspiring entrepreneurs, including quotes from other successful innovators. Cheryl Contee is making a substantial impact in both the progressive and business spheres by bridging the gap between social justice and entrepreneurship. Her focus on empowering women and people of color in the venture capital space aligns with the broader goals of the progressive movement, which seeks to correct systemic imbalances and champion diversity and inclusion. The work of leaders like Contee is critical in reshaping the landscape of venture capital, which has been historically dominated by white, male entrepreneurs. By directing capital towards underrepresented groups, Contee is not only fulfilling the ethical mandate of social justice but also helping to realize untapped economic potential. The Brookings Institution has reported on the racial gaps in venture capital, highlighting that Black entrepreneurs receive a disproportionately small amount of venture funding. Cheryl's role as a board chair in Netroots Nation also serves as a crucial platform to instigate meaningful dialogue and action within the progressive movement. Netroots has been effective in providing a space for constructive dialogue among a very diverse set of voices, from activists to influencers. This is in line with the broader progressive goal to create a more inclusive, equitable society, as underlined by institutions such as the Center for American Progress. In summary, the work of Cheryl Contee in venture capital and the progressive movement exemplifies a forward-thinking approach that aims to rectify systemic imbalances while also creating economic opportunities. It's a synergistic relationship that has the potential to transform both the business world and social justice landscapes in the United States. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/politicsdoneright/support

The Impact Seat Foundation CEO & Netroots Nation National Board Chair, Cheryl Contee, discusses venture capital's failure to reach women entrepreneurs. The GOP debate was an embarrassing failure. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/politicsdoneright/support

Cheryl is the CEO of The Impact Seat Foundation, their mission is to create a world in which women, especially women of color, can be successful business leaders. Here's what you're going to learn from Cheryl Contee: How to plan for your exit early so you can leave on your own terms. How to leverage earned media to grow your brand How to build relationships with your clients to improve retention. How to know which funding options are right for you. How she raised millions by building key relationships that led to a successful exit. Get Sh!t Done & Grow Your Business Daily: Join the Tribe HERE Get Free Traction Resources: Access our Traction Library HERE

Cheryl Contee is an entrepreneur, investor, writer, founder of a digital marketing agency Do Big Things, and currently the CEO of the Impact Seat Foundation, an organization that aims to level the playing field for women of color who want to become successful business leaders. Over the course of her career, Cheryl was also successful in building Attentive.ly, a social listening and marketing automation startup focused on developing tools for non-profits.In our conversation, we discuss Cheryl's work with Attentive.ly, and how she co-founded the company as a spin-off of her digital marketing company Do Big Things. We talk about the market for building tools for non-profit organizations and how Cheryl has built the company over the years and eventually exited to Blackbaud in 2016.We also dig deeper into the evolution of the startup funding ecosystem, and its many flaws and shortcomings. Particularly lack of support for female founders and founders of color. Cheryl recalls her first fundraising experiences and shares interesting insights into why the VC world isn't willing to fund diverse founders.Cheryl also shares the mission of the Impact Seat Foundation, and how it's trying to democratize business leadership and make it more accessible to women of color.

Today on the show we're replaying our episode with Cheryl Contee, CIO of The Impact Seat, Chair / Founder of Do Big Things, and the Author of Mechanical Bull. Cheryl and Jayson talk about the diversity landscape in business and why it's not only important but vital to your company's long-term success. Highlights: Creating a more professional space for women Being the first black female founder acquired by a NASDAQ company Getting turned down because of race or gender Not getting seen because of racial biases Demolishing the gender stereotypes Women vs Men when applying for jobs The passion behind writing Mechanical Bull Why we need to be honest as leaders and entrepreneurs Embracing failure will teach you lessons nothing else can And much more… GET A COPY OF OWN YOUR POWER - AN AMAZON'S NUMBER 1 BOOK RELEASE! Immerse yourself with 8 key life-changing principles, worksheets to create your own map, and how to reach another level of your game!  It's all Real Life Stories! It's You vs You! Warning: This book is not suitable for pessimists, excuse-makers, and haters! SPONSORS: LightStream - Go to lightstream.com/trueunderdog to get a special interest rate discount and save even more. The Jordan Harbinger Show - Check out jordanharbinger.com/start for some episode recommendations PINK ENERGY is the leading solar energy company installing solar panels and solar power for homes.  Looking for a job in the Energy Industry Serving Communities? Join the solar movement! www.Powerhome.com/careers Social‌ ‌Media:‌ Check out Jayson's website: https://www.jaysonwaller.com/ ‌ Follow True Underdog and Jayson Waller on your favorite social media channels and digital podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/trueunderdog True Underdog is a Top 3 Entrepreneurship podcast on Apple hosted by Jayson Waller, CEO of Pink Energy, one of the fastest-growing private companies in the USA, and his high-profile guests share motivational tips, inspiring stories, and business-building lessons to help each listener grow in their entrepreneurial journey. Reach‌ ‌out‌ ‌to‌ ‌Jayson‌ ‌directly‌ ‌at:‌ ‌ jayson@trueunderdog.com‌ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Startup Life is a wild ride, especially if you're a Female Founder.Our guest, Cheryl Contee, has been using her entrepreneurial and leadership skills since pre-school!In 2008 she founded her first startup, Do Big Things (formerly called Fission Strategy) a mission-driven digital agency using social technology to create social change around the world. She grew the company from 2 people to 10 in its first year with millions in revenue. Cheryl was also the co-founder of Attentive.ly, the first tech startup with a black female founder to be acquired by a NASDAQ company.Today Cheryl is the CEO of The Impact Seat Foundation, whose mission is to create a world in which women, especially women of color, can be successful business leaders. In her wonderful book, Mechanical Bull: How You Can Achieve Startup Success, Cheryl harnessed her lived founder experience and provides a practical guide to help founders ride the startup life like a boss.To learn more about The Impact Seat Foundation, please visit: https://impactseat.org/Tap this link to order Cheryl's book Mechanical Bull: https://amzn.to/3yrAhIt Tap this link to order Barbara Clarke's book Build Your Board, Build Your Business: https://amzn.to/39S4ruQConnect with Cheryl and The Impact Seat via this social channels:LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-impact-seat/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherylcontee/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ch3ryl and https://twitter.com/ImpactSeat Thank you for carving out time to improve your Founder Game - when you do better, your business will do better - cheers!Ande ♥https://andelyons.com#femalefounders #bestyoutubechannelforstartups #startupstrategies CONNECT WITH ME ONLINE: https://andelyons.com https://twitter.com/AndeLyonshttps://www.facebook.com/StartupLifew... https://www.linkedin.com/in/andelyons/ https://www.instagram.com/ande_lyons/ https://www.pinterest.com/andelyons/ https://angel.co/andelyons TikTok: @andelyonsANDELICIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTSBlack Girl Ventures Pitch Program – Apply to pitch at https://bit.ly/bgvpitch by July 1stArlan's Academy: https://arlansacademy.com/Visible Hands Latinx Founders Fellowship: https://vhlx.visiblehands.vc/Scroobious here: https://www.scroobious.com/Think In Color: https://thnk.cc/3rDdzrBFounder UniversityANDELICIOUS RESOURCES:JOIN STARTUP LIFE LIVE MEETUP GROUPGet an alert whenever I post a new show!https://bit.ly/StartupLifeLIVEAGORAPULSEMy favorite digital marketing dashboard is AGORAPULSE – it's the best platform to manage your social media posts and presence! Learn more here: http://www.agorapulse.com?via=ande17STARTUP DOX Do you need attorney reviewed legal documents for your startup? I'm a proud community partner of Startup Dox, a new service provided by Selvarajah Law PC which helps you draw out all the essential paperwork needed to kickstart your business in a super cost-effective way. All the legal you're looking for… only without confusion or frustration. EVERY filing and document comes with an attorney review. You will never do it alone. Visit https://www.thestartupdox.com/ and use my discount code ANDE10 to receive 10% off your order.SPONSORSHIPIf you resonate with the show's mission of amplifying diverse founder voices while serving first-time founders around the world, please reach out to me to learn more about making an impact through sponsoring the Startup Life LIVE Show! ande@andelyons.com.STREAMYARD OVERLAYS AND GRAPHIC DESIGNNicky Pasquierhttps://www.virtuosoassistant.co.uk/

Low tech, low innovation, and low capital are all terms associated with the non-profit sector. Yet with non-profits spending more than $800B a year in the United States, Cheryl Contee saw an opportunity to service those making a difference. Her SaaS company, Attentive.ly provided social listening services for non-profits. While the tool was a success in the sector, the business was thirsty for cash, prompting Cheryl and her business partner to exit, ultimately selling to Blackbaud. Attentive.ly was the first tech startup with a black female founder in history to be acquired by a NASDAQ-traded company. Now, the Chief Innovation Officer of The Impact Seat, which invests in women-led, and women-of-colour led innovative startups, Cheryl gives us insight into her journey as well as proves the importance of creating and running DEI companies. Connect with Cheryl Contee Website: https://dobigthings.today/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherylcontee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cherylcontee Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/we.are.dbt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ch3ryl Connect with Simon Bedard LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/business-sales-sydney/ Website: https://buygrowsell.com/ Website: https://exitadvisory.com.au/ Register Free: https://www.buygrowsellsummit.com/a/2147503613/ZHga2cPk

Today we're talking to Cheryl Contee, the Chief Innovation Officer at The Impact Seat, and the co-founder of Do Big Things. While attending Yale, Cheryl was a struggling minority scholarship student that was required to do work study while enrolled. She says the highest paying job option was in the kitchen at $17/hour, with the next highest paying job being at the help desk for $8/hour. Cheryl not only couldn't see herself doing dishes day in and day out, but she knew taking that pay cut would allow her to learn a lot more. She says she learned so much about technology and customer service that she knew it was the right decision. If the willingness to learn is there, you should always invest in yourself. Cheryl is working on the second edition of her book, Mechanical Bull: How You Can Achieve Your Startup Success. She calls it the book she wishes she had when she was starting out. The book goes through the full life cycle of a startup and the new edition will have a preface that talks about current times. The audiobook version will be out later this year and available on Amazon. -- The Exit - Presented By Flippa: A 30-minute podcast featuring expert entrepreneurs who have been there and done it. The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold a business. You'll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits, a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many. To listen to the podcast or get daily listing updates, click on flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

Cheryl Contee, Chief Innovation Officer at The Impact Seat expressed the reality that your ideal career might not exist today. While she described how you can create the vision of the "new you", she provided scores of investors with interests in minority founders. "They found that they were able to really get people all the way through their systems except when it comes to writing the check. They told me that it takes them on average, seven introductions to angel investors to get a white female founder funded. It takes 50 on average, five zero, introductions to get a Black female founder funded." - Cheryl Contee

The other title for this episode was going to be “Love is What Gives Us Hope,” but you’ll need to listen all the way through to know why. Tune in with Cheryl Contee, both a visionary futurist and pragmatic, highly-successful business owner and entrepreneur. We dig back into the systemic forces that drive investment in technology and how they shape outcomes that have real consequences for equity of all kinds. Rather than run away from what we call “The System” and allow the people and forces who have perennially benefited from retaining their power and privilege, we walk through how to completely eradicate “meritocracy” in favor of inclusion and the corporate and cultural structures that need revision. We also talk about Chery’s book, “The Mechanical Bull,” and her successes, journey, and lessons from building businesses - this is a must-learn for underrepresented application developers and business owners. Click here to watch this episode!

Last year, venture capitalists invested more than $428 million in U.S. startups every day. And how much do you think went to companies led by women entrepreneurs? For every dollar invested, women founders got just three cents. And if you were a woman of color founder, it's not even one cent.What would the world look like if we invested in women- and women-of-color led companies at the same rate we invest in our male counterparts? That vision is one that my guests today have championed for years. Barbara Clarke is Founder and President of The Impact Seat, and Cheryl Contee is their Chief Innovation Officer. They invest in early-stage startups with diverse teams, and their whole philosophy reflects an understanding that investing in women and women of color-led companies is not just for the sake of diversity - but if you actually want to make more money - then this is the way to go:“All of the studies show that diverse led firms are more innovative. They are more productive and they are more profitable. So if all that you care about is money, If you want ROI, you need DEI: diversity equity and inclusion. And you need that to show up in your portfolio to get the best returns and ideally build a better world.”-Cheryl Contee, Chief Innovation Officer, Impact Seat

Cheryl Contee, venture capitalist, social activist, and author of Mechanical Bull, shares alternative ways to access capital and the need for diversity in venture funding.

Cheryl Contee co-founded Attentive.ly along with Rosalyn Lemieux. Together, the partners offered a Software as a Service (SaaS) app that helped non-for-profit organizations perform “social listening”. Their offering was used by organizations to identify and drive engagement among their influencers.

Cheryl Contee is the Chair and Founder of a digital marketing agency, Do Big Things. Before founding Do Big Things, she co-founded Fission Strategy and Attentive.ly. Attentive.ly is a tech startup specializing in influencer marketing technology and was acquired in 2018, making it the first tech startup with a black female founder on board in history to be acquired by a NASDAQ-traded company. In 2019, Cheryl released her book, Mechanical Bull, which details her history as a non-traditional startup founder. Cheryl is also part of the leadership at The Impact Seat, an organization focused on democratizing access to capital in America and around the world. She received her B.A. from Yale University and has an International Executive M.B.A. from Georgetown University. In this episode… In entrepreneurship and raising capital, you would think all that matters is investing in businesses with the highest likelihood of going public or businesses with a promising exit. But that's not the case. Racism is still a significant factor that determines who gets funded — and by how much. Cheryl Contee experienced racism firsthand when she was raising capital for Attentive.ly. An investor told her blatantly that she could not bring the great product and idea to the market. Shocking, right? Wait until you hear how Cheryl overcame that setback, took Attentive.ly to a big exit, and how she thinks investors can do better. Tune in to this episode of the Inspired Insider Podcast with Dr. Jeremy Weisz featuring Cheryl Contee, the Chief Innovation Officer at The Impact Seat. They discuss Cheryl's entrepreneurial journey, her encounter with racism in the startup world, what she's doing to change the narrative through The Impact Seat, lessons along the way, and more. Stay tuned.

"Get out of your safety net" In this episode, we host Cheryl Contee, CEO of Do Big Things, who shares insights around women in leadership, and speaks about her experience in the startup world.She goes ahead to give a hilarious story of how she discovered her entrepreneurial spirit. Enjoy!

Today on the show Jayson is talking with Cheryl Contee, CIO of The Impact Seat, Chair / Founder of Do Big Things, and the Author of Mechanical Bull. Cheryl talks about how devastating it can be to be judged by your appearance in a professional, venture investment setting, how she has dealt with rejection because she’s a minority and what we can do to solve that problem going forward.There’s a big problem today with minorities not getting the same opportunities as everyone else, and we all need to work together to help move past the situation. Links:  Follow True Underdog on IG: www.instagram.com/true_underdogReach out to Jayson directly at jayson@trueunderdog.comFollow Jayson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson-waller-/Follow Jayson on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jaysonwallerbamCheck out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.trueunderdog.com Mentioned in the Episode: Website: https://dobigthings.todayMedium Blog: https://cherylcontee.medium.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherylcontee/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cherylcontee/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ch3rylBook: https://www.amazon.com/Mechanical-Bull-Achieve-Startup-Success-ebook/dp/B07RKY759R Timestamps: 2:03 - Creating a Better, More Professional Space For Women3:33 - First Black Female Founder to be Acquired by NASDAQ5:33 - Dealing with Rejection9:32 - Being Judged by Your Appearance12:18 - Being a Woman, and Being the Breadwinner14:38 - Women vs Men For Job Prospects17:42 - Take the Moment You’re Given No Matter Who You Are18:40 - Cheryl’s Book, “Mechanical Bull”22:50 - Giving Back to People Who Were Like You24:12 - Why Should We Embrace Failure?25:42 - Practice Your Pitch on Clubhouse27:27 - Where to Find Cheryl Online

Today on the show Jayson is joined by Cheryl Contee, Caroline Geraghty, John LeBlanc, and Kevin Klink for a gameshow style event, in which audience members come onto the stage and practice pitching their business in 45 seconds or less. If they fail to beat the time limit, they will hear a buzzer and will be cut off.After hearing the pitch, the hosts will pick apart the pitches and offer constructive criticism in order to improve in the future. If you’re looking to improve your business’ pitch tune in to this week's live episode of True Underdog on Clubhouse. Links:  Follow True Underdog on IG: www.instagram.com/true_underdogReach out to Jayson directly at jayson@trueunderdog.comFollow Jayson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson-waller-/Follow Jayson on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jaysonwallerbamCheck out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.trueunderdog.com

While talking to Cheryl you can’t help but smile as she exudes a full passion for her company and her team. Cheryl wants to and is doing big things. As the founder of, an appropriately named company, Do Big Things, Cheryl is determined that her team offers experienced advice for non-profit campaigns. The team is completed with perfect diversity and is powerfully lead by women. Cheryl has reaped not only business- rewards but life-rewards by working with people she respects and people that fulfill her. As the company provides leading non-profits with the new-narrative and new-technology to develop their digital space, Do Big Things equally hopes to provide their digital space with the same impact. It is a busy team working to fight for change through digital storytelling, yet when there is time for a break they are working on their business goal. Their core focus; website functioning as a representation of themselves. In the hope to gain more data on a customer’s journeys, they ensure all website visitors are comfortable and informed as they mirror themselves in their landing pages, in order to generate more leads. Do Big Things takes advantage of their diverse team and showcases their values through a website functioning as a representation of their business. They are currently noting the benefit of video content and hope to get to know their visitors more in order to create a relationship. Are you smiling yet? Because we are!

Do Big Things is a Black woman-led, mission-driven digital agency that works with companies like Google, Etsy, and the NAACP, and has a staff that's 50% people of color. The agency's CEO and founder Cheryl Contee says having a diverse team is a strategy for authentic engagement. These conversations are excerpts from our How I Built Resilience series, where Guy talks online with founders and entrepreneurs about how they're navigating turbulent times. Order the How I Built This book at:https://smarturl.it/HowIBuiltThis

Hello and welcome to the Diverse VC business podcast where social is the new capital. I'm your host Alec Taylor, the Founder of Diverse VC. This is Part 2 of a two-part series with Cheryl Contee. Cheryl Contee is the award-winning CEO and co-founder of Do Big Things, a digital agency that creates a new narrative and new tech for a new era focused on causes and campaigns. She is the author of the Amazon bestseller Mechanical Bull: How You Can Achieve Startup Success. Cheryl is also the co-founder of Fission which helped the world's leading non-profits & foundations design digital ecosystems that create change globally. Cheryl was a co-founder of social marketing software Attentive.ly at Blackbaud & is the first tech startup with a black female founder on board in history to be acquired by a NASDAQ-traded company. Her company Fission helped write the early source code for Crowdtangle, earning sweat equity in a successful social enterprise startup acquired by Facebook in Dec 2016. Cheryl is proud to be a co-founder of the tech inclusion initiative #YesWeCode. Thanks for listening to the DiverseVC Business Podcast! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/diversevc/support

Hello and welcome to the Diverse VC business podcast where social is the new capital. I'm your host Alec Taylor, the Founder of Diverse VC. This is Part 1 of a two-part series with Cheryl Contee. Cheryl Contee is the award-winning CEO and co-founder of Do Big Things, a digital agency that creates a new narrative and new tech for a new era focused on causes and campaigns. She is the author of the Amazon bestseller Mechanical Bull: How You Can Achieve Startup Success. Cheryl is also the co-founder of Fission which helped the world's leading non-profits & foundations design digital ecosystems that create change globally. Cheryl was a co-founder of social marketing software Attentive.ly at Blackbaud & is the first tech startup with a black female founder on board in history to be acquired by a NASDAQ-traded company. Her company Fission helped write the early source code for Crowdtangle, earning sweat equity in a successful social enterprise startup acquired by Facebook in Dec 2016. Cheryl is proud to be a co-founder of the tech inclusion initiative #YesWeCode. Thanks for listening to the DiverseVC Business Podcast! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/diversevc/support

Cheryl the CEO of Do Big Things tells you how to incorporate and pivot your messaging in a rapidly changing time. You can check her out at https://DoBigThings.Today/

In this episode, we'll be hearing from serial tech entrepreneur, Cheryl Contee. Cheryl co-founded and sold her first company, Attentive.ly, and is now the CEO and Founder of the mission-driven digital agency, Do Big Things. On top of that, Cheryl is the author of Mechanical Bull: How You Can Achieve Startup Success, and she’s an award-winning political blogger. We recorded this conversation on June 3rd, 2020 in the midst of national protests of the murder of George Floyd. In our conversation, we talk about systemic racism in business and building diverse and equitable workplaces. Show Notes: The Way We're Working Isn't Working by Tony Schwartz and Jean Gomes HBR Article: Advice on Launching a Tech Startup When You’re Not a White Man by Cheryl Contee

On this episode of The Tote + Pears Podcast, we’re discussing women’s political presence and power; from the female voters who influenced the 2016 presidential race, to the rise of a new women’s movement and the issues facing women today with American blogger, writer, and CEO and founder of the digital agency, Do Big Things, Cheryl Contee.  Produced by: Kai-Saun AndersonMusic by: Podington Bear - Soft Driver and Rope Swing

Anxiety shows up in all kinds of business situations — especially when you’re starting your own company. In this episode, host Morra Aarons-Mele speaks with Cheryl Contee, CEO of Do Big Things, and Jeannette Kaplun, founder of Hispana Global, about how to work through anxiety and build resilience.

Cheryl Contee is the CEO and co-founder of Do Big Things, which brings together a diverse team that uses new narrative and new tech like blockchain, AI, and machine learning to make the world a better place for everyone. Cheryl is also the author of Mechanical Bull: How You Can Achieve Startup Success, a best-selling guide on how to navigate Silicon Valley and startup culture like a pro to ensure your startup’s success. Cheryl was the co-founder and CEO of Fission Strategy and the groundbreaking social marketing software Attentive.ly. Attenive.ly was the first tech startup with a black female founder on board in history to be acquired by a NASDAQ-traded company. Cheryl is proud to be a co-founder of #YesWeCode, which represents the movement to help low opportunity youth achieve high-quality tech careers. Cheryl has been listed among The Influencers 50 in Campaigns and Elections magazine. Huffington Post included her as one of the Top 27 Female Founders in Tech to Follow on Twitter. Fast Company named her one of their 2010 Most Influential Women in Tech. In this episode we go over Cheryl's story of Overcoming adversity as a minority and woman in the Silicon Valley startup culture How to be a successful leader for your startup Who and when to hire your first employee The mindset to be successful in spite of obstacles stacked against you Please leave a rating and review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/UnleashSuccessReview Subscribe to the Podcast at  http://www.unleashsuccess.com/podcasts http://bit.ly/UnleashSuccessYoutube Connect with Cheryl Contee https://twitter.com/ch3ryl https://www.instagram.com/cherylcontee/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherylcontee/ Get Cheryl's bestseller on Amazon- Mechanical Bull: How You Can Achieve Startup Success https://amzn.to/2IRW7dZ Connect with Corey Corpodian! Email: Corey@unleashsuccess.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/CoreyCorpodian/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/coreycorpodian/

Cheryl Contee is the award-winning CEO of the digital agency Do Big Things. She's the cofounder of Attentive.ly, the first tech startup with a black female founder to be acquired by a NASDAQ company, and she's the national board chair for Netroots Nation. She talks to Scott about her new book, Mechnical Bull: How you can achieve Startup Success. BOOK: Mechanical Bull: How You Can Achieve Startup Success Learn more at www.dobigthings.today

Cheryl Contee of Do Big Things and Netroots Nation joins The Great Battlefield podcast to discuss her career in politics, entrepreneurship and her book "Mechanical Bull: How You Can Achieve Startup Success".

Traditional startup advice doesn’t always apply to female or minority founders. Nontraditional founders don’t always have the same resources as other entrepreneurs -- but investors, business books, and blogs assume you do. They won’t know you’re the first person to go to college in your family. They won’t know you don’t have access to a “friends and family” funding round. In her new book, Mechanical Bull, serial entrepreneur Cheryl Contee identifies and helps you prepare for those speed bumps. Cheryl Contee is an award-winning CEO and her latest entrepreneurial venture, Do Big Things, brings together a diverse team that uses new narrative and new tech like blockchain, AI, bots and machine learning to make the world a better place for everyone. Previously, Cheryl was the co-founder and CEO of Fission Strategy, which helped the world’s leading non-profits, foundations and social enterprises design digital ecosystems that create change globally. She is also the co-founder of groundbreaking social marketing software Attentive.ly at Blackbaud, the first tech startup with a black female founder on board in history to be acquired by a NASDAQ-traded company. Cheryl not only has receipt, she has unique insight into what it takes, and what women experience, when raising capital for a startup you believe in despite what sometimes clueless, sometimes insensitive investors think. And on this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Cheryl shares her journey building her startups and being in the room to pitch her ideas, why pivoting is inevitable and authentic relationships are crucial, and how mechanical bulls tell us a lot about gender inequities. Learn more at supportissexy.com!

Episode 48 of the Hacker Noon Podcast: An interview with Cheryl Contee, CEO at Do Big Things and Author of Mechanical Bull: How You Can Achieve Startup Success. This episode of Hacker Noon is sponsored by Indeed Prime. Visit https://www.indeedprime.com/hackernoon/ to flip the script on the job search and join now for access to resumé reviews, 1:1 sessions with technical career coaches, personalized work-style assessments and even negotiation tips to help seal the deal. Listen to the interview on iTunes, or Google Podcast, or watch on YouTube. In this episode  Cris Beasley interviews Cheryl Contee, co-founder of social marketing software Attentive.ly at Blackbaud, the first tech startup with a black female founder on board in history to be acquired by a NASDAQ-traded company. You get to learn essential stages of successful company building and how to combine the career of entrepreneur with motherhood. "There is no job, there is no product, there is no service that doesn't involve technology going forward in the 21 century.” “Be yourself and find the investors who really get you especially if you don't come from a technical background, if you are a woman, if you are a minority. You might have to knock on more doors. I certainly did. I have to knock on a lot more doors to finally find those investors who really got it. ” — Cheryl Contee Production and music by Derek Bernard - haberdasherband.com/production Host: Cris Beasley - https://hackernoon.com/@crisbeasley P.S. If you dig the new Hacker Noon Podcast, consider giving us a 5 star review on iTunes. Also check out the top stories from June, the latest stories, and today’s homepage.

Silicon Valley can be a wild ride for an entrepreneur, especially if you’re a woman or a minority or both. If you have big ideas, the fact that you’re not a white dude ... The post Mechanical Bull: Cheryl Contee appeared first on Author Hour.

Silicon Valley can be a wild ride for an entrepreneur, especially if you’re a woman or a minority or both. If you have big ideas, the fact that you’re not a white dude ... The post Mechanical Bull: Cheryl Contee appeared first on Author Hour.

It’s time to get real about being a Black entrepreneur, especially in startup culture. Most entrepreneurial teachers (those who are white) do not speak to the experiences and challenges we face when adding race and gender to the mix. The old advice and the old paradigms don’t work for us. As Black people we typically enter entrepreneurship with less access, resources, and a smaller network than our white counterparts. In this episode Cheryl Contee, author of the newly released book Mechanical Bull: How You Can Achieve Startup Success, joins me to discuss how to navigate startup culture as a Black or Black female entrepreneur. Learn what you need to be aware of, how to operate from OUR experiences and not the assumed white experience, and how to break old ways of approaching business that are ultimately holding us back! Cheryl Contee is the award-winning CEO of the digital agency Do Big Things, a diverse team that is using a new narrative and new tech to create global change in a new era. Previously, Cheryl was CEO of Fission Strategy, which brought Silicon Valley startup culture to the world’s leading causes and campaigns. She’s the cofounder of Attentive.ly, the first tech startup with a black female founder to be acquired by a NASDAQ company; the national board chair for Netroots Nation, an affiliate of Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society; and a proud cofounder of #YesWeCode. Mechanical Bull by Cheryl Contee is available on Amazon in Kindle and Paperback. Connect with Cheryl at: DoBigThings.Today Instagram.com/cherylcontee Twitter.com/ch3ryl Please share this episode with others! Make sure you subscribe, and rate and review the show to help others find it! Get your Create Your Future Vision - Free Workbook for Black Creatives at: www.kristiniris.com/vision Support the production of this podcast on my Patreon page at: www.patreon.com/melanatedrising

  This week on Beauty, Brains & Business, Cheryl Contee joins Dr. Carey Yazeed in the studio to discuss her entrepreneurial journey.  The co-founder of Attentively, the first tech startup with a Black female founder to be acquired by a NASDAQ company, Contee shares what it's like to launch three startups and receive more than $2 million in venture capital investment.     Grab your ticket for Beauty & The Biz, a conference for female entrepreneurs taking place June 20th - 21st in New Orleans, Louisiana.  A limited number of tickets are left.  Visit https://beautyandthebiz2019.eventbrite.com to register today!    Don't forget to support our show sponsors, Acuity Scheduling, Audible and Daily Harvest.    www.acuityscheduling.com/ref/bbb www.audibletrial.com/beautybrainsbusiness https://beautyandthebiz2019.eventbrite.com

On the #RADIO show this week we cover immigration, family separation, breaking the glass ceiling, new organizing for new times, the importance of high quality and affordable childcare, and also www.BlackCensus.org.   *Special guests include:  Alicia Garza, @blackfutureslab, @chasinggarza; Cheryl Contee, Fission Strategy, @fissionstrategy; Julie Kahshen, @JulieKashen, @TCFdotorg (The Century Foundation); and Astrid Dominquez, ACLU, @ACLU

Cortney's back, and we talk to successful serial entrepreneur Cheryl Contee about her work as a digital activist and her advice for people just starting out. We focus our calls to action on the Secretary of State confirmation, and getting ready to take to the streets, and give the Golden Pantsuit to an entire Girl Scout Troop. Subscribe, Share, and Listen today!

Cortney's back, and we talk to successful serial entrepreneur Cheryl Contee about her work as a digital activist and her advice for people just starting out. We focus our calls to action on the Secretary of State confirmation, and getting ready to take to the streets, and give the Golden Pantsuit to an entire Girl Scout Troop. Subscribe, Share, and Listen today!

This fall, I was invited to moderate a panel for a conference put on by Women In Product, a non-profit formed to create a strong community of women builders and leaders in the tech industry. My panel included four female founders of technology companies: Cheryl Contee of Fission Strategy, Heather Fernandez of Solv, Selina Tobaccowala of Evite and Gixo and Aarthi Ramamurthy of Lumoid. You’ll hear what surprised each of them about starting a company, the pros and cons of running a company while female, from leadership style to sexual harassment and gender bias--and ultimately as business-people what it takes to scale. Inflection Point is brought to you by FreshBooks—spend less time dealing with invoices and expenses, and more time changing the world. Get your first 30 days free at freshbooks.com/inflection and enter “Inflection Point” in the how did you hear about us section. And—Women’s voices have never been more vital. Your monthly support will make them be heard. Become an Inflection Point Patron (Matron!) today. Thank you!

Cheryl Contee runs an established consulting firm and a new startup, both of which are fully distributed. She’ll touch on what’s different between the two and dive into processes her teams have refined over time to build culture and establish trust.

When you run a startup, it’s easy to assume that your small team necessarily works cross-functionally, because you all talk pretty often. But when you’re trying to move quickly, and lots of projects are run by just one person, you can inadvertently skip important collaboration across roles. Cheryl Contee, CEO at Fission Strategy and co-founder of Attentive.ly, talks about how her startups bake in cross-functional collaboration from the beginning, both to improve their products and to lay the groundwork for holistic product development as they grow.

Build Culture, Establish Trust Cheryl Contee FISSION STRATEGY Cheryl Contee runs an established consulting firm and a new startup, both of which are fully distributed. She’ll touch on what’s different between the two and dive into processes her teams have refined over time to build culture and establish trust.

"Is it premature to toll the bells for the death of the digital divide?" asks Cheryl Contee. In July, a report from the Pew Internet and American Life Center found that African-Americans are not only the most active users of mobile Internet, they are also the fastest growing group to adopt the technology. This comes on top of earlier Pew research showing that one of beneficial effects of Barack Obama's campaign for President in 2008 was a rapid shrinking of the overall gap between whites and blacks in terms of who goes online for political information. But reaching out to them is not as simple as thinking along racial or ethnic lines. Join the PdF Network to find out what these changes mean for non-profits, advocacy organizations and campaigns looking to engage a rapidly transforming demographic.

Meet the Bloggers is a live online video show created by Brave New Foundation which is broadcast online every Friday focusing on unconventional political opinion and analysis. Host Cenk Uygur talks with Dr. Richard Sagebiel to discuss the full disclosure of McCain's health records. Featured bloggers: Charles Karel Bouley, Cheryl Contee, and Ari Melber weigh in.

Meet the Bloggers is a live online video show created by Brave New Foundation which is broadcast online every Friday focusing on unconventional political opinion and analysis. Host Cenk Uygur discusses Mike's guide to the 2008 election with Michael Moore. Featured bloggers: Cheryl Contee, Liliana Segura, and David Sirota weigh in.

Meet the Bloggers is a live online video show created by Brave New Foundation which is broadcast online every Friday focusing on unconventional political opinion and analysis. Host Cenk Uygur discusses the broken election system and the Obama administration with Michael Moore. Featured bloggers Cheryl Contee, and David Sirota weigh in.