Podcast appearances and mentions of Melissa L Bradley

Today's founder is Diana Williams. Diana also happens to be the mysterious producer behind Founder Hustle. To close out the first season, Melissa and Diana look back on the lessons learned from all the fantastic guests who have opened up about their journeys from Founder to CEO. Diana Williams is the CEO & Co-founder of Kinetic Energy Entertainment. She has a wide range of experience in the entertainment industry, developing IP and producing creative content for distribution across storytelling media. Throughout her career she has been at the forefront of working with emerging and established talent to ensure a diversity of voices are included in an ever-evolving industry. Founder Hustle is clear and centered on its mission to help emerging New Majority founders better understand the path ahead, be adequately prepared, and gain support on their journey. Melissa L. Bradley is Founder of 1863 Ventures, a business development program that accelerates New Majority entrepreneurs (i.e., individuals who have been historically marginalized) from high potential to high growth. Credits: Founder Hustle is produced by Kinetic Energy Entertainment.  Associate Producer is Misa Dayson.  The show was edited and mixed by Ann Kane.  Social media producer is Misako Envela.  Our intro theme, Vuelta al Sol, is by Tomás Novoa.  Credit theme is Glide, by Columbia Nights, and the outro is Ratata by Curtis Cole.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's founder is Jacquelyn Rodgers, CEO of Green Top Gifts, which can now be found in retail stores all across the country. Jacquelyn is one of those people who was able to leverage her full-time job to create a business empire. She knew how to stay long enough to leverage the relationships, her skills, and the money to build a successful business. She believes there is always an opportunity to learn from those around you, from your co-workers, from your board members, and even from your family. If you're in a full-time job and you're thinking about starting a business, Jacqueline has the best advice you will ever get. Founder Hustle is clear and centered on its mission to help emerging New Majority founders better understand the path ahead, be adequately prepared, and gain support on their journey. Melissa L. Bradley is Founder of 1863 Ventures, a business development program that accelerates New Majority entrepreneurs (i.e., individuals who have been historically marginalized) from high potential to high growth. Credits: Founder Hustle is produced by Kinetic Energy Entertainment.  Associate Producer is Misa Dayson.  The show was edited and mixed by Ann Kane.  Social media producer is Misako Envela.  Our intro theme, Vuelta al Sol, is by Tomás Novoa.  Credit theme is Glide, by Columbia Nights, and the outro is Ratata by Curtis Cole.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's founder is Roz Brooks, CEO of Well Women of Color. Roz teaches us that it is possible to have many roles, as long as you have one goal. She has created a series of enterprises in Las Vegas that focus on being healthy. She has committed her entire life to helping black women not only realize their power, by trusting themselves enough to make healthy changes. You will learn from her is that it is indeed possible to make money, to do good, to care about others and to create a healthy and sustainable environment where both businesses and people are able to not just survive, but actually thrive. Founder Hustle is clear and centered on its mission to help emerging New Majority founders better understand the path ahead, be adequately prepared, and gain support on their journey. Melissa L. Bradley is Founder of 1863 Ventures, a business development program that accelerates New Majority entrepreneurs (i.e., individuals who have been historically marginalized) from high potential to high growth. Credits: Founder Hustle is produced by Kinetic Energy Entertainment.  Associate Producer is Misa Dayson.  The show was edited and mixed by Ann Kane.  Social media producer is Misako Envela.  Our intro theme, Vuelta al Sol, is by Tomás Novoa.  Credit theme is Glide, by Columbia Nights, and the outro is Ratata by Curtis Cole.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is a brief reference to suicidal ideation in this episode. Listener discretion is advised.  April is the epitome of looking at how a bad situation that many are unable to recover from can turn into a successful business. And understanding how our determination, our will and lots of prayer can help us move from adversity to success.  Today Melissa Bradley is with April Harris, the founder of the New Jersey-based company, Keeping You Sweet. April Harris launched Keeping You Sweet in 2017, offering a delicious array of health conscious desserts. Though succeeding in the competitive food industry (where she is one of few African Americans) can be a challenge, April Harris says she learned a motto from her late mother: “My mom used to always say, 'There's God and then there's everybody else. I think that puts it all in perspective. I try to treat everyone the same. I just love the Lord and I lead with love, always.'" Founder Hustle is clear and centered on its mission to help emerging New Majority founders better understand the path ahead, be adequately prepared, and gain support on their journey. Melissa L. Bradley is Founder of 1863 Ventures, a business development program that accelerates New Majority entrepreneurs (i.e., individuals who have been historically marginalized) from high potential to high growth. Credits: Founder Hustle is produced by Kinetic Energy Entertainment.  Associate Producer is Misa Dayson.  The show was edited and mixed by Ann Kane.  Social media producer is Misako Envela.  Our intro theme, Vuelta al Sol, is by Tomás Novoa.  Credit theme is Glide, by Columbia Nights, and the outro is Ratata by Curtis Cole. 

Founder Hustle is a podcast series hosted by Melissa Bradley that is by, for, and about New Majority entrepreneurs. New episodes on Tuesdays. MBallou Conde-Kouyate is an accomplished financial service professional and a business strategist. Her career spans over two decades in leadership, management, and banking. She has experience working at two significant fortune 500 financial institutions and a minority-owned bank in the Greater Washington DC Metropolitan area. Founder Hustle is clear and centered on its mission to help emerging New Majority founders better understand the path ahead, be adequately prepared, and gain support on their journey. Melissa L. Bradley is Founder of 1863 Ventures, a business development program that accelerates New Majority entrepreneurs (i.e., individuals who have been historically marginalized) from high potential to high growth. An experienced founder, investor, and entrepreneur, Bradley is a Venture Partner at NextGen Ventures and Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Sidecar Social Finance, a social impact agency that provides impact investing advisory and capital services to individuals, institutions, and social enterprises. Bradley also serves as an advisor to Goldman Sachs' One Million Black Women initiative, Milken Institute's DEI in Asset Management Executive Council, the New Voices Foundation, as well as the Halcyon Fund. Bradley was recently named to the Forbes 50 over 50 who are changing the world. She is the former Co-Chair of the National Advisory Council for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and was named one of The Most Entrepreneurial Women Investors in 2018. Credits: Founder Hustle is produced by Kinetic Energy Entertainment.  Associate Producer is Misa Dayson.  The show was edited and mixed by Ann Kane.  Social media producer is Misako Envela.  Our intro theme, Vuelta al Sol, is by Tomás Novoa.  Credit theme is Glide, by Columbia Nights, and the outro is Ratata by Curtis Cole. 

Founder Hustle is a podcast series hosted by Melissa Bradley that is by, for, and about New Majority entrepreneurs. New episodes on Tuesdays. Kalilah Wright, born in Jamaica W.I., migrated to the United States at the tender age of 4 and was raised in Brooklyn, NY. She is the Founder and CEO of expressive brand Mess in a Bottle. As an accomplished designer and trained architect, she used her Masters degree from Morgan State University and Bachelors of Arts from Penn State University to establish the brand in January 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland.  The Mess in a Bottle brand was established to evoke change, question Kalilah's audience and allow individuals wearing their messages to be vocal without saying anything at all. Each item is designed and printed at her Baltimore in-house studio space.  Founder Hustle is clear and centered on its mission to help emerging New Majority founders better understand the path ahead, be adequately prepared, and gain support on their journey. Melissa L. Bradley is Founder of 1863 Ventures, a business development program that accelerates New Majority entrepreneurs (i.e., individuals who have been historically marginalized) from high potential to high growth. An experienced founder, investor, and entrepreneur, Bradley is a Venture Partner at NextGen Ventures and Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Sidecar Social Finance, a social impact agency that provides impact investing advisory and capital services to individuals, institutions, and social enterprises. Bradley also serves as an advisor to Goldman Sachs' One Million Black Women initiative, Milken Institute's DEI in Asset Management Executive Council, the New Voices Foundation, as well as the Halcyon Fund. Bradley was recently named to the Forbes 50 over 50 who are changing the world. She is the former Co-Chair of the National Advisory Council for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and was named one of The Most Entrepreneurial Women Investors in 2018. Credits: Founder Hustle is produced by Kinetic Energy Entertainment.  Associate Producer is Misa Dayson.  The show was edited and mixed by Ann Kane.  Social media producer is Misako Envela.  Our intro theme, Vuelta al Sol, is by Tomás Novoa.  Credit theme is Glide, by Columbia Nights, and the outro is Ratata by Curtis Cole. 

Founder Hustle is a podcast series hosted by Melissa Bradley that is by, for, and about New Majority entrepreneurs. New episodes on Tuesdays. But who is Melissa Bradley? And who are New Majority entrepreneurs? We asked Chris Denson of Innovation Crush to ask Melissa all the questions we had about founding, building, and advising before she starts interviewing other guests. Founder Hustle is a new podcast series about founders, investors and brand builders at various stages of their entrepreneurial powers. Founder Hustle is clear and centered on its mission to help emerging New Majority founders better understand the path ahead, be adequately prepared, and gain support on their journey. Melissa L. Bradley is Founder of 1863 Ventures, a business development program that accelerates New Majority entrepreneurs (i.e., individuals who have been historically marginalized) from high potential to high growth. An experienced founder, investor, and entrepreneur, Bradley is a Venture Partner at NextGen Ventures and Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Sidecar Social Finance, a social impact agency that provides impact investing advisory and capital services to individuals, institutions, and social enterprises. Bradley also serves as an advisor to Goldman Sachs' One Million Black Women initiative, Milken Institute's DEI in Asset Management Executive Council, the New Voices Foundation, as well as the Halcyon Fund. Bradley was recently named to the Forbes 50 over 50 who are changing the world. She is the former Co-Chair of the National Advisory Council for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and was named one of The Most Entrepreneurial Women Investors in 2018.

In this episode of Commerce and Chill, Waleed and Jessica will talk about the blessings, opportunities, and challenges of having a woman owned business while allowing Jessica to discuss her experiences in Washington at the FORTUNE Most Powerful Women Summit event. ► Episode Highlights: EP 93 00:00 - Preview 00:24 - Intro 02:11 - How do we build a culture of women lead businesses? 05:15 - Women receiving the recognition they deserve 07:34 - Shout out to Melissa L. Bradley is a tri-sector leader with more than 20 years of entrepreneurship 11:28 - Challenges Jessica face being a Black Woman Business owner 16:06 - EP 78: Choosing The Right Structure For Your Business THROWBACK https://youtu.be/GQeGdEIUk7U 21:10 - How to flex your power when you are women owned/led 26:19 - Closing thoughts / Shout out to Mike Allen from Solo Social Marketing 28:46 - Credits ► Listen to the full session on the Commerce and Chill podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/commerce-chill/id1496451217 ---- ► Follow Us Online Here: LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/commerceandchill/mycompany/?viewAsMember=true Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/commerceandchill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commerceandchill/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommerceChill Website: https://www.commerceandchill.com/

Melissa L. Bradley is the founder and Managing Partner of 1863 Ventures, a business development program that accelerates New Majority entrepreneurs from high potential to high growth.  She is a co-founder of venture backed Ureeka, a community where small businesses gain unprecedented access to the expertise needed to grow their business. Melissa is also a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Sidecar Social Finance, a social impact agency that provides impact investing advisory and capital services to individuals, institutions, and social enterprises. Melissa serves as an advisor to the New Voices Foundation and New Voices Fund, as well as the Halcyon Fund. Melissa is the former Co-Chair, National Advisory Council for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and was named one of The Most Entrepreneurial Women Investors in 2018. She currently serves as board chair for My Way to Credit. She is a Founding Advisor to the Dell Center for Entrepreneurs as well as a Senator with the Board of Governors at Georgetown University. Melissa is a professor at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University where she teaches impact investing, social entrepreneurship, P2P economies and innovation. She received The Ideas Worth Teaching Award which celebrates exceptional courses that are preparing future business leaders to tackle society's largest challenges and create a more inclusive, just, and sustainable version of capitalism

Melissa L. Bradley of 1863 Ventures joins Monique to discuss her call to action for entrepreneurs, plus this week's Agent of Impact, Dave Kirkpatrick SJF Ventures, and the headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/impact-alpha/message

Melissa L. Bradley of 1863 Ventures joins Monique to discuss her call to action for entrepreneurs, plus this week's Agent of Impact, Dave Kirkpatrick SJF Ventures, and the headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/impact-alpha-briefing/message

Anne Mosle, Melissa L. Bradley, Joan Dempsey, Michel Martin: It’s time to harness the momentum of lessons learned globally about the power of investing in women and apply to the United States. What is the economic power of American women, and how can investing in them alter our social landscape?

Tides CEO Melissa L. Bradley special address at Slow Money National Gathering (San Francisco, Oct. 12-14, 2011). Leaders from the nonprofit and philanthropic sector promote new ways of thinking about relationships between food, money, and social change.