In this rewind episode, we have Morgan DeBaun in the guest chair, who is a serial entrepreneur and corporate advisor. As the Founder & CEO of Blavity Inc., the leading digital media company for Black culture and millennials, Morgan has grown the company into a market leader for Black media, reaching over 100 million readers per month through a growing brand portfolio which includes: Blavity News, 21Ninety, AfroTech, Travel Noire, Shadow & Act, and Lunchtable.
In this episode Morgan shares:
- An update on what she is working on these days, how she juggles and prioritizes each one of her businesses, & how she works her personal brand into her entire vision for her life and her different companies.
- How she navigated the pressures of being a young CEO
- How she pivoted during early COVID days to protect Blavity’s legacy and the team’s salaries
- How she reframed her mindset to appreciate the tiny moments of joy everyday in order to avoid burnout and be the best CEO she can be
- How she is shifting the business for her team to work fully remotely & how they still find a way to stay connected.
- Some of the mistakes she made while starting her companies
- The differences in running a digital business vs a physical products business
- How her “Why not me?” attitude has led to her success and how others can use the same mindset to achieve their goals.
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