Afropolitan Building a Media Empire With Morgan DeBaun (Founder/CEO of Blavity Inc.)
Oct 26, 2022
41:31
Quote - “As a founder of a startup, we have to get to the end goal -
to liquidity and huge wealth gains for ourselves, employees and early
investors.”
The Afropolitan Podcast spotlights Afropolitans who aren’t afraid to
step into the unknown and walk in purpose. With this podcast we hope
to empower Africans in the Diaspora to harness their full potential
and contribute to the development of a bold and progressive black
community.
Our guests will share their working formulas, the hard facts about
leaving familiar terrain, embracing the unknown, and staying relevant
afterwards.
This episode features Morgan DeBaun, Founder/CEO of Blavity Inc.; a
leading digital media company for Black culture and millennials with
over 100 million readers per month.
Morgan is a serial entrepreneur, executive, corporate advisor, and
angel investor. She is passionate about building companies and
communities.
Listen and enjoy as Morgan DeBaun talks to us about entrepreneurship
and Blavity’s incredible journey.
Morgan’s Website
https://bit.ly/3Tj1TaH
Morgan’s Reading List
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the
Poor and Middle Class Do Not! by Robert T. Kiyosaki
https://amzn.to/2NIasgG
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will
Follow You by John C. Maxwell
https://amzn.to/3VICqJb
The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation
to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries
https://amzn.to/3CQouV0
Show Notes
1:17 Investing in the stock market at 13 years old
2:27 Misconceptions of being a founder
4:16 Advice/strategies for founders in recruiting/retaining talent
7:16 Fundraising as a black woman founder
10:08 Managing boundaries
12:56 Impact of the pandemic professionally/personally
17:40 Remote work vs office work
21:25 Dealing with letting people go
26:56 First encounter with failure and experience learnt
30:42 Reading list
31:57 Title of the book about your life
33:29 Transition from Intuit to Blavity
35:16 What does being Afropolitan mean to you
The Afropolitan Podcast is hosted by Eche Emole, co-founder of Afropolitan.
Listen and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Jamit, or
wherever you get your podcasts.
Want to learn more about Afropolitan?
Twitter - https://twitter.com/afropolitan
Website - https://www.afropolitan.io/
to liquidity and huge wealth gains for ourselves, employees and early
investors.”
The Afropolitan Podcast spotlights Afropolitans who aren’t afraid to
step into the unknown and walk in purpose. With this podcast we hope
to empower Africans in the Diaspora to harness their full potential
and contribute to the development of a bold and progressive black
community.
Our guests will share their working formulas, the hard facts about
leaving familiar terrain, embracing the unknown, and staying relevant
afterwards.
This episode features Morgan DeBaun, Founder/CEO of Blavity Inc.; a
leading digital media company for Black culture and millennials with
over 100 million readers per month.
Morgan is a serial entrepreneur, executive, corporate advisor, and
angel investor. She is passionate about building companies and
communities.
Listen and enjoy as Morgan DeBaun talks to us about entrepreneurship
and Blavity’s incredible journey.
Morgan’s Website
https://bit.ly/3Tj1TaH
Morgan’s Reading List
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the
Poor and Middle Class Do Not! by Robert T. Kiyosaki
https://amzn.to/2NIasgG
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will
Follow You by John C. Maxwell
https://amzn.to/3VICqJb
The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation
to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries
https://amzn.to/3CQouV0
Show Notes
1:17 Investing in the stock market at 13 years old
2:27 Misconceptions of being a founder
4:16 Advice/strategies for founders in recruiting/retaining talent
7:16 Fundraising as a black woman founder
10:08 Managing boundaries
12:56 Impact of the pandemic professionally/personally
17:40 Remote work vs office work
21:25 Dealing with letting people go
26:56 First encounter with failure and experience learnt
30:42 Reading list
31:57 Title of the book about your life
33:29 Transition from Intuit to Blavity
35:16 What does being Afropolitan mean to you
The Afropolitan Podcast is hosted by Eche Emole, co-founder of Afropolitan.
Listen and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Jamit, or
wherever you get your podcasts.
Want to learn more about Afropolitan?
Twitter - https://twitter.com/afropolitan
Website - https://www.afropolitan.io/