Aaron Samuels is a critically-acclaimed writer, speaker, and entrepreneur. He is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Blavity, a digital community for Black Millennials with over one million website viewers per month. When he is not at Blavity, Aaron is a nationally touring poet and performer.

After working at Bain & Co. for three years as a strategy consultant, Aaron left his Wall Street life to pursue his passion as a writer and builder of community. Since leaving Bain, Aaron has written a book of poetry, toured the country, performed on television, and landed himself on Forbes' coveted 30 under 30 list as a rising star in the tech and media space. His debut collection of poetry, Yarmulkes & Fitted Caps was released on Write Bloody Publishing in fall 2013.

Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurs Internet, Black Heritage, Black History Month, Black Executives, Diversity, Diversity Topics, Poetry, Spoken Word Poetry, Authors, Creativity, Creative Thinking, Creative Writing, Business, Business Leadership, Community Improvement, Social Media,