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Morgan DeBaun
Founder, CEO of Blavity Inc.; Angel Investor; Small Business Advisor; Host of 'WorkSmart' Podcast; Activist & Advocate for Diversity and Inclusion
Morgan DeBaun is the Founder and CEO of Blavity Inc., a company she launched in 2014 to serve multicultural communities through media and technology. Under her leadership, Blavity Inc. has grown into a global corporation with influential brands such as AfroTech, Travel Noire, and Shadow and Act, all focused on empowering and elevating culture. DeBaun is also the author of Rewrite Your Rules, a transformative book that challenges readers to redefine success and take control of their lives with intention and purpose.
Known for her passion for inclusive advertising and tech innovation, DeBaun has received numerous accolades, including Inc.’s Female Founders, Forbes' 30 Under 30, and a place in the American Advertising Hall of Fame. Beyond Blavity, she serves as an angel investor and board advisor to companies like American Airlines, PepsiCo, and the Black Economic Alliance, where she works to ensure diverse voices have a seat at the table. A proud alumna of Washington University in St. Louis, DeBaun is a strong advocate for small business owners and workplace equity. In addition to her executive role, she nurtures future leaders through her podcast, advisory work, and book, helping entrepreneurs build sustainable, impactful businesses while staying true to their purpose.
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Defying the Odds Through Innovation and How Leaders Can Adapt to Change
In this talk, Morgan DeBaun breaks down the behind the scenes of building Blavity and encourages entrepreneurs of all ages to ignore the statistics or the naysayers. If not you… then who? If not now… then Blavity and encourages entrepreneurs of all ages to ignore the statistics or the naysayers. If not you… then who? If not now… then when?
Women in the C-Suite: How to Break Free of Self Doubt
At the age of 25, Morgan DeBaun made history as one of the first 20 Black women to raise over a million dollars in venture funding, defying the odds of a dying publishing industry by Blavity and encourages entrepreneurs of all ages to ignore the statistics or the naysayers. If not you… then who? If not now… then when?
Leading with Purpose: Diversity and Inclusion in Technology
The growth of STEM jobs has outpaced the growth of overall employment in the country. Of the 25% of women in tech roles, only 3% are Black women. While diversity, equity, and inclusion in other Blavity and encourages entrepreneurs of all ages to ignore the statistics or the naysayers. If not you… then who? If not now… then when?
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