New Ep: @tr3scer0cinco returns to talk about his & his partner’s quest for #VC funding. His first hand stories go a long way to answering why only 3% of VC’s $147B of funding in 2020 went to #BlackFounders. https://t.co/fYxnCk9Olo
How did a tropical fruit 🍌 become cheaper & more popular than the fruit easily grown nearby 🍎? @ColemanJennie from @equifruit gives us some history.
New Ep: BANANAS. You buy them for peanuts b/c the farmers who grow them earn pennies. You wouldn't even notice the price increase required to provide @FAIRTRADE bananas but retailers won't stock them. Why? Jennie Coleman from @equifruit is changing that. https://t.co/IFD1jNEe5u
New Ep: Imagine a pair of jeans that fit well! Now imagine those jeans fixing most of what's wrong with the fashion industry. Check out @DougZacker's conversation with co-founder of @unspun_io Just click below. https://t.co/5B88bFTBAH
New Ep: What's the difference between a $5 tshirt from a popular company that seems to be responsible & a $30 t from a small company that uses cert fair trade cott & labor? Fit, feel & longevity for starters. But it goes much deeper. TY @thegoodteeshop https://t.co/EmgEP6FIHf
#TBT - We've been talking about fashion & apparel, which is as much about manufacturing as it is about style. Mfg superstar @UnionwearUSA started with a giant order from @RalphLauren & has been doing it right ever since. https://t.co/BrgEHp4sAH
NEW EPISODE: From the chemically induced GMO cotton fields of India to your closet, we get a backgrounder on the fashion industry from Andrea Reyes of @abernadette11, @nycfairtrade, & @BaruchCollege https://t.co/Z1zQjukyge
NEW EPISODE: If you had to create a name of a company, product or place, where would you start? Why is @Apple a horrible name for a tech company? The answer to those questions & more get answered by @BullhornBrad author & cofounder of @wearebullhorn https://t.co/d4D8dCr5k0
NEW EP: What's the difference between shopping local & shopping at @amazon? It's the same comparison as purchasing from @40DreamsCaters vs @momsmeals for home delivered meals for the elderly. If you believe in local, this episode is for you. https://t.co/0ozQlwdufG
NEW EP:There are few industries in which a lack of diversity within the ranks has as big of an exponential impact on society as in children's & young adult publishing. TY @AgentZacker for helping us understand why this is & what is & can be done about it. https://t.co/LF0PZ46hB1
If the only way to get noticed on @amazon & @Etsy is by paying huge $$ & POC are shut out of raising seed capital, does that make them racist? It doesn't matter as long as there's an alternative, which is being built by our NEWEST guest and his partners.
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Today, our 1st guest, Paul Holtzman is closing The Cedar Ridge Cafe. FU Covid! Why is it the businesses we value most & that make any community special are the least resilient. We will keep searching for an answer. https://t.co/ngAdvQ0fPs
"While Wall Street says the lack of diversity is a pipeline problem, Troy Prince, founder of @wallst_bound...knows that it most definitely is not..."
Are you listening @WellsFargo CEO, Charlie Scharf?
@RighteousCapPod Podcast, Episode #24. https://t.co/HJdrr56nBN
#WallStreet 's white maleness is a pipeline problem like chronic hangovers are a footwear problem. Great NEW EPISODE with @wallst_bound's Troy Prince talking about #socialcapital - who has it, who needs it & how they get it. https://t.co/bmctvLoOLi
NEW EPISODE: We kick off our 2nd year with @charlesrosen from @ironboundcider talking about big meat's stranglehold on slaughterhouses, whether @WhiteClaw is craft, how everyone's success is bound together & the beneficial recalibration brought by Covid. https://t.co/90klLwdx0G