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Keynote Addresses from Top Executives and Entrepreneurs from Jordan Brand, BBVA Compass, Turner Construction, and Survey Monkey Over 50 percent of small businesses face immediate or near-term risk of shuttering permanently due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent analysis from the Brookings Institution. Minority-owned businesses are at an [...]

The 2X Challenge Has Mobilized $4.5 billion of Gender Lens Investments Since 2018 and Will Be Joining Us at the Third Annual Pivot to Your Purpose GSDC The Pivot to Your Purpose Global Supplier Diversity Conference aims to change the data for minority-owned businesses, one founder at a time. The third annual event [...]

We Are Excited to Invest In You This Year and Invite You to Pay It Forward We have heard you loud and clear!   We know that many of our founders are having to pivot!   Therefore, we have made a decision to invest in you this year as we all adjust to our 'next normal.'   With [...]

Join Us In Celebrating our 2020 GSDC Theme and Date I'm going to keep this email short and sweet!  Our team has received so much feedback about the gaps for women and underrepresented founders when it comes to building strategic partnerships and securing funding! We hear you loud and clear and are here to [...]

Our Customers Are Demanding that We Listen We are excited to continue the journey of our Pivot to Your Purpose Virtual Speaker Series this Thursday at noon EST.  Now, more than ever, it is critical that we listen to our customers voice.  The solutions we provided our customers pre-Covid are not the same that many [...]

The Power of Automation We are excited to continue the journey of our Pivot to Your Purpose Virtual Speaker Series next Thursday at noon EST. One critical lesson that founders and corporate leaders have learned during this period of global change management is the power of automation.  I have observed countless business owners struggle with [...]

Congratulations Pitch University Spring Class of 2020 On behalf of the Pitch University team and Pitch U alumni, we would like to say a huge thank you to Nike for their commitment to founders of color and being a phenomenal sponsor of Pitch University! We are honored and humbled to be [...]