BRILLIANT MINDS COLLECTIVE PRESENTS A 3 PART WEBINAR SERIES: GENERATION WHO? TOOLS TO CONNECT WITH AND ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES FACING TODAY’S BLACK TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS
Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 @ 7pm EST
PART TWO – ENTREPRENEURSHIP and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS A DRIVER FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
Many African Americans teens and young adults struggle to find employment post graduation. Youth entrepreneurship can play an important part in facilitating economic development and job creation. Entrepreneurship can provide them with valuable skills such as critical thinking, decision-making, leadership, teamwork and innovation—all of which remain relevant for the rest of their lives.
In Part 2 of this this webinar series, we will be exploring ways of providing opportunities for young black people to earn a living through entrepreneurship and to make a crucial contribution towards their communities and poverty reduction.
Moderator: Keith Clinkscales, CEO, KTC Ventures
Seasoned media veteran Keith Clinkscales is the entertainment powerhouse behind household names VIBE, Heart & Soul, Savoy, Honey and ESPN. An Emmy Award Nominee and two-time Peabody Award Winner, Mr. Clinkscales had his start in the media industry by co-founding Urban Profile, a bi-monthly publication dedicated to young urban culture. Hand-picked by Sean Combs to lead one of the largest, independent network launches in cable television history, Mr. Clinkscales took the helm of REVOLT Media & TV as CEO in 2013. Mr. Clinkscales earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and was presented with a Professional Achievement Award from Harvard Business School’s African American Alumni Association. He also earned a BS in accounting and finance from Florida A&M University, where he serves on the school’s Foundation Board, as well as on the Boards of Howard University School of Communications, MillerCoors and PepsiCo.
Panelist Bios
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Jonathan Speed, Founder, 1790 Media, Venture Partner, Waterman Ventures
Jonathan is a senior business development executive and financial strategist who has worked in the financial services, life sciences, and technology sectors. Before joining Waterman, he spent eight years as the CFO/COO of two SaaS, e-learning companies where he managed the administrative, business development, finance, and operations teams. Prior to entering the SaaS sector, Jonathan spent two-plus decades at Fortune 1000 companies (EY, Citibank, Manufacturers Hanover Trust) and several Silicon Valley start-ups (myCFO and Xaaps). In addition to his professional activities, Jonathan mentors six start-ups, advises Astia.org and the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, runs entrepreneurial summits for students who attend Historically Black Colleges and Universities, sits on the Episcopal Impact Fund board—and is the co-chair of the San Francisco chapter of the CFO Leadership Council. He is an emeritus trustee of the Brown University Corporation and a former member of the San Francisco Housing Development Corporation. He also supports the start-up community as a venture partner at Waterman Ventures, and as a membership/marketing committee member of the Angel Capital Association (ACA). At Waterman Ventures and the ACA, Jonathan is teaming up with leadership to build diverse pipelines of founders and investors. Jonathan holds a BA in Political Science from Brown University and an MA in Military History from Norwich University.
Adrianne C. Smith, Founder and Visionary of the Can: Diversity Collective
Adrianne C. Smith is the Founder and Visionary of the Can: Diversity Collective, a non-profit organization created to provide access and exposure to young adults of color and under-represented communities to global thought leadership conferences on advertising, marketing, creativity, economics, innovation and technology. Prior to this role,
