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#18 Where is the next Oprah or Bill Gates? Majora Carter, Founder of StartUp Box, is Onshoring Jobs in Underserved Communities
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Majora Carter, an urban revitalization strategy consultant and agent of change, founded StartUp Box, a social enterprise in the South Bronx generating entry level jobs in the tech industry. Kelly Hoey and Majora chat about the massive opportunity behind StartUp Box, how Majora is rolling it out in other cities, and her philosophy about not letting other people’s perception of you stand in the way of your work.
Notes
It’s Embarrassing How Few Black Female Founders Get Funded by Davey Alba, Wired
South Bronx Gets High-End Coffee; Is Gentrification Next? by Jeff Gordinier, New York Times
Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy, iBooks
How One Entrepreneur Convinced Beyoncé To Invest In Her Startup by Clare O’Connor, Forbes
Additional Reading
Tech Diversity: Message vs Messenger by Majora Carter, LinkedIn
Majora Carter has a genius idea to get more people into tech jobs by Becky Bracken, SheKnows
How social entrepreneurship is making a difference in the world by Bérénice Magistretti, TechCrunch
Urban Onshoring: The Movement to Bring Tech Jobs Back to America by Issie Lapowsky, Wired
Why diversity matters to your tech company by Joelle Emerson, USA Today
10 Things People Are Getting Wrong About Diversity In Tech by Ariel Lopez, Forbes
Guest bios & transcripts are available on www.broadmic.com.
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Manage episode 156333931 series 1185145
Majora Carter, an urban revitalization strategy consultant and agent of change, founded StartUp Box, a social enterprise in the South Bronx generating entry level jobs in the tech industry. Kelly Hoey and Majora chat about the massive opportunity behind StartUp Box, how Majora is rolling it out in other cities, and her philosophy about not letting other people’s perception of you stand in the way of your work.
Notes
It’s Embarrassing How Few Black Female Founders Get Funded by Davey Alba, Wired
South Bronx Gets High-End Coffee; Is Gentrification Next? by Jeff Gordinier, New York Times
Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy, iBooks
How One Entrepreneur Convinced Beyoncé To Invest In Her Startup by Clare O’Connor, Forbes
Additional Reading
Tech Diversity: Message vs Messenger by Majora Carter, LinkedIn
Majora Carter has a genius idea to get more people into tech jobs by Becky Bracken, SheKnows
How social entrepreneurship is making a difference in the world by Bérénice Magistretti, TechCrunch
Urban Onshoring: The Movement to Bring Tech Jobs Back to America by Issie Lapowsky, Wired
Why diversity matters to your tech company by Joelle Emerson, USA Today
10 Things People Are Getting Wrong About Diversity In Tech by Ariel Lopez, Forbes
Guest bios & transcripts are available on www.broadmic.com.
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