Business Advice We Wish We Got w/ Blavity CEO Morgan DeBaun

Diabetes Digital Podcast by Food Heaven

Wendy Lopez, Jessica Jones

Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

CALLING ALL ENTREPRENEURS!!! Whether you have a business, a side hustle, or a just great idea, you NEED to tune in to today’s episode. This week, we talk to the one –the only– Morgan DeBaun, who is basically Steve Jobs to Black Millennials. Morgan is the Founder & CEO of Blavity Inc., the leading media company for Black culture. Under her leadership, Blavity has launched several leading consumer summits including Summit 21 for Black women creators and AfroTech, the largest tech conference for Black innovators and founders. With a staff of over 150, Morgan DEFINITELY knows what she is talking about when it comes to operating a successful business.

In This Episode We’ll Cover:
• What it’s like being THAT b!@&# in the entrepreneur space
• How to not let fear and anxiety hold you back when starting a new business
• Tips on being a good leader when managing staff (+ what not to do)
• How to know when you need to start hiring a team (her methodology is brilliant) & MORE!

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a deer media production.
0:03.0	Hi, I'm Wendy.
0:04.1	And I'm Jess and you're listening to the Food Heaven Podcast.
0:07.0	Your online resource for inclusive and accessible wellness.
0:21.0	Welcome back to another episode of the Food Heaven Podcast.
0:26.4	Today, hi.
0:30.4	Hello.
0:31.3	It's always so weird trying not to talk over each other, especially because it's me, Jess.
0:37.0	And another guest, it's like it can get a little awkward sometimes.
0:41.8	Yeah, it's definitely an art form.
0:45.2	The thing is though, the interesting thing I've noticed with talking, and even if I'm talking,
0:51.0	and you're answering an interview question, it's like you can tell, I don't know,
0:55.6	something about the human talk patterns.
0:58.7	You can tell maybe one sentence before someone's going to stop when they're going to stop.
1:03.4	Yeah.
1:03.9	Do you know what I'm talking about?
1:04.8	I don't know what that's about, but how can you, especially someone who's used to doing interviews.
1:09.2	There's certain signals in their voice where it's like, okay, they're getting ready to end.
1:12.7	I'm going to jump in.
1:13.9	Yeah, yeah.
1:14.6	I think some people, they kind of talk in soundbites, but other people throw you curveballs.
1:19.2	Where it's like, oh my god, we've had a few guests.
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