How SHE Disrupted a Male-Dominated Industry and Made $10M While Doing It with Morgan DeBaun

Girl CEO

GIRL CEO Network

Entrepreneurship, Business, Education, Self-improvement

4.6 • 896 Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we invite the Founder of Afro Tech and Blavity Inc, Morgan Debaun, to bring us on her entrepreneurial journey and show us how she transformed her companies into the major successes that they are today. Morgan and Ronne also chat about her highest highs and lowest lows as an entrepreneur, as well as the biggest lessons and takeaways that she learned from building her businesses. Join in on their conversation and uncover some invaluable insights that you can apply to your own entrepreneurial journey!

KEY POINTS / MAIN TAKEAWAYS:

The story behind Blavity Inc.’s growth and success.
The key to finding sponsorship deals.
How to push through the hard days.
Balancing work and personal life.
Who should you be starting your business with?
How to build your A-team.
The importance and power of pivoting.
Learning to overcome and embrace rejection.
What’s next for Blavity Inc. and Afro Tech?
What is the next big thing?

QUOTABLES:

“I didn't want to worry about money and trying to make money because once you start to make money, then you start to cater to it. And it can be intoxicating.”

“A lot of people say, “I want to be an entrepreneur,” and I'm like, okay, cool, but what problem are you solving? Who are you passionate about serving? Because entrepreneurship as a career title is not glamorous, it’s an incredibly difficult journey.”

PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:

Tune in to The WorkSmart Podcast https://morgandebaun.com/episodes/

Follow Morgan on Instagram @morgandebaun - https://www.instagram.com/morgandebaun/?hl=en

Visit the Afro Tech website at https://afrotech.com/

Visit the Blavity Inc. website at https://blavityinc.com/

Visit the Blavity News website at https://blavity.com/

Follow Ronne on Instagram @ronnebrown - https://www.instagram.com/ronnebrown/?hl=en

Gain access to her other resources here: https://lnk.bio/Ronneb

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Girl CEO Podcast, the playground for female entrepreneurs.
0:07.0	My name is Ronnie Brown and I'm the author of Amazon's best selling book from Moppin Flores to Make
0:12.3	A Millions and was once a team mom's her millionaire business mentor.
0:16.0	I created my Girl CEO community for women like you.
0:19.3	Girl CEO, you are a trailblazer, a creative, an innovator, a boss, and a woman who knows that she deserves more.
0:27.5	Join me each week while we uncover what it truly takes to be your own boss and become a successful girl CEO.
0:34.1	And don't worry, sis, I got you.
0:37.0	Hello everyone and welcome to the girls CEO
0:43.8	podcast the playground for female entrepreneurs and I'm so freaking excited
0:49.1	because I have a super bad ass here with me today and you know we are in the middle of international
0:56.7	women's month and I am just like pumped because women are changing the game right now.
1:03.4	And I have a woman here with us today
1:05.6	who is not only just building a legacy,
1:08.6	but just really setting the bar in the industry
1:11.7	and shattering
1:13.0	ceilings one business at a time,
1:15.6	not only be you own one company, but you own two.
1:17.6	Many people probably don't know that.
1:19.8	Morgan Devon, can you go ahead and just say hello to everyone?
1:24.4	And let's start, let's just shed.
1:26.9	Go ahead to introduce yourself.
1:28.1	I gotta turn it over to you real quick.
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