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Goodie Impact Story: Rachel Miller of Closegap

Goodie Impact Story: Rachel Miller of Closegap

This is the story about how Rachel Miller leveraged the Goodie Nation founder community, specifically those in her Social Impact Huddle, to get $100,000 from Morgan Stanley. The struggle that comes with asking for help is something that Los Angeles native Rachel Miller (Headstream, Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship) knows all too well. Growing up ...

Goodie Impact Story: Mark Peterson of Ziscuit

Goodie Impact Story: Mark Peterson of Ziscuit

Mark Peterson (Techstars, Google for Startups Black Founders Fund III) is a former strategy consultant, brand manager, and serial entrepreneur. Mark is just one of the founders who leans on Goodie Nation’s robust network to support him as he plans on disrupting an $800 billion Supermarket & Grocery industry with his company, Ziscuit. Ziscuit is ...

Last Month Was a Big One for Black Tech Globally

Last Month Was a Big One for Black Tech Globally

Years from now, we may look back at last month as an inflection point for Black tech around the world.  Two big things happened. First, Tech Equity Collective, a Google initiative, announced the recipients of the inaugural Tech Equity Collective Impact Fund for organizations supporting Black software engineers and developers. Second, Google for Startups has, ...

Founder Win | Scaling New Heights: Courtney Caldwell’s Journey from Mountain Tops to Revolutionizing the Beauty Industry with ShearShare

Founder Win | Scaling New Heights: Courtney Caldwell’s Journey from Mountain Tops to Revolutionizing the Beauty Industry with ShearShare

Courtney Caldwell is a woman that climbs mountains. Literally. Recently, she and her husband, Dr. Tye Caldwell, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. And when asked if she’d do it again, she smiled and said, “Absolutely.” "Climbing Kilimanjaro was the hardest thing I've ever done physically. While climbing up the mountain, you have to talk to yourself and ...

Goodie Impact Story: The Importance of Upskilling feat. Melissa Brogdon of FourthParty

Goodie Impact Story: The Importance of Upskilling feat. Melissa Brogdon of FourthParty

After spending 10 years in non-profit operations and fundraising, Melissa Brogdon (Google for Startups Black Founders Fund II, Collab Studio Prep School, Square One Startup School) knew she could help her co-founder disrupt the legal service space with their company, FourthParty. Today, Fourth Party equips freelancers in the law field with the resources they need ...

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