The Goodie Nation community came together to help develop students in Morehouse's Public Health Science Institute Project Imhotep program as leaders and innovators at the intersection of public health and artificial intelligence. Here's what we did over three days: Day 1: Entrepreneur Panel + Life Purpose Workshop Through the power of Zoom, the students heard ...
We're excited to announced that Emory University Goizueta Business School students in partnership with the Philanthropy Lab and the Center for Civic Innovation (CCI) have awarded us a grant to address inequity in the Atlanta area! This grant will allow us to extend our Atlanta Community Builder Fellowship another 12 months, and keep our community ...
Since 1949, Mental Health Awareness Month has been recognized throughout the United States. During the month of May, individuals come together to raise awareness about emotional, psychological, and social well-being, while also celebrating those who have overcome mental illness. To pay tribute to Mental Health Awareness Month, we have curated a collection of companies within ...
This is the story of how Lundyn Carter found her community within Goodie Nation as a first-time founder and continues to elevate her business with the resources she finds within the Goodie Nation community. Lundyn Carter (Google For Startups, It Takes a Village) is the founder of Laine London, a first-of-its-kind, woman-owned rental bridal shop ...
The last two months have been like a rocket ship for Vontelle Eyewear. In late February, they appeared on the Kelly Clarkson show, and recently they landed a massive, exclusive three-year licensing deal with Paramount to create kid-friendly frames featuring Nickelodeon’s most popular characters. But these opportunities were the culmination of years of work. It ...
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 ...
Talia Boone, recently featured by the US Chamber, is excited to introduce you to the power of floral healing. In fact, it’s the very reason she founded Postal Petals. “We are an immersive floral and self-care company that uses fresh-cut flowers as a tool for mindfulness and self-care,” Boone explains. The concept didn’t always seem ...
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 ...
The ranks of Goodie Nation grew again in March as we added another stellar group of dope tech and CPG startup founders to our community. They are working on interesting things in the food, health, creator economy, future of work, and more spaces. The majority come to us through our partnership with Company Ventures to ...
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, ...
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