When Brad MacAfee initially connected with Joey Womack, founder of Goodie Nation, he instantly felt like he was establishing a lifelong bond. Soon after being swept up into the Goodie Nation sphere of influence, Brad connected with Courtney Culmer (Google for Startups Black Founders Fund, Founder Gym), another Goodie Nation community member, over a transformative ...
In honor of Black Music Month, we've curated the list of music and music-adjacent startups by dope Black founders in the Goodie Nation community. Enjoy. Here’s How You Can Help Them Today: One Good Intro Scroll down the list of founders below to find the startups you’d like to connect to a funder, sponsor, etc. ...
Lateesha Thomas is the co-founder and CEO of Onramp, a workforce development platform that helps companies scale their technical hiring via apprenticeship programs. And recently they had a big-time win: acceptance into the SHRM Labs Workforce Tech Accelerator, a program focused on helping to scale the growth of startups focused on the workplace and future ...
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 ...
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