Join me, Elle Navarro Bruno, & Rich Maloy for "Venture Capital 101: Understand the What, Why, How, and Who of Raising Capital". Register here: denverstartupweek.org/schedule/7986-… #DENstartupweek

9-10am: VC 101 - Understanding the What, Why, How & Who of Raising Capital featuring... Dujon C. Smith from Accenture Ventures Elle Bruno from Techstars Techstars Boulder Accelerator Rich Maloy from Springtime Ventures RSVP: denverstartupweek.org/schedule/7986-…

Thanks @1871Chicago for inviting me to speak about diversity in #VC at yesterday’s Supply Chain Innovation Summit w/Accenture’s Dujon C. Smith, SupplyHive’s orbitlink.IOTA & Prochain’s JP Keating. Excited to continue the convo at today’s Future-of-Food Week 2024 by WBC by World Business Chicago!

“I’m excited to be joining the Birmingham Business School Advisory Board Uni of Birmingham and inspired to be supporting their ‘Decolonising the Curriculum’ programme” Dujon C. Smith Black Founders Programme Accenture Decolonising Economics

Excited to partner with BlackMenTalkTech at their 4th annual Unicorn Ambition conference! Connect and learn how to get your business to Unicorn status in Miami this October 20-21! Register here >> bit.ly/4thUAC22 #UA2022

❤️ this point by Dujon C. Smith at the Haas School of Business diversity symposium: On enrolling in grad school during pandemic: When times get hard, returning to your academic background to debate with others, expand your world view, gain information that you can use became critical.

Fifth Star is hiring a full-time Managing Director to lead the organization and scale our impact as the nation’s preeminent Friends and Family fund for Black tech founders. See our link below for more info and please share the role in your networks! fifthstarfunds.com/managing-direc…

Calling all techies! Meet Accenture recruiters at #AFROTECH2022 to find a career powered by purpose. Our culture of #equality is an innovation multiplier, let’s do extraordinary things together: accntu.re/3T21N68

It was worth the wait! "Stories from our Founders" is now live. I am excited to share this collection of audio interviews highlighting some of the awe-inspiring accomplishments of just a few of the Black founders in our community. accenture.com/us-en/insights…

Learn more about the fantastic Mother & Daughter Founder Duo of Mixtroz here: accenture.com/us-en/insights…

"It's bigger than that!" - Kerry Schrader, Founder/CEO of Mixtroz. accenture.com/us-en/insights…

What lessons have you learned in starting your own business? Check out the gems dropped by the founders of Mixtroz here: accenture.com/us-en/insights…

Meet Adrian Walker: who specializes in artificial intelligence strategy and product development. Today, he is CEO of AIZA, Inc., a machine vision and autonomous systems company. accenture.com/us-en/insights…

Please meet Barbara Jones-Brown, the CEO & Founder of Lillii RNB Inc! She is on a mission to dramatically reduce the over $400B annual loss experienced by retailers due to returns, fraud, hackers, and bad actors. Check out more of her story here: lnkd.in/g86BrX2k

"Gender bias comes in many forms, and, unfortunately for women leaders, being underestimated because of their gender is often a common phenomenon." -Gwen Moran Please meet Barbara Jones-Brown, the CEO & Founder of Lillii RNB Inc. lnkd.in/g86BrX2k

“@SwayBrand brings undeniable cultural currency and creativity through its work, and I couldn’t be prouder to share the same table as we help our clients define genuine brand communications.” - David Droga Please meet Horace “Champe” Flournoy! accenture.com/us-en/insights…

“America is becoming increasingly diverse, yet most brands lack the cultural intelligence to produce content that reflects this.” - Horace “Champe” Flournoy Listen to his story here: lnkd.in/g86BrX2k

Our annual report digging into cultural and human behavior trends that will shape 2023 is here! From navigating the sea of #AI-enhanced creativity to dealing with the "permacrisis“—#AccentureLifeTrends is your guide: accntu.re/3uRd2Vg

Honored to be selected as a Black Professionals Network's Excellence honoree. Please join me and my fellow honorees on Wednesday, February 15th, at 6 pm. If you are in Chicago register with the link below to attend the Black Men in Excellence Mixer: lnkd.in/gddiRXf7

On Nov. 3rd at AfroTech , Chad Harris (Chad Harris ), will be joining kofi  from a16z and Dujon C. Smith from Accenture to explore VC strategies beyond funding. [ 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭? ] ➡️Learn more: afrotech.com/conference