“The State of Economic Inclusion and why it matters now!" (Special Episode)

Episode # 46 

Guest Names:  Andrea Zopp Marquis Miller

Guest Business: Obama Foundation and Cast Us Cleveland Avenue

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Black Businesses Matter, we interviewed Marquis Miller the Vice President of  Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from the Obama Foundation, and Andrea Zopp managing Partner for Cast us at Cleveland Avenue at our first-ever live recording. Andrea and Marquis provide us with some details about their past who they were as children the community they grew up in and how it connects to their roles today. Marquis shares how the business landscape has shifted over the last 25 years and some systemic issues that are beginning to shift. Andrea similarly emphasizes the importance of supporting black-owned businesses, in the beginning, to ensure access and combat some of those systematic barriers. The two explain how black businesses can start to scale to grow and eventually sell. Andrea highlights that there are other avenues besides scaling your business to inspire people to invest. Marquis also details ways to begin scaling your business for people to invest in your business.

Andrea and Marquis provide insight into what equity is, and how the businesses they work for help to bridge the gap between black and minority-owned businesses and the rest of the business world. 

If you would like to learn more about equity and inclusion, this is the episode for you.

IN THIS EPISODE, I TALK ABOUT…

1. Advancing/advocating for inclusion for black businesses to scale.
2. What equity is 
3. How to begin scaling and growing your business 
4. How the Obama Foundation helps to advance economic inclusion for for-profit companies.
5. What should business owners have or consider when working with a VC firm? 
6. Why do black businesses matter? 
7. What brings Andrea and Marquis joy? 

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