 Name: Paul Roberson & Ahmed Jerome Business Name: Sobol BedStuy / Williamsburg Current Title: Owner/Operator Location: Brooklyn, NY  About Sobol: Ahmed Jerome, Paul Roberson and Tony Robinson got together in 2019 with a general-purpose to start a business in their beloved Bed-Stuy community. They tossed around a few ideas and all agreed that […]
 Name: Lamar Tyler Age: 46 Business Name: Traffic Sales and Profit Current Title: CEO Location: Duluth, GA  About Lamar: Using his motto “The Gatekeepers Are Gone,” Lamar has leveraged digital marketing to move his online brands from small personal blogs to an international brand with over 700,000 social media fans and 60 thousand […]
Black Men Who Lead 2022 June is dedicated to Black men who are leading!Since 2017 we’ve focused on highlighting Black men in business who are continuing to push our communities forward. This year, we’ve partnered with thecreativebrutha again to curate our 2022 list of Black men inspiring in the business world and in their communities.  […]
Name: Fanta Traore Business Name: The Sadie Collective Current Title: Co-founder and CEO Location: New York, NY Educational Background: Bachelors Degree in Political Science and Economics from Howard University Pending Masters in Business Administration and Public Policy from Yale University About Fanta: Fanta’s commitment to championing economic inclusion is ignited by her fascination with […]
Name: J.O. Malone Current Title: Founder of BLCK Market Location: Houston, TX Educational Background: Prairie View A&M Â About J.O: J.O. Malone, a Houstonian, film producer, and serial entrepreneur, was first established as a game-changer in the independent film industry. A graduate of Prairie View A&M University, in 2017, Malone founded BLCK Market Houston which […]
Name: Gieselle Allen Business Name: Gieselle Allen Coaching Current Title: CEO & Founder Location: Montclair, NJ Educational Background: Certified coach via CTI Â About Gieselle: Are you a leader of color who wants to lead and empower in revolutionary ways? Then you need Gieselle Allen… Gieselle works with revolutionary leaders of color to support […]
Name: Armond Davis Current Title: CEO/ General Partner The Paragon Group Location: Atlanta, GAÂ Educational Background: Davis has two Master’s degrees (MBA in Finance and MS in Commercial Real Estate Investment), investment experience at Goldman Sachs and Suntrust, and 15 years of business operating experience. About Armond: Armond Davis is an American businessman and […]
Black Men Who Lead 2021 June is dedicated to Black men who are leading!Since 2017 we’ve focused on highlighting Black men in business who are continuing to push our communities forward. This year, we’ve partnered with thecreativebrutha to curate our 2021 list of Black men inspiring in the business world and in their communities. We […]
 Name: Michelle Dalzon Current Title: CEO of The Black-Owned Market (theBOM) Location: Boston, MA Educational Background: Umass Amherst 2010 – BA Communications  About Michelle: As the descendant of small business owners, I envision a world where Black brands THRIVE. I had the pleasure of watching my parents run a successful business with […]
2020 Annual Black Conference helps black entrepreneurs connect, learn and discover the support that they have within their own community. We will be discussing the key factors that made their business successful. Also, we will be discussing the speakers’ thoughts on how to create more of a financially independent community.
