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Wow, it's been a few years since I completed Draper University and I can't believe it. My entire life has changed and for the better. Before I attended Draper University, I had a pretty successful career as a commercial and music video director, but I just wasn't satisfied. I couldn't figure out how to use the influence that...

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Judges: Juan Suarez (Southwest Airlines), Tom Szaky (Terracycle) Blair Brandt (Next Step Realty), Me, Ty Danco (Techstars) Earlier this week, I flew to Boston to judge the Recess Ideas + Music Festival. Recess is an interesting concept. It brings musicians and entrepreneurs together to pitch, followed by an incredible concert when all is said and done. When I got...

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Ok, so I got this dress at H&M. They had a million of them. So, what makes me different than the next woman who buys it and puts it on? Well, for starters, I paired it with a BCBG confetti bag and some Versace shades. Now, I have a completely different look and feel. The same thing happens...

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Whenever I have a business meeting, I like to look the part because, let's face it, you never know who you're going to run into and first impressions are everything. I, on the other hand, also like to be stylishly comfortable. A thigh high boot to elongate the leg with a low heel so I can walk around...

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This was a fun day. I spoke at the Founder World conference with some amazing Though-Leaders, both in and outside of Silicon Valley. After, I had the pleasure of interviewing with the Google Developers team who asked very insightful questions regarding 7AM and my advice when approaching investors and asking for funding. Some other guests in attendance included, Grammy Award-Winning producer, Jermaine...

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Yesterday, I had the pleasure of speaking at Founder World, the largest Founder Conference in the Bay Area put on by F50 and Google Developers. I had no idea what was going to come out of my mouth because I was on the biggest natural high of my life. I spent the last four days in Los Angeles,...

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Check out my interview with Affiliate Mission's, Priest Willis, Sr., on going from directing music videos to becoming an entrepreneur.  We discuss: My transformation from video director to entrepreneur My experience at Draper University and with ABC’s ‘Startup U’ My website 7AM, a marketplace for personal development Best practices in getting your business backed by a venture capitalist. Including what I've learned from my investor, Tim...

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This was Black Enterprise's inaugural tech summit in Silicon Valley. I was honored to speak with my friend, mentor and investor, Tim Draper. I love talking with Tim because you never know what he is going to say. The panel was moderated by, Black Enterprise's SVP/Executive Editor-at-Large, Alfred Edmond Jr. One of the big takeaways for the audience was to always think...

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Last weekend I spoke at SoGal Startup Bootcamp, in Los Angeles, CA with some pretty eager and inspirational guys and gals. My topic was focused on engaging the Investor, convincing them that you're worth investing in and closing the deal. When you first pitch an Angel Investor or VC, you want to capture their attention, and the way...

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In Startup land, pitching is all the rage! On last week's episode of, "Startup U", I spoke about the pitch deck that got me funded from, Legendary Venture Capitalist, Tim Draper. So many people were curious about it, that I decided to offer some more insight. The key components to an awesome pitch deck are: Problem - What...

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My company 7AM, just opened its doors officially two days ago and of course, like with any startup, everything that could go wrong went wrong.  We had a customer that was processing a payment and the merchant gateway wasn't allowing the payment to go through so she had to process it on three different occasions.  What did I...

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Hey guys! I know this blog has been kind of quiet but so many exciting things are happening. One of which is, I am on a new reality show on ABC Family, called "Startup U", that premieres tomorrow! TOMORROW! And, it will be on at 10|9 c so everyone can watch it! This ride has been so exciting....

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