Disruption Now
Join us on the Disruption Now podcast as we challenge the status quo and advocate for digital equity, ownership, and responsible technology.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 182
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Karim Hutson: Building For The Future
As Founder and Managing Member of Genesis Companies, Karim oversees the firm and it’s strategic direction. Karim enjoys focusing on forging new partnerships and pushing innovation in our operations a…
CEO Alexys Feaster: Athletes & the Power of Voice
Alexys Feaster is the Founder and CEO of The Kinship Advisors, a strategic
advisory company launched in January 2021, focused on creating alliances within
the sports, entertainment, and other industrie…
Phaedra Ellis Lamkins: Promise and the Power of Humanization
- Phaedra Ellis Lamkins is the CEO of Promise, a payment technology platform that simplifies how people manage government payments like utilities, child support, parking tickets and more by offering cu…
Nick Hamilton Race and Media Narratives
- Nick Hamilton, founder of Nitecast Media, as a guest speaker for your podcast Disruption Now!
Nick Hamilton is the founder of Nitecast Media and a single father raising a young autistic son. He is an…
Disrupting Education with Rebecca Wolfe and Ryan MacDonald
Changing the narratives of what our kids learn is not only disruptive, but it's a long overdue change. On top of that, changing the system to adapt to the individual needs of kids is the way to gua…
Disrupting Wall Street with John Rogers
We interviewed John Rogers, Founder, and Co-CEO of Ariel Investments about his journey and his recommendations to close the racial income gap in America.
What You will learn
-Why long-term investors a…
Yaya Mbaoua - Founder & CEO - ZENCEY Pan African Technology
Former VP of Sales & Business Development at Med1 Healthcare Group, where Yaya was instrumental in building a solid company footprint in several African and Caribbean countries. Prior to Med1, he wor…
Mac Conwell: A Rarebreed
RareBreed Ventures is a pre-seed fund that invests in exceptional founders outside of large tech ecosystems, earlier than everyone else. Unlike other pre-seed funds, RareBreed takes a concentrated po…
Clarence Wooten
Clarence Wooten is a Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur with a track record of success spanning back to 1999 when his debut Internet startup, ImageCafe.com, was acquired for $23 million by Network Solu…
The Art of The Hustle: Breaking Barriers
The barriers for diverse artists are real but so are the opportunities. Learn how to create opportunities outside of traditional models. Fireside Chat from the Art and Equity Summit with artists Mark…
Robi Reed
Reed has nearly 30 years of experience in the film and TV industry — and over 50 movies under her belt — as an Emmy-winning casting director and producer. She is behind the breakout movie roles for …
Art and Equity: Getting what we deserve
We believe that black art should mean black equity. Art has always been an effective tool for social change, but black and brown artists haven’t always gotten the equity they deserve. For too long, e…
Noelle Silver: Art and Technology
Noelle Silver is a technical evangelist at heart and enjoys spreading the good news about what it’s like to work in the field of emerging technology. She is passionate about Mindful Leadership, work…
Nina Turner: Courage and Conviction
Nina Turner grew up the oldest of seven children to working class parents in Northeast Ohio. Turner has dedicated her life to fighting for the underserved, working class and working poor. In 2020, a…
David Bianchi NFTs And Social Impact
Actor, Filmmaker and Poet David Bianchi created the first spoken word NFT. The NFT focused on the continuing injustice of police brutality in America. His piece was sold for over $12,000 and all fund…
Onaje Henderson: Who Determines Art Value?
ZuCot Gallery the largest African-American owned fine art gallery in the Southeast. ZuCot’s mission is to promote original works of art by living African American artists and provide both novice and …
Damian Hoskins: The Creative Economy
Damian Hoskins is the General Manager of Elementz an organization focused on providing hope and catalyzing change for the young people in the urban core through hip-hop culture.
Jabari Johnson: The Power of Vision
In 2014, Jabari had the idea for a genre amplification company and launched COLORS Worldwide, Inc., an ecosystem designed to incorporate multiple underserved genres through live events, festivals, an…
Ryan Wilson: Community Builder
Ryan Wilson is co-founder of The Gathering Spot, a private membership club focused on black entrepreneurship. Wilson talks about how they expanded despite social distancing amid the pandemic. Ryan W…
Manny Larcher: Collaborate and Elevate
Manny has had the opportunity to work with brands and mentors to hone and develop skills in brand management & growth, sponsorship consulting, retail development, strategic planning, account manageme…