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
Dr. Jade Hilton: Disrupting Racial Disparities in Health
Dr. Ebony Jade Hilton Buchholz was born the middle of three girls in the rural town of Little Africa, South Carolina. Following a family tragedy, at the tender age of 8 years old, she told her mom sh…
Tamika Mallory: Unbossed and Unbought
Tamika Mallory is a nationally recognized civil rights activist and seasoned community organizer. She served as the youngest ever Executive Director of the National Action Network under Reverend Al S…
Monique Woodard: Demographics is Destiny
Why an investor super-power should be the ability to recognize founder talent with non-traditional backgrounds.
What cities can do to build inclusive economies
Why Venture Capitalists should be pissed …
Kristina Newton: Representation Matters
Less than 1 percent of all U.S. engineering bachelor's degrees go to African-American women. As a Black Woman, Kristina Newton has experienced doubt and isolation due to lack of representation, me…
Judas and the Black Messiah
What you will learn in this episode
The issue with Black Lives Matter and law enforcement is not new but a continuous cycle.
How the FBI infiltrated black leadership organizations to divide and conquer…
The Legacy of Roland Martin and the future of Roland Martin Unfiltered
We explore the life and journey of a great disruptor and innovator, Roland Martin. Martin is the host and managing editor of #RolandMartinUnfiltered, the first daily online show in history focused on…
Roland Martin: The Future of Black Media
We explore the life and journey of a great disruptor and innovator, Roland Martin. Martin is the host and managing editor of #RolandMartinUnfiltered, the first daily online show in history focused on…
Roland Martin: Why it’s critical to define your own path.
We explore the life and journey of a great disruptor and innovator, Roland Martin. Martin is the host and managing editor of #RolandMartinUnfiltered, the first daily online show in history focused on…
Chris Powell Part 3: The Next Normal Following Covid And The Future of Work
Part 3 of my interview with Chris Powell the Chief Executive Officer for Talmetrix (formerly BlackbookHR). We discuss why it's how COVID-19 has created the next normal for our workforce and economy. …
Chris Powell Part 2: Understanding And Developing Your Culture
Part Two of my interview with Chris Powell the Chief Executive Officer for Talmetrix (formerly BlackbookHR). We discuss why it's more important than ever to understand and develop the culture in your…
Chris Powell Part 1: From C-Suite to Founder
Christopher “Chris” Powell is the Chief Executive Officer for Talmetrix (formerly BlackbookHR), a software company, that develops products to help organizations connect talent and workforce insights …
Gee Horton: Art and Trauma
Using graphite and charcoal pencils, Gee's drawings capture a heightened sense of realism, but it is important to note that the Hyperrealist style is only one facet of comprehending his work. Having …
GameStop Explained
What you will Learn in this Episode
- Understanding the psychology of investing, human nature, and bubbles.
- How self-awareness plays into investing and wealth generation.
- Why Bubbles always pop and Gamest…
Arlan Hamilton: It’s About Damn Time
Arlan Hamilton is the founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital, a seed investment fund that backs overachieving, underrepresented startup founders. Hamilton built a venture capital fund from…
Dr. King History is the Present
Sherrell Dorsey
Dorsey is disrupting the field of journalism. Dorsey has focused on the black innovation economy, highlighting the data and changing the narrative on who is called a genius or entrepreneur. Dorsey's…
Disruptive Dancing
Blue13 Dance Company is an American dance theatre ensemble based in Los Angeles, with a mission to drive a substantive shift in the perception and practice of American dance through performance, outr…
Securing Your Legacy
Change Leadership
Opportunities and Risks of Black Entrepreneurship
Georgia is the center of the political universe. The races pit two Republican incumbents, Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, against Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock. If…