Raising businesses and babies at the same time can take a toll on ParentPreneurs! Especially Black ParentPreneurs.

James Oliver, Jr. is CEO of the ParentPreneur Foundation, which empowers Black ParentPreneurs to succeed at entrepreneurship so they may leave a legacy for their beautiful Black children.

As a parent of twins who were born prematurely and weighed only two pounds each, two days before he started a tech accelerator, James has a deep understanding of the challenges facing Black ParentPreneurs.

James is also the founder of WeMontage.com, which turns your photos into repositionable wallpaper, and the author of The More You Hustle, The Luckier You Get: You CAN Be a Successful ParentPreneur. Grab a copy here: https://amzn.to/3Hr6rpw

Join the Black ParentPreneur Foundation here: https://www.parentpreneurfoundation.org/
Donate to the Black ParentPreneur Foundation here: https://opencollective.com/parentpreneur-foundation/contribute

Connect with and follow James and the Black ParentPreneur Foundation here:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/parentpreneur-foundation/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-oliver-jr/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/parentpreneurF
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parentpreneurfoundation/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@parentpreneurfoundation
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ParentPreneurFoundation

Buy James' book here: https://amzn.to/3Hr6rpw
Connect with Pia Mancini here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/piamancin and her awe*mazing platform Open Collective here: https://opencollective.com/
Mighty Networks: https://www.mightynetworks.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginabianchini/

00:00 - Meet James!
08:30 - James' first startup journey and lessons
14:40 - within every crisis exists opportunity - STITCH THAT ON A PILLOW!
17:50 - what happens when James receives a random email from Brad Feld
20:00 - when Brad Feld offers to co-create with you - outstanding advice and insights!
23:20 - lack of social capital for Black Entrepreneurs
25:00 - get a fiscal sponsor to jump start your nonprofit
27:00 - meet Open Collective and Pia Mancini
30:19 - Black ParentPreneur Foundation - slide show sharing all the remarkable work this foundation has done to date
33:18 - why you want to host your community on Mighty Networks
37:00 - the BEST Seth Godin story - ever!!
42:40 - identify the 4 key activities you need to focus on every single day
48:20 - meet Kabila - find a co-founder
51:50 - a delicious mindset hack for founders when they're feeling inadequate

Thank you for carving out time to improve your Founder Game - when you do better, your business will do better - cheers!

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