Bio

Hi there! Grateful to be connected. So, when it comes to me, here are the highlights. I'm an entrepreneur's entrepreneur. I've launched 3 businesses in 10 years, the most recent being Founders of Color where our sole mission is to help entrepreneurs of color to scale and grow their businesses. Additionally, I serve as Co-convener for the Black Innovation Alliance, a national coalition of ecosystem leaders dedicated to increasing Black access to the innovation economy. I'm a recovering academic. I'm interested in big ideas, applied to the real world. I've got a lot to say. I'm an avid writer and do a good bit of speaking on issues related to everything from brand building to racial justice and economic inclusion. I'm a Linkedin super-user with more than 70K followers, and the author of ''Mastering Linkedin: How I Used the World's Largest Network to Build a Nationally Recognized Brand''. My Linkedin Live series, ''Mondays with Kelly'' tackles issues of life, faith and work. To learn more about Founders of Color, visit www.foundersofcolor.com. To learn more about Black Innovation Alliance, visit http://blackinnovationalliance.com/ To get your free download of Mastering Linkedin, visit https://www.foundersofcolor.org/linkedin-ebook.