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STEMedia Podcast

by Nehemiah J. Mabry, Ph.D. (STEMedia)

In partnership with the NSBE Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group (SIG), this podcast series focuses on sharing stories of successful minority entrepreneurs and helpful resources for startups and small business owners.Stay tuned and Spread the word!

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Episodes

  1. Episode 21 - Building a Business in the Construction Industry (Interview w/ James Sampson)

    James Sampson is the Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of One Day Came Inc., a Black-owned construction company in Florida. He has over ten years of construction industry experience managing projects ranging from $500,000 to $50 million. He has been in business at One Day Came, Inc since…

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  2. Episode 20 - Helping Relationships with Dessert & Discussion (Interview w/ Alex Merritt)

    Alex Merritt is the creator and host of Dessert & Discussion who is affectionately known as The LOVE Engineer --- Dessert and Discussion is an engaging unscripted discussion between men and women about love, sex, and relationships. Ms. Merritt earned her bachelor’s in mechanical engineering at…

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  3. Episode 19 - Removing Innovation Deserts from Our Communities (Interview w/ Felecia Hatcher)

    Felecia Hatcher is on a mission to rid our communities of innovation deserts by working with community leaders and government officials to create inclusive and diverse startup ecosystems as the Co-Founder of Code Fever and Black Tech Week. Code Fever work is at the intersection of economic...

  4. Episode 18 – Social Media Mastery with LiveWire Collaborative (Angela Pitter Interview)

    A technologist at heart, Angela connects people with technology in a humorous and non-intimidating manner. Angela is Founder and CEO of LiveWire Collaborative, a social media consultancy. Their services includes Social Media Training for corporations or organizations, one-on-one Executive…

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  5. Episode 17 – Living "The Kinetic Life" in order to Drive Influence (Interview w/Mel Mitchell)

    Melerick “Mel” Mitchell believes we all have the power and obligation to influence the world for the better. In 2009, Mel founded Drive Influence to serve current executives as well as their rising talent, teams, and organizations in a wide range of industries including start-us, NGOs…

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  6. Episode 16 – How Intellifunda created a motivational tutoring app that helps students succeed in Math (w/ Dr. Maria T Earle)

    Dr. Maria T. Earle is CEO and Founder of IntelliFunda. Intellifunda designs motivational practice tutoring apps. IntelliFunda’s vision is to become known as a world-class Tech-Ed company offering superb customer-facing products at an affordable price. The first offering is called MathFunda; a…

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  7. Episode 15 – Helping Girls have a Foundation “INTech” with User-Centered Design Professional, Khalia Braswell

    Khalia Braswell has been a User Experience professional for several years creating responsive web user interfaces for enterprise solutions and startups. She applies User Centered Design concepts to technology solutions, which she has learned through experience as a User Experience Engineer at...

  8. Episode 14 - How this Solopreneur Became a SAP Consultant for some of the Biggest Brands in the Game! (Interview w/Richard Z. White)

    Richard Z. White has over 20 years as SAP certified Basis Consultant, and over 25 years designing, delivering and developing integrated solutions. His development expertise includes delivering database, Internet, and imaging solutions to a variety of industries. He has served as technical lead on...

  9. Episode 13 – A Business housing the Brilliance of Musical Artist, Speaker, Forest Scientist, Professor, and Pastor Dr. Thomas Easley

    Dr. Thomas R. Easley is a native of Birmingham, Alabama. He has held positions with the US Forest Service and other non-profits. Easley serves as CEO of his business The Easley Branch, LLC and the Director of Community for Diversity in the College of Natural Resources at North Carolina State...

  10. Episode 12 – Software as a Service (SaaS) Platform Built to Solve a Pain Point with Mentoring (Interview with Brit Fitzpatrick)

    Brit Fitzpatrick is founder & CEO of MentorMe - a SaaS mentoring platform. Brit is a 2014 FOCUS100 Fellow and a member of the Fall 2014 Points of Light Civic Accelerator. She's been named one of the top 50 under 40 emerging leaders in social enterprise by American Express, and Inc. Magazine...

  11. Episode 11 - How to Find Your Next Business Idea F.A.S.T.

    This NSBEpreneur podcast episode is one on the topic of finding the right business idea. Our host, Nehemiah Mabry discusses the acronym F.A.S.T. and uses it as a rubric to provide some insight on how to determine where your effort should be focused when looking to start a new venture. Hopefully...

  12. Episode 10 – A Great Recession Layoff Lead to Leveraging Her Experience in the Launch of an Entrepreneurship Journey in Professional Development (Interview w/ Vivian Blade)

    Vivian H. Blade works with ambitious professionals who want to win in their careers and in their everyday work lives. She works with organizations and individuals to Build Leaders and Develop Excellence so that they can achieve their vision of success. In 2009, Vivian founded Experts in Growth...

  13. Episode 9 – A Background in Business aided in the Launch of an Independent Music Career (Interview w/ KJ Scriven)

    KJ Scriven is an entrepreneur, singer, and prolific songwriter hailing out of North Carolina. K.J. brings an anticipated freshness and excitement to the gospel music industry. One of his most noteworthy achievements was that of penning the song "What Can I Do" which was featured on Tye Tribbett's...

  14. Episode 8 - Happy Holidays!: 7 Gifts from the First 7 Interviews (+ 7 "Must Play" Christmas Songs ;)

    Our Final Podcast Episode of 2015 will feature a collection of the best "gifts" (i.e. Advice) provided in our first seven interviews. Each guest shared lessons that they would give themselves, back before starting their business and reaching their current level of success. Listen to the great...

  15. Episode 7 – Double Duty: Entrepreneurship as a franchisee and publishing company owner (Interview w/ Keith Sylvester)

    Keith Sylvester’s entrepreneurial pursuits began shortly after he graduated from college. He owns a franchise with LegalShield, a company that provides high quality legal and identity theft services. The legal plan gives members access to over 6900 attorneys for situations ranging from the…

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  16. Episode 6 – It’s Not Complicated: INC Tutoring is making a direct impact in the lives of students. (Interview w/ Jay Veal)

    Jay Veal is the Founder and CEO of INC Tutoring, a private, prescriptive tutoring company specializing in individual one-on-one tutoring that achieves RESULTS. Serving clients at all academic levels in math, science and standardized test preparation, their tutors are passionate about providing a...

  17. Episode 5 – Blendoor: A new app to combat discrimination and bias during the job application process. (Interview w/ Stephanie Lampkin)

    Stephanie Lampkin is the founder and CEO of Blendoor - a mobile job matching app that facilitates diversity recruiting in tech companies by circumventing unconscious bias. Despite very humble beginnings, Stephanie first learned to code at 14 through BDPA, by 15 she was a full stack web developer...

  18. Episode 3 - Michael Garvin (Interview): A Military Veteran and former Science Major Join Forces to start a Sneaker Boutique

    Michael Garvin is co-founder of REDtro Habitat, a sneaker restoration and consignment apparel store. The business provides restoration of old or new sneakers, redesigning custom or exclusive sneakers, and consignment apparel. The initial restoring and repairing sneakers to a factory look is the...

  19. Episode 2 – Dr. Maeling Murphy (Interview): How a personal passion turned into a lucrative business.

    Dr. Maeling Murphy is the creator of NaturalChica.com, a leading natural hair and lifestyle site, which was started in 2009. She is a wife, mom and an avid learner with interests in healthy living, web development, photography and video production. She earned her Ph.D. in Materials Science &...

  20. Episode 1 - Jewel Burks (Interview): How noticing a market "hole" at work led to the launching of Partpic

    Jewel Burks is co-founder and CEO of Partpic, an Atlanta based startup designed to streamline the purchase of maintenance and repair parts using computer vision technology. On this episode of the NSBEpreneur podcast we find out how she got her idea for the company and what she did to get the ball...

  21. Episode 0 - What is this all about?!? (Podcast Introduction)

    Welcome! Thank you so much for sharing your headphones with us! The NSBEprenuer™ S.I.G. has launched a brand new podcast series produced by media company, STEMedia™ Incorporated. The podcast will focus on sharing stories of successful minority entrepreneurs and helpful resources for startups and...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

In partnership with the NSBE Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group (SIG), this podcast series focuses on sharing stories of successful minority entrepreneurs and helpful resources for startups and small business owners.Stay tuned and Spread the word!

HOSTED BY

Nehemiah J. Mabry, Ph.D. (STEMedia)

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What is STEMedia Podcast about?

In partnership with the NSBE Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group (SIG), this podcast series focuses on sharing stories of successful minority entrepreneurs and helpful resources for startups and small business owners.Stay tuned and Spread the word!

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STEMedia Podcast has 21 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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STEMedia Podcast is created and hosted by Nehemiah J. Mabry, Ph.D. (STEMedia).
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