#18 Where is the next Oprah or Bill Gates? Majora Carter, Founder of StartUp Box, is Onshoring Jobs in Underserved Communities

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Majora Carter, an urban revitalization strategy consultant and agent of change, founded StartUp Box, a social enterprise in the South Bronx generating entry level jobs in the tech industry. Kelly Hoey and Majora chat about the massive opportunity behind StartUp Box, how Majora is rolling it out in other cities, and her philosophy about not letting other people’s perception of you stand in the way of your work.

Notes

It’s Embarrassing How Few Black Female Founders Get Funded by Davey Alba, Wired

South Bronx Gets High-End Coffee; Is Gentrification Next? by Jeff Gordinier, New York Times

Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy, iBooks

How One Entrepreneur Convinced Beyoncé To Invest In Her Startup by Clare O’Connor, Forbes

Additional Reading

Tech Diversity: Message vs Messenger by Majora Carter, LinkedIn

Majora Carter has a genius idea to get more people into tech jobs by Becky Bracken, SheKnows

How social entrepreneurship is making a difference in the world by Bérénice Magistretti, TechCrunch

Urban Onshoring: The Movement to Bring Tech Jobs Back to America by Issie Lapowsky, Wired

Why diversity matters to your tech company by Joelle Emerson, USA Today

10 Things People Are Getting Wrong About Diversity In Tech by Ariel Lopez, Forbes

Guest bios & transcripts are available on www.broadmic.com.

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