Awards & Recognition
★Fast Company Most Creative People in Business (2016)
★Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People (2017)
★Fortune 40 Under 40 (2018)
★Vanity Fair New Establishment List (2018)
★Fast Company Queer 50 (#7 position)
★First Black non-celebrity woman on Fast Company cover
Notable Facts
→Founded Backstage Capital from scratch in 2015 while experiencing homelessness
→Built first-ever VC firm focused exclusively on underrepresented founders (women, POC, LGBTQ+)
→Raised $30+ million and invested in 200+ startups led by underestimated founders
→Author of bestselling books 'It's About Damn Time' (2020) and 'Your First Million' (2023)
→Hosts popular 'Your First Million' podcast and YouTube channel
→Co-founded 3XBA women's professional basketball league
→Established multiple scholarship programs at Oxford, Harvard Law, and Dillard University
→Went to space in 2023 conducting NASA-affiliated science research
→371K Instagram followers, significant LinkedIn presence (500+ connections)