Emerging Young Entrepreneurs in Boston

135 Seaport Boulevard,Boston MA 02210

16 September, 2022

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Join this panel to celebrate and learn from emerging young entrepreneurs in Boston who break barriers, support their communities, and make their dreams come true hosted by Innovation Studio the nonprofit organization that manages Roxbury Innovation Center, District Hall Boston, and WPI Seaport. Meet our PanelistsMingze Wange CEO + Founder of Hype DatingHype Dating is a dating app with a social twist. With Hype, you upload videos to show yourself! Choose videos that best show your wonderful, unique personalities, the ones that Hype you up. Don’t like talking about yourself? Send a video upload request to a friend, so they can Hype you up! "I want to inspire BIPOC founders to network effectively and confidently. I would love to share the story of how I started Hype and how we create genuine human connections. " Jose Lasalle + Joe Hastry, Co-Founders of florrent"florrent is honored to be part of a panel that's focused on uplifting our local community and building a more diverse entrepreneurial ecosystem in Boston and beyond. Localization, along with diversity, equity, and inclusion are central values for our company and the founding team as we work to bring energy sovereignty to underrepresented and underserved communities. Our hope is that being part of a panel like this among other values-aligned founders and companies at the Fierce Urgency of Now event can inspire the next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs, especially those that have historically been marginalized from the space." Rachel Domb Founder of Rooted LivingRachel is a rising 4th year at Northeastern University with a self-developed major of Sustainability Economics. In her first year of college, she founded Rooted Living, an eco-friendly, plant-based snack company that uses compostable packaging instead of single-use plastic, allowing consumers to snack with an impact. "Representing the innovation coming from Boston-based entrepreneurs is a great honor. Learning from other founders has greatly helped guide my own entrepreneurial journey. I'm excited to see the support, empowerment, and education that will come from this festival." Danielle Johnson, Founder + CEO of SparkFM OnlineDzidzor, Founder of Black Cotton Club Dzidzor (Jee-Jaw) is a Ghanian- American folklore, performing artist, author, and curator. Dzidzor’s style of call and response has combined traditional storytelling in Afro-folklore and Poetry Slam through a sonic experience. Dzidzor is moved by the responsibility to alarm the power/abundance in the midst of bodies while creating a practice of care and freedom through creativity. Dzidzor is the founder of Black Cotton Club and partners with Grubstreet, ICA Boston, and Boston Public Schools to teach creative empowerment workshops in Boston "I'm currently moved and paused by Octavia E. Butler question, "What do we need to do now, to create the future that we want to live in?" If I were to answer it today, I'm sure the response would sound different tomorrow. However, the task that I ask of myself and others is to strip myself of the expectation and limitation of yesterday and tomorrow, and work towards (what Baldwin says) a 'larger, freeing and more loving' world today. " This event is hosted by: Innovation Studio ABOUT FIERCE URGENCY OF NOW The Fierce Urgency of Now Festival brings together more than 1,000 diverse, young professionals of color and allies for 30+ transformative events. Organized by City Awake, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce’s young professional platform, this is the ultimate festival to build connections, advance careers, and ignite positive change. This festival is inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s. speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom where he described “the fierce urgency of now” — the pressing need for immediate action and lasting change in the face of racial injustice. Today and every day, we are answering this call to action to forge a more equitable, inclusive future for Greater Boston. About Innovation StudioAt Innovation Studio, we believe innovation is for everyone, including you. Our mission is to make innovation, entrepreneurship, and business ownership attainable through an empowering and inclusive network of free community spaces and result-oriented programs. We strive to be the home where aspiring individuals are encouraged to grow their ideas into successful businesses.