Morgan DeBaun: Diversity Speaker
Quick Facts:
- Keynote at AfroTech, one of the largest Black tech conferences in the U.S.
- Featured speaker at major business summits and leadership events
- Frequent guest on media outlets discussing entrepreneurship and digital transformation
- Travels from: Nashville, TN
- **Fee range: $35,001 - $50,000
Keynote Topics
Defying the Odds Through Innovation and How Leaders Can Adapt to Change
In this talk, Morgan DeBaun breaks down the behind the scenes of building Blavity and encourages entrepreneurs of all ages to ignore the statistics or the naysayers. If not you… then who? If not now… then Blavity and encourages entrepreneurs of all ages to ignore the statistics or the naysayers. If not you… then who? If not now… then when?
Women in the C-Suite: How to Break Free of Self Doubt
At the age of 25, Morgan DeBaun made history as one of the first 20 Black women to raise over a million dollars in venture funding, defying the odds of a dying publishing industry by Blavity and encourages entrepreneurs of all ages to ignore the statistics or the naysayers. If not you… then who? If not now… then when?
Leading with Purpose: Diversity and Inclusion in Technology
The growth of STEM jobs has outpaced the growth of overall employment in the country. Of the 25% of women in tech roles, only 3% are Black women. While diversity, equity, and inclusion in other Blavity and encourages entrepreneurs of all ages to ignore the statistics or the naysayers. If not you… then who? If not now… then when?
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