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Founder Sarah Agboola Shares Her Struggle to Succeed in LA’s Cannabis Industry

Founder Sarah Agboola Shares Her Struggle to Succeed in LA’s Cannabis Industry

by Sarah Agboola | Nov 25, 2020 | Startups

Sarah Agboola is the founder of Golden Bliss Brands in Los Angeles, specializing in the manufacturing of cannabis-infused product lines. Her business focuses on edibles and pain relief creams for the discerning cannabis connoisseur. She has sacrificed money, health,...
Blacktag Streaming Service for Black Creators Raises $3.75 Million

Blacktag Streaming Service for Black Creators Raises $3.75 Million

by Alyssa | Nov 25, 2020 | Startups, The PISLA Beat

Entrepreneurs Akin Adebowale and Ousman Sahko raised a $3.75 million seed round led by Connect Ventures for Blacktag, their new streaming platform featuring Black creators set to launch next year. Although advertisers spend $18 billion on digital content aimed at...
Kimberly Wilson’s Tech Platform Connects Patients of Color with Unbiased Doctors

Kimberly Wilson’s Tech Platform Connects Patients of Color with Unbiased Doctors

by Alyssa | Nov 23, 2020 | Startups, The PISLA Beat

Kimberly Wilson experienced the healthcare gap firsthand. After a uterine fibroids diagnosis, she saw four White male doctors: two completely dismissed her pain and the other two said she needed a hysterectomy. Finally she found a Black female doctor in another state...
Tech Founder Lorena Soriano Diversifies STEM Companies from Top to Bottom

Tech Founder Lorena Soriano Diversifies STEM Companies from Top to Bottom

by Alyssa | Nov 20, 2020 | Startups, The PISLA Beat

Entrepreneur Lorena Soriano wants to see more women of color working in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. So the Latina community leader founded the software-as-a-service company Every POINT ONE to help leaders in the industry implement better...
Tech Startup CEO Shellye Archambeau Shares Actionable Advice

Tech Startup CEO Shellye Archambeau Shares Actionable Advice

by Alyssa | Nov 17, 2020 | Startups, The PISLA Beat

Shellye Archambeau rose through the ranks at IBM and became one of Silicon Valley’s first female African-American CEOs. She turned around software startup Zaplet, transforming it into the compliance and risk management market leader MetricStream. Now her new book...
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