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Florence Onyiuke is a 2022 Ron Brown Scholar in the Huntsman Program studying International Relations and Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Originally from Florida representing U.S. District 7, she is the 1st Rhodes Scholar in program history. To learn more, visit ⁠⁠⁠www.ronbrown.org⁠⁠⁠.

Dr. Joel Bervell is a 2013 Ron Brown Captain and a member of Ron Brown’s Advisory Board. Known as the "Medical Mythbuster", Joel's social media platforms (@joelbervell) have grown to over 1.5 million followers, 500 million+ impressions, and a monthly reach of more than 10 million people. His work has been featured by the White House, The New York Times, NPR, Good Morning America, FDA, TED, SXSW, Google, Microsoft, Meta, AMA, Forbes, TIME, and more. Joel's also the the host of The Dose, a podcast by The Commonwealth Fund, and he’s creator of  The Doctor Is In, a mixed live action and animated TV series on YouTube for kids. He earned his bachelor's degree in cellular and molecular biology at Yale, master’s in Medical Clinical Sciences at Boston University, and MD at Washington State University. To learn more, visit ⁠⁠www.ronbrown.org⁠⁠.

Across his career as a consultant at McKinsey, director at Blue Cross Blue Shield, Partner at BCG, and now a Partner at Strategy&, Dr. Diarra Lamar⁠'s (RBS '97) clients have included providers, payers, service providers, pharma and tech companies, as well as investors across the healthcare space. He earned his bachelor's degree in Cognitive Neurosciences, MD, and MBA from Harvard University. To learn more, visit ⁠⁠www.ronbrown.org⁠⁠.

Dr. Keon Pearson is a 2011 Ron Brown Scholar and Medical Director of Human Longevity where he works on the frontier of longevity medicine, a fast-emerging field of medicine aiming to extend lifespan and improve healthspan. Prior to that, he worked with healthcare startups as a Scout investor for Lightspeed Venture Partners. He studied Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University as an undergraduate and earned his MD and MBA from Stanford University. To learn more, visit ⁠⁠www.ronbrown.org⁠⁠.

Dr. Travis Gayles is a 1997 Ron Brown Scholar and is currently the CEO of Howard Brown Health, a nonprofit LGBTQ healthcare and social services provider with an annual budget of $145 million dollars that serves tens of thousands of patients in the Chicagoland area. Prior to joining Howard Brown Health, Travis was Chief Health Officer of Hazel Health, Chief of Public Health Services and Medical Officer for Montgomery County in Maryland, Chief Medical Officer for the DC Department of Health, and adjunct professor at the University of Illinois, Northwestern, DePaul, Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland, and NYU. He earned his MD and PhD from the University of Illinois, and BA in Public Policy and African/African American Studies from Duke University. To learn more, visit ⁠www.ronbrown.org⁠.

After years as an educator, management consultant, and impact investor for family offices, Jay Lundy (2005 Ron Brown Scholar and Managing Director of NAACP Capital) is building a $200M fund of funds platform that is combining the power of venture capital with the legacy and influence of the oldest civil rights organization in the United States to close gaps across health, education, climate, and economic opportunity. This episode is hosted by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ray Pryor, IV⁠⁠⁠⁠ (2015 Ron Brown Scholar), presented by the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ron Brown Venture Lab⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spira Capital⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Spira Capital is your fractional C-Suite. Whether you’re a startup or a venture firm, a freelancer or a family office, Spira Capital gives you the scale, support, and stability to grow. Stop worrying about stuff like bookkeeping, accounting, FP&A, operations, HR, payroll & benefits, or your international workforce. Let Spira Capital run those for you so you can run your business. To learn more, visit ⁠⁠⁠spiracapital.co⁠⁠⁠, that’s C-O.

A software engineer turned researcher and professor turned founder, Dr. Jay Cunningham (2016 Ron Brown Captain and the Co-Founder of AmendLabs) is building a new model for the data economy centered around consent, compensation, and trust. As a researcher trained in Human Centered Design and Engineering (HCDE) that studies the intersection of equity and AI/ML technology, Jay also teaches Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and directs the Responsible AI Systems & Societal Experiences (RAISE) Lab at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. This episode is hosted by ⁠⁠⁠Ray Pryor, IV⁠⁠⁠ (2015 Ron Brown Scholar), presented by the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ron Brown Venture Lab⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spira Capital⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Spira Capital is your fractional C-Suite. Whether you’re a startup or a venture firm, a freelancer or a family office, Spira Capital gives you the scale, support, and stability to grow. Stop worrying about stuff like bookkeeping, accounting, FP&A, operations, HR, payroll & benefits, or your international workforce. Let Spira Capital run those for you so you can run your business. To learn more, visit ⁠⁠spiracapital.co⁠⁠, that’s C-O.

Tesla may have taken the "Apple" slot in the EV charging market, but Steve Leke (2022 Ron Brown Scholar and the Co-Founder of Zap-It) has his eyes set on being the "Android" of the market, the best option for everyone else. More than just a founder committed to executing successfully where larger energy companies have failed, Steve sees Zap-It as the first piece to solving America's inevitable energy crisis with the mass adoption of EVs and AI. This episode is hosted by ⁠⁠⁠Ray Pryor, IV⁠⁠⁠ (2015 Ron Brown Scholar), presented by the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ron Brown Venture Lab⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spira Capital⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Spira Capital is your fractional C-Suite. Whether you’re a startup or a venture firm, a freelancer or a family office, Spira Capital gives you the scale, support, and stability to grow. Stop worrying about stuff like bookkeeping, accounting, FP&A, operations, HR, payroll & benefits, or your international workforce. Let Spira Capital run those for you so you can run your business. To learn more, visit ⁠⁠spiracapital.co, that's C-O.

Independent artists and creatives take pride in the uphill battle in the music industry, but Mylan Henderson (2014 Ron Brown Captain and Co-Founder & CEO of Certo Music) is building the platform that will make independence the ultimate goal for artists, not just a stepping stone to a record deal. This episode is hosted by ⁠Ray Pryor, IV⁠ (2015 Ron Brown Scholar), presented by the ⁠⁠⁠Ron Brown Venture Lab⁠⁠⁠, and sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠Spira Capital⁠⁠⁠. Spira Capital is your fractional C-Suite. Whether you’re a startup or a venture firm, a freelancer or a family office, Spira Capital gives you the scale, support, and stability to grow. Stop worrying about stuff like bookkeeping, accounting, FP&A, operations, HR, payroll & benefits, or your international workforce. Let Spira Capital run those for you so you can run your business. To learn more, visit ⁠⁠spiracapital.co⁠⁠, that's C-O.

Phillip Champagne (2017 Ron Brown Captain and Co-Founder & CEO of Touchpoint) could have easily had a long, fulfilling career as a lawyer, but he's chosen to have an exponential impact on the profession by supercharging the legal teams in enterprise and mid-sized companies with AI. This episode is hosted by ⁠⁠Ray Pryor, IV⁠⁠ (2015 Ron Brown Scholar), presented by the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ron Brown Venture Lab⁠⁠⁠⁠, and sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spira Capital⁠⁠⁠⁠. Spira Capital is your fractional C-Suite. Whether you’re a startup or a venture firm, a freelancer or a family office, Spira Capital gives you the scale, support, and stability to grow. Stop worrying about stuff like bookkeeping, accounting, FP&A, operations, HR, payroll & benefits, or your international workforce. Let Spira Capital run those for you so you can run your business. To learn more, visit ⁠⁠spiracapital.co⁠⁠, that's C-O.

Despite undeniable traffic that Gen-Z entrepreneurs receive making 5-7 figures or more just using social media, Shawn Filer (2017 Ron Brown Captain and Co-Founder & Head of Product at ⁠Catch It⁠) is building the tools they need to turn what on paper may look just like a side hustle into investment-ready businesses that can access capital markets. This episode is hosted by ⁠⁠Ray Pryor, IV⁠⁠ (2015 Ron Brown Scholar), presented by the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ron Brown Venture Lab⁠⁠⁠⁠, and sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spira Capital⁠⁠⁠⁠. Spira Capital is your fractional C-Suite. Whether you’re a startup or a venture firm, a freelancer or a family office, Spira Capital gives you the scale, support, and stability to grow. Stop worrying about stuff like bookkeeping, accounting, FP&A, operations, HR, payroll & benefits, or your international workforce. Let Spira Capital run those for you so you can run your business. To learn more, visit ⁠⁠spiracapital.co⁠⁠, that's C-O.

Brothers Rusty & River Fields (2017 Ron Brown Scholar and 2021 Ron Brown Captain, and the Co-Founders of Honey Glow) have done virtually everything together since birth (including launch the first Black residency hacker house in their Bedstuy brownstone), but once a homemade remedy for their grandmother went viral on TikTok multiple times and did millions in sales within the first quarter, they were ready to do and learn whatever it took to build the clean, superfood-forward beauty brand that it was clear the market needed. This episode is hosted by ⁠⁠Ray Pryor, IV⁠⁠ (2015 Ron Brown Scholar), presented by the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ron Brown Venture Lab⁠⁠⁠⁠, and sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spira Capital⁠⁠⁠⁠. Spira Capital is your fractional C-Suite. Whether you’re a startup or a venture firm, a freelancer or a family office, Spira Capital gives you the scale, support, and stability to grow. Stop worrying about stuff like bookkeeping, accounting, FP&A, operations, HR, payroll & benefits, or your international workforce. Let Spira Capital run those for you so you can run your business. To learn more, visit ⁠spiracapital.co⁠, that's C-O.

As a chess-master and foundation leader turned engineer, linguist, and hedge fund investor, Tyrone Davis, III (2018 Ron Brown Scholar and the Co-Founder & CEO of Miyagi Labs) explored many ideas after getting into Y-Combinator. At the center of every idea was a passion for education, and now he's using AI to help learners of all types maximize the virtually limitless knowledge that exists on YouTube. This episode is hosted by ⁠⁠⁠Ray Pryor, IV⁠⁠⁠ (2015 Ron Brown Scholar), presented by the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ron Brown Venture Lab⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spira Capital⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Spira Capital is your fractional C-Suite. Whether you’re a startup or a venture firm, a freelancer or a family office, Spira Capital gives you the scale, support, and stability to grow. Stop worrying about stuff like bookkeeping, accounting, FP&A, operations, HR, payroll & benefits, or your international workforce. Let Spira Capital run those for you so you can run your business. To learn more, visit ⁠spiracapital.co⁠, that's C-O.

After pivoting away from building web3 security tools, Emmanuel Udotong (2015 Ron Brown Captain and the Co-Founder & CEO of Shield) is building the decentralized financial infrastructure for import-export businesses right when they need it most. This episode is hosted by ⁠⁠⁠Ray Pryor, IV⁠⁠⁠ (2015 Ron Brown Scholar), presented by the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ron Brown Venture Lab⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spira Capital⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Spira Capital is your fractional C-Suite. Whether you’re a startup or a venture firm, a freelancer or a family office, Spira Capital gives you the scale, support, and stability to grow. Stop worrying about stuff like bookkeeping, accounting, FP&A, operations, HR, payroll & benefits, or your international workforce. Let Spira Capital run those for you so you can run your business. To learn more, visit ⁠spiracapital.co⁠, that's C-O.

Our loyal listeners from Season #1 might recognize a familiar name, face, and voice. After his first startup building AI automation tools for restaurants got acquired, Colin Webb (2014 Ron Brown Scholar and Founder & CEO of Avatar Robotics) reset his sights on the technological passion of his childhood and college career: robotics. While breakthroughs in AI, hardware, and remote work already made Avatar an exciting opportunity for Colin, he also can't overstate how desperately the United States economy, especially our manufacturing industries, need robotics to stay alive and keep up with consumer demand. This episode is hosted by ⁠⁠⁠Ray Pryor, IV⁠⁠⁠ (2015 Ron Brown Scholar), presented by the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ron Brown Venture Lab⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spira Capital⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Spira Capital is your fractional C-Suite. Whether you’re a startup or a venture firm, a freelancer or a family office, Spira Capital gives you the scale, support, and stability to grow. Stop worrying about stuff like bookkeeping, accounting, FP&A, operations, HR, payroll & benefits, or your international workforce. Let Spira Capital run those for you so you can run your business. To learn more, visit ⁠spiracapital.co⁠, that's C-O.