Black & Found

Episode 5 - Ezechi Britton MBE

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 01:00:00 +0100

In this episode, you’ll hear a fascinating and wide-ranging discussion with Ezechi Britton MBE, Principal/CTO for Impact X Capital. Amongst other things, Ezechi speaks passionately about the potential and talent within Black entrepreneurship, the importance of metrics and statistics, growing up in South London and how his own entrepreneurial journey really broadened his horizons.

Companies/organisations Ezechi mentions in this episode:

Reports referenced in this podcast include:

The Black Entrepreneurs report,2021 published by Aspire Consultancy and authored by Dr Carlton Brown
The Extend Ventures report on ‘Diversity beyond Gender’, November 2020

Episode 4 - Nana Nyantekyi

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 01:00:00 +0100

In this fourth episode, we hear from the talented Nana Nyantekyi, co-founder of Spiny.ai and Imperial alum. He speaks insightfully on a range of subjects including the importance of mentorship, the power of sport, intrapreneurship,West African culture amongst other things.

Some of the organisations/people Nana mentions/recommends:

Imperial Enterprise Lab
Spiny.ai (the company where Nana is co-founder)

Meltwater Incubator, Ghana

Tendayi Viki, author of The Lean Product Lifecycle

Episode 3 - Nate Macabuag

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 01:00:00 +0100

In this episode you will hear about the inspiring journey of Imperial alum Nate Macabuag who is the Founder of the incredible Koalaa Soft Prosthetics which provides comfy, soft prosthetic arms and personalised support, for babies, kids, and adults.

Unboxing Koalaa prosthetics! – please watch!

Some of the organisations Nate mentions in this episode:

Imperial BE

Imperial College Schools outreach

The Mayor’s Entrepreneur Competition

Royal Academy of Engineering

London & Partners

Episode 2 - Michelle Palmer

Tue, 03 May 2022 23:00:00 +0100

In this episode, Michelle Palmer (CEO and Founder of the Difference Engine) discusses her fascinating journey as a female founder, of black mixed heritage, from a working-class background.

For more about Imperial College/Imperial Enterprise Lab:

Imperial Enterprise Lab

Imperial BE

Imperial’s Presidential Scholarship for Black Students

Imperial Venture Mentoring Service

For more information on Michelle’s company:

TheDifferenceEngine – “Powered by engineers, we use our unique experience to partner with our clients, globally, to find them the very best people to grow their businesses”

Further information on some of the organisations Michelle mentioned/recommends:

Women President’s Organisation - “The WPO is the premier membership organization for women leaders of privately held, multi-million-dollar companies.”

MSDUK - “MSDUK brings together innovative and high-growth Ethnic Minority businesses with global corporations committed to creating an inclusive and diverse supply chain”

WEConnect - “The team at WEConnect International is dedicated to bringing corporate buyers and women-owned businesses together”.

Episode 1 - Alberta Asafo-Asamoah

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 01:00:00 +0100

Click on the following links to find out more:

Imperial Enterprise Lab

Imperial BE

Imperial’s Presidential Scholarship for Black Students

For more information on Alberta’s ventures, please click on the following links:

Alberta Asafo-Asamoah: LinkedIn, twitter, instagram

AlgebraInTheCity: website, instagram

Vetemonde: Instagram

For further information on the organisations that Alberta mentioned, please click on the following links:

Foundervine

Black Valley

The Cornerstone Angel Network

Google Black Founders Fund

Statistic and quote mentioned in this episode was taken from: Sifted, Black entrepreneurs receive just 0.24% of capital, report shows | Sifted