Black Tech Green Money
by The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
Black Tech Green Money: Barbershop Industry Report: Key Insights…
About this podcast
Black Tech Green Money presents the stories of successful Black entrepreneurs and technologists, as well as actionable advice and wealth-building strategies from a Black perspective. Hosted by Will Lucas (@willlucas), an entrepreneur, content creator, and Brand Manager at AfroTech, the world's largest Black tech digital platform and conference, Black Tech Green Money is THE podcast for Black entrepreneurs and moguls in the making.
Episodes
The newest 50 of 357 episodes
- Black Tech Green Money: Barbershop Industry Report: Key Insights with Songe LaRon and Dave Salvant of SQUIRE · 40 min · Season 7 Episode 43Dave Salvant and Songe LaRon are co-founders and President and CEO, respectfully, at SQUIRE
- Getting Serious about Financial Freedom · 36 min · Season 7 Episode 45Anthony O'Neal is an Financial Mentor and University Professor
- Vote Like Your Business Depends On it · 48 min · Season 7 Episode 44Congressman Christian Menefee, Stefanie Brown James, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood, Rep. Justin J. Pearson
- Relationship Capital: Your Network Is Your Net Worth · 37 min · Season 7 Episode 42The one asset you can’t buy: relationships. John Hope Bryant, Imani Ellis, Omi Bell, Stefanie Brown James and Morgan DeBaun.
- Stop Renting Your Audience: Black Creators on Ownership, Equity, and Influence. · 35 min · Season 7 Episode 41The Culture Built It. Who Owns It Now? Featuring Isaac Hayes III, Roland Martin, Thai Randolph, Coltrane Curtis, RAUD.
- John Imah is building the future of fashion, fit and sizing, styling, and wardrobe intelligence · 33 min · Season 7 Episode 40John Imah is Co-Founder and CEO at SpreeAI
- Coltrane Curtis Built Influencer Marketing Before Instagram Existed · 48 min · Season 7 Episode 39Coltrane Curtis is the Founder and Managing Partner of Team Epiphany
- Tamar Huggins Built an AI That Speaks to Black Students · 39 min · Season 7 Episode 38Tamar Huggins, Founder and CEO of Spark Plug AI
- How Possip Turned Parent Voices Into a Million Dollar Business · 36 min · Season 7 Episode 37Shawni Dowell is the Founder and CEO of Possip
- How Bold Entrepreneurs are Reimagining Hair Care with AI · 45 min · Season 7 Episode 36The hard science and high-stakes finance powering the Black hair revolution
- Leading through decisions necessary for survival, but humanly costly with Bryan Myers of [solidcore] · 39 min · Season 7 Episode 35Bryan Myers is President and CEO at [solidcore].
- Health Is Wealth, Literally: Congresswoman Lauren Underwood on the Money Behind the Data · 33 min · Season 7 Episode 34Lauren Underwood is the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 14th Distric
- $50 Million, 200,000 Donors: How Stefanie Brown James Builds Black Political Power · 31 min · Season 7 Episode 33Stefanie Brown James is Co-Founder and Senior Advisor of The Collective
- Who Writes the Rules on AI? Inside the Room with Rep. Christian Menefee · 43 min · Season 7 Episode 32Christian Menefee is the U.S. Representative for Texas's 18th District in Houston
- They're Destroying Books to Build AI · 33 min · Season 7 Episode 31Will Lucas, Brand Manager at AfroTech, on the difference between information and history, and why AI only knows what survived.
- What the Biggest Brands Think about Marketing, Consumers, and Culture with Derek Lewis, Former President at PepsiCo North America · 38 min · Season 7 Episode 30Derek Lewis is an author and served as President of PepsiCo Multicultural North America.
- How to not be a Black American in deep debt · 44 min · Season 7 Episode 28Carter Cofield and George Acheampong are financial experts behind Melanin Money
- Rep. Justin J. Pearson on Data Centers, Black Neighborhoods, Pollution, and Black Wealth · 34 min · Season 7 Episode 29Justin Jamal Pearson is an American activist and politician. He is a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing the 86th district.
- How to Build your AI Board of Advisors · 37 min · Season 7 Episode 27Will Lucas shares how to build a personal advisory board using AI, inspired by historical practices and modern technology, to enhance decision-making and growth.
- The Founder of CultureCon · 36 min · Season 7 Episode 26Imani Ellis is the founder of CultureCon & The Creative Collective
- Every Idea Feels Like a Million-Dollar Opportunity · 35 min · Season 7 Episode 25Will Lucas is the Brand Manager for AfroTech, and the Host and Producer of Black Tech Green Money podcast
- I Built a Startup with AI. Here's What They Don't Tell You That Trips Most People Up · 36 min · Season 7 Episode 24Will Lucas is the Brand Manager for AfroTech, and the Host and Producer of Black Tech Green Money podcast
- Stop Looking for Startup Ideas. Start Looking for Problems. · 30 min · Season 7 Episode 23Will Lucas is the Brand Manager for AfroTech, and the Host and Producer of Black Tech Green Money podcast
- How to Monetize Cultural Influence with Omar Johnson · 1 h 1 min · Season 7 Episode 22Omar Johnson is the founder of ØPUS Intelligence
- Community & Education in the world of AI with Tade Oyerinde of Campus.edu · 32 min · Season 7 Episode 21Tade Oyerinde is Chancellor at Campus.edu.
- Health is True Wealth, Vanessa Rissetto of Culina Health · 36 min · Season 7 Episode 20Vanessa is the co-founder of Culina Health
- John Hope Bryant of Operation HOPE on how to be a money magnet · 43 min · Season 7 Episode 19John Hope Bryant is Founder and CEO at Operation HOPE
- Taste Is the New Moat · 32 min · Season 7 Episode 18Will Lucas is the Brand Manager for AfroTech, and the Host and Producer of Black Tech Green Money podcast
- The Future Shows Up Ugly First: What ‘Failed’ Tech Trends Actually Taught Us · 32 min · Season 7 Episode 17Will Lucas is the Brand Manager for AfroTech, and the Host and Producer of Black Tech Green Money podcast
- AI Slop, Vibe-Coding, and the New Rules of Building · 37 min · Season 7 Episode 16Will Lucas is the Brand Manager for AfroTech, and the Host and Producer of Black Tech Green Money podcast
- No Excuse Left, We Were Built For This Moment · 41 min · Season 7 Episode 15Will Lucas is the Brand Manager for AfroTech, and the Host and Producer of Black Tech Green Money podcast
- How To Think About Money When You're The First One · 30 min · Season 7 Episode 14Will Lucas is the Brand Manager for AfroTech, and the Host and Producer of Black Tech Green Money podcast
- RAUD - Livestreaming and Youth Culture · 39 min · Season 7 Episode 13RAUD is a Gen Z Streaming Phenomenon
- Advisor & Professor Anthony O'Neal on Taking Your Seat at The Money Table: · 36 min · Season 7 Episode 12Anthony O'Neal is an Financial Mentor and University Professor
- Charles Hudson, Precursor Ventures · 40 min · Season 7 Episode 11Charles Hudson is the Managing Partner and Founder of Precursor Ventures
- The Future of AI in Business: Insights from Cliff Worley · 47 min · Season 7 Episode 10Cliff Worley is an AI expert
- Jordyn Weaver on Black Brands and Influencer Impact · 32 min · Season 7 Episode 9Jordyn Weaver is the founder of Forefront
- James Norman and Sean Green of Black Ops VC · 38 min · Season 7 Episode 8James Norman and Sean Green of Black Ops VC
- How To Turn Your Small Business Into an Ecosystem - This Is Where the Real Money Is · 33 min · Season 7 Episode 7Will Lucas is an entrepreneur, CEO, and Brand Manager of AfroTech
- Omi Bell of Black Girl Ventures on Structural Barriers to Scaling Companies with Under $1MM in Revenue · 37 min · Season 7 Episode 6Omi Bell is CEO of Black Girl Ventures
- Morgan DeBaun, AfroTech Founder talks HealthStack · 41 min · Season 7 Episode 5Morgan DeBaun is the Founder and CEO of Blavity and AfroTech.
- Bryan Myers of [solidcore] · 39 min · Season 7 Episode 4Bryan Myers is President and CEO at [solidcore].
- Dr. Jabaris Swain, Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Director-Innovation, MedTech at Johnson & Johnson · 43 min · Season 7 Episode 3Dr. Jabaris Swain is Director-Innovation, MedTech at Johnson & Johnson
- 10 AI Predictions for 2026 · 31 min · Season 7 Episode 2Will Lucas is the Brand Manager for AfroTech, and the Host and Producer for Black Tech Green Money podcast.
- Imani Ellis of CultureCon & The Creative Collective · 36 min · Season 7 Episode 1Imani Ellis is the founder of CultureCon & The Creative Collective
- 🎊 NEW YEARS REWIND // Using LinkedIn for Personal Branding · 33 min · Season 6 Episode 49Jamé Jackson is a community manager at LinkedIn and founder of TheBlondeMisfit
- 🎄 HOLIDAY REWIND // Megan Holston-Alexander, Cultural Leadership Fund at a16z · 37 min · Season 6 Episode 48Megan Holston-Alexander, Head of CLF at a16z
- Beyond 4C: How AI is Rewriting the Hair Typing System · 45 min · Season 6 Episode 47The hard science and high-stakes finance powering the Black hair revolution
- Black Tech Green Money: Baratunde Thurston of Life With Machines · 39 min · Season 6 Episode 43Baratunde Thurston is a storyteller, Emmy nominated host, writer, and public speaker
- The Business of Play: eSports, Betting, and Infrastructure · 35 min · Season 6 Episode 46The collision of sports culture, high-stakes finance, and the digital frontier.







