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Digital GreenbookOmi Bell - Black Girl Ventures - Venture Funding & Innovative Black WomenShelly Omilâdè Bell is an author, business strategist, and inspirational speaker who moves ideas to profit while empowering people to live more authentically. As a cultural translator, she connects entrepreneurs, investors, and corporations in order to diversify their talent pipeline, increase equity and grow their brands.
2024-02-0132 min
Turning Points: Navigating Mental HealthRedefining What Success MeansTaking hold of your mental health journey can include unlearning the expectations set by society over a lifetime and, instead, discovering who you really are and what you really want as an individual. This can start with re-examining “success” in life and what that really means. Creative entrepreneur, Glo Atanmo, and the founder of Black Girl Ventures, Shelly Omilâdé Bell share how they are redefining success to put their wellness first. Then, licensed therapist Stevon Lewis discusses strategies to manage stress and achieve the next level of growth.See Privacy Policy at https://art19...
2022-10-0539 min
Directionally Challenged“Black Girl Ventures” with Shelly Omílàdé BellCandice is joined by entrepreneur and founder of Black Girl Ventures, Shelly Omílàdé Bell, whose mission is to empower Black and Brown women in gaining social and financial capital. How did the former self-proclaimed P.I. become the CEO of a multi-million dollar enterprise in venture capitalism? Listen to find out - better a pen and HUGE paper!Follow Shelly:Shelly’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/omibell/Check out Shelly’s XM Radio Show: https://www.omisworld.com/theshellybellshowFollow Us:Instagram: www.instagram.com/candicekayla/ Twitter: www.twit...
2022-07-1142 min
UNION MARKET DISTRICT RADIOBlack Girl Ventures ft. Brittany Young, Dawn Myers, Naza Shelley, Anika HobbsWelcome to Union Market District Radio powered by Caandor Labs, an audio experience at the intersection of culture and commerce.
Today’s episode is a roundtable conversation inspired by Union Market’s new mural on Sixth St NE. The mural, designed by artist Brandan “BMike” Odums, features five local Black women who are founders and entrepreneurs from the Black Girl Ventures (BGV) network, an accelerator providing virtual communities for Black and Brown woman-identifying founders to access capital and capacity building in order to meet business milestones that lead to economic advancement through entrepreneurship.
The mural is a continuation of BGV's new part...
2022-05-0355 min
The Devil Is A LieBlack Girl Ventures w/ Shelly OmilâdeBlack Girl Ventures provides funding to Black and Brown women byway of a communal methodology that allows the audience to decide who they want to support financially. Think of it as a beautiful marriage between crowd funding and Shark Tank. Tune in to hear founder, Shelly Omilde's story to building the brand that's revolutionizing the way black women are gaining access to capital. Be sure to follow Black Girl Ventures and ALIVE Podcast Network on all social media platforms.
2022-03-0120 min
Dear FoundHer...Real Founder Stories for Women Small Business OwnersCreating a Non-profit That Isn't a Charity with Shelly Omilâdè Bell, Founder of Black Girl Ventures FoundationIn today’s episode, host Lindsay Pinchuk is joined in conversation with Shelly Omilâdè Bell, Founder of Black Girl Ventures Foundation to discuss how she has transformed entrepreneurship by reimagining the way Black and Brown women founders get access to financial and social capital.Founded in 2016 by Serial Entrepreneur and Computer Scientist Shelly Omilâdè Bell, Black Girl Ventures Foundation (BGV) addresses the unique challenges Black and Brown women face in accessing social and financial capital to grow their businesses. The BGV Style pitch competition is the largest pitch competition globally for Black and Brown women founde...
2022-02-2443 min
Lead Like You Give a Damn043 - Shelly Omilâdè Bell And The Lessons Of A Social EntrepreneurNamed as one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 100 Powerful Women in Business, Shelly Omilâdè Bell is a computer scientist, system disruptor, and business strategist who moves ideas to profit while empowering people to live, build, and foster better relationships. She connects entrepreneurs, investors, and corporations in order to diversify their talent pipeline, increase equity, and grow their brands.Get in touch with Shelly Omilâdè Bell:Website: https://www.theworldofomi.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamshellybell/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheShellyBell/Twitter: https://twitter.c...
2022-02-1724 min
Tech Wrap QueenShelly Omilâdè Bell | Creating Access to Capital for Black WomenWrap Session 23 Tech & Culture. Shelly Omilâdè Bell, serial entrepreneur and Founder of Black Girl Ventures (BGV) a foundation addressing the unique challenges Black/Brown women face in accessing social and financial capital, takes the Royal Court on a dynamic journey from launching BGV to landing a pivotal partnership with NIKE. In this episode, Shelly provides critical advice for founders and shares how shifting her mindset from wanting validation from other Venture Capitalists has helped her keep the focus on the mission -to provide Black/Brown woman founders with access to community, capital, and capacity building.Sh...
2021-12-3141 min
Our Money PowerBe That Change with Shelly Omilâdè BellWe’ve talked a lot on the OUR MONEY POWER podcast about the significant and pervasive wealth gap between men and women - which is even bigger when it comes to Black and Brown women. I wanted to dig deeper into the systemic and historical reasons this wealth gap exists in the first place and talk to someone who is actually offering solutions to close that gap. Shelly Omilâdè Bell, who goes by Omi, founded Black Girl Ventures to transform entrepreneurship by reimagining the way Black and Brown women founders get access to financial and social capital. Her inno...
2021-12-1629 min
LENDING WITH PURPOSEFinancial Education and Empowerment for Black and Brown Women Founders W/ Shelly Omilade BellIn this episode, Shawn has a conversation with Shelly Bell, the venture capitalist behind Black Girl Ventures.
Before diving into his talk with Shelly, Shawn shares a story about his love of tee shirts, explaining the counterintuitive way in which tee shirts remind him to consider decisions and consequences. These things are important to consider in all areas of life, but one that is particularly relevant to today’s episode is that of credit and money management. And there is no one better to talk about both the dynamics of navigating finances and the in...
2021-09-3035 min