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The Morgan Legal Group LLCPersonal Injury Lawyer Your Guide to Legal RepresentationNavigating the complexities of a personal injury case can be overwhelming, but having the right legal representation can make all the difference. A skilled personal injury lawyer will guide you through the legal process, fight for your rights, and help you obtain the compensation you deserve. Whether you're dealing with medical expenses, lost wages, or emotional distress, seeking legal assistance ensures that your case is handled professionally and effectively.If you or a loved one has suffered a personal injury and need expert legal guidance, The Morgan Legal Group LLC is here to help. Located in Houston, Texas, our...
2025-02-1209 minThe Morgan Legal Group LLCWhy You Need a Houston Personal Injury Attorney NowWhen facing the aftermath of a personal injury in Houston, having an experienced attorney by your side can make all the difference. The Morgan Legal Group LLC is dedicated to protecting your rights, securing fair compensation, and guiding you through the complex legal process. Whether you've suffered from a car accident, workplace injury, or another form of negligence, now is the time to seek legal support and ensure you receive the justice you deserve.If you need a trusted Houston personal injury attorney, contact The Morgan Legal Group LLC today. Our team is ready to evaluate your case and...
2025-02-1209 minThe Morgan Legal Group LLCHouston Personal Injury Attorney Your Legal AdvocateIf you've been injured due to someone else's negligence or wrongful actions in Houston, having a dedicated and experienced personal injury attorney by your side is essential. At The Morgan Legal Group LLC, we understand the emotional, physical, and financial challenges you face during this difficult time. Our team of legal professionals is committed to fighting for your rights, ensuring you receive the compensation you deserve, and helping you navigate the legal process with confidence. Whether it's a car accident, slip and fall, or workplace injury, we are here to provide the support and expertise you need for a successful...
2025-02-1210 minThe Morgan Legal Group LLCWind Farm Accident Attorney Your Legal AllyIn the event of a wind farm accident, navigating the complexities of the legal landscape can be challenging. With the right legal representation, you can ensure your rights are protected and pursue the compensation you deserve. At The Morgan Legal Group LLC, we understand the intricacies of wind farm accident cases and are committed to providing skilled, compassionate legal support to help you through this difficult time. Our experienced attorneys will guide you every step of the way, fighting for justice on your behalf.If you or a loved one has been involved in a wind farm accident, don't...
2025-02-1210 minThe Morgan Legal Group LLCWhy You Need a Houston Personal Injury Attorney by Your SideHaving a Houston personal injury attorney by your side can make a significant difference in the outcome of your case. With their expertise, they will guide you through the complex legal processes, ensuring that your rights are protected and that you receive the compensation you deserve. Personal injury cases can be stressful, but with the right attorney, you’ll have the support you need to navigate challenges and secure justice.At The Morgan Legal Group LLC, located in Houston, Texas, we are dedicated to providing personalized legal representation tailored to your needs. If you or a loved one has be...
2025-02-0509 minThe Morgan Legal Group LLCHouston Personal Injury Attorney Experts in Injury ClaimsIf you or a loved one have been injured in an accident and are seeking expert legal representation, The Morgan Legal Group LLC in Houston, Texas, is here to help. Our team of skilled personal injury attorneys is dedicated to providing compassionate support while fighting for the compensation you deserve. With extensive experience in handling a wide range of injury claims, we ensure that your case is in capable hands from start to finish. We understand the physical, emotional, and financial challenges that injuries can cause, and we’re committed to making the legal process as smooth and stress-free as po...
2025-02-0509 min
Access and OpportunityBroadening Access to Mental Health Care for Ethnically Diverse StudentsRates of depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation among college students are at an all-time high. And while students of all backgrounds face similar levels of mental health challenges, ethnically diverse students are far less likely to seek treatment. That gap is due to factors including lack of access to a diverse selection of counselors; cultural stigmas surrounding mental health; and the cost of care. The need for more robust mental healthcare continues once students transition into the workforce. On this episode, we hear from Diana Chao, a graduate student and the executive director and f...
2024-01-1225 min
Software Defined TalkWilliam Morgan on Service Mesh, Linkerd and eBPFBrandon interviews William Morgan, Buoyant CEO and creator of Linkerd. They discuss building cloud native platforms, the need for Service Mesh, Linkerd and eBPF. Plus, some thoughts on the rise of Rust as the preferred systems programming language.
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2023-07-2153 min
The Red Letter Disciple018: Tony Morgan from Unstuck Group, On Good and Bad Trends in the Church Right Now, How to Engage in Online Church, and How to Get Unstuck Out of Sticky SituationsThere is no better time for Tony Morgan’s The Unstuck Group ministry than now. He believes that healthy churches are often stuck in a hard season. His advice for balancing discipleship and evangelism is relevant to every church and every disciple; just walk across the street. To learn more about the podcast or access the show notes, visit www.redletterpodcast.com. As an author, podcaster, blogger, communicator, or content creator, do you ever feel like you put in the same amount of effort as others, but don’t see the same results? Carey Nieuwhof and The Art o...
2022-09-2049 min
The BG PodcastManaging Growth in the City of Round Rock with Mayor Craig MorganToday's episode (163) features Mayor Craig Morgan of the City of Round Rock. He and Bingham Group CEO A.J. discuss his path to office, and the challenges and opportunities facing Round Rock.
First elected Mayor in May of 2017, Mayor Morgan previously spend six years on the Round Rock City Council.
Located 15 miles north of downtown Austin, like all Williamson County cities Round Rock has experienced substantial economic development and growth over the past decade, but even before when Dell Technologies moved its headquarters to there in 1993.
First elected Mayor in May of 2017, Mayor Morgan previously spend six years on the...
2022-08-3022 minAccess and OpportunityReducing RecidivismOn this episode, we’re talking about America’s high rate of recidivism – with nearly 80% of those incarcerated returning to prison after five years – and what can be done to reduce this figure. First, we hear from Marcus Bullock, the founder and CEO of tech company Flikshop, about the obstacles he faced when transitioning back into society after serving an eight-year prison sentence. Marcus applied for 41 jobs before finally finding employment as a paint mixer, opening the door for him to eventually start his own businesses and find ways to help other formerly incarcerated individuals with their reentry journey. Then, ho...
2022-03-1830 minAccess and OpportunityBuying Black: Reinvesting in CommunityMoney circulates nearly an unlimited number of times in white neighborhoods, but only once in African-American communities, according to the Selig Center for Economic Growth. On this episode, we ask: how can we keep the Black dollar circulating in Black communities for longer? First, we hear from Bernard Bronner, President and CEO of Bronner Bros., the Black, family-owned beauty company behind the annual Bronner Bros. Hair Show. After losing their best-selling hair care product because they didn’t manufacture it themselves, the Bronners recognized the importance of ownership for sustaining not only the company, but the...
2022-03-0331 minAccess and OpportunityBridging the Digital DivideAccording to the U.S. Census, roughly one in ten homes in America lack a broadband internet connection, and the city of Brownsville, Texas tops the list of least connected cities in the country. On this episode, we’ll learn from two people on the frontlines in the battle against this digital divide. We hear from Brownsville high school teacher Mayra Delgado. After seeing her students struggle with connectivity, she co-founded a group called What the Fiber to address the problem. Then, host Carla Harris sits down with one of the people that are helping to...
2022-02-0325 min
Now, What’s Next?Trouble Brewing Along the Coffee Supply ChainHost Sonari Glinton finds out how changing climates and unpredictable weather will continue to impact coffee crops, create shipping delays, and raise the price of a cup of joe, and what some are doing to help create resilience in the face of these challenges. We meet Luiz Araripe, a Brazilian coffee exporter who’s been in the business for over 40 years. He describes how recent droughts and frost have devastated many farmers. Climate scientist Anders Levermann explains how changing weather will impact the global supply chain for coffee and even more complicated goods. Finally, we hear from Mar...
2022-02-0225 minNow, What’s Next?Your Pet's Supply Chain WoesHost Sonari Glinton finds out why some pet owners struggled to find canned food, what’s in pet food to begin with, and why competition for key ingredients may be forcing that to change.Along the way we meet David Saltz, who went to great lengths to track down the only food his finicky cat, Tiger, will eat. Dana Brooks, President of the Pet Food Institute, explains the supply chain challenges pet food makers are facing and Rachelle Cantet of Entoma Petfood outlines why insect protein may be the ideal pet food of the future.
2022-01-1922 minNow, What’s Next?Jobs Go Begging on the Open RoadHost Sonari Glinton finds out why the trucking industry is short tens of thousands of drivers, and how the pandemic exacerbated the problem. We learn about the ways the industry is changing to recruit new drivers - and keep the ones it has - and how innovative thinking and technology could lead to an industry-wide overhaul.In this episode we meet Christopher Johns, a British trucker who’s been driving for 15 years, and knows firsthand why this job is so tough. Kendra Hems, President of the Trucking Association of New York lays out the challenges her industry is...
2022-01-0625 minAccess and OpportunityWilliam Heard: Diversifying Asset ManagementMore than half of asset managers still believe that hiring diverse teams comes at the cost of higherreturns, despite data showing otherwise. On this episode, host Carla Harris speaks to Heard Capitalfounder and CEO William Heard as he shares his journey to become a successful Black hedge fundmanager and how he’s paving the way for money managers like himself, with less traditional pedigrees,to achieve their goals in the financial industry.https://www.morganstanley.com/what-we-do/inclusive-innovation-and-opportunityDi...
2021-12-3114 minAccess and OpportunityClosing the Adventure GapOn this episode, we learn about how one woman is working to foster economic equity in the outdoors and how supporting founders of color will improve the outdoor industry for everyone. We hear from founder Patricia Cameron about her nonprofit, Blackpackers, which aims to address the gap in representation in the outdoors by providing gear, outdoor excursions and outdoor education for free or at a subsidized cost. Then, host Carla Harris sits down with Dan Kihanya, REI’s Director of Corporate Development and Racial Equity. Dan explains REI’s latest initiative “Path Ahead Ventures” which was created to invest in found...
2021-12-2020 minNow, What’s Next?The Great Kettlebell ShortageHost Sonari Glinton explores the great kettlebell shortage of 2020, as closed gyms led to unprecedented demand for home exercise equipment. We learn how manufacturing overseas made kettlebells difficult to get, and how bringing the manufacturing to the U.S. and supply chain diversification provided ways to meet the demand, but were far from simple solutions.In this episode we meet Jennifer Lau, co-owner of FitSquad who experienced the kettlebell demand firsthand. At the same time, Jay Perkins, the co-founder of Kettlebell Kings saw his supply of overseas manufactured kettlebells stall when demand was at its highest. We...
2021-12-1623 minNow, What’s Next?Trouble in ToylandHost Sonari Glinton explores why we’ve all been warned to start holiday shopping early. We discover how toymakers are navigating shipping delays, what’s causing those delays, and why local, independent shops have an important role to play in alleviating supply chain shortages.On this episode of our supply chain season, we meet Nora O’Leary, President of Manhattan Toy, who’s had to make some tough decisions this year. Lars Jensen, CEO of Vespucci Maritime, is an expert in the shipping world who breaks down exactly what is breaking down, and why. And we meet Keewa Nur...
2021-12-0126 minNow, What’s Next?When Just-in-Time is Too LateHost Sonari Glinton delves into the workings of the just-in-time inventory model and how it let down millions of frontline workers at the start of the pandemic. We find out how relationships along the supply chain are deeply critical, and how new technology is provoking a rethink in healthcare manufacturing.In the episode we meet Dr. Andy Artenstein, an infectious disease specialist and Chief Physician at Baystate Health in Massachusetts who went to extremes to get PPE for his staff of thousands. Vanessa Iarocci tells us about how supply chain relationships helped save her business as she...
2021-11-1726 minNow, What’s Next?Stuck on the Ever GivenIn March 2021, the Ever Given cargo ship got stuck in the Suez Canal and opened the world's eyes to the vulnerability of a system we rely on each and every day. In this episode we meet Jan Unander, a Swedish importer who had goods aboard the Ever Given and almost lost his business because of the delays. Jake Slinn, the owner of JS Global Cargo and Freight Disposal, takes us to the Port of Felixstowe to illuminate how much cargo went to waste as a result of the Ever Given stoppage, and the traffic jam of ships stuck behind...
2021-11-0423 minAccess and OpportunityBuilding Equity Along the BlockchainOn this episode, we delve into the world of NFTs, cryptocurrency, and blockchain technology. We hear from artist Lauren Washington, a senior at Northwestern University, who is using non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, to help connect with a new and thriving community of collectors and artists of color. Then, host Carla Harris sits down with Erikan Obotetukudo, founder of the Audacity Fund and founding member of Crypto for Black Economic Empowerment. Erikan shares her insights on the inequities of traditional financial systems and the potential for cryptocurrency to change the narrative for entrepreneurs of color and others left behind around...
2021-09-3029 minAccess and OpportunityFractional Ownership: From Sneakers to JetsOn this episode, we learn about alternatives to traditional investments that provides access to new groups of investors. We hear from Gerome Sapp, a former NFL player who conceived of Rares, a platform that makes investment more accessible by allowing his fellow sneakerheads to buy and sell shares in particularly notable and rare sneakers. Host Carla Harris then sits down with Glenn Gonzales, a former Air Force pilot who turned his love for aviation into a business opportunity by founding Jet It, a company that is working to open the private aviation industry to a broader demographic. Jet It...
2021-08-2726 min
Self Made Strategies137: Joey Mure and Russ Morgan – Achieving Wealth Without Wall StreetOn this episode, we sat down with Joey Mure and Russ Morgan, of Wealth Without Wall Street. Russ and Joey are serial entrepreneurs and currently operate 19 short term rentals along with several other investment strategies. They love to talk about the challenges and motivations they experience as business owners and helping others pursue financial freedom.
The wall street mindset separates families, entrepreneurs, and business owners from their money while others use it for their advantage. The secret to freedom is having your money work for you, not someone else, when wealth building. Both Russ and Joey work...
2021-08-1200 minAccess and OpportunityBuilding Black Generational WealthOn this episode, we’re continuing the conversation about the wealth gap through the lens of the Black financial experience. We hear from Eddie Slaughter, a legacy farmer based in Buena Vista, Georgia, who spent thirty plus years fighting the USDA to keep ownership of property that had been in his family for generations. Then, host Carla Harris sits down with Shelley Stewart III, a McKinsey partner who leads the firm’s research on Black economic mobility. We discuss the racial inequities that have kept Black Americans from building wealth and how those affected can prosper in spite of it. ...
2021-08-0727 minNow, What’s Next?Revaluing the Essential Work of ChildcareThe pandemic pushed parents, particularly working mothers, past a breaking point. As the U.S. begins to recover from the economic and social setbacks stemming from so many women leaving the workforce to care for their kids, we look at the history and future of childcare. Host Sonari Glinton talks with three working mothers who have lived through the ups and downs of childcare. Sonia McDaniel is an essential hospital worker and single parent to four daughters between the ages of three and 20. During the pandemic, with daycares and schools closed, she had to find creative solutions to keep...
2021-07-2228 minAccess and OpportunityReaching Back to Help the Next GenerationOn this episode, we’re talking about the importance of reaching back to help others on their business journey and how alternative sources of investment can help women of color take their companies to the next level. We hear from Maya Penn, founder and CEO of Maya’s Ideas, a slow fashion brand she started at just eight years old. She shares what she's learned about raising funds as a young, black, female entrepreneur, and the help she’s received along the way. Then, host Carla Harris sits down with Maya’s mentor, Phyllis Newhouse, to hear about her role as...
2021-07-1627 minNow, What’s Next?Caring for Our EldersWillie Wright is 63 and lives alone in Cleveland, Ohio while his daughter Lauren lives over 500 miles away in North Carolina. We listen as they talk about the future and how they’ll manage as Willie gets older. Then we meet Iris Yafuso Toguchi, who relies on Kupuna Care, a Hawaiian state program for caregivers, to keep her mother, Irene, at home. Registered nurse Rudy Sukna has spent 20 years working at one of the largest nursing homes in New York. Despite staffing issues, dangerous working conditions, and losing many of his patients to COVID, Rudy still believes nursing homes are a go...
2021-07-0727 minNow, What’s Next?Searching for Balance: How and Why We WorkHost Sonari Glinton talks to Celeste Headlee, journalist and author of Do Nothing, about burnout, and how that led her to reorient her life and approach to work. Next, we meet Jomar Reyes, who worked at Danish digital marketing agency IIH Nordic as they transitioned to a 4-day work week. Finally, Jennifer Scott is a bike courier and labor activist in Toronto and her work schedule makes 9-5 look like a dream. Jennifer explains how gig workers are fighting for more sustainable careers.Disclaimers:The guest speakers are neither employees nor affiliated with Morgan Stanley...
2021-06-2430 minAccess and OpportunityCommunity First: Building Latinx WealthRita Soledad Fernandez Paulino and Beatriz Acevedo on how they work to inspire others in the Latinx community to improve their financial literacy. On this episode, we’re tackling the wealth gap from the perspective of two Latina founders who are flipping the script around finance in their communities. We hear from Rita Soledad Fernandez Paulino, the financial literacy influencer behind Wealth Para Todos, an online community that was born of Soledad’s own journey to become debt free. Then, host Carla Harris sits down with media entrepreneur Beatriz Acevedo, a former television host who found her voice in advo...
2021-06-1130 minNow, What’s Next?The Re-Education of Higher LearningHost Sonari Glinton checks in with college student Jacob Sarasohn. When his art school classes went virtual, Jacob decided to put college on hold and become an Emergency Medical Technician. We find out how that experience changed him and if he’ll go back to college. At Georgetown University, we meet Bushra Shaikh and her professor, Elizabeth Grimm, who found ways to make their Zoom class meaningful and effective. Tech CEO LaShana M. Lewis had a difficult time finding her place at college and ended up leaving without a degree. She struggled for years to land a job in he...
2021-06-1029 minNow, What’s Next?Meet Me at the MallMalls were originally designed to be the centerpiece of a community. For a long time, they were. Between the boom in online shopping and over-retailing, many malls were struggling even before the pandemic. Now, experts predict every 1-of-4 malls in the U.S. may close over the next five years. For this episode, we travel around the world to figure out why we go to the mall, how to build them more sustainably and how failing malls are being reimagined.As head of the California Fashion Association, Ilse Metchek visits a different mall every week. She believes...
2021-05-2727 minNow, What’s Next?Back to the Big ScreenIn this first episode of our new season, we meet Shelli Taylor, who became the CEO of Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas just weeks after the pandemic temporarily closed all their locations. Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director and Co-Head of the Toronto International Film Festival, talks about diversity in Hollywood, and how the past year is shifting the films and filmmakers we celebrate. Then we meet Vicky Ding, who runs a film sales company in Beijing, where theatres are booming as China takes the lead as the biggest box office in the world.Disclaimers:The guest speakers are...
2021-05-1232 minAccess and OpportunityDhani Jones: The Road of IntentionDhani Jones is currently the Chairman and Co-Founder of Qey Capital Partners, a strategic consultancy firm that helps companies find investments. After an eleven year career in the NFL and starting several ventures of his own, Dhani helped launch the Hillman Accelerator, which focuses on investing in tech companies with women and people of color in leadership roles. In this episode, he explains how his career as an NFL linebacker taught him to be intentional about his entrepreneurial ambitions and to build a community to support that shared vision. Come on and join us for the ride.
2021-04-0932 minAccess and OpportunityEdith Dorsen & Reggie Van Lee: Redefine Your Comfort ZoneEdith Dorsen is the founder and Managing Director of the Womens VC Fund, which focuses on investing in companies with diverse leadership. Joining her is Reggie Van Lee, an early believer and advisor to the Fund, as well as the Chief Transformation Officer of the Carlyle Group. Together they work towards fostering equity in the venture capital industry. In this episode, they discuss the inspiration behind the Fund, the challenges they faced early on to persuade skeptics of the value in diversity and the Fund’s plans for the future. Come on and join us for the ride....
2021-03-1932 minAccess and OpportunityAndre Iguodala: Pivoting Your PlaybookCarla speaks with investor and three-time NBA champion Andre Iguodala about becoming a venture partner at the Catalyst Fund, which focuses on investing in companies founded by African American, Hispanic and women entrepreneurs.Andre Iguodala, best known as a three-time NBA champion, is now a venture partner at the Catalyst Fund. Iguodala has leveraged his success in the league to build a prominent career investing in the technology sector, and his work with the Catalyst Fund focuses on supporting startups with founders from diverse, underfunded backgrounds. In this episode, Iguodala takes us back to how he got...
2021-02-2033 minAccess and OpportunityChris Lyons: Where Tech Meets CultureCarla speaks with investor Chris Lyons, head of the Cultural Leadership Fund at Andreesen Horowitz, a fund that connects Black cultural leaders as Limited Partners to new technology companies, and benefiting organizations working for a greater African Americans presence in tech. Chris Lyons is the head of the Cultural Leadership Fund at Andreessen Horowitz, a D.C.-based fund created to connect Black cultural leaders with tech companies while elevating African American creators in the tech industry. Chris began his career as an audio engineer, but found himself catching the startup bug when he started PictureMenu in 2010. H...
2021-02-0534 minAccess and OpportunityShawn Springs: From Idea to ImpactCarla speaks with entrepreneur and former NFL cornerback Shawn Springs, founder and CEO of Windpact, a company focusing on impact protection across industries, including sports, automotive, and the military applications.Shawn Springs is the founder and CEO of technology company Windpact, a startup focused on something near and dear to him: impact protection. Their technology has applications in industries ranging from sports, to automotive, to the military. In this episode, Shawn tells us how events in his own life inspired him to create technology that can change the lives of others, how he leveraged the relationships and...
2021-01-2528 minNow, What’s Next?New Lessons for Remote EducationEducation was one of the pandemic’s first casualties. When schools closed overnight, students and teachers switched to virtual classrooms—a massive social experiment that hasn’t been easy on anyone. But it also revealed opportunities to rethink the ways in which we teach, and what is most valuable in education.Host Sonari Glinton speaks with students and teachers to find out how their lives have changed when it comes to school. Eight-year-old Escher Olson moved to a new country with his family, so that he could go to school in person rather than virtually. His mother, Sophie...
2021-01-2022 minAccess and OpportunityAna Flores: Power Through CommunityCarla speaks with media entrepreneur Ana Flores, founder and CEO of #WeAllGrow Latina Network, a community that has elevated the voices and stories of Latinas for the past 10 years.Ana Flores is the creator of the first and largest community of Latina digital influencers, and is among the only 1% of Latina owned companies to ever hit the $1 million revenue mark. In this episode, Ana walks us through her upbringing between El Salvador and Houston, her early career in television, and embracing an entrepreneurial spirit that led her to start her first company. Today, she continues to elevate...
2021-01-0834 minNow, What’s Next?Recipes for Restaurant ResilienceBefore the pandemic, about half of all Americans dined out at least twice a week. The pandemic has pushed hundreds of thousands of restaurants into bankruptcy—and the rest are struggling to stay afloat. In order to keep the lights on, many have shifted their business models, and are embracing innovations and experimentation.Host Sonari Glinton checks in with his friend Steve Lombardo in Chicago, who manages the Gibsons Restaurant Group. They’ve been hit hard by the pandemic. Colleen Vincent of the James Beard Foundation gives us a reality check on the restaurant industry at large—and ex...
2021-01-0624 minAccess and OpportunityMorgan DeBaun: For Us, By UsCarla speaks with media entrepreneur Morgan DeBaun, Founder and CEO of Blavity, a voice for Black millennials in the media and marketing landscape, about staying true to your vision as you grow and evolve.Morgan DeBaun is one of the first African-American women to raise over $1 million in venture funding. Now she has raised more than $9 million for her company, Blavity, and its brands reach over 80 million monthly users. In this episode, Morgan takes us through her roots in St. Louis, the struggles of bootstrapping your own business, and what she’s learned about fundraising along the way...
2020-12-1735 minNow, What’s Next?Working Together, RemotelyThanks to the pandemic, some 40% of Americans no longer head into the office to get work done. For many, the shift to remote work could be permanent, and yet millions of others do not have that luxury. This trend exacerbates the fault line between those who can, and those who can’t. But as much as experts tout “the end of the office”, a few with years of remote work experience argue that there’s a shelf life to this new way of working - and downsides that must be considered. Host Sonari Glinton hears from NASA...
2020-12-1622 minAccess and OpportunitySanjay Sharma: Remixing the Mainstream From the MarginsFrom immigrant kid, with a love of movies, to media entrepreneur, with a deep connection to the hip-hop community, Sanjay Sharma's professional journey has taken him across the American legal, tech and media landscapes. Carla welcomes him, on this first episode of a new season of Access & Opportunity focused on innovators working for equity in the media and entertainment industries. Now the Founder and CEO of Marginal Mediaworks, a media brand that’s all about genre storytelling from marginalized voices, Sharma’s perspectives are both familiar and radical. A serial entrepreneur, he has launched seminal ventures, including Machini...
2020-12-0334 minNow, What’s Next?Reimagining TravelBarren airports, anchored cruise ships, vacant hotels—it’s impossible to run a tourism business when international borders close and most of the world shelters in place. There is no doubt the pandemic has pushed the travel industry into a corner: one estimate suggests the industry will lose a trillion dollars in 2020 alone. How do you come back from that? For the time being, it feels like travelling for pleasure is a thing of the past, but the urge to leave home for a little while and explore something new is strong. And pent-up demand from locked-down, would-be tourists coul...
2020-12-0225 minNow, What’s Next?The City is Dead, Long Live the CityAt the height of the pandemic, headlines around the world proclaimed an exodus of people from urban centers toward smaller, and possibly safer, communities. The sudden mass shift to remote work—for those who could—helped fuel this rush to more pastoral, or at least less congested, environs. Pundits immediately declared that metropolises like New York City were dead. But are city communities truly at risk of collapse? Or could this moment instead usher in a long awaited renewal for the world’s most populous places?In this inaugural episode of the Now, What's Next? podcast, host Sonari...
2020-11-1825 minAccess and OpportunityFinding a Voice in VentureOn this episode of Access & Opportunity, we welcome investor Soraya Darabi. A former serial entrepreneur, Soraya is a founder and General Partner at Trail Mix Ventures, an early-stage investment firm focused on the future of living well. We are also joined by Sarah Sheehan, the co-founder and COO of Bravely, a startup that remotely connects employees with certified coaches. In 2017, Soraya and Trail Mix Ventures invested in Bravely’s seed round and the two organizations have been close partners ever since. Throughout this episode, Soraya and Sarah share how they respectively became an investor and an entrepreneur, wh...
2020-11-0743 minAccess and OpportunityBuilding a Fund that Feeds the SoulOn this episode of Access and Opportunity, we welcome investor Mallun Yen, partner and founder of Operator Collective. Operator Collective is a disruptive new approach to venture capital which brings senior operating leaders from diverse backgrounds together with founders of startup companies. We also hear from one of the leaders of those startup companies, Kieran Snyder, the co-founder and CEO of Textio, an augmenting writing platform that analyzes text to find the patterns that cause some to succeed, where others fail. In this episode, Mallun and Kieran take us on a journey where we explore what it takes to...
2020-09-0337 minAccess and OpportunityOpening the Door for a New Set of AngelsOn this episode of Access and Opportunity we welcome investor Natalia Oberti Noguera, founder and CEO of Pipeline Angels. Pipeline is changing the face of angel investing by lowering the barriers to entry and bringing more non-traditional investors into the angel ecosystem, providing capital for more women, non-binary and femme entrepreneurs. Also joining us is the co-founder and CEO of the maternal health startup Mahmee, Melissa Hanna. As the daughter of an obstetrics nurse, Melissa grew up knowing the challenges that women, and specifically women of color, face when confronting the healthcare system. Pipeline Angels first invested in Mahmee i...
2020-08-1236 minAccess and OpportunityShared Values Help VCs, Founders Stay AgileOn this episode of Access and Opportunity, we welcome investor Jesse Draper, founding partner of Halogen Ventures. With Halogen Ventures, Jesse has committed to investing in early stage consumer technology startups that have a woman as a member of the founding team. We also hear from one of those founders, Esther Crawford, the co-founder and CEO of Squad, an online platform that helps connect people all over the world through screen-sharing. Jesse and Esther take us on a journey from their very first encounter, to their individual commitments going into the deal, and to their respective shifts in priorities...
2020-07-3134 minAccess and OpportunityKeeping It Black: 'Cultural Competence' Is KeyWelcome to Access and Opportunity, Season 6. This season, we are looking at the relationships behind the deal. We'll be talking to women venture capitalists who are working to change the funding landscape and a founder of one of their portfolio companies. In this episode, we welcome venture capitalist Kesha Cash, who has spent nearly a decade focused on impact investing. Currently, Kesha serves as the Founder and General Partner of Impact America Fund, the largest black-women-led impact VC firm in the U.S., and a fund that invests with a racial equity lens. We also welcome Diishan Imira, Founder...
2020-07-2132 minAccess and OpportunitySeason 6 TrailerWelcome back for Season 6 of Access & Opportunity! We're staying focused on the challenges faced by women and multicultural-led businesses in accessing capital, and the overlooked opportunities they represent for investors. But this season Carla is looking at the issue through the lens of six successful relationships. In each episode we'll talk, together, with a woman investor who is working to change the funding landscape and the leader of one of her portfolio companies. These relationships will offer new perspectives (and playbook points!) on how to make the entire investment ecosystem more inclusive. Stay tuned for Episode 1.Th...
2020-07-1001 minAccess and OpportunityCOVID-19 Special: Hope Knight - Coming Back, ChangedWelcome back to Access & Opportunity. In these unprecedented times of COVID-19, we're checking in with some of our favorite guests from previous seasons to understand how they're adjusting their schedules, their businesses, their outlook, and their investing styles. In this episode, Carla welcomes back Hope Knight, President and CEO of the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation and a member of the New York City Planning Commission.Ms. Knight was the inaugural guest on Access & Opportunity almost two years ago. We wanted to see how, despite the current circumstances, she continues to nurture opportunities for businesses in the Jamaica n...
2020-05-1721 minAccess and OpportunityCOVID-19 Special: Freada Kapor Klein - A Time for EmpathyWelcome back to Access & Opportunity. In these unprecedented times of COVID-19, we're checking in with some of our favorite guests from previous seasons to understand how they're adjusting their schedules, their businesses, their outlook, and their investing styles. In this episode, Carla welcomes back Dr. Freda Kapor Klein, Founding Partner at Kapor Capital and founder and co-chair of the Kapor Center for Social Impact.Dr. Kapor Klein appeared in season one and in season three, so we wanted to see how, despite the current circumstances, she continues to create opportunities for underserved communities and to close the g...
2020-05-0920 minAccess and OpportunityAn Innovator’s Exit - Henrique Dubugras of BrexThis season we’re speaking with entrepreneurs who have successfully scaled and sold their companies with a particular focus on the exit. In the Season 4 finale we hear from someone who has experienced a wide variety of exit scenarios, Henrique Dubugras. Henrique is the co-CEO of Brex - a fintech startup valued at over two billion dollars. But Henrique’s entrepreneurial journey started while programming video games when he was a preteen living in Brazil. And while Henrique is still in his early 20s, he’s already started five companies and has so much to share with us. In this e...
2019-12-2027 minAccess and OpportunityConfessions of an Early Exit: Jewel Burks Solomon on Selling to AmazonHost Carla Harris talks with Jewel Burks Solomon, the founder of Partpic, a startup designed to streamline the purchase of maintenance and repair parts using computer vision. In 2016 Jewel sold her company to Amazon for an undisclosed amount. But as you’ll hear, Jewel’s exit experience was far from a walk in the park. Jewel tells us why she left Silicon Valley to start a company in Atlanta, how she navigated the investing landscape, and what hindsight has taught her. Jewel’s candid explanation of the troubles she faced provide a valuable insight into the less-discussed downsides of the en...
2019-12-0533 minAccess and OpportunityA Landmark Exit: Bob Johnson and BETThis season, we’re speaking with entrepreneurs who have successfully scaled and sold their companies with a particular focus on their exits. In this episode we sit down with Bob Johnson, the groundbreaking entrepreneur and founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET). In the late 1970s, Bob Johnson came up with what some might say was a radical idea - programming by and for African Americans. And so BET was born. Twenty years later, Bob Johnson sold the company to Viacom for almost four billion dollars, making him one of the wealthiest African Americans in the country.We si...
2019-11-1427 minAccess and OpportunityTiming Your ExitThis season on Access & Opportunity, we’re speaking with entrepreneurs who have successfully scaled and sold their companies with a particular focus on their exits. In this episode, we’re joined by Juanita Lott, the founder of the enterprise security firm Bridgestream, Inc. Juanita isn’t your typical tech entrepreneur. She didn’t study computer science, she isn’t an engineer, but that doesn’t mean she couldn’t start, scale and sell a company for millions of dollars. Through hard work, late nights and a keen sense of business, Juanita navigated her way through the post-dot com era before selling B...
2019-11-0127 minAccess and OpportunityHoning Your Exit GameThis season on the Access & Opportunity podcast we’re speaking with entrepreneurs who have successfully scaled and sold their companies with a particular focus on the exit. This episode we are excited to talk to Dug Song, the cofounder of Duo Security.While working for several other companies in the oughts, Dug noticed that the existing computer security firms were focusing on profits over customers. He set out to fix that with Duo Security. In seven years, the Michigan-based company grew to over 700 employees by staying true to their mission of building easy, effective, trustworthy, and enduring pr...
2019-10-1731 minAccess and OpportunityWriting Your Own Exit StoryWelcome to season four of Access & Opportunity. Over the course of the season, we’ll be speaking with entrepreneurs who have successfully scaled and sold their companies, with a particular focus on the exit. In this first episode we talk to Lisa Price, the founder of one of the nation’s largest multicultural beauty brands, Carol’s Daughter.In the late 1980s, Lisa was working in the television industry by day and formulating lotions and balms by night. After 35 years of building her brand, Lisa sold her company to the world’s largest cosmetic company, L’Oreal. We take yo...
2019-10-0334 minAccess and OpportunityComing Soon: Season 4 of Access & OpportunityWelcome back to Access & Opportunity, a podcast from Morgan Stanley dedicated to connecting capital and communities. I’m Carla Harris. In just a few weeks, we’ll be back for Season 4 and we’re excited to continue exploring the extraordinary commercial opportunity investors often overlook - investing in women and multiculturally-led businesses. In our upcoming season we’ll be speaking with entrepreneurs who successfully scaled and sold their companies. We’ll focus not only on how they got there, but how they got out - and what they wish they had known beforehand.And for this season...
2019-09-2702 minAccess and OpportunityImpacting VentureSilicon Valley venture firm Kapor Capital recently released its annual Impact Report, which clearly demonstrates that they have not sacrificed returns when investing in women- and multiculturally-led businesses. In this episode of Access & Opportunity, we welcome back Dr. Freada Kapor Klein, a founding partner at Kapor Capital and founder and co-chair of the Kapor Center for Social Impact. Dr. Kapor Klein talks to us about that report, about the principles that guide Kapor Capital's investment strategy, how a focus on skills instead of pedigrees can be both inclusive and effective, and how a new approach to venture c...
2019-07-3122 minAccess and OpportunitySeeding EquityWelcome back to Season 3 of the Access & Opportunity Podcast. This season we are exploring how influential investors from across various pools of capital are helping women- and multicultural-led businesses gain access to capital. In this episode, we speak with Charles Hudson, founder and Managing Partner at Precursor Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital firm that was built on that belief that all entrepreneurs, regardless of background, benefit from having an institutional investor to help them scale and grow their company from the very beginning. Charles talks to us about how his experiences as an entrepreneur h...
2019-07-2428 minAccess and OpportunityFunding PioneersWelcome back for Season 3 of Access and Opportunity. This season, we're exploring how influential investors from across various pools of capital are helping women and multicultural-led businesses gain access to capital. In this episode we'll be talking to the leader of one of the largest black-owned private equity firms in America, JoAnn Price. Twenty-five years ago JoAnn Price created Fairview Capital with her co-founder Larry Morse. As managing partner of Fairview Capital, she has devoted her career to creating opportunities that successfully intermediate capital between institutional investors and underserved markets. Today, JoAnn will talk to us about h...
2019-07-1723 minNow, What’s Next?Fishing for Data in a Sea of StarsThis year marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. In 1969, Neil Armstrong’s first steps inspired advancements that led to everything from modern kitchen appliances to the Internet. But 50 years later, space exploration isn’t limited to government-funded missions, launches, and astronauts. Now, private companies are leading today’s “space race” and will help us enter a new era of growth—with satellites. In our season finale, we look toward the stars to see how the satellites of the future could help improve life here on Earth. We start in Washington State with Chris and Libie Cain, a...
2019-07-1223 minAccess and OpportunityAllocating AccessWelcome back for Season 3 of Access and Opportunity. This season, we're exploring how influential investors from across various pools of capital are helping women and multicultural-led businesses gain access to capital. In this episode, we’re talking to Monika Mantilla, a champion for emerging managers and a leader in the Hispanic business and finance communities.As President and CEO of Altura Capital, Ms. Mantilla has played an important role in connecting institutional investors with emerging managers from diverse backgrounds. She is also co-founder and CEO of Small Business Community Capital, an investment fund that helps businesses deliver op...
2019-07-1017 minAccess and OpportunityDriving TalentWelcome back for Season 3 of Access and Opportunity. This season, we're exploring how influential investors from across various pools of capital are helping women and multicultural-led businesses to gain access to capital. On today's episode we are talking to Dr. Paul Judge, an entrepreneur and investor who is raising the city of Atlanta's profile as a technology hub by investing in multicultural start-ups. In addition to being the serial entrepreneur who started hyper-successful tech companies like Purewire, Luma Home and Pindrop, Dr. Paul Judge is the co-founder of Tech Square Labs, a seed-stage venture fund that has a...
2019-07-0323 minNow, What’s Next?Shopping for the FutureThe summer bestseller you read on the way to work, a flower delivery for your sister’s birthday, dinner made fresh from your weekly meal kit— today you can have every part of your day ordered online and delivered to you without ever leaving your home. But what about your favorite shop around the corner or even the malls of your childhood? With the growing convenience and efficiency of online shopping come questions about the future of traditional retail. Are brick-and-mortar stores fated to crumble under the weight of the e-commerce boom? Or will online and traditional stores find ways...
2019-06-2627 minAccess and OpportunityRethinking ImpactWelcome back for Season 3 of Access & Opportunity. This season, we're exploring how influential investors from across various pools of capital are helping women and multicultural-led businesses to gain access to capital. In this first episode of the season, we sit down with Jenny Abramson, the founder and managing partner of Rethink Impact, a venture capital firm that invests in female leaders who are using technology to solve the world's biggest problems. Jenny and her partners launched Rethink in 2015 specifically to help women entrepreneurs and other diverse company founders obtain equitable access to capital.Jenny offers us strategic...
2019-06-2623 minAccess and OpportunityThe Investing LandscapeWelcome back to Access & Opportunity! We are excited to be back for another season to talk about the extraordinary commercial opportunity that exists when investing in women and multicultural-led businesses. For our third season, we are exploring how influential investors from across various pools of capital are bridging the gap to ensure women and multicultural-led businesses have access to the capital they need to grow. For our listeners who may not be as familiar with the investing landscape, this episode will highlight and give some context for a few of the terms that you’ll hear this sea...
2019-06-2604 minNow, What’s Next?Living Together, SeparatelyIn the future, we’ll all still need a place to live. But as rents continue to rise and the housing market changes, we might need to adjust our vision of home. Instead of living in a tiny, expensive apartment or funneling our savings into a down payment for a single-family home, we might choose to live together for the sake of space, money, and, above all else, community. This type of housing model, known as co-living, has existed throughout history, but new iterations of co-living are becoming real housing options for all different types of people across the gl...
2019-06-0523 minNow, What’s Next?Inventing Flavors: A Taste of the FutureHave you ever tasted a habanada pepper? An upstate abundance potato? A Robin’s Koginut squash? These new vegetable breeds, all created by Row Seven Seed Company, are bursting with new flavors that come straight from the earth. But what about those wasabi seaweed snacks? Or something like beer chips? Or crazy ice cream flavors that seem to come from natural sources but are most-likely made in a lab? The flavor industry is worth billions of dollars, but with new technology, our changing environment, globalization, and a better understanding of how to invent new types of food, th...
2019-05-1423 minNow, What’s Next?Potatoes into PolymersAs you walk down the street, sit in your office, or even make yourself a cup of coffee, take a look around and consider what everything is made of. More often than not, the answer will be: plastic. Our world is made of plastic. It’s one of the most affordable, versatile and indestructible materials we have. But the very properties that make plastic perfect for so much have also made it problematic. Most of that plastic is still here, and it will be for hundreds of years. But in the future, we might be able to replace the plas...
2019-04-2222 minNow, What’s Next?Darting into the FutureYou many have imagined a future of transit where we all blast off to work strapped into personal jetpacks or shuttle our kids to and from school in flying cars. But the future is now, and the innovative transportation systems of today are surprising in their own right. The best among them are reimagining infrastructure design and project funding to get people moving across town and around the globe. In this second episode of the new season of the Ideas podcast, we head to a place where the future of transportation is already in motion: Dar es S...
2019-04-0823 minNow, What’s Next?No Cash On HandRummaging through your pockets in search of change and crumpled bills to pay for your morning coffee may still feel routine, but in some parts of the world, this familiar scene is just a memory. The cashless economy is already starting to take shape, and as we continue to create innovative ways to exchange money without pulling out our wallets, cash might become a thing of the past. And while some countries struggle with questions of fairness and inclusivity as governments and businesses forgo cash, others have already stepped into a cashless future where digital transactions are the only...
2019-03-1820 minAccess and OpportunityTransparency, Trust and Transformation“I’ve always been a voracious learner,” says James Rhee, Chairman and CEO of Ashley Stewart and the Founder of FirePine Group. James Rhee may be a surprising CEO of a company whose core clientele are plus-sized women of color, but Rhee sees his mother and a greater humanity in the Ashley Stewart brand. As a child of Korean immigrant parents, Rhee attributes much of his success to his drive to evolve, transform, and adapt. It’s also how he developed his career from high school teacher to lawyer to institutional investor to successful corporate CEO. These experien...
2018-12-2624 minAccess and OpportunityMaking the CutWalker & Company’s CEO Tristan knows a thing or two about making the cut. Born in South Jamaica, Queens, Walker rose through the ranks, achieving success at influential startups like Foursquare and Twitter, and companies like Andreessen Horowitz and The Boston Consulting Group. He’s also made top lists such as USA Today’s Person of the Year in 2014 and Fortune Magazine's 40 Under 40 in 2017. But it wasn’t always this way. “The minute I started hearing ‘no’ I knew I was onto something very special,” says Walker. At first, investors balked at his Bevel Shave System, which uses a single sa...
2018-12-1932 minAccess and OpportunityShaking Up an Age-Old Industry“We have to think about how to move forward and how to create a better future for food,” says Julia Collins, co-founder of Zume, a technology-enabled food company with a mission to make healthy food fast and accessible.Founded in May 2016, Zume grew from a workforce of three people to over 150. In that time, Collins has closed on nearly half a billion dollars of investment capital, a true feat for a multicultural founder. This isn’t the first time Julia has launched an incredible business, and it won’t be her last. After a career in hospitality, from Dan...
2018-12-1225 minAccess and OpportunityConfessions of a Serial EntrepreneurAfter selling her first company at the age of 27, Rose Wang went on to found four other companies, pioneering ideas in technology and government. By 2013, she was one of Fortune Magazine’s ‘Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs.’ Today, she’s the founder and strategic advisor of The Binary Group and a thought leader, paving the way in Washington D.C.’s small business and government markets. She sits down with Carla Harris on this episode of Access and Opportunity.The guest speakers are neither employees nor affiliated with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Morgan Stanley Smith Barne...
2018-11-2925 minAccess and OpportunityBecoming Self-MadeNely Galan is the definition of self-made. She began her career selling Avon to her friends at age 13 and became the first Latina president of entertainment for the television network Telemundo. She's also an Emmy Award winning producer of over 700 episodes of television in Spanish and English, including the Fox hit reality series The Swan. On top of her TV successes, she's a real estate powerhouse, a Doctor of Clinical Psychology, a serial entrepreneur and a New York Times best-selling author.In this episode of Access and Opportunity, Carla Harris sits down with Ms. Galan to discuss h...
2018-11-1438 minAccess and OpportunityRe-envisioning Urban Real Estate“If you connect the right people with the dollars, great things can happen.” Neville Rhone, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Arc Capital Partners, talks about seeing beyond inherent bias while assessing investment decisions. His tip for other entrepreneurs: put in the time to learn the market and build relationships on the ground.Rhone is the first guest for the second season of the Access & Opportunity podcast with Carla Harris. In season one, we spoke with entrepreneurs, investors, and developers about how and why multicultural and women-owned businesses are overlooked as viable investment opportunities. In this new season, Carl...
2018-10-3032 minNow, What’s Next?Climate Change and ESG ResearchSeason four of the Ideas Podcast will be starting soon, but in the meantime, we’re kicking things off with a bonus episode in honor of Climate Week NYC: an annual summit where scientists, government officials, and CEOs come together to showcase innovations, programs, and policies that are leading the fight against climate change. But for many key players in today’s financial world, the future of climate action isn’t relegated to one week. At Morgan Stanley, there is a whole team of researchers and financial analysts dedicated to helping investors and consumers make environmentally-sustainable, lucrative financial decisions. In...
2018-09-2611 minAccess and OpportunityAddressing Silicon Valley's "Leaky Tech Pipeline"“Most people in the Silicon Valley tech ecosystem… believe that institutions are meritocracies,” says Freada Kapor Klein, a founding partner of Kapor Capital. “If you believe that self-serving nonsense then you believe that if there's no diversity in your circles, it's because whoever's outside isn't good enough, and it's an incredibly dangerous and inaccurate belief system.” In the season 1 finale of the Access & Opportunity podcast, Carla Harris talks to Kapor Klein about how her Oakland-based venture capital firm, which she co-founded with her husband, the computer visionary Mitchell Kapor, is breaking down the investment barriers for startups run by wome...
2018-09-0629 minAccess and OpportunityIn Atlanta, a Haven for Women-Owned Businesses“If you want to improve your communities, you improve conditions for women,” says Theia Smith, founding executive director of the City of Atlanta Women's Entrepreneurship Initiative, which provides office space, mentorship, educational resources and access to capital to start-up companies owned by women. The initiative, begun in May 2016, graduated its first class of entrepreneurs in 2017 and now hosts a new cohort of 15 women. Over fifteen months, they will work together in the Flatiron Building in downtown Atlanta, growing their businesses while they learn from one another and outside experts. “Isolation is the enemy of entrepreneurs,” notes Smith, who hers...
2018-08-2134 minAccess and OpportunityCalling the Play Where Everyone WinsThe Super Bowl, the NCAA Final Four, concerts by Taylor Swift, Jay Z and Beyonce — the roster of events past and future at the new U.S. Bank Stadium makes it far more than a home-field advantage for the Minnesota Vikings.But fans who flock there probably don’t know that the stadium, which opened in 2016, was the largest public-private construction project in Minnesota’s history. Nor do they know that Kevin Warren, the Chief Operating Officer of the Minnesota Vikings, led the effort which set important precedent for how major public works projects can be completed both o...
2018-08-0728 minAccess and OpportunityA Seat at the Table for All Entrepreneurs“I want everybody to have an opportunity to sit at the economic table,” says Marc Morial, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Urban League, the largest and oldest civil rights organization in the country. Morial, who previously served as Mayor of New Orleans, notes that while entrepreneurs from underrepresented groups have boundless talent and drive, they don’t always have access to the right connections to open doors.Studies by the Department of Commerce show that women- and minority-owned businesses in the U.S. have growth rates that beat the Standard & Poor’s 500, the general benchmar...
2018-07-2429 minNow, What’s Next?You Can Play Video Games for a Living?The word “sports” may conjure images of athletes barreling down a football field or burying a three-pointer, but the latest stadium-rousing athletes rarely if ever have to leave their chairs. Welcome to the world of professional video-gaming, or eSports. Around the world, eSports is looking more and more like any big-league sport, complete with sponsorships, merchandising, and arenas full of fans. And now, eSports is on track to become a multibillion-dollar industry.In this episode of the Ideas Podcast, we explore how a hobby that may not seem like a “real sport” became a very real market. Jacob Wo...
2018-07-1318 minAccess and OpportunityA Master of Urban RenaissanceUrban development projects revive communities by bringing an influx of new jobs to areas in need, supporting crucial infrastructure projects and establishing a sense of community. But these remarkable developments take years to get off the ground and face significant logistical hurdles. Is there a solution to overcoming the perceived costs and risks of taking on such projects?In this episode of Access & Opportunity, Carla Harris talks with Hope Knight, President & CEO of the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation about how strategic partnerships can turn dream urban development projects into reality. Strategic partnerships bring public, private and nonprofit...
2018-07-1023 minNow, What’s Next?What Does It Mean to Retire Now?After long careers and years of saving, many of today’s retirees have decided not to set sail on an exotic cruise or spend their days on the golf course. They’re changing what it means to retire by re-entering the workforce—and creating an entirely new market in the process.In this episode of the Ideas podcast, we look at the tech startups, nonprofits, and even the baby boomers themselves who are shaping the newly retired market. Steve Records, the Vice President of Field Operations at SCORE, explains how connecting young entrepreneurs with retired mentees has shown...
2018-06-2916 minAccess and OpportunityFrom Harlem Corner to Household BrandThe path of a multicultural entrepreneur can be winding and frustrating, filled with challenges and barriers. How do you break away from the pack, distinguish your company, and get noticed by investors? From potions in Liberia and Sierra Leone, to soaps on the corner of 125th Street in Harlem, to beauty products in every name-brand store, Sundial Brands may have the answer.In the inaugural episode of Access & Opportunity, Carla Harris talks with Richelieu Dennis, the co-founder and CEO of Sundial, about how he turned his grandmother’s traditional health and beauty recipes into a small community tha...
2018-06-2630 minAccess and OpportunityComing Soon: Access & Opportunity with Carla HarrisWhy are multicultural- and female-owned businesses overlooked as good investment opportunities? Join Carla Harris, author, singer and 30-year veteran of Wall Street, as she and her guests—entrepreneurs, investors and activists—explore how they’re connecting capital and communities.The guest speakers are neither employees nor affiliated with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC. (“Morgan Stanley”). The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of Morgan Stanley. The information and figures contained herein has been obtained from sources outside of Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley makes no representations or guarantees as to the...
2018-06-2202 minNow, What’s Next?When Baseball’s Free Agents Struck OutFor the past 40 years, Major League Baseball’s off-season has been dominated by a frenzied bidding war to sign available free agents. But this year, everything changed—the free-agent market froze. For months, almost none of the 200 free agents were signed. So what happened? And what does the market shift mean for the future of America’s pastime?This season on the Ideas Podcast, we’ve been exploring unexpected markets. In this episode, we’ll look at what happens when a seemingly healthy market unexpectedly collapses. We talk to Ben Reiter, a journalist at Sports Illustrated who made a crazy...
2018-06-2218 minNow, What’s Next?What Do Banks, VR, and the Mars Rover Have in Common?Virtual reality is popping up in almost every industry, doing things that were once unimaginable. How did it grow from the stuff of Sci-Fi into a real world revolution? As with so many things, it began with a language. In this episode of the Ideas podcast, we explore the virtual future by looking at one of the earliest VR worlds. Bryan Carter, a professor at the University of Arizona, guides us on a tour of Virtual Harlem, an early VR world that allowed his students to walk the streets of the Harlem Renaissance. Then, Alexis Macklin, an a...
2018-06-1515 minNow, What’s Next?Distraction, Tech’s Frankenstein Moment?Tech promised us more productivity and better lives via perpetual connectivity. Now, it seems impossible to stop looking at our screens. Can we disrupt distraction? In this episode of the Ideas podcast, we’re diving deep into the solutions-to-digital-distraction market. We talk to Suze Yalof-Schwartz, the founder of Unplug, a meditation app that helps people, well, unplug from technology by plugging in. Manoush Zomorodi, a technology journalist, shows us that the way we interact with our screens now might change how our kids will interact with each other. And Louella San Juan, a Managing Director and the Glo...
2018-06-0815 minNow, What’s Next?Can You Buy a Bagel With It?As our lives become more digital, our money is becoming increasingly digital too. There are more than a thousand cryptocurrencies floating around and new ones seem to launch every day. But is this new form of money, one that only exists online, even a currency? What exactly gives cryptocurrencies value?In this episode of the Ideas podcast, we head to the Berkshires to see what a local currency, the BerkShare, can teach us about the value of alternative currencies. We speak with the creator of BerkShares, Susan Witt, about creating a brand new currency, and we turn...
2018-05-3119 minNow, What’s Next?What is the Value of Art? | Michelangelo at The MetOn this special episode of the podcast we visit an exciting new exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Along the way we talk with Art Historian Diana Gisolfi of the Pratt Institute, and with Morgan Stanley’s Ferdousi Islam, an employee guide for company clients and employees at the exhibition, to look at the value of art in all its aspects, not only the monetary.Eight years in the making, Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer is sponsored by Morgan Stanley and open to the public at The Met in New York City through February 12th.F...
2018-01-2913 minNow, What’s Next?Will Electric Cars Take Us Back to the Future?A rapid shift in the auto industry is coming. Electric vehicles, the long-anticipated cars of the future, are poised to dominate global markets in the next few decades. What impact will they have on how we live our lives?In this episode of the Ideas podcast, we wonder what an electric-car-powered future will look like. Will the internal combustion vehicle go the way of the horse and buggy? Will it mean the revival of the drive-in theater? Or the drive-in home? We speak with urban designer Marshall Brown who looks ahead at a world where electric vehicles...
2017-12-0114 minNow, What’s Next?Are You Ready for Your Digital Afterlife?We know to make sure our heirs can access our online bank accounts, but what about the rest of our digital selves? As more and more meaningful parts of our lives enter the virtual world, how do we value the assets we leave behind online? What are they worth and to whom?In this episode of the Ideas podcast, we wonder: What’s a good way to pass on 10,000 photos from all those family vacations? Does a viral social media account have real-world value after you die? Could our endless streams of online consciousness become the stuff of...
2017-11-1318 minNow, What’s Next?Are Two Bottom Lines Better Than One?Finding the rare unicorn startup that both disrupts an entire industry and changes the world for the better has been the mission for Nancy Pfund of DBL Partners. These double bottom line businesses are changing the way many are thinking about sustainability. In this episode of the podcast we learn what Nancy values in these companies, visit a transformative soap factory in a struggling Chicago community, and hear from Hilary Irby, Morgan Stanley’s co-head of Global Sustainable Finance, about how this approach works and what potential investors should keep in mind. For further information, visit Morgan Sta...
2017-10-2716 min