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 (2014 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.