Mission Statement
The mission of the Community Briefing is to inspire, inform and equip black businesses, as well as our small and minority businesses, and vested community-based organizations to not only survive but thrive. Our objective is to provide timely, relevant, and insightful information to our target audience, listeners, and attendees on subjects that will have a direct impact on their operations as well as their economic viability of their business enterprises.
Upcoming Speakers / Presenters
march 21 2023
Margo LeDrew
Founder & President of Wade and Associates
march 28, 2023
Yolande Beckes
Executive Director and Co-Founder, The Knowledge Shop LA
april 4, 2023
Violeta Aguilar-Wyrick
Principal Consultant @ Xara Public Affairs
april 11, 2023
Mark Henderson
Gardena City Councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem
Past Speakers / Presenters
march 21, 2024
Margo LeDrew
Founder & President of Wade and Associates
march 14, 2024
Jackie Broxton
President/CEO of Biddy Mason Charitable Foundation
march 21, 2024
Margo LeDrew
Founder & President of Wade and Associates
march 14, 2024
Jackie Broxton
President/CEO of Biddy Mason Charitable Foundation
march 7, 2024
Owen Smith
Executive Director at Anchor of Hope International Ministries
february 29, 2024
Your Vote Matters
Chair Dept. of Food and Nutrition Science at Tuskegee University
february 22, 2024
Jean Franklin
Executive Director at Anchor of Hope International Ministries
february 15, 2024
Dr. Norma Dawkins
Chair Dept. of Food and Nutrition Science at Tuskegee University
february 8, 2024
Violeta Aguilar-Wyrick
Founder/CEO Xarea Public Affairs
february 1, 2024
Crystel Coleman
Director of Secretary of State of Missouri
January 24, 2024
Ethel Byndom
Director of Secretary of State of Missouri
January 18, 2024
Dr. George Fraser
January 11, 2024
Shenell Glover
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
January 4, 2024
Michael E. Washington
CEO of Hospitality Group
december 14, 2023
Denise Pines
december 7, 2023
JC Lacey
november 20, 2023
Andrea Lewis
Television Producer/Actor
november 16, 2023
Larry Keener
Founder & Executive Director, Urban Excellence Organization
october 19, 2023
Sharon Padua
october 12, 2023
Gregory Dulan
Food & Health Equity Consultant
october 5, 2023
Bryce Fluellen
Food & Health Equity Consultant
september 28, 2023
Dr. Vanessa Montanez
Community Lending at City National Bank
september 21, 2023
Sharon Evans
President of Business Resource Group
september 14, 2023
Lori Gay
september 7, 2023
Quenton Strode
august 24, 2023
Meloni Boatswain
President, Blacks in Technology
August 17, 2023
Kitty Perkins
Black Barbie
august 10, 2023
Addison Peterson
Policy Specialist, CAMEO
August 3, 2023
Dr. Karen Beard
Health and Wellness Consultant
july 27, 2023
Matthew Gates
Founder & CEO of In The Building LA
july 20, 2023
Lara Okunubi
Executive Director, Ideal Program Services
july 13, 2023
Dr. Michele’ Turner
Associate Vice President, Business Diversity & Economic Opportunity at University of Southern California (USC)
july 6, 2023
Jessica McConico
Founder of Jai Got Soul Studio
june 29, 2023
Jonathan Wilson
CEO, Dubb Value Creation, LLC
june 15, 2023
Marcus Farrow
Co-Founder & Chairman of The Menformation Project
june 8, 2023
Jason Pu
Regional Administrator of HUD
june 1, 2023
April Showers
CEO Afro Unicorn
may 25, 2023
Tara Lyn Gray
Director of California Office of the Small Business Advocate
may 18, 2023
Crenshaw Corridor Symposium
Michael Anderson
Sarah Harris
Danny Bakewell ,Jr.
Daryl J Carter
Jason Foster
Sherri Franklin.
may 11, 2023
Tia Delaney-Stewart
MSN-Ed, RN, PHN, CCM Director of DEI Alzheimer’s Association of California Southland
may 4, 2023
Allen Perry
Real Estate Finance Expert
april 27, 2023
Debra A. Hunter
Project Management and Information Design Consultant
april 20, 2023
Joseph Duncan
Managing Director at Assured Consultants
april 13, 2023
Delphine Pruitt
Vice President Business Access Advisor
april 6, 2023
Angela J Reddock-Wright, Esq
Employment/Workplace Mediator
MARCH 30, 2023
Sharon Coleman
Coleman Construction
MARCH 23, 2023
Mahyar Ghassemian Esq
Real Estate and Contracts Attorney
MARCH 16, 2023
Scott Wu
Executive Director of California IBank
Schenae’ Rourk
Redwood Resources Consultancy
Dr. Giovanna Brasfield
EO & Principal Consultant at Brasfield & Associates
February 9, 2023
Daniel Tabor
Adjunct Faculty Member at Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Hyepin Im
President/CEO & Founder at Faith and Community Empowerment
February 9, 2023
Edward Simon
Director Business Performance and Inclusion & Diversity Officer at California American Water
February 2, 2023
Pastor William D. Smart Jr.
President and CEO at Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Southern California
january 26, 2023
Betty Rudolph
Director of FDIC Office of Minority and Community Development Banking
january 19, 2023
Darrell Brown
Community Visionist and Retired Banking Executive
january 12, 2023
Illya Dailey
Brand Manager at 1580 Talk Radio
January 5, 2023
Mary A Peralta
Program Director, USC Ross Real Estate Program
december 15, 2022
Arnetta Mack
Owner, Mack Enterprises Unlimited
Director of Communications, L.A. South Chamber of Commerce
december 8, 2022
Michael Anderson
AIA0-NOMA, President at Anderson Barker Architects
december 1, 2022
Telabah Woods
Senior Vice President, Neighborhood Lending Relationships, Bank of America
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Vera Moore
Senior Vice President, Community Relations Leader, Citi Bank
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Marco Torres
Founder & CEO, Neu-Self Awakening, Improving Mental Health
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Frank Robinson
Director, Supply Chain & Diversity, SoCal Gas Company
october 27, 2022
Lily Otieno
Director, Supply Chain & Diversity, SoCal Gas Company
Michael Banner
President & CEO of Los Angeles LDC
OCTOBER 6, 2022
Jimar WIlson
VP & Market Leader, Enterprise Community Partners
september 29, 2022
Kevin Caliup
Financial Advisor and Business Strategist
september 22, 2022
Ramon Hervey
Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield
september 15, 2022
Kimberly Brown
Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield
september 8, 2022
Moaz Hamid
Founding Partner of mvmt Ventures
september 8, 2022
Sharon Padau
Director of Major Gifts, MLK Community Health Foundation
september 1, 2022
Victoria Franklin
Victoria Franklin’s title is: Adjunct Professor at Los Angeles Trade Tech College
august 25, 2022
Larry Keener
President & CEO of International Product Safety Consultants - The Food Safety Professionals
august 18, 2022
Wendell Brown
Supplier Diversity Program Manager, Wells Fargo Bank
august 11, 2022
Tensie J Taylor
M.Ed, Executive Recruiter and Nonprofit Consultant, Lindauer
august 4, 2022
Patricia V Click
Principal, Ventress Click Ventures LLC
july 21, 2022
Alex Lawrence
Assistant Dean UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management
july 21, 2022
Sarah R. Harris
Publisher-in-Chief, Suite Life SoCal and President/CEO, Black Business Association
David Ford
Senior Government Relations Manager at Southern California Edison
Tracy Lawrence
CEO; Board Member; Leadership Consultant
Gilbert Buchanan
Owner, Buchanan & Associates
june 23, 2022
Beverly Kuykendall
CEO; Board Member; Leadership Consultant
june 16, 2022
Selina Thomas
Candidate for City Council of Santa Clarita
june 2, 2022
Curren Price
Curren Price, Los Angeles City Councilmember, 9th District
may 26, 2022
Tina McKinnor
Director of Civic Engagement at LA Voice and Candidate for California State Assembly
may 19, 2022
Carol D Anderson
Managing Principal of the Anderson Financial Consulting
may 12, 2022
Butch Grimes
Business Executive and Board Member
, The Ross Dulan Group
may 5, 2022
Alan Frelix
CEO of The Closing Exchange and CX Choice
april 28, 2022
Cheryl Turner,Esq
Principal Broker of Nix Consulting LA
april 21, 2022
Brenda Ross-Dulan
Business Executive and Board Member
, The Ross Dulan Group
april 14, 2022
Kunya Nix
Principal Broker of Nix Consulting LA
april 7, 2022
Christopher Jackson
Health and Wellness Coach/Consultant
march 31, 2022
Jackie Broxton
Executive Director, Biddy Mason Charitable Foundation
MARCH 24, 2022
Roz Pennington
CEO of Red River Enterprises, LLC
march 17, 2022
Shannon Hoppes
President and CEO of The Rewirement Project,
LLC, and Retired SVP & Regional Manager at U.S. Ban
Bianca Vobecky
President & Founder of Vobecky Enterprise
Omone’ Livingston
President & CEO at O2EPCM
Theodora Oyie
CEO, Mindful Integration of Construction Services
Colette B. Moore
Director, Small Business Development Center
MARCH 3, 2022
Dr. Karen Beard
Health and Wellness Coach/Consultant
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
Darrell Brown
President and CEO of The Rewirement Project,
LLC, and Retired SVP & Regional Manager at U.S. Ban
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Greg Duan
Owner of Dulan's on Crenshaw Soul Food Restaurant
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Wendy Gladney
Life Strategist, Consultant, Author and Speaker
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
Somjita Mitra
CFAChief Economist at California Department of Finance
JANUARY 27, 2022
Mark Wilson
CFA
President and Co-Founder, Coalition for Responsible Community Development
JANUARY 20, 2022
Melvin Lindsey
CFA
Managing Partner of Nile Capital Group
JANUARY 13, 2022
Donna Gambrell
CEO of Appalachian Community Capital and Former Director of the CDFI Fund
December 30, 2021
Najah Roberts
President of The Center by Lendistry
December 16, 2021
Felecia Fisher-Shamu
Principal of Vitality Furniture
December 9, 2021
Adam Gower
PhD, Real Estate Syndication and Crowdfunding
December 2, 2021
Constance Anderson
President of The Center by Lendistry
November 18, 2021
Ashley Garner
Community Outreach Coordinator, State of California
November 11, 2021
Lance Triggs
President, Office of Program Operations, Operation HOPE
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
Daniel K Tabor
Adjunct Faculty Member, Los Angeles Community College
October 28, 2021
Mike Feurer
President at AmPac Business Capital
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Bryce Fluellen
Executive Director, EveryTable
October 14, 2021
Hilda Kennedy
President at AmPac Business Capital
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Everett Sands
CEO of Lendistry
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Marcelo Bermundez
CEO, Shōkunin –
Access to Capital
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Angela Amirkhanian
Alumni Manager at
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Danny Bakwell, Jr.
Executive Vice President,
Bakewell Company
Michael Anderson
Alumni Manager at
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
Commissioner Mike Davis
Los Angeles Department
of Public Works
Dr. Sharon Peterson
Alumni Manager at
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
Kaine L Nichols, MBA
Executive Director,
Black Cooperative Investment Fund
August 12, 2021
Dwayne Gather
President & CEO Gather Strategies
August 5, 2021
Michael Miller
Founder & CEO, Bold Communities
July 29, 2021
Dr. Glenna Tolbert
Rehabilitation and Wellness
July 22, 2021
Lerae Funderburg
Trademark and Entertainment Attorney
July 15, 2021
Richard Benbow
Educator, Futurist
Governmental Expert
July 8, 2021
Carla Palmer
Foster Child Advocate,
Health & Wellness Nutritionist
July 1, 2021
David G Brown
Award winning artist,
educator and publisher
June 24, 2021
Karen A Clark
Artist, Banker,
Philanthropist
June 17, 2021
Marie Y Lemelle
CEO and Founder of Platinum
Star Public Relations
June 10, 2021
Kevin Nash
KJLH Radio & Founder/CEO Accelerated
Radio Network & School of Broadcasting
June 3, 2021
Nwaka Onwusa
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
.
Chamberlain Duru
Business Affairs Manager at
Los Angeles World Airports
May 27, 2021
May 20, 2021
Denise Peoples
Founder & CEO of
STEMulate Learning
May 13, 2021
Ronda Jackson
President & Owner
of Designs by Decor
May 6, 2021
Sam Hughes
President & CEO
Economic Resource Corporation
April 29, 2021
Kevin Ramey, Esq
President & Owner
Alameda Construction
April 22, 2021
Attorney Capri Maddox
GM/Executive Director, LA Civil and
Human Rights Dept. at City of Los Angeles
April 15, 2021
Lisa Baxter
Director of Major Gifts at MLK
Community Health Foundation
Founder’s Message
"A business professional with nearly three decades of operating a small business specializing in providing services to small and minority businesses, I created the Community Business Briefing to needs of our minority businesses, but also our vested community partners."
Crystal Mitchell