Episode 32: Elevating Equity and Ecosystem w/ Leigh-Ann Buchanan, President @ aīre ventures
Description
Leigh-Ann A. Buchanan, Esq. is a writer, strategist, and a facilitator. She supports leaders and communities bridge systemic gaps in access, inclusion, opportunity and racial equity, with a focus on technology, innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems.
She has advised and provided technical support to innovation and technology leaders at Fortune 500 companies including Google, Facebook, Delta, P&G Ventures, AirBnB, HSBC and UBS.
As a founder, she has launched ventures from concept to scale, raised seven figure philanthropic investments and designed platforms to connect innovators, young leaders and communities with the capital and opportunities necessary to take their impact to the next level.
Leigh-Ann is the Founder of Nyah Project(https://www.nyahproject.org/) and currently serves as the President of aīre ventures (https://www.aireventures.org/) . She co-hosts the Innovation City (https://www.innovationcity.co/) podcast and produces storytelling projects.
I had a great time having Leigh Ann on the show we talked about her background, what she’s up to Aire Ventures, how she thinks about thoughtfully building community in the most meaningful ways possible and much more.
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