Use Instagram to Validate your idea You may have a great business idea, but one of the worst mistakes that you can do when starting a business is moving forward 100 miles an hour without checking to see if people even want the service that you are trying to offer them. It’s called validating the market….
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Felecia Hatcher: Disrupting the Ordinary, Empowering the Bold Once told by a high school guidance counselor that her low grades meant she wouldn’t make it, Felecia Hatcher defied the odds to become a transformative powerhouse in entrepreneurship, innovation, and personal empowerment. As the CEO of Pharrell Williams’ Black Ambition Opportunity Inc., she has invested in over 131 entrepreneurs who collectively raised more than $100 million, reshaping the way diverse innovators access capital, mentorship, and resources. Felecia is no stranger to pulling off the impossible and helping others live bold, uninterrupted lives. With a corporate marketing career that included roles at the Minnesota Timberwolves/Lynx, Nintendo, Sony, and McKee Foods, she honed the skills that would lead her to launch groundbreaking ventures in the food, tech, and philanthropic spaces—two of which were successfully acquired.
Her work shapes how individuals and companies show up, are valued, and thrive in the innovation economy. Global brands like Google, Disney, Spotify, Target, EY, Samsung, and Etsy call on Felecia to help empower their teams and craft inclusive innovation strategies that unlock their full potential.
A celebrated author and personal transformation speaker, Felecia has written five books, including Genius Jam and Start a Business on a Ramen Noodle Budget. Her expertise has been featured on the Today Show, MSNBC, Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, and in two Harvard Business School case studies. She has been honored as a White House Champion of Change for STEM Access and Diversity, an Echoing Green Fellow, a Harvard Young American Leader, and a Nationswell Tech Impact Allstar.
Felecia’s trailblazing work doesn’t stop at corporate boardrooms. As co-founder of the viral, and venture backed food brand Feverish Pops, with clients like, Airbnb, Forever 21, Google and Coca Cola to the co-founder of Black Tech Week and The Center for Black Innovation, she has been pivotal in building ecosystems that foster inclusive entrepreneurship and innovation. Supported by organizations like Knight Foundation, Morgan Stanley, and Adidas, her mission is clear: to ensure that Black and Brown entrepreneurs not only access but also thrive in the innovation economy.
From overcoming early doubts to creating a legacy of empowerment and transformation, Felecia Hatcher continues to disrupt norms, inspire boldness, and help the world tap into its collective genius.
You Don’t Need Permission to Follow Your Dreams
You Don’t Need Permission to Follow Your Dreams We all wish for something better. We all want more out of our lives. Some people want more money, money friends, more free time, a better love life, more education and so on. Even if our lives are going relatively well we seem to always seek for…
Done is Better Than Perfect
This world is not perfect. You are not perfect. Your idea may be great, but it is not perfect. There are flaws in literally every aspect of every industry all around the world. Your business is not perfect. There is no perfect business in the entire world. Every company has room for improvement. When you…
Proper Guidance and Effort Can Help You Prosper
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Don’t Let Textbooks Discourage You
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Never Let the Fear of Striking Out Keep you From Playing the Game
Playa, play on! Baseball players still step up to the plate, even if they know there is a possibility of striking out. Basketball players still shoot that shot, even if they know they might miss. Quarterbacks still throw the ball, even if they know that somebody could intercept. Failure is always a possibility, but it…
How to outsource yourself on a Ramen Noodle Budget
It took me a long time to get to this point where I stopped complaining that I couldn’t clone myself, and missing deadlines to letting technology work for me by being able to outsource my life! Think of all the little (sometimes big) mundane task that absolutely need to get done but constantly pull you from working…
Seize the Noodle-Eat Ramen Noodles Now so that you can Eat Lobster Later
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The Finish Line Won’t Appear at the Starting Line
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Get Rid of the Head Junk
What is Head Junk? Head Junk is stuff in your head that is worthless and is filling valuable space that could be used for useful stuff! Head junk can also mean negative thoughts and feelings from the people around you and even your own negativity. I will specifically be talking about the stuff that your…
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