Whats the next BIG idea?

SXSWedu Launches Next Big Idea: Inclusive Competitiveness

March 7, 2013

March 4, 2013

Since Twitter took the show by storm in 2007, and Foursquare did the same in 2009, there hasn't been a breakout product or service of the same magnitude at the South By Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) show

South by Southwest (SXSW) is a massive conference where collaboration is king, and big ideas emerge. It is the innovation and technology platform where Twitter and Foursquare were launched. More than 2,000 miles from Austin, something big is already happening in Portland, Oregon that will debut on a national stage at SXSWedu. It's called "Inclusive Competitiveness.
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a national economic imperative

THE NEXT BIG IDEA!

A national campaign to Save Americas Black Boys (SABB) was launched in Austin, Texas at the South By Southwest Education Conference on March 4, 2013, followed by a full-day SABB Solutions Summit at the George Washington Carver Museum.
We know the problems. Lets talk solutions!

NO blame game NO egos NO silos Real Talk Real Solutions

MY TIME
is a terrible thing to waste!

a national economic imperative

Led by SABB Campaign founder, Mike Green, an expert panel at Austins SXSWedu Conference established STEM education, high-growth entrepreneurship, access to capital, character and Inclusive CompetitivenessTM as THE framework necessary to develop a pipeline of black male talent flowing from public schools and connecting to both higher education and local innovation ecosystems. Investing in developing this 21st century framework is a national economic imperative.

THE NEXT BIG IDEA!

Saving Black boys requires first informing leaders and influencers who are disconnected from solutions inherent in a 21st century innovation economy and the local innovation ecosystem.

Solutions Summit
On March 5, 2013 a group of concerned leaders from around the nation gathered at Austins George Washington Carver Museum to have a frank discussion about the challenges facing Americas Black boys and investment opportunities available that offered a patchwork quilt of 21st century solutions to cultivate the talent of Black boys. Those ideas ranged across a system of Pipeline2ProductivityTM that included STEM education, high-growth tech entrepreneurship, access to capital and the overall impact of Inclusive Competitiveness.TM

THE NEXT BIG IDEA!

Sponsored by

Solutions Summit
speakers
Mike Green: Founder SABB Campaign; Co-founder, America21 Tammara McDonald: President, Game Changerz, SABB Partner Diatra James: VP, Game Changerz, SABB Partner AUSTIN, TX Dr. John Butler, Ph.D.: Director, IC2 Institute at Univ. of Texas Larry Jackson: local Civil Rights Movement icon Jonathan Lewis Clark: former Motown executive CLEVELAND, OH Johnathan Holifield, Esq.: VP of Inclusive Competitiveness at Nortech & Co-founder, America21 PORTLAND, OR Patrick Quinton, Executive Director of the Portland Development Commission (PDC) Ben Berry, Chief Technology Officer for City of Portland and CEO of Airship Technologies Dwayne Johnson, Founder of Ideal Portland Andres Montgomery, CEO of Dreem Digital Enrique Washington, Managing Partner at Generator Group OAKLAND, CA Jarvis Sulcer, Ph.D., Executive Director at the Level Playing Field Institute & SMASH Academy PHILADELPHIA, PA Chad Womack, Ph.D.: National Director of STEM Education at the United Negro College Fund & Co-founder, America21 CHARLOTTE, NC James Staton Jr., Managing Partner at Top Flight LLC and former national executive at NMSDC

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Solutions Summit
outcomes
Introduced: OUTCOMES Pipeline2ProductivityTM solution process TM OUTCOMES Inclusive Competitiveness economic framework Connected: Cutting edge aviation technology CEO in Portland, OUTCOMES OR with new prospective investors in Dallas, TX OUTCOMES Leading STEM education scholarship program with new opportunities for expansion in Portland, OR

OUTCOMES

OUTCOMES

Announced: New Portland, OR startup challenge search for minority founders

Solidified: Ongoing support for SABB National Campaign and OUTCOMES Solutions Summit Series from Portland OUTCOMES Development Commission

OUTCOMES Attracted: OUTCOMES National Campaign and Solutions Summit series OUTCOMESSummit seeks to leave behind a framework process implemented by a SABB Solutions
coalition of committed stakeholders. The SABB Campaign will work with local leaders to OUTCOMES establish a Pipeline2Productivity infrastructure that cultivates the ground for instituting a strategy of Inclusive Competitiveness that results in inclusive economic opportunity and growth of economic competitiveness throughout the region.

New prospective sponsors to support the SABB

Solutions Summit
Choose Your Role WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT
CHOOSE Your Role Your Role Your Role Your Role Your Role Your Role CHOOSE Your Role Your Role Your Role Your Role Your Role Your Role
Supporter: Subscribe to our blog. Stay updated on the issues and our events. Help us spread the word. Note: We are building a website (coming soon). Contributor: Help support this historic campaign with your donations. We cannot do this work without your funding support. Its easy and takes less than 2 minutes. SABB Solutions Summit Sponsor: Were now seeking interested cities, organizations, universities and colleges to host our ongoing SABB Solutions Summit series. To learn how your city can be the next stop on our national campaign, contact Mike Green at: mike@blackinnovation.org. Philanthropic Funding: The SABB National Campaign is a historic 21st century approach to informing and educating leaders and influencers of Americas Black Boys about how to prepare and equip Black boys to fully engage and compete in todays innovation economy, from the pipeline of STEM education to the productivity of high-growth tech entrepreneurship. You can help ensure the success of our awareness campaign by building the capacity of our nonprofit organization with your funding support. Contact Mike Green: mike@blackinnovation.org

Solutions Summit
Thank You
The first positive step we can take toward saving Americas Black boys is simply to show up.
Below are some of the many institutions represented by leaders who showed up for the SABB National Campaign Launch at SXSWedu and SABB Solutions Summit. Thank you. SABB Austin, TX Solutions Summit Sponsor

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Some of SABB Austin, TX Solutions Summit Attendees

Adaptive Architecture, Inc. adapt2.com

SOLUTIONSSUMMIT
Program Booklet

A national economic imperative

SAVING AMERICAS BLACK BOYS

Austin, Texas | March 5, 2013

Mike Green
Founder, SABB
Thank you for joining us in a historic gathering of leaders and influencers from around the nation to focus on investing in solutions to save Americas Black boys. Were launching a national campaign to catalyze a conversation across America that leads to actionable investments in developing measurable outcomes in STEM education, entrepreneurship and job growth. URGENT ACTION! We move with a sense of urgency, understanding the challenge of saving our Black boys from wandering lost and confused, equipped with a 20th century mindset while immersed in a 21st century Innovation Economy. This cause requires informed, committed leaders / lifesavers who will connect Black boys to local innovation ecosystems and economic opportunities. NATIONAL INVESTMENT The investment in saving Americas Black boys is a national economic imperative. These are our fathers, sons and brothers, many of whom are stuck in the school-to-prison pipeline. Many are wasting unrealized talents, skills and ingenuity simply because they lack access to resources, infrastructure and mentoring to help them in their struggles to be the best they can be, and add to the economic competitiveness of the nation. My Huffington Post series, 3 Ways to Save Americas Black Boys, inspired the organizers of SXSWedu to offer me an opportunity to share these ideas with leading educators from around the nation. The SABB Solutions Summit in Austin, TX is a full-day extension of my SXSWedu session that affords an opportunity for stakeholders across the spectrum of Austins successful innovation ecosystem to go beyond the talk. Concerned leaders and influencers from across America have invested their time to be here with the Austin community. I thank you all for joining me and my partners in a commitment to implementing solutions. Mike Green

SABB FOUNDER

Tammara McDonald
Founder, President Game Changerz
Greetings Everyone! It is with great admiration that I welcome you here today for the national campaign launch, "Saving America's Black Boys" Solutions Summit. I am ecstatic that you have elected to join us for such a historic moment, as we attract a growing collaborative of concerned thinkers and doers. I must say that you are certainly in the appropriate place at the appointed time! In order to save America's black boys, we have to change the game. We have to teach and equip them to be "Game Changerz through collaborate innovative solutions that yield measurable results; and develop permanent infrastructure with a pipeline that provides disconnected communities vital access channels to economic networks. Albert Einstein said it best, "We cannot solve a problem by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." America's black boys are OUR black boys, and they are the future! The best way to predict the future is to invent it. A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind. This building is full of prepared minds we intentionally gathered to increase the chances of accidental engagements that may lead to discoveries of innovative collaborative outcomes. Innovation and inclusive competitiveness are essential game-changing components that will result in saving America's black boys. Innovation is anything but business as usual. SOLUTIONS + ACTIONS = RESULTS! Thank you for your attendance. Tammara McDonald

SABB PARTNER

Diatra James
CFE, CICA Vice President Game Changerz
Welcome to the official launch of Saving Americas Black Boys Solutions Summit (SABB) here in the beautiful city of Austin, TX. Some of you may have asked yourself, What is the SABB campaign all about? It is a national outreach consisting of a series of educational workshops, summits, forums and symposia. The offline events are bolstered by an online media platform through which the campaigns efforts are promoted and amplified to an engaged national audience and growing community of thought leaders. YOUR presence here today proves that we are on the right track and that THIS campaign is needed. As we host the launch of the Summit today at the beautiful George Washington Carver Museum, I must quote him by saying, When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world. Today that world is US! Saving Americas Black Boys means Changing the Game. We, at Game Changerz, believe that if you change the mindset of our nations black boys by educating them in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) arenas, they will become more competitive among their international peers. So let this day be the start of our collaboration in solving the challenges that face our nations black boys challenges that keep them disconnected from the pipeline of innovation and inclusive competitiveness. Thank you for joining us! Diatra James, CFE, CICA

SABB PARTNER

James Staton Jr.

Managing Partner Top Flight LLC
As we develop, educate, empower, nurture and vet businesses who, in turn, empower other businesses, our communities facilitate excellence and prosperity. In addition, we facilitate opportunities through our associates. Introducing our youth to business ownership is key to the long term generation of wealth in our communities. Business ownership builds character and families, and sustains communities. Education in particular STEM education is the foundation which we must build from in the 21st century. The Saving Americas Black Boys national campaign is the solution to many challenges in our communities. Thank you for joining us on this journey to success.

SABB CONSULTANT

SABB Campaign Supporters

The America21 Project blackinnovation.org Level Playing Field Institute Jarvis Sulcer, Ph.D., Executive Director lpfi.org Hines Media Group Jaymes Hines, Founder hinesmediagroup.com Global Energy Initiative, LLC Jonathan Lee, CEO globalenergy.us.com

Patrick Quinton
Executive Director Portland Development Commission
ABOUT PDC Created by Portland voters in 1958, the Portland Development Commission has been a driving force in Portlands reputation for vibrancy and livability. As Portlands urban renewal and economic development agency, PDC focuses on investing in the job creation, innovation and economic opportunity that will transform Portland into one of the worlds most desirable and equitable cities. The PDC is headed by an executive director, who reports to a five-member board of commissioners, local citizens appointed by the mayor and approved by Portland City Council. The structure allows PDC to exercise independence in program implementation and resource allocation. STARTUP PDX CHALLENGE PDC encourages innovators to engage our recently launched StartupPDX Challenge. The platform is an opportunity for entrepreneurs from underserved populations to access the citys startup ecosystem. Challenge winners will receive free rent for a year, a $10,000 grant and in-kind services from the regions top professional firms and accelerators. Were excited about supporting innovative opportunities that foster inclusive economic ecosystems and stronger, sustainable communities in Portland, Oregon. Patrick Quinton

SABB SPONSOR

George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center 1165 Angelina Street, Austin, TX 78702

The George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center is dedicated to the collection, preservation, research and exhibition of African-American historical and cultural material. The museum offers gallery and online exhibits, programs, classes, theatre productions and a genealogy center. THEATER The Boyd Vance Theatre is a proscenium stage with stadium seating to fit 134 patrons, including seating for those who are mobility impaired. Our plush seating has served audiences for many different types of events, from City of Austin meetings to dance performances. LOBBY Our lobby serves as the grand entry to the museum. The lobby, affectionately referred to as the "Drum," is a wonderful open space designed to maximize natural light and is perfect for receptions.

SABB VENUE

Johnathan Holifield, Esq.

Co-founder, The America21 Project VP Inclusive Competitiveness, Nortech
Mr. Holifield is a co-founder of The America21 Project. He developed the Inclusive Competitiveness model, which is informed by over 20 years of experience cultivating partnerships with universities, nonprofits, governments, civic organizations, and businesses to garner broad-based support and investment for new initiatives, including innovative and actionable strategies to address economic inclusion, angel and early-stage private capital formation, STEM education and nurture entrepreneurship ecosystems. Results include collaboratively securing more than $40 million of grant funding, cash investments, and in-kind operations support, creating Ohios first information technology-focused high school, forming a $40 million venture capital fund, enabling a regional network of $250 million of early-stage risk capital and designing community benefits and economic inclusion strategies for development projects totaling nearly $1.5 billion.

SABB KEYNOTE

A recognized thought leader on innovation and technology-based economic development, Mr. Holifield received Ohio gubernatorial appointments to the Midwest Governors Association Investments for the Knowledge-based Economy Project and the Ohio House and Senate Joint Commission on High-Tech Business. He has written extensively on technology and innovation development and inclusion and was a featured blogger for Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and coauthored the Economic Development Journal article Inclusive Clusters: Embedding Inclusiveness in Cluster Policy and Practice, the first enterprise to connect equity, inclusion and cluster selection, development and leadership.
He is founding executive director of CincyTech USA Cincinnati's Voice of Technology and Innovation and has held executive leadership positions with Cincinnati USA Chamber of Commerce and Cleveland Urban League and was a member of the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL. Mr. Holifield holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science from West Virginia University, a master's degree in Educational Foundations and a law degree from the University of Cincinnati. Mr. Holifield is also a graduate of the University of Oklahoma's Economic Development Institute.

TIME
9am 10 10am 10:20 10:20am 10:45

ACTIVITY
Registration Welcome Summit Overview

PRESENTER

Carver / GCI Mike / PDC

10:45am - 11
11am 11:45

Break
Austin Innovation Ecosystem Break Lunch Keynote: $Value Black Boys Create Break In The Field: Lessons Break Deal Flow Break Pipeline2 Productivity

Networking

SABB AGENDA

Jonathan Clark Larry Jackson Dr. John Butler Networking

11:45 - noon Noon 12:45pm 1pm 1:45pm

Johnathan Holifield, Esq America21 Nortech Networking PDC / Ideal Portland Networking Black Tech Entrepreneurs Networking Jarvis Sulver Chad Womack J. Holifield James Staton

1:45pm 2pm 2pm 2:45pm 2:45pm 3pm 3pm 3:45pm 3:45pm 4pm 4pm 4:45pm

4:45pm 5pm 5pm 6pm

Call to Action Reception

Mike Green Networking

1960

1998

2012

11%

65%
Represented in NFL

11%

77%
Represented in NBA

DISCONNECT

11%

15% Represented in MLB

< 1%

< 4%

Bio/Health Scientists

< 1%

< 4%

Math / Computer Science Engineers

< 1% < 1%

High-Growth Entrepreneurs High Growth Job Creators

< 1% < 1%

Risk Capital Investors Angels / Venture Capitalists

< 1% < 1%

Biz revenue % of overall GDP

PROFICIENCY 4th Grade Reading: 12% 8th Grade Math: 12%

Across America, the problem of Black male achievement seems intractable. We fail our Black sons more than any other racial or ethnic group. The large gap between Black males and others exists before these children start school and continues throughout their lifespan.
ETS Policy Notes Report, Fall 2011

PROBLEM

Black boys also lag behind their Black female counterparts.

While girls in general perform better in K-12 and in higher education than boys, gender differences among AfricanAmerican groups are larger than among other groups.
African-American women account for 62% of all AfricanAmerican undergraduates and 66% of those who earn an associates degree.
Racial Gaps in Early Childhood: Socio-Emotional Health, Developmental and Educational Outcomes Among African-American Boys

Marian Wright Edleman President and Founder, Childrens Defense Fund

It is a community disaster. A national disaster. Black boys are always at the bottom of the totem pole.

PROBLEM

America has 3.5 million Black boys age 9 and younger.

United States
Black-owned Biz 1.9 million (7% of total) Revenues: $138B Percent of GDP < 1% 1.8 million have zero employees

JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI Population: 173,000 Black: 80% White: 18% Hispanic: 1.6%

Only 14,000 with revenues over $1M

BUSINESS

Businesses: 16,000 Black-owned: 45% White-owned: 53% Asian-owned: 2%

BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES
MICROCOSM of U.S. PROBLEM

Revenues as percentage of total annual local GDP: 1.4% Average number of workers per business: 0.31 Average annual payroll: $6,972
Sources: U.S. Census and Jackson, MS Business Development

19th Century

Agriculture

20th Century

Manufacturing
21st Century

Tech Innovation STEM Education

STEM Professions = fastest job growth 26% higher wages* STEM-educated tech entrepreneurs create fastestgrowing startups Risk capital fuels growth of startups

Since 1980, all net new jobs in U.S. are the result of startups fueled by risk capital investments.
Kauffman Foundation

ECONOMY

Local innovation ecosystems support tech entrepreneurs

*U.S. Dept of Commerce

Born 1955 - 1965

COMPETITIVENESS

Children of Civil Rights Era Black boys can perform. Black boys can compete. Black boys can lead families. Schools & Businesses. Communities & Nations.

President Barack Obama signs executive order July 26, 2012: White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter

Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx

JUST 5 DECADES AGO

These leaders parents faced significant obstacles in a society that was openly hostile. Today, were raising boys in an Age of Innovation & Opportunity. What will be the result in 2050?

CEDS: 21st Century Economic Development & Policy Language

Do you speak 21st century ecodev and policy? What is CEDS? The Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) is a federally mandated fiveyear plan updated annually designed to guide the economic growth of a region. See Austin, TX CEDS 2010-2015. Who produces a regions CEDS? Typically, the Regional Development Organization (RDO) for each region will produce the federally mandated CEDS. A national association of development organizations (NADO) has 540 member RDOs. Do you know who manages the RDO in your region? See NADO membership map. Why should I care? If you arent involved in establishing the economic strategy for your region and developing the plan for funding programs and activities that fit within the architecture of the economic strategy, then youre likely not in the value chain and may be left complaining far down the line after funds have been allocated and your communitys economic issues havent been adequately addressed in the funding process. The front of the line is at the CEDS strategy table. If you care about your community, you have to invest the time to sit at a table of collaborative input and economic strategy. Does your community have such a table of collaborative leadership that understands the local Innovation ecosystem? See Capital Area Economic Development District.

Economic Phenomena! In NADOs 540 RDO member regions, Black communities have a remarkably consistent dismal economy, decade after decade, with no change in sight.
Do metropolitan Black communities have an economic strategy roundtable seated with collaborative leadership attuned to needs of the region?

NADO.org

CEDS

Continued economic growth and competitiveness is unsustainable without including disconnected minority sectors into the urban innovation economy.

URBANECONOMY

AMERICAS
STARKREALITY
URBANECONOMICS
96% 85% 81% 75% 69% 68% 74% of Blacks 80% of Latinos
Venture Capital New firm starts R&D employment Americas GDP High-growth firms Americas jobs

Live in metropolitan regions

Black and Latino Americans comprise nearly 1/3 of the population, yet their businesses account for LESS than 3.5% GDP and employ roughly 1% of working adults.

EduTech

BLACKINNOVATION

CEO of a Dreem Digital, a startup focused on developing curriculum based games and services for mobile devices in classrooms apps for students, teachers and parents. Andres Montgomery Former Chief Strategy Officer at the edutech company, Bookbyte. Provided consulting services to Microsoft, Cisco and other major tech companies. Helped Microsofts Mergers & Acquisitions Dept. acquire more than 15 tech companies. (amontgomery@dreemdigital.com)

Aviation
Chief Technology Officer for the City of Portland, Oregon. CEO and Chief Technology Officer for the AirShip Endurance VTOL UAV Drone and AirScape geo-spatial intelligence service.

Ben Berry Jr.

Former Chief Information Officer for Oregon Department of Transportations (ODOT), the second largest state agency. (benjamin.berry@comcast.net)

Design
Founder, CEO of Pensole Academy. Former shoe designer for Nike (Jordan DWayne Brand), L.A. Gear, Skechers. Edwards After leaving Nike in 2010, Edwards began teaching his craft to a larger audience in partnerships with the University of Oregon, Parsons The New School of Design in New York and the Art Center College of Design in California. 23 of Edwards' former students were hired as footwear designers, including four at Nike, two at Jordan Brand and two at New Balance.

COLLABORATION IS THE KEY

Can we invest in best practices that already produce results in STEM education, high-growth entrepreneurship and access to capital that fuels the growth of startups?

SOLUTIONS

Can we form a collaborative table of strategic thinkers, planners and doers who represent the framework of the 21st century innovation economy? Can we establish private investments, without waiting on government or foundations, toward developing infrastructure essential for Black boys to understand the big picture and learn how to compete in the economic game?

Investing in entrepreneurship is key to building generational wealth. Sustaining such wealth requires a current working knowledge of the evolving innovation economy.

How do we build GENERATIONAL WEALTH?

SOLUTIONS

3 Ways to Save Americas Black Boys

LANGUAGE If we dont know the language of the 21st century innovation economy, how can we prepare youth to seriously compete in a capitalist society thats based upon competitive advantages and barriers to entry? Communication barriers lock doors, bar access to opportunity and undermine progress. It is essential that we understand how to converse in 21st century economics if we are to expect that our youth will become fluent in the economics of innovation. INVESTMENT Steve Blank, professor of entrepreneurship at Stanford University said: without a culture of risk capital, Silicon Valley would be just a bunch of smart engineers tinkering in their garages. A cursory look at most any Black community and the evidence is striking: There is no culture of investment in innovation. There is no culture of risk capital. We do not provide incentive for our kids to create, collaborate or even compete in the marketplace with their counterparts. Our youth suffer because we are risk averse. MENTORING Anyone who has tried to find their way on a road trip without a map or GPS understands the frustration of being lost and confused. Our boys need good guidance, counseling, encouragement, and support. Daily. They need coaches who understand the game.

Change their language Invest in their creativity Mentor them into the mainstream
Read Mikes 3-part series in the Huffington Post, which became the catalyst for a national campaign.

3 WAYS

SABB Solutions Summit Outcome: Coalition of the Committed

Black Leadership Action Coalition

BLAC works with SABB in partnership to build bridges that connect the economically disconnected to the local innovation ecosystem.
BLAC is comprised of stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem: K-12 educators and policymakers University leaders Small business owners Startup entrepreneurs Corporate CEOs Financial industry professionals Risk capital investors Community leaders Clergy Parents Public-private partners Economic development orgs Foundations Elected officials Media

BLAC BRIDGE

Ask Yourself

INFRASTRUCTURE

Is there a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in my community and schools? Do any schools, churches or community organizations host Hackathons, brainstorms, Startup Weekends, Pitch Competitions, Innovator Meetups, Entrepreneur Mixers, etc? I have an idea for a product, service or business. Is it readily known in my school, church and community where I can turn for my next step? How many community innovations have been invested in by members of my community? Where can interested parties go in my community to learn about crowdfunding, angel investing, venture capital and SBIR/STTR grants? Am I willing to invest my time, money and energy in developing activities that lead to building an innovation ecosystem and infrastructure in my community?

BIOGRAPHY
Award-winning Journalist / Editor Digital Media Innovations Leader Mike is an award-winning national journalist with 16 years media experience, including hosting his own talk radio program in San Diego. He is a New York Times Leadership Academy Fellow with training in social media and building online communities from CNN.com. Mike currently blogs for the Huffington Post. Digital Media Consultant Mike assists groups and organizations with their media strategy, understanding media trends, marketing, PR, and building and sustaining online audiences while monetizing digital content. Impact Strategist Mike produced a ScaleUp Innovation rally for Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber in Nov. 2012 that launched a national ScaleUp campaign. Dow Jones: Mike worked with a team of developers to design, implement and manage award-winning digital innovations. Two CEOs called Mikes achievements phenomenal! World of Wine: In Spring 2011, Mike designed a strategy to transform an eight-year-old single-day local event into a 4-day annual regional festival. Visionary Leadership Co-founder, The America21 Project: Mike is recognized nationally as one of the leading expert media voices addressing economic challenges and opportunities facing minorities across in America in the 21st century global Innovation Economy. Honorable Veteran Mike served 12 years in the Navy, which included receiving Sailor of the Year as a propulsion engineering supervisor aboard an amphibious assault warship, decommissioning a guided missile cruiser and receiving many awards in recruiting. Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
No discussion about education of minorities is complete without speaking with Mike Green.
(MED Radio Show Jan 20, 2011)

MIKE GREEN

mike@blackinnovation.org

BIOGRAPHY
Game Changerz, Inc. Founder, President Tammara McDonald has 16+ years cumulative experience in Human Resources / Relations, Finance, Administration and Accounting. Ms. McDonald is a Senior Administrator and COBC Regional Coordinator, currently working in Internal Audit Service and Controls located within the Finance and Accounting division at Halliburton Energy Services. Ms. McDonald is also an independent Business and HR Consultant, as well as providing PR/Media management services to individuals, professional athletes and entertainers. Ms. McDonald is a native Houstonian and a proud alumnus of the University of Houston with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with minors in Business Administration, Management and Entrepreneurship. Known as Team McDonald, Tammara along with her husband, former NFL Pro Athlete, Ricardo, are devoted to humanitarian efforts and are true Champions 4 Charity (C4C), as they are actively involved with several charitable, philanthropic organizations and community initiatives. The McDonalds have three children together. Ms. McDonald actively serves on several nonprofit Board of Directors, and is Co-Founder, Team McDonald and Love Away From Home organizations.

TAMMARA MCDONALD

BIOGRAPHY
Game Changerz, Inc. Vice President Diatra James has 20+ years in accounting, including BP, City of Houston, BMC Software, PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Equiva Services LLC (Joint Venture between Shell, Texaco and Aramco). Ms. James is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Certified Internal Controls Auditor (CICA) with Support Services Accounting as a Lead Accountant where she supervises, reviews, and trains a staff of five with Halliburton Energy Services. Prior to her current role, Ms. James was a Senior Auditor in Halliburtons Internal Audit Division. Ms. James is a native Houstonian and proud graduate of Texas Southern University, amongst 10 in her family, with a Bachelors of Business Administration Degree in Accounting. Ms. James recently became a contributing writer for Dmars.com Business Journal. Ms. James zealously serves on several nonprofit Board of Directors, is owner of Penelton Consulting Services, and CoFounder of Love Away From Home organizations. Despite being a highly accomplished and resourceful business professional, she prides herself on being pro-active, not reactive, employing innovation, imagination and ingenuity.

DIATRA JAMES

BIOGRAPHY
James Staton Jr. President and Managing Partner, Top Flight LLC Charlotte, North Carolina Industry: Business Development Previous

JAMES STATON

Board Member/Executive Committee at Carolinas Minority Supplier Development Council Chairman at National Minority Enterprise Business Input Committee Board Member/Executive Committee National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) Managing Director Hoist Manufacturers Institute Managing Director Monorail Manufacturers Managing Director Overhead Material Handling Manufacturers Managing Director Crane Manufacturers Director of Sales Material Handling Alliance Director of Membership Material Handling Alliance Managing Director: Crane Manufacturers Assoc. Managing Director: Monorail Manufacturers Assoc. Management Executive: Overhead Material Handling Systems Council Management Executive: Plastics Manufacturers Product Section MHI Director of Membership: Material Handling Industry Alliance Director of Sales: Material Handling Industry Alliance Vice President Sales: The Trade Show Group Plant Engineerat Miller Printing Equipment Sales Engineer: Mechanical Transmission Supply President: Staton Associates Process Engineer: General Motors Corporation Education

Dartmouth College - The Tuck School of Business Queens University of Charlotte Duquesne University

INVEST IN AMERICAS BLACK BOYS. SUPPORT THE SABB CAMPAIGN.

This is a bold and historic declaration to a nation that has yet to rally around investing and supporting the success of its Black boys.

Our approach is to inform and educate leaders and influencers: i.e. policymakers, educators, professionals, business and community leaders, investors, philanthropists, clergy, pro athletes and celebrities.
We believe too many leaders and influencers of America's Black boys are disconnected from the knowledge and networks that drive the 21st century innovation economy. The result is a generation of lost, confused and angry youth who grow into lost, confused and angry men. They, in turn, continue to perpetrate the cyclical problem. The goal of our campaign is awareness and intervention. So, we focus on the adults. The leaders. Those in positions of power and influence. And it is these folks we call to gather at our summits. It is these leaders and influencers we call upon to support our efforts. Our campaign speaks of the problems and challenges, but only as the opening toward introducing and implementing solutions. Our summits Introduce unique visionary frameworks and call for a coalition of committed collaborators to work with us in implementing solutions that will disrupt the status quo and leverage today's innovative constructs, networks, technologies and opportunities to produce exponential (versus incremental) progress. The result is what we call Inclusive Competitiveness. The process is what we call Pipeline2Productivity. Our boys are talented. They are creative. They are smart. They hold within an inherent ingenuity that, if sufficiently tapped, could unleash a torrent of innovative entrepreneurs, job growth and generational wealth creation that benefits the overall economic competitiveness of every local region and the global economic competitiveness of the nation. Will you join us in making an investment in Americas Black Boys? We believe it is a 21st century national economic imperative. We hope you agree.

A national economic imperative

SOLUTIONSSUMMIT
INVEST IN AMERICAS BLACK BOYS. SUPPORT THE SABB CAMPAIGN.
Sponsored in part by:

Host a SABB Solutions Summit mike@blackinnovation.org www.blackinnovation.org

A national economic imperative