Electropositive

05/21/2018

Are you a hard-working entrepreneur looking for fellow creators and inspiring founders to build with? Are you looking for an easy way to pick-up extra dollars in the process?

Our work-exchange Co-Op program might be perfect for you. See more details in the link! We'd love to hear from you.

Hello, are you a hard working entrepreneur looking for fellow creators and founders to build with? Are you looking for an easy way to pick-up extra dollars in the process? Electropositive is a movement to assemble and give space to entrepreneurs, makers and dreamers serving a greater purpose. We are...

05/12/2018

This Friday (5/18), join us for an inspirational conversation and book signing with social activists and Jim St. Germain. The two longtime friends will discuss their community work as well as touch on topics such as mentorship and upward mobility in today's political climate. RSVP 👉🏽bio.
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Academy-nominated actor and playwright Jesse Eisenberg has deep ties and a fund-raising record with non-profits Keep America Beautiful, Middle Way House and Shoe Revolt.
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Author Jim St. Germain ( _ ), whose memoir "A Stone of Hope” tells the story of his immigration to the U.S. and overcoming an early life of crime, founded Preparing Leaders of Tomorrow ( ), a mentoring non-profit for at-risk youth between the ages of nine and twenty-one living in Brooklyn, New York.
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After the talk, Eisenberg and St. Germain will sign their books. Proceeds from book sales go to Preparing Leaders of Tomorrow.

05/12/2018

This Friday (5/18), join us for an inspirational conversation and book signing with social activists and Jim St. Germain. The two longtime friends will discuss their community work as well as touch on topics such as mentorship and upward mobility in today's political climate. RSVP 👉🏽bio.
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Academy-nominated actor and playwright Jesse Eisenberg has deep ties and a fund-raising record with non-profits Keep America Beautiful, Middle Way House and Shoe Revolt.
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Author Jim St. Germain ( ), whose memoir "A Stone of Hope” tells the story of his immigration to the U.S. and overcoming an early life of crime, founded Preparing Leaders of Tomorrow ( ), a mentoring non-profit for at-risk youth between the ages of nine and twenty-one living in Brooklyn, New York.
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After the talk, Eisenberg and St. Germain will sign their books. Proceeds from book sales go to Preparing Leaders of Tomorrow.

05/11/2018

Magic and medicine exist right here in New York’s secret concrete jungle. Many plants we consider weeds are actually powerful healers with rich history. This Tuesday (5/15), you’re invited to join Sacred Warrior ( )founder & herbalist, Vanessa Chakour for an evening of multi-sensory plant exploration. RSVP 👉🏼bio

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From the therapeutic experience of a plant meditation to the basics of medicine making, this program re-awakens the power of plants as a way to impact the mind, body and soul. The event will launch a series of eco-awareness and conservation events and screenings produced by Sacred Warrior and Electropositive.

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Special thanks to event partners The Wolf Conservation Center ( ), Dropping Seeds( ), Sawmill Herb Farm ( ), United Plant Savers ( ), Radicle Herb Shop ( ), Ravenous Magazine ( ) and Common Knowledge Plants, ( )

05/08/2018

This Saturday(5/7), we’re excited to host Kai Bond, partner at Comcast Ventures, for this month’s "Untapped" Founders series.
____________________________________________________Untapped is a monthly meet-up for Black and Latino entrepreneurs that offers advice and insights from a small network of investors and fellow business owners. Link 👉🏽bio.!
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Join entrepreneur and investor Kai Bond for an informal chat focused on issues important to entrepreneurs and advisors supporting Black and Latino-owned companies. Currently at Comcast Ventures and The Catalyst Fund, Kai is also a co-founder at Switch Games, CashPlay and Pixie.

05/04/2018

Next Friday, we are excited to announce that Sundial Brands CEO Richelieu Dennis will join Electropositive (E+) and “Shark Tank” consultant Brandon Andrews for a lively discussion with diverse founders and investors around access to capital and using media to grow your brand. RSVP 👉🏽bio
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The intimate conversation will also co-founder ( Season 7), ' Kai Bond and Founder Jason Mowatt.

After the discussion, entrepreneurs will have three minutes to pitch their company for friendly feedback, pitch practice, and networking with fellow entrepreneurs.
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ABOUT RICHARD
In the early 1990s, Richelieu Dennis cofounded Sundial Brands with the goal of creating natural hair and beauty products for consumers of color. Originally from Liberia, Dennis used his grandmother’s homebrewed recipes to create Sundial’s first products, which he sold on the streets of Harlem. Today, his company oversees three brands—SheaMoisture ( ), Nubian Heritage ( ), and Madam C.J. Walker Beauty Culture ( ) —and had an estimated value of $700 million in September 2015, when Bain Capital acquired a minority stake. In 2015 Sundial was named to the 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in the United States and received the 2015 Corporate Social Responsibility of the Year Award from /Beauty Inc.
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In November 2017, Richelieu negotiated the largest natural personal care deal ever in the U.S with and created a groundbreaking US$100 million New Voices Fund to invest in and empower women of color entrepreneurs.
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In 2017, Richelieu founded Essence Ventures, which acquired Communications Inc. from Time Inc. – reestablishing ESSENCE as a 100% black-owned independent company.
Richelieu has been named by : ’s network to its inaugural “SuperSoul 100” list has also been named by as one of the “Most Creative People in Business. @ Electropositive

05/02/2018

Is your business idea pitch ready? Would it pass muster on "Shark Tank"?

Next Friday, join E+ and "Shark Tank" consultant Brandon Andrews ( )for a night of friendly feedback, pitch practice, happy hour drinks, and networking. Entrepreneurs will have three minutes to test out their pitch among a group of fellow business owners.
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Special guests include PiperWai co-founder and "Shark Tank" contestant Sarah Ribner, Comcast Ventures ' Kai Bond and Trap Karoake's Jason Mowatt.
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To RSVP to pitch or attend 👉🏽bio
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04/26/2018

This Tuesday (5/1), we are excited to partner with All Good Work to host a fireside chat with Brooklyn Community Foundation (BCF) President ( ), Cecilia Clarke about the challenges facing nonprofits and social enterprises in Brooklyn and strategies BCF and other non profits can implement to overcome them. RSVP 👉🏽 bio
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Cecilia Clarke has a long career managing and growing nonprofit organizations in New York City, with an emphasis on social justice and community and cultural advancement. Since 2013, Cecilia has led Brooklyn Community Foundation through a holistic transformation of its grantmaking, community leadership and asset building initiatives. These include a recent resident-led grantmaking model in Crown Heights, a restorative justice pilot in four Brooklyn schools, and an institution-wide commitment to racial justice. Prior to leading BCF, Cecilia was Founder & Executive Director of the Sadie Nash Leadership Project, an educational leadership program for low-income women in New York City that she started in her dining room and which went on to win the National Arts & Humanities Youth Program Award presented by First Lady Michelle Obama in 2013.

04/24/2018

This Saturday, in partnership with Indivisible Brooklyn, a local progressive activist group, Electropositive welcomes activist, actress, and candidate for Governor of New York, Cynthia Nixon ( ).

In addition to updates from Indivisible’s ( ) city, state and federal teams, the group hosts guest speaker Cynthia Nixon, candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor of New York. This is an informal meet up, and is not a fundraising or campaign event.

Rsvp 👉🏽tinyurl.com/ibkaprilmeeting

04/21/2018

This Thursday, we are thrilled to partner with ”SIP&SKETCH,” to host a discussion and sketch session focused on accessibility and representation in fine art.
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Authorities in the arts community do not currently reflect the diverse society that we live in. This session looks at barriers in the art world, and will delve into why exposure to the arts is important on a personal and cultural level.
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Panelists include artist Elise Peterson ( ), Cinereach’s ( ) Ivie Arasomwan (.a ), S.O.W. (.nyc ) co-founder Geneva White ( ) and artist Marcus Leslie ( ).
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After the panel, there will be a live figure sketch session and mingling. This is a fine arts experience for all skill levels, set in a welcoming, non-discriminate creative space. @ Electropositive

04/21/2018

"Untapped" is a monthly meet-up for Black and Latino entrepreneurs that offers advice and insights from a small network of investors and fellow business owners.
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This entrepreneurial pitch and networking event will feature a fireside with NFL player, philanthropist, and angel investor Kelvin Beachum Jr. (.beachum.jr ). Kelvin’s impact is not only felt on the field but in the world around him as he strives to have a positive influence in everything he does. @ Electropositive

04/17/2018

“If you give yourself the opportunity to just be quiet and receptive...[sound] does shift your awareness...so when you come back into the world it’s as if you’ve cleaned your glasses off and have a fresher perspective.” -