In Celebration of Black History Month, MLT is proud to host a session to inspire, promote, and support our Black alumni entrepreneurs. This session will feature Black business owners from our MLT community sharing the lessons of navigating the first year of launching a Black-owned business. We’ll have an honest conversation about the challenges, opportunities, and nuances they faced as Black entrepreneurs in launching their business.
Are you a business owner? We want to promote your work well beyond holidays. Register your business with us, as we plan to showcase businesses across our channels and via the Alumni-Owned Business Registry.
Waziri Garuba is Founder and CEO of Harlem Labs, a boutique advisory firm advising executives and entrepreneurs on strategy, and execution. Waziri serves as the “Leader’s Sherpa” to the visionaries, initiators, and teams he has navigated through roadblocks for the past 7 years. His work with key leaders in organizations led him to focus on defining the right team and culture needed for success.
Prior to his role in strategic leadership advisory, Waziri spent almost a decade working at Wall Street firms Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. He received his MBA at Columbia Business School in 2009. After business school, he worked as a consultant on projects in Las Vegas and Sao Paulo, before eventually relocating to Austin, TX where he launched his advisory firm in 2013. Waziri serves on the board of the Austin Urban Technology Movement, Columbia Business School’s African-American-Alumni-Association, the National Black MBA (Austin Chapter), and the MLT Southwest Chapter.
Waziri keeps busy at home with a wife, a 6-year-old, and 4-year-old twins.
Omosefe is the Vice President of Product at Stackwell Capital, an innovative startup working to catalyze Black generational wealth and eradicate the wealth gap through education and investment tools.
As a first-generation Nigerian-American, Omosefe experienced firsthand the importance of community and investing in one another’s collective success. She brings this insight and drive to her role at Stackwell, where she translates user insights into products that are committed to holistic financial health and reflect an understanding of the community they serve.
Alex is an energetic and results oriented leader committed to making an impact in organizations and communities. My consulting and supply chain management background, positions me with the capabilities to determine creative solutions to big problems and ability to execute these solutions. I am passionate about working in areas that impact lives and positively contribute to society.
Total Spice Company is full-service food contract manufacturer, providing co-packaging and private label services for retail, food service and food manufacturers. We help companies with their food ingredient needs and help entrepreneurs bring their food brand to market!
Total Spice Website: https://www.totalspice.com/
Based on you viewing this registration page, we assume you are interested in continuing your personal and professional development. As an alum, you have access to resources and services specifically designed with MLTers in mind. On the right-hand side of your screen, you will find some additional resources we thought would be helpful as your prepare to attend this event. If you have any questions or have wonderings about what other resources we have, please email Alumni@mlt.org.
Check out and support MLTers who expanded beyond their 9-5 or turned their entrepreneurial venture into their full-time role. The organizations included in the alumni business registry represent Black, Latinx, and Native American professionals who are creating success while serving their communities.
Are you an MLTer who has founded or owns a business? Add your company to the directory today!
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