Mission Statement
The mission of the Community Briefing is to inspire, inform and equip black businesses, as well as our small and minority businesses, and vested community-based organizations to not only survive but thrive. Our objective is to provide timely, relevant, and insightful information to our target audience, listeners, and attendees on subjects that will have a direct impact on their operations as well as their economic viability of their business enterprises.
Upcoming Speakers / Presenters
February 26, 2026
McKenzie Neely-Wright
Area Manager—External Affairs, AT&T
March 5, 2026
Steven Bradford
Former State Senator
March 12, 2026
Monique Ruff-Bell
Chief Program Officer
TED Talks
March 19, 2026
COMING SOON
March 26, 2026
Concela Tarver
Financial Services, Sagient
April 2, 2026
Thomas Henning
Black Academics in STEM
Past Speakers / Presenters
February 12, 2026
Kevin Harbour
CEO of BizFed Institute
February 5, 2026
OPEN FORUM
January 29, 2026
Pamela Moon-Bright
Producer/Director
Moon Global Studies
January 22, 2026
Len Gibson
CEO and Partner at JaroGo Media
January 15, 2026
Dedren Snead
CEO of Subsume
The Future of Gaming and Meta Universe
January 8, 2026
Brigette R LeBlanc
President & CEO, San Francisco African American Chamber of Commerce
December 3, 2025
Max Vargas
President & CEO, The Greenlining Institute
November 30, 2025
Mark J Robertson
President & CEO at PCR Business Finance
November 13, 2025
Tunua Thrash-Ntuk
President & CEO, The Center by Lendistry
November 6, 2025
Kimberly Frelow
Founder of Careers in Sports
October 30, 2025
Iman Cotton, MBA
CDC Small Business Finance
October 23, 2025
Caroline K Bhalla
USC Real Estate Program
October 16, 2025
State of Black LA
October 9, 2025
Examining Implications of Proposition 50
Special Open Forum
October 3, 2025
Michelle Dass
AVP at CityFirst Bank
September 25, 2025
Michael Banner
President of Los Angeles LDC
September 18, 2025
Dr. Gena Yuvette Davis
Organizational Psychologist & Executive Coach
September 11, 2025
"9/11"
Reflections on 9/11: Lasting Impact on Society, Business and National Security
SEPTEMBER 4, 2025
Deborah Swan
Founder of Hefflin Legacy Foundation
August 28, 2025
Cynthia Smith
Founder of Next Level Consulting
August 21, 2025
Tara L Taylor
Co-Founder of Seed Collaborative
August 14, 2025
Kevin Ross, Jr.
Creation World Safety
August 7, 2025
Dr. Rachel Laryea
Founder & CEO, HueGo Kids
JULY 24, 2025
Colette B. Moore
SVP, Small Business Development Center
PCR Business Finance
JULY 17, 2025
Jenile Brooks
Principal/CEO, HueGo
JULY 10, 2025
Dr. Thela' R Thatch
HR and Public Policy Consultant
June 19, 2025
Ian Foxx
JUNE 12, 2025
Tara Lynn Gray
Director, CalOSBA
June 5, 2025
Jenile Brooks
Founder & CEO, HueGo Kids
May 29, 2025
David A Ford
Southern California Edison
May 22, 2025
Nicaela Chinnaswamy
Goldman Sachs 10k
May 15, 2025
Joy + Soul
International Recording Artist, Poet, Songwriter, and Entrepreneur
May 8, 2025
Preston R Harris
VIPsocio
May 1, 2025
David A Ford
Southern California Edison
April 24, 2025
Keldren Joshua
April 17, 2025
Arna Fulcher
President & CEO Alford Consulting Group
April 10, 2025
Dr. Marvetta Bozeman
April 3, 2025
Tiffney T. Laing
Founder @ Award-Winning Bevy & Dave
March 27, 2025
Damien Wilkins
General Manager of Overtime Elite
March 20, 2025
Isaac Hayes III
Founder of Fanbase
March 6, 2025
Gary Polk
President & CEO, Polk Institute
March 6, 2025
Cheryl Shiver
Health and Fitness Expert
February 27, 2025
Jonathan Wheat
CPCU, CRI, Principal @ EPIC Insurance
February 13, 2025
Jane Reese-Wilkins
Future of Senior Healthcare
February 6, 2025
Jewett L. Walker, Jr.
President of 100 Black Men of Los Angeles
January 30, 2025
Paula Watts
CEO of Government Procurement Innovators
January 23, 2025
Felicia Bell
Financial Educator and Coach
January 16, 2025
Karen A Clark
President and Co-Owner of the Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center
January 9, 2025
Terri Batch
President & CEO of Global LA
December 19, 2024
Audra Bryant
Certified Professional Coach | TEDx Speaker
December 12, 2024
Careshia Moore
President & CEO at Compete to Succeed
December 5, 2024
Tom Mueller
Senior Fellow @ The New School's Center for Race, Power & Political Economy Project
November 21, 2024
Edwin Lombard
President/CEO of ELM Strategies & Exec. Dir. Californians for Smarter Sustainability
November 14, 2024
Kim Anthony
Publisher of Urban Business Journal
November 7, 2024
Nichelle Henderson
President, Los Angeles Community College Board
October 31, 2024
Samona Caldwell
Director for Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission
October 24, 2024
Darryn Harris
Chief Government Affairs & Community Relations Officer, St. John's Community Health
October 17, 2024
McKenzie Neely-Wright
AT&T Area Manager of External Affairs
October 10, 2024
State of Black LA
Recap of Los Angeles Urban League Report
October 3, 2024
United Against Hate Townhall
In partnership with Suite Life SoCal Magazine
September 26, 2024
Jeff Prang
Assessor of Los Angeles County
September 19, 2024
Fiona Ma, CPA
California State Treasurer
September 12, 2024
Owen Smith
Owner of Inglewood Theater
September 5, 2024
Yolande Beckles
Executive Director, The Knowledge Shop LA
August 29, 2024
Ron Turner
General Sales Manager, KJLH 102.3FM
August 22, 2024
David P Anderson
COO of the Los Angeles Urban League
August 15, 2024
Delmy Martinez
Vice President, First Federal Broadway Bank
August 8, 2024
Sandra Vasquez
SBA Business Opportunity Specialist
july 25, 2024
Fred Jackson
CEO & Executive Director @ Healthy Nation
july 18, 2024
Danette Batiste
CEO & Executive Director @ Healthy Nation
july 11, 2024
Allegra Sennett
Co-Founder @ The New Majority
june 27, 2024
Senator Kevin Murray (ret)
Professor of English at San Bernardino Valley College President & CEO at Weingart Center
june 13, 2024
Dr. Robert Brown
Professor of English at San Bernardino Valley College
june 6, 2024
Jewel Love
CEO of Black Executive Men
may 30, 2024
Natacha Andrews
Esq., Founder & Advocate for Cannabis Equity and Reform
may 23, 2024
Michael A
President at Anderson Barker Architects
may 16, 2024
Chrishon Lampley
Founder and Owner of Love Cork Screw and Tedx Speaker
may 9, 2024
Michelle Cauley
Founder & President of Wade and Associates
may 2, 2024
Ryan Wilson
Founder & CEO, The Gathering Spot
april 25, 2024
Gregory J Sneed
LifeSaver Financial Services
april 18, 2024
Violeta Aguilar-Wyrick
Principal Consultant @ Xara Public Affairs
april 11, 2024
Mark Henderson
Gardena City Councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem
april 4, 2024
Violeta Aguilar-Wyrick
Principal Consultant @ Xara Public Affairs
march 28, 2024
Yolande Beckes
Executive Director and Co-Founder, The Knowledge Shop LA
march 21, 2024
Margo LeDrew
Founder & President of Wade and Associates
march 14, 2024
Jackie Broxton
President/CEO of Biddy Mason Charitable Foundation
march 21, 2024
Margo LeDrew
Founder & President of Wade and Associates
march 14, 2024
Jackie Broxton
President/CEO of Biddy Mason Charitable Foundation
march 7, 2024
Owen Smith
Executive Director at Anchor of Hope International Ministries
february 29, 2024
Your Vote Matters
Chair Dept. of Food and Nutrition Science at Tuskegee University
february 22, 2024
Jean Franklin
Executive Director at Anchor of Hope International Ministries
february 15, 2024
Dr. Norma Dawkins
Chair Dept. of Food and Nutrition Science at Tuskegee University
february 8, 2024
Violeta Aguilar-Wyrick
Founder/CEO Xarea Public Affairs
february 1, 2024
Crystel Coleman
Director of Secretary of State of Missouri
January 24, 2024
Ethel Byndom
Director of Secretary of State of Missouri
January 18, 2024
Dr. George Fraser
January 11, 2024
Shenell Glover
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
January 4, 2024
Michael E. Washington
CEO of Hospitality Group
december 14, 2023
Denise Pines
december 7, 2023
JC Lacey
november 20, 2023
Andrea Lewis
Television Producer/Actor
november 16, 2023
Larry Keener
Founder & Executive Director, Urban Excellence Organization
october 19, 2023
Sharon Padua
october 12, 2023
Gregory Dulan
Food & Health Equity Consultant
october 5, 2023
Bryce Fluellen
Food & Health Equity Consultant
september 28, 2023
Dr. Vanessa Montanez
Community Lending at City National Bank
september 21, 2023
Sharon Evans
President of Business Resource Group
september 14, 2023
Lori Gay
september 7, 2023
Quenton Strode
august 24, 2023
Meloni Boatswain
President, Blacks in Technology
August 17, 2023
Kitty Perkins
Black Barbie
august 10, 2023
Addison Peterson
Policy Specialist, CAMEO
August 3, 2023
Dr. Karen Beard
Health and Wellness Consultant
july 27, 2023
Matthew Gates
Founder & CEO of In The Building LA
july 20, 2023
Lara Okunubi
Executive Director, Ideal Program Services
july 13, 2023
Dr. Michele’ Turner
Associate Vice President, Business Diversity & Economic Opportunity at University of Southern California (USC)
july 6, 2023
Jessica McConico
Founder of Jai Got Soul Studio
june 29, 2023
Jonathan Wilson
CEO, Dubb Value Creation, LLC
june 15, 2023
Marcus Farrow
Co-Founder & Chairman of The Menformation Project
june 8, 2023
Jason Pu
Regional Administrator of HUD
june 1, 2023
April Showers
CEO Afro Unicorn
may 25, 2023
Tara Lyn Gray
Director of California Office of the Small Business Advocate
may 18, 2023
Crenshaw Corridor Symposium
Michael Anderson
Sarah Harris
Danny Bakewell ,Jr.
Daryl J Carter
Jason Foster
Sherri Franklin.
may 11, 2023
Tia Delaney-Stewart
MSN-Ed, RN, PHN, CCM Director of DEI Alzheimer’s Association of California Southland
may 4, 2023
Allen Perry
Real Estate Finance Expert
april 27, 2023
Debra A. Hunter
Project Management and Information Design Consultant
april 20, 2023
Joseph Duncan
Managing Director at Assured Consultants
april 13, 2023
Delphine Pruitt
Vice President Business Access Advisor
april 6, 2023
Angela J Reddock-Wright, Esq
Employment/Workplace Mediator
MARCH 30, 2023
Sharon Coleman
Coleman Construction
MARCH 23, 2023
Mahyar Ghassemian Esq
Real Estate and Contracts Attorney
MARCH 16, 2023
Scott Wu
Executive Director of California IBank
Schenae’ Rourk
Redwood Resources Consultancy
Dr. Giovanna Brasfield
EO & Principal Consultant at Brasfield & Associates
February 9, 2023
Daniel Tabor
Adjunct Faculty Member at Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Hyepin Im
President/CEO & Founder at Faith and Community Empowerment
February 9, 2023
Edward Simon
Director Business Performance and Inclusion & Diversity Officer at California American Water
February 2, 2023
Pastor William D. Smart Jr.
President and CEO at Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Southern California
january 26, 2023
Betty Rudolph
Director of FDIC Office of Minority and Community Development Banking
january 19, 2023
Darrell Brown
Community Visionist and Retired Banking Executive
january 12, 2023
Illya Dailey
Brand Manager at 1580 Talk Radio
January 5, 2023
Mary A Peralta
Program Director, USC Ross Real Estate Program
december 15, 2022
Arnetta Mack
Owner, Mack Enterprises Unlimited
Director of Communications, L.A. South Chamber of Commerce
december 8, 2022
Michael Anderson
AIA0-NOMA, President at Anderson Barker Architects
december 1, 2022
Telabah Woods
Senior Vice President, Neighborhood Lending Relationships, Bank of America
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Vera Moore
Senior Vice President, Community Relations Leader, Citi Bank
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Marco Torres
Founder & CEO, Neu-Self Awakening, Improving Mental Health
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Frank Robinson
Director, Supply Chain & Diversity, SoCal Gas Company
october 27, 2022
Lily Otieno
Director, Supply Chain & Diversity, SoCal Gas Company
Michael Banner
President & CEO of Los Angeles LDC
OCTOBER 6, 2022
Jimar WIlson
VP & Market Leader, Enterprise Community Partners
september 29, 2022
Kevin Caliup
Financial Advisor and Business Strategist
Founder’s Message
"A business professional with nearly three decades of operating a small business specializing in providing services to small and minority businesses, I created the Community Business Briefing to needs of our minority businesses, but also our vested community partners."
Crystal Mitchell