The Lonely Entrepreneur’s Advisors are an accomplished group of diverse professionals that bring unique, diverse and seasoned insights to guide our mission of serving entrepreneurs worldwide including:
- Former Head of Economic Development for Presidential Candidate Cory Booker
- Tennessee State Representative Candidate
- President of the World Woman Foundation
- Former High Commissioner to Ghana
- Former Executive Director of YMCA of Greater New York
- Former Head of Corporate Responsibility for Educational Testing Services
AMBASSADORS
Lyneir Richardson
FORMER HEAD OF ECON DEV – CORY BOOKER. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE RUTGERS CENTER FOR URBAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Eric B
HIP HOP LEGEND, WORLD RENOWNED DJ AND “BLUE BLOODS” ACTOR. ALBUM PAID IN FULL NAMED BEST HIP HOP ALBUM OF ALL TIME BY MTV IN 2006
Cathleen Trigg Jones
EMMY AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST AND ACTRESS (POWER, MADAM SECRETARY, HOUSE OF CARDS, HOMELAND). BLACK WOMEN IN MEDIA AWARD WINNER
Len Elmore
10-YEAR NBA VETERAN. POST-NBA, GRADUATED FROM HARVARD LAW TO BECOME ADA IN BROOKLYN AND PLAYER AGENT.BASKETBALL ANALYST (ESPN, FOX, CBS). PRESIDENT OF THE NBA RETIRED PLAYERS ASSOCIATION. MEMBER OF THE KNIGHT COMMISSION ON INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS. CURRENTLY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR.
Kenneth Kelly
CEO OF FIRST INDEPENDENCE BANK (DETROIT) (7TH LARGEST BLACK OWNED BANK), CHAIRMAN OF NATIONAL BANKERS ASSOCIATION, BOARD – AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION. APPOINTED TO FEDERAL RESERVE’S 7TH DISTRICT COMMUNITY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS ADVISORY COUNCIL AND THE FDIC’S COMMUNITY BANK ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Ebony Young
VP CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TF CORNERSTONE. FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR YMCA OF GREATER NYC
Willy T. Ribbs
FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO COMPETE IN THE INDY 500 AND TEST A FORMULA ONE CAR. FEATURED IN NETFLIX GROUNDBREAKING FILM “UPPITY” ABOUT RACISM IN MOTOR SPORTS
Dr. Tonya Matthews
FORMER CEO OF MICHIGAN SCIENCE CENTER. FOUNDER OF THE STEMINISTA PROJECT. ASSOC. PROVOST – INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AT WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
Bishop Mitchell Taylor
SENIOR PASTOR – CENTER OF HOPE. FOUNDER OF URBAN UPBOUND. BROOKE ASTOR AWARD. JEWISH COUNCIL NY MARTIN LUTHER KING AWARD
Nolan M. McCants
PASTOR/FOUNDER OF HARVEST CHURCH. AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER. PR FIRM FOUNDER/ CEO. SBA ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR. AUTHOR. INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER.
Dale Moss
FORMER NFL FOOTBALL PLAYER AND BRAND AMBASSADOR. CONTESTANT ON THE BACHELORETTE
Jason Fields
WISCONSIN STATE REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 11
Jonah Cooper
EDUCATIONAL ENTREPRENEUR AND WORKFORCE EXPERT. STRATEGIC CONSULTANT TO RUTGERS INSTITUTE FOR DIVERSITY, NATIONAL MINORITY SUPPLIER DIVERSITY COUNCIL, AND NJ REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Dr. Joynicole Martinez
RAISED $240M FOR NON-PROFITS. INAUGURAL MEMBER OF PEACE50 COMMUNITY. DIRECTOR – WORLD WOMAN FOUNDATION
Travis Reid
ACCOMPLISHED COMMUNITY LEADER – OVERSAW CITY-WIDE NEWARK 2020 PROJECT
Diane Canada
TENNESSEE SENATE CANDIDATE AND COMMUNITY LEADER
Dr. Sterling Carter
AMAZON BEST-SELLER DOUBLE YOUR SUCCESS: PRINCIPLES TO BUILD A MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR BUSINESS
Pilar Nava-Parada
PHILANTHROPIST AND LEADER FOR WOMEN COMMUNITY OF ENTREPRENEURS WITH MEXICAN ORIGIN
Stephen Levi Carter
AMAZON BEST-SELLER DOUBLE YOUR SUCCESS: PRINCIPLES TO BUILD A MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR BUSINESS
Rupa Dash
CEO OF WORLD WOMAN FOUNDATION. FIRST INDIAN AMERICAN DIRECTOR OF NETWORK RECOGNIZED BY WHITE HOUSE
Dr. Tina Alton
FORMER HIGH COMMISSIONER TO GHANA FOR THE WORLD BUSINESS ANGELS INVESTMENT FORUM. MENTOR OF 500 WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
Sean McIntosh
GAINESVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. GAINESVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LEADER
Chad Williamson
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FLUID EDUCATION. PURPOSE DRIVEN EDUCATION LEADER.
Mark Lawrence
20 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP IN PROVIDING UNDESERVED COMMUNITIES ACCESS TO SUSTAINABLE LIFE CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES
Barbara George Johnson
25 YEAR PUBLIC POLICY PROFESSIONAL SHAPING HEALTH AND POLICY IN NJ. MANAGES ACTIVITIES OF THE NJ URBAN MAYORS ASSOCIATION. 1ST LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NJ ACLU. SERVES ON MANY BOARDS INCLUDING NEWARK WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
Barbara Whittaker
AWARD-WINNING DIVERSITY AND SUPPLY CHAIN EXECUTIVE. HISTORY OF SUPPORTING GROWTH OF MINORITY BUSINESSES. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS FROM GENERAL MOTORS AFRICAN ANCESTRY NETWORK AND ARIBA. ESTEEMED WOMEN OF MICHIGAN AND BREAK THROUGH AWARD FROM NATIONAL ASSN OF BUSINESS OWNERS.
Dr. Rodney Woods
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ONE OF THE TOP FIVE INSURANCE COMPANIES IN THE U.S
Vladmir Paul-Blanc
VLADIMIR PAUL BLANC HAS 17 YEARS EXPERINCE IN MEDICAL DEVICES, WITH CORE EXPERTISE IN ENERGY BASED DEVICES FOR DERMATOLOGY, PLASTIC SURGERY, AND MEDICAL AESTHETICS.