Board Room Chats: Recent Episodes
Board Room Chats
Shellye Archambeau shares her inspiring journey from CEO to director and discusses the challenges of representation, particularly in the tech industry, and the need for diverse perspectives on corporate boards.
This week, we feature Kenneth Bacon, a top executive and entrepreneur who has spent more than 30 years involved in the development of multifamily housingand REITs. A former top executive with Fannie Mae, Bacon will discuss his professional journey and his ascension to the boards of the top companies in the nation.
Chief Content Officer Derek T. Dingle interviews Alfred Zollar, a corporate veteran who has used his strategic and technical acumen to become a powerhouse in the C-suite and corporate boardroom. As a member of the BE Registry of Corporate Directors, this former President and CEO of Lotus Development Corp., among other multimillion dollar IBM divisions, has served on the corporate boards of Nasdaq, Bank of New York Mellon Corp., and IBM.
Chief Content Officer Derek T. Dingle interviews Rodney Adkins, President & CEO of 3 Ram Group LLC and former Senior Vice President of IBM's $18 billion Systems and Technology Group. As a member of BE's Registry of Corporate Directors, he serves on the corporate boards of UPS, PayPal Holdings and W.W. Grainger.
In this podcast episode, Black Enterprise's Chief Content Officer Derek T. Dingle holds a special Boardroom Chats Town Hall on philanthropy with Alicia Wilson, Global Head of Philanthropy for JPMorgan Chase; Linda Wilson, Executive Director of Fund 2 Foundation (Robert F. Smith); and Christal Jackson, founder & CEO of Mosaic Genius why African Americans must support their own organizations and causes to uplift their communities
In this podcast episode, father-and-son Black economic empowerment team Billion Dollar Roundtable Chairman Shelley Stewart, Jr. and McKinsey & Co. Senior Partner Shelley Stewart III offer wealth-building strategies tied to corporate governance, private investment, climate change and AI
In this podcast episode, Ronald C. Parker, corporate veteran and president & CEO of NASP, discusses the vital role boards play in the expansion of opportunities for Blacks in finance
In this podcast episode, Lo Toney, Founding Managing Partner of Plexo Capital shares how his firm helps change the VC landscape and provide lessons on board service
In this podcast episode, Tarrus Richardson, President of IMB Partners uses his billion-dollar business to develop black business and expand diverse representation in the boardroom
In this podcast episode, Bertram Scott shares his amazing career journey to the boardrooms and C-suites of some of the nation’s most iconic companies and the importance of diverse leadership at the highest levels
In this podcast episode, Ariel Investments Chairman and Founder John W. Rogers, Jr. discusses his views on the need to expand the numbers of Black corporate directors and the vital role they must play advocating for communities of color in the boardroom
In this podcast episode, Silicon Valley innovator Guy Primus shares how the development of The Board Challenge has provide opportunities for Black executives in corporate governance through pledges from scores if leading CEOs of public and private companies to make their boards more inclusive
In this podcast episode, Debra Lee, yhr retired BET Networks Chair & CEO who has served on corporate boards for more than 30 years, reveals why she launched consulting firm The Monarchs Collective to guide corporations to increase Black and female representation in the boardroom and C-Suite
In our podcast series’ debut episode, Gale V. King, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for Nationwide, and an independent corporate director for J.B. Hunt and AutoZone discusses the value of board diversity and how its impact on your business, career and finances