Rodney B. Williams
About Rodney B. Williams
Speech topics
Community Brand Building
- Community Engagement
- Authenticity as a weapon
- Driving brand-to-sales results
- Community as Go-to-Market Strategy
- Knowing your customer
Speaking videos
Media coverage
The 14-slide pitch deck a Los Angeles-based fintech startup used to raise $10 million
n 2015, Rodney Williams and Travis Holoway realized after a visit to see family and friends that people living on tight budgets had nowhere to turn for emergency funds. The entrepreneurs decided to launch SoLo Funds, a fintech marketplace that allows consumers to lend and borrow from each other, to solve this problem.
SoLo Funds breaks million-customer mark, challenges the status quo
At SoLo Funds, "the business model has nothing to do with tips or donations," says Rodney Williams, co-founder, at left, with fellow co-founder Travis Holoway. "The business model is people helping people, and that's what we're trying to preserve."
I’m cofounder of a Black-owned certified B-Corp tech startup. Here are the 3 most important lessons I learned
Becoming a B-Corp doesn’t happen overnight and tech companies should expect a steep learning curve.
White House honors Lisnr CEO Rodney Williams - Cincinnati ...
Lisnr CEO Rodney Williams was invited to Washington, D.C., to be honored at the White House Demo Day on Tuesday. The event is meant to promote inclusive ...
LISNR 2015 Disruptor 50
Company founder and CEO Rodney Williams worked in brand management at Procter & Gamble and saw firsthand the constant struggle brands have ...
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