Health Is Wealth, Literally: Congresswoman Lauren Underwood on the Money Behind the Data

Lauren Underwood is the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 14th District and, when she won in 2018 at 32, became the youngest Black woman ever elected to Congress. The direct line between a community's health and its ability to build and keep wealth, from the woman who built the Momnibus on receipt…

$50 Million, 200,000 Donors: How Stefanie Brown James Builds Black Political Power

Stefanie Brown James is Co-Founder and Senior Advisor of The Collective, the largest network of organizations in the country dedicated to building Black political power. Through The Collective and its family of PACs and its education fund, she has helped raise more than $50 million from over 200,00…

Who Writes the Rules on AI? Inside the Room with Rep. Christian Menefee

Christian Menefee is the U.S. Representative for Texas's 18th District in Houston. He now sits on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Follow Will Lucas on Instagram: @willlucas Follow Black Tech Green Money: @blacktechgreenmoney, @btgmpodcast Learn more at AfroTech.com Learn m…

They're Destroying Books to Build AI

Millions of books got scanned for AI training, then discarded. The real question isn't legal, it's civilizational. Will Lucas on the difference between information and history, why AI only knows what survived, and what we're letting disappear because we assumed somebody else would save it. He also…

What the Biggest Brands Think about Marketing, Consumers, and Culture with Derek Lewis, Former President at PepsiCo North America

Derek Lewis is a strategic thought leader and transformational executive, and was the first-ever President of Multicultural Business and Equity Development at PepsiCo North America. He also has a new book out, Survive and Advance: Lessons on Living a Life Without Compromise, which is available now…

How to not be a Black American in deep debt

Carter Cofield and George Acheampong are financial experts behind Melanin Money, dedicated to helping Black entrepreneurs and professionals build lasting wealth. Together, they're building the #1 Financial Education Community Designed to serve aspiring Melanin Millionaires. Follow Will Lucas on In…

Rep. Justin J. Pearson on Data Centers, Black Neighborhoods, Pollution, and Black Wealth

Justin J. Pearson is the Tennessee State Representative for District 86 in Memphis, and famously stopped a billion-dollar oil pipeline as an organizer, got expelled from the statehouse as one of the "Tennessee Three" and won his seat right back, and is now going head-to-head with Elon Musk's xAI ov…

How to Build your AI Board of Advisors

Anyone you admire in business could be on your Board of Advisors. On this episode, I'm going to teach you how to get them. Key Topics AI-powered mentorship and advisory boards Historical mental models and practices (Napoleon Hill, Earl Nightingale) Building a personal board with four key roles Usi…

The Founder of CultureCon

Imani Ellis is the founder of CultureCon & The Creative Collective Will Lucas on Socials Instagram: @willlucas TikTok: @willlucasceo Facebook: /wlucasii Black Tech Green Money Instagram: @blacktechgreenmoney Facebook: /BlackTechGreenMoney Learn more at AfroTech.com Learn more about your ad-choic…

Every Idea Feels Like a Million-Dollar Opportunity

Most people think the hardest part of entrepreneurship is coming up with an idea. For a lot of founders today, that’s no longer the problem. The problem is deciding which ideas deserve your time. In this solo episode of Black Tech Green Money, Will Lucas explores what happens when every opportunit…