Co-founder of @withmedley, Board Director of @amazon and @pepsico. Learning new things every day.
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Joined September 2012
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Edith Cooper retweeted
We are a driven, smart, and fun team, doing our part to have a massive impact on the world. And Yo. We’re hiring.
We're hiring a Growth Marketer and a Full Stack Engineer to join the team at @theampcommunity
We’re on a mission to get 1,000,000 diverse-owned small businesses financed.
Join us and help us build stronger, smarter local economies, driven by entrepreneurship.
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Edith Cooper retweeted
During the pandemic, work & life are increasingly blurred. We work 30 min more on avg vs pre-covid times! All activities - from learning to fitness & wellness - are online. We regularly have live, group video calls with people from around the country/world. Enter @withmedley👇
Excited to share the news that @withmedley has raised our $3.7m seed round led by @conniechan and @anneleeskates of @a16z - an important milestone in our journey to create more inclusive opportunities for personal and professional growth. techcrunch.com/2021/10/07/me… 1/8
Proud to share this news. Certainly has been a transition over the last 3 years, from finance to building @withmedley from the ground up. Thrilled to work with an amazing team of colleagues, members, coaches, and investors
Excited to share the news that @withmedley has raised our $3.7m seed round led by @conniechan and @anneleeskates of @a16z - an important milestone in our journey to create more inclusive opportunities for personal and professional growth. techcrunch.com/2021/10/07/me… 1/8
Black Executives Call on Corporations to Fight Restrictive Voting Laws - Black Economic Alliance Foundation foundation.blackeconomicalli…
Ok, I admit it, I'm a person that doesn't stay in celebration. I'm on to the work that needs to be done. But right now, I am just so excited. Feeling the energy and positivity. WE'VE GOT THIS!!! #WeThePeopleHaveSpoken #PresidentElectJoeBiden #VicePresidentElectHarris
"I sought this office to restore the soul of this nation", President-Elect Biden. He will not be able to do it alone. #VicePresidentElectHarris #WeAreThePeople
"Praise the Lord", said my grandmother, Lillie Belle Blue. Math professor at Johnson C. Smith an HBCU in Charlotte, NC. Who at 5 ft tall knocked on doors to get people to vote because, "I worked so hard to get this right, we will vote #KamalaHarrisVP #PresidentBiden2020
And at last...we have an opportunity to move forward. #PresidentBiden#VicePresidentHarris#Georgiaonmymind#Wevoted#Wemadeithappen
"When you give as a mentor you also get...you get perspective." Damien, Jeff well done. today.com/video/2-men-share-… via @TODAYshow
Edith Cooper retweeted
always true but want to reiterate that any black founder is always able to reach out to me via DMs or email ([email protected]) for feedback, fundraising help etc. for any sector, any stage, etc.
Bryan Stevenson on the Frustration Behind the George Floyd Protests newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/b… via @NewYorker
Edith Cooper retweeted
This 👇👇👇
"What put my life on a different trajectory was that someone intervened to give me an opportunity to close that opportunity gap," says @Merck CEO Ken Frazier. "We're not asking people to give everybody handouts but we need to acknowledge that there are huge opportunity gaps."
You’ve said something, you’ve felt something and you are using your access and platform to amplify the need to do something. . This is a journey that started century’s ago. We need you and so many others to help change the path of the future.
Check out my latest article: My Resiliency Toolkit, 2.0 linkedin.com/pulse/my-resili… via @LinkedIn
Edith Cooper retweeted
BET has established a COVID-19 Relief Fund in partnership with @unitedway to support and amplify relief efforts in our communities that have been severely impacted by the pandemic. Head to bet.com/donate for more info. #BETCovidRelief
"Work" does not describe what Simone and the thousands of people @MountSinaiNYC are doing to save lives. You are driven by a purpose that we should all aspire to. Thank you @PoppyHarlowCNN for the humanity that you help us see and feel.
This is what a hero looks like. Thank you ICU nurse Simone Hannah-Clark for all you do. @MountSinaiNYC (read her powerful op-ed here: nyti.ms/2RcfwKD)
Well said Elizabeth!
.@MellonFdn President Elizabeth Alexander (@ProfessorEA) on providing $5 million of seed funding to #ArtistRelief, a fund that will give $5,000 emergency grants to individual artists in partnership with @USAforArts and other grantmakers: ow.ly/wMkf50z8YXO
