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Dr. Paul Campbell on Just & Sustainable Economy Podcast

Dr. Paul Campbell, one of the co-founders of BVG unpacks how behavioral economics led to their innovative approach to funding and supporting BIPOC entrepreneurs and how cultural residency is leading to an increased focus on impact investing in Minneapolis.

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Herds of Unicorns: Why VCs Need To De-Risk Racial Cognitive Bias

When Dr. Chris Brooks and I co-founded Brown Venture Group (BVG), people thought we were a combination of crazy and naïve. After all “who starts a venture firm focused exclusively on Black, Latino, and Indigenous technology founders when everyone in Venture Capital knows how hard it is to find investable BIPOC companies?”

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Cultural Residency (Video)

In the is talk Dr. Paul Campbell, Co-Founder and CEO of Brown Venture Group, unpacks the concept of cultural residency and how leaders can use the experiential learning to improve D&I within their organizations.

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Developing Deep Curiosity (Video)

In this video, Dr. Paul Campbell, Co-Founder & CEO of Brown Venture Group, unpacks how you and your team can develop deep curiosity in order to drive innovation within your organization.

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Racial Economics: How White Privilege has led to White Disadvantage

Racial Economics: How White Privilege has led to White Disadvantage, unpacks racism through the lens of behavioral science. It also provides prescriptive action items to improve relationships between different cultures and ethnicities thereby leading to better deal flow, improved bottom-line results, as well as economic and human flourishing for not only contributors of Color but all people.

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Building an Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (Video)

This week, Peter speaks with Dr. Paul Campbell, Co-founder of Brown Venture Group, and Danielle Steer, Managing Director of Lunar Startups. In 2018, Forbes reported that less than 1% of American venture capital-backed founders are black. Black women receive an even smaller percentage of that figure, all the while they are starting businesses at a higher rate than any other group.

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