Leigh-Ann A. Buchanan, Esq. is a writer and strategic advisor. She supports leaders and communities bridge systemic access and opportunity gaps, focusing on cultivating REDI (racially equitable, diverse and inclusive) technology, innovation, and entrepreneurial ecosystems. She has advised innovation and technology leaders at Fortune 500 companies including Google, Facebook, Delta, P&G Ventures, Airbnb, HSBC and UBS.
As a founder, she has launched ventures from concept to scale, raising over $3.5 million in equity-free capital for various projects and ventures. Leigh-Ann is the Founder of Nyah Project which provides transformative leadership fellowships abroad and tech-enabled college access coaching for diverse youth from disadvantaged backgrounds. She currently serves as the President of aīre ventures, a venture studio and strategy consultancy. She co-hosts the Innovation City podcast.
We discussed :
-Finishing high school early at 16 years old and leaving home to attend an HBCU to practicing law at 23 years old
-Navigating as a Black Woman in tech
-How she stays grounded with a high degree of achievement and output
-Being raised by a parent with a chronic illness and the lessons that were learned
-Learning to engage with your emotions as an adult
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