Adversity to Innovation: The New Wave of Black Women Entrepreneurs Inspired by Sonja White

Explore how Black women are transforming adversity into innovation and leading a new wave of entrepreneurship. Drawing on Sonja White’s groundbreaking research, this episode highlights powerful stories of women who turned setbacks—like job loss and systemic exclusion—into thriving businesses that serve their communities. Discover how lived experience, resilience, and community knowledge are reshaping what economic opportunity looks like, and learn how challenges can become catalysts for reinvention and collective empowerment.