This is a bold and historic declaration to a nation that has yet to rally around investing and supporting the success of its Black boys. Our approach is to inform and educate leaders and influencers: i.e. policymakers, educators, professionals, business and community leaders, investors, philanthropists, clergy, pro athletes and celebrities. We believe too many leaders and influencers of America's Black boys are disconnected from the knowledge and networks that drive the 21st century innovation economy. The result is a generation of lost, confused and angry youth who grow into lost, confused and angry men. They, in turn, continue to perpetrate the cyclical problem. The goal of our campaign is awareness and intervention. So, we focus on the adults. The leaders. Those in positions of power and influence. And it is these folks we call to gather at our summits. It is these leaders and influencers we call upon to support our efforts. Our campaign speaks of the problems and challenges, but only as the opening toward introducing and implementing solutions. Our summits Introduce unique visionary frameworks and call for a coalition of committed collaborators to work with us in implementing solutions that will disrupt the status quo and leverage today's innovative constructs, networks, technologies and opportunities to produce exponential (versus incremental) progress. The result is what we call Inclusive Competitiveness. The process is what we call Pipeline2Productivity.  Our boys are talented. They are creative. They are smart. They hold within an inherent ingenuity that, if sufficiently tapped, could unleash a torrent of innovative entrepreneurs, job growth and generational wealth creation that benefits the overall economic competitiveness of every local region and the global economic competitiveness of the nation. Will you join us in making an investment in America’s Black Boys? We believe it is a 21st century national economic imperative. We hope you agree.

1. What’s the next BIG idea?
SXSWedu Launches Next Big
Idea: Inclusive Competitiveness
March 7, 2013 March 4, 2013
“Since Twitter took the show by South by Southwest (SXSW) is a
storm in 2007, and Foursquare massive conference where
did the same in 2009, there collaboration is king, and big ideas
hasn't been a breakout product emerge. It is the innovation and
or service of the same technology platform where Twitter
magnitude at the South By and Foursquare were launched.
Southwest Interactive (SXSWi)
More than 2,000 miles from Austin,
show…”
something big is already happening
in Portland, Oregon that will debut
on a national stage at SXSWedu. It's
called "Inclusive Competitiveness.“
Read more …

2. a national economic imperative
A national campaign to Save
America’s Black Boys (SABB) was
THE NEXT launched in Austin, Texas at the
South By Southwest Education
BIG IDEA! Conference on March 4, 2013,
followed by a full-day SABB
Solutions Summit at the George
Washington Carver Museum.
We know the problems.
Let’s talk solutions!
NO blame game MY TIME
NO egos is a terrible
NO silos thing to
waste!
Real Talk
Real Solutions

3. a national economic imperative
Led by SABB Campaign founder, Mike
Green, an expert panel at Austin’s
SXSWedu Conference established STEM
education, high-growth entrepreneurship,
access to capital, character and Inclusive
CompetitivenessTM as THE framework
necessary to develop a pipeline of black
male talent flowing from public schools
and connecting to both higher education
THE NEXT and local innovation ecosystems. Investing
in developing this 21st century framework
BIG IDEA! is a national economic imperative.
Saving Black boys requires first informing leaders
and influencers who are disconnected from
solutions inherent in a 21st century innovation
economy and the local innovation ecosystem.

4. Solutions Summit
On March 5, 2013 a group of concerned
leaders from around the nation gathered at
Austin’s George Washington Carver Museum
THE to have a frank discussion about the
challenges facing America’s Black boys and
NEXT investment opportunities available that
offered a patchwork quilt of 21st century
solutions to cultivate the talent of Black boys.
BIG Those ideas ranged across a system of
Pipeline2ProductivityTM that included STEM
IDEA! education, high-growth tech entrepreneurship,
access to capital and the overall impact of
Inclusive Competitiveness.TM
Sponsored by

5. Solutions Summit
speakers
Mike Green: Founder SABB Campaign; Co-founder, America21
Tammara McDonald: President, Game Changerz, SABB Partner
Diatra James: VP, Game Changerz, SABB Partner
SPEAKERS AUSTIN, TX
SPEAKERS Dr. John Butler, Ph.D.: Director, IC2 Institute at Univ. of Texas
Larry Jackson: local Civil Rights Movement icon
SPEAKERS Jonathan Lewis Clark: former Motown executive
SPEAKERS CLEVELAND, OH
Johnathan Holifield, Esq.: VP of Inclusive Competitiveness at
SPEAKERS Nortech & Co-founder, America21
SPEAKERS PORTLAND, OR
Patrick Quinton, Executive Director of the Portland
Development Commission (PDC)
Ben Berry, Chief Technology Officer for City of Portland and
CEO of Airship Technologies
Dwayne Johnson, Founder of Ideal Portland
Andres Montgomery, CEO of Dreem Digital
SPEAKERS Enrique Washington, Managing Partner at Generator Group
OAKLAND, CA
SPEAKERS Jarvis Sulcer, Ph.D., Executive Director at the Level Playing
SPEAKERS Field Institute & SMASH Academy
PHILADELPHIA, PA
SPEAKERS Chad Womack, Ph.D.: National Director of STEM Education at
SPEAKERS the United Negro College Fund & Co-founder, America21
CHARLOTTE, NC
SPEAKERS James Staton Jr., Managing Partner at Top Flight LLC and
former national executive at NMSDC

6. Solutions Summit
outcomes
Introduced:
OUTCOMES Pipeline2ProductivityTM solution process
TM
OUTCOMES Inclusive Competitiveness economic framework
Connected:
OUTCOMES
Cutting edge aviation technology CEO in Portland,
OUTCOMES OR with new prospective investors in Dallas, TX
OUTCOMES Leading STEM education scholarship program with
new opportunities for expansion in Portland, OR
OUTCOMES
Announced:
New Portland, OR startup challenge search for
minority founders
Solidified:
Ongoing support for SABB National Campaign and
OUTCOMES Solutions Summit Series from Portland
OUTCOMES Development Commission
OUTCOMES Attracted:
New prospective sponsors to support the SABB
OUTCOMES National Campaign and Solutions Summit series
OUTCOMESSummit seeks to leave behind a framework process implemented by a
SABB Solutions
coalition of committed stakeholders. The SABB Campaign will work with local leaders to
OUTCOMES
establish a Pipeline2Productivity infrastructure that cultivates the ground for
instituting a strategy of Inclusive Competitiveness that results in inclusive economic
opportunity and growth of economic competitiveness throughout the region.

7. Solutions Summit
Choose Your Role
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT
CHOOSE Supporter:
Subscribe to our blog. Stay updated on the issues and our
Your Role events. Help us spread the word. Note: We are building a
website (coming soon).
Your Role Contributor:
Your Role Help support this historic campaign with your donations.
We cannot do this work without your funding support. It’s
Your Role easy and takes less than 2 minutes.
Your Role SABB Solutions Summit Sponsor:
We’re now seeking interested cities, organizations,
Your Role universities and colleges to host our ongoing SABB
Solutions Summit series. To learn how your city can be the
next stop on our national campaign, contact Mike Green at:
CHOOSE mike@blackinnovation.org.
Philanthropic Funding:
Your Role
The SABB National Campaign is a historic 21st century
Your Role approach to informing and educating leaders and
influencers of America’s Black Boys about how to prepare
Your Role and equip Black boys to fully engage and compete in
today’s innovation economy, from the pipeline of STEM
Your Role education to the productivity of high-growth tech
Your Role entrepreneurship.
You can help ensure the success of our awareness
Your Role campaign by building the capacity of our nonprofit
organization with your funding support. Contact Mike
Green: mike@blackinnovation.org

8. Solutions Summit
Thank You
The first positive step we
can take toward saving
America’s Black boys is
Thank You simply to show up.
Thank You
Thank You Below are some of the many institutions represented by
leaders who showed up for the SABB National Campaign
Thank You Launch at SXSWedu and SABB Solutions Summit.
Thank you.
Thank You
SABB Austin, TX Solutions Summit Sponsor
Thank You
Thank You
Thank You
Some of SABB Austin, TX Solutions Summit Attendees
Adaptive Architecture, Inc.
adapt2.com

9. SOLUTIONSSUMMIT Program Booklet
A national economic imperative
SAVING AMERICA’S BLACK BOYS
Austin, Texas | March 5, 2013

10. Mike Green
Founder, SABB
Thank you for joining us in a historic gathering of
leaders and influencers from around the nation to focus
on investing in solutions to save America’s Black boys.
We’re launching a national campaign to catalyze a
SABB FOUNDER
conversation across America that leads to actionable
investments in developing measurable outcomes in
STEM education, entrepreneurship and job growth.
URGENT ACTION!
We move with a sense of urgency, understanding the
challenge of “saving” our Black boys from wandering
lost and confused, equipped with a 20th century
mindset while immersed in a 21st century Innovation
Economy. This cause requires informed, committed
leaders / lifesavers who will connect Black boys to local
innovation ecosystems and economic opportunities.
NATIONAL INVESTMENT
The investment in saving America’s Black boys is a
national economic imperative. These are our fathers,
sons and brothers, many of whom are stuck in the
school-to-prison pipeline. Many are wasting unrealized
talents, skills and ingenuity simply because they lack
access to resources, infrastructure and mentoring to
help them in their struggles to be the best they can be,
and add to the economic competitiveness of the nation.
My Huffington Post series, “3 Ways to Save America’s
Black Boys,” inspired the organizers of SXSWedu to
offer me an opportunity to share these ideas with
leading educators from around the nation.
The SABB Solutions Summit in Austin, TX is a full-day
extension of my SXSWedu session that affords an
opportunity for stakeholders across the spectrum of
Austin’s successful innovation ecosystem to go beyond
the talk. Concerned leaders and influencers from across
America have invested their time to be here with the
Austin community. I thank you all for joining me and my
partners in a commitment to implementing solutions.
Mike Green

11. Tammara
McDonald
Founder, President
Game Changerz
Greetings Everyone!
It is with great admiration that I welcome you here
SABB PARTNER
today for the national campaign launch, "Saving
America's Black Boys" Solutions Summit.
I am ecstatic that you have elected to join us for such
a historic moment, as we attract a growing
collaborative of concerned thinkers and doers. I must
say that you are certainly in the appropriate place at
the appointed time!
In order to save America's black boys, we have to
change the game. We have to teach and equip them
to be "Game Changerz“ through collaborate
innovative solutions that yield measurable results; and
develop permanent infrastructure with a pipeline that
provides disconnected communities vital access
channels to economic networks.
Albert Einstein said it best, "We cannot solve a
problem by using the same kind of thinking we used
when we created them."
America's black boys are OUR black boys, and they are
the future! The best way to predict the future is to
invent it. A discovery is said to be an accident meeting
a prepared mind. This building is full of prepared
minds we intentionally gathered to increase the
chances of accidental engagements that may lead to
discoveries of innovative collaborative outcomes.
Innovation and inclusive competitiveness are essential
game-changing components that will result in saving
America's black boys. Innovation is anything but
business as usual. SOLUTIONS + ACTIONS = RESULTS!
Thank you for your attendance.
Tammara McDonald

12. Diatra James
CFE, CICA
Vice President
Game Changerz
Welcome to the official launch of Saving America’s
Black Boys Solutions Summit (SABB) here in the
beautiful city of Austin, TX.
SABB PARTNER
Some of you may have asked yourself, “What is the
SABB campaign all about?” It is a national outreach
consisting of a series of educational workshops,
summits, forums and symposia. The offline events are
bolstered by an online media platform through which
the campaign’s efforts are promoted and amplified to
an engaged national audience and growing
community of thought leaders.
YOUR presence here today proves that we are on the
right track and that THIS campaign is needed.
As we host the launch of the Summit today at the
beautiful George Washington Carver Museum, I must
quote him by saying, “When you do the common
things in life in an uncommon way, you will command
the attention of the world.”
Today that world is US!
Saving America’s Black Boys means “Changing the
Game.” We, at Game Changerz, believe that if you
change the mindset of our nation’s black boys by
educating them in the Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math (STEM) arenas, they will
become more competitive among their international
peers.
So let this day be the start of our collaboration in
solving the challenges that face our nation’s black
boys — challenges that keep them disconnected from
the pipeline of innovation and inclusive
competitiveness. Thank you for joining us!
Diatra James, CFE, CICA

13. James Staton Jr.
SABB CONSULTANT
Managing Partner
Top Flight LLC
As we develop, educate, empower, nurture and vet
businesses who, in turn, empower other
businesses, our communities facilitate excellence
and prosperity.
In addition, we facilitate opportunities through our
associates. Introducing our youth to business
ownership is key to the long term generation of
wealth in our communities.
Business ownership builds character and families,
and sustains communities.
Education — in particular STEM education — is the
foundation which we must build from in the 21st
century.
The Saving America’s Black Boys national campaign
is the solution to many challenges in our
communities.
Thank you for joining us on this journey to success.
SABB Campaign Supporters
The America21 Project
blackinnovation.org
Level Playing Field Institute
Jarvis Sulcer, Ph.D., Executive Director
lpfi.org
Hines Media Group
Jaymes Hines, Founder
hinesmediagroup.com
Global Energy Initiative, LLC
Jonathan Lee, CEO
globalenergy.us.com

14. Patrick Quinton
Executive Director
Portland
Development
Commission
SABB SPONSOR
ABOUT PDC
Created by Portland voters in 1958, the Portland
Development Commission has been a driving force
in Portland’s reputation for vibrancy and livability.
As Portland’s urban renewal and economic
development agency, PDC focuses on investing in
the job creation, innovation and economic
opportunity that will transform Portland into one of
the world’s most desirable and equitable cities.
The PDC is headed by an executive director, who
reports to a five-member board of commissioners,
local citizens appointed by the mayor and approved
by Portland City Council. The structure allows PDC
to exercise independence in program
implementation and resource allocation.
STARTUP PDX CHALLENGE
PDC encourages innovators to engage our recently
launched StartupPDX Challenge. The platform is an
opportunity for entrepreneurs from underserved
populations to access the city’s startup ecosystem.
Challenge winners will receive free rent for a year,
a $10,000 grant and in-kind services from the
region’s top professional firms and accelerators.
We’re excited about supporting innovative
opportunities that foster inclusive economic
ecosystems and stronger, sustainable communities
in Portland, Oregon.
Patrick Quinton

15. George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center
1165 Angelina Street, Austin, TX 78702
The George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural
Center is dedicated to the collection, preservation,
SABB VENUE
research and exhibition of African-American historical
and cultural material. The museum offers gallery and
online exhibits, programs, classes, theatre productions
and a genealogy center.
THEATER
The Boyd Vance Theatre is a proscenium stage with
stadium seating to fit 134 patrons, including seating
for those who are mobility impaired. Our plush
seating has served audiences for many different types
of events, from City of Austin meetings to dance
performances.
LOBBY
Our lobby serves as the grand entry to the museum.
The lobby, affectionately referred to as the "Drum," is
a wonderful open space designed to maximize natural
light and is perfect for receptions.

16. Johnathan Holifield, Esq.
Co-founder, The America21 Project
VP Inclusive Competitiveness, Nortech
SABB KEYNOTE
Mr. Holifield is a co-founder of The America21 Project.
He developed the Inclusive Competitiveness model,
which is informed by over 20 years of experience
cultivating partnerships with universities, nonprofits,
governments, civic organizations, and businesses to
garner broad-based support and investment for new
initiatives, including innovative and actionable strategies
to address economic inclusion, angel and early-stage
private capital formation, STEM education and nurture
entrepreneurship ecosystems.
Results include collaboratively securing more than $40
million of grant funding, cash investments, and in-kind
operations support, creating Ohio’s first information
technology-focused high school, forming a $40 million
venture capital fund, enabling a regional network of
$250 million of early-stage risk capital and designing
community benefits and economic inclusion strategies
for development projects totaling nearly $1.5 billion.
A recognized thought leader on innovation and
technology-based economic development, Mr. Holifield
received Ohio gubernatorial appointments to the
Midwest Governors’ Association Investments for the
Knowledge-based Economy Project and the Ohio House
and Senate Joint Commission on High-Tech Business. He
has written extensively on technology and innovation
development and inclusion and was a featured blogger
for Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and co-
authored the Economic Development Journal article
“Inclusive Clusters: Embedding Inclusiveness in Cluster
Policy and Practice,” the first enterprise to connect
equity, inclusion and cluster selection, development and
leadership.
He is founding executive director of CincyTech USA –
Cincinnati's Voice of Technology and Innovation – and
has held executive leadership positions with Cincinnati
USA Chamber of Commerce and Cleveland Urban League
and was a member of the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL.
Mr. Holifield holds a bachelor's degree in Political
Science from West Virginia University, a master's degree
in Educational Foundations and a law degree from the
University of Cincinnati. Mr. Holifield is also a graduate
of the University of Oklahoma's Economic Development
Institute.

17. TIME ACTIVITY PRESENTER
9am – 10 Registration
10am – 10:20 Welcome Carver / GCI
10:20am – 10:45 Summit Mike / PDC
Overview
10:45am - 11 Break Networking
SABB AGENDA
11am – 11:45 Austin Jonathan Clark
Innovation Larry Jackson
Ecosystem Dr. John Butler
11:45 - noon Break Networking
Noon – 12:45pm Lunch
1pm – 1:45pm Keynote: Johnathan
$Value Black Holifield, Esq
Boys Create America21
Nortech
1:45pm – 2pm Break Networking
2pm – 2:45pm In The Field: PDC / Ideal
Lessons Portland
2:45pm – 3pm Break Networking
3pm – 3:45pm Deal Flow Black Tech
Entrepreneurs
3:45pm – 4pm Break Networking
4pm – 4:45pm Pipeline2 Jarvis Sulver
Productivity Chad Womack
J. Holifield
James Staton
4:45pm – 5pm Call to Action Mike Green
5pm – 6pm Reception Networking

18. 1960 1998 2012
11% 65%
Represented in NFL
11% 77%
Represented in NBA
DISCONNECT
11% 15%
Represented in MLB
< 1% < 4%
Bio/Health Scientists
< 1% < 4%
Math / Computer Science
Engineers
< 1% < 1%
High-Growth Entrepreneurs
High Growth Job Creators
< 1% < 1%
Risk Capital Investors
Angels / Venture Capitalists
< 1% < 1%
Biz revenue % of overall GDP

19. “Across America, the
problem of Black male
achievement seems
intractable.
We fail our Black sons
more than any other
racial or ethnic group.
The large gap between
Black males and others
exists before these
children start school and
continues throughout
their lifespan.”
PROFICIENCY
4th Grade 8th Grade ETS Policy Notes Report,
Fall 2011
Reading: 12% Math: 12%
PROBLEM

20. Black boys
also lag
behind their
Black female
Marian Wright Edleman
counterparts. President and Founder,
Children’s Defense Fund
“It is a community
“While girls in general perform disaster.
better in K-12 and in higher “A national disaster.
education than boys, gender “Black boys are
always at the bottom
differences among African- of the totem pole.”
American groups are larger
than among other groups. PROBLEM
“African-American women
account for 62% of all African-
American undergraduates and
66% of those who earn an
associate’s degree.”
Racial Gaps in Early Childhood: Socio-Emotional Health,
Developmental and Educational Outcomes
Among African-American Boys
America has 3.5 million
Black boys age 9 and
younger.

21. United States
Black-owned Biz
1.9 million
(7% of total)
Revenues: $138B
Percent of GDP < 1%
1.8 million have zero
employees
Only 14,000 with
revenues over $1M
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
Population: 173,000
Black: 80%
White: 18%
Hispanic: 1.6%
Businesses: 16,000
Black-owned: 45%
White-owned: 53%
BUSINESS
Asian-owned: 2%
BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES
MICROCOSM of U.S. PROBLEM
Revenues as percentage of total
annual local GDP: 1.4%
Average number of workers per
business: 0.31
Average annual payroll: $6,972
Sources: U.S. Census and Jackson, MS Business Development

22. 19th Century Since 1980,
Agriculture all net new
jobs in U.S.
are the
20th Century result of
Manufacturing startups
fueled by
21st Century risk capital
Tech Innovation investments.
Kauffman Foundation
STEM
Education
STEM Professions = fastest job growth
26% higher wages*
ECONOMY
STEM-educated
tech entrepreneurs
create fastest-
growing startups
Risk capital
fuels growth
of startups
Local innovation
ecosystems
support tech
entrepreneurs
*U.S. Dept of Commerce

23. Born 1955 - 1965
COMPETITIVENESS
Children of Civil Rights Era
Black boys can perform.
Black boys can compete.
Black boys can lead families.
Schools & Businesses.
Communities & Nations.
President Barack Obama signs
executive order July 26, 2012:
White House Initiative on Educational
Excellence for African Americans.
Newark Mayor Charlotte Mayor
Cory Booker Anthony Foxx
Philadelphia Mayor
Michael Nutter
JUST 5 DECADES AGO
These leaders’ parents faced
significant obstacles in a
society that was openly
hostile. Today, we’re raising
boys in an Age of Innovation
& Opportunity. What will be
the result in 2050?

24. Economic
CEDS: 21st Century Economic Phenomena!
Development & Policy Language
In NADO’s 540 RDO
Do you speak 21st century ecodev and policy? member regions,
Black communities
What is CEDS?
have a remarkably
The Comprehensive Economic Development
consistent dismal
Strategy (CEDS) is a federally mandated five-
year plan — updated annually — designed to economy, decade
guide the economic growth of a region. after decade, with
See Austin, TX CEDS 2010-2015. no change in sight.
Who produces a region’s CEDS? Do metropolitan
Black communities
Typically, the Regional Development
have an economic
Organization (RDO) for each region will
strategy roundtable
produce the federally mandated CEDS. A
seated with
national association of development
collaborative
organizations (NADO) has 540 member RDOs.
leadership attuned to
Do you know who manages the RDO in your
needs of the region?
region? See NADO membership map.
Why should I care?
If you aren’t involved in establishing the
economic strategy for your region and developing
NADO.org
the plan for funding programs and activities that
fit within the architecture of the economic
strategy, then you’re likely not in the value chain
CEDS
and may be left complaining far down the line
after funds have been allocated and your
community’s economic issues haven’t been
adequately addressed in the funding process.
The front of the line is at the CEDS strategy table.
If you care about your community, you have to
invest the time to sit at a table of collaborative
input and economic strategy. Does your
community have such a table of collaborative
leadership that understands the local Innovation
ecosystem?
See Capital Area Economic Development District.

25. Continued economic growth and
competitiveness is unsustainable
without including disconnected
minority sectors into the urban
innovation economy.
URBANECONOMY
AMERICA’S
STARKREALITY
URBANECONOMICS
96% Venture Capital
85% New firm starts
81% R&D employment
75% America’s GDP
69% High-growth firms
68% America’s jobs
Live in
74% of Blacks metropolitan
80% of Latinos regions
Black and Latino
Americans comprise
nearly 1/3 of the
population, yet their
businesses account for
LESS than 3.5% GDP and
employ roughly 1% of
working adults.

26. EduTech
BLACKINNOVATION
CEO of a Dreem Digital, a
startup focused on developing
curriculum based games and
services for mobile devices in
classrooms – apps for students,
Andres teachers and parents.
Montgomery Former Chief Strategy Officer at
the edutech company, Bookbyte.
Provided consulting services to Microsoft, Cisco and
other major tech companies. Helped Microsoft’s
Mergers & Acquisitions Dept. acquire more than 15
tech companies. (amontgomery@dreemdigital.com)
Aviation
Chief Technology Officer for
the City of Portland, Oregon.
CEO and Chief Technology
Officer for the AirShip
Endurance VTOL UAV Drone
Ben Berry Jr. and AirScape geo-spatial
intelligence service.
Former Chief Information Officer for Oregon
Department of Transportation’s (ODOT), the second
largest state agency. (benjamin.berry@comcast.net)
Design
Founder, CEO of Pensole
Academy. Former shoe
designer for Nike (Jordan
D’Wayne Brand), L.A. Gear, Skechers.
Edwards After leaving Nike in 2010,
Edwards began teaching his craft to a larger
audience in partnerships with the University of
Oregon, Parsons The New School of Design in New
York and the Art Center College of Design in
California. 23 of Edwards' former students were
hired as footwear designers, including four at Nike,
two at Jordan Brand and two at New Balance.

27. COLLABORATION Can we invest in
best practices that
IS THE KEY already produce
results in
STEM education,
high-growth
entrepreneurship
and access to
capital that fuels
the growth of
startups?
SOLUTIONS
Can we form a collaborative table of
strategic thinkers, planners and doers
who represent the framework of the
21st century innovation economy?
Can we establish private
investments, without waiting on
government or foundations, toward
developing infrastructure essential
for Black boys to understand the big
picture and learn how to compete in
the economic game?

28. Investing in
entrepreneurship
is key to building
generational
wealth.
Sustaining such
wealth requires a
current working
knowledge of
the evolving
innovation
economy.
How do we build
GENERATIONAL SOLUTIONS
WEALTH?

29. 3 Ways to Save Change their
America’s Black Boys language
LANGUAGE
If we don’t know the language of the 21st Invest in their
century innovation economy, how can we
prepare youth to seriously compete in a
creativity
capitalist society that’s based upon
competitive advantages and barriers to
entry? Communication barriers lock doors, Mentor them
bar access to opportunity and undermine
progress. It is essential that we understand
into the
how to converse in 21st century economics if mainstream
we are to expect that our youth will become
fluent in the economics of innovation.
Read Mike’s 3-part
INVESTMENT series in the
Huffington Post,
Steve Blank, professor of entrepreneurship which became the
at Stanford University said: “without a catalyst for a
culture of risk capital, Silicon Valley would be national campaign.
just a bunch of smart engineers tinkering in
their garages.”
3 WAYS
A cursory look at most any Black community
and the evidence is striking: There is no
culture of investment in innovation. There is
no culture of risk capital. We do not provide
incentive for our kids to create, collaborate
or even compete in the marketplace with
their counterparts. Our youth suffer because
we are risk averse.
MENTORING
Anyone who has tried to find their way on a
road trip without a map or GPS understands
the frustration of being lost and confused.
Our boys need good guidance, counseling,
encouragement, and support. Daily. They
need coaches who understand the game.

30. Black
Leadership
Action
SABB Solutions Summit Outcome:
Coalition of the Committed Coalition
BLAC works with SABB in
BLAC BRIDGE
partnership to build bridges
that connect the economically
disconnected to the local
innovation ecosystem.
BLAC is comprised of stakeholders in
the innovation ecosystem:
K-12 educators and policymakers
University leaders
Small business owners
Startup entrepreneurs
Corporate CEOs
Financial industry professionals
Risk capital investors
Community leaders
Clergy
Parents
Public-private partners
Economic development orgs
Foundations
Elected officials
Media

31. Ask Yourself
INFRASTRUCTURE
Is there a culture of innovation and
entrepreneurship in my community
and schools?
Do any schools, churches or
community organizations host
Hackathons, brainstorms, Startup
Weekends, Pitch Competitions,
Innovator Meetups, Entrepreneur
Mixers, etc?
I have an idea for a product, service
or business. Is it readily known in my
school, church and community where
I can turn for my next step?
How many community innovations
have been invested in by members of
my community?
Where can interested parties go in my
community to learn about
crowdfunding, angel investing, venture
capital and SBIR/STTR grants?
Am I willing to invest my time, money
and energy in developing activities
that lead to building an innovation
ecosystem and infrastructure in my
community?

32. BIOGRAPHY
Award-winning Journalist / Editor
Digital Media Innovations Leader
Mike is an award-winning national journalist with
16 years media experience, including hosting his
own talk radio program in San Diego. He is a New
York Times Leadership Academy Fellow with
training in social media and building online
MIKE GREEN
mike@blackinnovation.org
communities from CNN.com. Mike currently blogs
for the Huffington Post.
Digital Media Consultant
Mike assists groups and organizations with their
media strategy, understanding media trends,
marketing, PR, and building and sustaining online
audiences while monetizing digital content.
Impact Strategist
Mike produced a ScaleUp Innovation rally for
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber in Nov. 2012 that
launched a national ScaleUp campaign.
Dow Jones: Mike worked with a team of
developers to design, implement and manage
award-winning digital innovations. Two CEOs called
Mike’s achievements “phenomenal!”
World of Wine: In Spring 2011, Mike designed a
strategy to transform an eight-year-old single-day
local event into a 4-day annual regional festival.
Visionary Leadership
Co-founder, The America21 Project: Mike is
recognized nationally as one of the leading expert
media voices addressing economic challenges and
opportunities facing minorities across in America in
the 21st century global Innovation Economy.
Honorable Veteran
Mike served 12 years in the Navy, which included
receiving Sailor of the Year as a propulsion
engineering supervisor aboard an amphibious
assault warship, decommissioning a guided missile
cruiser and receiving many awards in recruiting.
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
“No discussion about education of minorities is complete
without speaking with Mike Green.”
(MED Radio Show Jan 20, 2011)

33. BIOGRAPHY
Game Changerz, Inc.
Founder, President
Tammara McDonald has 16+ years’ cumulative
experience in Human Resources / Relations,
Finance, Administration and Accounting.
TAMMARA MCDONALD
Ms. McDonald is a Senior Administrator and
COBC Regional Coordinator, currently working
in Internal Audit Service and Controls located
within the Finance and Accounting division at
Halliburton Energy Services.
Ms. McDonald is also an independent Business
and HR Consultant, as well as providing
PR/Media management services to individuals,
professional athletes and entertainers.
Ms. McDonald is a native Houstonian and a
proud alumnus of the University of Houston
with a Bachelors of Science Degree in
Interdisciplinary Studies with minors in
Business Administration, Management and
Entrepreneurship.
Known as “Team McDonald”, Tammara along
with her husband, former NFL Pro Athlete,
Ricardo, are devoted to humanitarian efforts
and are true Champions 4 Charity (C4C), as
they are actively involved with several
charitable, philanthropic organizations and
community initiatives. The McDonalds’ have
three children together.
Ms. McDonald actively serves on several non-
profit Board of Directors, and is Co-Founder,
“Team McDonald” and “Love Away From
Home” organizations.

34. BIOGRAPHY
Game Changerz, Inc.
Vice President
Diatra James has 20+ years in accounting,
including BP, City of Houston, BMC Software,
PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Equiva
DIATRA JAMES
Services LLC (Joint Venture between Shell,
Texaco and Aramco). Ms. James is a Certified
Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Certified Internal
Controls Auditor (CICA) with Support
Services Accounting as a Lead Accountant
where she supervises, reviews, and trains a
staff of five with Halliburton Energy Services.
Prior to her current role, Ms. James was a
Senior Auditor in Halliburton’s Internal Audit
Division.
Ms. James is a native Houstonian and proud
graduate of Texas Southern University,
amongst 10 in her family, with a Bachelors of
Business Administration Degree in
Accounting.
Ms. James recently became a contributing
writer for Dmars.com Business Journal.
Ms. James zealously serves on several non-
profit Board of Directors, is owner of
Penelton Consulting Services, and Co-
Founder of “Love Away From Home”
organizations.
Despite being a highly accomplished and
resourceful business professional, she prides
herself on being pro-active, not reactive,
employing innovation, imagination and
ingenuity.

35. BIOGRAPHY
James Staton Jr.
President and Managing Partner, Top Flight LLC
Charlotte, North Carolina
Industry: Business Development
Previous
JAMES STATON
Board Member/Executive Committee at Carolinas
Minority Supplier Development Council
Chairman at National Minority Enterprise Business
Input Committee
Board Member/Executive Committee National
Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)
Managing Director Hoist Manufacturers Institute
Managing Director Monorail Manufacturers
Managing Director Overhead Material Handling
Manufacturers
Managing Director Crane Manufacturers
Director of Sales Material Handling Alliance
Director of Membership Material Handling Alliance
Managing Director: Crane Manufacturers Assoc.
Managing Director: Monorail Manufacturers Assoc.
Management Executive: Overhead Material
Handling Systems Council
Management Executive: Plastics Manufacturers
Product Section MHI
Director of Membership: Material Handling
Industry Alliance
Director of Sales: Material Handling Industry
Alliance
Vice President Sales: The Trade Show Group
Plant Engineerat Miller Printing Equipment
Sales Engineer: Mechanical Transmission Supply
President: Staton Associates
Process Engineer: General Motors Corporation
Education
Dartmouth College - The Tuck School of Business
Queens University of Charlotte
Duquesne University

36. INVEST IN AMERICA’S BLACK BOYS.
SUPPORT THE SABB CAMPAIGN.
This is a bold and historic declaration to a nation that has yet to rally
around investing and supporting the success of its Black boys.
Our approach is to inform and educate leaders and influencers: i.e.
policymakers, educators, professionals, business and community leaders,
investors, philanthropists, clergy, pro athletes and celebrities.
We believe too many leaders and influencers of America's Black boys are
disconnected from the knowledge and networks that drive the 21st century
innovation economy.
The result is a generation of lost, confused and angry youth who grow into
lost, confused and angry men. They, in turn, continue to perpetrate the
cyclical problem. The goal of our campaign is awareness and intervention.
So, we focus on the adults. The leaders. Those in positions of power and
influence. And it is these folks we call to gather at our summits. It is these
leaders and influencers we call upon to support our efforts.
Our campaign speaks of the problems and challenges, but only as the
opening toward introducing and implementing solutions. Our summits
Introduce unique visionary frameworks and call for a coalition of
committed collaborators to work with us in implementing solutions that
will disrupt the status quo and leverage today's innovative constructs,
networks, technologies and opportunities to produce exponential (versus
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The process is what we call Pipeline2Productivity.
Our boys are talented. They are creative. They are smart. They hold within
an inherent ingenuity that, if sufficiently tapped, could unleash a torrent of
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global economic competitiveness of the nation.
Will you join us in making an investment in America’s Black Boys? We
believe it is a 21st century national economic imperative.
We hope you agree.
A national economic imperative

37. SOLUTIONSSUMMIT
INVEST IN AMERICA’S BLACK BOYS.
SUPPORT THE SABB CAMPAIGN.
Sponsored in part by:
Host a SABB Solutions Summit
mike@blackinnovation.org
www.blackinnovation.org
A national economic imperative