26:10Reaching 20M Millennials
Morgan DeBaun describes building Blavity to celebrate and serve Black people through media, products, and experiences. She explains how the company grew from an email newsletter, using audience behavior and analytics to pivot from video toward written stories. She shares lessons on nurturing a creator community, testing new brands, and building a company around an ambitious vision. She also reflects on fundraising challenges and encourages Black women founders to pursue their ideas without waiting for permission.