The Strategy Behind Arian Simone’s Multimillion-Dollar Venture Fund for Women of Color
Few venture capital firms were built to address one of the industry’s biggest funding gaps. By the late 2010s, Black women founders consistently received less than 1% of U.S. venture capital funding, even though they were among the fastest-growing groups of entrepreneurs. Arian Simone believed a narrow mindset was causing investors to overlook billions of […]
The John W. Thompson Playbook: Three rules, two turnarounds, and $1.5 trillion in Created Value
In February 2014, Microsoft was a company in crisis. The tech giant had lost its innovative edge, was missing the mobile revolution, and was perceived as having a toxic, siloed culture. The board had just fired CEO Steve Ballmer and needed to find a leader who could transform the 39-year-old company while simultaneously searching for […]
How Damola Adamolekun Is Using $60M And A Four-Pillar Plan To Rebuild Red Lobster
For decades, Red Lobster was one of America’s most popular restaurant chains. By 2024, it faced significant challenges. Falling sales, expensive leases, and years of poor strategic decisions had pushed the company to the brink. These factors pushed the 56-year-old brand into Chapter 11bankruptcy. The company came out of bankruptcy under the leadership of Damola […]