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TODAY'S BBD500 SPOTLIGHT · Business & Technology
VIEW PROFILE →Randal Pinkett
Entrepreneur, author, speaker and chairman and CEO of BCT Partners. He teaches business growth, technology, data, leadership and practical strategies for professionals navigating high-performance organizations.
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EXPLORE THE BBD500 →01Impact Investing
Kesha Cash
Founder and general partner of Impact America Fund. She shares investor perspectives on economic opportunity, community-centered technology, venture capital and backing overlooked founders.
02Real Estate Finance
Matt Garland
Mortgage professional, real-estate educator and media creator known as MG the Mortgage Guy. He teaches financing, homeownership, property investing and building wealth through real estate.
03Health Technology
Melissa Hanna
Co-founder and CEO of maternal-health technology company Mahmee. She shares lessons about health innovation, startup leadership, care coordination and scaling mission-driven technology businesses.
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