EnrichHER Spark 2018 Conference

In 2017, Roshawnna Novellus sought out to provide a solution to the gap in access to capital in the marketplace. She founded EnrichHER  because she envisions a world where women-led ventures have boundless opportunities to networking, educational and capital resources. Dr. Novellus is a gender equality advocate who believes in economic empowerment and inclusive economic growth. Dr. Novellus holds a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering, with a Minor in Finance, a Masters of Science in Information Technology emphasizing Information System Engineering, a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management Economics, and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering – achieving Summa Cum Laude in each. Dr. Novellus has been featured in Fast Company, Forbes, and Huffington Post. She has also completed the Pipeline Angels Fellowship, a Kauffman program in angel investing. Roshawnna serves on the Commission on Women for the City of Atlanta, and was honored as one of the Women Who Means Business by the Atlanta Business Chronicle and one of the 40 Under 40 by Georgia Trend. Dr. Novellus was recently selected as a social entrepreneurship fellow in the prestigious Halcyon Incubator in Washington, D.C.

Marlon Nichols is a co-founder and managing partner at Cross Culture Ventures (CCV), an early stage venture capital firm with a focus on cultural investing (global trends and shifts in consumer behavior). Before founding CCV, Marlon was an investment director at Intel Capital where he completed his Kauffman Fellowship. Prior to his time in venture capital, Marlon led successful careers in software and strategy consulting in the technology, private equity, media and entertainment sectors. Some of Marlon’s investments include Gimlet Media, Hingeto, LendStreet, LISNR, Mayvenn, Mirantis, MongoDB, mSurvey, Wonderschool, Ready Responders, MessageYes, Sidestep, Skurt, Thrive Market, etc. Marlon was named to Silicon Republic's list of 26 venture capital professionals spearheading change in technology investing, was named one of 28 Black founders/ investors making an impact in technology by Pitchbook, was a recipient of Digital Diversity’s Innovation & Inclusion Change Agent award, and was named a member of theRegistry's 40 under 40 Top Diverse Talent. Marlon was recently recognized among music, film, and technology icons as a Culture Creator. Marlon has been featured in Fortune, Black Enterprise and a number of other magazines, blogs, and podcasts..

Titania Jordan is the CPO of Bark.us, an internet safety solution that helps parents, corporations, and schools keep children safer across social media, text messaging, and email. As the current host of CONNECT with Titania Jordan, and former host of NBC Atlanta affiliate WXIA’s weekly television show Atlanta Tech Edge, Titania has the honor of covering the latest in tech news and talent across both the city and the globe. In her early career, Titania started her own full-service marketing consulting firm after gaining experience as an account executive with Lincoln Financial Media, working with clients like Whole Foods, Nikon, Samsung, and Zerorez to create copy, radio ad campaigns, and digital promotions targeting women in the Atlanta market. Past roles also include serving as the CMO of KidsLink, co-founder and CMO of PRIVET, Executive Director of Band of Coders Girls Academy, and Director of Programming for SuperNova South. Titania enjoys helping startups launch in the Atlanta market, serves as a mentor at both Techstars and the Atlanta Tech Village, and frequently appears as a tech contributor across the nation. She travels the country appearing on programs such as TODAY Show, Steve Harvey, The Doctors, CBS This Morning, Good Morning America, and Jenny McCarthy, speaking at esteemed conferences such as DigSouth, VentureBeat MobileBeat, Mom 2.0, Dad 2.0, and emceeing events like the Atlanta Hawks Agency Shootout. Titania was named a tech innovator and a mother of invention by The Atlantan in 2015 and one of the “Women Who Lead & Light Up Atlanta’s Tech Ecosystem” by Hypepotamus in 2016. In 2017 Titania received the Outstanding Young Alumna Award from her alma mater, Marist School, and was nominated for the Startup Disruptor Award by ATP (Atlanta Technology Professionals). Titania enjoys painting, co-hosting Atlanta Eats, and building some pretty sweet LEGO cities with her family in her downtime.

With a passion for empowering young women and the people of Atlanta, Rashan Ali continues to establish herself as a formidable and revered multimedia personality within the sports and entertainment industries. Her charisma and grace appealed to millions of listeners, which quickly propelled the program’s rating into the #1 position during its time slot. She then went on to become the host of the “A-Team” Morning Show on the same station. Rashan’s journey in radio came full circle in 2010 when she reunited with Ryan Cameron for a year as the co-host of The Ryan Cameron Show on V-103103 FM, Atlanta’s #1 urban formatted station. .

Rashan's unique perspective and passion for sports has resulted in sideline reporting for the Atlanta Hawks (2005 – 2009), the Southern Conference Sports Network (2011), the Atlanta Football Classic for NBC Sports Network (2011-2012), college football and basketball for CBS Sports Network (2012-2015) and for the Chick-Fil-A Bowl Preview Show, which aired on ESPN 2 and ESPN U. She was also the Social Media Correspondent for NBA TV’s “GameTime” during the NBA Playoffs (2010 – 2013) and worked on the network’s show “Fantasy Insider” in the same capacity for two seasons. Ali hosted Atlanta and Company After Noon on NBC (Atl). She also hosted Under Armour Highlights of the week on the NFHS Network and “HBCU Playback” on Aspire TV. Ali freelanced for CNN and HLN’s Bleacher Report. and served as the co-host of “Rise Up Weekly” on Atlanta’s CW 69 for the past three sea-sons. Also also freelanced as a sports anchor on NBA TV. She recently launched her own podcast, “The Cool Soror Podcast” which explores the stories of women and men in black, greek lettered organizations. She recently expanded the brand incorpo-rating all “Cool People.” Rashan currently serves as co-host of "Sister Circle" - a na-tionally syndicated talk show on TV One..