Push Boundaries

Julian Mclean is an A&R coordinator and manager for On the Brink music management and Youth Camp label. In collaboration with Roc Nation, they have previously managed or A&R projects for artist such as Dej Loaf, Big Sean, Cyhi the Prince and a countless other artist across other genres. Julian attended Morehouse College, but chose to give it up to focus on the business of music.

Damola Ogundipe is the founder and CEO of Civic Eagle. Civic Eagle helps companies organize and track legislation and policies using artificial intelligence. Born in Nigeria and raised in Minnesota, Damola became interested in politics when he crossed into Alphi Phi Alpha incorporated and began helping with voter initiatives and other community engagements. After working as a consultant for a bit, Damola made the decision to give it all up and focus on Civic Eagle full time. They have previously participated in Techstars accelerator & have were semi-finalists in Richard Branson’s Extreme Global Challenge on Branson's Necker Island.

Shawn Wilkinson has successfully built an innovative solution to cloud storage. His company Storaj is a distributed decentralized cloud storage network. Instead of having data centers located around the world, Storaj pays people to rent their unused hardware space and uses a decentralized model to store data for their customers. Shawn conceptualized the idea at a hackathon and build his company from his dorm room at Morehouse College. Now, Storaj has raised over 3 million dollars and looks to position themselves to take on the Google and the Amazons of the world and become the leader in cloud Storage

If you’ve ever found yourself attending professional events in Atlanta, you’ve probably been to Ryan Wilson's location at the Gathering Spot. The Gathering Spot is an invitation only private membership club with a co-working space, restaurant and bar, and event space where private events are held. As one of one of the co-founders of the gathering spot Ryan  is a Georgetown law graduate, who declined job offers out of law school to come back to Atlanta and build. Now, nearly three years later, Ryan and his team are working on expanding the Gathering spot to new locations in Washington DC and Los Angeles. Listen to the story of the Gathering Spot and the lessons Ryan has earned along the way.