The Black Entrepreneurs Experience — Calvin Brown // Kairu Consulting

Quotes

• “You're also a successful black entrepreneur, which is something that should be discussed and appreciated because I think that we all want there to be more minority representation. And part of that is creating great role models like yourself.”

• “I noticed that not only were they successful at what they were doing, it seemed really simple. It was very much like music. They would record or do something once and they would sell it multiple times...”

• “I didn't understand nepotism or any of these things before I just thought like, Hey, I'm probably smarter than that guy. He's doing it. I'm sure I could do it. That was literally my motivation.”

• “When you tell people where you're from, they're trying to figure out the path like how in the hell is this possible? And that question, I don't see with some of my white peers. Now, I will say that talent plays a huge role.”

• “With hundreds of products, I still get asked, '' Do you guys know how to do this?” Hundreds of products, literally for the world's largest companies...”

• “Does this fit your needs? Is this what you're looking for? Right. Does this fit your budget? These are really just check boxes, right? If you don't want it, then you have a competitor, right? Software is very flexible in that way.”

• “I think that being a role model coming from where you're from, coming from your background is special and something that should be applauded and appreciated.