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Carla Harris to Female Founders at Black Women Talk Tech Conference: Now Is The Time To Take Risks

Alisa GumbsSeptember 1, 2022September 1, 2022

by Alisa GumbsSeptember 1, 2022September 1, 2022974

Carla Harris, thought leader, author, and all-around business badass, had a clear message for women business owners about succeeding in the current environment at this...

Entrepreneurship Money

Morgan Stanley’s Carla Harris: Social Unrest Is Prompting Big VC Firms To Invest In Women and Multicultural Entrepreneurs

Jeffrey McKinneyDecember 31, 2020January 4, 2021

by Jeffrey McKinneyDecember 31, 2020January 4, 20212347

Carla Harris, vice chairman and co-head of the Multicultural Client Strategy Group at Morgan Stanley, says venture capital (VC) firms today have greater willingness to...

Career Leadership On The Clock

Unstoppable: Carla Harris’ Leadership Tools for Unprecedented Times

Caroline ClarkeApril 25, 2020May 5, 2020

by Caroline ClarkeApril 25, 2020May 5, 20208989

Morgan Stanley's Carla Harris notes that crisis creates openings for everyone to tap into their inner leadership potential...

Career Leadership

17 Career Books for Black Women to Help Them Level Up Professionally

Lydia BlancoJuly 14, 2019July 12, 2019

by Lydia BlancoJuly 14, 2019July 12, 201929612

Whether you’re trying to find more balance in your life, explore your purpose, combat bias in the workplace, or work your way to the C-suite—this...

Entrepreneurship

Morgan Stanley Announces its Third Cohort of the Multicultural Innovation Lab

Sequoia BlodgettApril 30, 2019

by Sequoia BlodgettApril 30, 20191554

Morgan Stanley recently announced the third cohort of the Multicultural Innovation Lab, an accelerator program for technology and technology-enabled start-ups in the post-seed to Series...

Lifestyle

Powerful Black Business Owners and Executives Push Black Economic Agenda

Alisa GumbsSeptember 27, 2018

by Alisa GumbsSeptember 27, 20182063

22 black business owners politicians, corporate professionals, and politicians join the Black Economic Alliance advisory board...

Career Leadership

Morgan Stanley Conference Helps Multicultural Leaders Manage in Chaotic World

Derek T. DingleJuly 31, 2018August 2, 2018

by Derek T. DingleJuly 31, 2018August 2, 20181011

Top executives of the world’s largest corporations to BE 100s CEOs of the nation’s largest black-owned companies, came together for the third annual Senior Multicultural...

Career Leadership

Black Excellence: Two African Americans Receive Prestigious Harvard Business School Award

Samara LynnJuly 21, 2018

by Samara LynnJuly 21, 2018798

Carla A. Harris, vice chairman at Morgan Stanley; and Christopher B. Howard, the president of Robert Morris University, are the recipients of Harvard Business School’s...

Career

[WATCH] Carla Harris on Why Being Good at Your Job Isn’t Enough

Alisa GumbsApril 28, 2018October 9, 2019

by Alisa GumbsApril 28, 2018October 9, 20194179

LinkedIn's latest influencer Carla Harris shares why being good at your job isn't enough; you must also invest in relationships to get ahead at work...

Entrepreneurship

Morgan Stanley Offers Capital, Connections, and Content to Founders of Color

Derek T. DingleNovember 25, 2017December 2, 2017

by Derek T. DingleNovember 25, 2017December 2, 20171080

Operating from the ninth floor of its corporate offices, the founders gained $250,000 in capital from Morgan Stanley for a 3% to 7% stake depending......