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A self-taught social entrepreneur and investor who learnt about business by doing business. He shares the knowledge and understanding that he has gained from his various business ventures and activities, to show people how to build a business.
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John Henry is a Dominican-American born and raised in poverty in New York city. At the age of eighteen, he took a job as a doorman of some luxury apartments and dropped out of college. Whilst working as a doorman, he met two important people that resulted in him setting up a dry cleaning service. Within a short time, it became very successful and he sold the company for $1million. He then went on to co-found a venture capital firm, Harlem Capital Partners, that was focused on helping people of color to launch businesses.
At the same time that John was helping black businesses to grow, he also co-created, produced and presented on the ‘Hustle’, a TV series designed to help entrepreneurs grow their businesses. In addition, he was making branded podcasts for some big names including eBay and Samsung. He has made quite a name for himself and was recipient of many prestigious awards in 2019 such as Forbes 30 Under 30, Adweek Creative 100, The root 100 and Ebony Power 100 lists.
John’s latest venture is leveling the car insurance playing field for drivers of color. In 2020, he co-founded the Loop which aims to create a fairer system for car insurance products. Whatever John comes up with next, it will be sure to disrupt that industry.
See keynotes with John HenryThe Business Case For Investing in Women and Minorities.
How I built my Personal Brand from an Instagram audience to a TV show on VICELAND Executive Produced by Alicia Keys.
John shares his perspective on common Startup issues from both the lens of a Founder, and Partner of a Venture Capital firm.
Just 8 years ago, John Henry was working as a doorman. Since then, he’s sold a company, founded a Venture Capital firm, won Forbes 30 under 30, and hosting a show on VICELAND. This is the story of how he did it.
"Our students, supervisors, and colleagues are still raving about John. I have heard nothing but great things about him, and he was so kind to meet with almost all my students. Definitely made the impact we were looking for. Thank you for recommending him."
"John was incredible! My expectations were already high going into this today and somehow he exceeded them! The clients and attendees gave me an overwhelming amount of positive feedback. Everyone hung on each word he said. Also, he’s just a cool dude and great to work with. Thanks for making it happen!"
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