“We often talk a lot about the way our communities are changing because of gentrification or because of economic deficiencies and they are changing and that is a very real issue. But if we can power solutions like bringing more diverse entrepreneurs and leaders to the table and building new things from an authentic and culturally competent perspective, then I think we can start to counteract some of those ways in which our communities have changed in the negative sense. And we can create positive transformation that way. And I think that’s really important not only for the future of what our communities look like but for the moral of the folks who are here right now trying to be a part of that, building that from the ground up.”