Atlanta, July 29, 2011: Worth a Thousand Words
All photographs by TAUN HENDERSON
^ Starting Lineup: (From left) Tyler Perry, 100 Urban Entrepreneurs cofounder Magnus Greaves, Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed and White House representative Michael Blake prepare for the big event.
^ Full House: The crowd at Atlanta’s Woodruff Arts Center awaits the start of the White House Urban Entrepreneurship Summit on July 29, 2011, featuring a 100UE 60-Second Business-pitch event.
^ Madea Talks Entrepreneurship: Keynote speaker Tyler Perry addresses the attendees.
^ Amusing the Judge Is Always a Good Idea: 100UE cofounder Magnus Greaves, one of the pitch event’s judges, likes what he hears from one of the contestants. Or maybe Tyler Perry just cracked a joke.
^ The Chairman Holds Court: Chairman Dan Carriere discusses 100UE’s funding-and-mentoring program.
^ Focused: 100UE cofounder Lucas Riggins gives the pitch contestants his full attention.
^ Going Green: Brian Banks, an executive at ADP and a judge for the pitch event, listens to a contestant.
^ Queen of All Media: Brittany K. Earls, the founding editor of Genesis Magazine, makes her winning pitch.
^ Let’s Make a Deal: Not to be outdone, Lawrence Watkins, a cofounder of Ujamaa Deals, wows the judges with his own winning pitch.
^ Numbers Game: Kwanza Fisher, the founder of Neighborhood Mathematica, makes it all add up during her winning pitch.
^ Check Yourself: Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed (second from left) helps the 100UE crew reward Genesis Magazine’s Brittany K. Earls for a great business idea well-delivered.
^ Victory Is Sweet: Ujamaa Deals’ Lawrence Watkins exults in his triumph as Mayor Reed and the 100UE crew hoist his check.
^ A Gift for Kwanza: Neighborhood Mathematica’s Kwanza Fisher (fourth from right) celebrates her big win.
^ Heavy Hitters: Mayor Reed presents keynote speaker Tyler Perry with a certificate of congratulations.
^ The Top 5: Pitch contestants (from left) Chantana Adams of Sitting Pretty, a line of bras and swimwear; Ujamaa Deals’ Tre Baker; Neighborhood Mathematica’s Kwanza Fisher; Genesis Magazine’s Brittany K. Earls; and Ujamaa Deals’ Lawrence Watkins show their stuff.
