{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5c92c88b5e222bd90980d1fc/6103b0dd858c2f001b79c030?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Roger Roman - AfriBlocks","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5c92c88b5e222bd90980d1fc/1627631828203-757fc01333193b9328128cac81916f47.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Roger Roman, Co-Founder of AfriBlocks, </strong>the global Pan-African freelance marketplace and collaboration platform. They are building THE resource for devs, designers, and virtual assistants.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Roger hails from Chicago, and in his home neighborhood there the Roman name is well known. He was pre-ordained to be a lawyer, but Roger took a different path: business. He leveraged his degree from Howard University to immerse in industries as varied as construction, video game development, and eventually marketing.&nbsp;Roger has been spotlighted in The New York Times, Black Enterprise, and VentureBeat. But it was when co-founder Tongai Choto came calling that Roger saw a chance to take on a massive opportunity: the emergence of Africa in the global tech marketplace. The continent has over 450M Gen Z and young millennials, all eager, ambitious, and tech-enabled. Fertile ground for a startup like AfriBlocks.</p><p><br></p><p>Roger has a great story, you’ll want to listen in.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode Roger and Dan discussed:</strong></p><ul><li>growing up in Chicago</li><li>how a chance encounter at graduation led to his first job</li><li>the opportunity for law school - avoided repeatedly</li><li>how one mentor changed his career</li><li>why Africa should be on everyone's mind</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>OUR SPONSORS FOR THIS EPISODE</strong>:</p><h2><a href=\"https://www.founderslive.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Founders Live</strong></a></h2><p><em>the global venue for entrepreneurs to experience events, content, and community.</em></p><p>Check out&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.founderslive.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>founderslive.com</strong></a>&nbsp;to join and to find a live event streaming from your city.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>MORE on ROGER and AFRIBLOCKS</h3><p><strong>Roger:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerroman/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerroman/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/RogerLRomanII\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/RogerLRomanII</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>AfriBlocks:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.afriblocks.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.afriblocks.com</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/afriblocks/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/company/afriblocks/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/afriblocks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/afriblocks</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/afriblocks/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/afriblocks/</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://wavve.link/Founders\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Founders Unfound</a>: Like and share - help us grow!</p><p><a href=\"https://foundersunfound.com/podcast-transcript-ep39-roger-roman-afriblocks/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>PODCAST TRANSCRIPT</em></a></p><p><br></p><p>#blackfounders #blackentrepreneurs #founderstory #underrepresented #underestimated #founderAfricandescent #futureofwork</p>","author_name":"Daniel Kihanya"}