Rodney Sampson
Keynote Speaker: Inclusive Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Investment Ecosystem Builder; Co-Founder & Vice Chairman of Piksel Technology; Executive Chairman & CEO of Opportunity Hub
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Rodney Sampson Biography
Rodney Sampson is recognized as one of the world’s foremost builders of inclusive innovation, entrepreneurship and investment ecosystems. His mission is to ensure that everyone—particularly socially disadvantaged communities—has equitable access to the wealth-creation opportunities emerging in the future of work and the fourth industrial revolution. He views these opportunities as essential pathways to reducing poverty and closing the racial wealth gap globally.
Sampson is the co-founder and vice chairman of Piksel Technology and serves as executive chairman and chief executive officer of Opportunity Hub (OHUB).
Over the course of his 20-year entrepreneurial career, Sampson has co-founded multiple startups that collectively raised more than $20 million in angel and venture capital, created hundreds of jobs, and generated tens of millions in revenue prior to acquisition or public offerings. In the early 2000s, he co-founded and sold Multicast Media Technologies (Streamingfaith.com) and EFactor (EFCT), making him one of only three Black co-founders during that era whose high-growth technology startups raised over $1 million in venture funding and were acquired for eight-figure sums. He also founded Intellectual Currency, an integrated go-to-market, publishing and advisory firm that served Hollywood studios, cable networks, global corporations, the U.S. government, African heads of state and leading Black church denominations.
In 2013, building on the success of his bestselling book "Kingonomics" and its large-scale conferences, Sampson co-founded OHUB. It quickly scaled into the leading multi-campus coworking space, entrepreneurship center and tech hub in the U.S., producing more than 300 events annually, a startup pre-accelerator, a coding bootcamp, a scholarship initiative, and an angel investment platform for underestimated founders. At its peak, OHUB welcomed over 15,000 visitors each year.
From 2015 to 2017, Sampson was a partner at TechSquare Labs, a tech hub and seed-stage venture fund that launched the $100,000 Atlanta Startup Battle. Today, its portfolio companies have raised nearly $300 million in follow-on capital, are valued at more than $1.5 billion, generate over $100 million in annual recurring revenue, and employ more than 1,000 people. Sampson remains the fund’s largest minority limited partner.
Currently, as executive chairman and CEO of OHUB and OHUB Foundation, Sampson is scaling OHUB into a global platform for future of work, opportunity and wealth creation. The organization focuses on early exposure to technology, entrepreneurship and venture; demand-driven technology education and talent placement; inclusive ecosystem building; and capital formation. OHUB’s network includes thousands of college students and young professionals across hundreds of campuses and partnerships with more than 50 tech companies, corporations, startups, venture funds, municipalities, foundations and universities.
National initiatives include OHUB-Cities, OHUB-Campus, HBCU-SXSW, the 100 Black Angels Fund I, and DEIS, a platform designed to operationalize diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability across growing enterprises. Sampson is also a nonresident senior fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution and a professor of entrepreneurship at Morehouse College. Earlier in his career, he was the first head of diversity at Mark Burnett Productions, executive producers of ABC’s “Shark Tank.”
A dedicated philanthropist and advocate, Sampson serves on the boards of AI4All, the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council, the International Bishops Conference and the Georgia Technology for All Policy Summit. He studied at Tulane University, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, and Keller Graduate School of Management.
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Rodney Sampson is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Business, Leadership and Technology. The estimated speaking fee range to book Rodney Sampson for live events is $10,000 - $20,000, and for virtual events $10,000 - $20,000. Rodney Sampson generally travels from Atlanta, GA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Mutale Nkonde, Karen Palmer and Richie Etwaru. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Rodney Sampson for an upcoming event.
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Multi-Generational Wealth Creation
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Inclusive Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Building in Communities of Color
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The Case for Racial Equity in Tech, Startup, and Venture
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The Case for Inclusive Innovation
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Building Startups and High Growth Companies
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How much does it cost to book Rodney Sampson for a speaking engagement?
Speaking fees for Rodney Sampson, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Rodney Sampson are $10,000 - $20,000 for live events and $10,000 - $20,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Rodney Sampson, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent. -
What topics does Rodney Sampson speak about?
Rodney Sampson is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Business, Leadership, Technology, Motivational, Innovation, Business Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Diversity & Inclusion, Inspirational, Ethics & Integrity, DEI, Future of Work, Futurism, Thought Leadership, Disruptive Thinking, Economy, Artificial Intelligence and LGBTQ. -
Where does Rodney Sampson travel from?
Rodney Sampson generally travels from Atlanta, GA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. -
Who is the agent for Rodney Sampson?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Rodney Sampson for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Rodney Sampson for your next private or corporate function. -
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?
AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Rodney Sampson or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us. -
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?
If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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