Victor D. Lombard (Divine) Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Solvent is a next-generation mobile-first AIO (All-In-One) 'super neobank' and financial empowerment platform in the palm of your hand, built for the System Impacted to optimize their financial lives.Solvent builds and provides affordable tech-empowered personal financial and banking tools, products and services for the financially excluded and disadvantaged, underserved, and overlooked; including financial literacy and entrepreneurship education content and curriculum for financial empowerment. Solvent redefines the meaning of System Impacted breaking it up into four segments to include the following: 1. Socioeconomically Disadvantaged2. Formerly Incarcerated 3. Family, friends, and loved ones of the formerly incarcerated and/or incarcerated 4. Incarcerated Looking at the formerly incarcerated segment data, there are over 5M formerly incarcerated individuals living in the U.S. (including their family it becomes well over 15M). Every year over 650k individuals are released from incarceration, returning to and reentering society. The System Impacted face multiple problems that keep them from and locked out of financial empowerment, including: • Poverty • Wealth & Wage Gap • Systemic Barriers • Mass Incarceration • Positive & Successful ReEntry + Recidivism • Financial Exclusion

Oakland, Ca, Us

Dream Entrepreneurs Network (DEN) | Unlocking talent and genius.Redefining Inclusive InnovationPeople who have been left out and left behind hold untapped genius. To solve our nation's toughest problems, we need everyone's innovative ideas to create impactful solutions, especially from underserved and system-impacted individuals who are closest to the systemic challenges they face.The Dream Entrepreneurs Network is a group of innovators who are on the cutting edge of creating solutions that transform communities most impacted by climate change and mass incarceration. They have overcome disproportionate barriers to breakthrough into their respective sectors, and still face unique challenges in scaling their businesses.That’s where Dream.Org comes in. Leveraging our expertise in policy, bridge building, and partnerships, we help members of the Dream Entrepreneurs Network pursue their dreams, scale their solutions, and create a more equitable future for all.

Athens, Ga, Us

Athens, Ga, Us

Foster City, California, Us

Visa Inclusive Fintech Accelerator (in partnership with Plug and Play Tech Center | DRIVE)Through this partnership, Plug and Play Tech Center and Visa aim to provide an inclusive platform that addresses the unique challenges faced by diverse founders in the tech industry.The Inclusive Fintech Accelerator will offer selected founders access to Visa’s internal resources, mentorship, and customized support from industry experts, with the addition of networking opportunities from Plug and Play’s ecosystem and customized programming. Participants will have the opportunity to collaborate closely with Visa executives, tapping into their deep knowledge of the payments and financial technology sectors.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Village Capital Innovations In Justice Tech FellowshipInnovations in Justice Tech is a fellowship program that will support entrepreneurs building innovations that improve the lives of individuals and communities impacted by the justice system and reduce the footprint of the criminal justice system.This robust fellowship program will expand upon the groundwork Village Capital and AmFam Institute started in 2020 including building and mapping the Justice Tech ecosystem in the US and launching an Investing Framework to help inform investors in this nascent space on how to approach making ethical Justice Tech investments.The partnership with Dream.org is a complement to their work to end the disrupt the justice system and create more pathways to opportunity in the tech industry for people of color.

Seattle, Wa, Us

AWS Impact Accelerator: Black Founders

New York, Ny, Us

• Officially represented by Plaza 7 Talent Agency for film, television, literary and voiceover talent opportunities• Cast in Ben Stiller Showtime miniseries, "Escape At Dannemora" set for a Fall 2018 release• Currently working on first book, "Tweet Out Into The Ether: From Crack, To Rap, To Tech"

New York, Ny, Us

• Contributing to editorial content and various BE initiatives

New York, Ny, Us

• Selected to be a member of BE's 2017 TechConnect Summit Steering Committee• Responsible for seeking out and suggesting speakers and other participants• Participated in a panel around the power of technology to change lives of the formerly incarcerated

Founded BLAK Group to focus on building a 21st Century Black Wall Street to financially and economically empower Blacks via financial literacy and entrepreneurship education.

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

• Wrote and performed lyrics for a16z podcast intro rap• Received recognition as "Official a16z Rapper" from a16z co-founder and partner Ben Horowitz

• Officially started doing inspirational speaking in 2015 via The Phat Startup's Tech 808 Oakland event• Officially started doing narration in 2014 when I narrated a couple of Ben Horowitz's posts from his Ben's Blog

• Founded parent independent urban music recording company Supreme Music Group• Founded independent urban music record label and publishing company Supreme Records and Supreme Music Publishing • Possess over 15 years in the independent urban music industry from operations, audio recording and music production to branding, packaging, marketing, and distribution as an executive and artist

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, California, Us

• Seeking out and screening relative strategic/business partnerships and other deal flow within and without the esports space to present and submit to FaZe Clan executive team for consideration and execution.• Present and submit all potential deal flow directly to FaZe Clan President Greg Selkoe.

Los Angeles, California, Us

• Develop professional and personal relationships with talent • Manage and execute deliverables for talent deals and brand campaigns• Develop strategies, proposal materials and deal structures based on business objectives and Talent's interest and goals• Create strategic partnerships to enhance Talent’s resume of work• Coordinate with internal departments to develop proposals and plan elements• Manage day-to-day business relationships with third-party buyers and identify growth opportunities for Talent• Cover relevant brand agencies, entertainment studios and ad buyers• Identify and sign new talent

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Mountain View, California, Us

Mountain View, California, Us

ResponsibilitiesContent Creation• Ideate, structure and produce branded content that inspires, motivates and encourages students with non-traditional backgrounds to persevere through storytelling across multimedia (video, written, teasers, talks)• Support production of community events both online and offline in-person to ensure a smooth and valuable experience for all• Identify opportunities and make recommendations for compelling content that propels students and alumni towards their career goalsPartnerships• Identify high-profile individuals, influencers, thought leaders and SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) who may contribute their value to the community through initiatives and events• Develop targeted outreach strategies and initiate conversations to build lasting relationships with Udacity and its promise for studentsEngagement• Generate and implement marketing plans across social channels to ensure successful community initiatives and events• Drive engagement across platforms and geos around careers, both for alumni and the Udacity community at large

Los Angeles, California, Us

• Engaging the public around brand awareness

New York, Ny, Us

• Founded BLAK Fintech to assist in solving the financial exclusion problem that exists in the US for the underprivileged and disadvantaged• Offering affordable next-generation tech-driven personal financial and banking products for the financially excluded and disadvantaged Unbanked and Underbanked• Implemented a social impact initiative consisting of financial literacy and entrepreneurship education for wealth building

San Francisco, Ca, Us

• Executing in areas of digital marketing, business development, media opportunities, and brand ambassadorship

San Francisco, Ca, Us

• Engaging the public around brand awareness

Mountain View, California, Us

• Enrolled in Udacity's Digital Marketing Nanodegree program where I gained a 360-degree understanding of digital marketing

Mountain View, California, Us

• Graduate Udacity's Digital Marketing Nanodegree program• Received a 360-degree understanding of digital marketing

New York, Ny, Us

• With BLAK Fintech strategically partnered to provide next-generation financial products and services to disadvantaged and underprivileged individuals and communities• Under the BLAK MoCaFi brand, spearheaded the social impact initiative around returning citizens (incarcerated and formerly incarcerated populations) faced with re-entry and recidivism to assist in stabilizing and rebuilding their financial lives• Assisted in digital marketing and business development efforts, securing media opportunities and brand building and awareness via brand ambassadorship

San Francisco, Ca, Us

• Assisting with reaching key demographics to authentically present and drive brand awareness • Targeting those immersed in the culture of Hip-Hop and the art of rap practitioners and enthusiasts, from which the deft skill of freestyle rap and rhyme originated

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

• Selected to participate in Village Capital's program for fintech entrepreneurs and startup founders• Completed Village Capital program where I learned entrepreneurship and startup building from ideation to funding

Ontarioc, Ca, Us

• Assisted CEO and Founder Greg Selkoe in seeking out funding sources and opportunities• Brokered Print-To-Order (PTO) deals with music recording artists for Karmaloop's PTO Program• Responsible for, as well as finding and assisting in onboarding independent/underground apparel and streetwear/clothing brands

Nanodegree, Digital Marketing

Fintech Us 2016 Program, Entrepreneurship & Startup Building