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In 2018, Ryann Richardson made history, becoming the 50th Anniversary Miss Black America. Before that, the tech marketer-turned-founder and Diversity & Inclusion advocate spent 10 years building brands and culture for companies spanning early-stage startups to billion-dollar "unicorns"  to the Fortune500 .

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Her work earned her a spot as the youngest honoree on Savoy Magazine’s list of Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America, and set her on the path of discovering her unique purpose as a champion for underrepresented voices. 

Now in her second act as a founder, Ryann is building her company, Ellington Lafayette Co., as a new type of tech incubator, focusing exclusively on startups that drive social equity for women and communities of color.

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A TEDx and Keynote Speaker,  Ryann travels the US as a giving talks on “Authenticity and Assimilation”, “Taking Up Space as Women and POC” and “The Politics of Race, Beauty, and Power”.

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