3-day Virtual Summit At-A-Glance

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12 TH ANNUAL EWOC VIRTUAL EXPO & SUMMIT AWARDS

KEYNOTE PRESENTER Wendy Raquel Robinson

Creative Director of Amazing Grace Conservatory/ Philanthropist/Actor

Wendy Raquel Robinson is a Best Actress NAACP Image Award recipient, known for her groundbreaking roles as ambitious, leading women on television. One of the most talented, beautiful, professional actors in the entertainment industry, she is also the successful business owner of Amazing Grace Conservatory, a theatrical training institute, which is expanding its brand to reach more artists in the community and offer various entertainment and theatrical opportunities for youth and young adults interested in the performing arts here in Los Angeles, California. A cum laude graduate of Howard University, Robinson’s artistic background in acting, directing, writing, and choreographing displays her passion for performing arts. She continues to strive for excellence in her career as an artist, scholar, and mentor. Robinson lets no grass grow under her feet and continues to push forward mentoring youth and young adults, while working on television, film and staged, theatrical productions. Last summer, she made sure things ran, as smooth as possible in the role of “Mrs. P” in ABC’s bold, provocative drama, “Grand Hotel” set as the only familyowned hotel left in Miami Beach. The series revolved around the colorful lives of the hotel staff and its wealthy, beautiful guests who bask in luxury, but not without scandals, financial debt and explosive secrets that hide beneath the flawless exterior. “Grand Hotel” was executive produced by Eva Longoria and written by Brian Tanen. For nine years, Robinson portrayed the popular role of “Tasha Mack,” the feisty, sexy, single mom-manager of a professional football player on the CW and BET’s dramedy. Recently, Netflix announced adding “The Game” to their lineup beginning August 15, 2020. “The Game” is based on the story of women who have relationships with professional football players. Robinson also played the “no nonsense diva principal, ‘Regina Grier’ on the “The Steve Harvey Show” for six years. Robinson continued working and secured a role, making her the first African American actor to portray Disney’s, iconic villain, Cruella DeVille, for the Disney Channel’s, “Descendants” directed by the Emmy Award-winning director and choreographer Kenny Ortega (“High School Musical,” “The Is It”). The movie was ranked the #1 cable TV movie of 2015 and #1 cable telecast among kids and tweens.

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EXCEPTIONAL

12 TH ANNUAL EWOC VIRTUAL EXPO & SUMMIT AWARDS

MC/HOST

Actress Neketia Henry has appeared in numerous film projects and countless commercials and print ads, including Essence Magazine, Microsoft, and Bank of America just to name a few. In addition to being a radio personality, she has also hosted several red carpet events, including the BET Awards. Neketia’s television experience and witty personality recently landed her a position with Hearst Television Corporation as a News Reporter for KCRA 3 and a Promotions Team Ambassador for KQCA My58. She truly believes that to whom much is given, much is required and strives to illustrate the importance of never compromising your integrity to get ahead.

MAYA BROOKS

Product Manager at Ifundwomen.com

Maya Brooks is an Award Winning Product Manager, Educator, Speaker, and Entrepreneur. Fueled by her passion to create new ideas (and perhaps a bit too much Cold Brew), Maya enjoys helping fellow entrepreneurs & tech enthusiasts reach their full potential. She is currently a Product Manager & Startup Coach at IFundWomen, a startup funding marketplace for women-led businesses, where she builds thoughtful and intuitive products & experiences to empower female founders. Maya has coached over 100 early stage entrepreneurs on how to build revenue generating MVPs.Maya has a background in finance and previously worked in Commercial Banking at JPMorgan on both credit and sales teams for clients with $20MM-$2B in revenue. After gaining some technical expertise as a front-end web developer, she made the leap to startups in 2018, working as a freelance web & product developer. Prior to IFundWomen, Maya also held a position as a Business Associate in the Barclays Fintech Accelerator program powered by Techstars.

CASSANDRA CUMMINGS

Founder of Stocks & Stilettos Society

As a practicing financial advisor and selfproclaimed “number cruncher”, Cassandra Cummings-Founder of Stocks & Stilettos Society has expert knowledge of investing, finance, and money-growth strategies. The Stocks & Stilettos Society is a community of start-up investors comprised of African-American women who desire to build wealth through investing in the stock market. Led by expert financial advisor Cassandra Cummings, through Stocks & Stilettos she teaches high-earning women how to manage and grow their money through investment education and financial literacy. Cassandra is an Oakland, California native and currently calls Northern California home. When she’s not coaching women on maximizing their money, she’s traveling, reading the latest in financial news, and speaking.