Atlanta is known by many monikers the world over, but the one that seems to stand the test of time is the “Black Mecca” of the United States. On Wednesday night in Summerhill, inside the neighborhood’s JPMorganChase branch, the New York-based banking giant hosted a speaking engagement featuring a pair of Black business owners and entrepreneurs. The lobby and main room of the branch were full of guests, including journalist and television host Portia Bruner and T. Dallas Smith Principal and COO Dexter Warrior , waiting to hear from Daymond John , founder and CEO of The Shark Group Agency , founder of FUBU, and original cast member of the television series “Shark Tank” and Tracy Nicole, a Decatur-born business owner, clothing designer and author .
“We don’t always talk about investments because we don’t come from legacy wealth,” said John, who hosted his own Black Entrepreneurs Day event on Friday, Nov. 22 at the Fox Theatre.
The pair took questions from the evening’s moderator Brigitte Killings, JPMorganChase Director of Community and Business Development. One of the first things Killings asked John and Nicole was who their first role models were. John answered that boxing legend Muhammad Ali was his, while Nicole said her grandmother was hers…