Thoughts on current events, community engagement and entrepreneurship.
INTERVIEWS & ARTICLES
Barron’s “20 Minutes with Localeur Founder and CEO Joah Spearman”
Inc Magazine “Turning Virtue Signaling into Actual Virtue”
Crunchbase “Localeur CEO Discusses Hurdles Black Founders Face”
Austin Business Journal “Making Juneteenth a Company Holiday is Great; Here’s What to Do Next”
These 5 Power Players Show Why Austin is The Hottest Startup Market in the U.S.
Joah Spearman is Ready to Takeoff
NPR’s 1a “Can Companies Participate in Social Justice?”
Austinites Podcast with Frank Garza
Establishing Your Empire Podcast “Building a Global Community”
Build Podcast “Winning in a Crowded Market”
Better for It Podcast with Franchesca Ramsey
The Entrepreneur Insight Podcast
BuiltinAustin: “The Story of Localeur After Rejection by YCombinator”
Profile on KVUE (Austin ABC affiliate)
Profile in Austin Business Journal
Interview in Art & Hustle Magazine
Interview with Abernathy Magazine
Inc. Magazine: “Tech Companies in Austin are Thriving - The Hard Way”
Crunchbase: “Startup Funding in Austin, TX Finds its Way to Minority Entrepreneurs”
What a Time to be Alive Podcast with Marcus Troy
WRITING
Inc. Magazine “How Growth-Stage Startups Are Doubling Down on D&I”
Austonia “Constructive Optimism is a Belief System for the Future of Austin”
Inc. Magazine “Why You Should Invest in Diversity & Inclusion Before a Series A”
Inc. Magazine “Travel is So Diverse, Why is the Travel Industry So White?”
Austin Monthly “Sixth Street’s Identity Crisis”
Inc. Magazine “An Open Letter to a New Austinite”
Austin Monthly “Why the Roaring ‘20s Are Coming to Austin Sooner Than We Think”
Austonia “Joah Spearman responds to California man’s scathing review”
Texas Observer “What Does Build Back Better Mean for Live Music?”
The New York Times “Searching for Real Role Models”
Huffington Post: “Why I’m Not Reading the Anti-Diversity Memo by the Google Employee”
PopSugar: “What Obama’s Presidency Means for a Fatherless Black Man”
Tnooz: “Airbnb anti-discrimination policy falls short”
AustinInno: “Two Truths and a Lie, A Venture Capital Game”
Real Role Models (University of Texas Press)
“I Guest Lectured the Same Business School That Rejected Me”
“When I Didn’t Get Promoted, I Promoted Myself”
“How I Measure Employee Performance”
“Mixing Business With Friendship? Not Impossible, But Tread Carefully”
“I Definitely Was Not Always the ‘Best Communicator’”
“Why Exactly is Vice More Valuable than The New York Times?"
“If You Think Anyone Can Do That, You’re Probably Not Going To”
“I Deleted Uber From My Phone, Their Diversity Report Reminds Me Why”
“Jay Z is more than a successful rapper; he’s a role model for minority founders”