70: The Importance Of Access To Funding For Black Entrepreneurs w/ Armond Davis

<p><strong>Name:</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Armond Davis</span></p> <p><strong>Current Title:</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">CEO/ General Partner</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Paragon Group</span></p> <p><strong>Location:</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Atlanta, GA </span></p> <p><strong>Educational Background:</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Davis has two Master's degrees (MBA in Finance and MS in Commercial Real Estate Investment), investment experience at Goldman Sachs and Suntrust, and 15 years of business operating experience.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>About Armond:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Armond Davis is an American businessman and investor. He is the founder and Managing Partner of The Paragon Group, a private equity and venture capital firm, which invests primarily in seed and growth stage businesses with minority and female founders and commercial real estate. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Florida A&M University with an MBA in Finance in 2002. In 2019, Davis received his second Master's degree when he obtained an MS in Commercial Real Estate Investment from Georgia State University. Davis is heavily involved in community leadership in Metro Atlanta. He is an alum of the United Way's Volunteer Involvement Program as well as the leadership programs of the Urban Land Institute and the Atlanta Regional Commission. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the 100 Black Men of Atlanta, the largest and most influential Black mentoring organization in the city.</span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><strong>DURING THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSSED:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why Black-owned businesses are integral to the ability of the community to thrive</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The negative impact that being underfunded has on Black-owned businesses ability to grow and scale</span></li> <li s