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Arian Simone Speaker Profile: At A Glance
Arian Simone is a serial entrepreneur, philanthropist, investor, best-selling author, and international speaker. Arian is the Co-Founder and General Partner of the Fearless Fund, a $25MM venture capital fund investing in WOC-led businesses seeking pre-seed, seed level, or series A financing. She received her MBA from Florida A&M University and has over 17 years of entrepreneurial experience from pioneering and growing a successful PR/marketing firm that included billion-dollar corporate clients, such as Sony Pictures, Walt Disney, Universal, and more to founding the Fearless Platform in 2010 with a mission of inspiring entrepreneurial women.
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