Omi Bell

Originate, Motivate, Innovate will stand out among comparable books for women entrepreneurs because other books either miss, overlook, or underrepresent the obstacles that women of color face at the intersection of race and gender (and sometimes sexuality) in the mostly white heterosexual male world of venture capital. This book will be unlike other business books because it will not give you one prescribed process to achieve success. Instead, it will be the first book to not only reveal how… Show more

Originate, Motivate, Innovate will stand out among comparable books for women entrepreneurs because other books either miss, overlook, or underrepresent the obstacles that women of color face at the intersection of race and gender (and sometimes sexuality) in the mostly white heterosexual male world of venture capital. This book will be unlike other business books because it will not give you one prescribed process to achieve success. Instead, it will be the first book to not only reveal how one Black woman venture capitalist broke barriers to get funded, but also to demonstrate how you can think about funding differently and break through those barriers too.

You can see yourself differently, by asking and answering the question: "Who would you be, if you were uninterrupted?" Because of white supremacy and the model it puts in front of us, we have to ask ourselves: Have I inadvertently and unknowingly swapped the goal to be free with a goal to be white?
Realize that authenticity is the true disruptor. If you want to convey your vision to the rest of us, you need to show up as you. Authenticity is the most efficient way to hack into any system that has been designed to keep you out, including patriarchy and white supremacy.
Our efforts to integrate diversity and equity into venture capital are failing because we live at the intersections of multiple discriminatory power structures which are ironically hidden inside of diversity schemes.
There is no one way to get venture capital funding. Your power is not in what you do, but in how you think.

Women entrepreneurs are looking for a way into the venture capital arena. They want to know how Bell revolutionized this space, and how to discover their own way to pioneer a path to capital. Originate, Motivate, Innovate will help them do that. Show less

Shelly Bell has lived many lives. She’s a computer scientist, a former high school teacher, a performance poet, a community organizer, a founder, and a CEO. She has two successful apparel printing businesses: MsPrint USA—through which she creates swag for clients like Amazon and Google with a team of women designers and printers—and Made By A Black Woman, which celebrates products made by Black women.

Interviewed by NerdWallet.com.

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Critical Articulations of Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation engages scholarly essays, poems, and creative writings that examine the meanings of race, gender, and sexual orientation as interlocking systems of oppression. Each chapter in this volume critically, yet creatively, interrogates the notion of identity as socially constructed, yet interconnected and shaped by cultural associations, expanding on the idea that we as individuals live in an identity matrix—our self-concept, experiences… Show more

Critical Articulations of Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation engages scholarly essays, poems, and creative writings that examine the meanings of race, gender, and sexual orientation as interlocking systems of oppression. Each chapter in this volume critically, yet creatively, interrogates the notion of identity as socially constructed, yet interconnected and shaped by cultural associations, expanding on the idea that we as individuals live in an identity matrix—our self-concept, experiences, and interpretations originate or are developed from the culture in which we are embedded. The shaping of an individual’s identity, communication, and worldview can be read, shaped, and understood through life, art, popular culture, mass media, and cross-cultural interactions, among other things. The aptness of this work lies in its ability to provide a meaningful and creative space to analyze identity and identity politics, highlighting the complexities of identity formation in the twenty-first century. Show less

"Love Letters to my Child" is an anthology of personal testimony and wishes for all the children of the world. It hopes to spotlight the stories, histories, and hopes that we have in our hearts for our children and the desire to prepare them to be something in this world. With this book, BPT seeks to capture the personal stories of women in regards to their children. BPT feels this combination of letter, poems, words, and expression will create a vital story for generations to come.

This is the tale of three people and the array of women involved in the development of what each character's perception of love is all about. After watching drugs and miscommunication divide her parent's relationship, Celeste Bellamy's view of love was unconsciously distorted. For some reason her choice in men always seemed to end up wrong until she met Mitchell Austin. He was the "ONE." So she thinks until the first time she was approached by his obsessive ex-girlfriend, Trinity Westbrook… Show more

This is the tale of three people and the array of women involved in the development of what each character's perception of love is all about. After watching drugs and miscommunication divide her parent's relationship, Celeste Bellamy's view of love was unconsciously distorted. For some reason her choice in men always seemed to end up wrong until she met Mitchell Austin. He was the "ONE." So she thinks until the first time she was approached by his obsessive ex-girlfriend, Trinity Westbrook. Trinity learned from her mom that it didn't matter what number she was in a man's book as long as she was on the list. Mitchell finds himself in love with both of them and both of them find themselves in love with him. Friends and family turn a deaf ear to Celeste's cry after the STD and baby mama drama. She knows they feel she is stupid for still loving him and she begins to think they are right. When the pain becomes unbearable, Celeste finds herself toggling between sacrifice and change. Show less

A collection of stories, thoughts, and reflections by Shelly Bell. Everybody's journey is unique, yet we are all traveling along the same time space continuum. In minute beside you there could be miracles, life, death, happiness, etc. Shelly Bell pulls you into her space and let's you travel in her lane for a while.