Best Amber Sherman Podcasts (2024)

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Memphis Budget Breakdown 29:07

1M ago29:07

29:07

It's budget season in Memphis like most places in the US so I'm doing a budget breakdown on what's been proposed, what the moral budget coalition has presented to the council, and how you can take action to hold these elected officials accountable. Be sure to follow me on Facebook and Instagram @TheLawAccordingtoAmber Become a supporter of this pod…

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WTF is a biomass campus? 20:50

3M ago20:50

20:50

This week we're talking about the fight agaisnt a biomass campus in North Memphis and how our city council has been selling out and ignoring community opposition. For more content follow me on Facebook and Instagram @TheLawAccordingtoAmber Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-law-according-to-amber--4167414/suppo…

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Save the #TyreNichols Act 22:58

5M ago22:58

22:58

This week i'm giving bills updates on legislation being pushed by the GOP, similar bills throughout the south, how you can take action! Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @TheLawAccordingtoAmber for more episodes and content Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-law-according-to-amber--4167414/support.…

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White men are the root of all evil 20:47

5M ago20:47

20:47

This episode I’m breaking down the latest bills in the TN State legislature and how they will negatively affect Tennesseans. I also lay out the rights folks have to bail access and how important it is to defeat these bills. You can take action by calling state representatives and telling them to vote no on HB 1719 and 1718 using this link: bit.ly/h…

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Palestinian Resistance: The Breakdown 18:57

9M ago18:57

18:57

This episode I'm breaking down the history of the Iraeli occupation of Palestine and why the Black Freedom Struggle and Palestinian Freedom Struggle are so intertwined. I hope this helps folks understand what's happening in Palestine and why I stand with the Palestinian people. Follow me on Facebook and Instagram for more content @TheLawAccordingTo…

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What's the People's convention? 48:44

11M ago48:44

48:44

The people's convention is happening this weekend in Memphis and I spoke with Pastor Earle Fisher, CEO of Up The Vote 901, about the history of the people's convention in Memphis. We discussed how folks can get involved and the impact they're hoping to make this weekend. Tune in and tap in this weekend if you're in Memphis. Follow me on Facebook an…

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Recap of the #StopCopCity vote and next steps 25:56

1y ago25:56

25:56

This episode I’m recapping my experience at the Atlanta City Council meeting this past Monday. I talk about the intimidation tactics of the state and the next steps in the fight to #StopCopCity To stay connected be sure to follow me on Facebook and Instagram, same name @thelawaccordingtoamber. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreake…

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Are consent decrees even worth it? 25:28

1y ago25:28

25:28

This episode I'll be diviing into the history of consent decrees in Memphis, if having the DOJ establish one is worth, and the ordinances that have taken affect in Memphis. For more content be sure to follow me on Facebook and Instagram @TheLawAccordingtoAmber Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-law-according-to…

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Memphis Police are reviving vagrancy laws 32:50

1y ago32:50

32:50

This week I'll give y'all all the tea on what happened at the last City Council meeting with the ordinances we were supporting and we'll be diving into the Memphis Police Departments latest tactic to target youth in the city. You can follow me for more content on Facebook and Instagram @Thelawaccordingtoamber Become a supporter of this podcast: htt…

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Memphis City Council shenanigans and reform campaign updates 23:19

1+ y ago23:19

23:19

This episode I'm discussing all the shenanigans happening in the Memphis City Council right now as they back pedal on support for the police reform ordinances the community has rallied for. I'll also discuss next steps for the ordinances we're opposing, the recently announced budget suggestions, and how the members of the city council keeps playing…

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You get a reform, you get a reform, and you too! 27:39

1+ y ago27:39

27:39

In this episode we're talking about the police reform ordinances just passed through the Memphis City Council, the next steps for the ordinances that haven't passed, and the scathing Washington Post article that dropped about the Memphis Police Academy relaxing standards. Articles referenced: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03…

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#StopCopCity: What is it and Why you should be supporting 46:20

1+ y ago46:20

46:20

This Monday we're discussing the #StopCopCity Movement with Curtis Duncan of Community Movement Builders. CMB is one of the main organizations doing organzing work in ATL along with several other community orgs. We talk about what exactly Cop City is, how folks are being charged with Domestic Terrorism in Atlanta, and how you can support and join t…

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Disruptions get results: Update in the Justice for Tyre campaign 32:14

1+ y ago32:14

32:14

So I know it's Friday, not Monday, but we secured a meeting with the Mayor of Memphis Jim Strickland and I felt that deserved a special edition episode. We met with the Mayor to discuss our demands for Tyre Nichols and the Chief of Police CJ Davis showed up too (huge surprise) so one of my organizing homies LJ and I are going to breakdown how the m…

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Justice For Tyre: The Breakdown 35:00

1+ y ago35:00

35:00

On today's episode I'll be breaking down the activism and organizing that's taken place so far to get Justice For Tyre, how I found out about it, and what the demands are from the family and the memphis community. I start from Janury 7th to today chrnologically going through every action, press conference, and protest breaking down the progress we'…

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New Year, New Laws! 20:31

1+ y ago20:31

20:31

With a new year comes new laws going into effect. I'll be breaking down every new law going into effect in Tennessee and of course adding my own perspective. Don't forget to follow me on Facebook and Instagram @TheLawAccordingToAmber Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-law-according-to-amber--4167414/support.…

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033 - Zach Holman, Early Employee At Github & Angel Investor 27:47

1+ y ago27:47

27:47

Zach Holman advises and invests in startups. He was one of the first engineers at GitHub, has founded two companies, and have advised and invested in companies like GitLab, StackShare, and WorkOS.By Mat Sherman

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032 - James Cham & Amber Yang, Investors at Bloomberg Beta 25:40

1+ y ago25:40

25:40

James & Amber are investors at Bloomberg Beta. Find their bios below. James Cham is a Partner at Bloomberg Beta, a firm focused on investing in the future of work. James invests in companies working on applying machine intelligence to businesses and society. He’s currently invested in companies like Orbital Insight (satellite imaging), Primer (anal…

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Slavery is on the ballot 26:21

1+ y ago26:21

26:21

No forreal, removing the "Slavery Exception Clause" is on the ballot this November and I'll be discussing exactly what is and explaining what tennesseans can expect to see on their ballot on November 8th! Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @TheLawAccordingToAmber for more content Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast…

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031 - Katelyn Donnelly, Founder and MD of Avalanche VC 25:42

1+ y ago25:42

25:42

Katelyn's Bio Katelyn is an investor and entrepreneur. Katelyn is the founder and Managing Director of Avalanche VC, an early-stage venture firm investing early in companies enabling decentralization and empowerment, focusing on how people earn, learn, and own. She is also a founder and board member of Delivery Associates, the leading public sector…

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030 - Amy Cheetham, Partner at Costanoa Ventures 20:47

1+ y ago20:47

20:47

Amy Cheetham is a partner at Costanoa Ventures. Amy's Bio Before joining Costanoa, I ran North American sales strategy and operations at Zuora, a public enterprise software company. Prior to that, I spent three years investing in growth stage technology companies at Summit Partners, where my investments included Podium, InfoArmor (acq. AllState), a…

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029 - David Paul, GP at DWP Capital 18:11

1+ y ago18:11

18:11

David Paul is the CEO and a founding member of DWP Capital. For more than seven years, Mr. Paul has been actively engaged in growth equity and venture capital investing, primarily in software and tech-enabled services. In 2016, he joined Canal Partners (2016-2020), a multi-family office specializing in growth capital opportunities, after working at…

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028 - Leslie Feinzaig, Founder of Graham & Walker 23:07

2y ago23:07

23:07

Graham & Walker were two unstoppable leaders that made history, and with us, exponentially more will do the same. In 1963, Katharine Graham was the first female CEO of a Fortune 500 company. And sixty years before, Madam C.J. Walker went from founder to the first-ever self-made female millionaire. Like our inspirations taught us: underrepresented d…

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Stop Fumbling mane! 21:20

2y ago21:20

21:20

Continuing with the dating series, this episode I discuss ways that y'all be fumbling the bag in dating, where I meet men, and some important safety tips. Be sure to follow me on Facebook and Instagram at The Law According to Amber Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-law-according-to-amber--4167414/support.…

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Teach me the game Ghost.. 23:35

2y ago23:35

23:35

We're starting off the Season 3 Premiere talking about a subject I get asked about often, my dating style. Tune in to hear me give out some dating tips, discuss autonomy, and my opinion on Roe v. Wade being overturned. This episode is part one of a four part series. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-law-accord…

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027 - Tyler Tringas, Founder & GP of The Calm Company Fund 24:04

2y ago24:04

24:04

Tyler Tringas is the GP and founder of The Calm Company Fund. He's building an ecosystem of founders and funders of profitable, sustainable, calm businesses.By Mat Sherman

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026 - Kojo Osei, Partner at Matrix Partners 19:09

2+ y ago19:09

19:09

Kojo Osei is a partner at Matrix Partners. A Little More On Kojo (from the Matrix website) I grew up in Accra, Ghana’s commercial capital known for its bustling street markets. My mother was an entrepreneur who ran a small retail business. She was the first entrepreneur I worked with. From her, I learned that doing what you love leads to persistenc…

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025 - Danielle Strachman, cofounder & GP @ 1517 24:07

2+ y ago24:07

24:07

Danielle is a cofounder and general partner of 1517. She has worked with young entrepreneurs for about a decade. In 2010, during the founding of the Thiel Fellowship, Danielle joined to lead the design and operations. She's worked with some of the most prestigious founders like Vitalik Buterin and Ritesh Agarwal. Previous to her work with Peter Thi…

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024 - Zécca Lehn, GP at Responsibly Ventures 28:21

2+ y ago28:21

28:21

Zécca Lehn a GP at Responsibly Ventures. Their mission is to back remarkable teams focused on Venture Scale Positive Impacts.By Mat Sherman

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023 - Dave Goldblatt, Founder and GP at Vibe Capital 37:37

2+ y ago37:37

37:37

Dave Goldblatt is the founding GP at Vibe Capital. Dave was employee 180 at Facebook in 2007, was there until 2017. Afterward, he started a company + started angel investing which led to Vibe Capital.By Mat Sherman

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022 - Andrew Gluck, Founder and GP at irrvrntVC 23:40

2+ y ago23:40

23:40

Andrew Gluck is the founder and GP of irrvrntVC. irrvrntVC has a tight thesis around DTC, AdTech, and NextGen Commerce. Generally, they invest $150k-$350k and are very comfortable committing without a lead in place and galvanizing the round.By Mat Sherman

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Re-Distrcting 101 17:27

2+ y ago17:27

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This week we're talking all things re-distrcting! Maps are being drawn and votes are underway here locally and statewide so I felt it was important to explain what re-distrcting is and how that process looks in Shelby County. Feel free to give me a follow on Facebook and Instagram @TheLawAccordingToAmber and like I said in the pod I'll post the map…

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021 - Chris McCann, General Partner at Race Capital 25:28

3y ago25:28

25:28

About Chris McCann Chris McCann is a general partner at Race Capital, entrepreneur, and community builder. Prior, Chris founded and led the community program at Greylock Partners, a San Francisco based venture capital firm with $3.5 billion under management which led investments in Facebook, LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Coinbase, among others. Chris has …

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020 - Elizabeth Yin, Cofounder and GP of Hustle Fund 24:36

3y ago24:36

24:36

About Elizabeth Yin: Elizabeth Yin is a co-founder and General Partner at Hustle Fund, a pre-seed fund for software entrepreneurs. Previously, Elizabeth was a partner at 500 Startups where she invested in seed stage companies and ran the Mountain View accelerator. In a prior life, Elizabeth co-founded and ran an adtech company called LaunchBit (acq…

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019 - Zach Coelius, Managing Partner at Coelius Capital 21:50

3y ago21:50

21:50

About Zach: Zach Coelius is a four-time entrepreneur and now investor in early-stage technology companies. Learn more about his rolling fund here or follow him on Twitter here.By Mat Sherman

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018 - Kirby Winfield, Founding Partner at Ascend.vc 22:01

3y ago22:01

22:01

About Kirby Kirby Winfield is a seasoned startup operator and investor, and is currently the Founding General Partner at Ascend.vc, a pre-seed stage venture fund investing in marketplace, e-commerce/DTC, and B2B software startups in the Pacific Northwest.By Mat Sherman

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017 - Hunter Walk, Cofounder and Partner at Homebrew 26:44

3y ago26:44

26:44

About Hunter Walk Hunter Walk is a co-founder and Partner at Homebrew, which is an early-stage venture capital firm based in the Bay Area. Before Homebrew, I led consumer product management at YouTube, starting when it was acquired by Google. I originally joined Google in 2003, managing product and sales efforts for AdSense, Google‘s contextual adv…

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016 - Nikhil Basu Trivedi, Cofounder and GP at Footwork 1:28

3y ago1:28

1:28

Nikhil is the cofounder and GP of Footwork. Prior, Nikhil was Managing Director at Shasta Ventures, where he invested in Canva, ClassDojo, Frame.io, Imperfect Foods, Lattice, Literati, Pill Club, Tally, and The Farmer's Dog. He was previously at Insight Partners and on the founding team at Artsy. Nikhil found his footwork growing up in the UK, Indi…

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015 - Kathryn Finney, Founder and CEO of Genius Guild 19:44

3y ago19:44

19:44

About Kathryn Finney (From LinkedIn) Named by Inc Magazine as one of the most influential women in tech, Kathryn Finney has made her mark as an entrepreneur, social media visionary, “women in” advocate, investor, and 3x published author. On the heels of the events of the Summer of 2020, Kathryn created Genius Guild, a business creation platform tha…

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014 - Jenny Fielding, MD At Techstars New York and MP at The Fund 23:45

3+ y ago23:45

23:45

Jenny is the Managing Director of Techstars New York and Managing Partner at The Fund. According to her LinkedIn, she is a pre-seed investor into 140+ companies including: Latch (LTCH), Chainalysis, Alloy, Headway, Supergreat, Contra, Bloomscape, Simple Health, Particle Health, Pair Eyewear, Solo Funds, Halp, Minded, Talent Hack, Rupa Health, Morty…

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013 - Gaurav Jain, Cofounder and GP at Afore Capital 23:33

3+ y ago23:33

23:33

About Gaurav (From LinkedIn) Co-founded Afore Capital, one of the largest venture funds ($124M) dedicated to super early stage investments. No investment is "too early" for Afore, and in fact, we prefer to get involved as early as possible and help the company get to the next stage where traditional VCs can get involved. If you think we could be a …

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The Aunthenticity of Anti-Racism in Politics 36:18

3+ y ago36:18

36:18

This episode I'm speaking with Holli Holliday, President of Sisters Lead Sisters Vote about anti-racism practices within top Democratic organizations, Black representation, and how we can shake up our current political atmosphere. Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @TheLawAccordingToAmber for more content! Become a supporter of this podcast: https…

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012 - Samara Mejia Hernandez, Founding Partner at Chingona Ventures 27:18

3+ y ago27:18

27:18

Samara is the Founding Partner of an institutionally-backed pre-seed stage fund, Chingona Ventures, focusing on investing in technology and technology-enabled companies all over the U.S. Prior to this she was an early stage investor at MATH Venture Partners, an early-stage venture fund investing in technology start-ups with differentiated approache…

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Let's Talk Body Dysmorphia 45:06

3+ y ago45:06

45:06

In this episode I discuss the politics around fat bodies and body dysmorphia. This episode was live recorded on the Clubhouse app and features commentary from members of the audience on the topic. Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @TheLawAccordingToAmber for future episodes Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-…

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011 - Charlie O'Donnell, Founder and Partner at Brooklyn Bridge Ventures 39:06

3+ y ago39:06

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About Charlie O'donnell (From BBV Website) Charlie O'Donnell is the sole Partner and Founder at Brooklyn Bridge Ventures. The fund makes seed and pre-seed investments and was the first venture firm located in Brooklyn--where he was born and raised. Brooklyn Bridge invested in the first rounds of The Wing, Canary, Hungryroot, Ample Hills, Clubhouse,…

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010 - Delian Asparouhov, Principal at Founders Fund 28:10

3+ y ago28:10

28:10

Delian Asparouhov is a principal at Founders Fund. Before joining Founders Fund, he was a principal at Khosla Ventures, head of growth at Teespring, and founder of a healthcare company called Nightingale. Delian is Bulgarian, attended MIT, and likes to ski and play soccer.By Mat Sherman

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009 - Jeff Morris Jr., Founder and GP at Chapter One 23:52

3+ y ago23:52

23:52

About Jeff Morris Jr. Jeff Morris is the founder and Managing Partner of Chapter One. He was previously the VP of Product, Revenue at Tinder. In the role, Tinder became the #1 top grossing app in the App Store and one of the top grossing products in mobile history. As a product leader, Morris is passionate about building high performing teams and c…

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008 - Mallun Yen & Leyla Seka, Founders and Partners at Operator Collective 43:58

3+ y ago43:58

43:58

About Operator Collective Mallun and Leyla are partners at Operator Collective. Operator Collective was founded because we believe the power in venture capital is concentrated among a homogenous group that doesn’t represent where our industry is now or where it’s going. Despite the essential role operators play in Silicon Valley, they’ve been large…

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007 - Sheel Monot, Cofounder and GP at Better Tomorrow Ventures 28:16

3+ y ago28:16

28:16

About Sheel: I'm co-founder of Better Tomorrow Ventures (BTV) in San Francisco, with Jake Gibson. We're a $75m fund that leads pre-seed and seed rounds in fintech companies globally, generally with a first check of $500k-$1.5m. We take a pretty broad view on fintech, and many vertical SaaS and marketplace businesses fit in our purview too. We inves…

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006 - Natty Zola, Cofounder and Partner at Matchstick Ventures 23:26

3+ y ago23:26

23:26

About Natty Zola (From Their Website) In 2008, I left a lucrative career to start a company, everlater.com. On my journey, I taught myself how to code, built the product, raised two rounds of venture financing, went through two significant pivots, hired and fired teams, thrived, stumbled, thrived again and ultimately sold the company to AOL. I get …

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005 - Clara Brenner, Cofounder and Managing Partner at Urban Innovation Fund 23:49

3+ y ago23:49

23:49

About Clara Clara is co-founder and Managing Partner of the Urban Innovation Fund, a venture capital firm that invests in the future of cities. The fund provides seed capital and regulatory support to entrepreneurs solving our toughest urban challenges – helping them grow into tomorrow’s most valued companies.…

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