I build companies, & help people grow theirs by working smarter.
I'm Morgan DeBaun, founder and CEO of Blavity Inc and AfroTech. I show founders, small business owners, and side-hustlers how to make more and keep more of their time, using the smart systems and AI tools I run my own company on. And I partner with brands who want to reach my community and put modern tech to work.
Wherever you're starting from, I've got you.
You don't need a big team or a tech background to grow. You need the right systems, the right tools, and someone who's done it telling you the truth.
Go from $250K to $1M with the systems, advisors, and AI workflows that let you grow without doing everything yourself.
↗Put simple tools and automations to work so the business runs on systems instead of running on you.
↗Use your content, your audience, and AI to build a real second stream, even while you keep the day job.
↗The companies and tools behind the advice.
I don't teach theory. Everything I share comes from businesses I run today, serving everyone from Fortune 500 brands to first-time side-hustlers.
A portfolio of brands reaching millions of Black professionals across every industry. The company I founded and lead as CEO.
Visit Blavity →The largest gathering of Black professionals in tech and beyond. The community I built where the culture and the future meet.
Explore AfroTech →Systems, advisors, and monthly AI training that take founders from $250K to $1M, without burning out to do it.
Explore WorkSmart →AfroTech is where the culture and the future meet.
Every year, tens of thousands of Black professionals from every industry come together at AfroTech, the largest gathering of its kind. Tech, business, money, and culture in one room. If you're building something, this is your room. Come find me there.
The tools I use to run my own money, content & calendar.
Built for me first, now yours to keep. Dashboards, calculators, AI training, and playbooks I put to work in my business every week.
Grab the CEO Tasks vs Operating Tasks template, the Parent Command Center, and the WorkSmart Community, free to start. Everything else, from the Wealth & Budget Dashboard to the AI Memory Course, lives in the store.
Bring me in to move your brand forward.
Brands and teams hire me to make AI and modern tools real for their people, and to reach the millions of professionals who trust my recommendations.
Talks and hands-on sessions on AI, tech tools, and building smarter. For main stages, leadership offsites, and teams that want to put this to work.
Campaigns and content that reach founders, creators, and professionals across my channels and the AfroTech community.
Strategy for companies and leaders working through growth, media, and the shift to AI. From someone running all three every day.
Where I share the real playbook.
I write and record for people who are in the arena. No theory, no fluff, just what works when you're the one signing the checks.
Tactical breakdowns on revenue, systems, and the AI tools worth your time. Every week.
Short lessons on money, AI, and growth for founders, owners, and creators building their next chapter.
Longer conversations on the money and mechanics of building companies, and a life, alongside them.
"I started Blavity in my apartment with a laptop and a belief that our community deserved to be seen. It grew into a company that reaches millions, and AfroTech, the largest gathering of Black professionals anywhere."
Along the way I learned that building revenue is one skill and building a life you want is another. Most people master the first and lose the second. I write, teach, and build tools with AI so that fewer of them have to make that trade.
Today I lead Blavity Inc and AfroTech, advise founders and brands, and share the playbook with anyone willing to do the work.
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