About Innovation City
Innovation City gives you an inside look at how rapidly business and culture are changing thanks to increasing diversity and inclusion, heightened creativity, and a stronger and better-connected business community.
Imagine a place where you can break through the status quo of business as usual and realize your life's purpose. A place where you can have an impact and shape the future. This place exists in cities across the world thanks to the innovators, disruptors, and creators pioneering the movement.
Behind the Mic
Tyler Kelley
Co-Host
Tyler Kelley is Co-Founder & Chief Strategist at SLAM! Agency. He's also a professional speaker, tennis player and conscious business advocate. With 18+ years in the results-driven marketing space, Tyler has earned a reputation for anticipating user trends and developing proactive strategies to drive brands forward. As a speaker, he has shared the stage with digital brands like Google, Facebook, Snapchat, Pinterest and Buzzfeed.
Leigh-Ann Buchanan
Co-Host
Leigh-Ann A. Buchanan, Esq. is the President and founding Executive Director of Aīre Ventures. She has led the organization to exponential growth and impact partnerships since launch. Leigh-Ann is also the founder of the Nyah Project, a writer, sought-after facilitator and frequent speaker on strategies for inclusive innovation and designing equitable entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Previously, she served as legal counsel to entrepreneurs, startups and multinational corporations. She has worked with innovation and technology leaders at Fortune 500 companies including Google, Facebook, Delta, P&G Ventures, AirBnB, HSBC and UBS. Leigh-Ann has been recognized as one of the Most Influential Black Business Leaders, a Florida Influencer, a Black Enterprise Magazine Tech Trailblazer and Miami Dade Chamber Young Innovator of the Year.
Tyler Kelley
Co-Host
Tyler Kelley is Co-Founder & Chief Strategist at SLAM! Agency. He's also a professional speaker, tennis player and conscious business advocate. With 18+ years in the results-driven marketing space, Tyler has earned a reputation for anticipating user trends and developing proactive strategies to drive brands forward. As a speaker, he has shared the stage with digital brands like Google, Facebook, Snapchat, Pinterest and Buzzfeed.
Leigh-Ann Buchanan
Co-Host
Leigh-Ann A. Buchanan, Esq. is the President and founding Executive Director of Aīre Ventures. She has led the organization to exponential growth and impact partnerships since launch. Leigh-Ann is also the founder of the Nyah Project, a writer, sought-after facilitator and frequent speaker on strategies for inclusive innovation and designing equitable entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Previously, she served as legal counsel to entrepreneurs, startups and multinational corporations. She has worked with innovation and technology leaders at Fortune 500 companies including Google, Facebook, Delta, P&G Ventures, AirBnB, HSBC and UBS. Leigh-Ann has been recognized as one of the Most Influential Black Business Leaders, a Florida Influencer, a Black Enterprise Magazine Tech Trailblazer and Miami Dade Chamber Young Innovator of the Year.
Partners
The Innovation City podcast is a collaboration of Aīre Ventures and SLAM! Agency.
Aīre Ventures provides strategic advisory and technical support to leaders and communities that desire to build technology, innovation, and entrepreneurial ecosystems that are diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible for all.
SLAM! Agency is a growth agency that helps brands realize and reach their highest potential. The agency works directly with brands, SMBs, and non-profits and collaborates with traditional media and advertising agencies. They take a mindful approach to marketing strategy, video storytelling, branded social media, and digital advertising.