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Making the Cut

Making the Cut

FromAccess and Opportunity


Making the Cut

FromAccess and Opportunity

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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Dec 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Walker & Company’s CEO Tristan knows a thing or two about making the cut. Born in South Jamaica, Queens, Walker rose through the ranks, achieving success at influential startups like Foursquare and Twitter, and companies like Andreessen Horowitz and The Boston Consulting Group. He’s also made top lists such as USA Today’s Person of the Year in 2014 and Fortune Magazine's 40 Under 40 in 2017. But it wasn’t always this way. “The minute I started hearing ‘no’ I knew I was onto something very special,” says Walker. At first, investors balked at his Bevel Shave System, which uses a single safety blade razor to give people with coarse or curly hair a flawless shave. Yet, he knew his innovative product was going to change lives because Bevel changed the lives of other people of color around him. Once celebrities and investors such as Magic Johnson and John Legend saw his massive potential, Walker grew his company to new heights and his product now reaches thousands of people across the country. In this episode of Access & Opportunity, Carla Harris speaks to Walker about his path to success and how his technology is transforming the beauty and care industry  DRAFT DISCLAIMER TEXT ONLYThe guest speakers are neither employees nor affiliated with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC. (“Morgan Stanley”). The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of Morgan Stanley. The information and figures contained herein has been obtained from sources outside of Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley makes no representations or guarantees as to the accuracy or completeness of information or data from sources outside of Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley is not responsible for the information or data contained in this podcast.This podcast does not provide individually tailored investment advice and is not a solicitation of any offer to buy or sell any security or other financial instrument or to participate in any trading strategy. It has been prepared without regard to the individual financial circumstances and objectives of persons who receive it.© 2018 Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Members SIPC.
Released:
Dec 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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On the Access and Opportunity podcast, host Carla Harris, a Vice Chairman at Morgan Stanley, asks the question: How can we connect capital with communities that traditionally have been left behind? One way is by talking to the people who are already doing it. Entrepreneurs, investors, developers and activists join Carla, who taps into her 30 years of experience on Wall Street, to explore why investors are unaware of the above-market returns that exist in investing in multicultural- and women-owned businesses, and how to dispel these misconceptions and exploit this market inefficiency. Together, they show what's possible through the people who are making it possible.