Building companies, and helping people build a life alongside them.

Founder and CEO of Blavity Inc and AfroTech

I'm Morgan DeBaun. I help founders build a business that grows and a life they get to enjoy, using the systems and AI tools I run my own companies on. And I partner with brands who want to reach my community.

Morgan DeBaun
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What I'm building

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.

The community

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.

40,000+
Professionals
Every
Industry, role & stage
One
Community
Tools & resources

The tools I use to run my own business, free.

Guides, calculators and templates I put to work every week, from the CEO Audit to the FIRE Calculator. Free with your email.

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Bring me in to move your brand forward.

Speaking & partnerships

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.

Keynotes & Workshops

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.

Brand Partnerships

Campaigns and content that reach founders, creators, and professionals across my channels and the AfroTech community.

Advising

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.

Newsletter & content

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.

About Morgan
"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.

Millions
Reached monthly
40K+
At AfroTech
29K+
In WorkSmart
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