Come Make New Connections and Find More Clients Here!

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Why This Event

Connect

with Experts, Influencers and Entrepreneurs

Collaborate

with Show Hosts, Event Producers, Industry Leaders and Talent Agents

Create

Referral Agreements, Joint Ventures, New Growth Strategies and More!

Who It's For

  • Aspiring Leaders
  • Business Owners
  • Public Speakers
  • Evolving Artists
  • Diverse Writers
  • Problem Solvers
  • Inspirational Entertainers
  • Difference Makers
  • Change Agents
  • New Inventors

What Will Be Taught

  • Online Marketing
  • List Building
  • Referral Systems
  • Loyalty Development 
  • Business Formation
  • Media Training
  • Public Relations
  • Team Building
  • Personal Development
  • Retail Merchandising

Where Will It Be

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San Diego
Convention Center

111 W Harbor Drrive
San Diego, CA 92101 USA

Bristol Hotel

1055 First Ave., San Diego, CA 92101

The Westin Hotel Gaslamp Quarter

910 Broadway Cir, San Diego, CA 92101

Urban Boutique

1654 Columbia Street, San Diego, CA 92101

Who it's for

Who it's for

Public Speakers

All Writers

Industry Experts

Show Hosts

Corporate Leaders

What will be taught

What will be taught

Where it will be

Where it will be

How To Register

  • Click a register button
  • Purchase your ticket
  • Receive your registration packet via email
  • Watch for additional details and opportunities

Why This Event

CONNECT with Experts, Influencers and Entrepreneurs
COLLABORATE with Show Hosts, Event Producers, Industry Leaders and Talent Agents
CREATE Referral Agreements, Joint Ventures, New Growth Strategies and More!

How to Register

How to Register

01
Click a register button
02
Choose Gold, Platinum or Titanium Ticket
03
Make your payment
04
Watch email for additional details and opportunities

Why this event

Why this event

BizCon2024 Will Be

When it is

May 11, 2024

10:00am - 6:00pm PST

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Text "BizCon" to 619-215-5222 for Details

Ticket Options

Ticket Options

Make the most out of the event by learning from all of the speakers, experts and opportunities we are bringing together under one roof!

Registration

LIMITED FREE TICKET

$ 50
  •  

General Admission

$ 97
  •  

All Access Pass

$ 199
  •  

Vendor Booth

$ 300
  •  

If by the end of attending day 1, you’re not entirely satisfied with the content and connections, we will refund you all the money you paid for your ticket.

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Young Black & N' Business is a networking organization supporting the needs of early and emerging entrepreneurs

Our unique approach to networking and digital media creates a fun environment that allows our members to make the kind of lasting relationships that will have a positive impact on the growth of their business. As an organization, we choose to serve entrepreneurs during their most vulnerable stage. We understand that entrepreneurs just starting out need an opportunity to make strategic connections, test their products, and get exposure. The Young Black & N’ Business Membership includes a quarterly manuscript, bimonthly live-streamed programming, and bimonthly newsletters, allowing our members to connect, collaborate and further develop as business owners.

Welcome Entrepreneurs to BizCon2024,

We believe everyone is Young Black & N’ Business. 

  • Young – Young is a state of mind. We have members of all ages. We believe everyone can grow & mature in their business.
  • Black – The color black encompasses all. The color black includes all of the colors in the spectrum. We are inclusive, diverse & coed. We provide instructional, educational, and entrepreneurial content to bring early emerging entrepreneurs out of the darkness & into the light by providing business acumen.
  • Business – We define business as identifying a problem, providing a solution & making a profit.
Our Mission at YBNB is to help early entrepreneurs grow their professional network, offer high-value exposure opportunities, and provide entrepreneurial content from seasoned entrepreneurs.
 

Our Vision with Young Black & N’ Business is about growth; we help you grow your network through membership which introduces you to other like-minded entrepreneurs. We also assist you with strategies to grow your net worth through our programming which prepares you to access capital.

We are bringing this vision and mission to life and supporting entrepreneurs at an even greater level with the BizCon 2024 event. BizCon is our premiere small business expo, bringing together early and emerging entrepreneurs, community stakeholders, and a vast array of high-level resources in one event. Group economics is a standard principle within the organization and BizCon is an opportunity to spread the impact of group economics throughout the nation’s most underserved regions. This dynamic one-day event will bring together the expertise, experience, and collection of best practices to give you a solid base of knowledge for building and expanding your business.

Roosevelt Williams III

CEO & President YBNB

Headliners & Expert Trainers

Headliners & Expert Trainers

David T. Fagan

Co-Author and Former CEO of Guerrilla Marketing the book series that sold over 23 Million books in 62 languages.

Diana Wentworth

First to co-author with Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series.

Moe Rock

CEO of the Los Angeles Tribune, Established in 1886.

Isabel Fagan

Co-Author of Women Gone Wild Series as seen in USA Today and Forbes.

Jim Poole

CEO and President of NuCalm

Roosevelt Williams III

CEO & President YBNB

CJ Smith

Business Growth Strategist

De'Schzunell "DJ" Catlin

NASA Engineer, Cofounder & COO of Equity Space Alliance, Inc.

Timothy Wallace

 Owner, TRWSpeaks Coaching & Speaking Services

David t Fagan

Co-Author and Former CEO of Guerrilla Marketing the book series that sold over 23 Million books in 62 languages.

Isabel Donadio

Founder of Top Talent Agency
Editor-In-Chief of Top Talent Magazine

Moe Rock

CEO of the Los Angeles Tribune

Dr. Michael A. Crawford

Founder Crawford Design & Development

Genero Crenshaw

Creator of “The Biznitizer”, Chief Education Officer of “SecretBiznessClass.com”

Jayton Harps

Cofounder, Black Entrepreneurs Leaders & Learners

Tommy Walker

CEO/Co-Founder of Walk With Me, Inc.

Bill Walsh

Founder & CEO of Powerteam International

Parchelle Tashi

CEO The Author’s Leverage

Jim Lutes

World-Renowned Mind Expert

Brian Ware

World-Renowned Mind Expert

Chris Cunningham

World-Renowned Mind Expert

Dedra Tufon

CEO The Author’s Leverage

Dr. Maximino Matus Ruiz

Bianca Alvarado

Karla Nafarrate

World-Renowned Mind Expert

LaShania Davis

World-Renowned Mind Expert

Leonard Casiple

CEO The Author’s Leverage

Loren Cobbs

Bianca Alvarado

Ramel Wallace

World-Renowned Mind Expert

Sandra Scheller

World-Renowned Mind Expert

Xavier D. Johnson

CEO The Author’s Leverage

Zoe Abdul-Malik

Bianca Alvarado

Dr. Lawana Richmond

World-Renowned Mind Expert

Glynis Brewster

CEO The Author’s Leverage

Jamar Williams

Bianca Alvarado

Dr. Michael Crawford

World-Renowned Mind Expert

Dr. Lawana Richmond

World-Renowned Mind Expert

Dr. Michael Crawford

World-Renowned Mind Expert

Janice Jimenez

The Real Estate Gal

Sterling Louviere

President & CEO, Financial Architects

DeAnn Chase, ESQ.

Legal & Business Strategist

San Diego Convention Center

111 W Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101 USA

Agenda

Agenda

7:00AM – 9:00AM

Vendor Set Up

7:00AM – 9:00AM

9:00AM

Begin Registration

9:00AM

9:30AM – 10:00AM

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (Foyer), National Anthem, Acknowledgements & Thank You to Sponsors – Cut Ribbon

9:30AM – 10:00AM

10:00AM

Open Doors to Tradeshow Room A

10:00AM

10:30AM

Opening Ceremony Introduction – Roosevelt Williams III YBNB (Room B)

10:30AM

11:00AM – 11:30AM

First Speaker – Dr. Michael Crawford
(Room B)

11:00AM – 11:30AM

11:30AM – 12:00PM

Daniel Fitzgerald SBDC Second Speaker
(Room B)

11:30AM – 12:00PM

12:00PM – 12:30PM

Genero Crenshaw Third Speaker (Room B)

12:00PM – 12:30PM

12:30PM – 1:30PM

Intermission/Lunch

12:30PM – 1:30PM

1:30PM – 3:30PM

Public Agency Contracting & Construction

1:30PM – 3:30PM

3:40PM – 5:00PM

Bill Walsh Six Speaker including Special Guest:
Sterling Louviere, Janice Jimenez,
DeAnn Chase, Jennifer L. Horspool
3:40PM – 5:00PM

5:00PM – 5:30PM

Jonas Royster

5:00PM – 5:30PM

5:30PM – 5:45PM

Ricardo Villa

5:30PM – 5:45PM

5:45PM – 6:00PM

Group Photo Closing Remarks (Room B) Brittany Miller

5:45PM – 6:00PM

7:00PM – 10:00PM

Happy Hour for Vendors, Speakers & VIP Admission & Up Ticket Holders  

Join us at the Johnny Wahoo Golf Bar located at 527 Fifth Ave. San Diego, CA 92101

7:00PM – 10:00PM

9:00AM

Begin Registration

9:00AM

10:00AM

Open Doors to Tradeshow Room A

10:00AM

10:30AM – 3:30PM

Mastermind on the Mezzanine –
Outside Networking/ Coffee, Tea Water/Music (Room C)

10:30AM – 3:30PM

10:30AM

Welcome – Daniel Horton YBNB CFO & YBNB CMO Brittany Miller

10:30AM

11:00AM

De’Schzunell “DJ” Catlin
(Room B)

11:00AM

11:30AM – 11:45AM

Intermission

11:30AM – 11:45AM

11:45AM – 12:15PM

CJ Smith (Room B)

11:45AM – 12:15PM

12:15PM – 12:30PM

Intermission

12:15PM – 12:30PM

12:30PM – 1:00PM

Parchelle Tashi (Room B)

12:30PM – 1:00PM

1:00PM – 1:45PM

Theo Cummings

1:00PM – 1:45PM

1:50PM – 3:15PM

David T. Fagan lead Panel discussion w/ Gary Reid, Isobel Fagan & Doria Cordova, Moe Rock & Special Guest (Room B)

1:50PM – 3:15PM

3:15PM – 3:30PM

Intermission

3:15PM – 3:30PM

3:30PM – 4:00PM

Jayton Harps / Brian Ware Fifth Speaker (Room B)

3:30PM – 4:00PM

4:00PM – 4:30PM

Timothy Wallace

4:00PM – 4:30PM

4:30PM – 5:00PM

Tommy Walker

4:30PM – 5:00PM

5:00PM – 5:30PM

Kuya William Peetoom

5:00PM – 5:30PM

5:30PM – 6:15PM

Action Era Team

5:30PM – 6:15PM

6:15PM – 6:45PM

Jim Lutes

6:15PM – 6:45PM

6:45PM – 7:00PM

Group Photo Closing Remarks

6:45PM – 7:00PM

Registration

LIMITED FREE TICKET

$ 50
  •  

General Admission

$ 97
  •  

All Access Pass

$ 199
  •  

Vendor Booth

$ 300
  •  

If by the end of attending day 1, you’re not entirely satisfied with the content and connections, we will refund you all the money you paid for your ticket.

Still want to know more?

Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ

  1. Enter the garage, using the entrance closest to the Marriott Hotel. Park in areas marked with red lettering.
  2. To come up from the parking garage, please use the blue, green, or red marked doors for the stairs or the elevator located in the direction towards Harbor Drive.
  3. Once at ground level, please search for the red circular labeled “B” as indicated in the picture

    Please enter through lobby B doors.
  4. There will be an escalator located to the left. If you need to use an elevator, it will be located past the escalator.

  5. Please take either escalator or elevator to the upper level.
  6. Right from the escalator or elevator, walk through hall to the end, as indicated by the red arrow below.
  7. Take the escalator or elevator down to the mezzanine level
  8. You have arrived.

They will generally share their information and preferred method of contact, and many of them will participate in the Mastermind on the Mezzanine.

There is always more to learn to grow and scale your business. Whatever your goals are, you can find ways to level up at BizCon23!.

No age limit, everyone is invited, inclusive event.

This event is inclusive, everyone is invited. We provide educational, institutional, and entrepreneurial content to bring early emerging entrepreneurs out of the darkness & into the light. The light is the information & knowledge of successful business practices.
 

Not at this time. However, water, coffee & tea will be provided. Food is available near the event.

No parking is not included in ticket purchase.

Yes. This is our Second Annual BIZCON.

Vendor set is from 7AM – 9AM.

A 6X6 standard table and two chairs will be provided.

Gold Attendee Ticket

FREE
  • Free Attendance & Participation in Networking Breakout Groups
Platinum Talent Ticket
$
997
includes Recordings, Lists, Visual Aids, Pitch Decks, PowerPoint Slides
Titanium Talent Ticket
$
1997
includes VIP meals, VIP Media Pitch Sessions with Show Hosts, Columnists, and Media Outlets

If by the end of attending day 1, you’re not entirely satisfied with the content and connections, we will refund you all the money you paid for your ticket.

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