Anthony F.

Anthony F.

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    ABF Creative

    New York City Metropolitan Area

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    Greater New York City Area

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    NYC

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    Newark,NJ

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    NYC

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    NYC Area

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    Montclair, NJ

Publications

  • Don't Dumb Down Your Greatness: A Young Entrepreneur's Guide to Thinking & Being Great

    ABF Global Group

    Anthony Frasier is an entrepreneur and community leader from Newark, NJ. After years in the trenches coaching and hosting conferences for underrepresented groups in tech, Anthony noticed a common theme: Young entrepreneurs of color aren't getting good advice. There was an abundance of resources focused on technical help, but nothing on personal development.

    Don't Dumb Down Your Greatness is a mental guidebook for young entrepreneurs of color. Frasier shares the essential steps you have…

    Anthony Frasier is an entrepreneur and community leader from Newark, NJ. After years in the trenches coaching and hosting conferences for underrepresented groups in tech, Anthony noticed a common theme: Young entrepreneurs of color aren't getting good advice. There was an abundance of resources focused on technical help, but nothing on personal development.

    Don't Dumb Down Your Greatness is a mental guidebook for young entrepreneurs of color. Frasier shares the essential steps you have to take to mentally develop yourself for hardships with entrepreneurship. He shares stories and anecdotes from his personal life and breaks down the lessons learned from each experience.

    Filled with actionable advice, Don't Dumb Down Your Greatness gives a framework for tackling subjects such as fostering creativity, creating friendships, goal setting, self-doubt, and attracting success. These lessons are broken down so anyone can apply them to their lives and instantly think in a "greatness" mind state.

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  • How To Grind Like Diddy: Learn How To Sell Anything

    Built On Wax Inc.

    This guide is for anyone looking for a beginners guide to selling. We wanted to create something Hip Hop lovers could relate to and bring a fresh perspective on how to be a great salesman. We intend for this guide to be a stepping stone for aspiring entrepreneurs, college kids, and the younger versions of ourselves. Most of all, this guide is for anyone looking for some entertainment.

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Honors & Awards

  • Ford Freedom Awards

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    Acknowledged for tech and community engagement in Newark.

  • South by Southwest Conference Panelist

    SXSW

    SXSW Panel: "Turning Your Gaming Passions Into Profits" Panel provided attendees with actionable tips on exploring alternative careers in the gaming industry.

  • Lean Startup Conference Speaker

    The Lean Startup

    Talk: "The Mixtape MVP" Showcasing the comparisons of Lean Startup with Hip Hop culture

  • Pax East Conference Panelist

    Penny Arcade Expo

    Panel on "Gaming Entrepreneurship" attended by 100+ attendees. James Lopez [Founder, ThePhatStartup.com], Anthony Frasier [Founder, TheKoalition.com], CJ Peters [Founder/CEO, KonsoleKingz.com], Gerard Williams [Founder, HipHopGamerShow.com], Alexis Hebert-Ruiz [Community Manager, Microsoft].

  • BOC Award for Entrepreneurship and Community Impact

    Business Outreach Center (BOC) Network, Inc.

    On November 30, 2012 the Business Outreach Center (BOC) Network held the 2012 BOC Awards to celebrate the successes of local small businesses from NYC’s diverse communities. Every day, BOC helps motivated entrepreneurs improve their economic prospects, helping them gain needed financing, expert guidance and connections to build their businesses, create jobs, and make significant contributions to our local economy and society.

  • Keynote Speaker For GNEC Annual Opportunities and Awards Breakfast

    Greater Newark Enterprises Corporation

    In his keynote for the Greater Newark Enterprises Corporation (GNEC) Annual Opportunities and Awards Breakfast on June 15, 2012, Anthony Frasier, cofounder of the gaming social media site Playd and BrickCity Tech Meetup founder, gave a moving, inspirational talk about his nontraditional entrepreneurial journey and the factor that ties it all together: Hustle. -

  • The Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference Speaker

    Black Enterprise

    Invited to Chicago to participate on a panel discussing financing for early stage startups. I provided tips and my story on how Playd got funded.

  • TheGrio's 100

    TheGrio.com/MSNBC

    "This is a list that highlights the best, not just from the black community, but from all of America. These are 100 individuals with stories of perseverance, ingenuity, and triumph that define the American dream, and provide hope to black, white, brown, gay, straight, rich, poor, Republicans and Democrats alike."

  • Best Science/Technology Blog

    Black Weblog Awards

    The Black Weblog Awards was founded in 2005 to give recognition to Black bloggers (and those of the African diaspora) which were largely overlooked by other Internet award events online. What started out as a barely-known event has now grown into an international showcase. With participants from over 90 countries, the Black Weblog Awards stands out as one of the most widespread Internet award events for Black bloggers.

Organizations

  • NY Tech Alliance

    Board of Directors

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    The mission of the NY Tech Alliance is to represent, inspire, support, and help lead the New York technology community and ecosystem to create a better future for all. Founded in 2016 with the merger of NY Tech Meetup and the New York Technology Council, the organization has over 60,000 individual and institutional members, reflecting the full spectrum of the greater New York area tech community and making it the largest tech organization in the region.

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