{"id":13288,"date":"2025-10-17T13:29:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/?page_id=13288"},"modified":"2025-11-12T08:10:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:10:35","slug":"episode-4-david","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/shades\/episode-4-david\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 4: David"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"alignfull header-block \" aria-labelledby=\"header-title\">\n\t\t<!-- Simple Header -->\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Header with an Image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"main-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"main-grid__margin\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-with-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-with-image__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 id=\"header-title\">Shades of Success<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discover the stories of Black entrepreneurs turning ambition into impact. A Futurpreneur docuseries created with the Black Entrepreneur Startup Program, funded by RBC with additional loan financing from BDC.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"header-block-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2m4Cc0yqLQw&#038;list=PLBMrhkX6a7b_B-_CaYSoPaJvdqfTbge__\" class=\"button header-with-image__text__button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWatch now\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-with-image__image fly-out-caption__trigger\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"group\" aria-labelledby=\"caption1 caption2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aspect-ratio-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Capture-1-1-1024x650.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Capture-1-1-1024x650.png 1024w, https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Capture-1-1-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Capture-1-1-768x487.png 768w, https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Capture-1-1.png 1357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"main-grid__margin\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Header with Partners -->\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Header with Video -->\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"alignfull program-sub-nav-block\" aria-labelledby=\"program-sub-nav-block-title\">\n\t\t<div class=\"main-grid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"main-grid__margin\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"main-grid__body program-sub-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/shades\/\" class=\"button \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/shades\/episode-1-michele\/\" class=\"button \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEpisode 1: Michele\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/shades\/episode-2-bilqees\/\" class=\"button \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEpisode 2: Bilqees\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/shades\/episode-3-arold-cecile\/\" class=\"button \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEpisode 3: Arold &amp; C\u00e9cile\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/shades\/episode-4-david\/\" class=\"button active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEpisode 4: David\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/shades\/episode-5-nicole\/\" class=\"button \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEpisode 5: Nicole\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"main-grid__margin\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode 4: David<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With OutreachGenius, David Owasi is transforming how businesses connect with customers through AI-powered solutions. 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