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About Omi
Omi Bell
Omi Bell is an diplomatically radical businesswoman and holistic wellness practitioner. As the CEO of Black Girl Ventures, she has funded over 550 under-resourced companies and positively impacted over 20,000 entrepreneurs and small business owners. An internationally acclaimed speaker, award-winning businesswoman, and author of “Originate, Motivate, Innovate: 7 Steps for Building a Billion Dollar Network."
Omi is also an Aspen Fellow and a Kennedy Center artist. She has collaborated with leading brands like Nike, TikTok, PIMCO, and Visa. Omi is certified in Reiki and Yoga Nidra and is a compassionate sound healer practitioner. Her initiatives like the Sparks of Sabbatical and her signature talk, "Be Rowdy About Greatness, (B.R.A.G.)" inspire and uplift communities across the globe.
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Omi's achievements have been recognized in major media outlets such as Forbes, Adweek, Fast Company, Entrepreneur Magazine, and Refinery29. She was named one of the "Top 100 Powerful Women in Business" by Entrepreneur Magazine and recognized as one of the "32 Nonprofit Leaders Who Will Change the World" by Causeartist. Omi has hosted over 300 events, training more than 5,000 leaders. She is also the host of two SiriusXM shows, Urban View Mornings and The Omi Show.
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She fervently calls her fans/followers “OmiHomies” and her mantra is “Resist the Urge to Be Average!”
Awards
Top 100 Powerful
Women in Business
by Entrepreneur Magazine
Entrepreneur of the Year,
Technically DC
Minority Female
Professional of the Year,
U.S. Minority
Chamber of Commerce
The Spectrum Circle Award
for Innovative Women in
Business, Spectrum Circle
24 Rising Brand Stars
2018, Adweek DC
Top 40 Power Women
in Tech, DCA Live
Washington's New Guards, Washington Business Journal
US Black Chambers
Power 50 Award 2024
Originate, Motivate, Innovate:
7 Steps for Building a
Billion Dollar Network
