Whether you are trying to reach your first million dollars, downloads, customers, or otherwise, Arlan Hamilton is here to help you. Having lived nearly her entire life below the poverty line before going on to attain wealth and success as an entrepreneur and investor, Arlan is proof that you don’t have to be born into a legacy to leave one behind. 

In this part-inspirational, part-instructional conversation, Arlan shows audiences that no matter what they look like or how much money they have, they can tap into the tools they already have at their disposal to get their million-dollar idea off the ground. Through examples from her personal journey, Arlan shares how to push doubt and imposter syndrome aside to go after your dreams. In this playbook for entrepreneurs, she covers everything from raising money to choosing the right collaborators and leaves audiences empowered to take that next step - or first step - toward leaving their own legacy. 

As a Black, gay woman who broke into the boys’ club of Silicon Valley, Arlan Hamilton understands that being underrepresented often means being underestimated. Before finding success, Arlan was on food stamps and sleeping on the floor of the San Francisco airport with no contacts in Silicon Valley and no background in finance—not even a college degree. What she did have was fierce determination and the will to succeed. 

Despite what society would have you believe, Arlan shows audiences that a privileged background, an influential network, and a fancy college degree are not prerequisites for success. Sharing the hard-won wisdom she has picked up on her remarkable journey, Arlan details how to turn being underestimated into your greatest advantage. Through these powerful lessons, Arlon leaves audiences inspired to defy expectations and become the role models they were looking for.