{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"So Much To Say: A Legal Podcast For People","title":"Building Equity Through IP Education (with Valérie Cambronne, Founder of LegallyBlack)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1879,"description":"“To me, equity is the ability for everybody to make the same mistakes with the same level of understanding.” - Valérie Cambronne\nWhat if intellectual property education wasn’t reserved for corporations, elite institutions, or people who already knew how the system worked?\nIn this episode of So Much To Say: A Legal Podcast For People, Megan Senese and Jennifer Ramsey sit down with Valérie Cambronne, IP attorney, founder of LegallyBlack, and someone deeply committed to closing the IP literacy gap in underrepresented communities.\nWhat started as a conversation between two law school friends after hearing about young artists being exploited in the music industry, eventually became a nationwide nonprofit teaching students how to protect what they create. From candy-themed trademark workshops with high school students, to partnerships with Harvard University, MIT, Howard University School of Law, and the American Bar Association, Valérie is helping reshape who gets access to intellectual property education and why it matters.\nYou’ll hear about:How one podcast episode about music exploitation inspired the formation of LegallyBlackWhy Valérie believes IP literacy should be treated and taught like financial literacyWhy so many creators and founders underestimate protecting their IPThe difference between obstacles and resistance, and why that mindset changed everythingBuilding a nonprofit while practicing law full-timeHow LegallyBlack grew through relationships, word-of-mouth, and momentumWhy IP matters for creators, influencers, startups, and studentsThe surprising intersection between Valérie’s nonprofit work and private practiceWhy business development is a long-term investmentThe vision for LegallyBlack chapters across the country (and eventually globally!)\nAbout Valérie Cambronne: \nValérie Cambronne is an IP attorney and the Founder & Executive Director of LegallyBlack, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing IP literacy in underrepresented communities. Since...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/xX4mv8ABkxdZYlNqyYMtgty7eVFkp64CDgWzGR1qEOg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85MWU1/ODk3ZDY4NjYwY2Fh/OTE1NzYyZjdlMThl/YzFhNy5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}