Entrepreneur 100 Most Influential
Forbes 30 Under 30
Inc. 30 Under 30
Business Insider Under 30
Inc’s Female Founders 100
Vanity Fair’s The Future Innovators Index
ENTREPRENEUR • SPEAKER • AUTHOR • CHANGE AGENT • VISIONARY •
ENTREPRENEUR • SPEAKER • AUTHOR • CHANGE AGENT • VISIONARY •
FEATURED IN
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
TECH FOUNDER
[STEALTH MODE VENTURE] - 🫢
App It Out (active) - “I have an idea for an app”; App It Out guides you through every step in launching your mobile app, from ideation to finding your niche to launching—no coding skills required. Ideal for non-techies, aspiring appreneurs, and small business owners.
CapWay (fintech/inactive) - created to challenge today’s financial system in order to create financial access and opportunities for everyone.
Sheena Allen Apps (mobile app studio/inactive) - my first tech startup; home to five apps: Dubblen, PicSlit, TwtBooth, Words on Pics, Orange Snap; started during my senior year of college; bootstrapped the startup to generate revenue and millions of app downloads| PicSlit still lives; App It Out born out of experience as building Sheena Allen Apps as a non-technical founder
SPEAKER
I have spoken at numerous conferences (Forbes, Financial Times), schools (Yale, MIT), and TEDx. (Watch my TEDx talk: How to bring humanity back to finances.)
I speak on various topics, including all things entrepreneurship, the tech industry, finances/fintech, mental health, media/entertainment/pop culture, and women empowerment.
FILM/TV
Black Women in Tech: Sheena Allen [Women Techmakers by Google] (Watch) - Meet tech entrepreneur Sheena Allen. Her mission is to provide equitable financial services and serve unbanked communities, like the one in her hometown, Terry, Mississippi. View the world through her eyes as she shares her joys, her values, and her vision.
She Started It (Watch) - a feature length documentary film that aims to highlight successful role models for young women. It is the first film to show the behind the scenes of running a tech start-up as a young woman.
OTHER
I am also an author (The Starting Guide), investor, and artist (drawing, painting).
“Don’t focus on proving others wrong.
Focus on proving yourself right.”
— Sheena Allen
RICH LESSONS PODCAST
Stay ahead with early access and updates on the "RICH LESSONS" podcast! Hosted by Sheena Allen and Sevetri Wilson, this podcast explores business, life, and the hard-earned lessons that shape success.
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