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
ENTREPRENEUR | FOUNDER
[STEALTH MODE VENTURE] (active) - 🫢
Rich Lessons (active) - a podcast and platform where entrepreneurs Sheena and Sevetri dive deep into business, life, and everything in between. Expect unfiltered insights, real stories, and meaningful lessons shared in a way that’s honest, accessible, and always rich in value.
CapWay (fintech/closed) - created to challenge today’s financial system in order to create financial access and opportunities for everyone.
Sheena Allen Apps (mobile app studio/closed) - Founded during Sheena’s senior year of college, Sheena Allen Apps grew into a five-app portfolio—Dubblen, PicSlit, TwtBooth, Words on Pics, and Orange Snap. Together, they generated millions of downloads, and each app reached the top ranks in the Photo & Video category.
SPEAKER
I have spoken at numerous conferences (Forbes, Financial Times), universities (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, 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
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