ARTICLES & EDITORIALS
- Entrepreneur Desmond Wiggan is charging toward the future with BatteryXchange – Q City Metro – April 24, 2019
- The Encore Career Movement Barrels Into Building Businesses – Forbes – November 20, 2018
- Let’s reimagine African American millennials and returning citizens as a new class of entrepreneurs – The Renewal Project – October 12, 2018
- How City Startup Labs is using grassroots action to tackle economic mobility in Charlotte – Charlotte Business Journal – September 21, 2018
- At City Startup Labs, a new program to guide former inmates into entrepreneurship – Q City Metro – May 18, 2018
- City Startup Labs Snags Kauffman Foundation’s first Charlotte investment – Charlotte Business Journal – May 2, 2018
- 5 Ways to Connect With Other Generations – Real Simple – October 2017
- An American Dream for Some, but Not for All – VICE Impact – May 5, 2107
- Entrepreneur offers tips on new startups – The Wilson Times – March 29, 2107
- City Startup Labs to expand scope with $25,000 grant from Unite Charlotte – Charlotte Business Journal – March 28, 2017
- Project aimed at ‘rebuilding trust’ after Charlotte protests boosts 20 charities – The Charlotte Observer – March 21, 2107
- Academy Mentors Young, Black Men on Road to Entrepreneurship – Working Nation – March 15, 2017
- See which startup idea took the top prize at pitch event in Charlotte – Charlotte Business Journal – August 25, 2016
- City Startup Labs expects largest crowd yet at tonight’s pitch event – Charlotte Business Journal – August 24, 2016
- These young men just might be a black Bill Gates in the making – The Atlantic Monthly Renewal Project – June 27, 2016
- Mayor Roberts: Charlotte ‘constrained by our state in many ways’ – Charlotte Business Journal – Jun 15, 2016
- City Startup Labs Taps University Partnership in Charlotte – NEXTCity – April 28, 2016
- The 25 most important people in Charlotte’s startup community – Charlotte Agenda – November 4, 2015
- City Startup Labs Establishing Center of Excellence at UNC Charlotte – October 6, 2015
- Empowering young black men – Charlotte Observer – OpEd – July 12, 2015
- The Changing Face of Business – PRIDE Magazine – January 2015
- Entrepreneur School Opens for Business in Charlotte – Charlotte Observer – December 10, 2013
- Wells Fargo employee wins Charlotte ‘Shark Tank’-style startup lab event – Charlotte Observer – May 28, 2015
- Hope for US economy: Young black men as entrepreneurs – Christian Science Monitor – Opinion Piece – January 11, 2013
VIDEOS
- The Atlantic’s Renewal Series – Charlotte – June 14, 2016
- Creating a New Class of Entrepreneurs: Henry Rock at TEDxCharlotteED – YouTube – February 13, 2013
- All other videos of speeches and panels (including CSL Pitch Events) can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/c/citystartuplabs
RADIO & PODCASTS
- The Francene Marie Show | Beasley Media Group (Charlotte) – August 5-6, 2017
- Great Minds, Great Conversations | How To Empower Young Black Entrepreneurs – Innovation Hub | WGBH Radio – June 16, 2017
- The Phone Wallet Keys Podcast – BlkTechCLT Bonus Episode – March 10, 2017
- Dr. Vibe Radio Show – August 26, 2014
AWARDS
- Charlotte Crowns of Enterprise – Diversity Advocate of the Year – 2017
- Purpose Prize Fellow – 2015-16
- Top 22 Conscious Company Business Leaders – 2019
To contact Henry Rock for interviews, articles and speaking engagements – inquire at: contact_point@citystartuplabs.com