Harold Hughes

Co-founder of Catalyst Labs, Founder of Bandwagon, Tech Innovator, and Diverse Ventures Champion
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About

Harold Hughes is a serial entrepreneur and currently serves as the CXO and co-founder of Catalyst Labs, an entrepreneur support organization he co-founded to help provide entrepreneurs with the resources and community they need to launch, build, and scale their companies. He is also the founder of Bandwagon, a South Carolina-based live experience technology company. Under his leadership, Bandwagon has raised more than $4M in venture capital and successfully acquired IdealSeat, Inc. in 2020. As a first-generation American, Harold prioritized education, receiving two bachelor's degrees (Economics and Political Science) from Clemson University and later received his MBA from Clemson while he led business development at a Fortune 1000 company based in Greenville, South Carolina. As a web3 builder and community leader, Harold published "A Kids Book About Blockchain" to help educate people "from 6 to 60" about the revolutionary technology that Bandwagon specializes in.

As a community builder, Harold co-founded Catalyst Labs, where he provides resources and a 12-week accelerator curriculum to help support the next generation of entrepreneurs. While his expertise focuses on go-to-market strategies and business development, as an experienced operator, Harold has helped founders go from the idea stage to scaling as an advisor and fractional operator. 

Harold is also an active angel investor, primarily investing in women, people of color, and Black founder-led companies. Most notably, he has invested in Partake Foods, the Jay-Z-backed CPG company making allergy-friendly snacks, and companies like Liquid Death, Athletic Greens, Republic, Stix, Major League Pickleball, and Broadway plays like Merrily We Roll Along, Hell’s Kitchen, and The Wiz on Broadway.

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Topics

Work-Life Balance is a Myth!

WTF are NFTs (or more SFW title: People are Buying JPEGS?!)

Blockchain Beyond the Coin

Underestimated: Keys to Navigating Being a Person of Color in Tech

The Deconstructing Companies for Entrepreneurial Development (DECODE™) Program

Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kRiXhvNvR4
Black In Tech: Harold Hughes, Founder & CEO of Bandwagon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL8O_euZ-ow
Otter Labs: Behind Company Lines Podcast - Harold Hughes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS6ZoqsJWz8
Sloss Tech 2024: Tech For Good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnycC55NTv0&feature=youtu.be
ShontaviaShow: Raising Startup Capital with Harold Hughes
https://youtu.be/5c9xDA_fs3U
IBMBlockchain: 10 Enterprise Blockchain Startups to Follow 2019 Event
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccQYqDOrlOo&feature=youtu.be
Meet the Drapers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya7_uU3lCWc&feature=youtu.be
Bandwagon Overview
https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/episodes/Startup-Story-Harold-Hughes--Bandwagon-Attack-Ticket-Fraud-e2917mhttps://anchor.fm/techafterfive/episodes/Startup-Story-Harold-Hughes--Bandwagon-Attack-Ticket-Fraud-e2917m
Anchor: Startup Story - Harold Hughes & Bandwagon Attack Ticket Fraud (Podcast)
https://backstagecapital.com/podcast/blockchain-for-startups-3/https://backstagecapital.com/podcast/blockchain-for-startups-3/
Blockchain for Startups - Distributed Ledgers (Podcast)
https://richtakeonsports.com/episode-47-harold-hughes-bandwagon-ceo-founder/https://richtakeonsports.com/episode-47-harold-hughes-bandwagon-ceo-founder/
Rich Take on Sports: Harold Hughes - Bandwagon CEO & Founder (Podcast)

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