Joah Spearman is the founder & CEO of Localeur, a global community of locals who recommend their favorite local places to eat, drink and play in more than 120 cities around the world. Joah is one of the only black founders in tech to raise $5 million for a consumer startup and has been named one of LinkedIn's top influencers for entrepreneurship for three years, a Top 10 Black Innovators of 2014 by Movement 50, Emerging Business Leader of the Year by the Greater Austin Black Chamber, and a five-time finalist for the Austin Under 40 Awards. He serves on the board of directors for KLRU-TV, Austin's PBS affiliate, ZACH Theatre, and is past chair of AIDS Services of Austin. He is also the past vice chair of the Austin Music Commission.
