Arian Simone is a serial entrepreneur, philanthropist, investor, best-selling author, and international speaker. Arian is the Co-Founder and General Partner of the Fearless Fund, a $25MM venture capital fund investing in women of color-led businesses seeking pre-seed, seed level, or series A financing. Fearless Fund partnered with peer coaching platform The Cru and the Tory Burch Foundation for a multi-phase program that will provide grants between the size of $10,000 - $20,000, resources, and peer coaching services to women of color-led businesses. Arian is also on the board of directors for the fashion brand Steve Madden.

She received her MBA from Florida A&M University and has over 17 years of entrepreneurial experience from pioneering and growing a successful PR and marketing firm that included billion-dollar corporate clients, such as Sony Pictures, Walt Disney, Universal, and more to founding the Fearless Platform in 2010 with a mission of inspiring entrepreneurial women.