Cheers to a fantastic October, ForbesBLK. Jabari here. We're officially one week away from the 2025 ForbesBLK Summit in Atlanta. Before things get too hectic on the ground, I'd like to express my gratitude to my colleagues at Forbes. The teammates behind the scenes, taking site visits to Atlanta, creating designs, arranging seating, handling registrations – the small things that are the backbone of a great live event. Thank you, team! And there's more work to be done, so I'm keeping this newsletter intro brief. Last week, I mentioned the name Ricky Smith in this space. Smith, the General Manager of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, will be joining us for a panel at the summit. He's also my guest on this week's The Enterprise Zone. Consider it a panel preview. During the conversation, I asked Ricky about the airport's most common customer complaint. Lack of Starbucks concessions tops the list. That was interesting. I predicted baggage wait times. We also discussed the hidden opportunities for entrepreneurs at airports, including concessionary stand owners. His rise to CEO, career lessons, and the most interesting part, Ricky's relationship to Nathan Barksdale. He's commonly known as Avon Barksdale, a character in HBO's The Wire. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. My One Interesting Read: How data centers that power AI apps, such as ChatGPT, are causing increases to your energy bill, via Bloomberg. Back to final summit planning. See you next week in Atlanta. Editor's Note: The ForbesBLK newsletter will not send next week. It will return on October 16. | 
