Meet Our Founder

Travis P. Jackson is a 2011 graduate of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, where he obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication with a concentration in Public Relations. Travis is the CEO and Founder of HBCU Pride Nation (HPN), an engaging online platform with almost over 300,000 followers that promotes the connectivity, significance and pride of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in an effort to increase their positive awareness and enrollment.

As a motivational speaker he teaches leadership through the game of Jenga. He has provided his workshop at the National Black College Hall of Fame, CIAA, The Kings and Queens Connection Konference in New Orleans, the NASAP conference and many other college events across the country. Travis was honored as one of the “Top 30 Under 30” African-American entrepreneurs in Charlotte by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Black Chamber of Commerce and has received numerous honors such as the “Emerging Leader of the Year” by the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame and "HBCU Top 30 Under 30" by HBCUBuzz.

Travis has developed and executed events such as the HBCU Pride Brunch, the official HBCU Brunch in the country for HBCUs and the HBCU Pride Experience (formerly known as the Hillman Experience) where over $1.5M in scholarships were given out to students, nearly 3000 students have attended, over 50 HBCU's have come to admit students on the spot. The event includes a pep rally, alumni panel discussion, college fair and more.

As a motivational speaker he teaches leadership through the game of Jenga and his life story. He has performed his workshop at the National Black College Hall of Fame, CIAA, The Kings and Queens Connection Konference in New Orleans, the NASAP conference, the US Black Chamber of Commerce Conference in Washington, DC where he was honored as an “US Emerging Leader in Business” and “Sister Circle”, a popular media outlet in Atlanta, GA, to talk about the significance of HBCUs. Travis serves as a board member on the Board of Directors for iSpeakNow, A nonprofit that instills passion, pride, and confidence in children and young adults so that they recognize their future is limitless by providing mutually positive and interactive learning environments for children and young adults. The quote that Travis lives by is “You can’t be Superman or Superwoman to everyone else and Kryptonite to yourself”. Recently, Travis and the HBCU Pride Nation team was awarded their own proclamation day by Mayor Vi Lyles called the “HBCU Pride Nation Day” and will be held annually in his city Charlotte, NC.

 He served as the social media manager for James “Smuggie” Mitchell, City Councilman At-Large and the Chair of Economic Development for the City of Charlotte. 

Travis was a speaker for the US Black Chamber of Commerce Conference in Washington, DC in 2019. He was honored as an “US Emerging Leader in Business” and spoke on “How to Build Big Brands on Social Media”. Travis was a featured speaker on “Sister Circle”, a popular media outlet in Atlanta, GA, to talk about the significance of HBCUs.

Travis serves as a board member on the Board of Directors for iSpeakNow, A nonprofit that instills passion, pride, and confidence in children and young adults so that they recognize their future is limitless by providing mutually positive and interactive learning environments for children and young adults. 

The quote that Travis lives by is “You can’t be Superman or Superwoman to everyone else and Kryptonite to yourself”. Recently, Travis and the HBCU Pride Nation team was awarded their own proclamation day by Mayor Vi Lyles called the “HBCU Pride Nation Day '' in Charlotte, NC! This will be an annual holiday in the city now that celebrates HBCU's every March 21st!