2025 WE Ignite Speaker
Dana Frank
Nationally Best Selling Author of Get Up and Get On It: A Black Entrepreneur’s Lessons on Creating Legacy and Wealth is a USA Today National Best Seller, Barnes and Noble Best Seller, Amazon Best Seller, Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Winner, Reader's Choice Winner, and Goodreads Winner.
Dana grew up in her family-run apartment rental business in Seattle, Washington. Founded by her parents, Gerald and Theresa Frank, over seventy years ago. Dana has taken the helm to create a generational legacy, while still working with her ninety-two-year-old mother and adult children.
Dana learned early from her father’s unconventional business practices and recalls her childhood as different; while most parents loaded the station wagon with soccer balls, hers was filled with picket signs to protest unjust bank practices.
Dana amplify’s her voice and is passionate about educating others on the power of investing and how real estate ownership can change the trajectory of lives for future generations.
To honor and encourage all black families in business, Dana created National Black Families in Business Day, celebrated every August 26.
Dana is a public speaker who engages audiences with her lively stories and often funny perspectives.