About Us

OPPSPLACE is the preeminent online network for minorities looking to build net worth. It is the online community that provides opportunities to realize prosperity and build wealth. OppsPlace is a new online community that aggregates rich content, minorities looking for jobs and minority businesses seeking to do business with U.S. corporations. OppsPlace provides U.S. companies with the best opportunity to find qualified, minority job seekers and minority businesses in one online destination.

About Our Founders

Robert L. Johnson is the Founder and Chairman of The RLJ Companies, an innovative business network that provides strategic investments in a diverse portfolio of companies in hotel real estate investment; private equity; financial services; asset management; insurance services; automobile dealerships; sports and entertainment; and video lottery terminal (VLT) gaming. In July 2007, Johnson was named by USA Today as one of the 25 most influential business leaders of the past 25 years.

Prior to founding The RLJ Companies, Johnson was founder and chairman of Black Entertainment Television (BET). Under Johnson's leadership, BET became the first African American-owned company publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. In 2001, Johnson sold BET to Viacom for approximately $3 billion and remained the Chief Executive Officer through 2006.

Ariel Friedler is the CEO of Symplicity, the preeminent software company with a portfolio that includes the Career Services Manager™, which is the market leader in career tools, serving millions of job seekers and more than one thousand higher education institutions, corporations and government agencies.

Together, The RLJ Companies and Symplicity have provided a significant amount of resources and capital to make OPPSPLACE the preeminent website for corporations looking to attract minority job seekers and minority businesses on the Internet.

Contact OPPSPLACE

For general inquiries, you can reach us by email at: info@oppsplace.com

For sales or sponsorship opportunities, you can reach us by email at: sales@oppsplace.com

For site related issues or technical questions, contact us at: support@oppsplace.com

Written correspondence should be sent to:
Oppsplace, LLC
c/o The RLJ Companies, LLC
3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1000
Bethesda, MD 20814