Podcasts about pipeline angels

Hi, my name is Marilyn McNeal and I am the producer for Work Life 24. Work Life 24 is a podcast where I talk with friends, former students, project partners, and colleagues - about work. I ask each guest to reflect on the evolution of their work skills and career and what it is in the early 21st century to be a worker.  In this episode, I get into conversation with  Lauren Taylor, a Principal at REDF where she supports investments in entrepreneurs and enterprises scaling revenue and impact. REDF is a venture catalyst investing in the country's most innovative social enterprises.  Lauren is also Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Zero Gravity Agency, a mission-driven consulting firm that supports investors, funders, and entrepreneurs with capacity-building technical assistance that accelerates growth and impact. Outside of these roles, Lauren is a mentor for Nasdaq, as well as a member of Hustle Fund's Angel Squad and Pipeline Angels, two groups that invest their personal income in early-stage entrepreneurs. Lauren M. Taylor https://www.linkedin.com/in/contactlaurenmtaylor/ Angel Squad https://www.hustlefund.vc/squad Zero Gravity http://zerogravityagency.us/ Pipeline Angels https://pipelineangels.com/ Marilyn McNeal https://marilynmcneal.com            

Catherine Gray, the host of Invest In Her, interviews Jill Johnson, the co-founder and CEO of the Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership (IFEL), based in Newark, NJ. Founded in 2002, IFEL is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to eradicate the systemic barriers that prevent people from historically excluded populations from having access to the knowledge, networks, and capital required for entrepreneurial success and wealth creation. With over 30 years of experience as a business strategist, Jill is a pioneering voice for inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems and is especially focused on creating a new paradigm for the access to capital conversation. Most recently, Jill led the acquisition of Pipeline Angels, an angel investing network focused on increasing investor diversity and funding for women. The acquisition unites two trailblazing organizations committed to increasing capital access to foster a more inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem.   www.sheangelinvestors.com  Follow Us On Social Facebook @sheangelinvestors Twitter (X) @sheangelsinvest Instagram @sheangelinvestors & @catherinegray_investinher LinkedIn @catherinelgray & @sheangels  

Highlights from this week's conversation include:Lisha's Background and Journey in VC (1:44)Inspiration for Equity Charge (2:38)Angel Investing Data (4:36)Access to Venture Capital (6:02)Role of LP Investing (9:32)Advice for First-Time LPs (11:07)Valuing Early Backers (15:04)Economic Opportunity Fund at PayPal Ventures (16:14)Team Collaboration and Initiative (17:24)Advice for Other Organizations (20:00)Insider Segment: How Adoro Provides Scalable Solutions for VC Firms (21:09) Naming Adoro Advisors (23:27)Evolution of Fund Administration (25:37)Adoro's Unique Positioning (28:13)Synergy with Portfolio Companies (30:51)Building Synergistic Relationships (32:47)Diversity in GP Representation (33:39)Legacy of Racial Equity Movement (35:20)Investment Strategy and Portfolio Balance (37:42)Fintech Opportunities and Challenges (39:52)Adoption of Financial Technologies (42:10)Podcast "Sisters with Ventures" and Parting Thoughts (44:54)Lisha Bell has over 20 years of experience in technology innovation, specializing in digital money movement. She currently leads PayPal Ventures' Economic Opportunity Fund, a $100M investment in diverse emerging fund managers. Previously at PayPal, she led Product for the Financially Underserved Segment and Pay with Venmo. Prior roles include payments-related positions at Wells Fargo, Kohl's, and Feedzai, where she developed early digital financial products like online banking and digital wallets. Lisha is cofounder of BLXVC, an angel syndicate supporting Black and Brown founders, and host of the Sisters with Ventures podcast. She previously led deal flow at Pipeline Angels and serves as board chair for Black Girl Ventures. Lisha holds a BSc from USC and MBAs from UC Berkeley and Columbia, and enjoys traveling, cooking, and dancing, all while balancing motherhood duties with her daughter. Aduro Advisors is a trusted partner for venture capital fund managers, offering comprehensive and expert fund administration services. Known for being agile, responsive, and focused on making fund operations seamless, Aduro enables fund managers to concentrate on investing. With deep expertise across a variety of fund sizes and strategies, Aduro provides a full suite of services, including fund accounting and compliance. The firm understands the fast-paced nature of venture capital and prides itself on being as innovative and driven as the funds it supports. Aduro doesn't just manage operations—they help funds scale. https://www.aduroadvisors.com Swimming with Allocators is a podcast that dives into the intriguing world of Venture Capital from an LP (Limited Partner) perspective. Hosts Alexa Binns and Earnest Sweat are seasoned professionals who have donned various hats in the VC ecosystem. Each episode, we explore where the future opportunities lie in the VC landscape with insights from top LPs on their investment strategies and industry experts shedding light on emerging trends and technologies. The information provided on this podcast does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available on this podcast are for general informational purposes only.

Are you interested in learning how to bridge the gap in entrepreneurship for underrepresented communities? In this episode of The Angel Next Door Podcast, host Marcia Dawood sits down with Naseem Sayani, co-founder of Emmeline Ventures, to discuss her journey as an angel investor and her dedication to supporting diverse founders. Naseem shares how her background in management consulting and her passion for women's health, financial inclusion, and sustainability led her to become an angel investor and co-found Emmeline Ventures with her partners La Keisha Landrum Pierre and Azin Radsan Van Alebeek. They dive into the challenges faced by female founders in securing venture capital funding, the importance of diverse representation in investment, and the need to reshape the conditioning around risk and failure for women in the entrepreneurship space.This episode provides a captivating insight into the world of angel investing and the invaluable work being done by Emmeline Ventures to support underrepresented founders. Listeners will gain a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by female founders and the vital role of investors in driving equity and inclusion in the startup landscape, making it a must-listen for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, venture capital, and fostering diversity and inclusion in business. To get the latest from Naseem Sayani, you can follow her below!LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nsayani/https://www.emmelineventures.vc/ Sign up for Marcia's newsletter to receive tips and the latest on Angel Investing!Website: www.marciadawood.com And don't forget to follow us wherever you are!Apple Podcasts: https://pod.link/1586445642.appleSpotify: https://pod.link/1586445642.spotifyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/angel-next-door-podcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theangelnextdoorpodcast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marciadawood

To get the latest from Lorine Pendleton, you can follow her below!LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorinependleton/https://www.portfolia.co/https://125ventures.vc Sign up for Marcia's newsletter to receive tips and the latest on Angel Investing!Website: www.marciadawood.com And don't forget to follow us wherever you are!Apple Podcasts: https://pod.link/1586445642.appleSpotify: https://pod.link/1586445642.spotifyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/angel-next-door-podcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theangelnextdoorpodcast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marciadawood

Jill Johnson is the co-founder and CEO of the Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership (IFEL), based in Newark, New Jersey. IFEL is an independent nonprofit organization that supports economic development through entrepreneurship. IFEL recently acquired Pipeline Angels, founded by Natalia Oberti Noguera, who is a member of the iRelaunch Advisory Board. As a 30 year champion for black businesses, Jill is a pioneering voice for inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems and access to capital. She's the driving force behind the Black Angels initiative to drive diversity and inclusion within the investor ecosystem. In 2022, Jill was named one of Crane's New York Business Whole Health Heroes for her work creating pathways for Black and Latinx entrepreneurs and small business owners to have entrepreneurial success. Hear Jill discuss how her personal and professional experiences formed her passion to create initiatives within the D&I investment space, and the importance of strategic volunteering for people returning to work after a career break.

In the previous episode, we learned the basics of how crucial it is to make your money work for you beyond just having a checking or savings account. Investing allows you to take charge of your financial security. It allows you to grow your wealth but also generates an additional income stream if needed ahead of retirement. How about if we tell you that you can invest while making an impact in society? Yes, you can generate attractive risk-adjusted financial returns while creating a measurable impact. Betty Francisco from the Boston Impact Initiative is here to tell us all about it. She is a powerhouse Latina, business executive, impact investor, and community leader that is making an important impact in our community. In this episode, Betty not only shares great insight into how her organization is investing capital in small businesses in Massachusetts but also how you can get involved while getting a return on your dollars. Essentially growing your money by creating justice on the world's most pressing problems. This investing model is fascinating and we invite you to listen in! This is a ‘must listen' episode if you are thinking of ways to grow your money. Cheers to a great conversation! Compartelo con tus amigas, compañeras de trabajo, tias, primas... con titiri mundati :) RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Impact Investors: Betty started her journey as an Impact Investor guided by the organization Pipeline Angels. Along with financial capital, she uses her social and knowledge capital to create community impact. Integrated Capital: a model that integrates financial, knowledge, social and political capital — to break through wealth-building inequality. You can buy the Boston Impact Initiative cards to play and build financial knowledge and power. Community Investors: you can start investing in this work as an Impact investor with as little as $1,000 dollars with a 5% return on investment. FOLLOW THE HOSTS Anabelle Rondon: https://www.instagram.com/latinaminimalist/ Marlene Brito: https://www.instagram.com/iammarlenebrito/ Evelyn St. Hilaire: https://www.instagram.com/evelynsthilar1/ FOLLOW THE GUEST Twitter - https://twitter.com/bettyfrancisco LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bettyfrancisco/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bettyfrancisco/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/betty.francisco1 REMEMBER TO SHARE THIS EPISODE WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY! They can subscribe to our newsletter on the website and never miss a show: https://www.jugandotusfichas.com/connect WEBSITE: www.jugandotusfichas.com  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jugandotusfichas/message

Lisha Bell is cofounder of BLXVC, an angel syndicate of moms funding Black and Brown founders. She is also the co-founder of the Women of Color Capital Collective, a women of color led group ensuring equitable distribution of capital  for women of color. She is the host of the Sisters with Ventures Podcast that aims to tell the stories of women in VC. Bell is also the deal flow lead for Pipeline Angels.She has over 20 years of demonstrated technology innovation focused on digital money movement solutions and is currently at PayPal Ventures where she leads the Economic Opportunity Fund, the 100M investment into emerging fund managers.  In this episode, you will hear:Why VC wouldn't let Lisha in and what she did about itWhat founders should know about the shift in current valuationsWhere we can go from here and what marginalized founders can do to get the funding they deserveConnect with your host on Instagram at @shauna.armitage and listen to more Startup Renegade stories at www.startuprenegades.com

How do you become a leader in a male dominated field? When people tell you no, how do you respond?    For this Women of Color Rise episode, Analiza talks with Kange Kaneene, Vice President of SAP.iO Foundries North and Latin America, SAP's no-equity ask external startup accelerators. Kange shares how during her career, many people would signal or explicitly tell her no. Yet, she would respond with YOLO, You Only Live Once.    Kange has been the one and only or one among a few. At age 12, she was the only female on a tackle football team. Later, she was one of the few Computer Science majors at University of Michigan. Today, she is one of the few female leaders of color in venture capital.    How did she do it? Kange walks us through the steps she took:  Deliberately deciding to take on the challenge Networking and building authentic relationships  Being humble and learning on the job 4) YOLO - going for it, even when faced with racism and sexism.    Kange's mission to support diverse founders goes beyond SAP.iO Foundries. Kange is an angel investor with Pipeline Angels group, a group of female investors who invest in female founders. She is also a mentor for entrepreneurs as a volunteer for Defy Ventures, a non-profit organization that invests in founders who are currently or formerly incarcerated.    Get full show notes and more information here: https://analizawolf.com/ep-33-how-to-thrive-in-a-male-dominated-career-with-kange-kaneene  

When was the last time you read Time cover to cover? This episode's guest would read and discuss the magazine issues with her father every week as a child. It was an activity she didn't quite appreciate at the time, but those in-depth discussions provided a foundation for understanding the world beyond Harlem and sparked a lifetime of curiosity and an industry-spanning career. Lorine Pendleton—investor, advisor, and attorney—started her career in the halls of Capitol Records, earned her law degree, and continued her path in startups until discovering an unsettling fact: Less than 1% of venture capital was deployed to Black founders. Today, Lorine is a Lead Investment Partner at Portfolia in the Rising America Funds, which are dedicated to funding historically ignored founders and communities. In this episode, Lorine shares insight into the unique path she has carved through technology, entertainment, and law. Calling upon her investment expertise, she discusses the challenges faced by women, people of color, and LGBTQ individuals in gaining access to and receiving funding. Lorine provides a glimpse into the decision-making process at Portfolia, and she explains the role entrepreneurship can have in shifting wealth, particularly in the next decade. Later in the episode, Lorine shares with Eric several highlights in recent investments, how TIGER 21 is cultivating an empowered network of high-net-worth individuals, and her relationship with angel investing.  (2:22) - “Talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not.” (7:01) - A father's influence (9:02) - Harlem in the 70s (10:14) - Moving to the ‘burbs (16:34) - Attending Brown University (20:35) - Capitol Records (25:15) - Exploring the world of startups (27:37) - Pipeline Angels (30:40) - Portfolia (35:58) - The decision-making process (39:11) - Investment highlights (40:30) - TIGER 21 (43:35) - Angel investing Lorine Pendleton is a seasoned investor, business development executive, attorney, and public speaker with extensive experience in the legal, technology, media, and entertainment industries. She is a Lead Investment Partner at Portfolia in the Rising America Funds, the New York Chair at TIGER 21, and a Board Member of the Angel Capital Association. Lorine received a BA from Brown University and a JD from New York Law School. Eric Satz—entrepreneur, serial investor, lover of hot peppers— is the founder and CEO of Alto. The idea behind Alto was born out of a problem. Eric found a clear need to give people more control over their investments (and investment opportunities) in a simple, streamlined way and created Alto to make these opportunities available to all investors, not just the ultra-wealthy or institutional investors.  If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to The Altogether Show with Eric Satz in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It helps others find the show. Podcast episode production by Dante32.

When was the last time you read Time cover to cover? This episode's guest would read and discuss the magazine issues with her father every week as a child. It was an activity she didn't quite appreciate at the time, but those in-depth discussions provided a foundation for understanding the world beyond Harlem and sparked a lifetime of curiosity and an industry-spanning career. Lorine Pendleton—investor, advisor, and attorney—started her career in the halls of Capitol Records, earned her law degree, and continued her path in startups until discovering an unsettling fact: Less than 1% of venture capital was deployed to Black founders. Today, Lorine is a Lead Investment Partner at Portfolia in the Rising America Funds, which are dedicated to funding historically ignored founders and communities. In this episode, Lorine shares insight into the unique path she has carved through technology, entertainment, and law. Calling upon her investment expertise, she discusses the challenges faced by women, people of color, and LGBTQ individuals in gaining access to and receiving funding. Lorine provides a glimpse into the decision-making process at Portfolia, and she explains the role entrepreneurship can have in shifting wealth, particularly in the next decade. Later in the episode, Lorine shares with Eric several highlights in recent investments, how TIGER 21 is cultivating an empowered network of high-net-worth individuals, and her relationship with angel investing.  (2:22) - “Talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not.” (7:01) - A father's influence (9:02) - Harlem in the 70s (10:14) - Moving to the ‘burbs (16:34) - Attending Brown University (20:35) - Capitol Records (25:15) - Exploring the world of startups (27:37) - Pipeline Angels (30:40) - Portfolia (35:58) - The decision-making process (39:11) - Investment highlights (40:30) - TIGER 21 (43:35) - Angel investing Lorine Pendleton is a seasoned investor, business development executive, attorney, and public speaker with extensive experience in the legal, technology, media, and entertainment industries. She is a Lead Investment Partner at Portfolia in the Rising America Funds, the New York Chair at TIGER 21, and a Board Member of the Angel Capital Association. Lorine received a BA from Brown University and a JD from New York Law School. Eric Satz—entrepreneur, serial investor, lover of hot peppers— is the founder and CEO of Alto. The idea behind Alto was born out of a problem. Eric found a clear need to give people more control over their investments (and investment opportunities) in a simple, streamlined way and created Alto to make these opportunities available to all investors, not just the ultra-wealthy or institutional investors.  If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to The Altogether Show with Eric Satz in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It helps others find the show. Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Aurelia Flores is Board Secretary for Citrine Angels. She is a Venture Partner at New Markets Venture Partners. Prior to joining New Markets, Aurelia played a key role on corporate acquisition teams for a Fortune 500 company after graduating from Stanford Law School in the mid-90s. She has over 20 years of experience building and supporting businesses, putting together strategic partnerships, creating business plans/models, obtaining SBA and angel/VC funding, as well as working on M&A activity when a company is ready to grow or exit. She also co-founded a digital marketing agency, the Athena Digital Media Group, combining her knowledge of marketing and business helping high-growth clients to scale and grow. Aurelia became a Member of the Pipeline Angels network of women and non-binary femme investors in 2016, and in 2019 helped to co-found Citrine Angels, an angel group of women investing in women. Aurelia is also the co-host of the Get Found Get Funded podcast.Latarshia (Tasha) Jones is a U.S. Navy Veteran and Founder of Twenty39, a data-focused professional services firm leveraging over twenty years experience primarily in the U.S. Federal, Defense, and Intelligence market space. Tasha is a recognized problem solver and data champion, adept at translating complex business and technical concepts into simple, mission-focused messages and implementations. From scaling multi-million-dollar, functional diverse global portfolios to spearheading multiple high-visibility project turnaround efforts for major IT systems and processes at the US Department of Justice, Ms. Jones is an industry-recognized leader in developing data-informed solutions, turning around off the rail projects and just getting the job done! As an ardent champion of entrepreneurship and innovation, Tasha mentors with FedTech a venture firm at the intersection of entrepreneurship, breakthrough technologies, and mission-driven organizations; and is a Citrine Angels board member, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women.Topics discussed in this episode: Why more women are needed as angels and other types of investors and the value of women investors supporting women founders. How Citrine Angels and flexible and beginner-friendly safe space for newer investors to come amongst other women that are like-minded. Citrine Angels use an SPV vehicle (single-purpose partnerships where a group of investors comes together to fund a specific opportunity. These were designed primarily for large deals that go beyond an investor's individual capacity for investment) that is utilized to allow women who may not have much money to invest in angel deals individually to participate and help create greater access to finance for women founders and gain the benefits of better terms by going in on a bigger deal using an SVP that they would have been able to do individually. What it means to be venture backable. What Citrine Angels look for from founders who pitch them. How crowdfunding campaigns (depending on how they are structured) could adversely impact raising VC or other funds later. Sales still are and will always be one of the best ways to fund your business organically before seeking an angel, VC, or other funding. Grants are also a good source of financing for early-stage businesses. How to get more information about Citrine Angels and join if you are interested. Please contact us at whereisthefunding@gmail.com with feedback, to be a guest or a sponsor.

Aurelia Flores is Board Secretary for Citrine Angels. She is a Venture Partner at New Markets Venture Partners. Prior to joining New Markets, Aurelia played a key role on corporate acquisition teams for a Fortune 500 company after graduating from Stanford Law School in the mid-90s. She has over 20 years of experience building and supporting businesses, putting together strategic partnerships, creating business plans/models, obtaining SBA and angel/VC funding, as well as working on M&A activity when a company is ready to grow or exit. She also co-founded a digital marketing agency, the Athena Digital Media Group, combining her knowledge of marketing and business helping high-growth clients to scale and grow. Aurelia became a Member of the Pipeline Angels network of women and non-binary femme investors in 2016, and in 2019 helped to co-found Citrine Angels, an angel group of women investing in women. Aurelia is also the co-host of the Get Found Get Funded podcast.Latarshia (Tasha) Jones is a U.S. Navy Veteran and Founder of Twenty39, a data-focused professional services firm leveraging over twenty years experience primarily in the U.S. Federal, Defense, and Intelligence market space. Tasha is a recognized problem solver and data champion, adept at translating complex business and technical concepts into simple, mission-focused messages and implementations. From scaling multi-million-dollar, functional diverse global portfolios to spearheading multiple high-visibility project turnaround efforts for major IT systems and processes at the US Department of Justice, Ms. Jones is an industry-recognized leader in developing data-informed solutions, turning around off the rail projects and just getting the job done! As an ardent champion of entrepreneurship and innovation, Tasha mentors with FedTech a venture firm at the intersection of entrepreneurship, breakthrough technologies, and mission-driven organizations; and is a Citrine Angels board member, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women.Topics discussed in this episode: Why more women are needed as angels and other types of investors and the value of women investors supporting women founders. How Citrine Angels and flexible and beginner-friendly safe space for newer investors to come amongst other women that are like-minded. Citrine Angels use an SPV vehicle (single-purpose partnerships where a group of investors comes together to fund a specific opportunity. These were designed primarily for large deals that go beyond an investor's individual capacity for investment) that is utilized to allow women who may not have much money to invest in angel deals individually to participate and help create greater access to finance for women founders and gain the benefits of better terms by going in on a bigger deal using an SVP that they would have been able to do individually. What it means to be venture backable. What Citrine Angels look for from founders who pitch them. How crowdfunding campaigns (depending on how they are structured) could adversely impact raising VC or other funds later. Sales still are and will always be one of the best ways to fund your business organically before seeking an angel, VC, or other funding. Grants are also a good source of financing for early-stage businesses. How to get more information about Citrine Angels and join if you are interested. Please contact us at whereisthefunding@gmail.com with feedback, to be a guest or a sponsor.

Aurelia Flores is Board Secretary for Citrine Angels. She is a Venture Partner at New Markets Venture Partners. Prior to joining New Markets, Aurelia played a key role on corporate acquisition teams for a Fortune 500 company after graduating from Stanford Law School in the mid-90s. She has over 20 years of experience building and supporting businesses, putting together strategic partnerships, creating business plans/models, obtaining SBA and angel/VC funding, as well as working on M&A activity when a company is ready to grow or exit. She also co-founded a digital marketing agency, the Athena Digital Media Group, combining her knowledge of marketing and business helping high-growth clients to scale and grow. Aurelia became a Member of the Pipeline Angels network of women and non-binary femme investors in 2016, and in 2019 helped to co-found Citrine Angels, an angel group of women investing in women. Aurelia is also the co-host of the Get Found Get Funded podcast.Latarshia (Tasha) Jones is a U.S. Navy Veteran and Founder of Twenty39, a data-focused professional services firm leveraging over twenty years experience primarily in the U.S. Federal, Defense, and Intelligence market space. Tasha is a recognized problem solver and data champion, adept at translating complex business and technical concepts into simple, mission-focused messages and implementations. From scaling multi-million-dollar, functional diverse global portfolios to spearheading multiple high-visibility project turnaround efforts for major IT systems and processes at the US Department of Justice, Ms. Jones is an industry-recognized leader in developing data-informed solutions, turning around off the rail projects and just getting the job done! As an ardent champion of entrepreneurship and innovation, Tasha mentors with FedTech a venture firm at the intersection of entrepreneurship, breakthrough technologies, and mission-driven organizations; and is a Citrine Angels board member, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women.Topics discussed in this episode: Why more women are needed as angels and other types of investors and the value of women investors supporting women founders. How Citrine Angels and flexible and beginner-friendly safe space for newer investors to come amongst other women that are like-minded. Citrine Angels use an SPV vehicle (single-purpose partnerships where a group of investors comes together to fund a specific opportunity. These were designed primarily for large deals that go beyond an investor's individual capacity for investment) that is utilized to allow women who may not have much money to invest in angel deals individually to participate and help create greater access to finance for women founders and gain the benefits of better terms by going in on a bigger deal using an SVP that they would have been able to do individually. What it means to be venture backable. What Citrine Angels look for from founders who pitch them. How crowdfunding campaigns (depending on how they are structured) could adversely impact raising VC or other funds later. Sales still are and will always be one of the best ways to fund your business organically before seeking an angel, VC, or other funding. Grants are also a good source of financing for early-stage businesses. How to get more information about Citrine Angels and join if you are interested. Please contact us at whereisthefunding@gmail.com with feedback, to be a guest or a sponsor.

Aurelia Flores is Board Secretary for Citrine Angels. She is a Venture Partner at New Markets Venture Partners. Prior to joining New Markets, Aurelia played a key role on corporate acquisition teams for a Fortune 500 company after graduating from Stanford Law School in the mid-90s. She has over 20 years of experience building and supporting businesses, putting together strategic partnerships, creating business plans/models, obtaining SBA and angel/VC funding, as well as working on M&A activity when a company is ready to grow or exit. She also co-founded a digital marketing agency, the Athena Digital Media Group, combining her knowledge of marketing and business helping high-growth clients to scale and grow. Aurelia became a Member of the Pipeline Angels network of women and non-binary femme investors in 2016, and in 2019 helped to co-found Citrine Angels, an angel group of women investing in women. Aurelia is also the co-host of the Get Found Get Funded podcast.Latarshia (Tasha) Jones is a U.S. Navy Veteran and Founder of Twenty39, a data-focused professional services firm leveraging over twenty years experience primarily in the U.S. Federal, Defense, and Intelligence market space. Tasha is a recognized problem solver and data champion, adept at translating complex business and technical concepts into simple, mission-focused messages and implementations. From scaling multi-million-dollar, functional diverse global portfolios to spearheading multiple high-visibility project turnaround efforts for major IT systems and processes at the US Department of Justice, Ms. Jones is an industry-recognized leader in developing data-informed solutions, turning around off the rail projects and just getting the job done! As an ardent champion of entrepreneurship and innovation, Tasha mentors with FedTech a venture firm at the intersection of entrepreneurship, breakthrough technologies, and mission-driven organizations; and is a Citrine Angels board member, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women.Topics discussed in this episode: Why more women are needed as angels and other types of investors and the value of women investors supporting women founders. How Citrine Angels and flexible and beginner-friendly safe space for newer investors to come amongst other women that are like-minded. Citrine Angels use an SPV vehicle (single-purpose partnerships where a group of investors comes together to fund a specific opportunity. These were designed primarily for large deals that go beyond an investor's individual capacity for investment) that is utilized to allow women who may not have much money to invest in angel deals individually to participate and help create greater access to finance for women founders and gain the benefits of better terms by going in on a bigger deal using an SVP that they would have been able to do individually. What it means to be venture backable. What Citrine Angels look for from founders who pitch them. How crowdfunding campaigns (depending on how they are structured) could adversely impact raising VC or other funds later. Sales still are and will always be one of the best ways to fund your business organically before seeking an angel, VC, or other funding. Grants are also a good source of financing for early-stage businesses. How to get more information about Citrine Angels and join if you are interested. Please contact us at whereisthefunding@gmail.com with feedback, to be a guest or a sponsor.

Aurelia Flores is Board Secretary for Citrine Angels. She is a Venture Partner at New Markets Venture Partners. Prior to joining New Markets, Aurelia played a key role on corporate acquisition teams for a Fortune 500 company after graduating from Stanford Law School in the mid-90s. She has over 20 years of experience building and supporting businesses, putting together strategic partnerships, creating business plans/models, obtaining SBA and angel/VC funding, as well as working on M&A activity when a company is ready to grow or exit. She also co-founded a digital marketing agency, the Athena Digital Media Group, combining her knowledge of marketing and business helping high-growth clients to scale and grow. Aurelia became a Member of the Pipeline Angels network of women and non-binary femme investors in 2016, and in 2019 helped to co-found Citrine Angels, an angel group of women investing in women.  Aurelia is also the co-host of the Get Found Get Funded podcast.Latarshia (Tasha) Jones is a U.S. Navy Veteran and Founder of Twenty39, a data-focused professional services firm leveraging over twenty years' experience primarily in the U.S. Federal, Defense, and Intelligence market space. Tasha is a recognized problem solver and data champion, adept at translating complex business and technical concepts into simple, mission-focused messages and implementations. From scaling multi-million-dollar, functional diverse global portfolios to spearheading multiple high-visibility project turnaround efforts for major IT systems and processes at the US Department of Justice, Ms. Jones is an industry-recognized leader in developing data-informed solutions, turning around “off the rail” projects and “just getting the job done”! As an ardent champion of entrepreneurship and innovation, Tasha mentors with FedTech – a venture firm at the intersection of entrepreneurship, breakthrough technologies, and mission-driven organizations; and is a Citrine Angels board member, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women.Topics discussed in this episode: Why more women are needed as angels and other types of investors and the value of women investors supporting women founders. How Citrine Angels and flexible and beginner-friendly safe space for newer investors to come amongst other women that are like-minded. Citrine Angels use an SPV vehicle (single-purpose partnerships where a group of investors comes together to fund a specific opportunity. These were designed primarily for large deals that go beyond an investor's individual capacity for investment) that is utilized to allow women who may not have much money to invest in angel deals individually to participate and help create greater access to finance for women founders and gain the benefits of better terms by going in on a bigger deal using an SVP that they would have been able to do individually. What it means to be venture backable. What Citrine Angels look for from founders who pitch them. How crowdfunding campaigns (depending on how they are structured) could adversely impact raising VC or other funds later. Sales still are and will always be one of the best ways to fund your business organically before seeking an angel, VC, or other funding. Grants are also a good source of financing for early-stage businesses. How to get more information about Citrine Angels and join if you are interested. Please contact us at whereisthefunding@gmail.com with feedback, to be a guest or a sponsor.

Aurelia Flores is Board Secretary for Citrine Angels. She is a Venture Partner at New Markets Venture Partners. Prior to joining New Markets, Aurelia played a key role on corporate acquisition teams for a Fortune 500 company after graduating from Stanford Law School in the mid-90s. She has over 20 years of experience building and supporting businesses, putting together strategic partnerships, creating business plans/models, obtaining SBA and angel/VC funding, as well as working on M&A activity when a company is ready to grow or exit. She also co-founded a digital marketing agency, the Athena Digital Media Group, combining her knowledge of marketing and business helping high-growth clients to scale and grow. Aurelia became a Member of the Pipeline Angels network of women and non-binary femme investors in 2016, and in 2019 helped to co-found Citrine Angels, an angel group of women investing in women.  Aurelia is also the co-host of the Get Found Get Funded podcast.Latarshia (Tasha) Jones is a U.S. Navy Veteran and Founder of Twenty39, a data-focused professional services firm leveraging over twenty years' experience primarily in the U.S. Federal, Defense, and Intelligence market space. Tasha is a recognized problem solver and data champion, adept at translating complex business and technical concepts into simple, mission-focused messages and implementations. From scaling multi-million-dollar, functional diverse global portfolios to spearheading multiple high-visibility project turnaround efforts for major IT systems and processes at the US Department of Justice, Ms. Jones is an industry-recognized leader in developing data-informed solutions, turning around “off the rail” projects and “just getting the job done”! As an ardent champion of entrepreneurship and innovation, Tasha mentors with FedTech – a venture firm at the intersection of entrepreneurship, breakthrough technologies, and mission-driven organizations; and is a Citrine Angels board member, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women.Topics discussed in this episode: Why more women are needed as angels and other types of investors and the value of women investors supporting women founders. How Citrine Angels and flexible and beginner-friendly safe space for newer investors to come amongst other women that are like-minded. Citrine Angels use an SPV vehicle (single-purpose partnerships where a group of investors comes together to fund a specific opportunity. These were designed primarily for large deals that go beyond an investor's individual capacity for investment) that is utilized to allow women who may not have much money to invest in angel deals individually to participate and help create greater access to finance for women founders and gain the benefits of better terms by going in on a bigger deal using an SVP that they would have been able to do individually. What it means to be venture backable. What Citrine Angels look for from founders who pitch them. How crowdfunding campaigns (depending on how they are structured) could adversely impact raising VC or other funds later. Sales still are and will always be one of the best ways to fund your business organically before seeking an angel, VC, or other funding. Grants are also a good source of financing for early-stage businesses. How to get more information about Citrine Angels and join if you are interested. Please contact us at whereisthefunding@gmail.com with feedback, to be a guest or a sponsor.

Aurelia Flores is Board Secretary for Citrine Angels. She is a Venture Partner at New Markets Venture Partners. Prior to joining New Markets, Aurelia played a key role on corporate acquisition teams for a Fortune 500 company after graduating from Stanford Law School in the mid-90s. She has over 20 years of experience building and supporting businesses, putting together strategic partnerships, creating business plans/models, obtaining SBA and angel/VC funding, as well as working on M&A activity when a company is ready to grow or exit. She also co-founded a digital marketing agency, the Athena Digital Media Group, combining her knowledge of marketing and business helping high-growth clients to scale and grow. Aurelia became a Member of the Pipeline Angels network of women and non-binary femme investors in 2016, and in 2019 helped to co-found Citrine Angels, an angel group of women investing in women. Aurelia is also the co-host of the Get Found Get Funded podcast.Latarshia (Tasha) Jones is a U.S. Navy Veteran and Founder of Twenty39, a data-focused professional services firm leveraging over twenty years experience primarily in the U.S. Federal, Defense, and Intelligence market space. Tasha is a recognized problem solver and data champion, adept at translating complex business and technical concepts into simple, mission-focused messages and implementations. From scaling multi-million-dollar, functional diverse global portfolios to spearheading multiple high-visibility project turnaround efforts for major IT systems and processes at the US Department of Justice, Ms. Jones is an industry-recognized leader in developing data-informed solutions, turning around off the rail projects and just getting the job done! As an ardent champion of entrepreneurship and innovation, Tasha mentors with FedTech a venture firm at the intersection of entrepreneurship, breakthrough technologies, and mission-driven organizations; and is a Citrine Angels board member, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women.Topics discussed in this episode: Why more women are needed as angels and other types of investors and the value of women investors supporting women founders. How Citrine Angels and flexible and beginner-friendly safe space for newer investors to come amongst other women that are like-minded. Citrine Angels use an SPV vehicle (single-purpose partnerships where a group of investors comes together to fund a specific opportunity. These were designed primarily for large deals that go beyond an investor's individual capacity for investment) that is utilized to allow women who may not have much money to invest in angel deals individually to participate and help create greater access to finance for women founders and gain the benefits of better terms by going in on a bigger deal using an SVP that they would have been able to do individually. What it means to be venture backable. What Citrine Angels look for from founders who pitch them. How crowdfunding campaigns (depending on how they are structured) could adversely impact raising VC or other funds later. Sales still are and will always be one of the best ways to fund your business organically before seeking an angel, VC, or other funding. Grants are also a good source of financing for early-stage businesses. How to get more information about Citrine Angels and join if you are interested. Please contact us at whereisthefunding@gmail.com with feedback, to be a guest or a sponsor.

Aurelia Flores is Board Secretary for Citrine Angels. She is a Venture Partner at New Markets Venture Partners. Prior to joining New Markets, Aurelia played a key role on corporate acquisition teams for a Fortune 500 company after graduating from Stanford Law School in the mid-90s. She has over 20 years of experience building and supporting businesses, putting together strategic partnerships, creating business plans/models, obtaining SBA and angel/VC funding, as well as working on M&A activity when a company is ready to grow or exit. She also co-founded a digital marketing agency, the Athena Digital Media Group, combining her knowledge of marketing and business helping high-growth clients to scale and grow. Aurelia became a Member of the Pipeline Angels network of women and non-binary femme investors in 2016, and in 2019 helped to co-found Citrine Angels, an angel group of women investing in women. Aurelia is also the co-host of the Get Found Get Funded podcast.Latarshia (Tasha) Jones is a U.S. Navy Veteran and Founder of Twenty39, a data-focused professional services firm leveraging over twenty years experience primarily in the U.S. Federal, Defense, and Intelligence market space. Tasha is a recognized problem solver and data champion, adept at translating complex business and technical concepts into simple, mission-focused messages and implementations. From scaling multi-million-dollar, functional diverse global portfolios to spearheading multiple high-visibility project turnaround efforts for major IT systems and processes at the US Department of Justice, Ms. Jones is an industry-recognized leader in developing data-informed solutions, turning around off the rail projects and just getting the job done! As an ardent champion of entrepreneurship and innovation, Tasha mentors with FedTech a venture firm at the intersection of entrepreneurship, breakthrough technologies, and mission-driven organizations; and is a Citrine Angels board member, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women.Topics discussed in this episode: Why more women are needed as angels and other types of investors and the value of women investors supporting women founders. How Citrine Angels and flexible and beginner-friendly safe space for newer investors to come amongst other women that are like-minded. Citrine Angels use an SPV vehicle (single-purpose partnerships where a group of investors comes together to fund a specific opportunity. These were designed primarily for large deals that go beyond an investor's individual capacity for investment) that is utilized to allow women who may not have much money to invest in angel deals individually to participate and help create greater access to finance for women founders and gain the benefits of better terms by going in on a bigger deal using an SVP that they would have been able to do individually. What it means to be venture backable. What Citrine Angels look for from founders who pitch them. How crowdfunding campaigns (depending on how they are structured) could adversely impact raising VC or other funds later. Sales still are and will always be one of the best ways to fund your business organically before seeking an angel, VC, or other funding. Grants are also a good source of financing for early-stage businesses. How to get more information about Citrine Angels and join if you are interested. Please contact us at whereisthefunding@gmail.com with feedback, to be a guest or a sponsor.

Aurelia Flores is Board Secretary for Citrine Angels. She is a Venture Partner at New Markets Venture Partners. Prior to joining New Markets, Aurelia played a key role on corporate acquisition teams for a Fortune 500 company after graduating from Stanford Law School in the mid-90s. She has over 20 years of experience building and supporting businesses, putting together strategic partnerships, creating business plans/models, obtaining SBA and angel/VC funding, as well as working on M&A activity when a company is ready to grow or exit. She also co-founded a digital marketing agency, the Athena Digital Media Group, combining her knowledge of marketing and business helping high-growth clients to scale and grow. Aurelia became a Member of the Pipeline Angels network of women and non-binary femme investors in 2016, and in 2019 helped to co-found Citrine Angels, an angel group of women investing in women. Aurelia is also the co-host of the Get Found Get Funded podcast.Latarshia (Tasha) Jones is a U.S. Navy Veteran and Founder of Twenty39, a data-focused professional services firm leveraging over twenty years experience primarily in the U.S. Federal, Defense, and Intelligence market space. Tasha is a recognized problem solver and data champion, adept at translating complex business and technical concepts into simple, mission-focused messages and implementations. From scaling multi-million-dollar, functional diverse global portfolios to spearheading multiple high-visibility project turnaround efforts for major IT systems and processes at the US Department of Justice, Ms. Jones is an industry-recognized leader in developing data-informed solutions, turning around off the rail projects and just getting the job done! As an ardent champion of entrepreneurship and innovation, Tasha mentors with FedTech a venture firm at the intersection of entrepreneurship, breakthrough technologies, and mission-driven organizations; and is a Citrine Angels board member, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women.Topics discussed in this episode: Why more women are needed as angels and other types of investors and the value of women investors supporting women founders. How Citrine Angels and flexible and beginner-friendly safe space for newer investors to come amongst other women that are like-minded. Citrine Angels use an SPV vehicle (single-purpose partnerships where a group of investors comes together to fund a specific opportunity. These were designed primarily for large deals that go beyond an investor's individual capacity for investment) that is utilized to allow women who may not have much money to invest in angel deals individually to participate and help create greater access to finance for women founders and gain the benefits of better terms by going in on a bigger deal using an SVP that they would have been able to do individually. What it means to be venture backable. What Citrine Angels look for from founders who pitch them. How crowdfunding campaigns (depending on how they are structured) could adversely impact raising VC or other funds later. Sales still are and will always be one of the best ways to fund your business organically before seeking an angel, VC, or other funding. Grants are also a good source of financing for early-stage businesses. How to get more information about Citrine Angels and join if you are interested. Please contact us at whereisthefunding@gmail.com with feedback, to be a guest or a sponsor.

Aurelia Flores is Board Secretary for Citrine Angels. She is a Venture Partner at New Markets Venture Partners. Prior to joining New Markets, Aurelia played a key role on corporate acquisition teams for a Fortune 500 company after graduating from Stanford Law School in the mid-90s. She has over 20 years of experience building and supporting businesses, putting together strategic partnerships, creating business plans/models, obtaining SBA and angel/VC funding, as well as working on M&A activity when a company is ready to grow or exit. She also co-founded a digital marketing agency, the Athena Digital Media Group, combining her knowledge of marketing and business helping high-growth clients to scale and grow. Aurelia became a Member of the Pipeline Angels network of women and non-binary femme investors in 2016, and in 2019 helped to co-found Citrine Angels, an angel group of women investing in women. Aurelia is also the co-host of the Get Found Get Funded podcast.Latarshia (Tasha) Jones is a U.S. Navy Veteran and Founder of Twenty39, a data-focused professional services firm leveraging over twenty years experience primarily in the U.S. Federal, Defense, and Intelligence market space. Tasha is a recognized problem solver and data champion, adept at translating complex business and technical concepts into simple, mission-focused messages and implementations. From scaling multi-million-dollar, functional diverse global portfolios to spearheading multiple high-visibility project turnaround efforts for major IT systems and processes at the US Department of Justice, Ms. Jones is an industry-recognized leader in developing data-informed solutions, turning around off the rail projects and just getting the job done! As an ardent champion of entrepreneurship and innovation, Tasha mentors with FedTech a venture firm at the intersection of entrepreneurship, breakthrough technologies, and mission-driven organizations; and is a Citrine Angels board member, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women.Topics discussed in this episode: Why more women are needed as angels and other types of investors and the value of women investors supporting women founders. How Citrine Angels and flexible and beginner-friendly safe space for newer investors to come amongst other women that are like-minded. Citrine Angels use an SPV vehicle (single-purpose partnerships where a group of investors comes together to fund a specific opportunity. These were designed primarily for large deals that go beyond an investor's individual capacity for investment) that is utilized to allow women who may not have much money to invest in angel deals individually to participate and help create greater access to finance for women founders and gain the benefits of better terms by going in on a bigger deal using an SVP that they would have been able to do individually. What it means to be venture backable. What Citrine Angels look for from founders who pitch them. How crowdfunding campaigns (depending on how they are structured) could adversely impact raising VC or other funds later. Sales still are and will always be one of the best ways to fund your business organically before seeking an angel, VC, or other funding. Grants are also a good source of financing for early-stage businesses. How to get more information about Citrine Angels and join if you are interested. Please contact us at whereisthefunding@gmail.com with feedback, to be a guest or a sponsor.

Aurelia Flores is Board Secretary for Citrine Angels. She is a Venture Partner at New Markets Venture Partners. Prior to joining New Markets, Aurelia played a key role on corporate acquisition teams for a Fortune 500 company after graduating from Stanford Law School in the mid-90s. She has over 20 years of experience building and supporting businesses, putting together strategic partnerships, creating business plans/models, obtaining SBA and angel/VC funding, as well as working on M&A activity when a company is ready to grow or exit. She also co-founded a digital marketing agency, the Athena Digital Media Group, combining her knowledge of marketing and business helping high-growth clients to scale and grow. Aurelia became a Member of the Pipeline Angels network of women and non-binary femme investors in 2016, and in 2019 helped to co-found Citrine Angels, an angel group of women investing in women. Aurelia is also the co-host of the Get Found Get Funded podcast.Latarshia (Tasha) Jones is a U.S. Navy Veteran and Founder of Twenty39, a data-focused professional services firm leveraging over twenty years experience primarily in the U.S. Federal, Defense, and Intelligence market space. Tasha is a recognized problem solver and data champion, adept at translating complex business and technical concepts into simple, mission-focused messages and implementations. From scaling multi-million-dollar, functional diverse global portfolios to spearheading multiple high-visibility project turnaround efforts for major IT systems and processes at the US Department of Justice, Ms. Jones is an industry-recognized leader in developing data-informed solutions, turning around off the rail projects and just getting the job done! As an ardent champion of entrepreneurship and innovation, Tasha mentors with FedTech a venture firm at the intersection of entrepreneurship, breakthrough technologies, and mission-driven organizations; and is a Citrine Angels board member, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women.Topics discussed in this episode: Why more women are needed as angels and other types of investors and the value of women investors supporting women founders. How Citrine Angels and flexible and beginner-friendly safe space for newer investors to come amongst other women that are like-minded. Citrine Angels use an SPV vehicle (single-purpose partnerships where a group of investors comes together to fund a specific opportunity. These were designed primarily for large deals that go beyond an investor's individual capacity for investment) that is utilized to allow women who may not have much money to invest in angel deals individually to participate and help create greater access to finance for women founders and gain the benefits of better terms by going in on a bigger deal using an SVP that they would have been able to do individually. What it means to be venture backable. What Citrine Angels look for from founders who pitch them. How crowdfunding campaigns (depending on how they are structured) could adversely impact raising VC or other funds later. Sales still are and will always be one of the best ways to fund your business organically before seeking an angel, VC, or other funding. Grants are also a good source of financing for early-stage businesses. How to get more information about Citrine Angels and join if you are interested. Please contact us at whereisthefunding@gmail.com with feedback, to be a guest or a sponsor.

Aurelia Flores is Board Secretary for Citrine Angels. She is a Venture Partner at New Markets Venture Partners. Prior to joining New Markets, Aurelia played a key role on corporate acquisition teams for a Fortune 500 company after graduating from Stanford Law School in the mid-90s. She has over 20 years of experience building and supporting businesses, putting together strategic partnerships, creating business plans/models, obtaining SBA and angel/VC funding, as well as working on M&A activity when a company is ready to grow or exit. She also co-founded a digital marketing agency, the Athena Digital Media Group, combining her knowledge of marketing and business helping high-growth clients to scale and grow. Aurelia became a Member of the Pipeline Angels network of women and non-binary femme investors in 2016, and in 2019 helped to co-found Citrine Angels, an angel group of women investing in women. Aurelia is also the co-host of the Get Found Get Funded podcast.Latarshia (Tasha) Jones is a U.S. Navy Veteran and Founder of Twenty39, a data-focused professional services firm leveraging over twenty years experience primarily in the U.S. Federal, Defense, and Intelligence market space. Tasha is a recognized problem solver and data champion, adept at translating complex business and technical concepts into simple, mission-focused messages and implementations. From scaling multi-million-dollar, functional diverse global portfolios to spearheading multiple high-visibility project turnaround efforts for major IT systems and processes at the US Department of Justice, Ms. Jones is an industry-recognized leader in developing data-informed solutions, turning around off the rail projects and just getting the job done! As an ardent champion of entrepreneurship and innovation, Tasha mentors with FedTech a venture firm at the intersection of entrepreneurship, breakthrough technologies, and mission-driven organizations; and is a Citrine Angels board member, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women.Topics discussed in this episode: Why more women are needed as angels and other types of investors and the value of women investors supporting women founders. How Citrine Angels and flexible and beginner-friendly safe space for newer investors to come amongst other women that are like-minded. Citrine Angels use an SPV vehicle (single-purpose partnerships where a group of investors comes together to fund a specific opportunity. These were designed primarily for large deals that go beyond an investor's individual capacity for investment) that is utilized to allow women who may not have much money to invest in angel deals individually to participate and help create greater access to finance for women founders and gain the benefits of better terms by going in on a bigger deal using an SVP that they would have been able to do individually. What it means to be venture backable. What Citrine Angels look for from founders who pitch them. How crowdfunding campaigns (depending on how they are structured) could adversely impact raising VC or other funds later. Sales still are and will always be one of the best ways to fund your business organically before seeking an angel, VC, or other funding. Grants are also a good source of financing for early-stage businesses. How to get more information about Citrine Angels and join if you are interested. Please contact us at whereisthefunding@gmail.com with feedback, to be a guest or a sponsor.

Aurelia Flores is Board Secretary for Citrine Angels. She is a Venture Partner at New Markets Venture Partners. Prior to joining New Markets, Aurelia played a key role on corporate acquisition teams for a Fortune 500 company after graduating from Stanford Law School in the mid-90s. She has over 20 years of experience building and supporting businesses, putting together strategic partnerships, creating business plans/models, obtaining SBA and angel/VC funding, as well as working on M&A activity when a company is ready to grow or exit. She also co-founded a digital marketing agency, the Athena Digital Media Group, combining her knowledge of marketing and business helping high-growth clients to scale and grow. Aurelia became a Member of the Pipeline Angels network of women and non-binary femme investors in 2016, and in 2019 helped to co-found Citrine Angels, an angel group of women investing in women. Aurelia is also the co-host of the Get Found Get Funded podcast.Latarshia (Tasha) Jones is a U.S. Navy Veteran and Founder of Twenty39, a data-focused professional services firm leveraging over twenty years experience primarily in the U.S. Federal, Defense, and Intelligence market space. Tasha is a recognized problem solver and data champion, adept at translating complex business and technical concepts into simple, mission-focused messages and implementations. From scaling multi-million-dollar, functional diverse global portfolios to spearheading multiple high-visibility project turnaround efforts for major IT systems and processes at the US Department of Justice, Ms. Jones is an industry-recognized leader in developing data-informed solutions, turning around off the rail projects and just getting the job done! As an ardent champion of entrepreneurship and innovation, Tasha mentors with FedTech a venture firm at the intersection of entrepreneurship, breakthrough technologies, and mission-driven organizations; and is a Citrine Angels board member, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women.Topics discussed in this episode: Why more women are needed as angels and other types of investors and the value of women investors supporting women founders. How Citrine Angels and flexible and beginner-friendly safe space for newer investors to come amongst other women that are like-minded. Citrine Angels use an SPV vehicle (single-purpose partnerships where a group of investors comes together to fund a specific opportunity. These were designed primarily for large deals that go beyond an investor's individual capacity for investment) that is utilized to allow women who may not have much money to invest in angel deals individually to participate and help create greater access to finance for women founders and gain the benefits of better terms by going in on a bigger deal using an SVP that they would have been able to do individually. What it means to be venture backable. What Citrine Angels look for from founders who pitch them. How crowdfunding campaigns (depending on how they are structured) could adversely impact raising VC or other funds later. Sales still are and will always be one of the best ways to fund your business organically before seeking an angel, VC, or other funding. Grants are also a good source of financing for early-stage businesses. How to get more information about Citrine Angels and join if you are interested. Please contact us at whereisthefunding@gmail.com with feedback, to be a guest or a sponsor.

Aurelia Flores is Board Secretary for Citrine Angels. She is a Venture Partner at New Markets Venture Partners. Prior to joining New Markets, Aurelia played a key role on corporate acquisition teams for a Fortune 500 company after graduating from Stanford Law School in the mid-90s. She has over 20 years of experience building and supporting businesses, putting together strategic partnerships, creating business plans/models, obtaining SBA and angel/VC funding, as well as working on M&A activity when a company is ready to grow or exit. She also co-founded a digital marketing agency, the Athena Digital Media Group, combining her knowledge of marketing and business helping high-growth clients to scale and grow. Aurelia became a Member of the Pipeline Angels network of women and non-binary femme investors in 2016, and in 2019 helped to co-found Citrine Angels, an angel group of women investing in women. Aurelia is also the co-host of the Get Found Get Funded podcast.Latarshia (Tasha) Jones is a U.S. Navy Veteran and Founder of Twenty39, a data-focused professional services firm leveraging over twenty years experience primarily in the U.S. Federal, Defense, and Intelligence market space. Tasha is a recognized problem solver and data champion, adept at translating complex business and technical concepts into simple, mission-focused messages and implementations. From scaling multi-million-dollar, functional diverse global portfolios to spearheading multiple high-visibility project turnaround efforts for major IT systems and processes at the US Department of Justice, Ms. Jones is an industry-recognized leader in developing data-informed solutions, turning around off the rail projects and just getting the job done! As an ardent champion of entrepreneurship and innovation, Tasha mentors with FedTech a venture firm at the intersection of entrepreneurship, breakthrough technologies, and mission-driven organizations; and is a Citrine Angels board member, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women.Topics discussed in this episode: Why more women are needed as angels and other types of investors and the value of women investors supporting women founders. How Citrine Angels and flexible and beginner-friendly safe space for newer investors to come amongst other women that are like-minded. Citrine Angels use an SPV vehicle (single-purpose partnerships where a group of investors comes together to fund a specific opportunity. These were designed primarily for large deals that go beyond an investor's individual capacity for investment) that is utilized to allow women who may not have much money to invest in angel deals individually to participate and help create greater access to finance for women founders and gain the benefits of better terms by going in on a bigger deal using an SVP that they would have been able to do individually. What it means to be venture backable. What Citrine Angels look for from founders who pitch them. How crowdfunding campaigns (depending on how they are structured) could adversely impact raising VC or other funds later. Sales still are and will always be one of the best ways to fund your business organically before seeking an angel, VC, or other funding. Grants are also a good source of financing for early-stage businesses. How to get more information about Citrine Angels and join if you are interested. Please contact us at whereisthefunding@gmail.com with feedback, to be a guest or a sponsor.

Aurelia Flores is Board Secretary for Citrine Angels. She is a Venture Partner at New Markets Venture Partners. Prior to joining New Markets, Aurelia played a key role on corporate acquisition teams for a Fortune 500 company after graduating from Stanford Law School in the mid-90s. She has over 20 years of experience building and supporting businesses, putting together strategic partnerships, creating business plans/models, obtaining SBA and angel/VC funding, as well as working on M&A activity when a company is ready to grow or exit. She also co-founded a digital marketing agency, the Athena Digital Media Group, combining her knowledge of marketing and business helping high-growth clients to scale and grow. Aurelia became a Member of the Pipeline Angels network of women and non-binary femme investors in 2016, and in 2019 helped to co-found Citrine Angels, an angel group of women investing in women. Aurelia is also the co-host of the Get Found Get Funded podcast.Latarshia (Tasha) Jones is a U.S. Navy Veteran and Founder of Twenty39, a data-focused professional services firm leveraging over twenty years experience primarily in the U.S. Federal, Defense, and Intelligence market space. Tasha is a recognized problem solver and data champion, adept at translating complex business and technical concepts into simple, mission-focused messages and implementations. From scaling multi-million-dollar, functional diverse global portfolios to spearheading multiple high-visibility project turnaround efforts for major IT systems and processes at the US Department of Justice, Ms. Jones is an industry-recognized leader in developing data-informed solutions, turning around off the rail projects and just getting the job done! As an ardent champion of entrepreneurship and innovation, Tasha mentors with FedTech a venture firm at the intersection of entrepreneurship, breakthrough technologies, and mission-driven organizations; and is a Citrine Angels board member, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women.Topics discussed in this episode: Why more women are needed as angels and other types of investors and the value of women investors supporting women founders. How Citrine Angels and flexible and beginner-friendly safe space for newer investors to come amongst other women that are like-minded. Citrine Angels use an SPV vehicle (single-purpose partnerships where a group of investors comes together to fund a specific opportunity. These were designed primarily for large deals that go beyond an investor's individual capacity for investment) that is utilized to allow women who may not have much money to invest in angel deals individually to participate and help create greater access to finance for women founders and gain the benefits of better terms by going in on a bigger deal using an SVP that they would have been able to do individually. What it means to be venture backable. What Citrine Angels look for from founders who pitch them. How crowdfunding campaigns (depending on how they are structured) could adversely impact raising VC or other funds later. Sales still are and will always be one of the best ways to fund your business organically before seeking an angel, VC, or other funding. Grants are also a good source of financing for early-stage businesses. How to get more information about Citrine Angels and join if you are interested. Please contact us at whereisthefunding@gmail.com with feedback, to be a guest or a sponsor.

Aurelia Flores is Board Secretary for Citrine Angels. She is a Venture Partner at New Markets Venture Partners. Prior to joining New Markets, Aurelia played a key role on corporate acquisition teams for a Fortune 500 company after graduating from Stanford Law School in the mid-90s. She has over 20 years of experience building and supporting businesses, putting together strategic partnerships, creating business plans/models, obtaining SBA and angel/VC funding, as well as working on M&A activity when a company is ready to grow or exit. She also co-founded a digital marketing agency, the Athena Digital Media Group, combining her knowledge of marketing and business helping high-growth clients to scale and grow. Aurelia became a Member of the Pipeline Angels network of women and non-binary femme investors in 2016, and in 2019 helped to co-found Citrine Angels, an angel group of women investing in women. Aurelia is also the co-host of the Get Found Get Funded podcast.Latarshia (Tasha) Jones is a U.S. Navy Veteran and Founder of Twenty39, a data-focused professional services firm leveraging over twenty years experience primarily in the U.S. Federal, Defense, and Intelligence market space. Tasha is a recognized problem solver and data champion, adept at translating complex business and technical concepts into simple, mission-focused messages and implementations. From scaling multi-million-dollar, functional diverse global portfolios to spearheading multiple high-visibility project turnaround efforts for major IT systems and processes at the US Department of Justice, Ms. Jones is an industry-recognized leader in developing data-informed solutions, turning around off the rail projects and just getting the job done! As an ardent champion of entrepreneurship and innovation, Tasha mentors with FedTech a venture firm at the intersection of entrepreneurship, breakthrough technologies, and mission-driven organizations; and is a Citrine Angels board member, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women.Topics discussed in this episode: Why more women are needed as angels and other types of investors and the value of women investors supporting women founders. How Citrine Angels and flexible and beginner-friendly safe space for newer investors to come amongst other women that are like-minded. Citrine Angels use an SPV vehicle (single-purpose partnerships where a group of investors comes together to fund a specific opportunity. These were designed primarily for large deals that go beyond an investor's individual capacity for investment) that is utilized to allow women who may not have much money to invest in angel deals individually to participate and help create greater access to finance for women founders and gain the benefits of better terms by going in on a bigger deal using an SVP that they would have been able to do individually. What it means to be venture backable. What Citrine Angels look for from founders who pitch them. How crowdfunding campaigns (depending on how they are structured) could adversely impact raising VC or other funds later. Sales still are and will always be one of the best ways to fund your business organically before seeking an angel, VC, or other funding. Grants are also a good source of financing for early-stage businesses. How to get more information about Citrine Angels and join if you are interested. Please contact us at whereisthefunding@gmail.com with feedback, to be a guest or a sponsor.

Aurelia Flores is Board Secretary for Citrine Angels. She is a Venture Partner at New Markets Venture Partners. Prior to joining New Markets, Aurelia played a key role on corporate acquisition teams for a Fortune 500 company after graduating from Stanford Law School in the mid-90s. She has over 20 years of experience building and supporting businesses, putting together strategic partnerships, creating business plans/models, obtaining SBA and angel/VC funding, as well as working on M&A activity when a company is ready to grow or exit. She also co-founded a digital marketing agency, the Athena Digital Media Group, combining her knowledge of marketing and business helping high-growth clients to scale and grow. Aurelia became a Member of the Pipeline Angels network of women and non-binary femme investors in 2016, and in 2019 helped to co-found Citrine Angels, an angel group of women investing in women. Aurelia is also the co-host of the Get Found Get Funded podcast. Latarshia (Tasha) Jones is a U.S. Navy Veteran and Founder of Twenty39, a data-focused professional services firm leveraging over twenty years' experience primarily in the U.S. Federal, Defense, and Intelligence market space. Tasha is a recognized problem solver and data champion, adept at translating complex business and technical concepts into simple, mission-focused messages and implementations. From scaling multi-million-dollar, functional diverse global portfolios to spearheading multiple high-visibility project turnaround efforts for major IT systems and processes at the US Department of Justice, Ms. Jones is an industry-recognized leader in developing data-informed solutions, turning around “off the rail” projects and “just getting the job done”! As an ardent champion of entrepreneurship and innovation, Tasha mentors with FedTech – a venture firm at the intersection of entrepreneurship, breakthrough technologies, and mission-driven organizations; and is a Citrine Angels board member, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women. Topics discussed in this episode: Why more women are needed as angels and other types of investors and the value of women investors supporting women founders. How Citrine Angels and flexible and beginner-friendly safe space for newer investors to come amongst other women that are like-minded. Citrine Angels use an SPV vehicle (single-purpose partnerships where a group of investors comes together to fund a specific opportunity. These were designed primarily for large deals that go beyond an investor's individual capacity for investment) that is utilized to allow women who may not have much money to invest in angel deals individually to participate and help create greater access to finance for women founders and gain the benefits of better terms by going in on a bigger deal using an SVP that they would have been able to do individually. What it means to be venture backable. What Citrine Angels look for from founders who pitch them. How crowdfunding campaigns (depending on how they are structured) could adversely impact raising VC or other funds later. Sales still are and will always be one of the best ways to fund your business organically before seeking an angel, VC, or other funding. Grants are also a good source of financing for early-stage businesses. How to get more information about Citrine Angels and join if you are interested. Please contact us at whereisthefunding@gmail.com with feedback, to be a guest or a sponsor.

Aurelia Flores is Board Secretary for Citrine Angels. She is a Venture Partner at New Markets Venture Partners. Prior to joining New Markets, Aurelia played a key role on corporate acquisition teams for a Fortune 500 company after graduating from Stanford Law School in the mid-90s. She has over 20 years of experience building and supporting businesses, putting together strategic partnerships, creating business plans/models, obtaining SBA and angel/VC funding, as well as working on M&A activity when a company is ready to grow or exit. She also co-founded a digital marketing agency, the Athena Digital Media Group, combining her knowledge of marketing and business helping high-growth clients to scale and grow. Aurelia became a Member of the Pipeline Angels network of women and non-binary femme investors in 2016, and in 2019 helped to co-found Citrine Angels, an angel group of women investing in women. Aurelia is also the co-host of the Get Found Get Funded podcast.Latarshia (Tasha) Jones is a U.S. Navy Veteran and Founder of Twenty39, a data-focused professional services firm leveraging over twenty years experience primarily in the U.S. Federal, Defense, and Intelligence market space. Tasha is a recognized problem solver and data champion, adept at translating complex business and technical concepts into simple, mission-focused messages and implementations. From scaling multi-million-dollar, functional diverse global portfolios to spearheading multiple high-visibility project turnaround efforts for major IT systems and processes at the US Department of Justice, Ms. Jones is an industry-recognized leader in developing data-informed solutions, turning around off the rail projects and just getting the job done! As an ardent champion of entrepreneurship and innovation, Tasha mentors with FedTech a venture firm at the intersection of entrepreneurship, breakthrough technologies, and mission-driven organizations; and is a Citrine Angels board member, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women.Topics discussed in this episode: Why more women are needed as angels and other types of investors and the value of women investors supporting women founders. How Citrine Angels and flexible and beginner-friendly safe space for newer investors to come amongst other women that are like-minded. Citrine Angels use an SPV vehicle (single-purpose partnerships where a group of investors comes together to fund a specific opportunity. These were designed primarily for large deals that go beyond an investor's individual capacity for investment) that is utilized to allow women who may not have much money to invest in angel deals individually to participate and help create greater access to finance for women founders and gain the benefits of better terms by going in on a bigger deal using an SVP that they would have been able to do individually. What it means to be venture backable. What Citrine Angels look for from founders who pitch them. How crowdfunding campaigns (depending on how they are structured) could adversely impact raising VC or other funds later. Sales still are and will always be one of the best ways to fund your business organically before seeking an angel, VC, or other funding. Grants are also a good source of financing for early-stage businesses. How to get more information about Citrine Angels and join if you are interested. Please contact us at whereisthefunding@gmail.com with feedback, to be a guest or a sponsor.

Aurelia Flores is Board Secretary for Citrine Angels. She is a Venture Partner at New Markets Venture Partners. Prior to joining New Markets, Aurelia played a key role on corporate acquisition teams for a Fortune 500 company after graduating from Stanford Law School in the mid-90s. She has over 20 years of experience building and supporting businesses, putting together strategic partnerships, creating business plans/models, obtaining SBA and angel/VC funding, as well as working on M&A activity when a company is ready to grow or exit. She also co-founded a digital marketing agency, the Athena Digital Media Group, combining her knowledge of marketing and business helping high-growth clients to scale and grow. Aurelia became a Member of the Pipeline Angels network of women and non-binary femme investors in 2016, and in 2019 helped to co-found Citrine Angels, an angel group of women investing in women.  Aurelia is also the co-host of the Get Found Get Funded podcast.Latarshia (Tasha) Jones is a U.S. Navy Veteran and Founder of Twenty39, a data-focused professional services firm leveraging over twenty years' experience primarily in the U.S. Federal, Defense, and Intelligence market space. Tasha is a recognized problem solver and data champion, adept at translating complex business and technical concepts into simple, mission-focused messages and implementations. From scaling multi-million-dollar, functional diverse global portfolios to spearheading multiple high-visibility project turnaround efforts for major IT systems and processes at the US Department of Justice, Ms. Jones is an industry-recognized leader in developing data-informed solutions, turning around “off the rail” projects and “just getting the job done”! As an ardent champion of entrepreneurship and innovation, Tasha mentors with FedTech – a venture firm at the intersection of entrepreneurship, breakthrough technologies, and mission-driven organizations; and is a Citrine Angels board member, a DC-based angel group of women investing in women.Topics discussed in this episode: Why more women are needed as angels and other types of investors and the value of women investors supporting women founders. How Citrine Angels and flexible and beginner-friendly safe space for newer investors to come amongst other women that are like-minded. Citrine Angels use an SPV vehicle (single-purpose partnerships where a group of investors comes together to fund a specific opportunity. These were designed primarily for large deals that go beyond an investor's individual capacity for investment) that is utilized to allow women who may not have much money to invest in angel deals individually to participate and help create greater access to finance for women founders and gain the benefits of better terms by going in on a bigger deal using an SVP that they would have been able to do individually. What it means to be venture backable. What Citrine Angels look for from founders who pitch them. How crowdfunding campaigns (depending on how they are structured) could adversely impact raising VC or other funds later. Sales still are and will always be one of the best ways to fund your business organically before seeking an angel, VC, or other funding. Grants are also a good source of financing for early-stage businesses. How to get more information about Citrine Angels and join if you are interested.Please contact us at whereisthefunding@gmail.com with feedback, to be a guest or a sponsor.

An extra special welcome to the 100th episode of the SAP Experts Podcast! Thank you for being a part of this journey. As we complete our century, we at SAP Experts Podcast are compelled to ponder what the future of work would look like. The allure of entrepreneurship promises freedom, whereas a more traditional career often means safety, stability, and mentorship. SAP.io not only provides the best of both worlds, but it also bridges the gaps between customers' niche requirements and start-up innovators. My guest today, Kange Kaneene, is the Vice President of SAP.iO Foundries North America, which is SAP's no-equity ask external startup accelerator. SAP.iO Foundries provide technical and go-to-market support to help startups integrate with SAP and accelerate entry into a curated inclusive ecosystem whose offerings can be easily accessed and deployed by SAP customers. Kange has spent her career in enterprise software focusing on investments in startups, partnerships, acquisitions, and go-to-market strategy. She has a passion for diversity and creating equally distributed access to opportunity. She is an angel investor with Pipeline Angels group, a group of female and non-binary investors who invest in female and non-binary founders. She is a scout for GoingVC Partners, a Venture Capital syndicate and she is on the selection committee and a mentor for entrepreneurs as a volunteer for Defy Ventures, a non-profit organization that invests in founders who are currently or formerly incarcerated. Finally, Kange is on the board of KIPP NYC. Kange has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Michigan and a Master of Business Administration from New York University Stern School of Business. She lives in Fort Greene, Brooklyn and loves international travel, cooking, Michael Jackson, dance, and theater. As always, my name Akshi Mohla, and you're listening to SAP Experts Podcast.

This week, in honor of Latinx Heritage Month, I'm rerunning an  episode with a powerhouse Latina leader.  I had the pleasure to talk to my friend, trailblazer, mother, thought leader, entrepreneur, lawyer, activist and creator Betty Francisco.   Betty is a seasoned business executive, board director, investor and community leader. She has over 22 years of experience advising high growth start-ups, non-profits, and companies various areas. She's been named one of the most influential leaders in Boston this year, one of the 2020 Power 50,, and in 2018, Boston Magazine named her as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Boston.  She serves on a number of boards and is deeply involved in the community.  She's the co-founder of the Investors of Color Network (ICN) and an angel investor with Pipeline Angels and Portfolia. She is the co-founder and board chair of Amplify Latinx / Latina Circle, a social venture that is building economic and political power within the Latinx community in Massachusetts. She also founded Reimagine Play, a startup that offers fitness programming for children and families in Greater Boston.  Betty was previously the General Counsel at Compass Working Capital, and is currently the CEO of the Boston Impact Initiative, which invests in enterprises in Massachusetts that address the growing wealth gap and ecological challenges of our times. She has been featured in Boston Magazine, Boston Business Journal, Boston Globe and Hispanic Executive Magazine, and more.  In this episode, Betty and I talk about her upbringing, identity, career shifts and decisions, how she's been able to step into her own power as an entrepreneur and investor, economic justice, money management, and more. Recommended Books: Caste by Isabel Wilkerson and Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram Kendi and Jason Reynolds.  Connect with Betty Francisco on LinkedIn and check out her website:  www.bettyfrancisco.com. Amplify Latinx:  https://amplifylatinx.co Boston Impact Initiative Fund - Investing for Justice: https://bostonimpact.org IG: @bettyfrancisco For Arivee's emails of motivation and inspiration, subscribe here.  Subscribe to this podcast and share it with a friend who needs to hear it too.  Get your career clarity guide here. LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arivee-vargas-49079222/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/ourhumblerising

During this episode, Lisa discusses how she is supporting women-led startups through the HearstLab accelerator, from funding to shared resources.Lisa's investment thesis is that diverse teams build better businesses. She supports this with data such as "women-led startups give 2.5x higher returns than male-led businesses", and "ethnically diverse startups are 35% more likely to outperform their non-ethnically diverse counterparts".Lisa gives insights into the shared services available at HearstLab, including a 'DevOps Fellow'. Early stage startups can spin up their infrastructure, operations and tooling while learning best practices from the DevOps Fellow who has worked with dozens of other startups who face similar problems.Lisa Burton Ph.D. is the Vice President of HearstLab, where she provides investment and support for early-stage, women-led startups that innovate across media, data, healthcare and technology. At HearstLab, Lisa identifies prospective startups to invest in and supports the portfolio companies in residence, including advising on data science and product. She also leads innovation initiatives across Hearst in collaboration with the HearstLab Scouts, a group of over 100 women executives that work full-time at Hearst and donate time to the Lab.Lisa volunteers to support women in business and STEM through WiTNY, Pipeline Angels and Girls Who Code. In addition, she mentors startup founders through NYU Summer Launchpad, Project W, Springboard Enterprises and NUMA. She is an Advisory Board Member of Duke University's Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and serves on the NYU Innovation Fund's Investment Review Board.Lisa Burton O'Toole https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-burton/Cuba Article: https://devops.com/despite-sketchy-infrastructure-cuba-embraces-devops/Lisa Shissler Smith Episode https://open.spotify.com/episode/27xoTB1SNlvjJOUaMJtVJG?si=866c3b9621f04dfdHearstLab https://www.hearst.com/hearst-life/hearstlabStrategio https://strategio.tech/

Patrice Darby Neely, Founder and CEO of GoLogic, a data aggregation and economic development platform helping small businesses accelerate growth and reduce failure, while increasing the capacity and capabilities of the organizations that support them. Patrice spent many years in childcare before starting her first startup, GoNanny, to address the fragmentation of care occurring with the busy schedules of families on the go. Timing wasn't on her side, unfortunately, as her company fell victim to the whipsaw of the US economy that came with COVID-19. With GoNanny, Patrice had a front-row seat during the height of the pandemic and she saw how vulnerable small businesses are and how inefficient the ecosystem can be in connecting them with timely and impactful resources. And so GoLogic was born. Patrice is an alum of 1871 in Chicago, TechStars, and has been funded by the likes of Pipeline Angels and Google for Startups Black Founder Fund.She has a great story, you'll want to listen in.In this episode Patrice and Dan discussed:growing up with two parent entrepreneurswhat drew her originally into the childcare industrythe devastating impact of COVID on her first companyhow GoLogic rose from the ashes of 2020the beauty and power of data, even for the small businessOUR SPONSORS FOR THIS EPISODE:The PlugDelivering clear analysis and powerful insights on what's shaping the Black innovation economy.Get your annual subscription to The Plug at tpinsights.comMORE on PATRICE and GOLOGICPatrice:https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrice-darby-neelyhttps://www.gologicsolutions.com/our-founderhttps://www.gologicsolutions.com/pitch2winGoLogic Solutions:https://www.gologicsolutions.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/gologicsolutionshttps://twitter.com/gologic_solveshttps://www.facebook.com/gologicsolutionsFollow Founders Unfound: Like and share - help us grow!PODCAST TRANSCRIPT#blackfounders #blackentrepreneurs #founderstory #underrepresented #underestimated #founderAfricandescent #futureofwork See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, I speak with a Superhero! Kedma Ough even wears a cape as her everyday uniform! Kedma's life began with trauma and abuse and after she lost everything she made a promise to God in exchange for a chance to have a better life. For 30 years she has been fulfilling that promise to help others find ways to acquire funding for their small businesses and inventions. 5th generation entrepreneur, best selling author, and SBA champion. Kedma Ough spends her life helping businesses navigate funding. However she wears the cape because of her moment of darkness that pushed her to be a powerful light impacting thousands of souls. Find Kedma Ough: www.kedmaough.com bit.ly/targetfunds Link to Books by Kedma Ough: bit.ly/targetfundingbook Items mentioned in this podcast: Hip Camp: https://www.hipcamp.com/en-US Harvest Hosts: https://harvesthosts.com/ Pipeline Angels: https://pipelineangels.com/ TBD Angels: https://tbdangels.com/ Dave Ramsey: https://www.ramseysolutions.com/ Find more about Amy Stark and her courses: https://www.starktransformation.com/

This week, I had the pleasure to talk to my friend, trailblazer, mother, thought leader, entrepreneur, lawyer, activist and creator Betty Francisco.   Betty is a seasoned business executive, board director, investor and community leader. She has over 22 years of experience advising high growth start-ups, non-profits, and companies various areas. She's been named one of the most influential leaders in Boston this year, one of the 2020 Power 50,, and in 2018, Boston Magazine named her as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Boston.  She serves on a number of boards and is deeply involved in the community.  She's the co-founder of the Investors of Color Network (ICN) and an angel investor with Pipeline Angels and Portfolia. She is the co-founder and board chair of Amplify Latinx / Latina Circle, a social venture that is building economic and political power within the Latinx community in Massachusetts. She also founded Reimagine Play, a startup that offers fitness programming for children and families in Greater Boston.  Betty was previously the General Counsel at Compass Working Capital, and is currently the CEO of the Boston Impact Initiative, which invests in enterprises in Massachusetts that address the growing wealth gap and ecological challenges of our times. She has been featured in Boston Magazine, Boston Business Journal, Boston Globe and Hispanic Executive Magazine, and more.  In this episode, Betty and I talk about her upbringing, identity, career shifts and decisions, how she's been able to step into her own power as an entrepreneur and investor, economic justice, money management, and more. Recommended Books: Caste by Isabel Wilkerson and Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram Kendi and Jason Reynolds.  Connect with Betty Francisco on LinkedIn and check out her website:  www.bettyfrancisco.com. Amplify Latinx:  https://amplifylatinx.co Boston Impact Initiative Fund - Investing for Justice: https://bostonimpact.org IG: @bettyfrancisco For Arivee's emails of motivation and inspiration, subscribe here.  Subscribe to this podcast and share it with a friend who needs to hear it too.  Get your career clarity guide here. LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arivee-vargas-49079222/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/ourhumblerising

Our guest in this episode of Money Tales is Barbara Pierce. Among other things, Barbara is an avid lottery player. She and her husband have already achieved the financial success they need to make their dreams come true. So, the lottery playing isn't about her — it's about playing against the odds to help enrich others. Barbara's strategy is to buy tickets in areas where the winnings would make a material positive difference to the vendor. And her plans for the jackpot are focused on funding a foundation that would help Barbara give away even more financial resources to the causes she cares most about. This activity is indicative of the purpose-driven person that Barbara is. Barbara is the founder of Women with Capital, a pitch-free learning community for women with wealth, who are interested in making social change through investing and philanthropy. Through Women with Capital, she is dedicated to educating, supporting and inspiring women to invest in alignment with their values and vision. As an angel investor focused on female-founded companies, Barbara is a member of Pipeline Angels, Portfolia and the Angel Capital Association. She is a proud member of the International Women's Forum (IWF), the Women Donors Network and SheEO, and she serves on the REDF Advisory Council. Barbara is also the founder of Transformative Giving and has 25 years of expertise in major and planned giving, with a focus on facilitating partnerships between top philanthropists. As a cum laude graduate of Wellesley College, Barbara received her M.A. in Latin American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin with an emphasis on human rights. Learn more about Money Tale$ > Subscribe to the podcast Recent episodes See all episodes > Form CRS Form ADV Terms of Use Privacy Rights and Policies

Our guest in this episode of Money Tales is Barbara Pierce. Among other things, Barbara is an avid lottery player. She and her husband have already achieved the financial success they need to make their dreams come true. So, the lottery playing isn't about her — it's about playing against the odds to help enrich others. Barbara's strategy is to buy tickets in areas where the winnings would make a material positive difference to the vendor. And her plans for the jackpot are focused on funding a foundation that would help Barbara give away even more financial resources to the causes she cares most about. This activity is indicative of the purpose-driven person that Barbara is. Barbara is the founder of Women with Capital, a pitch-free learning community for women with wealth, who are interested in making social change through investing and philanthropy. Through Women with Capital, she is dedicated to educating, supporting and inspiring women to invest in alignment with their values and vision. As an angel investor focused on female-founded companies, Barbara is a member of Pipeline Angels, Portfolia and the Angel Capital Association. She is a proud member of the International Women's Forum (IWF), the Women Donors Network and SheEO, and she serves on the REDF Advisory Council. Barbara is also the founder of Transformative Giving and has 25 years of expertise in major and planned giving, with a focus on facilitating partnerships between top philanthropists. As a cum laude graduate of Wellesley College, Barbara received her M.A. in Latin American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin with an emphasis on human rights. See all episodes >

Mythili Sankaran is the CEO and Co-founder of Neythri, a global  community of professional South Asian womxn and the Co-founder and  Managing Partner of The Neythri Futures Fund I, a venture fund for and by  South Asian women. Mythili has been a consulting CXO to early-stage startups, product  management specialist, dealmaker, entrepreneur and community builder.  She comes with extensive experience in both, the corporate and nonprofit  sectors. With over two decades of experience in the technology sector,  Mythili brings a combination of strong startup, enterprise, product  management and business development expertise to teams she works  with. Previously, Mythili was the Senior Director & Head, Western Region  for the U.S. India Business Council where she led the Council's west coast  practice and membership. Prior to USIBC, Mythili was the CEO of  Koollage, a telecom/web startup. Early in her career, Mythili spent several  years as a Research Staff Member at IBM Research Labs as well as AT&T  Bell Labs and in product management roles at Lucent Technologies.  Mythili recently founded Stratalens, an executive advisory firm to help early  stage startups and advises them on all aspects from product ideation and  investor pitch preparation to fundraising, marketing, business  development, startup operations and business implementation.  Additionally, Mythili is a member of several leading angel investment funds  focused on women entrepreneurs such Portfolia, Pipeline Angels and  Golden Seeds and is also a Fellow of the American Leadership Forum,  Silicon Valley. Mythili is also actively involved in several non-profits focused on girls  education and empowerment. She serves on the Regional Board of Room  to Read, a global nonprofit supporting girls' education and literacy, is a  mentor for the Duke Technology Scholars program, and Global Advisor to  How Women Lead. Mythili has a MS degree in Physics from Texas Tech  University and an Executive MBA certificate from the Wharton School at  the University of Pennsylvania. LinkedIn:  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shobhana-viswanathan/support

Hosts Brian Avery and Shelley Lyle, with the University of Florida Department of Sport Management, Office of Engaged Learning interviewed Jocelyn Moore, Draft Kings Board Member, Former NFL Executive, and currently an Open Access Executive Fellow. Jocelyn received her bachelor's in English and her master's in education from the University of Florida. Jocelyn was a Managing Director for the Glover Park Group, a young leader for the French-American Foundation, a Chief Communications Officer for the NFL, an Angel Investor for Pipeline Angels, and an Executive in Residence for The Gathering Spot. For more than two decades, Jocelyn has been a trusted advisor to bipartisan Members of Congress, CEOs, executive branch officials, and governors. With experience working across multiple disciplines, Jocelyn continues to help business executives successfully navigate the most daunting political, regulatory, and reputational challenges. Please tune in to learn what Jocelyn shared with #UFSPM students, alumni, faculty, and industry friends regarding her many professional accomplishments.

Nicole Cuellar-Lopez is an angel investor with Pipeline Angels and she serves as Peloton Interactive's Senior Manager for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. She invests in early-stage startups which have a positive social impact and are led by women and femmes. An Uber alum, where she started in the early years in 2013 and worked there until 2019, Nicole held roles in rider marketing, operations & logistics, and diversity & inclusion. Nicole breaks down for us what angel investing is, what it means to be an angel investor and how to get started in angel investing. She also gives advice to those relaunching at a startup about what questions to ask when evaluating a job offer that includes equity. Finally, we discuss the value of sponsorship in becoming a good angel investor and in navigating a career path at a startup. To learn more about Pipeline Angels, visit https://pipelineangels.com/ For more information on Time Study, visit https://www.timestudy.co/

In 2018, 30 million small businesses accounted for 99.9% of all U.S. companies, employing 60 million people, or nearly half of all U.S. employees – and small businesses have also created more than 65% of all new jobs over the past twenty years. We need to address the main obstacles keeping small business, particularly those of women and minorities, from achieving sustainability. Research shows that in recent years, the most significant growth in entrepreneurship was among women and underrepresented populations. But, unfortunately, these groups are also the ones facing the most challenges in our workplaces. We must make sure that small businesses are able to create positive social impact, that they are embraced and supported, by reducing inequality, lowering levels of poverty, and creating more high quality jobs with dignity and purpose. Guest: Kristy Wallace, CEO of Ellevate Network, a global community for professional women redefining how women network in a digital age. Kristy is a regular speaker and thought leader on Leadership, Diversity, Social Entrepreneurship, Networking, and Entrepreneurialism, and an Angel Investor with Pipeline Angels and Portfolia; a Member of the UN Women Global Innovation Coalition for Change and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discussed a number of things including: 1. How the corporate venturing landscape has changed during this crisis 2. Investment outlook in short and medium term 3. Advice for entrepreneurs in these unprecedented and challenging times 4. Answers to your questionsLuke is a former founder who launched and led the Tech Investment Fund at ZX Ventures, the VC and innovation arm of AB InBev. ZX builds, partners with, and invests in internal and external companies aligned with corporate strategic goals. Working closely with many of the world's largest companies, he recently launched a new fund that invests in B2B tech companies solving massive problems for F500s. Kange has spent 12+ years at the intersection of technology and business working in the enterprise software industry. She is a Senior Director of Business Development at SAP, the world's largest enterprise software company. She is currently focused on expanding SAP's ecosystem in the space via investments in startups, partnerships, acquisitions and joint go-to-market. Kange has a passion for diversity and creating equally distributed access to opportunity. She is an angel investor with Pipeline Angels group, a group of women who invest in women social entrepreneurs. Additionally, is on the selection committee and a mentor for entrepreneurs as a volunteer for Defy Ventures, a non-profit organization that invests in founders who are currently or formerly incarcerated. Finally, she is the co-chair of Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) NYC leadership council. 

Hello Everyone, The guest we have today, Dr. Roshwanna, she is a CEO & Founder @EnrichHer and Techstar, @LinkedIn #5 Top Voice in Technology, Author, Mentor and Wealth Advocate. She is part of many good initiative including , @SXSW, @Bootstrap Capital, @Pipeline Angels, @Startup Funding and many more. We started with her very unique story of how she raised funding for her college education, and further we explored some of her work as well as initiatives. Also, while addressing the specific topic about, women who have a career gap due to family/kids responsibilities, household chores, start loosing their confidence and struggle a lot when it comes to do a career come back, as most of the times these household responsibilities have lesser importance when it comes to women who makes money from a career, she mentioned that, "its important to remember that, if you are managing both you are amazing, also whichever situation you are in you are not alone, so may be build a community, where you can share resources, get help and many more" So watch complete episode here - https://youtu.be/3EH36esQtuc Listen to complete episode here - https://anchor.fm/vaishali-lambe/episodes/SoLeadSaturday---Episode-40---Dr-Roshawnna-Novellus-EnrichHer-technology-author-startup-fund-ej4m8u If you still have any more questions, definitely reach out to her on @LinkedIn as she is definitely doing a great work and leading a way by helping others. Until we meet, happy leading and let's lead together. Stay safe. Bye for now. Find me on - Twitter - https://twitter.com/vaishalilambe LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vaishali-lambe/ Website - https://www.vaishalilambe.com/soleadsaturday Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Data-analytics-fanatics-by-Vaishali-456634621464863 Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soleadsaturday/id1496626534?uo=4 Google Podcasts - https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xMzFiYTA0MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0bFOIm9EGFalhPG8YPBhVp --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/vaishali-lambe/support

Raised by Nicaraguan and Venezuelan parents who immigrated to the U.S. in the middle of the Civil Rights and labor movements, she grew up determined to uphold the ideals of justice and equality. After being the first in her family to go to college, she set to work improving the lives of working people. In this expansive and intimate conversation with Alicia, Carmen, now the CEO of the Marguerite Casey Foundation, opens up about her modest upbringing, how to strengthen philanthropy, and why she does not hide any part of herself in her new role.Follow Carmen @crojasphd on Twitter. If you loved this episode, listen to Pipeline Angels' Natalia Oberti Noguera Wants Investors to Show Us the Money and  Investor Nathalie Molina Niño Boldly Speaks Truth to Powerful Men. Show your love and become a Latina to Latina Patreon supporter!

On this episode of Access and Opportunity we welcome investor Natalia Oberti Noguera, founder and CEO of Pipeline Angels. Pipeline is changing the face of angel investing by lowering the barriers to entry and bringing more non-traditional investors into the angel ecosystem, providing capital for more women, non-binary and femme entrepreneurs. Also joining us is the co-founder and CEO of the maternal health startup Mahmee, Melissa Hanna. As the daughter of an obstetrics nurse, Melissa grew up knowing the challenges that women, and specifically women of color, face when confronting the healthcare system. Pipeline Angels first invested in Mahmee in 2015—serving as its friends & family round—and additional members participated in Mahmee's 2019 follow-on round.https://www.morganstanley.com/what-we-do/inclusive-innovation-and-opportunityThe guest speakers are neither employees nor affiliated with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC. (“Morgan Stanley”). The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of Morgan Stanley. The information and figures contained herein has been obtained from sources outside of Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley makes no representations or guarantees as to the accuracy or completeness of information or data from sources outside of Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley is not responsible for the information or data contained in this podcast.This podcast does not provide individually tailored investment advice and is not a solicitation of any offer to buy or sell any security or other financial instrument or to participate in any trading strategy. It has been prepared without regard to the individual financial circumstances and objectives of persons who receive it.© 2020 Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Members SIPC.

Rishwie Cauvery, member of Pipeline Angels and a CTO at Time Study in this episode explains how Pipeline Angels work, how she personally invests and how she sources deals. We also cover the current situation on the market and discuss what should early stage founders do to raise money during COVID-19. Pipeline Angels: https://pipelineangels.com/ Time Study: https://www.timestudy.co/ Episode on pitch events and networking during COVID-19 with Nick Adams from Differential Ventures: https://www.fundraisingradio.com/pitch-events-during-covid-19-importance-of-media-attention-and-investing-by-nick-adams-managing-partner-at-differential-ventures/

In this episode, Hall welcomes Chelsea Burns, angel investor, Founder of Escaladora Ventures, a member of Pipeline Angels, and an avid rock climber. Chelsea was left with an inheritance following the passing of her father. She decided to use her wealth to become a sustainable angel investor, investing in impactful early-stage companies. She is currently part-owner of Pura Roca, an indoor climbing gym in San Pedro, Costa Rica. In addition to climbing, Chelsea’s main passion focuses on natural resource management. She has a decade of experience working in the water and energy efficiency space. Previously she was the COO of Urban Energy Group, an ESCO that finances and installs LED lighting projects across Washington State. Chelsea holds dual BAs in International Relations and Anthropology and dual MAs in International Relations and Natural Resources & Sustainable Development.  Chelsea speaks about the state of angel investing, two of the companies she has invested in, the challenges startups face, and what excites her. You can visit Pipeline Angels here:   Chelsea can be contacted via LinkedIn at , and via email at . You can also check out her blog at .  

In this episode, Hall welcomes Heidi Ellenberger Jones, Founder and Principal Broker of ModernJones. Located in North Arlington, Virginia, and established in 2018, ModernJones breaks boundaries to offer clients a partnership that goes well beyond a traditional realtor relationship. Instead, ModernJones stays by your side when navigating all the ups and downs, what-ifs, and whirlwinds when selling or buying and owning a home. This creates a unique experience that is “home made, for you”– perfectly crafted to each individual and the home they are looking to buy or sell. ModernJones, the brand, started while Heidi was an agent at Keller Williams Real Estate (KW). Heidi dreamed of creating something larger than herself. Although the new name carried her married surname Jones, she felt like it was an alias (especially being an Ellenberger all her life). Plus with references like ‘keeping up with the Joneses,’ she thought it would resonate with those looking for their dream home. Prior to becoming a real estate agent, Heidi served as Vice President at Citibank in their e-citi division. She leveraged her work in technology at Citibank to transition to Reciprocal, a cloud-based content encryption start up in New York. When the company wasn’t able to stay afloat during the technology downturn in 2001, Heidi leveraged her business skills and entrepreneurial spirit to launch her real estate career. Over the past 18 years Heidi has affiliated with national, local and boutique firms. She’s consistently been awarded ‘Multi-Millionaire in Sales’ from NVAR and recognized as a Top Real Estate agent by the Washingtonian and Northern Virginia Magazine. Heidi is passionate about helping fellow women business owners thrive, which she does as both an angel investor and mentor. She’s a part of Pipeline Angels and as a graduate of Georgetown University, Heidi gives back to her alma mater by mentoring students as part of the Georgetown Scholarship Program, which helps those first in their families to go to college. A big believer in the importance of giving back, Heidi also donates her time to a number of nonprofit organizations and the local schools including COMPASS, Doorways for Women and Families and Bridges to Independence. She also serves on the Host Committee of Women Making History – DC.  Heidi speaks about the unique offering of her company and some of the challenges it has faced. She shares her thoughts on how COVID-19 has affected the industry and then tells Hall a very personal story that changed her entire family. You can visit ModernJones at .  Heidi can be contacted via LinkedIn at , via Twitter at , and via email at heidi.jones@modernjonesexperience.com.

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Kristina Francis Principal at The Marathon Fund and a member of Pipeline angels explains how this angel group works and who should try working with it. Kristina Francis' podcast: Get Found Get Funded https://getfoundgetfunded.com/

Galia Gichon is an independent personal financial expert with more than 20 years in financial services, including nearly 10 years on Wall Street and an MBA in Finance. Her career has spanned corporate bond research analyst, personal finance expert, angel investor, entrepreneur advisor, and author. As an angel investor and advisor, she has worked with Next Wave Impact, Her Corner, Pipeline Angels, Astia, Topstone Angels, and Refinery CT. She is also the Founder of Down to Earth Finance, independent personal finance education. She has been teaching at Barnard College’s Athena Center for Leadership for more than 10 years. She has been widely quoted in The New York Times, NBC, CNN, Real Simple and more. Previously, she worked at Bear Stearns and Nomura Securities. Galia is also the author of “My Money Matters” which was featured on TODAY SHOW. She can be reached at galia@downtoearthfinance.com, www.downtoearthfinance.com and @SimplyMoney.

In this week’s episode of Secure The Seat, I interview Kishau Smith Rogers. We discuss how Artificial intelligence works and how women of color can use it to secure a seat at the table. Kishau Rogers is a seasoned engineer and data scientist with over 23 years of experience focused in work with healthcare organizations helping tackle data management and automation challenges. As an active & awarded technology leader, Kishau is featured in many national publications including the Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, Black Enterprise, and NFIB. In her commitment to STEM and leveraging technology for social good, she also serves as an advisor to organizations like Think Of Us, WAAW Foundation, VCU Department of Computer Science, the first U.S. White House Hackathon for Foster Care and SheHacks Africa, a software engineering intensive providing training to women & girls in over three African nations. In 2020, she is scheduled to release her first book covering the intersection of system thinking, machine intelligence, and human intelligence. She is the Founder & CEO of Time Study, Inc., a high-growth startup offering solutions for using machine learning, advanced natural language processing, and data science to automatically tell a story of how enterprise employees spend their time. The Time Study platform already serves some of the largest health organizations in the US. Time Study recently closed a $1.2M seed round and is backed by Hearst, Newark Venture Partners, Pipeline Angels, and 37 Angels. Kishau grew up in Lynchburg, Virginia and holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Virginia Commonwealth University. Kishau splits her time between Richmond, VA and New York, NY with her husband Bernard and their two kids and two dogs. Follow her updates on Twitter at @kishau or subscribe to https://subscribe.bigthinking.io/vcu

Kristy Wallace is the CEO of Ellevate Network, and is responsible for executing Ellevate Network’s mission of changing the culture of business from the inside out by providing professional women with a supportive community to lean on and learn from. She directs the Network’s staff, is responsible for business growth and strategy, and works closely with Ellevate's Chapter Leaders, Business Partners, and Champions to further Ellevate's impact. Kristy is host of the Ellevate Podcast: Conversations with Women Changing the Face of Business and is also a regular speaker and thought leader on Leadership, Diversity, Social Entrepreneurship, Networking, and Entrepreneurialism. Most recently, Kristy was recognized as a Woman of Influence by the New York Business Journal. Kristy strives to support women and girls in achieving their dreams. She is an Angel Investor with Pipeline Angels, an organization creating capital for women and non-binary femme social entrepreneurs; a Member of the UN Women Global Innovation Coalition for Change; an Advisor for the 92Y Women in Power Fellowship for Rising Female Leaders; on the Advisory Council for the Villanova University Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship Institute; Co-Chair of the Leadership Advisory Board for the Girl Scouts of Greater NYC; and a Board Member at Workforce Professionals Training Institute. Prior to joining Ellevate, Kristy was a founding team member of Zeel.com, where she oversaw operations, business modeling, brand development, partnerships, and fundraising. Prior to Zeel, Kristy served as VP of North America Ad Sales and then GM of International Operations at Vault.com. Kristy obtained her BA in English/Sociology from Villanova University and began her career as a financial analyst at KeyBank. A passionate runner, reader and world traveler, Kristy lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn with her husband and three wonderful children.

Catherine is here today with Kristy Wallace. Kristy Wallace is the CEO of Ellevate Network, and is responsible for executing Ellevate Network's mission of changing the culture of business from the inside out by providing professional women with a supportive community to lean on and learn from. Kristy is also the host of the Ellevate Podcast: Conversations with Women Changing the Face of Business and is also a regular speaker and thought leader on Leadership, Diversity, Social Entrepreneurship and Networking. Most recently, Kristy was recognized as a Woman of Influence by the New York Business Journal. Kristy strives to support women and girls in achieving their dreams. She is an Angel Investor with Pipeline Angels, an organization creating capital for women and non-binary femme social entrepreneurs; a Member of the UN Women Global Innovation Coalition for Change; an Advisor for the 92Y Women in Power Fellowship for Rising Female Leaders; on the Advisory Council for the Villanova University Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship Institute; Co-Chair of the Leadership Advisory Board for the Girl Scouts of Greater NYC; and a Board Member at Workforce Professionals Training Institute. Kristy is a passionate runner, reader and world traveller, Kristy lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn with her husband and three wonderful children. Find Out More About Kristy Wallace Visit the Ellevate Network Website Follow the Ellevate Network on Facebook Connect with Kristy on Twitter @kristyawallace Follow Kristy Wallace on Instagram @kristyawallace It's now time to tune into this one very inspirational human being. Enjoy!

Today we talk to Cee Smith, a Serial Entrepreneur, Angel Investor and Eco system builder. Investing in Woman and LGBTQ lead companies. With more than a decade of experience operating & scaling businesses, her expertise in media and business development are unparalleled.  She has combined her knack for team building with the hard business rules of identifying models, developing processes, and strategizing growth for dozens of ventures. Her portfolio includes an array of businesses in the sectors of technology, film, entertainment and Retail. As a member of Pipeline Angels, Cee shares their mission to change the face of angel investing by creating capital for women and non-binary femme social entrepreneurs who may not have support at their most critical stages.

In this episode of Humanize Your Workplace, we chat with Kristy Wallace. She is the CEO of Ellevate Network and is responsible for executing Ellevate Network’s mission to close the gender achievement gap in business by providing professional women with a global community to lean on and learn from. She directs the Network’s staff, is responsible for business growth and strategy, and works closely with Ellevate's Chapter Leaders, Business Partners, and Champions to further Ellevate's impact. Kristy is a regular speaker and thought leader on Leadership, Diversity, Social Entrepreneurship, Networking, and Entrepreneurialism. Kristy is also the host of the Ellevate Podcast, Conversations with Women Changing the Face of Business. Most recently, Kristy was recognized as a Woman of Influence by the New York Business Journal. Kristy strives to support women and girls in achieving their dreams. She is an Angel Investor with Pipeline Angels, and organization creating capital for women and non-binary femme social entrepreneurs; a Member of the UN Women Global Innovation Coalition for Change; an Advisor for the 92Y Women in Power Fellowship for Rising Female Leaders; on the Advisory Council for the Villanova University Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship Institute; Co-Chair of the Leadership Advisory Board for the Girl Scouts of Greater NYC; and a Board Member at Workforce Professionals Training Institute. Prior to joining Ellevate, Kristy was a founding team member of Zeel.com, where she oversaw operations, business modeling, brand development, partnerships, and fundraising. Prior to Zeel, Kristy served as VP of North America Ad Sales and then GM of International Operations at Vault.com. Kristy obtained her BA in English/Sociology from Villanova University. Kristy lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and three wonderful children. We cover: * embracing networking and finding ways to connect with people (in and outside of your organization) * making a commitment to bring your whole self to work * providing a safe space (online and in person) for employees to share topics that are important to them To follow Ellevate on social media: Instagram: @Ellevate_Ntwk Twitter: @EllevateNtwk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alissa-carpenter/message

Your circle, the people who surround you, can make or break your growth. This is why surrounding yourself with mentors, achievers, and others who support you is so important. This is exactly what today's guest is here to talk about. Kristy Wallace is the CEO of Ellevate Network, and is responsible for executing Ellevate Network’s mission of changing the culture of business from the inside out by providing professional women with a supportive community to lean on and learn from. She directs the Network’s staff, is responsible for business growth and strategy, and works closely with Ellevate's Chapter Leaders, Business Partners, and Champions to further Ellevate's impact.Kristy strives to support women and girls in achieving their dreams. She is an Angel Investor with Pipeline Angels, an organization creating capital for women and non-binary femme social entrepreneurs; a Member of the UN Women Global Innovation Coalition for Change; an Advisor for the 92Y Women in Power Fellowship for Rising Female Leaders; on the Advisory Council for the Villanova University Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship Institute; Co-Chair of the Leadership Advisory Board for the Girl Scouts of Greater NYC; and a Board Member at Workforce Professionals Training Institute.

Host Terry Cato interviews entrepreneur Melanie Akwule and Lisha Bell, Pipeline Angels Deal Flow Lead. They discuss angel investing, entrepreneurship, and venture capitalism.

Kristy Wallace, CEO of Ellevate Network, discusses cross-industry community building, utilizing tech to facilitate connections, scaling without losing personal impact, and becoming a certified B Corp. Ellevate Network The Five Love Languages: Gary Chapman Pipeline Angels B Corporation B Impact Assessment Ellevate Podcast: Conversations With Women Changing the Face of Business Kristy on Twitter Kristy on LinkedIn See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!

Terri celebrates episode 100 talking about losing her way, losing her why, and the power of vision boards.  She talks about getting comfortable with saying no and asking for what she wants, and learning to let go.  Show Highlights Terri talks about feeling insignificant in her efforts and how she’s created a vision board to help manifest what she wants in her life. Terri shares her vision boarding experience and how she wants to feel. Terri shared the brief and tender moment with her son that ended with him laughing at her as she cried. Terri comments on midlife as a challenging time of transition and opportunities   Terri’s Key Takeaway It’s ok to feel the feels.   References in the Podcast All Raise: https://www.allraise.org/ Portfolia: https://www.portfolia.co/ Pipeline Angels: pipelineangels.com Solutions2Projects, LLC (Terri’s consulting company): http://www.terrihansonmead.com/solutions2projects     Contact You can follow Terri on Twitter at @terrihansonmead or go to her website at www.terrihansonmead.com or on Medium:  https://medium.com/@terrihansonmead.  Feel free to email Terri at PilotingYourLife@gmail.com. To continue the conversation, go to Twitter at @PilotingLife and use hashtag #PilotingYourLife.

Judy Robinett has been profiled in Fast Company, Forbes, Vogue, CNN and Bloomberg Businessweek as a sterling example of the new breed of “super connectors” who use their experience and networks to accelerate growth and enhance profitability. For more than 30 years, she has helped entrepreneurs find needed capital by connecting them with venture capitalists, angel investors, and other sources of funding. Known as “the woman with the titanium digital Rolodex,” Robinett has served as the CEO of both public and private companies and in management positions at Fortune 500 companies. She has been on the advisory boards of Illuminate Ventures, Pereg Ventures, Springboard Enterprises, and Pipeline Angels accelerators. She was a managing director of Golden Seeds Angel Network (the third most active angel investment group and one of the largest in the U.S.); the CEO of publicly traded Medical Discoveries; and served on the faculty of Goldman Sachs’s 10,000 Small Businesses program. Previously, Robinett was a member of the Department of Commerce team that defined performance criteria for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for Performance Excellence in Healthcare, for which she received an award from the White House. She regularly presents workshops and keynotes, and has given hundreds of speeches worldwide for audiences at NASA, TEDx, MIT, AT&T, and Walmart. She is the author of How to Be a Power Connector: The 5+50+150 Rule (McGraw-Hill), named the #1 Best Business Book of 2014 by TIME.com; coauthor of a chapter in Crowdfunding for Dummies (Wiley, 2013); and is set to release her newest book, Crack the Funding Code: How Investors Think and What They Need to Hear to Fund Your Startup (AMACOM/HarperCollins Leadership) in 2019. What you’ll learn about in this episode: Why Judy wrote her book, “Crack the Funding Code”, as a way to help business owners find and access investor funding Why there is more venture capital money and other sources of funding available now than ever before Why coachability is crucial for attracting investors, and why arrogance will scare investors away Why you should be confident in what you are offering to potential investors and “kick your fear to the curb” Why investors will consider your character, honesty, and knowledge as much as they will consider the strength of your business Why it is important to mitigate as much risk as possible for your investors and be clear in the exit you’re offering How not having the funding or not finding customers are the only two reasons a startup will fail What “family offices” are, and how they can be a source of funding outside the traditional venture capital What steps Judy recommends for business owners looking for funding, and what resources are available in every state Judy’s strategies for building your confidence and kicking fear to the curb, and her “three golden questions” and why you should ask them Judy’s recommended funding resources: U.S. Small Business Administration: www.sba.gov America’s Small Business Development Centers: https://americassbdc.org New York Angels: www.newyorkangels.com Brad Feld’s Term Sheet Archives: https://feld.com/archives/tag/term-sheet Cora Capital Advisors: https://coracap.com/ How to connect with Judy Robinett: Crack the Funding Code by Judy Robinett: https://amzn.to/2HFwMnI Judy Robinett’s website: www.judyrobinett.com Email: judy@judyrobinett.com Twitter: @judyrobinett

Pitch Makeover returns Tuesday, March 19 with a mini-season recorded at the Native Women's Business Summit. Transcript: Hey everyone it’s Gina Delvac, executive producer of Pitch Makeover. Starting TOMORROW Tuesday March 19 we’ll be back with a mini season featuring entrepreneurs Natalia met at the 2018 Native Women’s Business Summit. One of the updates you will notice in this new season of Pitch Makeover is thanks to Anisa Flowers, an enrolled Woodland Cree Tribal Member and Chief of Staff at Pipeline Angels. We have introduced a land acknowledgement at the start of each episode, and we're grateful for Anisa's guidance on this practice, which we will continue in future seasons. The Native Women's Business Summit was held and these episodes were recorded on Pueblos land (known as Albuquerque due to white colonizers). To learn more and find out whose stolen land you're on, search for the Native Land app. This year’s Native Women’s Business Summit is coming up April 5th and 6th at Isleta Resort and Casino in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Tickets and more info at nativewomenlead.org Come catch the first episode of our mini season TOMORROW, March 19. We'll talk to you then.

Who is Tawana Murphy Burnett?   Tawana Murphy Burnett, former consultant turned startup employee and entrepreneur, is now a global marketing leader at Facebook helping the top 30 Global Advertisers like Estée Lauder and Johnson & Johnson become the best mobile marketers. Prior to Facebook, Tawana led brand and product teams at Intuit, LeapFrog, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson, leading P&L, Brand Growth, integrated marketing strategies and new product innovation for brands like Listerine, Advil, and ChapStick.   Since 2017 Tawana has become an active investor in women and women of color owned businesses primarily through Portfolia and as a Member and Due Diligence Lead with Pipeline Angels. She has served on numerous Diversity and Inclusion councils, most recently joining Digital Undivided as an Advisory Board Member for StartUp Newark.    Show Highlights  Tawana talks about being inspired to get involved in angel investing because of what Terri shared with her about her desire to get more capital into the hands of female founders when they met in the Lufthansa lounge in Frankfurt.  Tawana joined Pipeline Angels and shares her experience learning about angel investing, leading a deal, and getting more involved to invest in more women of color.    Tawana has made 9 investments since she started less than two years ago.  She talks about being excited about the community building piece, hosting more events, and getting involved with Digital Undivided in Atlanta and Startup Newark.    Terri talks about leveraging AngelList as a ‘poor woman’s VC’ to be able to bring deals together and give women who are leading these deals some sort of compensation for the work associated with this.  She also talks about the importance of building the ecosystem but also finding ways for women to get compensated for all the work we are doing for free.    If Tawana could wave a magic wand, she would improve the public education system in the US and make sure it is financially supported.    Terri’s Key Takeaway  Be open to conversations with people; be open to new ideas; be open to education.    References in the Podcast  4YFN: https://www.4yfn.com/  Mobile World Congress: https://www.mwcbarcelona.com/  Joanne Wilson (Gotham Gal):  https://gothamgal.com/  Portfolia: https://www.portfolia.co/  Pipeline Angels: http://pipelineangels.com/  Kishau Rogers: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kishau/  Mented:  https://www.mentedcosmetics.com/pages/ourstory  Sephora Stands Accelerator:  https://www.sephorastands.com/accelerate/  Nancy Hayes:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancyhayes2/  Fempire:  https://www.fempiregroup.com/  Digital Undivided: https://www.digitalundivided.com/  Project Diane: https://www.inc.com/kathryn-finney/innovating-inclusion-digitalundevided-and-project-diane.html  AngelList:  https://angel.co/  Lynn-Ann Gries: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-ann-gries-44440/  Contact  Tawana can be reached through LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tawanaburnett/  You can follow Terri on Twitter at @terrihansonmead or go to her website at www.terrihansonmead.com or on Medium:  https://medium.com/@terrihansonmead.   Feel free to email Terri at PilotingYourLife@gmail.com.  To continue the conversation, go to Twitter at @PilotingLife and use hashtag #PilotingYourLife. 

Who is Nancy Hayes?   Nancy Hayes is an active angel investor focused on women-led companies. She has invested in 22 companies and serves as advisor to entrepreneurs and as a management consultant and coach to executives in for-profit and nonprofit corporations. Nancy left the IBM Corporation, where she was a senior executive, to become CEO of the STARBRIGHT Foundation, an innovative nonprofit organization that used technology and media to help seriously ill children and subsequently was President and CEO of WISE Senior Services, a social services agency which served frail elderly and disabled adults. Nancy was named Dean of the College of Business at San Francisco State University in 2005 and after six years in that role, was CFO and Chief Administrative Officer of the university for 2 years. In 2013, Nancy cofounded MoolaHoop, a rewards-based crowdfunding site for women with small businesses. She was Managing Director of the Silicon Valley chapter of Golden Seeds, a national angel group that invests in women-led companies, for over 3 years. Nancy has an MBA with a concentration in Finance from the University of Chicago and resides in San Francisco.   Show Highlights Nancy shares her journey into angel investing after helping women with small businesses and seeing the funding challenges. Nancy talks about various financing options available including revenue-based financing and the statistics around the number of companies started each day. Angels join groups to minimize risk. Terri and Nancy talk about the ways in which women can (and should) become active angel investors. Spoiler: just jump in and do it. Nancy talks about her value in advising startups and her favorite investments. Nancy would wave a magic wand to get advice and mentorship to more female founders earlier.   Terri’s Key Takeaway As women, we think we need to take one more class or get one more degree but with angel investing, we just need to get started.   References in the Podcast WABA: Women Angels of the Bay Area Golden Seeds: https://goldenseeds.com/ RESI: http://www.resiconference.com/ JP Morgan: https://www.jpmorgan.com/global/healthcareconference Jenny Kassan: http://www.jennykassan.com/ CrowdFund Main Street: https://crowdfundmainstreet.com/ JOBS Act: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumpstart_Our_Business_Startups_Act Lighter Capital: https://www.lightercapital.com/ Kim Folsom: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimtfolsom/ Carol Sands class on angel investing: https://continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/professional-and-personal-development/angel-investing-for-the-serious-investor-an-introduction/20181_BUS-204 Venture Deals: https://www.venturedeals.com/ Angel the Book: https://www.angelthebook.com/ Wingpact: https://www.wingpact.com/ Wingee Sin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wingee/ Suzanne Andrews: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzannemandrews/ Porfolia: https://www.portfolia.co/ Pipeline Angels: http://pipelineangels.com/ NextWave Ventures: https://nextwaveimpact.com/ Venture Deals online course: https://kfatechstars.novoed.com/#!/courses/kfa-venture-deals-fall18/flyer My90: https://www.textmy90.com/ Kona Shen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/konashen/ Tempo Automation: https://www.tempoautomation.com/ Cirrus Identity: https://www.cirrusidentity.com/ Dedra Chamberlin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dedrachamberlin/ Tyler Lynch PYL episode 2: http://www.terrihansonmead.com/podcast/pyl002/tyler-lynch   Contact Nancy can be reached by email at nancy@nkhgroup.com, via Twitter at @nancyhayes and through LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/nancyhayes2. You can follow Terri on Twitter at @terrihansonmead or go to her website at www.terrihansonmead.com or on Medium:  https://medium.com/@terrihansonmead.  Feel free to email Terri at PilotingYourLife@gmail.com. To continue the conversation, go to Twitter at @PilotingLife and use hashtag #PilotingYourLife.

Segment 1: Matthew Polly is the national bestselling author of American Shaolin and Tapped Out. A Princeton University graduate and Rhodes Scholar, he spent two years studying kung fu at the Shaolin Temple in Henan China. He has a new book out called “Bruce Lee: A life”.Segment 2: Betty Francisco is an entrepreneur, business executive, attorney and community leader. Currently, Betty is the General Counsel at Compass Working Capital and member of Pipeline Angels.Segment 3: Phyllis Weiss Haserot is the president of Practice Development Counsel, a business development and organizational effectiveness consulting firm, and the founder of Cross-Generational Conversation Day. She is the author of the book YOU CAN'T GOOGLE IT! The Compelling Case for Cross-Generational Conversation at Work.Segment 4: Helen “Cokie” Berenyi, CFP, has been in financial services and serving the needs of individual and institutional clients and entrepreneurs since 1996. She is the author of Perfect Day and The Liberated Investor. A 40 Under 40 recipient and Woman CEO of the Year 2012, Cokie is currently climbing the 7 Summits of the world and beat Stephen Colbert in the Charleston to Bermuda race in 2011.Segment 5: Barry Moltz shares how to get your business unstuck.Sponsored by Nextiva and Finagraph.

Valentina Vitols entiende lo importante que es encontrar inversión siendo una mujer o minoría. Habiendo sido fundadora de su propia empresa y marcando ambas categorías tiene experiencia propia. Ahora como parte de Pipeline Angels y miembro de varios otros fondos, hace un esfuerzo consciente de enfocar sus esfuerzos en esa dirección.   Subscríbete a el podcast en iTunes y en otras plataformas de podcasts.

Valentina Vitols entiende lo importante que es encontrar inversión siendo una mujer o minoría. Habiendo sido fundadora de su propia empresa y marcando ambas categorías tiene experiencia propia. Ahora como parte de Pipeline Angels y miembro de varios otros fondos, hace un esfuerzo consciente de enfocar sus esfuerzos en esa dirección.   Subscríbete a el podcast en iTunes y en otras plataformas de podcasts.

Terri talks to Jennifer Ehlen of Brazen Global about her focus on supporting the advancement of women-led companies including why she created Brazen Global, a for-profit company, to better serve female founders.  Who is Jennifer Ehlen?   Jennifer Ehlen is the founder of Brazen and Prosper Women Entrepreneurs (PWE), two organizations aimed at advancing women-led companies. She is the CEO of Brazen Global and a Managing Partner of the PWE Startup Accelerator.  Before making the entrepreneurial leap to focus on Brazen and Prosper full-time, Jennifer was a Director at Thompson Street Capital Partners, where Jennifer worked with senior management to help source and evaluate investment opportunities for the St. Louis based $1.5B+ private equity firm.  Prior to joining Thompson Street, Jennifer was the Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Saint Louis University.    Jennifer is an angel investor and invests in early stage ventures. She is also a member of Golden Seeds (NYC chapter).  Jennifer serves as a coach, mentor and advisory board member for companies ranging in size from pre-revenue to $200M+.    Jennifer’s favorite and most important venture is raising her four children with her partner Craig.    Show Highlights  Jennifer shares her path from a small town in mid-Missouri in a socio-economically challenged family that provides a unique perspective where she has worked in and with the top 2% in private equity.   Jennifer has been fascinated by intersectional feminism in entrepreneurship.  She worked at the St. Louis University, has been an investor, raised a fund, worked in private equity and saw the differences between men and women in entrepreneurialism.   Jennifer saw some research in 2012 about the state of women-owned businesses and saw that St. Louis came in dead last, tied with San Francisco.  She and her colleagues had worked very hard at getting women a seat at the table and they were very frustrated by the reality and the study results.  Jennifer, through Prosper, raised a $3M fund to invest in women and they built an accelerator.  Realizing that the power is in the peer advisory groups, they decided to create Brazen to build the tools to create better peer groups and allow for global scaling.    Brazen operates in 7 cities including St. Louis, Chicago, Dallas, Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, and Philly.  Their goal is to expand into more cities this year.    Brazen’s flagship program is the peer advisory groups (growth groups).  7-9 women are in each group and meet every month.  They use Brazen’s proprietary software that provides a rigorous structure that allows the participants to feel like they are fully understood before their peers start to provide guidance and support.    Brazen is a for-profit organization and they license to franchisees.  They have 50 cities that could foreseeably be a new Brazen market, but it comes down to the director and who is delivering the program.    At Brazen, they feel strongly about making sure that the directors understand startups/entrepreneurship/growth process at a deep level.  They need to be able to speak about gender parity in an articulate, evidence-based way.  The directors need to have a good network in the market already.    Brazen has found that the software for the peer groups is applicable across sectors…not just for entrepreneurs.   Jennifer shares what has been most surprising about her journey over the last year.    Jennifer talks about how quite a few of their investors are men as they see the financial opportunity in this space.    Terri asks Jennifer about what she is doing to temper the founder roller coaster.  Her response is a lot of self-care and she is no longer following her competitors in order to be focused on what she is trying to accomplish.  Her team follows them for her.      Terri talks about how when she was going through a tough spot her executive coach reminded her that regardless of what ‘failures’ occurred or ‘down times’ existed in the past, I was able to recover, and this is so important to remember when we encounter tough times.   Terri shared what she discussed with her executive coach about the comparison game and how easy it is to lose sight of your own goals. It is important to focus on your own journey and not someone else’s.    If Jennifer could wave a magic wand to change something in this world, she would create true, total equity in the early stage capital space and have more women investing.   Jennifer’s favorite founder resource is Brazen Global (of course) and recommends becoming a Brazen member.      Terri’s Key Takeaway  Some of the best entrepreneurial ideas come from anger or angst.      References in the Podcast  AmericanExpress article on women owned businesses: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/openforum/articles/2012-american-express-open-state-of-women-owned-businesses-report/  Paul Heirendt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulheirendt/  Prosper Women Entrepreneurs:  http://www.prosperstl.com/  Brazen Global: https://brazenglobal.com/  Brazen Vault (resources);  https://brazenglobal.com/category/blog/  Golden Seeds: https://goldenseeds.com/  Pipeline Angels: http://pipelineangels.com/  Portfolia:  https://www.portfolia.co/  Astia: http://astia.org/     Contact  Jennifer can be reached via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferehlen/ or through the Brazen Global website https://brazenglobal.com/.    You can follow Terri on Twitter at @terrihansonmead or go to her website at www.terrihansonmead.com or on Medium:  https://medium.com/@terrihansonmead.   Feel free to email Terri at PilotingYourLife@gmail.com.  To continue the conversation, go to Twitter at @PilotingLife and use hashtag #PilotingYourLife.   

Finding angel investment can be a mission for early stage startups. But what should you do if you want to be one of the investors? Karla Fraguada joins us to give tips on getting into angel investment and how to best pitch your project to angels. She also offers a guided tour of the Pipeline Angels program, designed to help women and femme nonbinary folks enter angel investment.

CEO. Coach. Boundary breaker. How Natalia Oberti Noguera disrupts the world of angel investing.Love the show? Show your love and become a Latina to Latina insider here!

Kristy Wallace is the CEO of Ellevate Network, and is responsible for executing Ellevate Network’s mission to close the gender achievement gap in business by providing professional women with a global community to lean on and learn from. Kristy strives to support women and girls in achieving their dreams. She is the host of the Ellevate Podcast: Conversations with Women Changing the Face of Business; an Angel Investor with Pipeline Angels, and organization creating capital for women and non-binary femme social entrepreneurs; a Member of the UN Women Global Innovation Coalition for Change; an Advisor for the 92Y Women in Power Fellowship for Rising Female Leaders; on the Advisory Council for the Villanova University Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship Institute; Co-Chair of the Leadership Advisory Board for the Girl Scouts of Greater NYC; and a Board Member at Workforce Professionals Training Institute. Tweet: @kristysisko is sharing her story to inspire you on Women Taking the Lead https://womentakingthelead.com/246 #inspiration Playing Small Moment After having her children, Kristy was unsure what she wanted to do with her career. She is the type of person who always puts in 110% to whatever she is doing, and she didn’t know if she could balance work and home. Kristy applied for jobs she wasn’t really excited about, thinking it would help, but she just ended up undervaluing herself. Style of Leadership Kristy is honest with herself about her strengths and weaknesses. It is also really important for her as a leader to get to know her team, how they communicate and how they learn. It’s not one size fits all when it comes to being a leader. What Are You Excited About? Ellevate Network focuses on supporting women in business and how to give them more resources to get ahead or help them through professional or residential transitions. They have been making more progress they are really excited about it. Current Business Challenge With a growing team, Kristy knows they need more structure and details to act upon but she struggles with how to break down her vision into those micro details. Leadership Practice Kristy ensures she is very approachable. She also believes that being open to feedback and being connected to your team helps the whole company thrive. Advice For Younger Self Don’t overthink it. Inspirational Quote “Love what you do.” Links Twitter: @kristysisko + @ellevatentwk Instagram: @ellevate_ntwk and @kristyawallace Ellevate Network on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EllevateNetwork/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristysiskowallace/ Thank You to Our Sponsors Podcast Movement is the world’s largest gathering of new and veteran podcasters, or anyone looking to start their own podcast the right way. For $50 off any level of registration, visit podcastmovement.com and enter promotional code lead. Resources Private Facebook Community: Chat, share and collaborate with other women in the community! Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing: A simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen. The Accomplished Community: A community of entrepreneurial Type A women uniting to achieve their biggest goals with confidence, integrity and a sense of humor. Subscribe to Women Taking the Lead If you enjoyed this episode subscribe in iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play Music or iHeart Radio and never miss out on inspiration and community!

In the debut episode of Get Found Get Funded, show hosts Aurelia, Kristina and Xina talk about why they are part of this project. They also have a discussion with Pipeline Angels Founder and CEO Natalia Oberti Noguera who was instrumental in bringing a show for entrepreneurs, investors and seasoned experts to life. Pipeline Angles is a member network that is changing the face of angel investing and creating capital for women and non-binary femme social entrepreneurs. Members of Pipeline Angels serve as the friends and family round for entrepreneurs who may not already have support at that critical stage. In the episode, learn how the three women from different backgrounds came together to for one purpose: to create visibility, paths for growth and opportunities for entrepreneurs who are statistically underrepresented in the startup space.

Mimi Hui is a Senior Director of Product Management with a Fortune 50 company. She offers product strategies that combine the empathy of designers with the functionality of engineers. In 2011, she joined Pipeline Angels boot camp which opened opportunities for her in the angel investing industry. In this episode, Mimi shares her investing story, how she joined Pipeline Angels and her considerations when choosing her investment ventures. 01:35  – Mimi and the Pipeline Angels 02:48  – Mimi’s career background 04:02  – what is pipeline angels all about 11:33  – her rising tide experience 12:33  – Top game changer qualities in selecting ventures 14:22  – Qualities of a coachable founder 16:42 – Soft pitching and mentoring 18:30 – importance of mentoring 21:27 – acknowledging challenges and opportunities as a women 27:08 – Mimi’s investment thesis 32:26 – Mimi’s upcoming blog: Madam Money Bag 39:08 – decision making process 41:31  – Rapid Fire Final Four Questions Full show notes: http://www.sheinvests.com/17

Pipeline Angels member Asha Collins gets the 60-second pitch from Amrita Saigal of Saathi, which manufactures biodegradable sanitary pads made from banana fiber in India for anyone who gets periods. Mitzi Chang of Goodwin on documentation issues in the Legal Minute. And, this week's Investor Take from Ruth Ann Harnisch of The Harnisch Foundation.

Pipeline Angels member Kellie Menendez guest hosts and gets the 60-second pitch from Morgen Bromell of Thurst, an inclusive dating app for queer people of any gender. "I believe the future is queer," Bromell says. Plus, the Legal Minute with Mitzi Chang of Goodwin. And, this week's investor take from The Harnisch Foundation.

Natalia Oberti Noguera is a true believer of “you can't be what you can't see.” She founded Pipeline Angels to help level the playing field in funding for women and nonbinary femme social entrepreneurs. In this episode, Natalia shares her journey, how you can influence the world around you through a culture of change, the importance of women investing in women, and more.

Natalia Oberti Noguera is a true believer of “you can’t be what you can’t see.” She founded Pipeline Angels to help level the playing field in funding for women and nonbinary femme social entrepreneurs. In this episode, Natalia shares her journey, how you can influence the world around you through a culture of change, the importance of women investing in women, and more.

Lorine Pendleton is a seasoned business development executive with extensive experience in the legal, internet/new media and entertainment industries. She is the US Director of Business Development for the largest global law firm in the world.  She is also an active angel investor who invests and advises women and minority-led companies.  Listen on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or TuneIn In this episode, I asked Lorine these questions: What was your dream as a child? Did you always have dreams of being a lawyer? What are the biggest things you learned about yourself in your time at Londell McMillan PC? Why transition from being a practicing attorney to your present role with Dentons? Do you have mentors today? When did you begin learning about the process of being an investor? Explain what an angel investor is and does?  What are the most important metrics that you're looking for as an angel and that help you decide whether you're going to take action and invest with a founder? How do you keep from falling into and getting stuck in comfort zones with work? What do you do to push yourself to new and higher heights? Share a couple fundamental lessons that black women and minority founders need to know, to grow their business and raise funds. 00:00 -  What can we look forward to with you? Are there any big dreams and goals on your vision board for the next 10 years and beyond that you'd care to share with us? Lorine shares 8 alternate sources to seek funding beyond traditional angel / venture capital (V.C.) funding: Government Grants Small Business Research Innovation Program Business Technology Transfer Program Economic Development Agencies  Startup Competitions Verizon Powerful Answers Competition Startup Accelerator Programs Crowd Funding Websites  Links and resources mentioned: Lorine Pendleton on Twitter Lorine Pendleton on LinkedIn Lorine's article on Black Enterprise Lorine - AngelList Lorine's Fav Resources: Evernote Lorine's Fav Book:  The Startup Checklist: 25 Steps to a Scalable, High-Growth Business; Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?: How Reginald Lewis Created a Billion-Dollar Business Empire   Lorine Pendleton's Bio Lorine Pendlenton is a seasoned business development executive with extensive experience in the legal, internet/new media and entertainment industries.  She is the US Director of Business Development for the largest global law firm in the world.  She previously worked at Simpson Thacher, one of the oldest and most prestigious law firms in the US.  Previous stints include working at a number of startups such as SelectMinds, developer of web-based social network programs for corporations acquired by Oracle and Community Connect, the publisher of the leading ethnic social networking websites BlackPlanet, AsianAvenue, and MiGente, acquired by Interactive One. She is a former practicing attorney at Londell McMillan PC, a leading entertainment boutique law firm, where she structured and negotiated multifaceted entertainment and media deals on behalf of her clients such as Prince, Spike Lee, Ruff Ryders Records, Faith Evans, Stevie Wonder and Chaka Khan. Lorine is an active angel investor who invests and advises women and minority led companies.  Her portfolio includes Cisse Trading, Traklight, Hire an Esquire and Nextwave Rising Tide Fund.  She is an alumna of Pipeline Angels, an angel investing bootcamp which trains women to become angel investors and increase diversity in the US angel investing community. Lorine served on the board of directors for the National Black Programming Consortium, which provides funds and distributes films and TB programs relating to African Americans with principal funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting/PBS. She also served on the board of Living Labs Foundation, which organized the TEDxHarlem conference in Harlem in 2012.