Fion is the co-founder and COO of Fairly AI, an AI Governance, Risk, and Control (GRC) solution that keeps organizations' AI responsible and regulated. She discusses her career as a technical and business leader at ATG before, during, and after

EP 13: Garry Cooper (CEO of Rheaply and GP of LongJump VC) | Creating Circularity Solutions

Oct 20th, 2021 35m 57s

Garry Cooper is the CEO of Rheaply, a Series-A Climate Tech company in Chicago, and one of six GPs at Longjump VC, a first-check, founder-led fund investing in the next generation of Chicagoland founders. Garry shares his fundraising journey fo

EP 11: Nicole Ward (Watermark Women of the C-Suite) | The Joy of Supporting Others

Sep 29th, 2021 22m 15s

A C-suite executive connector and facilitator, Nicole Ward is the National Director of Sales at Moss Adams LLP, and Podcast host of Watermark Women of the C-Suite. In her conversation with Kelly, she shares her journey in angel investing, her a

EP 10: Leigh-Ann Buchanan (aīre ventures): Using Ecosystems to Close Opportunity Gaps

Jul 30th, 2021 26m 45s

Leigh-Ann Buchanan is the President of aīre ventures, a venture studio scaling technology, entrepreneurial and innovative solutions to systemic gaps in access, opportunity and racial equity. Leigh discusses the Miami Venture Capital ecosystem,

EP 09: Judith Levey (The Desire Company) | Closing the Trust Gap

Jul 6th, 2021 29m 21s

Judith Levey is the co-founder and COO of The Desire Company, a content and media platform that helps customers learn new skills from professionals and introduces them to the best products available. Judith shares how her previous corporate PR

EP 08 Aihui Ong (X Factor Ventures) | Founder vs CEO vs VC

Jun 29th, 2021 38m 9s

Excited to have interviewed Aihui Ong, exited founder turned VC and hired, to learn about her lessons as a female solo founder who Immigrated to the US post-college. She shared her experiences on how was overlooked as a founder because of her g

EP 07: Earl Valencia & Kevin Gabayan | Plentina - Unlocking Financial Services for the Emerging Middle Class

Jun 14th, 2021 35m 18s

Plentina is the buy now pay later fintech startup building a new digital-first experience for financial services leveraging artificial intelligence. Earl is an aerospace engineer by training, and Kevin was a computer vision researcher at NASA A

EP 06: Elle Bruno (Techstars MD) | Investing in Female-Led Companies as a Female Investor

May 28th, 2021 22m 13s

What was your introduction to investing? For Elle Bruno, the Managing Director of the Techstars Western Union Accelerator Program, it was when her father helped her invest her babysitting money in Target - her favorite place to shop as a teenag

Ep 05: Sajid Rahman (MyAsiaVC) | Becoming an "Accidental Investor"

May 26th, 2021 34m 7s

Sajid Rahman is the General Partner at MyAsiaVC. He has been a prolific investor at tech companies ranging from Silicon Valley, Asia, Latin America, and Africa and has managed over 700 syndicates. He shares his experience of becoming an “accide

Ep 04: Carmelle Cadet (EMTECH) | Modernizing Central Banking

May 21st, 2021 32m 55s

We share an inspiring conversation with Carmelle Cadet, Founder and CEO of EMTECH, a Fintech company on a mission to create financial inclusion for all, especially those who are underbanked, unbanked and deemed "unbankable." She shares her pers

Ep 03: Manan Mehta | How Unshackled Ventures Invests

May 11th, 2021 28m 30s

A conversation with Manan Mehta, Founding Partner at Unshackled Ventures. Unshackled Ventures was founded in 2014 with the mission to help immigrant founders succeed. The firm invests in immigrant entrepreneurs at the ideation stage (60% of com

Ep 02: Arlan Hamilton | How Backstage Capital Invests

Apr 27th, 2021 21m 43s

Arlan Hamilton is an investor and the founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital. She's also one of our advisors at Finclusive Ventures!In May 2020, Hamilton released her first book from Penguin Random House entitled "It's About Damn Ti

Ep 01: Elizabeth Yin | How Hustle Fund Invests

Apr 27th, 2021 26m 49s

Founder and investor Elizabeth Yin shares how Hustle Fund is democratizing wealth through entrepreneurship. Elizabeth shares strategies behind how Hustle Fund is able to write the earliest checks for new startups based on thoughtful evaluations