*This episode is a shared episode directly from the host, Natalie Benamou. In This Episode: Are you looking for investors in your business and unsure where to start? Let’s take a walk with Stephanie Sims, founder of Finance-Ability®, former inv

Stephanie on Matt Wolach, Sales as a Principle Source of Capital

Jul 21st, 2021 26m 51s

In this episode… This is a shared episode by Matt Wolach. Matt starts the episode introducing Stephanie, asking where she is today and how she got there. They kick off the show agreeing that raising capital is truly all about sales. People

Stephanie on Lead Like a Woman

Jul 14th, 2021 35m 24s

In this episode… Andrea begins the episode introducing Stephanie, and asks her exactly what it was that drove her into owning her own business. More specifically, what drove her to Financeability. What gave Stephanie the heart for business? It

Leadership Journey

Jul 7th, 2021 51m

In this Episode . . . Robbie gets this episode started by asking Stephanie about her leadership journey and when she realized she had a knack for leading. To Stephanie, being a leader is equal parts inspiration and risk/action taking. One mus

Stephanie on Money Talks with Hugh Meyer

Jun 30th, 2021 31m 51s

In this Episode . . . Stephanie shares that her parents owned a business while she was in high school, but when time came to sell their business and retire, they struggled to find buyers. She realized then that the business was sellable, but t

Women Don't Always Have to Compete

Jun 23rd, 2021 36m 11s

Today, I’m excited to talk to Natalie Benamou, the Founder & CEO of Herpower2 Lead. Natalie is a strategic thought leader with 30 years of experience creating ‘Blue Ocean’ strategies that help differentiate businesses from the competition and l

Investor Relationships with Tara Spalding

Jun 16th, 2021 41m 24s

Today, I’m excited to talk to Tara Spalding, the Managing Director of BoomStartup Accelerator. BoomStartup is an accelerator and mentorship-driven angel-stage investment program for startups, which operates as an online technology-driven accel

Confidence Boosting Advice with Ari Palmer Salafia

Jun 9th, 2021 35m 33s

Today, I’m excited to talk to Ari Palmer Salafia, who’s the Co-Founder & CEO of TaxTaker, a female-founded tax and technology savings company focused on helping put money back into growing companies pockets. Over the course of her career, Ari

Introduction to Psychological Security

Jun 2nd, 2021 35m 31s

Today, I’m excited to talk to Zachary Eikenberry, a CoFounder, Director and CEO of Hook Security, which uses Psychological Security, or PsySec™, to teach employees how to spot and avoid phishing attacks and create a healthy security-aware cultu

Working with your Spouse

May 26th, 2021 34m 46s

Today, I’m excited to talk to Amy & Adam Fazackerley, Co-Founders of Lay-n-Go, a company that designs and manufactures innovative organizational solutions for life, play, and travel. I’ve interviewed them both individually, so if you haven’t l

Knowing and Getting What You're Worth

May 12th, 2021 36m 34s

Today, I’m excited to talk to Jamie Easton, the founder of The Uptick - a weekly dose of financial market smarts! Jamie has nearly 20 years of professional experience in the financial services industry, including Managing Director at Evercore,

Find Your Pain, Fix It and Create Your Business with Amy Fazackerley

Apr 28th, 2021 35m 53s

In this episode, you will hear how Amy felt her scariest ask was how to get started in business, how to get started in manufacturing, where do you go? It’s hard to go overseas, share your ideas and not know anyone not to mention hand over a pr

Thoughts of Crypto-Currency and Crypto-Investing

Apr 21st, 2021 33m 36s

Today, I’m excited to talk to Spencer Montgomery, the Founder of Uinta Crypto Consulting, a cryptocurrency training and mentoring program. He has been providing Bitcoin and cryptocurrency consulting and training for over 4 years. Spencer has s

Finding the Right Investor and Making it "Click"

Apr 7th, 2021 49m 9s

Adam Fazackerley is the COO and Co-Founder of Lay-n-Go, LLC. Fazackerley started his career at UUNET Technologies. He went on to found concept2creations, LLC, a corporate design company focused on building brands and producing every aspect of

Getting better with money to live intentionally with George Grombacher, Founder and Chief Community Officer of Money Alignment Academy

Mar 31st, 2021 40m 33s

A 20-year finance industry veteran, podcaster, writer, and speaker, George is working to help people get better at money and life so they can live how they want. He spent 10 years with a Fortune 100 company as an advisor as well as in leaders

Authenticity, Asymmetry and Making a Connection with Investors

Mar 17th, 2021 34m 49s

Sean O’Brien, is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Overline, an Atlanta-based seed-stage venture capital fund that he runs with his partner, Michael Cohn. Sean has been in the investment business for nearly 30 years, with roles in investment

Get Clear to Gain a Yes to Your Ask with Robert White

Mar 3rd, 2021 44m 42s

Robert is a Speaker, Author, Leadership Trainer, and Executive Coach who integrates a heart-centered, result-oriented and transformational leadership approach to being effective. He’s a serial entrepreneur including having founded and led two t

What is ESG and Why Does It Matter to Your Business with Kim Raath of Topl

Feb 24th, 2021 43m 33s

Today, I’m excited to talk to Kim Raath, the co-founder and CEO of Topl, an ESG technology company with a purpose-built blockchain that empowers businesses to prove and monetize ethical and sustainable practices. Before university, Kim worked

Discover How to Ask for "Smart" Money with Katy Campbell of Porsche Digital

Feb 10th, 2021 49m 20s

Today, I’m excited to talk to two-time founder Katy Campbell. Katy is currently working with Porsche Digital to develop new startups across various ecosystems. Katy is also running "formation", a startup school for founders who identify as wom

How Do You Ask in a Saturated Market with Greg Head

Feb 3rd, 2021 42m 15s

Today, I’m excited to talk to Greg Head, the CEO of Scaling Point and the founder of Gregslist. Greg Head is a 30-year software industry veteran who was part of the startup-to-scale journeys of three different software companies in the CRM indu

A Solid Sales Process Requires Discovery with Matt Wolach

Jan 20th, 2021 28m 47s

Matt Wolach, host of SaaS-Story in the Making, is an entrepreneur, investor, coach, and leader who knows the sales world from the inside out. He has nearly two decades of SaaS sales management experience. His expertise, in particular, lies in c

What Is Your Exit Strategy? with Stephanie Sims

Jan 13th, 2021 31m 30s

Today, Stephanie Sims tackles the question “How do I talk about my exit strategy with investors?” Get clear on what kind of business you want before you start trying to grow...otherwise, someone else will choose for you. Today, we’ll cover: Wh

Ask the Tough Questions with Tiffany Bisconer

Jan 6th, 2021 36m 23s

Today, I’m excited to talk to Tiffany Bisconer, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with over 20 years of experience in the fields of accounting and tax. Tiffany has worked with one of the top 10 Certified Public Accounting and Consulting Fi

Final Part of the Series Ghost of Numbers Future

Dec 30th, 2020 41m 55s

Welcome to the final part of our four-part series to tackle the ghosts of your numbers past, present and future. Last week, we talked about the numbers present - your KPIs that will help you make decisions day-to-day. Today, we’ll cover the num

The Ghost of Numbers Present

Dec 23rd, 2020 39m 11s

Today, we continue doing something a little different! Welcome to Part 3 of a four-part series to tackle the ghosts of your numbers past, present, and future. Today we talk about the numbers of your present - the KPIs of your business. KPIs, o