In this episode, Rob and Ileana welcome the unstoppable whirlwind talent from South Florida, Jeanine Suah, Founding Partner at Rezilyent Capital and XIR at Brex. The group discusses the community, capital, racism, opportunity and the future of work. Jeanine brings her entirely unique energy to the conversation, sharing her inspired Jamaican family story, her early entrepreneurial successes and her present and future work in Venture Capital and Startup Finance.
Jeanine is a go-giving entrepreneur, and sociolinguist turned techie. Born to Jamaican parents, she prides herself on being a global citizen who speaks three languages, dances salsa and samba, and has shared meals with strangers in nearly 20 countries.
Known as a super-connector, Jeanine lives by the credo, “Always give more in value than you receive in payment,” and trusts that genuine relationship-building and resilience are the keys to success.
On a personal mission to increase access to capital for underestimated founders by demystifying VC, Jeanine has impacted over 4,000 entrepreneurs in the last two years, and has been featured in Nasdaq, Business Insider, Cheddar TV, NBC, the Miami Herald, and on the cover of Entrepreneur Magazine.
Jeanine is an avid ecosystem-builder and Miami tech advocate and has assumed that role through her work as an XIR at Brex, one of the world’s top fintech start-ups, a VC Scout at Florida Funders, and a Venture Partner at Wefunder.
Feel free to follow and engage with JEANINE here:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeaninesuah
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeanineSuah
Website: https://www.rezilyent.capital
Website: https://www.brex.com
We're so grateful to you, our growing audience of entrepreneurs, investors, builders, influencers and those interested in the entrepreneurial economies of Latin America and the under-represented entrepreneurial communities in the USA!
Plug in, relax and enjoy some Spanish, English and a fun dose of spanglish as always. We're here to help inspire, educate and empower you, so that you can build the future!
¡Salud y gracias!,
Mentors Today's Team
