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Startup Funding | Learn from Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and CEOs of Disruptive CompaniesAlternative Startup Financing with Jessica NorwoodToday on Startup Funding hosted by Dr. Roshawnna Novellus we have Jessica Norwood who is a fellow of Nathan Cummings Foundation and the founder of The Runway Project which uses entrepreneurship as a way to bridge the wealth gap for black-owned businesses. They do this by providing the early pre-seed capital and business support a.k.a friend and family money. Jessica who is based in Mobile, Alabama and grew up between politics and entrepreneurship, believes that the entrepreneurial spirit has always been a part of her. As a result of a childhood surrounded by politics, she saw several opportunities...2017-05-2944 minStartup Funding | Learn from Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and CEOs of Disruptive CompaniesEnrichHER Initiative RecapBootstrap Capital, a non-profit organization, partners with the City of Atlanta to host EnrichHER, on April 27, 2017 at 6:00 PM at Atlanta Tech Village. EnrichHER is a citywide event featuring Atlanta’s most successful women executives; and local women-led companies will be given the opportunity to pitch their businesses for the chance to win a $5,000 grant. EnrichHer is an initiative developed by Dr. Roshawnna Novellus , with the support of Atlanta City Council President Ceasar C. Mitchell’s, “Back to Business” program. According to the 2016 State of Women-Owned Business Report , Georgia was listed as a top ten state for spurring economic growth among female b...2017-04-1717 minStartup Funding | Learn from Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and CEOs of Disruptive CompaniesEnrichHER Edition: She Unites with Shade SmithToday on our EnrichHer edition of StartUp Funding hosted by Dr. Roshawnna Novellus we have Shade Smith who tells us more about why she decided to become an entrepreneur and what gave her the idea behind her clothing company She Unites. While trying to feel comfortable with her clothing styles as a lover of active gear, Shade Smith wanted to be able to seamlessly transition between her day to day activities and decided to create a platform which extends from fashion into a means of helping women achieve their goals and balance their lives. Shade Smith shares with us things...2017-04-0108 minStartup Funding | Learn from Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and CEOs of Disruptive CompaniesEnrichHER Edition: Girls Going Global with Martice SuttonOn our EnrichHer edition of StartUp Funding hosted by Dr. Roshawnna Novellus we have Martice Sutton the founder of Girls Going Global explains the reason behind her business, how she came up with the idea and what made her venture into entrepreneurship. A former international studies major, Martice always knew she wanted to make an impact in the community. After graduating from Spelman College she worked abroad on social enterprise in India where she worked with several girls organizations and decided that she wanted to do something to expose girls form her home town to the different cultures and experiences...2017-03-3107 minStartup Funding | Learn from Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and CEOs of Disruptive CompaniesEnrichHER Edition: Dare Dream Dance with Cicely Kelly and Rae ColemanToday on our EnrichHer edition of StartUp Funding hosted by Dr. Roshawnna Novellus we have the crew of Dare Dream Dance who speak to us about how they came up with the idea for a dance academy and why they decided to become entrepreneurs: Cicely Kelly & Rae Coleman. Being Atlanta natives they saw the opportunity to develop a curriculum for dancers of this generation and have a noticeable impact in the community. Dare Dream Dance started in 2013 in a studio in Atlanta and today it has grown to become a wonderful program with so many different success stories and many...2017-03-3011 minStartup Funding | Learn from Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and CEOs of Disruptive CompaniesEnrichHER Edition: Imagination Beyond Boundaries with Lalanya AbnerOn our EnrichHer edition of StartUp Funding hosted by Dr. Roshawnna Novellus today we have a new entrepreneur who has curated an awesome series of stories representing people of color: Lalanya Abner. She shares with us more about herself and what led her to become an entrepreneur. She says: “I think entrepreneurship honestly was in my blood”, being something that has always been in her family from before she was born, she’s is a natural at it. Being raised in a family of entrepreneurs doesn’t deter her as she plans to carve a name for herself. She tells that the...2017-03-2911 minStartup Funding | Learn from Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and CEOs of Disruptive CompaniesEnrichHER Edition: Carver's Produce with Yasmeen SabirCarver’s Produce is a Georgia Grown natural food distributor transforming how growers and buyers strengthen food deserts.2017-03-2809 minStartup Funding | Learn from Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and CEOs of Disruptive CompaniesEnrichHER Edition: Healthier and Happier with Jing Carter-LuOn our EnrichHer edition of StartUp Funding hosted by Dr. Roshawnna Novellus, today we have Jing Kālu who has created an innovative air filtration company. During our interview, Jing talks about why she decided to venture into entrepreneurship. In her own words: “Going green has always been on my mind…..doing something to make people healthier and happier”, creating a system to help people live healthier and happier is the inspiration behind her being an entrepreneur. Jing shares with us happening in her company that has her excited, from creating a more efficient air filtration system to pitching for investo...2017-03-2706 minStartup Funding | Learn from Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and CEOs of Disruptive CompaniesEnrichHER Edition: HairBrella with Tracey PickettOn our EnrichHer edition of StartUp Funding hosted by Dr. Roshawnna Novellus we have Tracey Pickett the founder of Hairbrella today. She tells us more about why she decided to become an entrepreneur and what led her down the part of Hairbrella. Coming from a family mostly comprised of entrepreneurs, Tracey admits she has always wanted to be an entrepreneur herself, even after attending Law school and practicing for 5 years she still remained true to her dream. Tracey shares with us what is happening with Hairbrella that has her excited from creating a kick starter campaign where she was able...2017-03-2607 minStartup Funding | Learn from Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and CEOs of Disruptive CompaniesEnrichHER Edition: Virtual Professionals with Mary GayToday on our EnrichHer edition of StartUp Funding hosted by Dr. Roshawnna Novellus we have Mary who has an amazing startup company focused on helping people get employment. During our interview Mary tells us more about how her company works and the driving force behind her success as an entrepreneur. When asked what led her to become an entrepreneur Mary replies: “I’ve always been an entrepreneur….I have always had a heart for helping people”. By utilizing the full potential of the internet, Mary’s goal was to create employment when computers became so popular and using a model that worke...2017-03-2408 minStartup Funding | Learn from Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and CEOs of Disruptive CompaniesEnrichHER Edition: FORME with Donna BurkeOn this EnrichHer edition episode of StartUp Funding hosted by Dr. Roshawnna Novellus we have Donna Burke who tells us how she became an entrepreneur and how she came up with the idea of creating a Barre Studio. Getting most of her entrepreneurial spirit from her parents, Donna decided to follow in their steps. Donna shares with us the story of how she got the idea for her very own Barre studio in Atlanta. Her story stems from when she started taking Barre, where she noticed her discomfort in boutique fitness settings, being overweight at the time and she began...2017-03-2308 minStartup Funding | Learn from Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and CEOs of Disruptive CompaniesEnrichHER Edition: Moisture Love with Jeannell DardenOn this EnrichHer edition episode of StartUp Funding hosted by Dr. Roshawnna Novellus we have Jeannell Darden who shares her experiences on starting her own beauty hair product Moisture Love. Jeannell has always been surrounded by entrepreneurs from her childhood and this influenced her decision to become one, she first created her product by trying to solve a need and now is in the process of building her own brand. Jeannell Darden is an Atlanta native and a Georgia Tech graduate who began making hair as a chore from when she was little, she grew to love it and decided...2017-03-2206 minStartup Funding | Learn from Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and CEOs of Disruptive CompaniesEnrichHER Edition: Cool Moms Dance Too with Quyionah WingfieldQuyionah Wingfield is the CEO of Cool Moms Dance Too LLC, the innovative mommy and me dance fitness program for cool moms and their children. She is a mother, creative entrepreneur, intellectual property educator, writer, and a family health and wellness advocate who studies psychology at Georgia State University. Her love for and background in dance started very early on and grew at the age of 12 when she entered Star Quest National Dance Competition in Albany NY. With no formal training and one night of rehearsal, she placed 3rd in her category. Quyionah began training in dance while attending the...2017-03-1812 minStartup Funding | Learn from Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and CEOs of Disruptive CompaniesEnrichHER Edition: Events For Less with Mia MartinOn this EnrichHer edition episode of StartUp Funding hosted by Dr. Roshawnna Novellus, we are continuing our quest to highlight the most amazing women-led enterprises within the city of Atlanta. Today we have Mia Martin the founder and CEO of Events for Less Marketing who in this insightful interview tells us more about her business and how she became an entrepreneur. Starting out in corporate sales and marketing about 14 years ago, Mia always knew she had that entrepreneurial spirit. Her opportunity came when she went back to school for digital marketing at General Assembly where she became passionate about digital...2017-03-1705 minStartup Funding | Learn from Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and CEOs of Disruptive CompaniesEnrichHER Edition: Freeing Returns with Barbara JonesBarbara Jones is the Founder/CEO of Lillii RNB Inc, a Retail IT Consultancy and Freeing Returns Inc, a Merchandise Returns Disrupter Tech Startup. Barbara Jones is a Technical Founder and 20 year Java Coder/Architect in the niche field of Retail IT at the Point of Sale. Barbara holds a Computer Science degree from the University of Texas at Austin and has lived in Atlanta, GA for over 10 years now. Barbara loves Technology and trains Women and Minorities in the niche field of Retail IT. Barbara has been an entrepreneur for close to 20 years.2017-03-1607 minStartup Funding | Learn from Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and CEOs of Disruptive CompaniesEnrichHER Edition: Goodr with Jasmine CroweCompassionate, Zealous, Visionary and Inspiring are just a few of the words that describe Jasmine Crowe, an HBCU alumna and MBA graduate who is working to make the world a better place one cause at a time. Jasmine’s goal is to foster change and create awareness about the leading socioeconomic issues and challenges of today, like poverty, education, and hunger. In 2011 she founded BlackCelebrityGiving.com (BCG) . The idea for the site came from the vivid awareness of a lack of media coverage for black celebrities doing positive things to impact our communities. BCG is the frontier in providing content of...2017-03-1512 minStartup Funding | Learn from Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and CEOs of Disruptive CompaniesEnrichHER Edition: Adventures with Mariah with Alysse DanielsAlysse Daniels created Adventures With Mariah based on inspiration from her great-grandmother, Mariah Cutberth. Alysse is on the path to inspire children around the world to have the courage and to follow their dreams! The original Mariah was born in the low country of South Georgia, outside of Savannah, in 1902. She was born poor and worked on a farm. From a young age, she dreamed of something better for herself and her future family. She wanted an opportunity for an education. So, at the young age of 15, in 1917, she migrated to Manhattan, New York by herself. When she arrived she j...2017-03-1206 minStartup Funding | Learn from Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and CEOs of Disruptive CompaniesEnrichHER Edition: Blossom with Diamonde WilliamsonRoshawnna: Hi, I'm Dr. Roshawnna Novellus, host of Startup Funding and producer of the EnrichHer Initiative. I am so excited to be highlighting so many fabulous entrepreneurs from the city of Atlanta. Today we have Diamonde from Blossom. Diamonde: Hello. No I'm excited, I really am excited. I like talking. Roshawnna: Tell us more about Blossom and all of the awesome work you're doing here in Atlanta. Diamonde: So Blossom is a digital television destination for women of color by women of color and it simply came from the fact that I was working in television production myself for actual networks and I would pitch my own ideas and I was rejected so many t...2017-03-0607 minStartup Funding | Learn from Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and CEOs of Disruptive CompaniesBe Strategic like Roshell Rosemond RinkinsRoshell Rosemond Rinkins is the type of entrepreneur that is interested in more than just personal gain. Roshell wants to see her product empower and enliven its users. Roshell is the woman behind Liquid Courage, a unique line of beauty products that aim to compliment the modern woman on the go. Liquid Courage comes on the heels of Roshell making the decision to exit the corporate world. Leaving behind the certainty and stability of a corporate role to embark on the journey of an entrepreneur is never easy. Roshell has worked against the odds to make Liquid Courage a success...2017-01-1642 minStartup Funding | Learn from Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and CEOs of Disruptive CompaniesPave a New Path like James JonesJames Jones was able to do what so many people working within Corporate America dream of: break away and begin a career as a successful entrepreneur. With RaceIQ, James and his team have taken cutting edge securities software and applied to the the automotive industry. Throughout his conversation with Roshawnna, James shares insights in to how RaceIQ is working to provide solutions for the future of ransomware. James’ career journey has seen challenges, just as everyone’s has. Throughout his time working as an entrepreneur and subsequently investor, James has struggled to maintain the ever elusive healthy work/life balance. Deve...2017-01-1151 min