WHERE’S THE FUNDING?

WHERE’S THE FUNDING?

24 episodes

The WHERE’S THE FUNDING? podcast demystifies entrepreneurship and the fog around funding for Black and other underserved entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs share their entrepreneurship journeys, fundraising experiences, and success connecting to capital to inform, motivate, and inspire other entrepreneurs on a similar journey. WTF? features interviews with investors, people who work in corporate philanthropy, grant-making, marketing, and public relations (PR). Listeners gain practical strategies, tips and actionable advice for securing funding, insights into successful fundraising strategies, guidance on navigating the funding landscape, building resilience as an entrepreneur and marketing and PR strategies to get your business seen, attract customers and generate revenues!

Podcasts

How I Bootstrapped a Luxury Jet Business with Michael Darko S7 Ep. 6

Published: June 2, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 13 seconds

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Be Hungry But Not Thirsty When Pitching VCs with Arlan Hamilton S7 Ep. 5

Published: May 26, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 2 seconds

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Scaling Black Beauty with Leslie Roberson S7 Ep. 4

Published: May 19, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 49 seconds

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Investing in BIPOC Founders and Normalizing Black Wealth with Danielle Shoots S7 Ep. 3

Published: May 12, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 47 seconds

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Pull Up and Pitch to Win with Omi Bell S7. Ep. 2

Published: May 5, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 57 seconds

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"Milestone Season Ahead! with Michelle McKenzie S7 Ep.1 "

Published: May 1, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 18 seconds

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Changing the Funding Ecosystem for Afropreneurs with Fernando Cabral S6 Ep. 12

Published: March 31, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 9 seconds

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5 Fundability Factors for Building Small Business Credit with Jonathan Fodera S6 Ep.11

Published: March 24, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 47 seconds

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Strategies to Standout on Social Media, Market and Increase Revenues with Danielle Jeter S6 Ep.9

Published: March 10, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 41 seconds

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How I Show Up as Woman in a Male Dominated Industry with Vava Angwenyi S6 Ep.8

Published: March 3, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 39 seconds

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How to Win Business Grants with the Grant Lady Danita Doleman S6 Ep. 7

Published: Feb. 24, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 1 second

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6 Characteristics of a Valued Business with Kevin Valley S6 Ep. 6

Published: Feb. 17, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 51 seconds

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5 Ways to Improve Your PR and Business Communication with Phoenix Jackson S6 Ep. 5

Published: Feb. 10, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 50 seconds

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I Am the Big Deal: Fundraising and Entrepreneurship Lesson Learned with Kadion Preston S6 Ep. 4

Published: Feb. 3, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 12 seconds

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5 Things Women of Color Should Do to Improve Their Access to Capital with Adeola Adejobi S6 Ep. 3

Published: Jan. 27, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 52 seconds

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Growing from Zero to One with Drew Glover S6 Ep. 2

Published: Jan. 20, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 4 seconds

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Whats Keeping Me Here with Michelle McKenzie S6 Ep.1

Published: Jan. 16, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 39 seconds

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How Foundation and Government Grants Stifle Social Innovation with Linc Kroeger S5 Ep.12

Published: Nov. 29, 2022, 12:40 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 13 seconds

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How to Win Grants to Fund Your Beauty Startup with Ezinne Iroanya S5 Ep. 11

Published: Nov. 18, 2022, 2 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 16 seconds

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What You Need to Know About Black Philanthropy and How to Benefit From It with Dr. Jackie Copeland S5 Ep.10

Published: Nov. 11, 2022, 2 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 50 seconds

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Family Business Expert Breaks Down the Secrets to Building Business and Family Legacy with Nike Anani S5 Ep.7

Published: Oct. 21, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 24 seconds

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5 Things Women of Color Should Do When They Fundraise with Susan Jeffers S5 Ep.6

Published: Oct. 14, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 20 seconds

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How I Raised $50M in Real Estate Capital with Martine Flowers S5. Ep.5

Published: Oct. 7, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 46 seconds

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She Was Told If Your Fund Fails No One Will Ever Invest in Black Entrepreneurs Again with Kelli Jones S5 Ep. 4

Published: Sept. 30, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 11 seconds

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Why Non-Dilutive Revenue-Based FInancing is an Alternative to VC with Melissa Winder S5 Ep.2

Published: Sept. 16, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 9 seconds

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How I Used Corporate Sponsorships to Grow a Seven-Figure Business with Chantel George S5 Ep.1

Published: Sept. 9, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 55 seconds

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How I Help Small Businesses Achieve Marketing Success With No Gimmicks with Lindsay Sims S4 Ep.12

Published: Aug. 4, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 56 seconds

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Learn Why Equity-Free Funding is Not Really Free with Ropa Muromba S4 Ep.11

Published: July 28, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 21 seconds

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How We Funded 17 Supply Chain Tech Companies in Year One With A Small Fund with Brian Aoaeh S4 Ep.10

Published: July 21, 2022, 4 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 3 seconds

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The 4 Rules of Traditional Banks and Wall Street and Why They Work Against You with Curtis May S4 Ep. 9

Published: July 14, 2022, noon
Duration: 32 minutes 44 seconds

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S4. Ep. 8 Mastering Marketing for Small Business Owners with Marketing by Monrae

Published: July 8, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 55 seconds

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What I Learned From An Angel Investor Transformed My Business with Nick Davis S4 Ep. 7

Published: July 1, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 27 seconds

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How to Navigate Gender Bias and Fundraise with Confidence with Ada Osakwe S4 Ep.4

Published: June 10, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 24 seconds

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How I Bootstrapped My Way to a Successful Business When VCs Said No with Walle Mafolasire S4 Ep.2

Published: May 27, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 3 seconds

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How I Conquered Fear of Rejection and Increased Funding for My Business with Hadija Jabiri S3 Ep.14

Published: April 15, 2022, 12:16 p.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 38 seconds

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Why I'm Avoiding Venture Capital to Build an ESG- Focused Company with Javion Blake S3 Ep.13

Published: April 11, 2022, 12:36 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 30 seconds

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Why Funding Immigrant Founders is Good for the American Economy with Chinedu Enekwe S3 Ep.11

Published: March 18, 2022, noon
Duration: 36 minutes 57 seconds

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Why Angel Investing is Addictive with Angel Investors Tasha Jones and Aurelia Flores S3 Ep.7

Published: Feb. 18, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 23 seconds

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This Marketer+Investor is Helping Portfolio Companies Increase Marketing Results with Chen Hindi S3 Ep.3

Published: Jan. 21, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 54 seconds

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How Gender Bias in the Funding Ecosystem Keeps Good Businesses Out of the Market with Aysha Tegally S3 Ep. 1

Published: Jan. 7, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 56 seconds

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This Doctor Turned Investor Helps Healthtech Startups Connect to Capital with Dr. Loleta Robinson S2 Ep.19

Published: Sept. 28, 2021, 12:07 p.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 22 seconds

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Real Estate Investor Teaches People How to Buy Vacant Land With No Financing with Jantzen Young S2 Ep.13

Published: July 13, 2021, 1:24 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 34 seconds

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Entrepreneur Helps Women Producers Connect to Markets and Increase Incomes with Comfort Adjahoe-Jennings S2 Ep.11

Published: June 16, 2021, 10:18 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 44 seconds

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The Black Opportunity Cost for Black Entrepreneurs with Tinotenda Chibebe S2 Ep. 8

Published: May 23, 2021, 7:49 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 24 seconds

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WHERES THE FUNDING Trailer

Published: April 19, 2021, 2:33 p.m.
Duration: 37 seconds

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How Female Founders Can Use Gender Bias to Their Advantage with Umulinga Karangwa S2 Ep.7

Published: April 18, 2021, 11:54 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 25 seconds

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From Vegan Restaurant Owner to Nigeria's First Plant-Based Food Tech Company with Hakeem Jimo S2 Ep.6

Published: April 18, 2021, 11:50 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 16 seconds

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S2 Episode 2: LaKisha Greenwade is Creating Investment Opportunities for Wearable Tech Founders

Published: March 10, 2021, 1:05 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 15 seconds

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S2 Episode 1: How the BAYI Hub Program is Scaling Up African and American SMEs

Published: Jan. 13, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 39 seconds

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Season 2: Intro - Thank You! and Whats Next for Season 2

Published: Jan. 1, 2021, 6:48 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 57 seconds

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Costs to Consider When Self-Publishing and Starting a Publishing Company with Morgan Limo S1 Ep.19

Published: Dec. 23, 2020, 3:43 p.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 14 seconds

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Episode 19: Morgan Limo - Understanding Your Start-Up Business Costs When Bootstrapping a Business

Published: Dec. 23, 2020, 3:43 p.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 19 seconds

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Why Microcredit is as Important in the US as it is in Africa with John Kavyavu S1 Ep.18

Published: Dec. 9, 2020, 1 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 43 seconds

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Episode 18: John Kavyavu - Why Microcredit is as Important in the US as it is in Africa

Published: Dec. 9, 2020, 1 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 48 seconds

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Episode 17: Evelyn Lewis - From A Curiosity about Computers to the Creation of A Contact Tracing App

Published: Nov. 26, 2020, 2:29 a.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 23 seconds

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Episode 16: Samuel Suraphel - Strengthening Entrepreneurship on Two Continents

Published: Nov. 11, 2020, 2:59 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 20 seconds

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Episode 15: Seun Shokunbi- Building Human Capacity for African Leadership

Published: Oct. 28, 2020, 2:01 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 8 seconds

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Episode 14: Naa-Sakle Akuete - My Harvard MBA Did Not Prepare Me for Entrepreneurship!

Published: Sept. 16, 2020, 1:13 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes

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How I Used $30 to Build A Successful Skincare and Beauty Brand with Eugenia Akuete Ep. 13

Published: Sept. 9, 2020, 1:45 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 4 seconds

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Episode 13: Eugenia Akuete - How I Used $30 to Build A Successful Skincare and Beauty Brand

Published: Sept. 9, 2020, 1:45 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 9 seconds

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Episode 12: Nichelle McCall-Browne - “We All Do Better When We Come Up Together”

Published: Aug. 5, 2020, noon
Duration: 39 minutes 32 seconds

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How I Fundraised to Build A Clean Beauty Brand from Up-cycled Banana Waste with Shirley Billot S1 Ep.11

Published: July 22, 2020, noon
Duration: 34 minutes 7 seconds

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Episode 11: Shirley Billot - How To Build An Eco-Conscious Beauty Brand

Published: July 22, 2020, noon
Duration: 33 minutes 12 seconds

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So Much to Say with Michelle McKenzie and Lydia Nylander Speak S1 Ep. 10

Published: July 8, 2020, 1:02 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 34 seconds

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Episode 10: Michelle and Lydia - So Much to Say - Michelle and Lydia Speak

Published: July 8, 2020, 1:02 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 39 seconds

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Why Funding for African Creative Sector is Critical with Mabinty Koroma-Moore and Wakiuru Njuguna Part 2 S1 Ep.9

Published: June 24, 2020, 12:52 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 15 seconds

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Episode 9: Mabinty Koroma-Moore and Wakiuru Njuguna Part 2. - Women and Creatives Need Funding, Too!

Published: June 24, 2020, 12:52 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 21 seconds

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Episode 8: Mabinty Koroma-Moore and Wakiuru Njuguna Part 1. - Re-imagining Impact

Published: June 17, 2020, 5:04 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 22 seconds

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Why Small Business Is Big Business in the State of Maryland with Daniel Koroma S1 Ep.7

Published: June 3, 2020, 1:16 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 12 seconds

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Episode 7: Daniel Koroma - Small Business Is Big Business

Published: June 3, 2020, 1:16 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 17 seconds

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Cuisine, Community and COVID with Margaret Kamara S1 Ep. 6

Published: May 20, 2020, 4:16 p.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 52 seconds

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Episode 6: Margaret Kamara- Cuisine, Community and the Impact of COVID-19

Published: May 20, 2020, 4:16 p.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 57 seconds

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Why Entrepreneurs Should Hyper Focus on Sales and Profits to Grow a Successful Business with Desiree Young S1 Ep.5

Published: April 30, 2020, 8:45 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 44 seconds

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Episode 5: Desiree Younge - NBC- “Nobody’s Coming!”

Published: April 30, 2020, 8:45 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 50 seconds

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The Economic Impact of COVID on Micro-entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets with Iddy John S1 Ep.4

Published: April 22, 2020, 12:21 p.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 4 seconds

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Episode 4: Iddy John - The Economic Impact of COVID 19 on Micro-entrepreneurs in Tanzania

Published: April 22, 2020, 12:21 p.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 9 seconds

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Episode 3: Grace Camara - “The Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations”

Published: April 1, 2020, 11:24 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 21 seconds

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How this Entrepreneur Remains Resilient Through the Difficulties of Fundraising with Francesca Opoku S1 Ep.2

Published: March 18, 2020, 5:40 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 27 seconds

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Episode 2: Francesca Opoku - “As an entrepreneur, I have learned that a lot is possible.”

Published: March 18, 2020, 5:40 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 32 seconds

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How I Recovered From Failing in Big Box Retail and How to Avoid My Mistakes with Funlayo Alabi S1 Ep.1

Published: March 6, 2020, 11:59 a.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 42 seconds

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Episode 1: Funlayo Alabi -“Entrepreneurship is crying into your kombucha”

Published: March 6, 2020, 11:59 a.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 47 seconds

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WTF?: What This Show is and Why It's Important with Michelle McKenzie and Lydia Nylander S1 Ep.0

Published: Feb. 27, 2020, 1:06 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 22 seconds

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Episode 0: WTF?! What and Why?

Published: Feb. 27, 2020, 1:06 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 28 seconds

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