Mickey Wiles began to raise capital for his first business with an investment crowdfunding offering on a Vermont-based platform called Milk Money offering. About a year ago, Mickey and his team wanted to grow the business and needed capital to do so, but realized the mainstream method of startup fundraising wasn’t appealing to them. That led them to seek out investors that were much more geared toward social impact investing.

Keren Flavell is a seasoned entrepreneur with achievements in media, tech, and community. In this episode, Keren shares her approach to the Steward-Ownership Investor Model and why it's beneficial for startups to explore non-traditional fundraising strategies to raise capital.

Laura Oldanie is a socially conscious wealth coach who blogs at Rich & Resilient Living, where she explores money and lifestyle choices for a regenerative future. In this episode, Laura shares how she got started investing, the ideas behind slow money, and the resources available to non-accredited investors.

In this episode, Host Jenny and Michelle interview Aunnie Patton Power, the founder of Intelligent Impact. Aunnie shares her views on why the traditional venture capital model doesn’t always work for small businesses and what alternatives she’s found to be more successful.

Did you know you have the legal right to invest your retirement fund however you want? In this episode, hosts Jenny and Michelle discuss the different options you have for investing your retirement fund.

In this episode, hosts Jenny and Michelle define what an exit strategy is in regard to investing and why it’s important to create one that works for both your investors and you as the entrepreneur. Learn about the different models and strategies you can implement when it comes to paying your investors with or without selling your business.

In this episode, Michelle and Jenny interview Kai Nortey, a visionary and socially conscious Black woman business leader who is tenaciously building an ethnically inclusive food justice and health economy in the Oakland-Bay Area of California.

Kai shares how she built her business based on a triple bottom line model: restorative economics, racial and gender equity, and climate justice. Learn about how Kai sought out investors and how she raised capital to scale and grow kubé.

In this episode, Nancy Hayes shares the process she developed when deciding to become an angel investor. She breaks down the different factors that come into play for her when deciding what companies to invest in and tips for entrepreneurs on how to create an irresistible offer. 

Brahm Ahmadi is a social entrepreneur working to build healthier and more equitable inner-city communities by bringing change and innovation to critical facets of the food system. When traditional fundraising methods proved an ill fit for his company, Brahm decided to look elsewhere to raise capital. In this interview, Brahm shares the unique challenges he and his team faced and how they targeted their messaging to attract investors that aligned with their mission and values.