Founders Get Funds

What does food mean to you and your community? Pat Bennett is the creator of real food that tastes good, has health giving ingredients and is convenient to consume. She is passionate about creating the next generation of healthy eaters! She launched her business in Cleveland after working in financial services, information technology, sales, non profits and education in New York. In this episode, we discuss the value fueling our community intentionally while building a scalable business.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pabennettrelate/

Website: https://patsgranola.com/

This could be the one... Catch up with the FGF Community and TheTagan for a juicy episode of Founders Get Funds the podcast. 

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The uber for “that time when you didn’t get enough packs of braiding hair” is here sis 🥰 InstaBeauty got you! Two tech founders started with a service at the University of Maryland and are growing a brand that is reliable and friendly. InstaBeauty provides same day delivery of beauty supply store products. This service offers pick-up, delivery and shipping.

The duo, Abisola Adeyale and Miracle Agyapong, have completed accelerators, pitch competitions and grants. This year old company has scaled to a site and is ready to see what’s next.

Get the full story on how Insta Beauty is making the industry more inclusive and accessible from Abisola in this week’s podcast

Visit the site for InstaBeauty here --> https://instabeautyinc.com/

This week’s guest is in one of the hottest cities for beauty entrepreneurs, the ATL. You may know the city for hair. But beauty professionals are specializing in niche services and products to cater to a market where eBlack consumers spend $1.2 trillion each year.

Hanieya Ross is the founder of Billionaire Beauté, a company providing ATL’s beauties with lash extension services and strip lashes. She offers full lash sets and removals plus she offers a subscription so you can get your lashes done as much as you want.

Get the full story on how Hanieya plans to make a million off of beauty right now in this episode of Founders Get Funds the podcast.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billionairebeauteatl/

Website: https://billionairebeaute.as.me/schedule.php

This week’s guest started a company that will inspire and motivate Black tech moguls for generations.

Brittani Hunter is the CEO and Founder of Mogul Millennial, the digital media platform for Black millennial entrepreneurs and corporate bosses. She is also a LinkedIn Top Voice and millennial expert whose work has been featured in Black Enterprise and JetMagazine. She is passionate about influencing and empowering millennials to dream big and hustle smart.

Mogul Millennial is her first company and she is still a solo founder despite building a growing team. Now, she is preparing for fundraising. In this episode, you will learn about Brittani’s journey and see what she is working on now to scale her business.

Linked In --> https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittanihunter/

Want to know what it is like to be an entrepreneur on a HBCU campus?

Spelman College may need more resources for entering the start-up and venture capitalists ecosystem but there is something special about The Spelman Venture. In this episode, 2 Spelman alumnae and a current student at Spelman College discuss entrepreneurship at HBCUs now and beyond. This includes guests Jade Lockhard, the Program Manager for the HBCU Founders Program at Nex3 and Trea’jure Dahl, the 1st HBCUvc fellow from Spelman. Get an inside look on what shaped their entrepreneurial journeys at Spelman and how they plan to make a change for the next generation.

Jade Lockhard

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jade-lockard/

Twitter-  https://twitter.com/Jade_Ventures

Trea’jure Dahl

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/treajuredahl/

#HIREME! TheTagan starts this episode with a shameless plug asking everyone to help her get a job. Then, she shares the lovely story that brought here to Cleveland and why being unemployed didn't make her leave. Plus you'll get a special snippet from a Get Funds Session with FGF Members that will leave you motivated and inspired.  Want to join a community that makes you feel this great every week? Join a FGF Club today! 

Running a business on your own can be overwhelming. Planning to hire and scale your business can be even more daunting. In this conversation, Shondra Washington gives steps to review your finances and determine who you should hire for your business. Washington has worked in financial services since 2013. She was first introduced to corporate finance and strategy while working as a technology investment banker at one of the fastest growing investment banks in the world. In 2018, Shondra co-founded TBC-Capital, an education-first advisory and consulting firm, offering on-demand CFO, business development and strategy services for early-stage companies. Want to learn from experts like Shondra Washington? Become a member of a FGF Club for weekly Get Funds Sessions on topics like this!

Kimberley Spates is a first generation college graduate and finance professional. She decided to increase financial literacy in her family early by doing her parents taxes in high school. She would go on to get her MBA from Cleveland State University. After gaining experience in accounting, budgeting, cashflow and process improvement she decided to start a legacy for her family. In May of 2020, she left her job to become a full-time founder. Through her LLC, she prepares taxes for individuals and businesses. In this conversation Kimberley and TheTagan dive deeper into why you need a CPA to scale your business.

Walter is no stranger to hard work. From 5 to 13 Walter picked cotton. He also spent 20 years in the Marines. The discipline from his life experiences led him to finance. Now, Walter is the President & CEO McKinney Group Wealth Management. Since 2010, he has worked to manage of $30M in assets. He has worked as a Financial Advisor at. AG Edwards and Sons. Additionally he was Managing Director & Portfolio Manager, at Tacatical Investment Strategies. Get #fgftips on how you can overcome generational curses in this episode!