I4 Ventures

During this venture, I talk about two reoccurring themes that I noticed were present in most of my interviews. The first is the importance of pivoting and the second is the ability to understand what makes your product or service valuable and unique.


How to get in contact with me:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/vnessaferguson
Website: Ferguson-Legal.com
Instagram: @VeeFergg
Email: [email protected]

During this venture, I chat with Terri Willingham, the Executive Director of the Foundation for Community Driven Innovation (FCDI), a Tampa nonprofit that founded and operates AMRoC Fab Lab, a public collaborative creative space focused on building capacity and personal empowerment in the University Area. Terri has more than 30 years of social entrepreneurship experience across a diverse spectrum of fields and interests. Terri is passionate about making her corner of the world a little better for the community with whom she shares it.

In this episode, Terri talks about how she uses FCDI to empower, educate, and serve our community. We also discuss “mission creep”, becoming a social enterprise, and the importance of asking a lot of questions.

How to get in contact with Terri:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tmwillingham/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/AMRoCFabLab/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AMROCFabLab
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amrocfablab/

For more info on the Equity in Entrepreneurship Program https://amroctampabay.com/equityinentrepreneurship/

How to get in contact with me:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/vnessaferguson
Website: Ferguson-Legal.com
Instagram: @VeeFergg
Email: [email protected]

During this venture, I chat with Josh Ray. Josh is an Alumni of USF Muma College of Business, he's worked with several US patented technologies, and has also worked with 100+ entrepreneurs and startup founders. He's served as a mentor to students at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. His entrepreneurial journey began during his teenage years. He is passionate about entrepreneurship, helping others and seeing their ideas come to light.

Currently, Josh is the Chief Visionary Officer of Grow to Greatness Ventures, an entrepreneur start-up studio that helps you grow your business to greatness. Join us as we talk about finding Josh's vision, communicating your offer in a service-based industry, and creating something that's bigger than yourself.


How to get in contact with Josh:
https://www.facebook.com/G2GVentures/
https://www.instagram.com/g2g_ventures/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/g2g-ventures/
https://www.g2gventures.com/

How to get in contact with me:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/vnessaferguson
Website: Ferguson-Legal.com
Instagram: @VeeFergg
Email: [email protected]

In this venture, Kristen and I chat about how she turned the idea of being a sidekick into Vow + Vast, a service born to help solopreneurs grow with better balance. Kristen also shares the secret to finding all her interns, talks about the difficulty the comes with marketing a service, and explains how she deals with working in a service-based industry with a high turnover rate.

About V+V
V + V vows to be a creative small business’s sidekick throughout the vast amount of growth their business will go through from now to wherever it scales in the future.  Their purpose is to create a healthier work-life balance for owners by offering productivity coaching and virtual outsourcing.

Helping you do you. At each stage of growth.

Links
Get in touch: [email protected]
Follow on FB/INSTA/PIN: @vowandvast
LINKS: 
https://www.vowandvast.com
www.facebook.com/vowandvast
www.instagram.com/vowandvast
www.pinterest.com/vowandvast

How to get in contact with me:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/vnessaferguson
Website: Ferguson-Legal.com
Instagram: @VeeFergg
Email: [email protected]

During this solo venture, I’m chatting about trademarks and giving some insight into how to find a business name that is more likely to be eligible for trademark registration.

The trademark spectrum of distinctive: generic marks, descriptive marks, suggestive marks, and arbitrary, fanciful

The USPTO is the United States Patent and Trademark Office. When I refer to registration, I mean trademark registration, not LLC/Corporation with the Secretary of State.

How to get in contact with me:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/vnessaferguson
Website: Ferguson-Legal.com
Instagram: @VeeFergg
Email: [email protected]

In this I4 Venture, I am in Tampa, chatting with Jessica Santander. Jessica is a lover of life, whose hardship with listening to her heart led her to take a giant leap of faith. After landing her first full-time job in the Digital Marketing field, she found herself feeling disconnected and lost and grew a fascination with what can be from the idea of creating her own path. This idea kept tapping into her heart and led to her lifelong project of what is called Project Moment Designs. Project Moment Designs is a handmade jewelry business, where each piece empowers the dream-aspiring women to celebrate their moments of changes in life, self-growth, and renewed beginnings as we evolve into our greatest selves.

During the venture, we talk about discovering her inner entrepreneur, taking the leap of face, using your failures to turn your product or service to a movement, and the infamous imposter syndrome.


Learn more about Jessica and Project Moment Designs here:
https://www.instagram.com/projectmomentdesigns/
https://projectmomentdesigns.com
https://www.facebook.com/ProjectMomentDesigns/
https://twitter.com/pmdjewelry

How to get in contact with me:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/vnessaferguson
Website: Ferguson-Legal.com
Instagram: @VeeFergg
Email: [email protected]

In this I4 Venture, I chat wit Gina Moccio. Like most entrepreneurs, countless past lives led Gina to where she is today. From leading the marketing and events team at Creative Loafing, to launching the ‘Doughnut Ice Cream Cone’ in the U.S. and growing an IG account to 21K foodies strong at Datz Restaurant Group. Today, she’s the founder and leader behind Babe Crafted. Babe Crafted is a membership for women who are serious about growing our businesses, giving back, and putting self-care first.

Gina and I touch on a few of the many obstacles that come with being an entrepreneur, explore whether a start-up needs to have a technology component to be considered a start-up and discuss the importance of listening to criticism and dealing with rejection.

Learn more about Gina and Babe Crafted here:
https://www.instagram.com/babecrafted/
https://www.facebook.com/babecrafted/
https://www.babecrafted.com/

How to get in contact with me:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/vnessaferguson
Website: Ferguson-Legal.com
Instagram: @VeeFergg
Email: [email protected]

During this I4 Venture, I talk about my dismissing my inner control freak, deciding to hire a legal assistant, and how I plan to increase the profitability of my business with my extra time.

How to get in contact with me:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/vnessaferguson
Website: Ferguson-Legal.com
Instagram: @VeeFergg
Email: [email protected]

During this I4 venture, I continue chatting with Natalia Leemuriee. Natalia is a serial business owner who owns a luxury hair accessory company, a creative media agency, an event and catering company, and an apparel lifestyle brand.

In this episode, Natalia discusses the significance of having a definite purpose, explains the dangers of looking for investors too soon, describes the responsibility that comes with being an employer, and elaborates on the importance of perfecting your proof of concept through the research and development process.

With several successful companies under her belt and a clear purpose, she helps people find their passions and build their legacies. Learn more about her empire here:

https://www.webjackerzz.com
https://satwrapsroyalwear.com

 Instagram: @Natalialeemuriee
 Instagram: @dr.javierlee
 Instagram: @webjackerzz
 Instagram: @satwraps
 Instagram: @mvstermindmedia

How to get in contact with me:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/vnessaferguson
Website: Ferguson-Legal.com
Instagram: @VeeFergg
Email: [email protected]

During this I4 venture, I chat with Natalia Leemuriee. Natalia is a serial business owner who owns a luxury hair accessory company, a creative media agency, an event and catering company, and an apparel lifestyle brand. In this episode, Natalia shares her experiences hiring people from other countries, describes the difference between being a business owner and an entrepreneur and explains the importance of finding the right time to scale your business.

With several successful companies under her belt and a clear purpose, Natalia helps people find their passions and build their legacies. Learn more about her empire here:

How to get in contact with Natalia:
https://www.webjackerzz.com
https://satwrapsroyalwear.com

Instagram: @Natalialeemuriee 
Instagram: @dr.javierlee
Instagram: @webjackerzz
Instagram: @satwraps
Instagram: @mvstermindmedia


How to get in contact with me:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/vnessaferguson
Website: Ferguson-Legal.com
Instagram: @VeeFergg
Email: [email protected]