Invest In Her with Catherine Gray

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Susan Moring is an Investment Principal at Cortado Ventures, an Oklahoma City-based venture capital firm investing in early stage tech companies. In her role at Cortado, Susan manages all aspects of the investment process including deal sourcing, diligence, and post-investment portfolio company support. A startup enthusiast, Susan has spent the bulk of her career supporting entrepreneurs and contributing to the growth of Oklahoma's startup ecosystem through programs like OU's I-CCEW, OK Coders, The Mine, OKEMP, and Techstars Global Startup Weekend. https://cortado.ventures/ https://www.sheangelinvestors.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Marie Sechrest, founder of Teres, Inc. a branding and manufacturer of packaged materials in the beauty and food industries. She discusses how important packaging is for your product, industry standards, and sustainability while still being beautiful. As well as her experience in a male dominated industry and how she ventured out on her own. www.sheangelinvestors.com Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Katie Chin, award-winning cookbook author, television chef, food blogger, caterer and Culinary Ambassador to the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation, has a passion for Asian food and is committed to teaching the American public that the very best Asian cooking can be achieved in a real home kitchen by real people on real schedules. www.sheangelinvestors.com www.chefkatiechin.com www.wokstarcatering.com www.fortunecookiedivas.com

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Jannese Torres, an award-winning latina money expert, serial entrepreneur, 6-figure blogger, online business coach, side hustle whisperer, & creator of the #1 personal finance podcast for latinas, "Yo Quiero Dinero!" Jannese teaches people how to build wealth & gain financial freedom through online businesses and investing. "Thanks to a blog, I became financially independent at age 35, quit my job, and turned my side hustles into a 7-figure business that lights me up and fuels my passions, every single day!" - Jannese Torres www.sheangelinvestors.com https://yoquierodineropodcast.com/ Ourmoneyourpower.co https://www.delishdlites.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Jen Ellis, the original mitten maker of Bernie Sanders iconic inauguration mittens, turned author of "Bernie's Mitten Maker". Jen was a teacher and crafter when the mittens she sewed for Senator Bernie Sanders became the inspiration for millions of memes. Originally from South Portland, Maine, Ellis's teaching career spanned nearly two decades in the public schools of North Carolina and Vermont. She is a songwriter, beekeeper, and still sews the occasional pair of mittens for local non-profit fundraisers. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in counseling from the University of Vermont. Bernie's Mitten Maker is her debut publication. Ellis lives in Vermont with her wife and daughter. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://berniesmittenmaker.com/ https://greenwriterspress.com/book/bernies-mitten-maker/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Kelley Arena, an angel investor, consultant for women-founded business, and advocate for women in finance. She began her career at a professional football franchise (go Eagles!), rotated through various operating companies at Johnson & Johnson in their Financial Leadership Development Program, and moved to investment banking at Merrill Lynch, specializing in public finance and healthcare. Kelley founded Golden Hour Ventures, with one mission in mind: to Make Women Rich. We do this by activating female angel investors, bringing women closer to their finances, realizing the power of our collective consumption, and diverting the flow of venture capital from 98% male founded companies to the incredible women founded companies who are ready to scale. Kelley has since consulted with dozens of brands, and loves helping founders find their voice. She has a portfolio of 20 companies, boasting 18 companies founded by women. She is a proud mother of two wild boys, an advocate for students with special needs, and a regular volunteer mentoring formerly incarcerated people reentering the job force. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://goldenhourventures.co/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Jennifer Jeronimo, the CEO of Gaingels, an LGBTQIA+/Allied private investment syndicate, and one of the largest and most active private investors dedicated to supporting diversity and inclusion within the venture capital ecosystem. Jennifer has over 20 years of experience in finance and banking working at large institutions such as Credit Suisse, Bear Stearns and JP Morgan earning the coveted position of Executive Director. She has a wide array of experience, both local and global, servicing institutional and hedge fund clients by running the collateral management, pricing, portfolio accounting and restricted securities departments. Jennifer was also integral in helping JP Morgan lift the consent order by working in the Compliance Operations organization. Some of her more notable accomplishments include building a KYC organization in India across all the lines of business at JP Morgan, leading the global roll-out of the transaction monitoring system, creating and implementing operational efficiencies for each organization saving millions of dollars a year and reducing friction for clients. A passionate advocate for underrepresented leaders, innovators and founders, she is dedicated to growing the businesses and careers of the leaders of tomorrow. Jennifer is also an award-winning athlete, proud mother and resides in New York City. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://gaingels.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with mortgage broker, Kelly Lynch about real estate investing and reverse mortgages- home equity conversion. Tap into your equity, Kelly will show you how this can benefit you when you retire. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://kplselect.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Halle Kaplan-Allen the Head of Revenue at Sydecar, where she is responsible for growing the ecosystem of investors & founders building their businesses on Sydecar's standardized platform. Halle has previously led strategic operations teams at multiple startups, building systems and processes to enable scale. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://www.sydecar.io/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Swati Chaturvedi, the co-founder and CEO of Propel(x) – an investment platform that enables accredited investors worldwide to invest in startups and venture capital funds. Ms. Chaturvedi has a long history of working in the alternative investments space and is the founder of the MIT Alumni Angel Investors group. She founded and led the group 2013–2015, and continues to be on the screening committee. Prior to starting Propel(x), Swati has worked as an investment professional at Exigen Capital, Siemens Venture Capital and Temasek Holdings. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://www.propelx.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with the co-founders of Emmeline Ventures, La Keisha Landrum Pierre, Azin Radsan van Alebeek, and Naseem Sayani. Emmeline Ventures is an early-stage fund that invests in tech-enabled and female-founded start-ups. They are a group of investors steadfastly committed to investing in and serving as catalysts for new, emerging founders & businesses. They invest in female founders building game-changing businesses which empower women, in particular, to manage their health, build their wealth, and live in a cleaner, safer world. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://www.emmelineventures.vc/

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Patrina Wisdom who is an abundance activator, bestselling author, financial expert, educator, podcast host, and founder/host of Pure Abundance Retreats in addition to being an all-around badass mom. This TedX Speaker is on a mission to LEAD, INSPIRE, and EMPOWER women to Stand in Their Personal Power and Create their Best Life! After processing the sudden death of her husband of 20 years, who committed suicide in 2009, and finding out the same day that she was pregnant with her fourth child, Patrina took her personal story and decades of experience as an entrepreneur and fearless business leader and began the process of creating her brand, The Badass Bodacious Life Movement. According to Wisdom, "to live a Bodacious Badass life" means "to own your truth and to take up space through total and unapologetic self-expression." Her movement teaches women all over the country how to be the CEO of their own lives. Patrina is the founder of Pure Abundance Inc , which creates programming and retreats to promote embracing one's whole self, knowing one's value, letting one's true self shine through,and living one's best, most successful life without apology. www.sheangelinvestors.com www.Patrinawisdom.com Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Power to Pitch, Kat Weaver & Katie Dunn. They are a founder and investor team who saw the gaps in education, resources, & access to capital, and together advise founders on fundraising strategies, review pitches, update pitch decks, meet with program members on a weekly basis for support, and actively make introductions to investors. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://www.powertopitch.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Jennifer Eden of Tampon Tribe, a strong impact company enabling all women access to totally organic, totally plastic free feminine care. The mission at Tampon Tribe is to provide the highest quality menstrual hygiene products that protect women's bodies and the Earth. Tampon Tribe has already reached great heights and received national and international recognition. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://tampontribe.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Mary Giuliani, a Master Certified Coach of over 25 years. She is also a keynote speaker, author, and seminar leader specializing in supporting survivors in healing from complex trauma, achieving long term recovery and turning their pain into purpose. www.sheangelinvestors.com www.marygiuliani.net Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Arna Ionescu Stoll, the CEO at Wavely Diagnostics. She has deep expertise developing complex, multi-touchpoint healthcare products that integrate seamlessly into people's lives. As the Chief Executive Officer at Wavely Diagnostics, she provides hands-on leadership to guide Wavely's technology through development and into viable commercial markets. Over nearly two decades of developing high impact, innovative healthcare products that solve real human needs, she has been involved in all steps of the process from R&D to productization to commercialization. Arna has been a part of the digital health community since before the term "digital health" was coined, and has served as in-house executive, consultant, and advisor to various healthcare, digital health, and medical devices companies. www.sheangelinvestors.com www.wavelydx.com Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Writer/Producer Nico Juber and Director and Actress Ciara Renée of the Broadway Bound show "Millennials Are Killing Musicals" who are passionate about changing the landscape of Broadway regarding what stories get to be told and who gets to tell them by amplifying women's, queer, and racially diverse stories. Their female-driven diverse musical opens off Broadway in May with an 80% works class female team behind it. Plus top talent from Broadway is cast in the production. An exciting step forward for women in the male dominated Broadway arena. She Angel Investors is raising funding for this female driven show that has a super timely message about motherhood, social media and how it impacts us- not to mention it is absolutely hilarious and the music is incredible! www.sheangelinvestors.com https://www.millennialsarekillingmusicals.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Julie DeLucca-Collins, the Founder and CEO of Go Confidently Services, the host of the popular Casa DeConfidence Podcast®, and her weekly Radio Show Confident You featured on a global talk radio network. As a Business and Life Strategist Coach, Julie helps women business owners launch or grow their businesses, get clients, be productive, and achieve their dreams. Julie helps her clients create simple habits to achieve goals and change their lives. Julie is a sought-after public speaker, author, trainer, and course creator. She is certified as a coach in Cognitive Behavioral Techniques, Holistic Coach, and Tiny Habits. She is also certified as a Social Emotional Learning Facilitator and has completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Certification. Julie enjoys helping her clients build mental fitness and improve their mindset to be at peace and improve peak performance. Julie is also the #1 best-selling author of the book Confident You (simple habits to live the life you've imagined). Julie has been honored with the "25 Most Powerful Minority Women in Business Award." by the Minority Enterprise Executive Council in Washington, DC. Julie and her Podcast co-host/producer husband Dan reside in Vernon, CT, with their fur babies, Yogi Bear, Junior, and Simba. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://www.goconfidentlycoaching.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Manuela Seve, co-founder and CEO of Alpha'a & alphaa.io through which she is changing the way we think of asset ownership by connecting the physical and digital realms via: blockchain certification, licensing and dropshipping. She has been in the tech and art sector for the past 8 years successfully raising funds from industry leaders such as: Metaprop vc, EOS VC, Chingona Ventures, Gaingels among other funds. She is furthermore one of the few Latinas who has raised over $1MM with a tech start-up. With a background in finance, Manuela worked as an equity analyst at Gávea Investments, one of Brazil's most reputable investment management firms. Manuela was named 33 under 33 entrepreneurs in 2018 in New York city, she has had appearances in entrepreneur reality show, Meet the Drapers and Brazilian reality show Fora da Caixa. She has been a thought leader in the blockchain industry since 2017 and has moderated and led panels on the subject including but not limited to the Bushwick film festival in 2018, LIU Art, the Britely in 2021, and this year at Stanford GSB, NFT LA & NYC. www.sheangelinvestors.com alphaa.io Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Cindy Gersch the Founder and President of NEU Marketing Group, an award-winning branding, marketing, and communications strategy firm founded with the goals of providing personal, thoughtful, and strategic leadership to clients. In addition, Cindy has started, and now runs the extremely successful Facebook Group, Supporting Small and Local Businesses Everywhere, which has more than 20,000 members and is recognized as one of the best Facebook groups for small businesses. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://neumarketinggroup.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Amanda Botfeld, the author of "A Girl's Guide to Poker" & CEO, Finally Get Your Book Done. Amanda is an author-turned-book-coach who helps women write books from start to finish. Previously she has written for The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, and Los Angeles Times. Now her mission is to empower women to tell their stories and share their expertise. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://finallygetyourbookdone.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Sylvana Q. Sinha, the founder and CEO of Praava Health, a leading healthcare company focused on improving health outcomes and patient journeys in emerging markets, where 85% of the world lives but whose current systems typically prioritize profits over patients. Since launching in 2018, Praava has become Bangladesh's fastest-growing consumer healthcare brand, and was designated a 2021 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer and 2020 Fast Company World Changing Idea and Developing World Technology. Praava has served nearly 400,000 patients and is tripling growth each year. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Praava quadrupled its patient base while maintaining an NPS rating of 91.3—significantly exceeding even the highest scores of Fortune 500 companies. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://praavahealth.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Tamearra Dyson, the Executive Chef and Owner of Souley Vegan LLC., a nationally known brand of restaurants that now has 6 locations. One being full service and the others being take-out only. As a single mother with no savings or experience in the restaurant industry, Dyson left the medical field only one pre-requirement away from nursing school to pursue what she felt in her spirit was her destiny. Through sheer will Dyson opened the full service, 2700ft restaurant with only twenty-six dollars to her name and equipment that her uncle purchased for her to get started. With incredible determination and faith in her products, Dyson worked 20-hour days as she could not afford staff at the time. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://souleyvegan.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Amy Hanlon, president of Blue Meta Design, visually showcases the impactful stories of startups through graphic design, partnering with VC's on cutting-edge investments. A small branding agency located in the Mid-South, Blue Meta Design is client-focused, servicing companies that are changing the world and their communities. With a goal to create memorable brands, Amy dives deep into the inner workings of each company to develop creative visuals while supplementing customizable services. She works with some of Silicon Valley's biggest names, giving her insight into what makes a brand stand out to a venture capital firm. Graphic design is Blue Meta's medium for making their clients' brand their competitive edge, ultimately acting as an extension of their clients' teams, providing highly integrated solutions to help them succeed. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://bluemetadesign.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Mika Leah who has survived 5 heart stents and 3 invasive heart procedures, all before turning 36 years old. With a new lease on life and a calling to help others, Mika launched her corporate wellness company Goomi Group, to make health and happiness accessible to everyone. With 17 years as an executive in a corporate environment for companies such as Deutsch, Omnicom, Conde Nast, and The Washington Post, Mika offers her unique, positive perspective and empathy for those in the workplace while getting people excited to build a healthy lifestyle. Goomi offers on-site, virtual and on-demand fitness and wellness programs to companies and organizations across the globe. The Goomi Squad has grown to over 500 fitness instructors nationwide serving clients such as Hulu, Experian, Cigna, HUB International, Sony PlayStation and Auction.com. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://goomigroup.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with the Founders Blink Date, the first, voice dating app, designed to enable authentic connections that was inspired by a revelatory experience at a blackout restaurant. Making connections with strangers based on conversation alone, free of looks-driven assumptions, sparked the thought: would people date a wider variety of people and make more genuine connections if they were able to make an emotional connection before swiping left? Taly Matiteyahu is the co-founder and CEO and Laura Ciccone is the co-founder and COO of Blink. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://www.theblinkdate.com/

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Ande Lyons, a 4 time founder, a startup champion, and host of the popular live stream show Startup Life LIVE. Using her deep toolkit of hard-earned business skills from her 4 prior businesses, combined with an abundance of enthusiasm, aka Andelicious Advice, Ande educates first-time founders through conversations with diverse founders, investors, and experts. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://andelyons.com/

INVEST IN HER with Catherine Gray Ep. 317 Innovative Wearable Tech for Women w/ CEO of Embr Labs, Elizabeth Gazda Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with the CEO of Embr Labs, a Boston-based wearables company that developed the Embr Wave – a wrist-worn, personal thermostat that improves sleep, relieves anxiety and helps with hot flashes. Prior to Embr Labs, Liz was a member of several founding teams including Doni, a fintech company, and Noteflight, a music technology company and has also worked at a number of Boston's fastest growing companies, including m-Qube (acq. Verisign) and unicorn Art Technology Group (acq. Oracle). Liz began her career with Philips Consumer Electronics in the Netherlands, where she was responsible for driving innovation in several business divisions across multiple countries. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://embrlabs.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Fran Dunaway is a media executive-turned-fashion entrepreneur and co-founder of TomboyX, a Seattle-based gender-neutral underwear and loungewear brand launched in 2013. The brand started as a passion project in collaboration with her wife and co-founder Naomi Gonzalez to create the perfect button-up shirt, pivoting to focus on underwear based on the overwhelming demand for their first boxer brief for women. Fran and TomboyX are driven by a belief that brands can be a force for positive change, and their messaging promotes a human agenda to inspire conversation about gender, confidence, acceptance, and inclusion. As CEO, Fran has led TomboyX to doubled YoY growth and industry recognition that has included a listing on Inc. Magazine's 5000 fastest growing companies,(four consecutive years!) and being named one of Forbes 50 over 50 in 2020. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://tomboyx.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Dayn Conrad, John Ehlers and Tracey Mays discuss how they started out in different industries and eventually transitioned into land investing and have become experts in their fields. Listen along to find out how and why you should be a land investor. And today…the Girls Just Wanna Have Funds movie grassroots fundraiser rolls out! Click here to learn more about how your tax deductible contribution can help! https://bit.ly/3D7KYlF www.sheangelinvestors.com

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Liz Giorgi who is a media entrepreneur and Emmy-award winner. She is currently working as the co-founder and CEO of soona, a revolutionary virtual photoshoot platform providing the fastest and most affordable way to create professional content online. She's a passionate advocate for women in business and created the Candor Clause to promote equity in business for women. A second time founder, her first business, Mighteor, was acquired by Standard.tv. You can follow her online @lizgiorgi And today…the Girls Just Wanna Have Funds movie grassroots fundraiser rolls out! Click here to learn more about how your tax deductible contribution can help! https://bit.ly/3D7KYlF www.sheangelinvestors.com

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Julie Peterson Klein, the Chief of Staff & EVP, the Chief Culture Officer of Bell Bank. Julie leads the mission of Happy Employees! Happy Customers! She inspires passion in Bell team members to live the company's values of promoting a family atmosphere, providing unequaled personal service, and paying it forward by giving back to the community. Julie has 25+ years of banking and leadership experience, the past 23 with Bell, where she leads the company culture for the company's 2000 team members. Julie was instrumental in implementing Bell's Pay It Forward program, which has given over $22 million to date. Her role includes encouraging employee mentorship, empowering employees to lead in community service, and ensuring team members are recognized for employment anniversaries, personal milestones and outstanding service. Julie created the bank's How Bell of You program to recognize acts of exceptional kindness; the top nominees each year are honored with Bell Value Awards. Julie's drive to bring her best every day inspires everyone around her. And today…the Girls Just Wanna Have Funds movie grassroots fundraiser rolls out! Click here to learn more about how your tax deductible contribution can help! https://bit.ly/3D7KYlF www.sheangelinvestors.com Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Emily Best who is the founder and CEO of Seed&Spark, a unique organization that accelerates the cultural impact of storytelling. Seed&Spark's crowdfunding platform and national education program have helped thousands of bold storytellers raise tens of millions of dollars to bring to life entirely new stories, and they've built an engaged community of a half million creators from around the world. Seed&Spark built a curriculum around a curated selection of those stories and delivers them for maximum impact through Film Forward, an enterprise training platform that helps some of the world's largest brands build more innovative and accountable cultures. And today…the Girls Just Wanna Have Funds movie grassroots fundraiser rolls out! Click here to learn more about how your tax deductible contribution can help! https://bit.ly/3D7KYlF www.sheangelinvestors.com https://seedandspark.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Vicky Pasche, the Co-Founder of Dapper Boi, Inc. Within five years of starting her online genderless clothing brand, it is now a seven-figure company on a mission to revolutionize the genderless fashion movement. Vicky has always had a passion for compassion and believes that so many of us do not fit in today's binary norms in the retail world. By creating a body-positive, accepting community, we can all build confidence within ourselves and within each other to create a world we can all "fit" into. And today…the Girls Just Wanna Have Funds movie grassroots fundraiser rolls out! Click here to learn more about how your tax deductible contribution can help! https://bit.ly/3D7KYlF www.sheangelinvestors.com https://www.dapperboi.com/

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Vicki Saunders who is an entrepreneur, award-winning mentor, advisor to the next generation of change-makers and leading advocate for entrepreneurship as a way of creating positive transformation in the world. She is the founder of #radicalgenerosity and Coralus (formerly SheEO), a global community of radically generous women supporting women-led Ventures working on the World's To-Do List. Vicki has co-founded and run ventures in Europe, Toronto and Silicon Valley and taken a company public on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Vicki was received numerous awards for her work at Coralus including; UBS Global Visionary in 2020, YWCA Women of Distinction Award in 2020, Business Leader of the Year 2019 by the Toronto Regional Board of Trade, 2018 Startup Canada Entrepreneurship Promotion Award and was selected as a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum in 2001. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://coralus.sheeo.world/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Kelly Ann Winget, the Founder of Dallas-based private equity company, Alternative Wealth Partners. Kelly Ann has over a decade of experience in the alternative investment space, sourcing creative capital for startups, oil & gas companies, manufacturing ventures, real estate, and several other emerging markets. She has helped companies raise almost $1B in private capital from individual investors looking for investment opportunities outside of the stock market. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://alternativewealthpartners.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Shira Yevin who is an Entrepreneur, Artist, Activist, and Founder of Gritty In Pink, which was launched in January 2020, and is a new female-led platform to empower women within the music industry. On a mission to achieve gender equality in the music industry and beyond, Gritty In Pink has featured 250+ emerging artists with 27M collective followers on IG/Tiktok. The platform has partnered with 20+ organizations, from Fender to ACLU, having raised thousands of dollars for charities with their Instagram Live fundraisers. The Gritty In Pink community continues to grow, as they are set to launch their new online marketplace INPINK, connecting the music industry to with a community of diverse female creatives and pros. The company recently graduated from the prestigious Long Beach Accelerator, which invests in growing startups, and brought on Strategic Advisor Melissa Etheridge- who agreed, "The future of music is female!" www.sheangelinvestors.com https://www.grittyinpink.co/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Cheryl Melendez who is the Associate Director for the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses (10KSB) Programs in the Southern California area at Long Beach City College and Los Angeles City College. This business and management education program is funded by the Goldman Sachs Foundation, using a curriculum designed by Babson College, a leader in entrepreneurial education, to help small business owners develop a growth plan with the goal of increasing their revenues and hiring more employees. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://10ksbapply.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Dawn Lafreeda, who is one of the largest restaurant franchise owners in America, owning over 115 restaurants in career, as well as the largest female employer in San Antonio, Texas, and one of San Antonio's largest private companies. She bought her first franchise from Denny's at age 23 and presently owns 80 Denny's restaurants, employing over 3,000 in her 7-state operation. She has been featured in countless radio interviews, podcasts, and publications, such as Entrepreneur, The Wall Street Journal and Multi-Unit Franchisee magazine. Dawn has received numerous awards and is involved in many charities. Dawn was a recurring judge on the web-series "Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch," which provides entrepreneurs a chance to pitch their idea in a 60-second elevator ride to a board of successful investors who will help take their business to the next level. www.sheangelinvestors.com Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Pocket Sun who is the Co-founder and Managing Partner at SoGal Ventures, a top-performing early stage venture capital firm backing world-class women and diverse entrepreneurs outside of Silicon Valley. She founded SoGal at age 23 to solve the deeply rooted inequity in VC and to deliver superior, consistent financial returns by investing in underestimated founders, undercapitalized geographies, and underserved problems. Since 2015, Pocket and co-founder Elizabeth have invested in 150+ startups worldwide, managed $40M LP capital, and built a track record of picking five $1B+ unicorns from the earliest stage. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://www.sogalventures.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with B. Pagels-Minor discusses their background and becoming an investor. B. loves product development and improving the processes of developing successful products. B. has worked with small (100,000+) companies to increase product adoption, improve the product experience and design, and evolve the product vision. B. is a thought leader on product and culture development within technology companies. They are passionate about creating a culture of accountability and sustainable processes that allow teams to "just" do the work well. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://www.bpagelsminor.com Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Ann Metzger who is known as the "Mayor", and is the General Partner of 360 Venture Collective which is a woman-founded and led venture firm based in Miami, Florida with an intentionally inclusive investment thesis, funding & accelerating pre-seed & seed stage venture scale tech-enabled companies led by historically underestimated founders building in the fin-tech, health-tech, prop-tech, and future of work sectors. Ann has also served as a marketing leader for Fortune 500 brands, including Pepsi and Microsoft, led the inaugural marketing team for a global internet start-up, and was a co-founder of a marketing firm. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://www.360venturecollective.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Kat Dey, the Co-Founder & President of ettitude, an award-winning material science company with the mission to dramatically reduce the harmful environmental impact of textiles. With its proprietary technologies, ettitude offers sustainable bedding, bath essentials, apparel and a variety of textiles made with CleanBamboo. The manufacturing process is a clean alternative to the highly polluting cotton and viscose textiles. ettitude is Climate Neutral certified and a B Corp. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://www.ettitude.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Carrie Alison Maloney, the Executive Director of Wings World Quest, an organization recognizing and supporting women in science and exploration investigating solutions to global problems. She is also the Development Director of The Accelerator Project (TAP) which is a female-founded, female-led nonprofit that is laser focused on creating a more equitable economy by delivering high-caliber and impactful services to under-resourced small businesses. www.sheangelinvestors.com www.theaccelerationproject.org https://www.wingsworldquest.org/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Christine Tao, Co-founder and CEO of Sounding Board, the first Leader Development Platform designed to bridge the leadership gap. Christine has also enjoyed several roles in Silicon Valley at Google and Youtube, but her inspiration to launch Sounding Board began while she worked at TapJoy, a leading, venture-backed mobile advertising and publishing network. Sounding Board is backed by leading investors Canaan, Jazz Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, and Precursor, and is one of less than three percent of female-founded companies to raise venture capital. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://www.soundingboardinc.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Elizabeth Ribons, entrepreneur and founder of NEXT Career & Life, a platform of resources, tools and experience for women ready for the next part of their lives or business. Elizabeth is also the podcast host of NEXT with Elizabeth Ribons, listen where all podcasts are available. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://www.nextcareerlife.com/ https://www.elizabethribons.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Beth Devin, an innovation leader, digital disruptor, and technology executive who likes to call herself a "Tech Whisperer". Currently she is working with the Hearstlab which is on a mission to direct more funding and services to women founders. She scouts, vets, recommends investments, and advises Lab portfolio companies. www.sheangelinvestors.com Hearstlab.com Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Carrie Murray of the BRA Network about the WEWO Summit, this summer in Long Beach. The event will feature panels, speakers, and workshops on each deck. Wealthy Women Summit understands that wealth can show up in our lives in many different ways. Living wealthy is a mindset, not a number. This Summit is designed for people to harness the mastery of growing wealth in all aspects of their lives and not just the dollars in their bank accounts. August 25th - 26th on the Sir Winston Yacht, Long Beach Harbor www.sheangelinvestors.com Wewosummit.com Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Nicola Corzine, the founding executive director of the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, a non-profit that delivers world-class resources and mentoring to enable every entrepreneur across the globe to realize their maximum potential. As Executive Director, Nicola is responsible for strategic and operational leadership that help drive research, programing, fundraising, and operations for the organization. www.sheangelinvestors.com https://thecenter.nasdaq.org/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Betsy Cohen, the second ever female law professor on the east coast, and the first ever woman owner of 30 banks. She and Catherine discuss funding through SPACS, what that is and what it entails, as well as Betsy's amazing background, making history in the US as a woman. www.sheangelinvestors.com Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn