Atlanta Startup Podcast

Sandy Welfare has worked in C-suite technical roles across the world. Today, leading at a Fortune 100 firm, she shares how she sees leadership and inclusion with wisdom, experience, and grit. You'll get tremendous take-aways on some of the toughest issues confronting business leaders like hiring and firing, managing for inclusion and more.Let's take this conversation to real time. Join Valor for an upcoming event.

In this engaging banter between seven venture capital investors, you'll learn:1) what these specific, active investors are looking for2) do's and don'ts of raising venture capital2) guidance for founders, especially founders of color and women, on how to succeed and thrive with authenticity.Speakers include: Allan Jean-Baptiste of KKR, who invests out of the $3B technology fund; Eller Mallchok who runs a premium healthcare accelerator in Nashville, Jumpstart Foundry, with an associated fund; Marlon C. Nichols, who runs MaC Venture Capital in Los Angeles; Richard Fraim, who invests out of Knoll Ventures early-stage fund in Atlanta; Tanya Sam, general partner at Atlanta's Ambition Fund, which invests exclusively in founders of color; Brittany Henry, who invests out Impact America's Fund in San Francisco; and moderator and general partner of Valor Ventures, Lisa Calhoun, who invests out of Valor's Inclusion Platform fund.Let's take this conversation to real time. Join Valor for an upcoming event.

Sandy Welfare has worked in many countries and numerous leadership roles as a tech leader who is also a black woman. Hear her secrets of leadership including when to hire, how to let people go, and working toward inclusive culture. You'll be inspired on her thoughts on how to be it when you can't see it--and more!Let's take this conversation to real time. Join Valor for an upcoming event.

Co-founders Rob Frohwein and Kathryn Petralia dish on their new startup, Drum.io which is just in the app store this week. Plus the impact of COVID-19, and what it was like processing PPP loans through Kabbage. This super-honest interview with two of the top fintech founders working today will leave you inspired, refreshed and informed about the frontiers in fintech and what it takes to build a unicorn.Let's take this conversation to real time. Join Valor for an upcoming event.

Hear Alex Gonzalez, a seasoned corporate executive and head of innovation from the Metro Atlanta Chamber, talk about how COVID-19 is creating a new innovation ecosystem, and what you should do next.Let's take this conversation to real time. Join Valor for an upcoming event.

Sheena Allen, CEO and Founder of Capway, shares how she's changing banking forever by finding new ways to serve people who don't trust banks yet-- including rural Americans, blue-collar citizens, and people of color.Let's take this conversation to real time. Join Valor for an upcoming event.

Hear CEO and founder Angela Fusaro, MD of Physician360 discuss how "you can go from purchase of a prescription kit to doctor's diagnosis in less than 30 minutes." Physician350 addresses covid-19 testing, coronavirus testing, UTIs, strep, flu and other disruptive conditions for everyone day people in their homes.Let's take this conversation to real time. Join Valor for an upcoming event.

Hear Kim share how local entrepreneurial corporate leader Cox Enterprises is bringing the city of Atlanta to the next level of entrepreneurship. "We recognize inclusion is incredibly important in that ecosystem if it's going to be first-class. . . . Our team fell in love with the concept and how we could work with entrepreneurs who are typically underrepresented to help them connect with early-stage capital and mentors and put them at an advantage that they might not have otherwise."Let's take this conversation to real time. Join Valor for an upcoming event.

Alan's unique voice and experience investing in Atlanta, as well as other geographies, will open your eyes to what it takes to attract a top-ranked investor for your Series A or B growth round. Listen in.Let's take this conversation to real time. Join Valor for an upcoming event.

John Sears, based in Atlanta, invests out of the $190 million deep tech fund at Anzu Partners. Hear how he invests, what he's looking for, and why he's bullish on Atlanta founders.Let's take this conversation to real time. Join Valor for an upcoming event.