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Diverse Voices - By Identity And Geography Topics

The shows in this category include topics that directly relate to the challenges facing diverse founders and under represented entrepreneurs and investors. Karen's guests in this category bring unique experiences from their unique perspective as a woman, person of color, LGBTQ, or geographical perspective outside of America.
Guests on this category of episodes may be founders, entrepreneurs, investors, advisors or a combination; yet they share the common characteristics of being a diverse founder or global operator; and their unique lived experience in a white male and American dominated business and finance world.
From Wall Street to Late Stage Angel Investing: A Roadmap for Predictable Returns with Rashaun Williams
Nov. 14, 2023

From Wall Street to Late Stage Angel Investing: A Roadmap for Predict…

In this episode of the Compassionate Capitalist Show brought back to life from the vault, Karen Rands engages in a compelling conversation with Rashaun Williams, a late-stage angel investor and venture capitalist. Williams sh...

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Unlocking Growth: Leveraging Fractional Executives (CMO) and Navigating the Sales-Marketing Divide
Sept. 12, 2023

Unlocking Growth: Leveraging Fractional Executives (CMO) and Navigati…

Fractional executives offer a unique and valuable growth strategy for startups and emerging growth companies. They distinguish themselves from external consultants by actively exercising executive authority within the organiz...

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The Hope & Promise of An Urban Renaissance Revisited with Terrence Gallman
Aug. 8, 2023

The Hope & Promise of An Urban Renaissance Revisited with Terrence Ga…

What if there was a way to do what many have unsuccessfully tried and accomplish many think impossible: to invest in low- economic neighborhoods, benefit the community, and actually make money at the same time? In this case, ...

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To Podcast or Not Podcast? Will Your Customers Care? With Phyllis Nichols
July 20, 2023

To Podcast or Not Podcast? Will Your Customers Care? With Phyllis Nic…

Podcasting has emerged as a powerful marketing and customer engagement strategy, enabling businesses to establish credibility and build a trusted connection with their customers. With over 5 million podcasts globally and 70 m...

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Carbon Capture and Other Climate Hardware Innovations Create a Giga-corn Opportunity
July 11, 2023

Carbon Capture and Other Climate Hardware Innovations Create a Giga-c…

Carbon capture has emerged as a crucial climate change recovery strategy, given the catastrophic environmental changes occurring worldwide. The melting of Greenland and Arctic ice sheets, deforestation and the loss of rainfor...

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Master the Art of Pitching Investors with Donna Griffit on The Compassionate Capitalist Show
June 20, 2023

Master the Art of Pitching Investors with Donna Griffit on The Compas…

Donna Griffit, the Corporate Storyteller, joins Karen Rands on the Compassionate Capitalist Show to discuss the art and science of pitching investors. They delve into the essential elements of a pitch deck, including the visi...

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Growing Your Business & Market – From a Latinx Perspective With Gabriela Pulido
Sept. 6, 2022

Growing Your Business & Market – From a Latinx Perspective With Gabri…

According to the SBA, the number of Hispanic business owners has grown 34% in the last 10 years. Making Latinx the fastest-growing segment of U.S. small businesses, with an estimated 4.65 million Hispanic-owned businesses in ...

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Should you? Would you? Develop that App? with AJ Aluthwala of KallistoArt
June 21, 2022

Should you? Would you? Develop that App? with AJ Aluthwala of Kallist…

The old, 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'. isn't a good business strategy. Not 'fixing something in you business could mean that there are hidden expenses and inefficiencies that prevent you from growing at the pace you woul...

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Zane Ventures - Access to Startup Capital for Diverse Founders With Shila Nieves
April 26, 2022

Zane Ventures - Access to Startup Capital for Diverse Founders With S…

Just 1.2% of the record $137 billion invested in US startups in the first half of 2021 went to Black entrepreneurs, and only 2% went to women-founded companies, according to a blog post from Crunchbase. If you aren't familiar...

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Latina Venture Capitalist Shares Her Entrepreneur Journey to Wealth with Renata Marino
April 5, 2022

Latina Venture Capitalist Shares Her Entrepreneur Journey to Wealth w…

Renata Marino joins Karen Rands on the Compassionate Capitalist Show to discuss her unique perspective as a Latina navigating the challenges of startups raising capital, bringing products to market, raising capital, and final...

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Celebrate Women: How to Win in a Man’s World as a Sexy Boss w/ Heather Havenwood
March 8, 2022

Celebrate Women: How to Win in a Man’s World as a Sexy Boss w/ Heathe…

In support and celebration of International Women's Day, and recognizing March as Women's History month, we celebrate all that it means to be a woman. In honor of all that women have achieved and all that is yet to achieve, ...

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