Our Hosts: Corinne Foxx - https://www.instagram.com/corinnefoxx/ (@corinnefoxx) Natalie McMillan - https://www.instagram.com/nataliemcm/ (@nataliemcm) Our Guests: Arlan Hamilton - https://www.instagram.com/arlanwashere/?hl=en (@arlanwashere) https://backstagecapital.com/ (Backstage Capital ) https://www.itsaboutdamntime.com/ (It's About Damn Time by Arlan Hamilton) https://arlanwashere.teachable.com/ (Arlan's Academy) What we're drinking: https://www.immortalestate.com/wine/slope (Immortal Slope 2014 Cabernet) ABOUT OUR GUEST Arlan Hamilton a venture capitalist, who started her fund from…

If you think hard work is enough to guarantee success, you haven’t been listening. All season long, we’ve profiled Black inventors who haven’t quite been given their due. Arlan Hamilton is helping reverse that trend by leveling the playing field—and changing the venture capital game.Arlan Hamilton’s story mirrors many we’ve covered this season—overcoming adversity to…

In this special episode, we revisit Your First Million’s very first episode from the summer of 2019. Such a timely and important conversation then and today. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message

Martin Luther King’s Acceptance Speech, award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1964 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Zuleyka Strasner of ZeroGrocery.com which offers a grocery delivery platform that provides shoppers with a convenient and plastic-free delivery service. In this episode, Zuleyka talks about how she started the business and validated…

An impromptu interview with my friend Rachel, in the UK. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message

Don't miss out on the next WeAreLATech podcast episode, get notified by signing up here http://wearelatech.com/podcastWelcome to WeAreLATech's Los Angeles Tech Community Spotlight! “Remix: Sharon Winter, Stacey Book, and Eric Jorgenson”WeAreLATech Podcast is a WeAreTech.fm production.To support our podcast go to http://wearelatech.com/believe To be featured on the podcast go to http://wearelatech.com/feature-your-la-startup/Want to be featured in…

Are you a MOOD-based reader? We got you! On today's episode, your host Meda will go over some of her 2020 reads and help you find just the right read. We talk some light reads (Girl Gone Viral), some serious reads (A Promised Land) and reads to help you grow (Superlife. Books and Resources Mentioned…

"Today we're sharing an episode from another TED podcast: ZigZag, hosted by Manoush Zomorodi. In 2018, Backstage Capital's Arlan Hamilton was on the cover of Fast Company magazine. The headline was irresistible: homeless, gay, Black woman becomes hot-shot Silicon Valley investor. But the reality is that Black female founders still get token amounts of funding,…

Anu chats with Arlan Hamilton, founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital, a fund that is dedicated to investing in high-potential founders who are traditionally underestimated and underrepresented in the VC world. Arlan shares her experience building a network, the impact she hopes to have on the ecosystem, areas she is excited about as an…

Catch my appearance on Will Smith’s Snapchat show Will From Home + Diana Dimenna becomes the first guest to appear twice on the podcast! She’s here to discuss her new Broadway co-production, Thoughts of a Colored Man. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message

Announcing: Arlan’s Academy! Brand new experts & courses w/a tuition price model! I take every single course before posting to ensure quality and I am learning SO much. Arlan’s Academy launched yesterday and already has more than $1,200-worth of value, 20+ hours of content, 6 experts, and more than a dozen courses in queue. arlanwashere.teachable.com…

You know Mark from Shark Tank, the Mavericks, and his more than 250 startup company investments. Learn what he invested in Arlan, what his secrets to success are, and why he hates when people kiss his butt. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message

Avery Francis is the founder and CEO of Bloom, a consulting agency in Toronto serving North America. She how she took two terrible work experiences and turned them into a service making the lives of countless employees better, while creating a thriving company with a team of 9...all without taking a penny in outside funding.…

This latest episode of our Coping with COVID series features Arlan Hamilton, founder of Backstage Capital. Arlan, a pioneer and visionary in her own right, shares insight on her life, her love for building businesses and helping people, and her vision of how to embrace opportunity in the midst of challenges. In this episode, you…

My first course, How to Raise Capital from Scratch, has generated more than $100,000 in its first 6 months. My new <2hour course is just $100 and will give you all the info you need to decide whether or not launching your own online course is right for you. arlanwashere.teachable.com/courses --- Send in a voice…

At my investment firm, Backstage Capital, we have monthly office hours for entrepreneurs. This is the raw audio from today’s session ICYMI. Sign up for our next office hours with live Q&A at BackstageCapital.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message

In this episode, our hosts Daman Tiwana and Khyati Thakur are in conversation with, the author of the book It's About Damn Time, Arlan Hamilton. It's About Damn Time is a memoir from Arlan Hamilton who is a black, gay woman who broke into the boys' club of Silicon Valley comes an empowering guide to…

My guest today was the youngest woman to take her company public (IPO) and the only woman to do so in 2017. She’s using that distinction, her influence, and her voice to make sure many more will follow and break her records. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message

Thought I’d try something a little different. This is a 20min recap of my week, to give you a glimpse of what a *week in the life* is like. Let me know if you want me to keep doing these! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message