Founders Get Funds

Why are these essential business questions so hard to answer... like what? Who knows how to do this?! TheTagan explains how this questions help you achieve product-market-fit while expressing her hurdles with answering these questions. In the last episode of Season 2, you will discover the evolution of the FGF community through the questions "Who, Why & What". FGF's is further described through the words of an active memeber in the FGF community. Michaelangelo Hayes, founder of Valentino's Workshop, shares how he accessed his recent grant award from Barclays. Listen to discover how he could not have done it without his community. 

TheTagan, a tech innovation strategist using data, marketing and technology to translate stories, hosts a special episode of FGF the podcast. Listen to the best snippets from 5 Get Funds Sessions. These conversations highlight the risks to funding and growing a business and a look at designing products for us by us. Thanks to our special guests for sharing their experiences with the FGF community: Christian Williams, Gloria Ware, Ron Stubblefield, Esq., Audra T. Long, MBA and Muhammed Hameed.  

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From ice cream to vaccines, LAMAR IoT Inc. is developing a smart container to track items as they make their way to the customer. The duo, CTO Michael Cutrer and CEO Brantly Fulton, are both Morehouse graduates that bonded over their passion for Internet Of Things (IoT) devices. Brantly has a background and interest in sustainable materials chemistry, flexible electronics, sustainability, and climate change. Michael has a background and interest in full stack software development, Arduino microcontroller systems, internet of things design, and machine learning.

In this episode, we discover what led them to developing a product that providse alerts and analytics on damages throughout the supply chain with IoT devices.

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Enjoy the last episode of 2020 with a baby that is more resilient than us all and an entrepreneurial dad! Su Sanni is a passionate social entrepreneur and tech executive from Brooklyn, New York. Most recently, he is known for founding Dollaride, a new mobility company for communities that are underserved by public transit. Dollaride's crowdfunding campaign on Republic raised over $400,000 from 1,500+ investors. Learn how to leverage and support your community in this episode. 

The days of headaches and mistreating our hair are OVER. PuffCuff was founded by Ceata Lash. After embarking on her natural hair journey, she was unable to find an existing product. So, she invented and manufactured. Puff Cuff was imagined as a styling tool that would be sanitary, wouldn’t put stress on our hair, and that would both be durable and affordable. Today we have a variety of products suitable for men and women of all ethnicities and textures.

Let’s get healthy and happy! Listen to Isoke Luqman to unpack the mindset needed to start your own garden.

As an educational consultant at Garden for Life. She provides raised bed garden installation services and garden education to create sustainable food networks serving food deserts. She continues to support health and wellness through an e-commerce shop, Garden VarieTEA, offering simple to complex blends for you to immerse yourself in a tea experience. 

Let’s hear what keeps Isoke inspired to heal and educate her community now.

Ras Asan is a Morehouse brother or should I say BREAUX. He is a 30 Under 30 founder, award winning copywriter and the founder of BREAUX Capital. BREAUX Capital is the world's first fintech startup and financial health platform for Black Men. It is inspired in reverence by organizations that empower women of color to build wealth & culture.

BREAUX Capital leverages a combination of software, research from UPenn, MIT, Harvard and Stanford, and a membership community to enhance the short and long-term financial health of its members. This is an innovative solution to creating a better relationship between finance and the Black community. Get the full story in this very powerful conversation right now.

The Carmen J. is a media mogul, designer and founder. She leads Of A Higher Frequency to create custom apparel and impactful initiatives in the Atlanta community. Get the details on the Higher Purpose 2020 initiative, a new fall collection and other creative projects coming from the multi-talented entrepreneur in this episode. She shares her inspiring journey to starting a business that followed a period of unemployment after college, trying jobs to see what she liked and finally letting go of fear.

What does food mean to you and your community? Pat Bennett is the creator of real food that tastes good, has health giving ingredients and is convenient to consume. She is passionate about creating the next generation of healthy eaters! She launched her business in Cleveland after working in financial services, information technology, sales, non profits and education in New York. In this episode, we discuss the value fueling our community intentionally while building a scalable business.

This could be the one... Catch up with the FGF Community and TheTagan for a juicy episode of Founders Get Funds the podcast. 

The uber for “that time when you didn’t get enough packs of braiding hair” is here sis 🥰 InstaBeauty got you! Two tech founders started with a service at the University of Maryland and are growing a brand that is reliable and friendly. InstaBeauty provides same day delivery of beauty supply store products. This service offers pick-up, delivery and shipping.

The duo, Abisola Adeyale and Miracle Agyapong, have completed accelerators, pitch competitions and grants. This year old company has scaled to a site and is ready to see what’s next.

Get the full story on how Insta Beauty is making the industry more inclusive and accessible from Abisola in this week’s podcast

This week’s guest is in one of the hottest cities for beauty entrepreneurs, the ATL. You may know the city for hair. But beauty professionals are specializing in niche services and products to cater to a market where eBlack consumers spend $1.2 trillion each year.

Hanieya Ross is the founder of Billionaire Beauté, a company providing ATL’s beauties with lash extension services and strip lashes. She offers full lash sets and removals plus she offers a subscription so you can get your lashes done as much as you want.

Get the full story on how Hanieya plans to make a million off of beauty right now in this episode of Founders Get Funds the podcast.

This week’s guest started a company that will inspire and motivate Black tech moguls for generations.

Brittani Hunter is the CEO and Founder of Mogul Millennial, the digital media platform for Black millennial entrepreneurs and corporate bosses. She is also a LinkedIn Top Voice and millennial expert whose work has been featured in Black Enterprise and JetMagazine. She is passionate about influencing and empowering millennials to dream big and hustle smart.

Mogul Millennial is her first company and she is still a solo founder despite building a growing team. Now, she is preparing for fundraising. In this episode, you will learn about Brittani’s journey and see what she is working on now to scale her business.

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We're back for Season 2! In order to help you scale your business, we have a new sound and flow to present #fgftips that optimize your time and resources. Founders Get Funds or (FGF) wants you to achieve financial freedom through entrepreneurship. In this episode, you will get a recap of what FGF has done to date plus exclusive details on what is to come. 

...And that's a wrap! This is the final episode of Season 1 for Founders Get Funds. Please enjoy Part 2 of the live podcast recorded during which our 1st E-commerce Extravaganza. 

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This week’s guest is Founders Get Funds’ founder, TheTagan. On this episode, she answers the top 3 questions she gets the most: 1. )What is a savings club? 2.) Where did you get the idea for Founders Get Funds? 3.) What is Founders Get Funds?