71 episodios

We're here to talk about innovation.

The Innovation Podcast Garnet and Mark

    • Economía y empresa

We're here to talk about innovation.

    Episode 71: Financial Wellness Expert Maia Monell

    Episode 71: Financial Wellness Expert Maia Monell

    On the latest episode, Garnet and our guest host Lane Jost chat grit, behavior change and personal finance with Nav.it CMO and co-founder Maia Monell. The Nav.it app is an early stage product designed to coach users into financial wellness through an array of innovative tools designed to stimulate improved habits. We also hear about Maia's own founder story and how she connects sports to leadership and empathy. 

    Key read: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth

    • 56 min
    Episode 70: Angel Investor Oralia Alvarez

    Episode 70: Angel Investor Oralia Alvarez

    On the latest episode, Garnet and Mark talk with Oralia Alvarez, director of business development at Founders First Capital Partners. We find out about the unique approach Founders First Capital Partners takes in investing in post-revenue companies, learn about revenue-based funding (RBF)--a type of funding that used to only be available to companies that had already raised VC funding. We also cover the state of funding amid the pandemic, the importance of building relationships with investors early on, and Oralia’s top advice for founders. 
    Plus, we all shared our favorite animal-related charities:
    Oralia: San Diego Humane SocietyGarnet: Silver Muzzle CottageMark: Baypath Humane Society of Hopkinton

    • 42 min
    Episode 69: Nonprofit and Philanthropy Leader Jacqueline Bouvier Copeland, PhD

    Episode 69: Nonprofit and Philanthropy Leader Jacqueline Bouvier Copeland, PhD

    On this episode, Garnet and Mark are joined by Jacqueline Bouvier Copeland, the Founder of The WISE Fund, an impact enterprise devoted to equitable funding for grassroots innovators using technology and other tools for economic and environmental justice, especially Black or Indigenous women-led or benefitting organizations in Africa, Australia, Brazil and the USA. The discussion focuses on a wide variety of subjects, including how anthropology is so applicable to today’s business world. 

    • 54 min
    Episode 68: Early-Stage Startup Specialist Dan Kihanya

    Episode 68: Early-Stage Startup Specialist Dan Kihanya

    We’ve talked to a lot of people on this podcast. But we’ve never talked to a fellow podcaster. Today we’re changing that with Dan Kihanya, host of the Founders Unfound podcast, which explores exceptional founders of African descent. Dan’s specialties include early-stage start-up strategies, fundraising, lean startup process, product-market fit, and customer growth. Among a long list of accomplishments, he’s the co-founder and Managing Director of Impact Hub Bellevue, and is the co-founder of MyPoints.com. In our chat, we learn about his background, get the inside story on his podcast, and what we can all do to change venture capital to see the possibilities presented by black entrepreneurs. In addition, we discuss the drive for the corporations to move capital into Black-owned banks and other community-based financial institutions. Of course, we also look into the future. 

    Links to a couple of things we discussed:

    The Humanity over Calamity t-shirt “Black founders are often over-mentored and under-invested,” says Monique Woodard, co-founder of Black Founders. 

    • 53 min
    Episode 67: Creative Leader and Entrepreneur Keith Cartwright

    Episode 67: Creative Leader and Entrepreneur Keith Cartwright

    On the latest episode of #theipod, Garnet and Mark are joined by Keith Cartwright, who founded his agency Cartwright in February 2020. He’s also the co-founder of Saturday Morning, an organization that helps build awareness, promote change and shift the overall perception that black lives are in some way not as important as others. In our discussion, we talk about Keith’s background, how he came to co-found Saturday Morning, and the important work they’re doing. We also dig into the Multicultural Mainstream, the impact Keith hopes to have, and the source for his optimism.

    • 42 min
    Episode 66: Diversity Investing Pioneer William Crowder

    Episode 66: Diversity Investing Pioneer William Crowder

    On the latest episode of #theipod, Garnet and Mark are joined by William Crowder, entrepreneur in residence at Morgan Stanley, for a discussion about investing in diverse founders. William has a background that includes originating Comcast Catalyst, that company’s diversity fund, which was the first of its kind. He also runs Aperture VC, which is building a corporate partner network that invests in diverse founders and companies that are defining the new multicultural mainstream. At Morgan Stanley, William helped architect the multicultural innovation lab. This was a great discussion with a diversity investing pioneer.

    • 42 min

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