The Nopalera Podcast

Sandra Velasquez
The Nopalera Podcast

My name is Sandra Velasquez and I am the Founder of Nopalera, a modern Mexican beauty and lifestyle brand made for today's modern beauty explorer. This podcast is a mix of solo episodes and conversations with industry friends where I discuss the strategies, systems, ups & downs, of building a brand from the ground up. I am passionate about sharing knowledge with my fellow entrepreneurs about what it's really like to build a business that can scale. If you are a bootstrapped founder too, this is for you. This is for us.

  1. 10/25/2023

    Ep. 42 Understanding Venture Capital With Sharlene Guiriba

    Venture capital can be elusive and seemingly untouchable so Sandra sits down with Shalene Guiriba this week to give you a down to earth perspective on what it is, how it works and where to begin.  Sharlene is a Chicago native and Filipina immigrant passionate about creating pipelines and mitigating equity gaps for under-resourced communities through investments in innovation. She focuses on early-stage VC especially across edtech, fintech, web3, climate, and AI/ML-driven deals. Before becoming a VC she started out as a CPA at Deloitte and worked as an operator at fintech startup NextCapital (acquired by Goldman Sachs). More about Sharlene: Sharlene Guiriba is an Associate at Lerer Hippeau, an early-stage venture capital firm founded and operated in New York City. Sharlene began her career as a Deloitte tax consultant advising major corporations and ex-pats on international assignments. She then built out a software operations department at NextCapital(acq’d by Goldman Sachs), a late-stage fintech startup democratizing quality retirement advice. Sharlene completed the joint MBA and MPP program at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and Harris School of Public Policy. She also has her CPA and graduated with Double Majors in Accountancy and Chinese from the University of Notre Dame. Recorded April 3rd, 2023 Connect with Sharlene Twitter Linkedin Connect with Nopalera Website Instagram Tik Tok Join Sandra's Entrepreneurial Newsletter Ask a business question

    23 min
4.9
out of 5
32 Ratings

About

My name is Sandra Velasquez and I am the Founder of Nopalera, a modern Mexican beauty and lifestyle brand made for today's modern beauty explorer. This podcast is a mix of solo episodes and conversations with industry friends where I discuss the strategies, systems, ups & downs, of building a brand from the ground up. I am passionate about sharing knowledge with my fellow entrepreneurs about what it's really like to build a business that can scale. If you are a bootstrapped founder too, this is for you. This is for us.

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