Latest Stephaniesims Podcast Episodes
Believe You Belong at the Table with Andrea Heuston
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - October 14, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutesAndrea Heuston is the founder and CEO of Artitudes Design who has been in the tech industry for 30 years. Her company, Artitudes Design, is a full-service creative services and experiential design firm that specializes in providing high level speaking and design support to top executives. An...
Episode 36: Believe You Belong at the Table with Andrea Heuston
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - October 14, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutesAndrea Heuston is the founder and CEO of Artitudes Design who has been in the tech industry for 30 years. Her company, Artitudes Design, is a full-service creative services and experiential design firm that specializes in providing high level speaking and design support to top executives. An...
Episode 35 - Seize the Opportunity Through the Ask with Emeline Kuhner-Stout and Caitlyn Wooldridge, co-founders of Elastique
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - September 30, 2020 10:00 - 40 minutesStephanie Sims is a Capital Strategist and the Founder of Finance-Ability, a boutique consulting firm focused on helping entrepreneurs get the funding they need to grow their business. Stephanie founded Finance-Ability after more than 20 years of working on both Wall Street and Main Street. No...
Episode 34: How Startup Companies Make Critical Mistakes That Prevent Them from Getting the Funding They Need
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - August 26, 2020 06:00 - 16 minutesStephanie Sims is a Capital Strategist and the Founder of Finance-Ability, a boutique consulting firm focused on helping entrepreneurs get the funding they need to grow their business. Stephanie founded Finance-Ability after more than 20 years of working on both Wall Street and Main Street. No...
How Startup Companies Make Critical Mistakes That Prevent Them from Getting the Funding They Need
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - August 26, 2020 06:00 - 16 minutesStephanie Sims is a Capital Strategist and the Founder of Finance-Ability, a boutique consulting firm focused on helping entrepreneurs get the funding they need to grow their business. Stephanie founded Finance-Ability after more than 20 years of working on both Wall Street and Main Street. No...
Episode 33: The Sales Process Approach to Fundraising with Sonny Patel of Insurmi
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - August 19, 2020 06:00 - 39 minutesSonny Patel is the Founder and CEO of Insurmi, an AI-based engagement platform for insurance carriers. He started the company just three years ago at the age of 21 while working as a Sales Director and Financial Advisor for a top life insurance company. During that time, he realized the process ...
The Sales Process Approach to Fundraising with Sonny Patel of Insurmi
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - August 19, 2020 06:00 - 39 minutesSonny Patel is the Founder and CEO of Insurmi, an AI-based engagement platform for insurance carriers. He started the company just three years ago at the age of 21 while working as a Sales Director and Financial Advisor for a top life insurance company. During that time, he realized the process ...
Balancing the Entrepreneur-Investor Power Dynamics with Keith Ippel of Spring
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - August 05, 2020 06:00 - 40 minutesKeith Ippel is an ecosystem builder, keynote speaker, and advisor to incubators, accelerators, donors, and governments. With over 20 years of experience as a leader in technology and impact businesses, Keith has helped accelerate the growth of small and large companies alike and has raised over ...
Episode 32: Balancing the Entrepreneur-Investor Power Dynamics with Keith Ippel of Spring
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - August 05, 2020 06:00 - 40 minutesKeith Ippel is an ecosystem builder, keynote speaker, and advisor to incubators, accelerators, donors, and governments. With over 20 years of experience as a leader in technology and impact businesses, Keith has helped accelerate the growth of small and large companies alike and has raised over ...
Using Your Financials to Advance Investment Asks with Leslie Goldman of The Artemis Fund
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - July 29, 2020 06:00 - 33 minutesLeslie Goldman is the General Partner and Co-Founder of The Artemis Fund, a female-founded, female-focused venture capital fund that invests in tech-enabled seed and series A companies. Leslie is also an active Angel Investor, Board Member of The Houston Angel Network, Investment Committee Me...
Episode 31: Using Your Financials to Advance Investment Asks with Leslie Goldman of The Artemis Fund
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - July 29, 2020 06:00 - 33 minutesLeslie Goldman is the General Partner and Co-Founder of The Artemis Fund, a female-founded, female-focused venture capital fund that invests in tech-enabled seed and series A companies. Leslie is also an active Angel Investor, Board Member of The Houston Angel Network, Investment Committee Me...
Episode 30: Discover How to Make Confident Asks with Eric Smith, Executive Director of the UA Center for Innovation
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - July 22, 2020 06:00 - 33 minutesEric Smith has over ten years of experience in Technology Commercialization and a passion for entrepreneurship. Eric came to the University of Arizona Center for Innovation after serving as the Commercialization Network Manager for Tech Launch Arizona (TLA), the University of Arizona's office re...
Discover How to Make Confident Asks with Eric Smith, Executive Director of the UA Center for Innovation
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - July 22, 2020 06:00 - 33 minutesEric Smith has over ten years of experience in Technology Commercialization and a passion for entrepreneurship. Eric came to the University of Arizona Center for Innovation after serving as the Commercialization Network Manager for Tech Launch Arizona (TLA), the University of Arizona's office re...
Episode 29: Preparing to Face Investors and Predicting the Outcome of Asks with Jackie Roberts of SparkLabs Frontier-ASU
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - July 15, 2020 06:00 - 42 minutesJackie Roberts is the Executive Director for SparkLabs Frontier-ASU. For over ten years, Jackie has helped organizations expand in the valley during hyper-growth times and in various leadership roles. She joined SparkLabs Group in 2019 to lead the SparkLabs Frontier-ASU accelerator program in pa...
Preparing to Face Investors and Predicting the Outcome of Asks with Jackie Roberts of SparkLabs Frontier-ASU
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - July 15, 2020 06:00 - 42 minutesJackie Roberts is the Executive Director for SparkLabs Frontier-ASU. For over ten years, Jackie has helped organizations expand in the valley during hyper-growth times and in various leadership roles. She joined SparkLabs Group in 2019 to lead the SparkLabs Frontier-ASU accelerator program in pa...
Episode 28: Finding Fit Before Asking with Leart Zogjani of Symbolt.io
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - July 08, 2020 06:00 - 37 minutesLeart Zogjani is a talented graphic designer, teacher, and serial entrepreneur. He's worked in design since the age of 14 and first had his work published worldwide when he was only 17. Leart's first startup was an open-world game for iOS, which won second place out of 118 companies at Techstars...
Finding Fit Before Asking with Leart Zogjani of Symbolt.io
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - July 08, 2020 06:00 - 37 minutesLeart Zogjani is a talented graphic designer, teacher, and serial entrepreneur. He's worked in design since the age of 14 and first had his work published worldwide when he was only 17. Leart's first startup was an open-world game for iOS, which won second place out of 118 companies at Techstars...
What to Expect When You Go After Seed Round Funding with Geralyn Breig of AnytownUSA.com
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - July 01, 2020 06:00 - 41 minutesGeralyn Breig is the Founder and CEO of AnytownUSA.com, the first eCommerce marketplace for American-made goods which she launched in 2018. She's also the host of the American Made Marketplace podcast. Before founding AnytownUSA, Geralyn ran operations for Fortune 500 companies, specializing ...
Episode 27: What to Expect When You Go After Seed Round Funding with Geralyn Breig of AnytownUSA.com
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - July 01, 2020 06:00 - 41 minutesGeralyn Breig is the Founder and CEO of AnytownUSA.com, the first eCommerce marketplace for American-made goods which she launched in 2018. She's also the host of the American Made Marketplace podcast. Before founding AnytownUSA, Geralyn ran operations for Fortune 500 companies, specializing ...
How to Get an Offer You Can’t Refuse with Mark Moeremans
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - June 24, 2020 06:00 - 49 minutesMark Moeremans is the Senior Vice President for Entrepreneurship and Venture Development at the Arizona Commerce Authority, a public-private agency focused on economic development across Arizona. In this role, Mark runs the Arizona Innovation Challenge, one of the largest pitch competitions i...
Episode 26: How to Get an Offer You Can’t Refuse with Mark Moeremans
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - June 24, 2020 06:00 - 49 minutesMark Moeremans is the Senior Vice President for Entrepreneurship and Venture Development at the Arizona Commerce Authority, a public-private agency focused on economic development across Arizona. In this role, Mark runs the Arizona Innovation Challenge, one of the largest pitch competitions i...
The Groundwork to do Before You Make a Scary Ask with Andrea Guthrie of Gyde & Seek
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - June 17, 2020 06:00 - 44 minutesAndrea Guthrie is the co-founder of Gyde & Seek, a disruptive travel tech startup connecting discerning travelers with rigorously vetted guides and specialists in 20 global destinations across four continents. Andrea is also a board member of Shoe Carnival, a $1 billion footwear retailer, and sh...
Episode 25: The Groundwork to do Before You Make a Scary Ask with Andrea Guthrie of Gyde & Seek
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - June 17, 2020 06:00 - 44 minutesAndrea Guthrie is the co-founder of Gyde & Seek, a disruptive travel tech startup connecting discerning travelers with rigorously vetted guides and specialists in 20 global destinations across four continents. Andrea is also a board member of Shoe Carnival, a $1 billion footwear retailer, and sh...
Raising Funds With the Right Money with Cameron Herold of COO Alliance
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - June 03, 2020 06:00 - 34 minutesCameron Herold is the Founder of COO Alliance, where he masterminds growth that helps his clients double both revenues and profits in three years or less. He is a serial entrepreneur, speaker, and author, and he’s also known as the CEO Whisperer. By the age of 35, Cameron had already built two $...
Episode 24: Raising Funds With the Right Money with Cameron Herold of COO Alliance
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - June 03, 2020 06:00 - 34 minutesCameron Herold is the Founder of COO Alliance, where he masterminds growth that helps his clients double both revenues and profits in three years or less. He is a serial entrepreneur, speaker, and author, and he’s also known as the CEO Whisperer. By the age of 35, Cameron had already built two $...
How to Leverage PR to Grow Your Startup with Gloria Chou of Gloria Chou PR
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - May 27, 2020 06:00 - 34 minutesGloria Chou is a US Diplomat turned PR guru. She is the master of the cold call, creator of the first PR-in-a-box solution for early-stage founders called the PR Starter Pack, and she is a pitching guru to startups. Her mission is to help early-stage founders get featured in top tier outlets and...
Episode 23: How to Leverage PR to Grow Your Startup with Gloria Chou of Gloria Chou PR
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - May 27, 2020 06:00 - 34 minutesGloria Chou is a US Diplomat turned PR guru. She is the master of the cold call, creator of the first PR-in-a-box solution for early-stage founders called the PR Starter Pack, and she is a pitching guru to startups. Her mission is to help early-stage founders get featured in top tier outlets and...
How to Keep Asking Until You Get a Yes with Ben Chiarelli of Cellibre
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - May 20, 2020 06:00 - 38 minutesBen Chiarelli is the co-founder and CEO of Cellibre. Cellibre is a cellular agriculture company that employs an organism-agnostic approach to turn cells into specialized, sustainable factories for the manufacture of globally significant products at scale. He is also the Founder, and Managing Par...
Episode 22: How to Keep Asking Until You Get a Yes with Ben Chiarelli of Cellibre
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - May 20, 2020 06:00 - 38 minutesBen Chiarelli is the co-founder and CEO of Cellibre. Cellibre is a cellular agriculture company that employs an organism-agnostic approach to turn cells into specialized, sustainable factories for the manufacture of globally significant products at scale. He is also the Founder, and Managing Par...
Reframing Your Mindset for an Effective Ask with Kimmy Paluch
What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims - May 13, 2020 06:00 - 34 minutesKimmy Paluch is the managing partner of Beta Boom, a pre-seed fund that invests in founders who've been overlooked due to gender, race, or background. Beta Boom uses an academy approach that provides an intense hands-on apprenticeship structure focused on developing the founders, not just the bu...
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