Today on The Multiplier Effect we wrap up season 6 with Carlos Antequera, co-founder and CEO of Novel Capital. In this episode, Carlos discusses his background as a founder, what inspired him to found Novel Capital, trends emerging from the SVB collapse, and how Novel Capital supports founders. Co-hosted by Shawn Morris, Endeavor Heartland.
On the afternoon of Friday, March 10th, Silicon Valley Bank collapsed. The impacts immediately reverberated across the startup and venture capital ecosystem. Funds and founders alike rushed to withdraw capital from the failed bank that once provided so much support and access to those same companies. One particular Endeavor mentor, Mac Thompson, is a leading expert in banking, economics, and finance. Thompson is currently the Founder and President of White Clay, a pricing and profitability software platform for regional and community banks. He previously led payments for Bank of America and teaches banking courses for the American Banking Association at the Wharton School of Business. Here is the story of SVB’s demise from Endevor Mentor and banking expert Mac Thompson. Co-hosted by Tim Barr Jr., Endeavor Midwest.
A startup enthusiast, Susan Moring has spent the bulk of her career supporting entrepreneurs and contributing to the growth of Oklahoma’s startup ecosystem. Susan launched a social entrepreneurship fellowship program in Oklahoma City and grew the state’s first coding bootcamp. Susan is a steering committee member for Creative Oklahoma’s Entrepreneur Mentor Program (IKEMP), and she works nationally with Techstars. Currently, Susan is Principal at Cortado Ventures. In this episode, Susan dives into the pros of building business in the Midcontinent region, the investor landscape in Oklahoma, and the effects of the Silicon Valley Bank failure on the venture world. She also shares more information about the inaugural Midcontinent Venture Capital Summit happening in May. Co-hosted by Canem Arkan, Managing Director of Endeavor Heartland.
Elaine Coughlan has over 25 years of experience in running and scaling technology companies, including successful realisations through IPOs and M&A. Based in Dublin, Elaine was previously co-founder and director of Glonav, a GPS company that was acquired by NXP for $110 million. Elaine served as CFO or vice president of finance for three successful technology IPOs − Parthus, IONA and Smartforce – that realized more than $5 billion in value for investors. She is currently on the board of Atlantic Bridge portfolio companies FieldAware, WellAir and Swrve (observer), and is an Endeavor Ireland board member. She was named one of Europe’s Top 50 Inspiring Women in Technology, one of Ireland’s Top 50 Women in Technology. Elaine holds an MSc in Corporate Governance, is a qualified Chartered Director and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. In this episode, Elaine discusses her experience as both a founder and a funder, advice for first-time founders in times of crisis, and the funding landscape for women founders. Co-hosted by Ellen Ryall, Entrepreneur Experience & Marketing Associate at Endeavor Ireland.
Endeavor Entrepreneur Anabel Perez is the CEO and Co-Founder of NovoPayment, a pioneering financial infrastructure company that enables financial institutions, neobanks, and fintechs across the Americas to build and deploy digital financial and payment products through its API-based platform. Anabel was named by FinTech Magazine as one of the Top 100 Women in #FinTech in 2023. She also served on the board of Endeavor’s Miami affiliate from 2018 to 2020. In this episode, Anabel discusses trends in BaaS solutions, creating value to clients, maintaining financial health, operations and growth, and generating innovation in FinTech. Co-hosted by Claudia Duran, Managing Director of Endeavor Miami.
In partnership with 46VC, Endeavor co-hosted a virtual Strategy Session focused on decentralizing healthcare through digital technology. In this episode, you will gain a greater understanding of the benefits of digital health technologies, hear local and national leaders speak about emerging virtual health-tech innovation, and discover opportunities for investors in the Heartland to support this important initiative. Moderated by Tracy Poole, Founder and Managing Partner at 46VC. Panelists include Shawna Khouri, Jordan Carlisle, Nathan Sundheimer, Thomas Fondren, and Matt Scovil. Recorded in October 2022.
Ricardo Pero is an Endeavor Entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of SellersFi. He has 25+ years experience in Corporate Treasury, Wealth and Asset Management. He is also an investor and advisor to companies in the US and LatAm as well as a former Director in Leading Financial Institutions such as JPMorgan, Citigroup & Merrill Lynch. In this episode, Ricardo discusses the rapidly changing e-commerce landscape, his experience raising capital during the pandemic, the process of raising debt facilities over the past few years, and trends he's seeing in the e-commerce sector. Co-hosted by Claudia Duran, Managing Director of Endeavor Miami.
Martin’s entrepreneurial journey officially launched when he founded TriNet in 1988. He served as CEO for the company’s first 20 years and Chairman until 2010. Playing a role in TriNet’s growth from startup to $1 billion+ in revenue has been a life shaping experience that now drives much of Martin’s other activities. Not just the experience of building a big company, but also personally benefiting from the Silicon Valley environment in ways which he now shares with others through activities across multiple causes and geographies. Martin also currently serves as a board member for Endeavor Western New York. In this episode, Martin discusses his view on the current economic landscape, investing in venture vs. investing in public equities, and lessons learned from his experience as an investor and founder in previous recessionary times. Co-hosted by Alan Rosenhoch, Managing Director of Endeavor Western New York.
Devin Baptiste is a serial entrepreneur and investor who is the co-founder and CEO of GroupRaise, a marketplace for large group charitable bookings at restaurants, active in over 500 cities with 10,000+ restaurant clients. He has raised venture capital and investment from investors such as Techstars Ventures, Magma Partners, Kapor Capital and various top tier angels. As an advisor, Devin has translated the lessons he’s learned to help founders raise just over $30 million+ for their companies raising pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds; the vast majority of which have been underrepresented founders from LATAM and USA. In this episode, Devin discusses how to fundraise in any circumstance, strategies on effectively raising capital, best practices on navigating relationships with investors, and shifting mindsets about investing in a recession. Hosted by Cristina Tamayo, Endeavor Puerto Rico.
In partnership with 46VC, Endeavor co-hosted a virtual Strategy Session focused on the HALO three-state hydrogen hub coalition, a partnership between Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, that assists the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in setting parameters and shaping the discussion for implementing and investing in clean hydrogen hub strategies. Moderated by Tracy Poole, Founder and Managing Partner at 46VC. Panelists include Lawrence Bengal, Maki Ikeda, Matt Newman, and Stephen Brooks. Recorded in September 2022.
In this episode, Tim Barr Jr., an Associate at Endeavor Midwest, sits down with SoLo Funds founders Travis Holoway and Rodney Williams to discuss the impact of community lending and how SoLo Funds has cultivated financial stability and grown investment opportunities for marginalized communities. They also take a deeper dive into how SoLo is making investments globally.
Welcome back! To kick off Season 6: Investing in a Recession, Allen Taylor, Managing Partner at Endeavor Catalyst, joins Canem Arkan, Managing Director of Endeavor Heartland, on the show to discuss Endeavor’s rules-based co-investment fund. In this episode, Allen shares how Endeavor Catalyst supports Endeavor Entrepreneurs, global VC trends, and how founders can get attention from investors in a downturn.
Jason Wenk is a writer, a math geek, an investment systems developer and the founder of Altruist, a fast-growing fintech startup. David Rabie is a self-professed food nut and co-founder and CEO at Chicago-based Tovala, a smart oven and fresh meal delivery service that offers a time-saving, high-quality way to eat well at home. What do these two have in common aside from being “Midwest nice?” They’re both navigating leading teams of people at fast-growing scaleup companies in a world of quiet quitting, remote work and changing attitudes about…basically everything work related. In this episode, Jason and David dig into all things company culture.
Justin Mast is the Founder of Bloomscape, a company that ships a variety of live plants straight from greenhouses to customers’ homes. Melissa Butler is the founder and CEO of The Lip Bar, a beauty brand with a diverse line of vegan, cruelty-free cosmetics sold online and in over 1,000 stores nationwide, including Target and Walmart. These two founders have both built brands squarely intertwined in their personal identities, for better or worse. In this episode, Justin and Melissa are giving their best advice on what leaders of high growth companies who’ve worked hard to cultivate their brands can do to stay true to themselves – and their brands – as they scale their businesses.
We are wrapping our fourth season today, joined by thousands of listeners across 61 countries. We are so grateful for your support and listenership as we've explored conversations that promote strengthening entrepreneurial ecosystems around the world. Listen to this episode to hear top audio clips from Rethinking Supply Chain and a preview for next season.
In today's episode, Ben Hubbard, Founder, and CEO of Parsyl, shares how his political career has shaped Parsyl's mission in helping shippers have complete visibility into their supply chain and can mitigate and insure risks for refrigerated cargo around the world.
To mark its 10th anniversary, Endeavor Greece hosted a special Innovation night at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus on July 17th, celebrating ten years of supporting high-impact entrepreneurship in Greece. The night began with a conversation between the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and Netflix’s co-CEO and Chief Content Officer, Ted Sarandos, moderated by Endeavor’s co-founder and CEO, Linda Rottenberg, about entrepreneurship and innovation, the future of storytelling and democracy.
Today, we are sharing a throwback episode from last season, focused on 'hiring for scale' as we discuss a critical topic that applies to this season, 'supply chain talent acquisition strategies and maximizing physical footprint.' Jay McHarg, CEO of Aerosafe Global joins us with Alan Rosenhoch from Endeavor Western New York to share how Aerosafe's talent acquisition strategy has shifted to attract the best talent during the pandemic. In addition, he speaks to future strategies for physical space and how this complements plans for growth at Aerosafeand the expansion of their Rochester HQ when many companies are cutting back their footprint.
In today’s episode, we are joined by an Endeavor Heartland Entrepreneur, Rick West, Co-Founder, and CEO of Field Agent, as he discusses embracing the permanence of “delivery reimagined” through technology innovation in retail, and the new launch of Plum Marketplace, the world’s first B2B retail-solutions marketplace.
Federico Malek is the co-founder of Wonder Brands, an e-commerce company founded in January 2021, backed by Endeavor Catalyst, among other venture capital firms. Wonder Brands has the mission to build the most extensive portfolio of digital brands in Latin America. He has extensive experience in e-commerce and digital start-ups and is a prime example of a serial entrepreneur. He is an active member of the Advisory Board of Salesforce in Argentina, an Endeavor entrepreneur since 2015, and an angel investor of several high-growth start-ups from Latin America. In this episode, he shares how Wonder Brand shifts from 'supply chain' to 'supply network.'