EP 207 How This Female Founder Beat the Bias Trifecta Race Gender Ageism
Jun 24, 2022•1 hr 6 min
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Episode description
Being viewed as a “minority” can be exhausting and frustrating, especially when you’re up against a trifecta of bias.
Our guest, the Fierce Female Founder Kerry Schrader, was not going to let the triple plied bounty of bias stop her from reaching her dreams as a successful founder.
In 2015 Kerry teamed up with her daughter, Ashlee Ammons, and they founded Mixtroz, a tech startup that helps meeting attendees easily mix, meet and mingle with one another; all while helping the event organizer learn more about attendees based on their in-app responses to customized questions.
This dynamic Mother/Daughter team went on to close a $1 million round of funding, making them the 37th and 38th Black Female Founders to ever close a $1M+ round of funding.
A breast cancer survivor and a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Kerry has more than 25 years’ experience positively impacting the human assets of large companies, including Ford, Alcoa, and Sears Holdings Corporation.
To learn more about Mixtroz, please visit: https://www.mixtroz.com/
Watch this fun video to learn how Mixtroz works: https://youtu.be/XE8xseZYN-E
Connect with Kerry and Mixtroz via these social channels:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mixtroz and https://twitter.com/themillplus
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mixtroz/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mixtroz/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerryschrader/
Thank you for carving out time to improve your Founder Game - when you do better, your business will do better - cheers!
Ande ♥
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Visible Hands Latinx Founders Fellowship: https://vhlx.visiblehands.vc/
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Our guest, the Fierce Female Founder Kerry Schrader, was not going to let the triple plied bounty of bias stop her from reaching her dreams as a successful founder.
In 2015 Kerry teamed up with her daughter, Ashlee Ammons, and they founded Mixtroz, a tech startup that helps meeting attendees easily mix, meet and mingle with one another; all while helping the event organizer learn more about attendees based on their in-app responses to customized questions.
This dynamic Mother/Daughter team went on to close a $1 million round of funding, making them the 37th and 38th Black Female Founders to ever close a $1M+ round of funding.
A breast cancer survivor and a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Kerry has more than 25 years’ experience positively impacting the human assets of large companies, including Ford, Alcoa, and Sears Holdings Corporation.
To learn more about Mixtroz, please visit: https://www.mixtroz.com/
Watch this fun video to learn how Mixtroz works: https://youtu.be/XE8xseZYN-E
Connect with Kerry and Mixtroz via these social channels:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mixtroz and https://twitter.com/themillplus
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mixtroz/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mixtroz/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerryschrader/
Thank you for carving out time to improve your Founder Game - when you do better, your business will do better - cheers!
Ande ♥
http://andelyons.com
CONNECT WITH ME ONLINE:
https://andelyons.com
https://twitter.com/AndeLyons
https://www.facebook.com/StartupLifew...
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andelyons/
https://www.instagram.com/ande_lyons/
https://www.pinterest.com/andelyons/
https://angel.co/andelyons
TikTok: @andelyons
ANDELICIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Black Girl Ventures Pitch Program – Apply to pitch at https://bit.ly/bgvpitch by July 1st
Arlan’s Academy: https://arlansacademy.com/
Visible Hands Latinx Founders Fellowship: https://vhlx.visiblehands.vc/
Scroobious here: https://www.scroobious.com/
Think In Color: https://thnk.cc/3rDdzrB
ANDELICIOUS RESOURCES:
JOIN STARTUP LIFE LIVE MEETUP GROUP
Get an alert whenever I post a new show!
https://bit.ly/StartupLifeLIVE
AGORAPULSE
My favorite digital marketing dashboard is AGORAPULSE – it’s the best platform to manage your social media posts and presence! Learn more here:
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