Spa Utopia is an on-demand spa service which partners with contractor spa therapists to deliver massages, facials, and any other spa services to your home, office, hotel…anywhere…all over the United States. Founder Naya Powell is projecting almost a billion dollars in revenue for Spa Utopia by year 10 in business. But to get there, she’s looking to raise $750,000 in her initial seed round. Will the investors believe her vision for what the business could be? Today's investors are: Keith Daniel ,...
Jun 16, 2020•26 min•Ep. 8
Connor Strickland is a 23 year old serial entrepreneur. Yes, serial at 23 – he runs three companies currently. A plant delivery service, a marketing agency, and the company he’s pitching to investors today – DigiHome . DigiHome gives you all the information you need to know about your home in one free convenient app. All the paint colors, all the flooring, all the roofing – everything about your house so that when something needs to be replaced, you know exactly what to look for. DigiHome gets r...
Jun 09, 2020•26 min•Ep. 7
Dante Evans has been in the transportation industry for 32 years, many of those driving a bus, and he sees a problem. People in rural communities don’t have access to transportation that many of us in more urban areas take for granted. There aren’t as many bus routes, ride shares aren’t as available, and it’s not always easy to get to work or get to the mall or even to buy groceries. Dante thinks he’s come up with the solution, a transportation app called WeMovv that will incorporate all modes o...
May 26, 2020•30 min•Ep. 6
"When you look at the, the children's literature market today, you see large groups of children that are excluded. When you're not able to see yourself in a children's book, it has major consequences on your view of your own value, your self esteem, your place in society." Michael Vaggalis from Keepsake Tales is on a mission. He wants all children to be able to see themselves - literally - in children's books. It's an amazing purpose, but is it a scalable business model? Today's investors are: K...
May 19, 2020•32 min•Ep. 5
Food scientist Michael Lloyd, CEO of Num Num Sauce , wants to change condiments to make them healthy. He started with his grandfather's recipes from 40 years ago, then developed a process to get more vegetables and less sodium into his line of Num Num Sauces, and STILL have them test great. The company has been pretty successful, now in around 50 Whole Foods stores. But Michael knows that in order to compete with the big boys - or at least get their attention enough for them to want to buy his c...
May 12, 2020•27 min•Ep. 4
Kristen Cleve is the owner of Slice Pie Company , and she's all over the Triangle. Winning the Blue Ribbon in the NC Stage Fair, in local magazines, and even in USA Today. She's like the Julia Child or Ree Drummond of the Triangle, and maybe one day she'll have her own cooking show. But for now, she has incredible brand recognition around Raleigh, and she's at a point in her business where she wants to take the next step. But how? Is it by expanding into ecommerce? Is it more wholesale to grocer...
May 05, 2020•25 min•Ep. 3
Getting a home mortgage is an extremely painful process, and once you're approved, you feel locked in without ever knowing if you could have found better terms. Steven Better, COO of Home Lending Pal, thinks his company has come up with a solution to ease the pain - and it's all about artificial intelligence. He's asking for $375K to close out the current round - are the investors interested? They are: Keith Daniel , Resilient Ventures Robbie Hardy , xElle Ventures Grant Williard , Angel Investo...
Apr 28, 2020•22 min•Ep. 2
Kate Goodwin, founder of Kate's Korner Drop-In Childcare in Durham NC, has over 30 years in daycare experience and is ready to take the leap to entrepreneurship. She's building a drop-in center that will be open earlier and close later than traditional daycares, and she won't require monthly commitments. Is this a good idea and a scalable business? Tune in to find out what the investors think. They are: Keith Daniel , Resilient Ventures Robbie Hardy , xElle Ventures Donald Thompson , Angel Inves...
Apr 21, 2020•27 min•Ep. 1
Startup founders who haven’t had access to capital, dream chasers who don’t have the network to get in front of venture capitalists, underrepresented entrepreneurs who will give their best pitch for their companies in front of 5 Triangle (Raleigh Durham NC) investors who can make their dreams a reality. But are the entrepreneurs ready? And will the investors share the vision for their companies? Investors on the Startup Stage Podcast are: Keith Daniel , Resilient Ventures Grant Williard , Angel ...
Mar 31, 2020•1 min
