What's Your Ask? with Stephanie Sims

This is the What's Your Ask? show, with Stephanie Sims. Listen in each week to learn how to find more money to grow your business. Host Stephanie Sims will talk with entrepreneurs, investors and ecosystem builders to find out why it is important to know...What's Your Ask?

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Episode 6: Creating Remarkable Brands with Mike Jones of Resound

Mike Jones is the CEO and Managing Partner of Resound, a creative agency that helps companies develop their own compelling story. MIke is a professional brand junkie who excels at strategic thinking and execution to help his clients’ brands become remarkable hence his twitter handle, @remarkamike. He was named one of Arizona’s top 35 entrepreneurs under the age of 35 by the Arizona Republic and he’s a member of the AIGA, Founder Society, Conscious Capitalism Arizona, Local First Arizona. He just...

Jan 27, 2020•36 min

Episode 5: How to make your ask with Diana Vowels

Diana Vowels is the current Vice President of Community at Galvanize Inc., a technology ecosystem for learners entrepreneurs, startups, and established companies. Diana is a strategic sales and operations leader with experience spanning various roles in tech, healthcare and media sectors. She is currently leading Galvanized community teams across dynamic campuses in the US, and she brings together industry leaders, ambitious students, and world-class education. In this episode… What’s your ask? ...

Jan 27, 2020•35 min

Episode 4: The Importance of Asking Questions and Planning with Edward Cruz of Go For Vertical

Edward Cruz is the founder of Go For Vertical, Arizona’s new catalyst for founders and startups. Edward is a successful enterprise software consultant based in San Francisco and Austin, with a long career helping both startups and Fortune 500 corporations deliver critical software solutions. Edward is a native Tucsonan who is happy to bring his skills and experiences back to Arizona to help the next generation of entrepreneurs and businesses develop their technology and go to market. In this epi...

Jan 27, 2020•32 min•Ep. 4

Episode 3: Angel Investors and the power of asking the right questions with Loretta McCarthy

Loretta McCarthy is a managing partner at Golden Seeds LLC, an investment consortium that invests in early-stage women-led businesses. Currently, Golden Seeds is one of the biggest and most active angel investment networks in the US. Loretta Managed the National Golden Seeds Network. She has also previously worked with companies on Wall Street such as American Express and OppenheimerFunds, and has served as a board member of many nonprofit and for-profit organizations. In this episode… Are you t...

Jan 27, 2020•42 min•Ep. 3

Episode 2: Honesty is the best policy: The importance of a good relationship between founders and investors with Amit Bhatti

Amit Bhatti is a principal at 500 StartUps. He is part of its global portfolio management team where he helps select new investments for their flagship accelerator, as well as advise and manage their 500 portfolio. A lawyer by training, he previously served as the firm’s US corporate counsel where he oversaw investments from 500 global funds. Prior to being with 500 StartUps, Amit worked with technology companies on legal and financing issues across all stages of their lifecycle from startup to ...

Jan 27, 2020•42 min•Ep. 2

Episode 1: The Bus Factor, and Helping Parents to Sell Their Business

Stephanie Sims is a second-generation business owner who knows the ins and outs of determining the value of your business. She has more than 20 years of experience handling business and financial transactions making her a veritable force when it comes to making financial decisions that matter. With her boutique consultancy firm, Finance-Ability, she is able to help entrepreneurs and start-ups get the funding they need to take things off the ground.

Jan 10, 2020•10 min•Ep. 1

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