Best Friends CAN Be Great Business Partners
04/17/20 • 26 min
Working with your friends can either be the worst thing you’ve ever done or the best decision you’ve ever made. Fortunately, for actress and dynamic entrepreneur Keisha Knight Pulliam (@keshiaknightpulliam) and businesswoman extraordinaire, Arian Simone (@ariansimone), they walk the line of business partners and best friends seamlessly. With a friendship that spans over 20 years and about the same amount of time put into their own ventures, Arian and Keisha wanted to help women of color-led businesses in a practical way. So, they created the Fearless Fund - a venture capital fund that invests in WOC businesses seeking pre-seed, seed level or series A financing. The are bridging the gap in venture capital funding for women of color founders. To hear just how deep their friendship goes and how beautifully it lends itself to a successful VC fund - keep on listening.
- UnBossed Host: Marquita Harris (@marquita_harris_)
- Producer: Tiffany Ashitey (@misstiffsays)
- Associate Producers: Ashley Hobbs (@ashleylatruly) + Shantel Holder (@shadesofshan_)
- Bookings: Marquita Harris, Tiffany Ashitey
- Audio: Anthony Frasier (@anthonyfrasier) + Josh Gwynn (@regardingjosh)
- Music: Gold Standard Creative (@gscdotnyc)
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Working with your friends can either be the worst thing you’ve ever done or the best decision you’ve ever made. Fortunately, for actress and dynamic entrepreneur Keisha Knight Pulliam (@keshiaknightpulliam) and businesswoman extraordinaire, Arian Simone (@ariansimone), they walk the line of business partners and best friends seamlessly. With a friendship that spans over 20 years and about the same amount of time put into their own ventures, Arian and Keisha wanted to help women of color-led businesses in a practical way. So, they created the Fearless Fund - a venture capital fund that invests in WOC businesses seeking pre-seed, seed level or series A financing. The are bridging the gap in venture capital funding for women of color founders. To hear just how deep their friendship goes and how beautifully it lends itself to a successful VC fund - keep on listening.
- UnBossed Host: Marquita Harris (@marquita_harris_)
- Producer: Tiffany Ashitey (@misstiffsays)
- Associate Producers: Ashley Hobbs (@ashleylatruly) + Shantel Holder (@shadesofshan_)
- Bookings: Marquita Harris, Tiffany Ashitey
- Audio: Anthony Frasier (@anthonyfrasier) + Josh Gwynn (@regardingjosh)
- Music: Gold Standard Creative (@gscdotnyc)
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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- UnBossed Host: Marquita Harris (@marquita_harris_)
- Producer: Tiffany Ashitey (@misstiffsays)
- Associate Producers: Ashley Hobbs (@ashleylatruly) + Shantel Holder (@shadesofshan_)
- Bookings: Marquita Harris, Tiffany Ashitey
- Audio: Anthony Frasier (@anthonyfrasier) + Josh Gwynn (@regardingjosh)
- Music: Gold Standard Creative (@gscdotnyc)
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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