27. How to Secure An Investor: What You Must Know for a Successful Exit (Part 1 of 2)
What do a billion-dollar VC investor, a serial entrepreneur and an M&A integration specialist have in common?
HINT: They invest in people, not businesses.
Today we're joined by three expert guests:
Sarah Chen Spellings
Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Beyond the Billion, the world’s first and largest global consortium supporting women-founded companies. In under 2 years, the fund has deployed +$638M to 800 female-founded companies, with 11 recognised as unicorns.
Simon Berger
Founding Partner of IM2 Group in 2002, Rendezvous Exhibitions in 1994 and Intermedia Exhibitions & Conferences in 1997. Building and selling 26 exhibitions and conferences around the world, Simon Berger continues to invest in creative business opportunities and offers consultancy and M&A services to industry players.
Melissa Carson
After 25 years with several high-performing organisations including Accenture, where she supported M&A integration from a people perspective, Melissa founded Canopy Solutions. As Founder, People Strategist and Leadership Advisor she works with clients ranging from small non-profits to scaling technology companies, all with a common goal of ensuring that they have aligned their business and people strategies to drive growth.
Join the conversation as we uncover EXACTLY what investors are looking for in 2023, how you can secure funding, and grow your business to exit. We discuss:
This is part 1 of a 2-part series. Stay tuned!
Connect with Sarah Chen-Spellings
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahchenglobal/
Website: sarah-chen.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahchenglobal/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarahChenGlobal
Listen to Billion Dollar Moves, our sibling show on the HubSpot Podcast Network:
beyondthebillion.com and https://sarah-chen.com/billion-dollar-episodes/
Connect with Simon Berger
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-berger-18b5a34/
Website & Newsletter: makeadifference.events
Events: https://madworldsummit.com/ / https://www.watercoolerevent.com/
Twitter: - https://twitter.com/MADSummits / https://twitter.com/watercoolerevnt
Connect with Melissa Carson
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissaridercarson/
Website: https://canopystrategies.co/
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Blinkist
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