The Funding Question, Pt. 1

Why Are We Shouting? with Jill Salzman

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The Funding Question, Pt. 1

jill salzman

Jan 12, 2021

What’s In This Episode:

Should you raise money to fund your business?

This week, Jill reveals the goose chase that she’s currently on in an effort to find funding and explore the wide world of VC’s, angel investors, and accelerators. She highlights the pitfalls, feedback, and interesting anecdotes that abound throughout her money hunt. It’s been a wild ride and it’s not even over yet.

Jill Salzman is currently growing her third entrepreneurial venture, The Founding Moms, the #1 platform for mom entrepreneurs to build better businesses. She’s the author of The Best Business Book In The World and the best-seller, Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs. Jill gave her own TED talk on 11/11/11, was dubbed a “mommy mogul” by CNNMoney, a “Cool Mom Entrepreneur We Love” by MSN Live, and was recently named one of the Top 50 Women to Watch In Tech as well as a Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer after Forbes’ named The Founding Moms one of the Top 10 Websites For Entrepreneurs. She’s shared the speaker stage with Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Daymond John, Marilu Henner, and Desmond Tutu and she regularly appears on ABC7’s Windy City Live TV show. In her spare time, Jill enjoys kloofing, baking, and erasing her daughters’ crayon artwork from the kitchen walls.

Discussion about this podcast

Why Are We Shouting? with Jill Salzman

Jill Salzman wants no part of the traditional business landscape. Also, she can't stop shouting, especially when it comes to biz advice. Why Are We Shouting? tackles the A’s to every mom entrepreneur’s Q’s when it comes to running a company and lets you in on the stories along the way. Jill ponders the big questions of our day:

“How can I grow my business without losing my mind?”

“Why can’t my kids stop whining when I’m on an important call?”

"How long will it take before Stephen Colbert's team invites Jill to be a guest?"

Jill’s an award-winning entrepreneur, author, global speaker, and gum junkie who’s been building businesses for over a decade. She currently runs The Founding Moms, the #1 platform for mom entrepreneurs to build better businesses. Over the years, she’s tried a million trillion quadrillion different things to grow her companies and wants to save you some time and a few headaches. Above all else, she’s certain of one thing: she never knows what she’s doing. If you feel like you don't know what you're doing either, let's shout about it.

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