From McDonalds To Raising 11 Million For Her Tech Start Up With Sevetri M Wilson

Girl CEO

GIRL CEO Network

Entrepreneurship, Business, Education, Self-improvement

4.6 • 896 Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Known as the queen of raising money in her industry, Sevetri has made waves in the tech world and in the Black Female community as a serial entrepreneur, tech founder, speaker, and social change agent. We are honored to have her on this episode to share with us her journey as an entrepreneurial pro! Find out how she does it all - from raising $11 million to overcoming her biggest start-up challenges to thriving in a cut-throat, male-dominated industry. Uncover the secret to what keeps her going despite being constantly faced with obstacles and rejection, as well as how she makes her business stand out in front of potential investors. If you are looking to start your own thing, or are looking to expand your business, then this episode is a must-listen.

KEY POINTS / MAIN TAKEAWAYS:

Sevetri’s entrepreneurial journey.
The importance of delegating and hiring the right people.
When is the right time to take in venture capital?
Building and tapping into your network.
How to navigate a cold market.
Key things that investors look out for.
Overcoming the fear of rejection.
Dating as a successful woman.
The significance of social media in various sectors.

QUOTABLES:

“We can't continue to dim our light to try to make people feel better.”

“Everyone has the ability to add value in some shape or fashion and if the value is being added, then that's all that matters.”

PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:

Visit Sevetri’s website at https://www.sevetriwilson.com/

Pre-order Sevetri’s book ‘Resilient’ now - https://www.amazon.com/Resilient-Overcome-Anything-Million-Business/dp/1119773873

Follow Sevetri on social media:

Instagram @sevetriwilson - https://www.instagram.com/sevetriwilson/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sevetrimwilson/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/sevetriwilson

Follow Ronne on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronnebrown/?hl=en

Gain access to her other resources here: https://lnk.bio/Ronneb

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Girl CEO Podcast, the playground for female entrepreneurs.
0:07.0	My name is Ronnie Brown and I'm the author of Amazon's best selling book from Moppin Flores to
0:12.0	make a million and was once a team mom's
0:14.4	her millionaire business mentor.
0:16.2	I created my Girl Co. community for women like you.
0:19.6	Girl Co. you are a trailblazer, a creative, an innovator, a boss, and a woman who knows that she deserves more.
0:27.5	Join me each week while we uncover what it truly takes to be your own boss and become a successful girl CEO. And don't worry, sis, I got you.
0:36.1	All right, hey guys, welcome to the girls CEO podcast. I'm Ronnie Brown and today I'm super excited to have this guest with us to
0:45.1	The Vatra I finally have you here. I'm excited to be here. Thank you for having me
0:50.6	on. You know what I've been watching you and I just love the value that you always add to your community.
0:57.2	So before we get started can you tell everyone a little bit about yourself and what it is that you do?
1:02.4	Yes, so I would definitely consider myself a serial entrepreneur.
1:06.0	Started my first company in 2009, so I was a decade ago at this point,
1:12.0	and we were really heavily focused managing
1:14.7	strategic communications, you know public relations, advertising as a true
1:18.6	agency set up. From there I was inspired to get into the tech world.
1:23.9	And from that bridged off my second company, Resilia.
1:27.5	And we're a SAS platform that essentially services
1:30.6	a double-sided market.
1:32.0	So we sell software to existing non-profits on one end and on the other end
1:36.7	enterprises, which is basically like cities, private foundations, corporations, anyone that gives out money.
1:42.4	So yeah, I have definitely been across. anyone that gives out money.
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