Uplifting Conversations, The Impact Engagement Podcast

Mar 28 2024 25 ep. 1

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Our work must lift us up, and our capital should do the same. Welcome to Uplifting Conversations - The Impact Engagement Podcast with Toussaint Bailey, Founding Partner and CEO of Uplifting Capital. On this show, we connect with influential business leaders by diving into the endless possibilities that are available to create impact through investments and beyond. Join us on an Uplifter's journey of giving, living, learning, and advocating.

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Meet the Women Powering Uplifting Capital

Mar 28 2024 42 mins

Welcome to Season Three of Uplifting Conversations! In this exciting premiere episode we dive into the inspiring stories of two remarkable leaders at the forefront of all things uplifting. Join Toussaint Bailey as he sits down with Uplifting Capital's Linda Assante (Managing Partner, CIO) and Linda Magara Horner (Partner, Impact Investments & Corporate Strategy). Their stories,

Investing in the Future of Food

Nov 06 2023 32 mins

Noramay Cadena and Shayna Harris are Managing Partners of Supply Change Capital, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage food tech. Jon Carter is an entrepreneur, investor, and Co-Founder & CEO of Prado. Together they are working to change the future of food. Join us in this important conversation to learn more about one of our underlying funds and the people they inves

Changing the Narrative for Underrepresented Entrepreneurs

Oct 02 2023 43 mins

We often discuss the lack of funding available for underrepresented founders and entrepreneurs, which is necessary and important. But what happens when we have a more UPLIFTING conversation, and tell more stories about the people working to change this? We are doing so today. La Keisha Landrum Pierre, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Emmeline Ventures, is a purpose-driven invest

Achieving Financial Wellness Through Life Money Balance®

Sep 04 2023 25 mins

Dr. Preston D. Cherry, AFC®, CFT-I™, CFP® is a Certified Financial Planner and founder of Concurrent Financial Planning. After declaring personal bankruptcy and taking time to pay off debts during a time he refers to as “the fog years,” he was able to redirect his life to “lead his money,” while committing to helping others do the same. In this inspiring episode, Dr. Ch

Accessible & Affordable Education For All with Papaya Tutor

Aug 07 2023 37 mins

Sandra LaPlante is a woman on a mission to bring affordable and accessible tutoring to the people who need it most. Having lived in two worlds - one of privilege in her home country, Peru, and in the US, where she worked multiple jobs to put herself through engineering school, Sandra realized affordable tutoring options were scarce. She founded Papaya Tutoring to help transform stu

Creating Seats At The Table With Seed Funding

Jul 17 2023 29 mins

Pierre Le Veaux witnessed wealth at the highest level during his time as an Investment Banker at Goldman Sachs, while also witnessing a community of underrepresented entrepreneurs and non-accredited investors without access to capital and investment opportunities that could help grow their wealth. As General Partner at Seed At The Table, Pierre is helping to solve an important prob

Quick Reflects: Equitable Venture Funding

Jun 05 2023 9 mins

CEO & Founder, Toussaint Bailey and Director of Communications & Engagement, Tamerri Ater reflect on the UPLIFTING Conversations episodes Changing Hats to Fight Climate Change with Taj Ahmad Eldridge and Making Venture Funding Equitable with Marlon Evans CEO Nex CubedAny mention of a particular security and related performance or impact data is not a recommendation to buy o

Revolutionizing EV Charging with a SPARK

Jun 26 2023 31 mins

Founded by Joshua Aviv in his dorm room at Syracuse University, SparkCharge is the world’s first mobile on-demand EV charging network, making charging electric vehicles easy, mobile, and convenient. On this episode of Uplifting Conversations, Toussaint chats with Joshua and SparkCharge Investors, Tale Venture Partners Founders Ed Jean-Louis and Michael Young, about the SparkCharg

Making Venture Funding Equitable with Marlon Evans CEO Nex Cubed

May 01 2023 23 mins

In this episode, Toussaint chats with Uplifter Marlon Evans. Marlon is the CEO of Nex Cubed and President and Founder of the HBCU Founders Accelerator, a nonprofit organization that partners with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), to engage rising students and alumni across all HBCUs interested in developing solutions that close the wealth gap ranging from increa

Changing Hats to Fight Climate Change

Apr 03 2023 26 mins

Taj Ahmad Eldridge wears many hats - both literally + figuratively - around the health, wealth, & self impact of climate + environmental change and investing.In this inspiring episode, Taj shares his personal journey from being diagnosed with kidney failure due to environmental factors, to becoming a leader in the fields of fintech, media, energy, transportation, and the circul