Renegade Ventures
For decades women have been climbing corporate ladders and asking for a seat at the table when we really should just buy the whole damn company. Welcome to Renegade Ventures Podcast where we uncover a different path to business ownership.
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Welcome to Renegade Ventures, where we explore diverse paths to business ownership. We dive into the world of acquiring, growing, and selling businesses by sharing the real-life journeys of women renegades who transformed the lives of their families, employees, and communities. Hosted by Ellie Puckett and Maggie Harlow—both business owners, acquisition experts, and advocates for women—this show is your guide to business ownership w...
In this episode Maggie and Ellie sit down with a rising-star and all around MVP - Olivia Wang of Wang’s Window Washing. From Olivia’s TWO master’s degrees, early itch for entrepreneurship, to her professional women’s tackle football career - Olivia tackles every goal head-on. This episode discusses the long-term goals of starting a small business, and how the lessons can be replicated and scaled.
Young Dreamer’s Fund
Wang's Window W...
Today, Ellie and Maggie are joined by Jenna Ahern of Guardian Owl Digital. As a college student, she and two other women co-founded Bluegrass Premier, a field hockey club in Louisville, simply because they saw a need for it. She did not view this as business ownership at the time but rather as a practical solution to an unmet demand. After setting up the club, she decided to focus on her career in the automotive industry. It wasn’t...
What happens to your business if something were to happen to you? Who takes over when you retire? If someone walked in today and offered to buy your business, what would the magic number be? If you don’t have the answers, we get it. And so does Jessica Fialkovich, whose business consulting work at Exit Factor is designed to prepare business owners for all the above.
Experiencing the layoffs of 2008 was an eye-opening moment for Je...
Ellie and Maggie talk entrepreneurship with Rivergreen Cocktails' founder Danielle Mann.
A former OBGYN and current practicing hospitalist, Danielle discusses how her love of learning and the research skills she acquired studying medicine played a crucial role in developing Rivergreen Cocktails and their flagship all-natural premium gin canned cocktail. The three discuss timing, taking breaks, and weighing risks and responsibilitie...
Ellie, Maggie, and Cuddle Clones Co-founder Jennifer Williams discuss how ideas in business are easy, getting them done is the hard part. From actuarial work to making fluffy ( even feathered) clones of customers' pets, executing ideas is the hallmark of all good business. What can we all learn from businesses nothing like ours? How can imagining solutions to other industry problems teach us about our own?
Welcome back toRenegade Venturesfor Season 2! Ellie returns with a new co-host, Maggie Harlow. With years of business experience, Maggie brings an insightful perspective to theRenegade Ventures podcast. In this episode, Ellie and Maggie catch up on what they've been up to and share what’s in store for the season ahead.
Debbie Lowe was a woman before her time creating and leading a Information Technology company in Healthcare in 1998. The business started with her husband and grew to a full family affair until the time came to sell. She talks about navigating family transitions, finding a buyer in the midst of 2020, and rebuilding her career and creating a new business.
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Reportedly, 78% of Business owners are planning on the sale of their business to fund their retirement, but they know nearly nothing about the process or what their business is worth. Today’s episode talks about the process of selling your business. The pathway isn’t an easy one and that’s why Brokers exist! Today’s guest is my business partner and mentor Phil Eleson. He talks about buying and selling his business, and how that led...
The world of Venture Capital has captured headlines for years but there are many types of equity-based financing for different stages and styles of businesses. Today's episode is with Elizabeth Rounsavall, a woman who has worn many hats in the investing world!
Venture Capital, Angel Investing, Private Equity, Real Estate, and Family office investing we touch on all of these types of equity financing and even the complexity of how t...
Debt financing can be a confusing and scary path to take to fund your business. Not only that, it's an option that isn’t widely accessible unless you already have money. This week’s episode we walk through the business loan options and the process. Our guest Shirie Hawkins has spent her career dedicated to small business owners and helping them get the resources they need. She has been a Commercial Banker doing SBA lending and the ...
Drive down any major road and you will see dozens of different franchise businesses. Have you ever considered what it would be like to own one? Today’s Guest Maggie Harlow is the owner of Signarama Downtown Louisville, and we walk through her process of deciding she wanted to own a business, to her choosing Signarama, to growing her business to a top-producing franchise in their 1500 locations.
On today’s episode, we cover:
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Today’s guest took her entry-level position, and with time, talent, and some “dog”ged determination became CEO of Pet First pet insurance - just in time to manage their acquisition by powerhouse MetLife.
Katie Blakeley has led teams through the excitement of fast growth, the anxiety of looming post-acquisition change, and the doldrums of extensive due diligence. Katie was unafraid to be aggressive in negotiations, standing confiden...
05. Business Buying 101: The Basics (What, Why, How + How Much?)
Host Ellie Puckett leads today’s conversation, a straightforward look at the initial steps you must take if you want to acquire a solidly-researched, revenue-generating, wealth-building real-life business.
From exploring what kind of business you want to own, discovering your business buying boundaries, and the rarely discussed topic of Money - this not-to-be-missed ep...
What does racial and gender inequality have to do with buying and selling businesses?
Everything.
The systemic issue of wealth inequality holds at its core a central question - who gets to own generational assets and why?
A foundational and transferable asset that creates generational wealth is business ownership. Renegade Ventures is here to help close the wealth gap through buying and building businesses as assets.
On this episode, w...
Renegade Jesika Young went from commercial banking to acquisition entrepreneur and is now one of the most influential women in manufacturing.
On today's episode we discuss the Buyer's Journey and how one woman combined her curiosity about business acquisition and her expertise in the commercial banking world to build an empire.
Pivoting away from her successful career in banking to strike out on an adventure with her husband Jerod, J...
Roughly 80%of business owners are expecting the sale of their business to fund their retirement.
A majority of them have no idea what their business is worth, and absolutely no exit plan to speak of.
Not having a solid plan on why, when and how to step down from your business can mean losing key employees, disappointing family members, and most importantly - leaving with less money!
After 30+ years at the helm of Oasis Solutions, toda...
The first time things just “don’t work out” is understandable, not everything is meant to be.
The second time your career plans are thwarted by the poor choices of others is a wake up call.
The third time you are sitting in front of yet another (typically male) CEO hearing why your role is being “reimagined” and you are out of a job?
Well, that is how a Renegade is born.
Faced with starting over yet again, your Host and resident Renega...
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