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450: Write Your Own Rules with Kathryn Finney of Genius Guild

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Kathryn Finney started her first business at age nine, selling friendship bracelets to her older brother’s friends. She’s a Yale graduate and started and exited multiple media companies, including her groundbreaking The Budget Fashionista. Even with her resume of accolades, Finney faced prejudice in the startup world just because of her gender and race. So in 2020, she used her two decades of entrepreneurship experience to start Genius Guild. This venture fund invests in black entrepreneurs building scalable businesses that serve black communities and beyond. Finney is also the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Build the Damn Thing: How to Build a Successful Company When You’re Not a Rich White Guy. In addition, she was the first black woman business author at Portfolio/Penguin Books.

Listen to Nathan and Kathryn discuss:

  • Making $75 per week selling bracelets as a 9-year-old
  • What her rugby career taught her about building teams
  • Building and exiting her fashion blog during web 1.0
  • How digitalundivided served as the MVP of Genius Guild
  • How the pandemic and George Floyd’s death led to Genius Guild
  • What she looks for in potential founders
  • Building your own rules of entrepreneurship
  • How to go through periods of adversity
  • And much more advice for founders…

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Kathryn Finney started her first business at age nine, selling friendship bracelets to her older brother’s friends. She’s a Yale graduate and started and exited multiple media companies, including her groundbreaking The Budget Fashionista. Even with her resume of accolades, Finney faced prejudice in the startup world just because of her gender and race. So in 2020, she used her two decades of entrepreneurship experience to start Genius Guild. This venture fund invests in black entrepreneurs building scalable businesses that serve black communities and beyond. Finney is also the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Build the Damn Thing: How to Build a Successful Company When You’re Not a Rich White Guy. In addition, she was the first black woman business author at Portfolio/Penguin Books.

Listen to Nathan and Kathryn discuss:

  • Making $75 per week selling bracelets as a 9-year-old
  • What her rugby career taught her about building teams
  • Building and exiting her fashion blog during web 1.0
  • How digitalundivided served as the MVP of Genius Guild
  • How the pandemic and George Floyd’s death led to Genius Guild
  • What she looks for in potential founders
  • Building your own rules of entrepreneurship
  • How to go through periods of adversity
  • And much more advice for founders…

This episode is powered by 99designs by Vista, a global creative platform that makes it easy for you to work with professional freelance designers from around the world.

Together with 99designs, we’re offering you a $30 discount on your first design contest. Head to 99designs.com/foundr to learn more or get started on your project today.

Who do you want to see next on the podcast? Comment and let us know! And don't forget to leave us a 5-star review if you loved this episode.

Wait, there's more… If you enjoy the Foundr podcast, check out our free trainings. Get exclusive, actionable advice from some of the world's best entrepreneurs.

Speak with our friendly course experts to get clarity on the next steps for your idea, business or career. You will get tailored insights from results achieved by our proven practitioners as well as thousands of students. Book a call now...

For more Foundr content, follow us on your favorite platform:

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